Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,340, for Edward Mulliken, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Mulliken Edward
S. 29,340
B.L.Wt 19757-160-55
CONTENTS

Let. to Wm Woodbury Oct. 15, 1849.
18.024
Maine Edward Mulliken
of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Robinson of the Regt: commanded by B. Turner in the 11th ap d mo line for Pensylvania.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of July 1833 and sent to R. C. Vose Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 40.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept r 10.00
$ 50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by
Clerk
Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 33
Reg 3m 55-148141

Geo. W. Morton Mar. 18/56
145, 141
Set Mar. 2/55
May 29/53
Edward Miliken
Prin.
Revolutionary War
Private Joel Burn
Map Froys. Rec. Pension
Me June 12-18024
Ad-16000's Mar 29/56
Vol M2. page 38.
Geo. W. Morton Augusta Me.

Edward Mulliken
Private — Mass. troops,
Robinson's Co. } 6 months, Turner's regt. }
24835
Declaration in Open Court March 27, 1833.
See additional declaration of Claimant May 29 th 1833.
Room 4 Emory 20 th
R. C. Rose, Anquots, me,

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Edward Mulliken for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 13 th day of July
A. D. 1832,
J. A. Chandler

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
ON this 13th day of July A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Edward Mulliken a resident of Sidney in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged sixty six years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following dec- laration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1781 with Captain John Robinson and served in Col. Turner regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz Robinson, Capt Dunbar Col. That he enlisted at Bradford, Mass. into said Company in May 1781 for six months, marched thro' Boston to Rhode Island & was stationed at Butts Hill & Newport in that state, served out the full term of his enlistment & was discharged the last of November of the same year at Butts Hill .

And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the war department, he answers: That he was born in 1766 at Bradford, Massachusetts. & that his age is among the records of that town, that Bradford was his home during the Revolutionary war, that he afterwards lived in New Hampshire. & about forty years ago removed to Maine lived in Wiscasset then in Bowdoinham about 25 years then removed to Sidney aforesaid & has lived there for the last eight or nine years. That he enlisted into the service was not drafted or received as a substitute. While he was at Rhode Island David Hodgkins was capt. Robinson's Lt. & Daniel Appleton his orderly sergeant, That he never received a written discharge. That the widow Betsey Hovey of New Sharon formerly of Bradford can testify to his going into the service & that she believed at that time that he served as he has stated. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his revolutionary services, & particularly he names Reuel Howard. Esq. & D. Ambrose Howard.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Edward Walliken
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Before
Nathan Weston Jr. Act S. J. Comr
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Jr.
13 July

STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec County, ss.
AT the Supreme Judicial Court, begun and holden at Augusta, within and for the County of Kennebec, on the first Tuesday of October, A. D. 1832, and thence by adjournment on the 27 th day of March A. D. 1833.
PERSONALLY appears in open Court Edward Mulliken by whom the annexed declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7 th , 1832, was made before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jr. on the 15 th day of July A. D. 1832, and makes oath, in due form of law, that the annexed declaration, by him made and signed, is true.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Nathan Weston High S. J. C.
I, JOHN ALPHONSO CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward Mulliken for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court, and subscribe my name this 27 th day of March A. D. 1833.
J. A. Chandler

State of Maine.
We Henry Richardson a Clergyman, residing in the town of Sidney in the County of Kennebec and Ambrose Howard & Reuel Howard Esqrs. residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Edward Mulliken who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be thirty six years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Henry Richardson Reuel Howard Ambrose Howard
State of Maine.
Kennebec ss.—Sworn and subscribed this seventeenth day of July
A. D. 183 h
Before me,
John Sawtell J Justice of the Peace.
John Sawtell J is a Justice of the Peace. — And the Rev. Henry Richardson is a clergyman. residing in Sidney. And Ambrose Howard & Reuel Howard Esqrs are credible persons, & their statement is entitled to be believed, — Nathan Winton h

I Edward Mulliken by whom the annexed Declaration was made in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832, do further upon oath declare, That when I entered the service I lived in Bradford, Mass. I have lived in Maine about 40 years. That I have made diligent enquiry I cannot find any person living who served with me & do not know of any one whose evidence I can procure. That any of my neighbors will testify to my character for veracity & their belief of my service, but it is out of my power to procure direct proof or other than traditional of my services within mentioned.
Edward Mulliken
State of Maine. Subscribed & sworn to this 29th day of May A.D. 1833. the Kennebec. pp: applicant being well known to me as a man of veracity whose statement is entitled to belief. Before me Wm. Ward Jr. Jus. Pacis.
Edward Mulliken
Private Mass. troops.
Robinson's Co. } 6 months, Infantry regt. }
24830
Declaration in open Court March 27. 1833.
See additional declaration of claimant May 29th 1833.
adm temper 20th
R. L. Rose. Conquest, me.
State of Maine } Kennebec, pp: } I John A. Chandler, Clerk of the Judicial Court for said County, hereby certify that William Ward Jr. is a Magistrate as above & that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Witness my hand & the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of this State this 29th day of May A.D. 1833.
J. Chandler

