Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,932, Alpheus Delano, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Delano, Alphens Peggy
NUMBER
W. 22.932.
CONTENTS
of

13.283 D
District of Maine
Alpheus Delano
of Friendship in the state of D of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Three Years
inscribed on the Roll of D of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of July 1818 and sent to Ebenezer Hatcher Esq. Thomaston D of Maine
  Arrears to 4th of  Mar. 1819.  86 89    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  Apr. 1819.  48.00    15 Mo 22 4/30   $134.89  
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notification sent September 18th 1820 to Ebenezer Hatcher, Thomaston, Maine

Maine Q68
Peggy Holand
of Lincoln in the State of Maine
who was of the
by Captain of the
by in the
widow of Alpheus
lang dec late a Sergeant
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 60 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of
1836 and Holand
Prince Thomas
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $330.
Semi-ant. allowance ending April 30 30.00
$360.00
Revolutionary Claim
for June 7, 1832
Recorded by
Book Vol. 1 Page 5
See let to Holand Prince June 21st 1837.

Alpheus Delano
By Alpheus Delano Friendship - Maine
Mass. line
enl. 2 June 77. 3 years disch. June 78. 1 yr
The discharge was probably in 1878 as the Applicant states having served 3 yrs
Admitted 9 Ap. Friendship
Admitted on service but the Judge must refer to his record circumstances -

I Alpheus Delano of Friendship in the County of Lincoln & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify & declare that sometime in the month of June 1. Done Thousand seven hun- dred & seventyseven I enlisted under lieutenant Lamb of Boston in Colonel Henry Jacksons Regiment in the Massachusetts line and on the Continental establishment - That I enlisted for the term of three years & served the said term of three years fully - in said Henry Jacksons Regiment a- gainst the common enemy - and was honorably discharged at the close of said term - but had no dis- charge in writing - - I furthermore testify and declare that I have never received any pension under the United States & hereby relinquish all claim to any before this time - and further that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my Country for support - Therefore respectfully claim to be placed on the pension list of the United States by virtue of an Act of Congress passed the eighteenth of March Done Thousand eight hundred and eighteen entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" Alpheus Delano

State of Massachusetts County of Lincoln ss.
Omit
On the ninth day of April A
1818 Alpheus Delano personally appeared before me the subscriber and after being duly cautioned and care- fully examined relative to the facts contained in the within declaration to which his name is subscribed made solemn oath that it is in the whole and in all its parts true —
Ebenezer Thatcher Judge of the C.C.C. Pleas & Eastern Circuit in the State of Massachusetts —
The Subscriber's Official Authority as Judge is Authenticated by a Certificate from the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Massachusetts, now on file in the Office of the War Department — and will also appear by reference to the former cases of Pension Applications transmitted heretofore by the subscriber to which the Official Seal of the Clerk of the Court aforesaid is affixed —
E Thatcher —

Alpheus 177 Delano
13.203
Sept. 10 Aug
Om
Sept 27 Aug 1777
Sept 20 June 1778
Sept 3 Aug
Thatcher

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz :
No Real Estate
2 Cows - 4 Sheep - old house hold furniture
Alpheus Delano
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Alpheus Delano who, by occupation am a Farmer which I am un able to pursue by reason of old age .
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     wife 69  Sickly  Alpheus Delano   
Attest Nat. Coffin clerk
STATE OF MAINE.
LINCOLN, ss.
I, NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit, within the county of Lincoln, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Forty one dollars and cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eighth day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Nat. Coffin
{ Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of Lincoln.

Quit STATE OF MAINE.
LINCOLN, ss.....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at Wiscasset, within and for the County of Lincoln, on the third Tuesday, being the twentieth day of June, and by adjournment from day to day, on the eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable JOSIAH STEBBINS & EBENEZER THATCHER , Judges of said Court.
ON this sixth day of July in the year 1820, personally appeared before Eben. Thatcher a Judge of the C.C. Com Pleas for the second eastern circuit the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Circuit, A. Delano aged 76. years, resident in Friendship in said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Lamb in the Regiment commanded by Colonel H. Jackson in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the 9th day of April A. D. 181 8 , and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 13. 283 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me.
Sworn to and declared, on the sixth day of July A. D. 1820. }
BEFORE
Eben. Thatcher
{ One of the Judges of the said Court.

