Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34685, Samuel Chase, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Chase, Samuel
S34685
CONTENTS

No 19,890
Massachusetts.
Samuel Chase.
of Essex Co in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Badlam of the regiment commanded by Colonel Baldwin in the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year from 1 st January 1776 to 31 December 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 st day of December 1827.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th of March 1828 and sent to Hon John Varnum House of Representatives.
Arrears to 4th of March 1828 21.76. Semi-annual all'ce ending 11 Sept 1828. 48.
69.76
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Samuel Chase

Original Claims
Declaration, in order to be placed on the Pension List, under the Act of the 18th March 1818.
County of Essex ss - On this fourteenth day of April, in the year of our LORD, one thousand Eight hundred and twenty seven, personally appeared before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being a Court of record for said Commonwealth; Samuel Chase, resident in Newbury, in said county, aged Seventy two years, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration, in order to attain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, and the 1 st of May 1820 - That he the said Samuel Chase enlisted for the term of Eight months, on the twenty second day of May A. D. 1775. (as nearly as he can now remember) in the State of Massachusetts, in the company commanded by Captain William Rogers, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Gerrish, in the line of the State of Massachusetts, on the Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in said Corps, until the last day of December 1775, when he was discharged from said service in Groton, in the State of Massachusetts. - That he afterwards enlisted for the term of Twelve months, on or about the second day of January, in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy six, in the State of Massachusetts, in the company commanded by Capt. Ezra Badlam, in the regiment commanded by Col. Loammi Baldwin, in the line of the State of Massachusetts, on the continental establishment; that he continued to serve in said Company until the last day of the year 1776, when he was discharged from said service in Trenton, in the State of New Jersey: That he relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present; That his name is not on the roll of any State, and the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension. - That at the time of passing of the Law of March 1818 he enjoyed better health than he now does, and was not then in so pressing need of the assistance of his country for support, as he has at this time found himself to be.
And in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st of May 1820, 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 any property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby 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 since the 18th of March 1818,

the following changes have been made in my property since. A dwelling house and about fifty acres of land which I then owned in said Newbury, has been mortgaged by me for the sum of fourteen hundred dollars, and the amount at that time applied to the payment of my debts, and for support of my wife and family - That the mortgage has been sued out in Law, and possession taken of the whole.
Samuel Chase
Schedule - containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit.
The right in equity which I have to redeem about fifty acres of land, with an old dwelling house thereon, in Newbury - under Mortgage to Mr Henry Merrill of Newburyport for the sum of fourteen hundred dollars and Interest - the mortgage having been sued out, and possession taken . . . . . $50  1 desk $4 - 2 Tables $3 - 6 wooden chairs $1 - 4 chairs $1 . . . . . 9  1 looking glass 25 cts 1 feather bed $10 - Iron ware $2 . . . . . 12:25  Hand Irons, Shovel &c $1.50 - Broochery ware $2. Table cloths &c $3 . . . . . 6:50  1 Chair $8. wooden ware $2 - Old Cart - lindy & farming tools $9 . . . . . 19  Hay in the Barn $25 - 10 Bushels of Corn $7. Old Chest and drawers $1.50 . . . . . 33.50  10 Bushels of Oats $5. Old Cart - tire $2.50 - 1 Loom $4 . . . . . 11.50  1 Spinning wheel $1. ax yoke rings &c $1 - Meal chest - $ 75 cts . . . . . 2.75  2 light stands 50 cts Old silver tea Spoons $1 . . . . . 1.50  Pewter $2 - other small articles cheese press, reels and bed $5 . . . . . 7 =  $153:00
Newbury April 14th 1827.
Samuel Chase
Essex ss - Sworn to and declared, on the fourteenth day of April A D. 1827.
before me J. S. Wilde
J. Sup. Jus. Court for S. Com th
I Samuel S Wilde, one of the Judges of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, next to be held at Ipswich, within and for the county of Essex, where the declarant resides, do hereby certify, that the above named Samuel Chase is from disease called Rupture, with which I am credibly informed and believe he has been afflicted for several years, unable to attend the Court of which I am one of the Judges - and I do not think, from present appearances, that he will be able to attend the Court above named, at its next session - I have therefore, in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 1 st of March 1823,

attended at his place of abode, and administered the foregoing oath.
J. J. Wilde
Jus. Sup. Jud. Comiss. for D. Conn th .
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Essex ss. At the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth begun and held at Ipswich within and for the County of Essex on the first Tuesday of May Anno Domini 1827- By Hon. Samuel Putnam, one of the Justices of said Court
I, Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule 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 one hundred and fifty three dollars —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court at Salem in said County of Essex on this seventh day of May. Anno Domini 1827 —
Atty. J. Tucker, (Clerk)

34 685 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34 685
Samuel Chase
His Rev Mr
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 481
[Arrangement of 1870.]

