Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,775, for Isaac Mulliken, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Mulliken, Isaac
S. 1,775
or Mullican
carded
CONTENTS

10.383
Massachusetts
Isaac Mulliken
Ston in the State of Spats. who was a Surgeon mater in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the regt commanded by Col. Nison. in the Spats line for 9 Mo.
Let H. B. Sylvester Aug 28. 1844
Wadsworth
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 180 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Apr 1832 and and S Fiske Cambridge Spats
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1830 $360— Semi-ant. allowance ending 21 Sep " 90— $450—
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H McBlain Clerk, Book 8, Vol. 2 nd Page 32.

Isaac Mulligan
Forwarded by John Steyer P.M.
Cincinnati Ohio
Nov 15 26-
Not properly authenticated The clerk said has no service
Nov 15 1832
Surgeon's Mate
9 Months
$180.-
J. Fiske Jr.
East Cambridge
John Steyer Esq. M.P.
Port Huron
Concord Mass

BRIEF in the case of of Stow
Isaac Williams in the State of  Massachusetts (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? Eighty Years 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     From July 17 76 April " 9 " Sergeon's mate Col John Norton & Col Leonard  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? nine Staked  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Sutton  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional evidence and documentary proof & living witnesses 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The tape does not pass under the seal as required & not certified not stated as credible The Duke of Pears
not certified * Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. L. Norris Examining Clerk.

I Isaac Mulliken of Stow in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby declare that I was born in Bradford, County of Essex and Commonwealth aforesaid, May 18 th (7 th old style) - 1752. I know of no record of my age except one kept by my Father & now in my possession. — Sometime in the Spring of 1774 — I commenced the study of Physic & Surgery with Dr James Freeland of Sutton in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth aforesaid, where I remained the first week in July 1775 — when I voluntarily enlisted into the Army of the Revolution, then at Winter Hill Charlestown M s . as a private in the company commanded by Capt. McFarlane, in the Reg't commanded by Col. John Nixon, — The Lieut. Col. was a brother of the Col. I think his name was Thomas. — Major, Buttrick from Concord. — Adj't, Abel Holden from Sudbury, Quarter Master, John White from Haverhill. — Surgeon, Isaac Spofford from Rowley, Surg. Mate. A Langdon. — Within a few days of my joining the Army Dr. Langdon absented himself without a discharge. — Dr. Spofford being an old acquaintance of mine called upon me to supply his place, and perform the duties attached to the office of Surg. Mate, which I did all the time of my remaining in the Service, for several months . The reason of my remembering so particularly the Field & Staff Officers of this & another Reg't to which I was transferred to be hereafter named, is my living with them always in the same mess as a Staff Officer. — Among the wounded I had the care of, I recollect Col. McFarlane in whose company I had enlisted — Arm broken by a musket ball at Bunker Hill, another Officer officer shot in

the head &c. — Of all the persons now living I know of no one who belonged to this Reg't, at all likely to recollect me. — Particularly One living of whom I have any recollection, is Jonathan Maynard Esq. of Framingham, whose certificate is subjoined. —
Dr Freeland my Preceptor joined the Army sometime after me & was Surgeon in the Reg't commanded by Col. Ebenezer Learned at Roxbury. — He desired to have me transferred from Nixon's Reg't to Col. Learned's, that I might be associated with him as Surg. Mate. — This transfer accordingly took place about the last of Dec't 1775 — or fore part of Jan'y 1776 — I am not certain which. The Officers of this Reg't were, Col. Learned, Lieut. Col. — Shepard — Major Ebenezer Sprout. Adj't Bannister.
I left the Army in April 1776 — just as the Army left for New York. — I gave up my office as Dr. Jeremy Stimpson afterwards of Hopkinton, ms. (since dead) was desirous of it & became my Successor. — I never had a military Commission or Warrant. — I believe no one of the Medical Staff had — until about the time of my leaving the Army when I think a board of Censors were appointed for examination of persons offering themselves & they were afterwards I suppose regularly commissioned. — I have in my possession a copy of a receipt given by Dr Freeland to Col. Learned, for money received for his services and my own, attested by Col. Learned, (which is annexed) which was obtained from him for the purpose of settling with Dr Freeland. I know of no person now living who was in this Regiment. Jonathan Esq. Maynard of Framingham.

