Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,734, Henry Carver, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Carver, Henry or Carvell, Mercy
W. 22,734
CONTENTS

Rep.
Maine
87
Mercy Carver
Wife widow of Henry Carver
who was a private
in the Massachusetts line
for 2. years.
Date of death not on AR
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of May 1843. and sent to
G. M. Morton
Augusta
Maine.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 3.

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
STATE OF MAINE.
Lincoln County, ss.
On this 24 th day of September A. D., 1838, personally appeared before the Hon. Nathaniel Weston Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State, Mercy Carver, a resident of Lewiston in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged seventy nine years, who, being first 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 7th, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of Henry Carver late of said Lewiston, deceased, who at the time of his death was an Invalid pensioner of the United States, & who was paid at Boston, Massachusetts, & she refers to the documents in the War Department for evidence,
She further declares, that she was married to the said Henry Carver on the not recollected day of September in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one; that her husband, the aforesaid Henry Carver died on the twelfth day of July 1823, at Lewiston; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated; that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. That her maiden name was Mercy Dyer & she was married at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, by Rev. Mr. Clark.
her Mercy Carver mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me, (in the town, where the applicant resides, she being in firm and blind, and unable to appear in open court) Nathaniel Weston C.J. S.P.C.

State of Maine
On the twenty fourth of September, 1930, Mercy Carver, the applicant within named, was examined and questioned and sworn, as within stated. I am satisfied that she was married to Henry Carver, late an invalid revolutionary pensioner of the United States, on the first day of September, 1792, that the said Henry Carver deceased, on the twelfth day of July, 1923, and that the applicant has ever since remained his widow.
Nathan Weston C.J. S.J.C.
STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec ss.
I the subscriber Clerk of the Judicial Court for said County, hereby CERTIFY, That the Hon. Nathan Weston before whom the proceedings were had, is Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State, I also CERTIFY, That the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Judge in the matter of the application of Mercy Carver for a pension.
I further certify that Freeman Bradford Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit was sworn, is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Cumberland.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 5 th day of Feby A. D., 1839.
J. A. Chandler

“ Henry Carver and Mercy Dyer of Cape Elizabeth married Sept first, seventeen hundred eighty two. By C. Clark.
Recorded by David Strout Town Clerk,
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows viz, “ Sept 1st 1782.”
Attest, James Dyer Town Clerk,
I James Dyer above named, depose & say, that I hold the office of town Clerk of Cape Elizabeth in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine, & that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exception above named certified by me.
James Dyer Town Clerk,
State of Maine Feby 1st 1839
Cumberland County SS. Then personally appeared James Dyer Town Clerk of Cape Elizabeth, known to me as a man of truth and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me Freeman Bradford Justice of the Peace

September 21, 1939
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Miss Mary Pelham Hill 10 Elm Street Topsham, Maine
HENRY CARVER W. 22734 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Henry Carvill, of Maine, whose wife was Mercy and both he and she received pensions.
The record follows of Henry Carver (whose surname appears also Carvill and Carvell) as found in the papers of the claims for pension under File W. 22734, based upon service and upon disability incurred during his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Henry Carver and names of his parents were not stated.
Henry Carver or Carvell served as private in Colonel Brewer's Massachusetts regiment during the Revolutionary War, and was pensioned from January 1, 1803, on account of disability incurred in service, the nature of which was not stated. At the time he was pensioned, he was a resident of Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died July 12, 1823, in Lewiston, Lincoln County, Maine.
Henry Carver or Carvell married September 1, 1782, Mercy Dyer, of Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine. Their marriage was recorded in the Office of James Dyer, Town Clerk of Cape Elizabeth; the relationship between James and Mercy Dyer not stated.
Mercy Carver or Carvell was allowed pension for two years' service of her husband, Henry, on her application executed September 24, 1838, at which time she was a resident of Lewiston, Maine, aged seventy-nine years. No details of his service, nor names of officers other than that of Colonel Brewer, were given. Mercy Carver or Carvell was still residing in Lewiston, Maine, in 1843.