An account of Property which was owned by Samuel Chase of Newbury, State of Massachusetts, an applicant to the Government of the United States for a pension, with additional evidence in support of his application of April 11th 1827.
   Description of property. Name of the person to whom disposed of Time disposed of Amount received     Farm in said Newbury and an old dwelling house thereon occupied by the applicant Mortgaged to Mr Henry Merrill of Newburyport November 27. 1820 Fourteen hundred dollars, received on the mortgage $1100.   to whom paid time when paid Amount paid   to Henry Merrill of Newburyport Nov 27 1820 $376:43  For the origin of this demand please refer to the affidavit of Mr Merrill which is annexed to the original application - it had been due to him several years before and for which Mr Merrill then held the note of Mr Chase - to the deposition also he would respectfully refer of Hannah Merrill for the origin of her demand -    Hannah Merrill " " 400 -   Parker Noyes in 1820 200 - This debt was originally due to the father of Mr Noyes - had been due to him long before his decease and was for money hired and interest of many years before 1818   Elizabet Emery " " 200 - This debt to Mr Emery and his deceased brother was contracted a great number of years long before the year 1818 - was for money hired oftentimes to pay debts I then owed and to help me carry on my business and industrial upon   Moses Chase " " 50 -  These debts were both due previous to the year 1818 and were for money hired of them    Deacon Henry Merrill " " 10 -   Samuel Merrill " " 25 -   Thomas Emery " " 8 -   $1369:43 Newburyport December 22 1827  
I Samuel Chase above named in addition to my former declarations on my application for a pension from the Government of the United States do on oath further declare - that the above is a fair and honest statement of property which I held before the 18th of March 1818 and the disposition of it since that time - That the several debts stated in the above list were all due from me to the several persons in said statement named - They were all due before the year 1818 many of them for many years before for money which I had hired to carry on my farm and business upon and interest due thereon - and were all paid as I have before stated - out of the money for which I mortgaged my estate - leaving me nothing except what I have stated in my schedule
Samuel Chase

I Henry Merrill of Newburyport in the county of Essex, in addition to the deposition which I have already given, on the application of Samuel Chase of Newburyport for the benefit of the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war "do further testify and declare, that I have carefully read over, and examined the above written Statement made by said Chase and his declaration thereto, and do fully believe the facts therein stated to be true — I do know the fact that at the time when I received of the said Chase the Mortgage of his Estate, a copy of which is annexed to his said application and paid him the fourteen hundred dollars, the consideration therein expressed to have been paid — that he was then indebted to the several persons, and in the sums mentioned in the above statements — My said demand commenced as early as the year 1808. or 1809, and was increased by a payment which I made for him, and took up his note at the Newburyport bank which I had endorsed for him — This amount I do know was used by him to pay debts which he then owed, and for his business on his farm — I do also know that in November 1820 when I received the Mortgage of him, and paid him the amount as before stated he was then indebted to its full amount, and that it was all applied to the payment of his debts — and that the principal part if not all of those debts, excepting only interest on them, were due from him before the year 1818, and that he was under an absolute necessity of paying them when I loaned him the money for that purpose, and must have been otherwise vexed with suits and protracted expense and trouble — I was not present when these several debts were paid, but I do know, as well as I can know any thing which I did not do myself — that they were as paid as he has stated, and that they were all honestly due from him, originating in demands for money hired to pay other and older debts — to pay for labor on his farm, which he could not do himself, on account of infirmity of body of long standing and increasing — and to purchase necessaries for himself and family — contracted principally if not entirely before the year 1818 except as I have before excepted the sum paid for it. Interest upon them — I do further swear that I do verily believe that said Chase has not any property whatsoever other than what he has stated in the schedule annexed to his application aforesaid, and which in my opinion is appraised at its full value — (and I do know that he is at the time in suffering circumstances)
Henry Merrill
Essex ss. Town of Newburyport
Personally came Samuel Chase and Henry Merrill whose names are signed to the above written affidavits, reduced to writing by me, and generally made oath to the truth of the same in due form of law.
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W. Woodhull Notary of the Peace