About two years after this I settled in Townsend County of Middlesex & Commonwealth aforesaid in the practice of medicine where I have passed my life until four years since, when I gave up my profession & removed to Stow where I now reside. — I was commissioned a Justice of the Peace in 1806 — since which I have been in the active duties of that Office until 1820 when I removed from Townsend. — I have likewise (many years) been a Fellow of the Mass. Med. Society — for several years retired on account of my age. — I further state that David Palmer whose affidavit is hereto annexed was the minister of Townsend when I left as above stated, but has since at his own request been dismissed — and that Townsend is twenty five miles from Concord where the Court sits and the distance is the reason of taking his a and the other affidavits annexed. —
Isaac Moulton
April 2 1776. Recd. of Col. Learned Eleven Pounds Ten Shillings in full to pay us for forwarding in his Regt. the Month of January 1776. James Preland Paymaster A True Copy Attest Ebenezer Learned
I suppose that the above Recd. was given for in part for Isaac Moulton, as he was then Mate in the Regt. Ebenezer Learned
By that during a period of more than three years I have been acquainted with Doct. Isaac Moulton now resident in said Stow, & I believe him to be a person of strict veracity & have no doubt of his having served in the Revolution as stated in the foregoing document.
John L. Sibley
Stow, Mass 14 Aug. 1832

About two years after this I settled in Townsend County of Middlesex & Commonwealth aforesaid in the practice of medicine where I have passed my life until four years since, when I gave up my profession & removed to Stow where I now reside. — I was commissioned a Justice of the Peace in 1806 — since which I have been in the active duties of that office until 1820 when I removed from Townsend. — I have likewise been (many years) a Fellow of the Mass. Med. Society — for several years retired on account of my age. — I further state that David Palmer whose affidavit is hereto annexed was the minister of Townsend when I left as above stated, but has since at his own request been dismissed — and that Townsend is twenty five miles from Concord where the Court sits and the distance is the reason of taking his & the other affidavits annexed. —
Isaac Moulton
April 2, 1776. Recd. of Col. Learned Eleven Pounds Ten Shillings in full for pay due for services in his Regt. the Month of January 1776. James Preble A True Copy Attest Ebenezer Learned
Copied by Eben Learned To Col.
I, John L. Sibley, clergyman in Stow, hereby certify that during a period of more than three years I have been acquainted with Doct. Isaac Moulton now resident in said Stow, & I believe him to be a person of strict veracity & have no doubt of his having served in the Revolution as stated in the foregoing document.
John L. Sibley
Stow, Mass 14 Aug. 1832

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss.
On this twentieth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Honourable Judge of the Court of Probate, in and for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, now sitting, Isaac Mullikin a resident of Stow in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, A. D. 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following record

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state,
Isaac Mullett
We and a clergyman, residing in the residing in  quainted with  hereby certify, that we are well ac-  who has subscribed and  sworn to the above declaration; — that we believe him to be  years of age: that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides,  to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above-named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certify, that it appears to them that (David Palmer)  affidavit hereto annexed who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in Townsend  where said  and that  Thaddeus Shauling and who has also signed the same  is a resident in  Townsend and two credible persons; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Peter Manning
J. P. Fay  Wood
I Isaac Fisher Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Mullett for a pension. Also certify that Aaron Keyes whose own proper signature is set to the foregoing annexed certificate is a justice of the Peace in and for said county of Middlesex.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Isaac Fisher

