Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,440, Lemuel Holden, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Holden, Lemuel
8. 44,440
CONTENTS

14.129 New Hampshire
Samuel Holden
of Chesterfield in the state of New Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Little of the Napsack Mt. line, for the term of 1 year
Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Sep. 1819 and sent to Nahum Parker Esq. Judge of the Superior Court, Cheshire County New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1819. 14 mos 15 30-116 -
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1820. 48 -
Continued p 164 -
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
(Handwritten signature or mark)
(Faint vertical text on the left page, likely bleed-through from the reverse side) National Archives Samuel Holden Chesterfield New Hampshire

 SCHEDULE, 
Of the whole estate (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) and income of Samuel Rowen of Chesterfield in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, Applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of May 1st, 1820.
    our looper axe and Iron  $ 00. 75    our broad axe - - - - -  1. 00    six shovels n. - - - - -  2. 17    augers - - - - -  00. 50    2 jointers looper axe and hand saw -  3. 25    2 axes square and chisel - - - - -  3. 00    our scythe hoe & dung fork - - - - -  1. 50    
Samuel Holden $13.67
We the Subscribers testify and say, that we have viewed the property contained in the above Schedule, shewn to us by _____ above named, as his property ; and are of opinion that the sums set against the respective items are their true value.
Cheshire ss. appeared,
above named, and made oath to the truth of the above statement, by them subscribed. Before me,
182 Personally
Justice of the Peace.
above
I certify, that named, are disinterested and credible witnesses.
Justice of the Peace.

62
Samuel Holden
Value $13.57
Chas. G. Gull
Feb 29
1870
Chas. G.
March
1870
1870
1870
1870
1870
Samuel Holden

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CHESHIRE COUNTY SS.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
ON this fourth day of July 1820 personally appeared
in open Court
being a court of record for said county, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings, Samuel Holden , aged sixty four years, resident in Winsted in said county, who being first duly sworn, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: that he enlisted into the continental service in January twenty four hundred and seventy six into Capt. Perkins Company 1st Little's Regiment and General Glocers Brigade in the Massachusetts line for the term of one year and then recd. his discharge at the expiration of s. term
The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the twentieth day of June 1810 The number of my pension certificate is 14129 .
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.
And I do further say my occupation is a cooper. but I have no house nor home of my own I have no family but myself & I have no where to stay only as I have my board and if I should be sick I should have no remedy from suffering only from the Law or my country  Samuel Holden
Sworn to and declared at Keene in said County, on the
fourth day of July 1820 before
Ebenezer D. Dyer } Judge of said Court.
I, SALMA HALE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the county of Cheshire, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the 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 in the aforesaid schedule, is thirteen dollars and sixty seven cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this eighth day of July
A. D. 1820
S. Hale

General Holden Declaration • Miriam
Col Little Regiment Massachusetts Line 1776 - 1 year
9. P
Further evidence required.
The line in which the ap- plicants served, should be expressly stated.
Adm d
Fitzwilliam, N. H.

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CHESHIRE SS.
On this twentieth day of June 1818, before me the sub- scriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for said County, per- sonally appears Samuel Holden aged sixty years, resident in Christfield in the said County, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in or- der to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That he the said L. Holden on the first day of Janry 1776 enlisted in Shirley in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Perkins of the Regiment of Infantry commanded by Col Moses Little  of the land service of the United States on the continental establishment That he served as a private in the war of the revolution that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the Month of Febry 1777, when he was discharged from ser- vice in state of New Jersey , that he was in the battles of Long Island & White Plains
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Nahum Parker
I, Nahum Parker Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Samuel Holden did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, a- gainst the common enemy, for nine months on the continental establishment; and is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforemen- tioned act of Congress.
June 20.
1818
Nahum Parker
I, Salmon Hale Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas for the County of Cheshire, hereby certify, that the Hon. Nahum Par- ker, whose proper hand is above subscribed, is one of the Justices of said Court, du- ly commissioned, and that no particular impression is used as a seal by said Court.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed a seal in usual form as used by said Court, this 20 day of June , A. D. 1818
S. Hale

44440 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 44440
Lemuel Holden
Prin. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 233
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Witt William August 14, 1819
Sir, Lemuel Holden, traveled about 50 miles to on his tottering old legs to procure these depositions he brought them to me as they are without any certificate of the official character of Judge Dora But I think that by this time Judge Dora's official character & signature are so well known at the War Department that it was needless to send this old man about eighty miles to procure a certificate of the clerk of the County in which Judge Dora lives -
Yours very respectfully
Nahum Parker
J. C. Calhoun Secy of War

I Nahum Parker Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that the said Lemuel Holden when he made the declaration to which this is annexed declared that he served in the Massachusetts line that it was an omission of mine that it was not so stated which error this certificate is to correct
Nahum Parker
Fitzwilliam August 14. 1819