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A. R. Feb. 7 th 1828
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir, I hope you will give the enclosed papers a critical examination, & if possible grant the pension. I am acquainted with all the witnesses & the Magistrate & knows they are entitled to credit. I have no doubt, that he is justly entitled to a pension, & trust the evidence is taken in such form, as to justify you in a favorable report.
With respect &c
Your Mt. Servt.
John Warren

Hon. John Varnum

Newburyport Febr. 1820
Hon. Saltonstall
Dear Sir
I seem to have been really unfortunate in some of my applications in behalf of the war worn soldiers - and must again solicit your friendly aid - The enclosed application of Mr. Chase was made in April last and forwarded by me to the War department and were examined in November last - Mr. Edwards then wrote me "that before a decision can be had his Creditors must state more particularly the origin of the demands against him, all his affidavits on that point being too indefinite" and that where the debts are founded in money borrowed since 18th March 1810, the application of such a sum must be shown. - Mr. Edwards will have the goodness to look over the evidence again I think he will be satisfied that it is difficult to obtain more definite affidavits than have been presented - all the creditors except one or two of trifling amount do state that the amounts were paid to them in discharge of debts contracted many years ago - and being for many lived they cannot testify to the application of it by Mr. Chase - He had suggested that this being an original application it would not be necessary for the applicant to show what property he had once owned or has at the last - but simply show his need of assistance for support - but as a reason why did not sooner apply for that aid, it was thought advisable to show that he then had some property in possession which had since been taken from him - believing that the department will be satisfied with the additional declaration of the claimant himself - and that of the principal creditors - their depositions have been added and the whole now enclosed to you - The creditors are remote, one in the State of Massachusetts and two others have been absent ever since the papers were returned - as the needy situation of the applicant seems to make it necessary that such as he has obtained should be forwarded - There are but two or three other cases in this vicinity whose applications have been suspended - but as no alteration is made in the Law, they must procure the best evidence they can - and forward their papers - If I am not too troublesome I would solicit your friendly aid for this applicant - I am satisfied in my own mind that he is an honest man - I have not the smallest doubt of the truth of his declaration - and that I regret exceedingly if he is so unfortunate as to meet a refusal -
with respectful regard Yr Obedient Servt
W. March

Common-wealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. Town of Newburyport - Nov 19 th 1827.
William Woart, Notary public for the county of Essex, by legal authority commissioned and sworn, and a Justice of the peace & Quorum, in and for said county residing therein do hereby certify and make known to all whom the same doth or may concern - That the annexed Mortgage and Execution thereon, attested by my signature - are true and exact copies of the originals thereof carefully examined and compared therewith by me - I do also certify that the annexed depositions generally subscribed by the within named - Isaiah Hovey - Henry Merrill Sen d and Henry Merrill Jun d , Benjamin Lettinger - Samuel Chase the within named applicant - Parker Vose. Hannah Merrill - Samuel Merrill Jun d Eliphalet Emery and Moses Chase - were all reduced to writing by me and duly sworn to according to Law before me: that said depositions are believed by me to be credible witnesses. —
In testimony whereof I do also hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of Office the day month and year above written.
W. Woart, Not Pub Sec Pa