It is not stated in the claims whether Henry and Mercy Carver or Carvell had children.
In 1843, one Harriet Carver witnessed the signature by mark of soldier's widow, Mercy, in Lincoln County, Maine, the relationship between them not shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of soldier's widow, Mercy, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Mercy Carver, widow of Henry, certificate No. 87, issued May 8, 1843, rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1843, Act of March 3, 1843, Maine Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Carroll
Rev 22-734
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22,734
Mary Carver Wid. of Henry Carver Brn. Rev. War
Act: March 3 d 1843.
Index:—Vol. A, Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mch. 18, 1904—Hist. to Robert D. 28 First Place, Brooklyn, N.Y.
May 3, 1904—His to Miss Helen R. Carroll Clinton Mass
May 16—His to J. G. Elder
Sewiston Me 1912 May 17 Hist. to Robt. D. Carrell V.P.M.
1922 Feb 5 History to Mrs. Etta A Blake aut.
1923 Apr 11—Hist. to S. P. Newton M.H.S.
1923 May 11—Mrs. Etta A Blake—ann- formed she received signed state- ment Dec. 5—27 th place of death not in claim aut.
1936 Aug 24—Hist. to Miss Helen Carroll
1939 Sept 21—Hist. to Miss Mary Delham Hill ———— M.R.B.

Maine - 3,490
Mercy Barber
widow of Henry Barber,
who was a pensioner under the Act of Invalids and who died on the 12 th July 1822 of Sennebec in the State of Maine who was a P.M. in the County commanded by Captain of the Reg t commanded by in the line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of July '39, and sent Genl. W. H. Deane Augusta, Me
Arrears to the 4 th of March - $ 240.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 40.00 $ 280.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R. Burdin Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 - Page }

4102 Mercy Carver widow of Henry Carver Act July 7 1838
m 82. d 23-
on rolls 12 Regt Mass. Line.
adm d 2 years service 80 $
No deduction
Geo W Morton Augusta Me

I Dan Read of Lewiston, Lincoln County, upon oath state that the within named Henry Barner, who was well known to me, died at said Lewiston about the year 1823, & that the within named Mercy Barner has ever since remained a widow,
Dan Read
State of Maine,
Lincoln ss. Subscribed & sworn to this 24 th day of September 1838, the deponent being a credible witness,
Before me,
Nathan Weston C.J.
S.J.C.

State of Maine,
Sando Office, Bangor September 26, 1838.
I hereby certify that Mercy Gawell, alias Gower, of Lewiston in the county of Lincoln and State of Maine, widow of Henry Gawell, a soldier in the revolutionary war in Col. Brewer Regiment of the Massachusetts line, was, on the 27th day of January A.D. 1838, admitted to the benefits of a "Resolve additional to a Resolve passed March seventeenth in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five, entitled Resolve in favor of certain officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war, and the widows of the deceased officers and soldiers" approved March 24, 1836; and that a certificate of which the same was made and recorded in this office, a copy of which is hereunto annexed.
Attest
E L Hamlin Sando Agent for the State of Maine

STATE OF MAINE.
No. 201.
LAND OFFICE, Augusta, Jan y 27, 1838.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That Mercy Carwell _____ of Lewiston _____ in the County of Lincoln, widow of Henry Carwell late of Lewiston deceased _____ by declaration sworn to on the 30th day of December last _____ (See claim No. 223) _____
and other accompanying evidence has satisfactorily proved her claim to the benefits of a "Resolve additional to a Resolve, passed March seventeenth, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five, entitled 'Resolve in favor of certain officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary war and the widows of deceased officers and soldiers;' approved March 24, A. D. 1836, and that "THE LAWFUL HOLDER" of this certificate is entitled, under said Resolve, to FIFTY DOLLARS.
(Signed) John Woodglen Land Agent of Maine.
Examined & countersigned Oliver Frost
State of Maine Land Office Sept 26, 1838. A true copy from the records in this office Attest E. L. Hamlin Land Agent

535
Mercy Carver
Gov. W. Morton Augusta Maine.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting Pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received Pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
STATE OF MAINE, } County of Lincoln ss. } On this Thirteenth day of April A. D. 1843, personally appeared, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, Mercy Garrow _____ a resident of Lincoln in the County of Lincoln aged eighty three years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Henry Garrow who was a Revolutionary during the Revolutionary War; that she was pensioned as the widow of the said Henry Garrow at the rate of eighty dollars and _____ cents per annum, under the Act of July 7, 1838, which was paid to her at the agency in Portland in the State of Maine She further declares that she is still the widow of the said Henry Garrow having remained unmarried ever since his death.
Witness, Ebenezer Hays Harriet Garrow
her Mercy Garrow mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written,
Before me,  Stephen H. Read Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me to have been pensioned under the Act of July 7, 1838, and is the reputed widow of Henry Garrow deceased, and has remained unmarried ever since his death.
Stephen H. Read Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine, Hancock County, ss.
I the subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held for and within the said County of Hancock, do hereby certify that Stephen H. Read is a Justice of the Peace as within stated, and that the within signature purporting to be his are genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine the 18th day of April 1843
J. R. Nichols