N o 608
B. Sec.
Admiral
Surgeon
12 months -
Rolls -
enlisted - 2 June 77. Sergt. discharged - June 78
Hezekiah Prince Esq. Thomaston Maine

Declaration - in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 4 th 1836 District of Maine
County of Lincoln ss
On this tenth day of November A.D. 1836 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the County of Lincoln Peggy Delano a resident of Warren in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine aged Eighty four years - who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 - 1836
That she was Married to Alpheus Delano at Duxbury in the County of Plymouth April 26 - 1770 by Charles Turner a minister of the Gospel that her maiden name was Peggy Dids and that her said husband afterwards enlisted and served in the Revolutionary War as may be seen by his application for a pension now in the Pension Office at Washington - he having been placed on the pension list as a pensioner under the act of March 18 th 1818 in the Maine Agency and drew a pension untill his death which happened March 9 - 1826 - Reference may be had to the files of the Pension Office - and that she has never been Married since his death but still remains - The widow of the said Alpheus Delano. she now claims the benefit
attest for said act  Her  Her Peggy mother Delano
sworn and subscribed to the day & year aforesaid And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant is the widow of the said Alpheus Delano who was a Revolutionary Pensioner - and has never been Married since his death - and I Nathaniel Groton Judge of the court of Probate for the County of Lincoln - do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings.

of the said court in the matter of the Appli- -cation of Peggy Delano for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this tenth day of November A D 1836
Curt
State of Maine
Lincoln County ss At a court of probate held at Thomaston in and for said county of Lincoln on the tenth day of November A D 1836 the same being a court of record - Be it known That on the day and year aforesaid personally appeared Peggy Delano before named and her identity being fully made to appear as being the identical person named in the foregoing proceedings, and proof being adduced that her late husband Alpheus Delano - was, a pensioner of the Revolution and that he died at Friendship March 9 th 1826 and that she was his lawful wife during the Revolutionary war and till the time of his death and is now his widow having never married any other person and having subscribed and sworn to the foregoing petition - I hereby certify the same - Given under my hand and the seal of said court at Thomaston aforesaid, the day & year above written.
William G. Drown Judge of Probate Court

I Josiah Moore pastor of the congregational church in Duxbury whereof the Rev Charles Turner was formerly pastor testify that I find on the 257 th page of said church records of the persons married by said Charles Turner April 26 1770 Stephen Delano & Peggy Sider, given under my hand this sixth day of October 1836
Josiah Moore Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss Personally appeared the above named Josiah Moore & made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him subscribed this day & year above written before me I further certify that said Josiah Moore is a man of good character that his testimony is entitled to full faith & credit Beth Sprague for Justice of the Peace.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., Jan 6, 1895
Sir
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Alpheus Deland , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1777 3 yrs. Pvt Lieut Lamb Hy Jackson Mass   1776 9 mos Corpl Plummer         Died March 9, 1826  
Battles engaged in, None mentioned
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Apr 9 1818
Residence at date of application, Friendship Mass
Age at date of application, 74
Remarks: His pension allowed
mar April 26, 1770 to Peggy Sider in Roxbury Plymouth Co Mass
Very respectfully,
E. L. Cleton Esq. 3 Hartford St Roxbury Mass.
Commissioner.

SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE.
1-681
PHONE Branch 476
All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No.
41948
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 139.
Please furnish work specified below.
April 8, 1930.
Bureau ordering Pension Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job photostatic copies of 4 pages from Revolutionary War pension claim of Alpheus Delano, Massachusetts Troops, #22932.
No. of copies 1 of each Shall form be kept standing? days
For further information see Mrs. M. M. H. Finch Room No. 5033 Phone No. 541
Approved:
Margaret M. H. Finch Chief of Division.
Chief Clerk of Bureau.
NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering
CHECK WORK DESIRED
Duplicate Multigraph single or double space? Facsimile signature? Mimeograph one side or both sides? Facsimile signature? Folding once or twice? Assembling Stapling Once? Twice? Side? End?
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Addressograph from lists Envelopes, size Cards, size Proof list Pay rolls Labels (submit sample) Corrections Fill in letters Tabulation sheets
Photostat Size actual Official use? Repay? yes $ .60 Blue Print Size Official use? Repay? $
Remarks
(OVER)
See request in Joel Adams, W. 23402.