20-443
Samuel Chase
Essex County
Massachusetts
Act 18 March 1818

I Isaiah Holey of Newbury, in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on oath do testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Samuel Chase of said Newbury, and do know, that he served in the army of the United States, in the war of the Revolution - more than nine months, on the continental establishment. - I do know, that he enlisted in the year 1775 and served in Captain William Rogers' Company the term of Eight months - He then enlisted in the Company commanded by Captain Ezra Badlam, in Colonel Loammi Baldwin's Regiment, in 1776. the said Regiment on the continental establishment, and served therein to my knowledge twelve months. I was at the same time, a private soldier in the same Company. I have no doubt that the said Chase served a further term, but not having been with him in the service other than at the time I have stated above - I cannot testify further - I have no interest whatsoever in said Chase's application for pension stated above - I cannot testify further -
Newburyport April 12 th 1827.
Isaiah Holey
Essex ss - Newburyport April 12 th 1827 Then Isaiah Holey above named personally came and made oath to the truth of the above written declaration by him subscribed, reduced to writing by me and I do certify that the above named Isaiah Holey is personally known to me and is a credible witness. W. Washburn Clerk.
I Henry Merrill of Newbury, in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on oath do testify and say. That I am well acquainted with Samuel Chase of Newbury aforesaid, above named - and have been well acquainted with him from childhood - I do know that he enlisted into the army of the United States and served in the army of the Revolution, on the continental establishment in 1775 and 1776 - I was not in the army with said Chase but I know the fact that he enlisted first in Captain Rogers' Company for Eight months and afterwards in Captain Ezra Badlam's Company, in Colonel Loammi Baldwin's Regiment both on the continental establishment and that he served therein, more than nine months, at one and the same enlistment. - I have understood that said Chase is about to make application to the Government of the United States for a pension - but have no interest whatsoever in his application.
Newburyport April 13 th 1827.
Henry Merrill
Essex ss, Newburyport April 13 th 1827 Then Henry Merrill above named personally came and made oath to the truth of the above written declaration by him subscribed and I do certify that the above named Henry Merrill is personally known to me and is a credible witness. W. Washburn Clerk.
I Benjamin Puttingel of Newbury, in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on oath do testify and say. That I am personally well acquainted with Samuel Chase above named

and who is now about to make application to the Government of the United States for a pension, (and do know that he served in the Army of the United States, in the war of the revolution, and in the continental establishment, more than nine months, at one and the same enlistment.
I do know that that he first enlisted in the early part of the year 1775. I think as early as May of that year, in the company commanded by Captain William Dazey, in Colonel Gerrish's regiment, in the Massachusetts line of the army - in which he served eighteen months - (and I do also know that he afterwards enlisted in the year 1776 (and I believe the first or second day of January of that year) in the company commanded by Capt: Ezra Dadlam, the Regiment commanded by Col: Loammi Baldwin, also Massachusetts line for twelve months - and faithfully served that time onward until he was discharged in Trenton - I was also a private soldier in the same company with said Shaw and served in said company, within the time above mentioned - The said Samuel Shaw was a faithful and active soldier, and supported a good character, in the army - was a corporal at the time of his discharge.
I have no interest whatsoever in said Shaw's application for a pension.
Newburyport April 11th 1827.
Benjamin D. Dillingham
Essex ss. Newburyport April 11th 1827. Then personally came Benjamin Dillingham above named, and made oath to the truth of the above written declaration by him subscribed. And I do hereby certify that the said Benjamin Dillingham is personally known to me, and is a credible witness.
William Justin of the County

Know all men by these presents, that I Samuel Chase of Newbury, in the county of Essex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Husbandman, in consideration of the sum of fourteen hundred dollars, paid me by Henry Merrill of Newburyport in said County Merchant, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell, convey, and confirm unto the said Henry Merrill, a certain tract of land in said Newbury, containing forty acres, with all the buildings thereon, bounded and described as follows, viz - Southerly on the county road, leading to Bradford: Westerly, partly on Benjamin and Nathaniel Ordway, and Artichoke river: Northerly on land formerly belonging to William D. Peck, now of Samuel Curran: North Easterly on land of Joseph Sawyer: Easterly on the heirs of Simeon Cooper deceased, being the same on which I now live. — Also another piece of land in said Newbury, bounded as follows viz, Southerly on New lane (so called); Westerly on Turkey hill lane (so called); Northerly on land of Josiah Little Esq., and Easterly on Benjamin Ordway, containing Nineteen acres. — Also another piece of land, in said Newbury, bounded as follows, viz Easterly on Turkey hill lane (so called) Southerly on land of the heirs of Simeon Cooper deceased; Westerly on land now or late of Amos Chase, and Northerly on the same.
To have and to hold the same, with all the Privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging, to him the said Henry Merrill, and his heirs and assigns, to his and their sole use, and behoof forever. And I do hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant and engage to and with the said Henry Merrill, and his heirs and assigns, that I am lawfully seized in fee of the premises; that they are free of all incumbrances; that I have good right to sell and convey the same in manner aforesaid; and that I and my heirs will warrant and defend the same to him the said Henry Merrill and his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful demands of all persons. — Provided nevertheless, that if I the said Samuel Chase, my heirs, executors, or administrators shall pay to said Henry Merrill, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, the sum of fourteen hundred dollars, on or before the twenty seventh day of November, which will be in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty two, agreeably to the tenor of a certain note given by said Samuel Chase to said Henry Merrill, bearing date, on the twenty seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, conditioned to pay said Merrill the said last mentioned sum of fourteen hundred dollars, and lawful interest at the time aforesaid, then this deed, and also said note shall both be void, otherwise they shall remain in full force. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Samuel Chase (and a seal)
Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of William Wootat Int. W Wootat.
Essex ss. November 27th 1820. Then the aforementioned Samuel Chase personally acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him sealed to be his act and deed, before me. W Wootat Justice of the Peace
Endorsed. Essex ss. Rec d in the Registry of deeds Novem 29. 1820. Recorded Book 224 leaf 199 A true Copy (and examined by) Amos Choate Reg W Wootat Not Pub