NEWAGEN INN and COTTAGES JOSHUA L. BROOKS OWNER NEWAGEN MAINE
10 Elm Street, Topsham Maine,
To the Curator of the Old Archives Department, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir;—
I am writing to ask if in your department you can find data which will be of help to me, and for which I am trying hard to unearth, so far with no result.
I have in the Mass., Soldiers & Sailors in the War of the Revolution the service of
Henry Garvill , now can you give me what information there may be on his papers for pension, for he had one. He had a wife Mercy Carvill, who resided in Lewiston Maine, and received a pension.
Henry Carvill, is said to have come from Falmouth or Cape Elizabeth Maine, when he enlisted.
The records of Lewiston Maine were all burned and the work of hunting up the family is quite impossible on that account, I have spent two days there searching, with no result, and do hope you have some items regarding Henry or Mercy his wife, CARVILL (some say it was Carver) which I doubt, but may be so of course.
I am told her name was Mercy Dyer before marriage.
I will appreciate very much indeed an early reply to this letter, and would be glad to return the favor if I could do so along these lines.
I am very truly yours,
(Miss) Mary Pelham Hill

MISS MARY PELHAM HILL 10 ELM STREET, TOPSHAM, MAINE CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION VITAL RECORDS OF MAINE
August 26th., 1939,
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Dear Sir;—
I am writing to ask if you will please give me what information there may be on the records on file in your office regarding the Revolutionary Soldier Henry Carvill , he and his wife Mercy received pensions.
Henry Carville was of Maine.
His widow Mercy is listed as of Lewiston Maine.
I will appreciate very much any information as to the mention of any members of the family, also places of residence etc., as you may know by many other requests in these matters ?
An early reply will be thoroughly appreciated.
I am very truly yours,
Mary Pelham Hill

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form K-8 (Rev. 11-21-38)
Division of Reference
REFERRAL SLIP
DATE September 25, 1939
INQUIRY FROM:
Miss Mary Pelham Hill 10 Elm Street Topsham, Maine
DATED: Not dated
SUBJECT:
Revolutionary record of Henry Car- vill.
RESPECTFULLY REFERRED TO:
Veterans' Administration Washington, D. C.
and the writer so informed.
P. H. Hamer
CHIEF DIVISION OF REFERENCE

2 7/11/23. Williams & Cunningham 6 North Michigan Avenue Chicago
Monday March 12 - 1923.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, REVOLUTIONARY WAR SECTION, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
My great, great grandfather's name was Henry Carvill . He enlisted in the Revolutionary Army - Massachusetts Regiment - under that name or under the name of Henry Carver . Will you be good enough to advise me whether your records check with the above information, and if so, the detail of enlistment and discharge?
My information is that when my progenitor enlisted he did give the name of Carver as some of his brothers had at about that period changed the family name, and that your records do show an enlistment and discharge on exactly the same dates and exactly the same regiment and town, of a person of both of these names. The facts would seem to indicate that they were one and the same person, as borne out by the pension later paid to my great, great grandmother.
Thanking you for whatever courtesies you may be able to extend me relating to the above, and assuring you of my willingness to defray any expense incident to these services of record, I remain
Yours very truly,
S. P. S. Newton
SPN/s

Department of the Interior -
- 2 -
3/12/23.
P.S. I am further informed that Colonel Brewer was the commanding officer of the Massachusetts Regiment in which my great, great grandfather fought.
S.P.N.

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Lewiston, Maine, March 31 st 1923
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir;
My great grandfather Henry Coarn (or barrel) was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and received an invalid pension from Jan 1 st 1803. His wife Mercy Dyer Coarn (or barrel) received a pension (Rev. War Sec. No. 22,734) from Sept 24 th 1838. If either of the papers state where he was born will you please let me know. If they do not will you send me a signed statement that he was a Revolutionary Soldier and that he and his wife received pensions? I need this information to prove my rights to join the "Daughters of the American Revolution". If there is any charge for same let

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Yours Truly
Etta A. Blake
118 Sabattus Street Lewiston Maine

Williams & Cunningham 6 North Michigan Avenue Chicago
Saturday February 10, 1923.
Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
On January 30 I sent you a letter, asking if it would be possible for you to furnish me with information concerning either Henry or Stephen Carvil, and whether a pension was paid to either of these men during his lifetime after the Revolutionary War, or to his wife after his death.
Since sending you this inquiry, I have received a letter from a distant relative in Maine, which reveals the fact that the name was Carver, not Carvil; the name being changed by some of the younger members of the family when serving as selectmen..
I trust that this information may be helpful to you.
Yours very truly,
J. P. S. Newton
SPN/s

