Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45665, Michael Carter, Mass. Navy

SERVICE
Mass. Navy
Carter, Michael
NUMBER
S. 45665
CONTENTS
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160 99 R New Hampshire Michael Carter
of Amherst in the state of New Hampshire who was a Marine  board the Frigate  in the regiment commanded by Colonel Barry of the U.S. Navy line, for the term of Two Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 31 of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of Novm 1818 and sent to J. H. Smith Esq. Amherst New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819  137.31
Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar 1820  48.00
14 Mo. \frac{1}{31} \frac{4}{30}
$185.31
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Application sent to Mr Smith 19 Sep 1820 Amherst N.H.

I Michael Carter now a resident citizen in the town of Antrim in the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire Cardholder in my fifty second year of age do solemnly swear that in March A 1781 I enlisted into the service of my Country in the late Revolutionary war for the term of three years, and was mustered at Concord N.H. & in April following passed muster at Boston N.H. when I with about 100 more were marched to West Point in N.Y. where myself and about 40 others had a pass to return home on account of not passing muster under the inspection of Maj r Porter. On my return I & others were met by General Washington. After my return home (the last of May) the June following myself and the others who returned with me from West Point were called upon to return to Boston under the command of Capt m M c Farland to guard the Continental Stores at which time I understood that General Washington discharged Maj r Porter and that by his order or the Governmental order we were considered holden under our enlistment I remained & did my duty as a soldier under Capt m M c Farland in Boston untill the December following viz y Dec r 1781 When Capt m John Berry Commander of the Continental Frigate Alliance was bound on a Cruise to France to deliver the Alliance took to France the Marquis

De La Fieffe at that time & Capt n Barre had the privilege of taking from Capt. M c Farland's Company as many volunteers as he wanted to make out his complement of Men. Among the volunteers I was one and I was enrolled & enlisted under Capt. Parks of the Marines on board the Alliance Frigate of 36 guns where I served my Country faithfully from my enrollment in Dec r 1781 to March 1783 & was discharged from the Alliance Frigate at Field's Point so called in Rhode Island with orders to repair to my Company in Boston to report myself which I did & tarried a short time when my Captain gave discharge to me and others to return home & wait or tarry till called for or for further orders. During my service on board the Alliance we took seven prizes four of which we took into France the name of two which I recollect was the Britannia & the Hanover we brought over in the Alliance which conveyed the Duke d'Leban a large sum of money from France for the use of the Continental Govern- ment which we landed at Providence R.I. in March 1783 on our passage we fought a British Frigate three glasses & a half I am not the owner of any landed property & but a little personal property barely sufficient to keep house which forces me to procure a scanty subsistence by manual labor which forces me to crave assistance from my Country for support Given to this 31 st day of March 1834 Michael Carter

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss. On the 31st day of March A.D. 1818 Me- fore me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said Coun- ty personally appeared Michael Carter a citizen of the Town of Amherst in said Coun- ty in the 52 nd year of his age & being duly cautioned made solemn oath agri- -cultural to know in order to obtain a pension under the late Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the U.S. in the Revolutionary War," that he enlisted in March A.D. 1781 for the term of 3 years & passed muster at Boston & marched to West Point had a pass to return to home but in June following was called on duty under Capt. M c Farland to guard the Continental Stores under whom he served till Dec r 1781 when he was enrolled as a volun- -teer under Capt. Parks of the Marines on board the Alliance Frigate of 36 guns commanded by Capt. John Barry where he served faithfully until March A.D. 1783 when he was discharged from said Frigate at Philadelphia & so called in the State of Rhode Island. That he is not possessed of property more than barely to keep house which forces him to crave assistance from his country for support (meaning thereby that he is reduced in his circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support) From all which it appears to my satisfaction that the said Michael Carter did serve in the Revolutionary War against the common Enemy on the Continental establishment more than nine months & from my own knowledge he is not on the pension list of the U.S. and is reduced in his circumstances & in the assistance of his country for his support & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary of War pursuant to said Act of Congress W m Smith & Associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas
This Certifies that the signature of W m Smith on this paper is in his own hand writing and that he is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough afore- said in testimony whereof I have here affixed the seal of said Court.
Howland Eastman Clerk
Michael Carter Marine Dec r 31 st to Dec r 83 Frigate Alliance Barry Commander Samson

Michael Carter 52
Sworn to 21st March 1818
I Josiah Danforth of Tyngsborough in the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire of lawful age do solemnly swear that I am well acquainted with Michael Carter who has given his affidavit on this sheet in order to obtain a pension under the late act of Congress I am knowing to his inlisting for three years in the Revolutionary War in the Spring
of the year 1781 at Dunstable in Massachusetts he being engaged by one of the Clappes in said Dunstable to which class my Father was the head or Chairman and that said Carter served against the Common Enemy more than nine months, to wit, from the Spring of the year 1781 until the Spring of the year 1783 when he returned to said Dunstable where he recd the bounty agreed upon when he first enlisted
Josiah Danforth
Sworn to this 21st day of Novr 1818
Before me J. H. Smith Esquire Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Middlesex
I Isaac Wright of Dunstable in the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire of lawful age do solemnly swear that I am well acquainted with Michael Carter who has given his affidavit on this sheet in order to obtain a pension under the late act of Congress that I am knowing to his engaging with one of the Clappes in said Dunstable to serve against the Common Enemy in the Revolutionary War for the term of three years I am knowing to his inlisting in the Spring of the year 1781 and of his returning to Dunstable in the Spring of the year 1783 & that the Town was certified of his serving more than nine months & that he actually received the bounty from the Town which was agreed upon at the time of his inlisting
Isaac Wright
Sworn to this 21st day of Novr 1818
Before me J. H. Smith Esquire Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
This certifies that the above named Josiah Danforth & Isaac Wright are both of them Creditable Witnesses in Courts of Law J. H. Smith Esquire Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