I Samuel Chase the mortgager named in the mortgage, of which the within written is a true copy, on oath do testify and declare, in addition to the declaration which I made before his Honor Samuel S. Wilde Esq. on the 11th of April A.D. 1827. that at the time I gave the said mortgage to said Henry Merrill I was justly indebted to him in the sum of Three hundred and seventy six dollars and forty three cents, for that amount of money which I had a long time before hired of him to assist me in carrying on the business of my farm and support of my self and family - I was also at that time indebted to several other persons - viz to my Sister in law Hannah Merrill, in the sum of four hundred dollars - to Parker Noyes Esq. of Salisbury in the State of New Hampshire, in the sum of Two hundred dollars - To Elisha Emery and to Nicholas Emery, of this place, in the sum of three hundred dollars - To Moses Chase in the sum of fifty dollars - To Deacon Henry Merrill for debt to Captain Samuel Merrill in the sum of twenty five dollars and to Thomas Emery Esq. the sum of all of which was for monies hired and borrowed by me and had been due for a number of years - and so hired and borrowed, and used in carrying on my farm and supporting myself and family - I had been called upon several times for payment - and finding that I was not likely to have longer indulgence, I was induced to take up a sum of Mr Merrill sufficient to pay them, their respective demands, which I did by taking of him a sum sufficient to pay them all and gave said Merrill the mortgage aforesaid to include also the amount due to him before mentioned.
The difference between the sum which I took up of said Merrill and the sums which I have mentioned above, I cannot now otherwise account for, than in that I might have paid something more for interest, or expenses, which I cannot now exactly ascertain, as I destroyed the notes, when I took them up, and have no memorandum now to guide me - I can only say, that the debts which I so paid were all honestly and fairly due, and that all the money which I took up of said Henry Merrill was faithfully applied to the payment of them that no part of it was applied to any other purpose - I am a farmer - Seventy three years of age in August next - I still live in the house which stands on said farm - which does not occupy the farm, that is let by said Merrill to another person - I am to pay rent for the house if able to do so, some small consideration - and unless I were indulged to live in the house I have no place where I could go unless to call on the Town for support - I have an unmarried daughter who lives in the house with me and she has no property whatever to contribute towards my support, but is in fact charitably living with me to assist in making me comfortable in my old age - I am very infirm, broken in body wholly unable to labor, and have not been able to do a days work for several years -
Samuel Chase
Newbury June 11th. 1827. Sworn before me
Wm Wood Not Pub. Rec. Pa.

I, Henry Merrill Sur of Newburyport in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Merchant, on oath do testify and declare, that I am the Mortgagee named in the Mortgage of which the annexed is a true copy - that the said Mortgage, was given to me by the within named Samuel Chase in November A.D. 1820 - to secure to me the payment of the sum of Three hundred and Seventy Six dollars then due to me for monies which I had from time to time (and for considerable time previous, loaned to him (and interest due thereon - (and for money which I then gave him which was to enable him to pay several demands against him (and which I knew he was called upon for, and was obliged to pay - I have since paid out said Mortgage (and taken possession of the Estate which he so mortgaged to me, in which said Chase has now no interest except the right of redeeming the same - I do further swear, that I consider the amount which I have paid for this Estate, as the full value thereof - and would willingly now sell it at that price - and even for a less sum. - I am well acquainted with said Chase - (and with his circumstances in life (and do know, that the money which I paid to him for balance of the consideration money expressed in said deed, was applied to the payment of his debts - many of which had been long due - (and I have full reason to believe (and do believe that he the said Chase is entirely destitute of property, excepting only what little household furniture he may possess - he is now infirm (and unable to procure subsistence from manual labour (and indebted to charitable assistance from day to day, without which I am satisfied he would suffer great inconvenience.
Newburyport June 12th 1827.
Henry Merrill
Sworn before me W. Wood, Pub. Not. Pub. his Par
grand jury