145-141 Edward Milliken
~~~~~ Claim of _____ TO BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855. Does not rec bounty lands. Pension of the U. States under act June 7, 1832 Was a Private in the Army of the Revolution
~~~~~ PRESENTED BY GEO. W. MORTON, ATTORNEY, AUGUSTA, MAINE. ~~~~~

BOUNTY LAND CLAIM.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. COUNTY OF Kennebec }
On this Nineteenth day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five personally appeared before me, Asaph B. Nichols — a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Edward Mulliken aged Eighty eight years, a resident of Sidney in the State of Maine, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Edward Mulliken who was a private in the War of the Revolution, on account of which service he is, pursuant under the Act of the United States of June 7, 1832 and that he is the identical person and is an Original Pension Certificate in his possession of which the following is a true Copy, viz.
No 18,024 "War Department Revolutionary Pensions" I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832, Edward Mulliken of the State of Maine who was a private in the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive twenty dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year. Given at the War Office of the United States, this twentieth day of July One thousand eight hundred and thirty three. Seal Examined & Approved J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions John P. Kirtland Acting Secretary of War.
We makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the BOUNTY LAND to which he may be entitled under the "Act approved March 3, 1855." We also declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor.
Edward Mulliken
We, George L. Hamlin and Frederick A. Morton residents of Auburn — in the State of Maine, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Edward Mulliken in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be.
G. L. Hamlin Fred A. Morton
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Asaph B. Nichols Justice of the Peace.

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all men by these presents. That I, Edward Mulliken of Sidney in the County of Wenatchee and State of Maine, have constituted and appointed GEO. W. MORTON, of the City of Augusta, in the State of Maine, my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably, for me and in my name, to prosecute and receive from the United States the Bounty Land Certificate, or Warrant, due me under existing Laws granting Bounty Lands for services rendered in the United States in the different wars, and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, and an attorney or attorneys under him, for the purpose aforesaid to make, and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name legally do, or cause to be done, in the premises.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 19 th day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five
Witness: Asaph R. Nichols
Edward Mulliken
STATE OF MAINE, COUNTY OF Wenatchee ss:—On the 19 th day of May 185 5 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County Edward Mulliken and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his free act and deed.
Asaph R. Nichols
Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. COUNTY OF Wenatchee }
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that Asaph R. Nichols before whom the within declaration, affidavit, and power of attorney, were made and executed, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for the County aforesaid, this 19 th day of May 185 5
John N. Stratton
CLERK.

24836
Edward Mullett State of Maine
adm d
See additional declaration of claimant May 29 th 1833.
R. C. Vose E. Augusta Maine

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Edward Mulliken
Albany of Sidney - County of Rensselaer State of New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     End 1781 " 6 " Priv. Capt. Johnson Col. Turner 60 years Bradford Mass. Traditional Evidence  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , 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 neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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 official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

5 19.107
5 New Aug

29 340 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29, 340
Edward Mulliken
Rev Rev Mr
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 290
[Arrangement of 1870.]

PAID
Clinton
Dear J. Minot Commr Pensions Washington D.C.
145 141 Additional Evidence Claim No 145.140 for Bounty Land.

148,141

Augusta, Maine
May 21. 1855
Sir,
I herewith send three applications for bounty land under act of March 3. 1855. The claimants named is follows. viz Ebenezer Pease William Wirth Edward Mulliken.
I would respectfully request to have sent me for them Land warrants.
Very Respectfully
Your obed Servt
Geo W. Morton
Hon L. P. Waldo
Comm Pension
Washington
D.C.

Augusta, Maine
March 22. 1856
Sir,
In support of the claim No 145,141 of Edward Mulickin for bounty land under the Act of March 3. 1855, I transmit a certificate of the Secy State Mass ts .
Very Respectfully
Your Ob t Serv t
Geo W. Norton
Hon. J. Minot Comm ee Pensions Washington D.C.

Edward Mullikin Claim N o 145.141 for bounty land Act March 3. 1855

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, March 21. 1856.
I Hereby Certify , That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Edward Millikin is borne on pay roll of Capt. John Robinson's Comp. Col. William Turner's Regt. from Aug. 9. to Nov. 11. 1781. 3 mos. 7 days as private from Newburyport.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Francis De Witt Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Augusta, Maine
March 18. 1856
Sir,
Edward Mulliken served in the war of the Revolution in the Mass ts Militia or Conti- nental line in 1781 under Capt Robinson-Col. Turner. Will you have the goodness to send me a certificate of the service if found on the Rolls. I herewith send one dollar for fee.
Very Respectfully
Geo W. Morton
Secty Mass ts Boston.

FREE
J. C. Amasa Esq. Commissaire of Pauline Washington
18. Oct 21
South Ber

Portland Octo. 8. 1842
Sir. I herewith Enclose you the power of Edward Mullikin claiming 12 months pay, which if correct please give this Agency direction for payment.
Yours Respectfully Jos. Ibley
J. L. Lander Esq Commission of Pensions Washington