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Michael Carter
16069
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29 Nov '19

TO the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at Amherst of Hillsborough and State of New-Hampshire.
within and for the County
July fifth 1820
Michael Carter aged fifty five resident in Amherst in said County, comes into Court, and, in pursuance of an Act of Congress, passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person, exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole estate, and income, (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted) as follows:
1 Table 1 00 1 Do 30 1 Small Desk 30 Lots & Shoe make Tools 3 50 1 Light Stand 75 1 Linnen wheel 50 1 Chest and Table 1 00 Pots and Bellies 2 00 hard Irons & flat Irons 1 50 Crockery, & Pewter ware, Knives & forks 4 00 2 Looking Glasses 1 00 Old articles 3 00 6 Chairs 1 00 2 Wash Tubbs & other } Small articles 2 25 Wheel barrow & 1 axe & } half Bushel & Peck Measure 2 25 1 Post axe 50 1 Sooting horns 16 Books, Bible and other } Small Books 1 50 1 Dung fork 50 1 Plow 75 1 Tub & 1 Pail 75 $ 34.76
Michael Carter
And the said Michael Carter in pursuance as aforesaid, produceth to said Court the following oath, by him duly taken and subscribed, viz:
I Michael Carter do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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.

And the said Michael Gaster he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows, viz.
doth here in Court further declare on oath, that
That in December 1781 he entered under Capt Park as a mariner on board the Alliance Frigate commanded by Capt John Berry in the Continental service to June during the war one year that he fired on board said Frigate from December 1781 to March 1783 - during which time she went to France three times - he was regularly discharged
That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is March 31 st 1818 And the number of his pension certificate is 16062 That his occupation is a laborer
That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages
and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz. his wife Hannah aged fifty five who is in very poor health and unable to maintain herself. he is lame and other were in bad health himself
Michael Gaster
Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said Schedule and that the same together with a copy of the premises be duly certified, to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before Hon Joshua Darling & J. K. Smith Justices of said Court the 5 th day of July 1826
N. Eastman Clerk
Hillsborough ss.] Court of Common Pleas. July 5 th
The aforesaid Schedule and oath, and the above declaration, duly subscribed and sworn by the said 1820 having been by him exhibited in person and presented to the Court, and the same being seen
and considered:
It is the opinion of said Court, that the value of the property, contained in said Schedule is $34.76
Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises with the proceedings thereon, be duly certified, to the Secretary of War.
Attest,
N. Eastman
Clerk.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Hillsborough
ss.]
N. Eastman
Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas within and for the said County of Hillsborough being a Court of record, do certify, That the foregoing Schedule and oath and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the Court thereon, are truly copied from the records and files of said Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the fifth
day of
July
1820
N. Eastman
Clerk.

Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Sir,
Washington, D. C., Jan'y _____, 1894
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Michael Carter , 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.     March 1781 3 years Pri McFarland Guard duty at Boston S   In Dec r 1781 detached as Marine under Capt Parks on board Frigate Alliance 36 guns, Capt Barry - La Fayette was a passenger - Made 3 voyages to France & captured 7 prizes -  
Battles engaged in, at sea in the Alliance
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated - mustered at "Concord Ms"
Date of application for pension, March 1818
Residence at date of application, Amherst Vt.
Age at date of application, 52 nd year of his age
Remarks: In 1820 his wife Hannah, alive age 55 years - No place or date of birth given or other residence than as above -
Very respectfully,
W. H. Pelton
Commissioner.
235 Dixwell Ave y
New Haven Conn m

Jan. 31/94 W. H. Linton. 235 Wiarsell Ave, New Haven, Conn.
Invalid
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File No. 45665 Michael Carter Marine Frigate Alliance U.S.N. Res. Nav.
Act March 18. 1878
Index: Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New Haven Ct., Dec 27/93
Dear Sir,
The following was found in the (Sixth) "Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services" — Published under direction of Sec. of State at Washington 1841 —
Michael Carter, of Goffstown, Hillsborough County, resided with Michael Carter June 1, 1840, aged 76 yrs.
I am desirous of ascer- taining the following facts about the said Michael Carter — Place and date

of birth, wife's maiden name and place of residence, reason of receiving a pension and particulars of his service if there are any.
I would like the records searched for the above information and will pay all the expense of the search.
If information cannot be gained in this manner, I would be greatly obliged to know from what source it can be obtained.
Respectfully
J. H. Tilton 255 Dippell Ave., New Haven, Conn.