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss.
To the Sheriff of our county of Essex, or his Deputy - Greeting:
Whereas Henry Merrill of Newburyport in the county of Essex, Merchant before our Justices of our Court of Common Pleas, holden for and within our county of Essex, aforesaid, at Newburyport, upon the third Monday of September A.D. 1826, by the consideration of our said Court, recovered judgment for his title and possession of and in a certain tract of land in said Newbury, containing forty acres with all the buildings thereon situated and described as follows, to wit, Southerly on the county road, leading to Bradford, Westerly partly on Benjamin and Nathaniel Ordway, to Artichoke River, Northerly on land formerly belonging to William D. Pease, now of Samuel Chase; North Easterly on land of Joseph Sawyer; Easterly on land of Simon Booser deceased. Also another piece of land in said Newbury bounded as follows viz Southerly on Newlane so called, Westerly on Turkey Hill lane, so called, Northerly on land of Josiah Little Esq and South Easterly on Benjamin Ordway, containing nineteen acres - Also another piece of land in said Newbury, bounded as follows viz. Easterly on Turkey Hill lane so called; Southerly on land of the heirs of Simon Booser deceased; Westerly on land now or late of Amos Chase; and Northerly on the same - against Samuel Chase of Newbury, in said county, His handman, who unjustly withheld, put out or removed the said Henry Merrill from his possession thereof. And also, at the said Court, recovered judgment for the sum of six dollars seventy four cents for costs and damages, which he obtained by reason of the same; as to us hath been made to appear of record. We command you, therefore, that without delay, you cause the said Henry Merrill to have possession of and in the said message or tenement, with the appurtenances. We also command you, that of the goods, chattels or lands of the said Samuel Chase, within your precinct, at the value thereof in money, you cause the said Henry Merrill to be paid and satisfied the aforesaid sum of $6:74, which to the said Henry Merrill was adjudged for his costs and damages, with forty cents more for this writ; and thereof also to satisfy yourself for your execution fees. - And for want of such goods, chattels or lands of the said Samuel Chase, to be by him drawn unto you, or found within your precinct, to the acceptance of the said Henry Merrill, to satisfy the aforesaid sums, we command you to take the body of the said Samuel Chase, and him commit unto our gaol in Salem, Ipswich or Newburyport, in our county of Essex, aforesaid, and detain in your custody within our said gaol, until he pay the full sums above mentioned, with your fees, or that he be discharged by said Henry Merrill, or otherwise by order of Law.
Whereof fail not, and make return of this writ, with your doings therein, in our said Court of Common Pleas, to be holden at Ipswich, within and for our said county of Essex, on the third Monday of December, current.
Witness, Artemas Ward, Esq r , at Salem, the fifth day of December, in the year of our

LB Rd, one thousand, eight hundred and twenty six.
John Prince Jr. Clerk-pro. tem.
Newbury December 12 1826. I hereby acknowledge that I have given sixteen and firsts of the within named promises, to the within named Henry Merrill, but the costs I have not paid. Attest. D. Massey. Samuel Chase
Newburyport November 27th 1820. For value received I promise to pay to Mr. Henry Merrill or order - fourteen hundred dollars in ten years from date with interest until paid.
Samuel Chase
$1400 Witness: W. Woodhull
(endorsed)
First years Interest paid
Second years interest paid.
June 20. 1825 Received thirty six dollars and fifty cents on account of interest
December 18. 1825 Received twenty six dollars, and fifty four cents on account of interest
$26.54
The above is a true copy of the note filed in the action of Henry Merrill vs
Samuel Chase. No 1093. - B. C. P. Sept. Term 1826.
Atty. J. Tucker - Clerk.
Interest 50.
Cond. Judg: $1658. 16. Dam 6. 74 Cents 90 Nat. Inc:
A true copy. Atty. W. Woodhull, Atty. Pub.

