Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29722, Philemon Collins, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Collins, Philemon
S. 29722
CONTENTS

18.160
Maine
1443
Philemon Collins
of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Parson of the Reef; commanded by Col. Binney on the Ellapson line for 11 mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of July 1833 and sent to R. C. Vose Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $73.32 Semest. allowance ending Sept. 18.33
$91.65
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book E Vol. 1 Page 7

Thilemon Collins 25748 Private, Larsons Co. Princes Regt. May to Dec. 1780, - 8. - Eolettis Co. May to Aug. 1781. - 3. -  11. -
Proof. Ephraim Stinchfield, Isaac Eveleth, William Payne, William Haskell, assassinated
Applicant inform. Certified by Judge in open court Apr. 4, 1823
admd 11 mo. fri.  $36.66
W. L. Vose. Augusta, 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 Philemon Collins for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 15 th day of October
A. D. 1832
J. A. Chandler
Collins

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 Eighteenth 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, Philemon Collins a resident of Anson in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged seventy two 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 1780 with Captain Parsons and served in Col. Primes regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz Parsons (Capt.) Primes (Col.) . That he enlisted in said Company in May 1780 for eight months. That he enlisted at New Gloucester Me. in company to Thomaston Me. was stationed there & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was discharged at said Thomaston in Decr. 1780. During this service the troops with which he served were under the command of Genl. Madsworth . That afterwards in May 1781 he enlisted for three months, at New Gloucester aforesaid, in Capt. Ebenezer's Company, of the same troops, that he never saw the Colonel of the Regiment & does not now recollect his name; that he served during all this period at Portland, Me. in doing guard duty &c. & was discharged there in August of the same year.

And to the inter
er the instructions of the war department, he ans-
wers: That he was born at Cape Ann, Mass: in the year 1760. He believes his age to be of record in that town. That during his revolutionary services his home was at New Gloucester aforesaid, & lived there until he removed to Anson where he now resides, about 30 years ago. That he enlisted was not drafted or received as a substitute. That he cannot recollect the names of his officers other than he has stated. That he was verbally discharged from the service & not in writing.
That Ephraim Stinchfield & Isaac Ewell of New Gloucester served with him during his first service & will testify to the correctness of his statement. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his revolutionary services. He names the Rev William Paine & William Haskell Esq. The said Ephraim Stinchfield is a Clergyman & well knew of his services as did the said Ewell.
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.
Philemon this Bolling mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
Before Nathan Weston Esq. Not S.P.C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
State of Maine April 14. 1833.
It has been made to appear to my satisfaction that the above named applicant by reason of age & infirmity cannot without prejudice to his health, appear in open Court to renew his declaration & again to make oath to the same
Nathan Weston Not S.P.C.

I Philemon Collins of Anson, by whom the annexed declaration was made, do further upon oath declare that I have been unable to procure any evidence of my service in Capt. Ewell's company in 1781, as set forth in the annexed declaration & do not know of any one now living who served with me & can testify to my service in that company.
Philemon Collins his mark
State of Maine Kennebec, ss: — Subscribed & sworn to this 28th day of May A.D. 1833.
Before me Wm. Wourt. Jr. Jus. Peace.
State of Maine Kennebec, ss: I the subscriber Clerk of the Court, Kennebec County, hereby certify, that William Wourt. Jr. is a Magistrate & that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State, this 28th day of May A.D. 1833. J. A. Chandler

August 11, 1913.
Hon. Edwin C. Burleigh.
United States Senate.
My dear Senator:
In response to your letter dated the ninth instant and received this day. I have the honor to advise you that the date of termination of Philemon Collins' pension may obtained only from the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department. upon furnishing him all of the following data:
"Philemon Collins. Certificate No. 18.160. issued July 19, 1833. under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the Maine Agency."
Said Philemon Collins (Sur. File No. 29,722) was allowed pension on his application executed July 18, 1832. at which time he resided at Anson, Somerset County, Maine.
He stated that he was born in 1760. on Cape Ann. Massachusetts. and resided at New Gloucester when he enlisted in May 1780. and served in Captain Israel Parsons' company, Colonel Prime's Massachusetts regiment until he was discharged in December 1780, at Thomaston, Maine.
Enlisted in May 1781. in Captain Eveleth's company. and served three months at Portland, Maine. where he was discharged in August 1781. There is no family data on file.
E. C. Tieman Acting Commissioner.

29722 INVALID. Recy
1913 Aug. 11. History to Hon. E. C. Burleigh. Q 1915 Aug. 2. To Dr. Mr. Genl., U.S.A. For tombstone FSV
File No. 29722
Philemon Collins
Rev War
Act: Jennie  Y n 89"
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 69
[Arrangement of 1870.]

United States Senate,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
August 9, 1913.
To the Honorable
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am desirous of learning if I can possibly do so, the date when the pension of Philemon Collins of Anson, Somerset County, Maine, terminated for service in the Revolutionary War. Mr. Collins, I think, was placed on the pension roll July 19, 1833.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Burleigh

State of Maine.
THE William Paine a Clergyman, residing in the town of Anson in the County of Somerset and William Haskell residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Philemon Collins who has sub- scribed and sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two 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.
William Paine William Haskell
State of Maine.
Somerset ss.—Sworn and subscribed this twenty fifth day of July
A. D. 1832
Before me,
Dennis Moore Justice of the Peace.
Dennis Moore Esq is a Justice of the Peace. And the Rev. William Paine is a clergyman residing in the town of Anson . And William Haskell of the same town is a credible person. and their statement is entitled to be believed.
Nathan Winton

Philemon Collins
Deposition of Ephraim Hanchett et al

We Ephraim Stinchfield, and Isaac Eusteth, of New Gloucester in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, of lawful age do testify and say that for fifty years past we have been personally acquainted with Mr Philimon Collins of Anson in the county of Somerset & State of Maine, and that we served with him as private soldiers in the Massachusetts State Troops during the full term of eight months, to wit, from May 19 th 1850 to December in the same year, under the command of Gen. Peleg Mads worth and in the company commanded by Isaac Parsons. We joined the company with the said Collins, and were discharged about the same time, and further your deponents say not.
New Gloucester July 13, 1852
Ephraim Stinchfield Isaac Eusteth
Cumberland ss. July 13 th 1852. Personally appeared Ephraim Stinchfield, above named, and affirmed the above deposition by him subscribed to be true
Before me Osgood Bradbury Justice of the Peace
Cumberland ss. July 13 th 1852 Personally appeared Isaac Eusteth above named, and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true
Before me Osgood Bradbury Justice of the Peace
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office and that the same is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office.