Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4987, Michael Carlton, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Carlton, Michael or Carleton
S 4987
CONTENTS

18733  Massachusetts
Michael Carlton of Essex Co in the State of Mass a who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Clarke of the Reg t commanded by Col. Tupper in the Mass a ne for 14 months
Cash & Misc
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of $16 - Dollars 67 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of July 1833 and sent to Col. # Doodg. Salem Mass a
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $93.31 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1/Sept. 23.33 $116.64
Recorded by W. A. A. A. Clerk Book E Vol. 2 Page 12
# Bmy Merrill Agent
Sent the Aug 13 th 1833 to Charles Munroe Worcester Mass
J.C.
73 1833

Michael Carlton
No 6378.
Errors corrected.
Please reply to
Barnes Gale

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.
On this fourteenth day of August A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, Michael Carlton , a resident of Andover , in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 71 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, 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
That in the fall of 1777 he at Andover enlisted as a volunteer private in Company of Massachusetts Militia commanded by Capt John Adams & served Two months: he marched to Saratoga from Massachusetts & was at the Capture of Burgoyne, and returned guarding the Hessians & other Convention troops to Cambridge, where he was discharged: —
That in April 1778 he again at Andover enlisted as a Volunteer private in Capt Bang Peabody's Company in Col. N. Wade's Regiment of Massachusetts Militia and served therein Three months:
That early in the summer of 1779 he at Andover as a Volunteer private served & enlisted in Capt Silas Clark's Company in Col Tupper's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line of the Continental Army and served Nine months in Gen Patterson's Brigade and was honorably discharged.
He was born in Andover in 1760 and has always resided there: he never had a written discharge or certificate of birth: he is well known to Hon Robert Clark and Rev. Bailey Loring of Andover: —

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 the agency of any State.
Michael Carlton
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Dr H White
JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, _____ a clergyman, residing in _____ aforesaid, and _____ Esquire, a magistrate, residing in _____ aforesaid, do 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.
Subscribed and sworn to before

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Rev. John D. Dyer who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Cambridge and that the said Rev. John D. Dyer who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at Cambridge and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D. H. Hill Judge of Probate
I, NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Michael Carlton for a pension, and that said Swift is a Justice of the Peace and the signatures on the annexed affidavits are genuine
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14 th day of August A. D. 1832.
Nath. Lord Jr.
Signed and sealed anew this ninth day of May, A.D. 1833.
Nath. Lord Jr.

Michael Carlton
Massachusetts
No 6378.
Parole 14 Months
1606
Apr 26. 1833
P 357.
Wathe Lord jun
Salem
Mass

BRIEF in the case of Michael Carlton  of Essex County 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? 71 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.     Fall In 1777 Inlesley " 2 " Private Gen. Capt John Adams   April 1778 " " 3 " " Col Wood's Regt   Summer 1779 " "X 9 " " Capt Peabody's Comp   Genl Putnam's Brigade   Col Tappan's Regt   Capt Silas Clark's Comp   Miss Line Continental Establishment   14 Mo    Massachusetts Militia
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Saratoga  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Andover Massachusetts,  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? one Living witness for him Four of Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
X on Rolls of service
C. Little
Examining Clerk.

Rehany
4987
INVALID.
File No. 4987
Michael Carlton Private Maf. Stds.
Act: June 1 st 1882
Index:—Vol. M , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]

34170 Rev INVALID.
Consolidated
File No. 34170 with 4,987 Michael Carleton
His Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 66
[Arrangement of 1870.]

(1922)
Massachusetts
Michael Carlton, Capt Clark private, 4 Mass Line - 1779-1 year the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th of July 1818 and sent to Stephen Merrill Esq. Haverhill, Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818. semi-annual ending
4 mo. 26/30 $ 38.93
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Andover Essex County

To the Secretary of the Department of War, Sir, please to transmit the Certificate of Allowance of my pension under the late law to Stephen Minsd. Esqr. of Haverhill Ms. who will forward it to me. Andover Ms. April 9. 1818
Michael Carlton

I Bailey Loring a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Andover County of Essex and Commonwealth of Mass. hereby certify that I am well acquainted Michael Carlton who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that I believe him to be recently one year of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that I concur in that opinion. Andover August 13, 1832                      Bailey Loring

I certify, that rev. Bailey Loring, who has subscribed the annexed cer- tificate, is a clergyman resident in Andover, and that his statement is entitled to credit.
D. H. White Judge of probate.

FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com te of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Haverhill Mass. Aug 8. 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
I received
a short time since a Pension Certificate in favor of Michael Carleton, for $46.67 per annum; it is num- bered 15.753. It does not belong to Michael Carleton of this town, nor is there any person of that name near here, who would be entitled to a pension.
I sent on Samuel Carletons application some time since and have received no return; it may have been inten- ded for him, but if so it is too large Please write me what I shall do with it. I am Sir respectfully. Yours Charles Minot
Also pens act 1818 9th Stephen Minot

Michael Carleton April 9-1818
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Stephen Minot, Esq; Judge, Essex County, Mass ts
Michael Carleton, Massachusetts line, Revolutionary Claim.
found on the rolls for 9 months. — The judge is desired to certify, under the seal of the Court, that he is satisfied from his own knowledge, or some other credible testimony than that of one soldier, in behalf of another, that the appli- -cant is in indigent circumstances, and needs the support of his country.

I, Michael Carlton, of the age of 57 years depose and say that I am a resident Citizen of the United States; that I reside in, and belong to the town of Andover in the County of Essex, in the Middle Circuit, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; that in the forepart of July 1779 I enlisted as a private soldier, for the term of nine months into the Army of the Revolutionary War. I entered the service the 10 July 1779 at Springfield in the company under Capt. Silas Clark, in Col. Tupper's Regt. of the Massachusetts line, and served accordingly in the same company under the same officers at West Point, until the 10 April 1780 when the time was out, & then I left the service at West Point by my time of enlistment expiring, & so came home. I had no written discharge. I also say that I am, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from my country for support; & that I never had any pension allowed me by the laws of the United States. Michael Carlton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Essex ss. April 9 th 1818 Then the above named Michael Carlton made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is true, before me.
Stephen Minot { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.
I, Daniel Gray of Andover, depose and say that I was a soldier in the same company with the above named Michael Carlton, during the whole of the said nine months' service above stated by him & know that he did serve in the army as he above states; I also say that he is in need of assistance for support. his Daniel X Gray mark Teste, Stephen Minot.
Essex ss. April 9. 1818 Then the above named Daniel Gray made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true before me
Stephen Minot { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.

Whereupon, it appearing to my satisfaction that the said Michael Carleton did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in his declaration aforesaid, against the common enemy, I now certify & transmit the testimony in the case, & the proceedings had thereon to the Secretary of the department of war.
Stephen Minot. Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.
I also certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Michael Carleton is in indigent circumstances, in life & in need of assistance from his country for support. Stephen Minot, Judge, as aforesaid.
I David Stevens, of Andover depose & say I know the within named Michael Carleton, live near him, & know he is in indigent circumstances & in need of assistance for support. David Stevens
Essex ss. July 18 th 1818 Then the Above named David Stevens made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true before me Stephen Minot, Judge as above. —

I Israel Carlton of Andover of in the county of Essex & commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 70 th year of my age Depose & say, That Michael Carlton of said Andover enlisted in Capt n - Loring's company, in Col - - Regiment of Mass ts - Militia in April 1778, and that he marched from Andover to Winter Hill in Charlestown, and that after he got to Winter Hill, he went into a com- -pany commanded by Capt n - Peabody in Col - - Regiment, of Militia, Capt n - Peabody belonged to Middleton Mass ts and I have always under- -stood that he was employed while there in guarding the Prisoners, and he staid there till the end and was discharged in the month of July 1778, I came to know this of the Dysart family, He enlisted for the term of three months, Israel Carlton
Exhibit A 1 Aug 5 19 1892. On the above named Israel Carlton made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed Before me H. Swift, Just Peace
I certify that the Deposition above named is a credible wit- ness - H. Swift, Just Peace

I John Adams of Andover in the country of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 67 th year of my age Depose & say. That Mich e Carleton of said Andover did en- list in a company commanded by my Father Col o John Adams in Col o Bricketts Regiment of Mass ts Militia, in Sep r  1777 about the 18 th for the towns of thirty days, and was absent about 60 days, and I always understood my Father that he was at the taking of Gen l Burgoyne's Army in Oct r 1777. and that he assisted in conducting the Troops back to Cambridge Mass. John Adams
Essex ss Aug st  13 1832. Then the above named John Adams made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed—
Before me H. Swift Justice of Peace
I certify that the Deposition above named is a credible Witness,
H. Swift Justice of Peace