I Henry Merrill of Newbury, in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Husbandman on oath do testify and declare, that in November 1820, Samuel Chase of Newbury aforesaid, who is now making application to the Government of the United States, for a pension - paid me the sum of Ten dollars for so much money loaned him some time before - which money he so paid me out of money which had just received of my son Henry Merrill of Newbury first, and hired on mortgage to enable him to settle with other creditors - I do know also, that at the same time he paid also to his sister, then sole and unmarried a considerable sum of money, and to the best of my recollection Four hundred dollars - He was at that time that he was indebted to her, and had been for a long time for money which she had loaned him.
I am well acquainted with the above named Samuel Chase - (and I do know that he is now very poor and very infirm - scarcely able to go about - entirely unable to labor - and that without the assistance of the Charities he would suffer -
Henry Merrill
Sworn to before W. Wood, N. P. In Pa
I Parker Noyes of Salisbury, formerly in the county of Hillsborough (and State of New Hampshire) Equally on oath do testify and declare - That Samuel Chase of Newbury, in the county of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was several years ago indebted to me in a considerable sum of money, for which I held his note of hand - I called upon him several times for payment, and as nearly as I can now recollect I received payment in the latter part of the year 1820 - and I think the note must then have amounted to about Two hundred dollars - the money had then been due to me for several years (and the note had been several times renewed ) - The debt was originally due to my father - (and had been due to me for many years before it was paid) - It is so long since the debt was paid that I cannot distinctly recollect the time of payment nor the amount - and being at this time at considerable distance from him, I have no means of ascertaining.
Parker Noyes
Sworn to before W. Wood, Justice of the Peace
I Hannah Merrill of Newbury, in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts wife of Henry Merrill, of said Newbury, Husbandman, on oath do declare, that in November 1820 - Samuel Chase of said Newbury paid me the amount of my demand against him and interest then due thereon, which was four hundred dollars, within a few cents - The most of it had been of many years standing, and for money loaned to him, before I intermarried with said Merrill - (and before I married, I was in want of the money and required payment) - In payment of the money he gave a

Mortgage of his real Estate to Henry Merrill of Newburyport (and hired the money of him for that purpose, as I understood at the time) and I conclude that the money he hired of him - was in part that which he paid to me - The amount was justly due to me (and had been due to me many years as I have before stated.
Hannah Merrill
Sworn - before me
W. Worth Justice of the Peace
I, Samuel Merrill of Newbury aforesaid on oath do testify and say - That in November 1820. Samuel Chase of Newbury paid me the sum of Twenty five dollars - for that amount of money which I had loaned him about a year before that time - he at the same time paid me the Interest due thereon.
Samuel Merrill Jr.
Sworn to before me
W. Worth Justice of the Peace
I, Elizabeth Emery of West Newbury, in the said County of Essex Esquire, on oath do testify and declare, that several years ago, as far back I think as the close of the year 1820 Samuel Chase of Newbury in said county was indebted to me in a sum of money. In which claim my brother Nicholas Emery now deceased was interested - I cannot now remember the precise amount I can only say that the sum due to my brother and myself was about Three hundred dollars - we were apprehensive of losing it (and called for payment, and said Chase paid us the amount (and as I understand paid us out of the monies which he had hired of Mr. Henry Merrill and for which he mortgaged his real Estate - The money had been due to us for a number of years - it was hired of us by said Chase. (and lay in Interest a long time - we understood that it was to pay for labor on his farm - I am well acquainted with said Chase, live in his immediate neighborhood - I have known him many years - I know that he is poor (and needs assistance for his support - that he is entirely unable to labor - can move from place to place only with difficulty.
Elizabeth Emery
Sworn to before me
W. Worth Justice of the Peace
I, Moses Chase of West Newbury aforesaid, on oath do declare - that so nearly as I can now remember Mr. Samuel Chase paid me the sum of fifty dollars the amount of my demand against him and the interest thereon, to the month of November or December 1820 - he was indebted to me to that amount - which I had loaned him an Interest - to pay a debt which he owed - and help him in his business - The money which he paid me in discharge of my demand I understand was hired of Mr. Henry Merrill on mortgage - but I do not know only from what I was then told - I know only that the amount which he paid me in November or December 1820 was justly due to me from him.
Moses Chase
Sworn to before me
W. Worth Justice of the Peace