Declaration of Isaac W. Mullican,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Suffolk ss.
On this thirteenth day of Decem- ber A.D. 1843 before the Police Court of the City of Boston in said County, personally ap- peared Isaac M. Mulliken of Waltham in the County of Middlesex Commonwealth aforesaid aged 44 years, who being first duly sworn accord- ing to law doth (on behalf of himself & of Nancy Adams wife of Daniel Adams of Mount Vernon in the County of Hillsborough & State of New Hamp- shire) make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of pension due to Isaac Mulliken deceased - That the said Isaac Mul- liken was a pensioner of the United States, and drew an annual pension under the Act of June 7 th 1832 of $180.00 as a Surgeon in the Revolution - That the evidence of his rank & services are is in the Pension office at Wash- ington - That these declarants are the children and the only children of said Isaac Mul- liken, who resided formerly in Townsend in said Commonwealth, and died at said Waltham on the eighteenth day of August A.D. 1837 - That they are advised that the Act of 7 th June 1832 gave to their father a

higher rate of Pension than that which he had received - to obtain the arrears of which from March 4. 1831 to the said day of his death - they hereby relin- quish all claim to any pension other than that now applied for and ask for a cer- tificate for the arrears to which they are entitled under said act of June 7th. 1832.
Isaac W Mulliken
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk ss. Personally appeared the above named Isaac W. Mulliken before the Police Court of the city of Boston, the same being a Court of Record within said Commonwealth and in open Court made oath to the above declaration by him subscribed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused Seal of the said Court to be hereunto affixed, at Boston, this fourteenth Day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three.
J. H. Pitt. Clk.

Esq r . Maynards' Certificate

To all whom it may concern I hereby certify that although I do not recollect Dr Isaac Mulliken of Stow who has this day called upon me & conversed with me upon revolutionary subjects, yet he states circumstances which leave in my mind no doubt that he was actually in the Army at Winter Hill as he states. — He names many individuals & describes occurrences which he could not have known in any other way. — Franklin I was myself in this same Regiment at the time but had no personal acquaintance with the Surgeon or Mate.
Framingham August 8-1832
Attest Isaac W Mulliken Isaac Maynard Jr

Isaac Mollison
n o 1526

I David Palmer of Townsend in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in my sixty fourth year of age, testify and say that I became acquainted with Doct. Isaac Mullett in the year A.D. 1899 and I have always been well acquainted with him up to this time, he was at all times my family Physician until he moved from Townsend to Stow in the County of Middlesex, which is about three years since, he has always sustained an unblemished character and held many responsible offices in Townsend and was a Justice of the Peace and did the principal part of the justice business in Townsend for a number of years and up to the time that he moved to Stow, I have frequently heard him speak about being in the army of the Revolution at Dorchester - Cambridge and Winter Hill, I well remember that my Brother who is now dead came to Townsend to see me about twenty seven years ago and my Brother and the Doctor they were well pleased in talking about what transpired when the British were in Boston, and they were stationed at Cambridge or in the vicinity, they stated about filling casks of sand to roll down hill if they were attacked, also about the British firing a ball into the plate of Roxbury meetinghouse, and many other things, My brother was so well pleased to meet with a person that was out when he was, he went over from my house to the Doctor's to see him and converse with him upon the subject. The Doctor was at my house in the month of April last and he then appeared to retain his natural powers and mental faculties extremely well for a man of his years, I think he is not far from eighty years old
David Palmer

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. Augt. 13. 1832 Then personally appeared before me Aaron Keyes a justice of the Peace in and for said County of Middlesex the aforesaid David Palmer and made solemn oath to the truth of the aforesaid affidavit by him sub- scribed, and I hereby certify that said Palmer is a man of the first respectability in regard and I further certify that I have been well acquainted with Doct. Isaac Moulton aforesaid for more than twelve years last past he is a man of strict integrity and full credit is to be given to his statement under oath or otherwise —
Aaron Keyes Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. I, Isaac Fisher Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex hereby certify that Aaron Keyes whose own hand- signature is above written is a justice of the Peace within said County. I also certify that the foregoing deposition was presented with the application of Isaac Moulton for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twenty sixth day of November A.D. 1832. — Isaac Fisher Reg. of Prob.