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Monday Afternoon
Dear C.:- Henry Carvill - perhaps - Carver - was one of Lewiston's early settlers, a revolutionary soldier and pensioner. I want his military record - I think he was assigned to the quota of Cape Elizabeth, or Falmouth or both - I understand the Revolutionary Rolls are at Washington and probably the Commis- sioner of Pensions is the Secretarian. If you can, please  look it up, I don't care how, both and sent me a copy and  I will pay if the record contain his birth and native place - would like them written in. Perhaps I would like to see the Comms?
1904 MD-225 J. B. D. N. 1904
Father.

J. G. Edson Lewiston Me.
Mr. Warner: Please send statement to the above address. Mr. E. is working local history. Ingram

Robert D. Carrill General # Dehivey Washington D. C.
Send record of Henry Carver, Mass. W. 22734 -
ack
MAY 11 1912

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Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions.
Sir, Will you please give me what information you can about the service of Henry Carrill (or barro) in the Revolutionary War? My great-grandmother Mercy Dyer Carrill drew a pension - "claim Vid file 22734.
Respectfully Yours
Mrs. Etta A. Blake
#221 Pine Street Lewiston Maine

Saint Paul
C.H.BIGELOW, PRESIDENT. W.S.TIMBERLAKE, TREASURER.
A.W.PERRY, SECRETARY. F.R.BIGELOW, ASST SECRETARY.
FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
ASSETS OVER $ 3,700,000.00
Clinton, Mass. April 21st, 1904.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Kindly send me a certified copy of the military service of Henry Carvell, also known as Henry Carver, said to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War, enlisted for the town of Falmouth (also given Cape Elizabeth), reported discharged November 3rd, 1779.
Respectfully yours,
Miss Helen B. Carvill,
Clinton,
Massachusetts.

Washington D.C. Feb March 24/1894
My I desire to become a member of the Sons of the Revolution, and will briefly state some of the facts upon which I rely to establish my descent. My paternal grandfather Henry Carrill was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army about four years, enlisting when quite young from Portland Maine. He was in the battle at Saratoga, was present at surrender of Burgoyne. After the war he settled on a farm in Lewiston Maine, residing there until his death about 1823. He was buried in a cemetery near his homestead. My grandmother Mercy Carrill survived him many years until sometime after my birth in 1839. I remember her death. I think she was on the pension roll. I learned these facts from my father James Carrill, the youngest son of my grandfather Henry Carrill. My father was born May 21, 1803 and died Nov. 6, 1879. My father told me that by some error in the Army records my

grandfather's name was written "Carver" as he drew his pension in the name of Henry "Carver". Will you kindly inform me where I can find the record of my grand- father's enlistment and such facts as prove his being a soldier of the Revolutionary Army. Very truly Yours
Robert D. Carvill General Kleber - Washington Park
for two days
28 First Place, Brooklyn New York

Clinton, Mass. July 8, 1936
Information Bureau of the Pension Department Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
only one Re: Henry Carvill  Revolutionary Soldier.  Joseph Carvill, War of 1812.  60 mtd 3318
52 Documents more In order to compile the family history of Carvills, I would like all the data you can give me of Henry Carvill, a soldier of the Revolutionary war. His wife was Mercy Dyer. Was Henry Carvill and Henry Carver one and the same person? Also information of Joseph Carvill.
If you cannot give me complete information as to their  his record, date of birth etc., maybe you can tell me where I might be able to obtain a full history and account of these soldiers.
Very truly yours,
Helen Carvill (Miss) Helen Carvill P. O. Box 255 Clinton, Massachusetts

B-1608
September 25, 1939
Miss Mary Pelham Hill 10 Elm Street Topshan, Maine
My dear Miss Hill:
This is in reply to your letter of recent date, in which you asked for information from the record of the pension based on the service of Henry Carvill in the Revolution.
The pension records of veterans of the Revolutionary War are in the custody of the Administrator of Veteran's Affairs, Washington, D. C., and we are therefore referring your request to that officer for consideration and reply.
If we can be of assistance to you in the future, please do not hesitate to call upon us.
Very truly yours,
P. M. Hamer, Chief Division of Reference
EB:rt