I Sylvanus Smith late a Captain in the Provisional Army Do depose & say that I was a Lieut: in Capt: Benjamin Perkins Company in Col: Moses Little's Regiment of the Massa- chusetts line, being the 12. Reg: as appears by my commission now in my possession, dated Jan'y 1. 1776. And among other Soldiers which I recruited for that years service was one Lemuel Alden who lived in Shirley in Mass: & I now have in my possession the original enlistment, Dated Oct: Armies Dec: 27 5, and the signature of said Alden among other subscribed there, the said Alden marched with his Company, did the duty, according to his enlistment and returned home - I never knew of any discharges given to the year's men, I was during that year much employed in the Quarters Master Gen: Department  Hoffman's I well know, & recollect that all the men which belonged to the said Company had their wages made up to the first day of December AD 1776. — the said Lemuel Alden is now said to belong to Chesterfield in the State of New Hampshire — Sylvanus Smith
I John Kelso now of Shirley in the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, Do depose and say that I belonged to the year's service above described, and was an orderly Sergeant in said Capt: Perkins

Capt. Perkins Company, I well knew and now remember one Lemuel Holden who then resided in the same Town with me, and know that he belonged to the same Company, which marched from Prospect hill in Charleston U.S. to New York, and the said Lemuel Holden departed from Shirley and joined his Company at New York in Connecticut, & he continued with his Company and performed his year's service agreeable to his enlistment, which was under Major Smith, then a Lieut. in the same Company. John Kelley

Capt. Perkins Company, I well knew and now remember one Lemuel Holden who then resided in the same town with me, and knew that he belonged to the same Company, which marched from Prospect Hill in Charleston S.C. to New York, and the said Lemuel Holden departed from Shirley and joined his Company at New Rochelle in Connecticut, & he continued with his Company and performed his year's service agreeable to his enlistment, which was under Major Smith, then a Lieut. in the same Company. John Kelley

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On the ninth  seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and nineteen, before me Samuel Dana Chief justice of the Circuit Court, of Common Pleas for the middle Circuit, and a Justice of the Peace throughout the same Commonwealth personally appeared Major Sylvanus Smith and Capt. John Kelrey, and each for himself, solemnly made oath, that the annexed Depositions by them respectively subscribed, are just and true in all their particulars. —
And I Certify, that the said Major Smith and Capt. Kelrey are now both resident at Shirley in said Commonwealth, and are personal- -ly well known by me as respectable citizens of good fame entitled full faith & credit, before all tribunals and Magistrates, and in all places — And that they are wholly disinterested in the application of Le. and Holden to be placed on the pension list. —
Given under my hand within said Circuit the day and year aforesaid. —
S. Dana

Lemuel Samuel Holden
4 Sept 1819.

Samuel Holden's APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRE.
County of Cheshire, ss.
ON this twenty second day of May — 1820; before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cheshire, personally appeared
Samuel Holden — who, on his oath, declares that
he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Perkins — in the regiment commanded by Colonel
Little — in the service of the United States; that he received his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire; that he received
a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the eighth day of March, 1820, was  he at the time delivered to
Nahum Parker, Esquire, accompanied with a power of attorney, authorising Amos A. Parker to receive the money due on said Certificate the 4th of March last; and that he
at the time of the delivery of said power of attorney he believed said Certificate is now lost by being stolen from said Attorney in the night of the 15th of April 1820 by which theft he has lost it
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, } the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel Holden Nahum Parker , Jus. Peace.
STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRE.
Cheshire ss.
ON this 24 th day of May — 1820, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cheshire, personally appeared
Amos A. Parker, and made oath that the abovementioned Certificate was stolen from his possession on the night of the 15th of April, 1820, and has not since been recovered.
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, } the day and year aforesaid.
Amos A. Parker Nahum Parker , Jus. Peace.
STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRE.
Cheshire ss.
I, Salma Hale, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature in and for said County, certify that Nahum Parker is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned, and the above is his signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 30 th day of May 1820.
S. Hale Clerk.

14.129 New Hampshire
Samuel Holden
of Chesterfield in the state of New Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Little of the Napach'tt line, for the term of 1 year
Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Sep. 1819 and sent to Nahum Parker Esq. Judge of Fitzwilliam, Cheshire county New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1819. 14 mos 30-116 —
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1820. 48 —
Continued $ 164 —
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
L
Historical Society of New Hampshire Pension Office Boston

SCHEDULE,
Of the whole estate (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) and income of Samuel Holden of Hebephilt in the County of Cheshire and State of Newhampshire, Applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of May 1st, 1820.
  our looper axe and Iron  $ 00. 75    our broad axe  1.00    six shovels  2.17    Auger  00.50    2 jointers looper axe and saw  3.25    2 axes & green and chisel  3.00    our scythe hoe & dungfork  1.50     Samuel Holden $13.67  
We the Subscribers testify and say, that we have viewed the property contained in the above Schedule, shewn to us by Samuel Holden above named, as his property ; and are of opinion that the sums set against the respective items are their true value.
Cheshire ss. 182 Personally appeared, above named, and made oath to the truth of the above statement, by them subscribed. Before me,
Justice of the Peace. above Justice of the Peace.
I certify, that named, are disinterested and credible witnesses.