I Thaddeus Spaulding of Townsend in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in my seventy fifth year of age, testify and say that I have been well acquainted with Doctor Isaac Mulliken ever since he moved into Townsend which is more than forty years ago. He was at all times my family Physician up to the time he moved to Stow in the County of Middlesex which is not far from four years since. He always sustained an unblemished Character and was always considered one of the first men in Townsend. Full credit is to be given him in what he will testify or say - I have often conversed with him about his being out in the Revolution Army, and I have heard him converse with others about the same, and I cannot have any doubt of his being in the Revolution army , but do not now recollect of having heard him say how long he was out. The Doctor and I frequently conversed about our ages and he is about four or five years older than I am.
Thaddeus Spaulding
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. Augt. 14. 1832 - Then personally appeared before me Aaron Keyes a justice of the Peace in and for said County of Middlesex the aforesaid Thaddeus Spaulding and made a solemn oath to the truth of the aforesaid affidavit by him subscribed, and I hereby certify that he is a man of truth and integrity,
Aaron Keyes Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss. I Isaac Fisher Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex hereby certify that Aaron Keyes whose own proper signature appears written is a justice of the Peace within said County. I also certify that the above deposition was presented to this Court with the application of Isaac Mulliken for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twenty sixth day of October A.D. 1832.
Isaac Fisher Reg. of Probate

I Peter Manning of Townsend in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in my seventy fourth year of age, testify and say that I became acquainted with Doct. Isaac Moulton in the year A.D. 1785: and have been well acquainted with him ever since, he was my family Physician, principally up to the time of his moving to Stow in the County of Middlesex, which is about four years since. He is a man of much intelligence and full credit is to be given to his statements. He was always considered one of the first men in Townsend and a man of strict integrity. I think I have conversed with him upon the subject of his being out in the army of the Revolution and I have no reason to doubt but that he was out, but how long I have no recollection of his saying -
Peter Manning.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. Augt. 14 - 1832 Then personally appeared before me before me Aaron Keyes a justice of the peace in and for said County of Middlesex the above said Peter Manning and made solemn oath to the truth of the aforesaid affidavit by him subscribed. I further certify that the said Peter Manning is a credible witness and is a man much to be relied upon -
Aaron Keyes Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. I Isaac T. Fisher Regulator of the Court of Probate in & for said County, hereby certify that Aaron Keyes whose proper signature is above written is a justice of the peace within said County: - I also certify that the above deposition was presented to this Court with the application of Isaac Moulton for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twenty ninth day of December 1832 Isaac T. Fisher Reg.

blank certificate J. M. Mullikens code.

The State of New Hampshire Rockingham County ss.
I Ira B. Herrick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County certify, that it has been proved to the satisfaction of said Court, that Dr Isaac Mulliken late of Waltham in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was at the time of his death, a revolutionary pensioner of the United States; that he died on the eighteenth day of August A D 1837, that at the time of his death, he had no wife living and has left no widow; and that Isaac M. Mulliken of said Waltham, and Nancy Adams wife of Dr Daniel Adams of Mont Vernon in the State of New Hampshire are his children, and his only children now living; and that each of said children are of full age.
In Testimony whereof I have

12 1/2 1/2 1/2 Hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of our Court of Common Pleas, this twen- tieth day of April Anno. Domini 1844.
J. B. Coitt Clerk

April 29. 1841
Annun
Grace Muldleton due
7 June 1832
Rev. James L. Edwards Comm. Pensions

Washington City April 27. 1844
Sir Enclosed you will find the declaration of the heirs of Isaac Hallock dec d . for an annuity of pension. Please place it upon your file & report to me
Very Respectfully J. H. H. Webster
C. L. H. Edwards

Isaac Williams
1826
John Hayes Esq Postmaster Concord Mass.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Isaac Mullican which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? No device or inscription

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days. I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

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File No. 1775  Mulliken
Isaac Mullican Surg's Mate Mass. Line
Act: June 7. 1832.
Index:—Vol. a , 768
[Arrangement of 1870.]