Rev. War Section
mmhF
April 11, 1923
S. P. S. Newton 8 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois
Sir:
In response to your letter received February 12, 1923, you are advised that from the records of this Bureau it appears that Henry Carver or Carvell served as a Private in Colonel Brewer's Regiment, Massachusetts Line during the Revolutionary War and was pensioned on account of disability, the nature of which is not stated, from January 1, 1803.
He married September 1, 1782 at Cape Elizabeth, Maine Meroy Dyer, and died at Lewiston, Maine July 12, 1823. She was allowed pension on her application executed September 24, 1838 while a resident of Lewiston, Maine aged seventy-nine years.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to furnish any information in regard to Stephen Carver (Carvell or Carvil).
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

Rev. War Section. W. 32734.
aws
December 5, 1922.
Mrs. Etta A. Blake, 221 Pine Street, Lewiston, Maine.
Madam;
In response to your letter of the 7th ultimo, you are advised that from the records of this Bureau it appears that Henry Carver or Carvell served as a private in Colonel Brewer's Regiment, Massachusetts Line during the Revolutionary War, and was pensioned on account of disability, the nature of which is not stated, from January 1, 1803.
H.C. or C He married September 1, 1782, at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Meray  the Mercy Dyer, and died at Lewiston, Maine, July 12, 1833. for about 2 yrs. see p. 7 her husband's name -She was allowed pension on her application at what time she was executed September 24, 1838, while a resident of Lewiston, Maine, aged seventy nine years. H.C. or C
Very respectfully,
no details of his service given, nor names of officers other than that of Col. Brewer
Commissioner.

August 24, 1936
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Miss Helen Carvill P. O. Box 255 Clinton, Massachusetts
HENRY CARVER W. 22734 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Henry Carvill, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who married one Mercy Dyer, and in which you desire to know whether Henry Carvill and Henry Carver are one and the same person, and request information, also, in regard to Joseph Carvill who served in the War of 1812.
In order to identify the record of the particular soldier of the War of 1812 named Joseph Carvill in whom you are interested, should his record be on file, it is essential that as much as possible of the following data in regard to him be furnished: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.
The Revolutionary War record has been found of a Henry Carver whose surname appears also as Carvill and Carvell, the only soldier of that name found in the Revolutionary War records of this office, under any spelling. His record follows as found in claim for pension, W. 22734, based upon service in the Revolutionary War and upon disability incurred during that service.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Henry Carver are not given.
Henry Carver or Carvell served as a private in Colonel Brewer's regiment, Massachusetts Line, during the Revolutionary War, and was pensioned from January 1, 1803, on account of disability incurred in service, the nature of which was not stated. At the time he was pensioned he was a resident of Bristol County, Massachusetts. He died July 12, 1823, in Lewiston, Lincoln County, Maine.
Henry Carver or Carvell married September 1, 1782, Mercy Dyer, of Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine. Their marriage was recorded in the Office of James Dyer, Town Clerk of Cape Elizabeth, no relation-

ship shown between James and Mercy Dyer.
Mercy was allowed pension for two years' service of her husband, Henry Carver or Carvell, on her application executed September 24, 1838, at which time she was a resident of Lewiston, Maine, aged seventy-nine years. No details of his service, nor names of officers other than that of Colonel Brewer, were given. Mercy Carver was still a resident of Lewiston, Maine, in 1843.
No names in the claim were designated as those of children.
In 1843, one Harriet Carver witnessed the signature by mark of soldier's widow, Mercy, in Lincoln County, Maine, no relationship shown.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid, and possibly the date of death of soldier's widow, Mercy Carver, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Mercy Carver widow of Henry Carver Certificate No. 87 Issued May 8, 1843 Rate, $80 per annum Commenced March 4, 1843 Act of March 3, 1843 Maine Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

GWA.
Rev. War section.
May 11, 1923.
Etta A. Blake, 118 Sabattus Street, Lewiston, Maine.
Dear Madam;
In response to your letter of March 31, 1923, I have to advise you that you were furnished on December 5, 1922, a statement signed by the Commissioner of Pen- sions, to the effect that Henry Carver (Carvel) and his widow Mercy were pensioners of the Revolutionary War.
It is not stated in the claim the date or place of soldier's birth.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

The list of pensioners printed in 1835, shows among the Invalid pensioners residing in Bristol Co. Mass. page 36. Henry Carver, private, Revolutionary army, annual allowance, $40. placed on roll Oct. 16, 1806, pension commenced Jan. 1, 1803, increased to $96 annual allowance by act Apr. 24, 1816. Died July 12, 1823.
Not mentioned in American State Papers
No papers for above claim.