Boston Athletic Association,
EXETER STREET.
Boston, Jan 4 1893
W. H. Hart. Dear Sir
Will you kindly examine the records and inform me if they show the record of service of Alpheus Delano a pensioner on account of services in the Maine line during the War of the Revolution Yours truly E. Caton. 3 Hartford St Roxbury Mass

2293.2
Boston Athletic Association,
EXETER STREET.
Boston, Jan 4 th 1893
Mrs Chas W. Filer:
Dear Sir:
Please send me as soon as convenient copy of sworn statement made by Alpheus Delano of Waldeboro Me when he applied for a pension on account of services during the Revolutionary War. By doing this you will greatly oblige Yours truly E. L. Caton 3 Hartford St. Roxbury Mass

- Jan 6 list to O. L. Caton Roxbury Mass.
1930 Apr. 21. Photo mailed to Edw. N. Gould. See Joel Adams, W. 23402. N.Y.
Ref  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22982
Peggy Delano Wid. of Stephens Delano Sergeant Rev. War.
Act June 1 th 1832
Index: Vol A , Page 118
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Peggy D. ...

I Peggy Delano widow of Alpheus Delano do make this declaration in order obtain an additional amount of Pension by virtue of the law of Congress passed July 4 - 1836
I am the same person named in the Pension Certificate issued at the Pension Office June 30 - 1836 N o 268 and I hereby testify & declare that my late husband Alpheus Delano did serve under Capt Plummer at Bushing at the mouth of Georges River for the term of nine months or more - in addition to his services in the Continental service.
I was then his wife and cannot be mistaken
I therefore claim a full pension as his widow
Witness N. Groot
Peggy X Delano mark.
State of Maine
Lincoln County ss
At a court of Probate held at Thomaston within and for the county of Lincoln May 11 - 1837 - Be it known that on this 11 th day of May 1837 the above named Peggy Delano personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above Declaration by her subscribed - and I further certify that the said Peggy Delano appears to possess a sound mind - and good memory
In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name this 11 th day of May 1837
Val. Groot Judge of Probate for the County of Lincoln

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By His Excellency Edward Everett, Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over said Commonwealth.
To all whom it may concern:
Know Ye, That Seth Sprague St. Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commission=ed, and that to his — Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court; that the within Attestation is in due form, and by the proper Officer.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Public Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, this sixth — day of October A. D. 1836, and in the sixty first Year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By His Excellency the Governor.
John P. Bigelow Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Edward Everett

I James Copeland of Warren in the County of Lincoln and state of Maine aged 50 years do testify and say that I have been acquainted with Alpheus Delano late of Friendship in said County of Lincoln - and was knowing that he was the identical person who formerly lived in Duxbury (Massachusetts) and Married Peggy Sides - and that he the said Alpheus Delano drew a pension - a number of years before he died and that he died at Friendship aforesaid March 9 th 1826 and I am well acquainted with his widow Peggy Delano aged about eighty four years and know that she has never been Married since her husbands death and that she is the identical person who is making application for a pension by virtue of the law passed July 4-1836
Lincoln ss Novem 10 - 1836 James Copeland
Personally appeared the above named James Copeland and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed and I certify that the said James Copeland is a man of truth & veracity
His h Prince Justice of the Peace State of Maine Lincoln County ss I John Anderson Register of Probate for the County of Lincoln do hereby certify that His h Prince Esq r is a justice of the Peace & of the Quorum through the State and that the above signature is his true and genuine signature
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of the probate Office for said County this tenth day of November A D 1836
John Anderson } Register of Probate } For the County of Lincoln

I Andrew Robinson - of Union in the county of Lincoln - aged Seventy eight years - testify and say that I was a soldier in Capt Plummer's Company in the year 1776 and served in the Company for the term of nine months - and was knowing that Alpheus Daland was in the Company during the term and to the best of my recollection he served as a Corporal in the Company - he was stationed the most of the time of the nine months at Fredrick Bradford's Point in Friendship - as a guard - with about a dozen men - the said Company was stationed by guard in several places - where their service was most needed - after the expiration of the service he went into the Revolutionary Service.
Andrew Robinson
Lincoln ss March 3 d 1837
personally appeared the above named Andrew Robinson - and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed - and I certify that the said Andrew Robinson is a man of truth and veracity - Hon ble Prince George Peabody
State of Maine Lincoln ss I Sam l Page Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon ble Prince Esq is a justice of the peace in and for said County and that the above signature is his true and genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Probate Court of said County this 11 day of May A D 1837
Sam l Page Reg d of Probate

Thomaston - County of Lincoln and State of Maine November 11 th 1836
We enclose the applications of three Widows - for pensions by virtue of the law of July - 4 th 1836 - I have endeavoured to make out the papers - agreeable to the instructions - I wish you to forward the Pension Certificates to me - as their agent. yours respectfully
A. L. Edwards Esq.      Hezekiah Prince