62
Samuel Holden
Value $13.57
Blank bill
1829
Callahan
March
1820
Samuel Holden

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CHESHIRE COUNTY SS.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
ON this fourth day of July 1820 personally appeared
in open Court
being a court of record for said county, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a
record of its proceedings, Samuel Holden in said county,
aged sixty five years, resident in Westerfield who being first duly sworn, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary
war as follows: that he enlisted into the continental service in January twenty five hundred and seventy six into Capt. Perkins Company of Little's Regiment and General Glocer's Brigade in the Massachusetts line for the term of one year and then received his discharge at the expiration of s d term
The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the twentieth day of June 1810 The number of my pension certificate is 14129 .
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.
And I do further say my occupation is a cooper. but I have no house nor home of my own I have no family but myself & I have no where to stay only as I have my board and if I should be sick I should have no remedy from suffering only from the loss of my country  Samuel Holden
Sworn to and declared at Keene in said County, on the
fourth day of July 1820 before
Ebenezer D. Derry } Judge of said Court.
I, SALMA HALE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the county of Cheshire, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the 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 in the aforesaid schedule, is thirteen dollars and sixty seven cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this eighth day of July
A. D. 1820
S. Hale

General Holden Declaration • Miriam
Col Little Regiment Massachusetts Line 1778 - 1 year
J.P.
Further evidence required.
The line in which the ap- plicant served, should be expressly stated.
Adm d
Fitzwilliam, N. H.

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CHESHIRE SS.
On this twentieth day of June 1818, before me the sub- scriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, for said County, per- sonally appears Levi Holden aged sixty years, resident in Christfield in the said County, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in or- der to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That he the said L. Holden on the first day of Jan y 1776 enlisted in Shirley in the state of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Perkins of the Regiment of Infantry commanded by Col Moses Little  in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment That he served as a private in the war of the revolution that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the Month of Feb y 1777, when he was discharged from ser- vice in state of New Jersey , that he was in the battles of Long Island & White Plains .
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Nahum Parker
I, Nahum Parker Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Levi Holden did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, a- gainst the common enemy, for nine months on the continental establishment; and is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support & I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforemen- tioned act of Congress.
June 20. 1818
Nahum Parker
I, Salma Hale Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas for the County of Cheshire, hereby certify, that the Hon. Nahum Par- ker, whose proper hand is above subscribed, is one of the Justices of said Court, du- ly commissioned, and that no particular impression is used as a seal by said Court.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed a seal in usual form as used by said Court, this 20 day of June , A. D. 1818
S. Hale

444440
INVALID.
Rey
File No. 444440
Lemuel Holden
Pris. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 233
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pitt William August 14, 1819
Sir, Lemuel Holden, traveled about 50 miles to on his tottering old legs to procure these depositions he brought them to me as they are without any certificate of the official character of Judge Dana But I think that by this time Judge Dana's official character & signature are so well known at the War Department that it was needless to send this old man about eighty miles to procure a certificate of the Clerk of the County in which Judge Dana lives - Yours very respectfully
Nathaniel Parker
J. C. Calhoun Secy of War

I Nahum Parker Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that the said Lemuel Holden when he made the declaration to which this is annexed declared that he served in the Massachusetts line that it was an omission of mine that it was not so stated which error this certificate is to correct
Nahum Parker
Pikwiliam August 14. 1879

I Sylvanus Smith late a captain in the Revolutionary Army Do depose & say that I was a Lieut: in Capt: Benjamin Perkins Company in Capt: Moses Little's Regiment of the Massachusetts line during the R. Rev: as appears by my commission now in my possession, dated Jan'y 1. 1776. And among other Soldiers which I recruited for that years service was one Lemuel Holden who lived in Shirley in Mass a . - I now have in my possession the original enlistment, dated Oct r Army Dec r 27 th 5 th , and the signature of said Holden among others subscribed thereto, the said Holden marched with his Company, did the duty, according to his enlistment and returned home - I never knew of any discharges given to the year's men, I was during that year much employed in the Quarter Master Genl l  Department & I well know, & recollect that all the men which belonged to the said Company had their wages made up to the first day of December A.D. 1776. - the said Lemuel Holden is now said to belong to Chesterfield in the State of New Hampshire. - Sylvanus Smith
I John Kelso now of Shirley in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Do depose and say that I belonged to the years service above described, and was an orderly Sergeant in said Capt: Perkins

Capt. Perkins Company, I well know and now remember one Lemuel Holden who then resided in the same Town with me, and know that he belonged to the same Company, which marched from Prospect hill in Charleston U.S. to New York, and the said Lemuel Holden departed from Shirley and joined his Company at New York in Connecticut, & he continued with his Company and performed his years service agreeable to his enlistment, which was under Major Smith, then a Lieut. in the same Company. John Kelley

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On the seventh ninth day of August, in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and Nineteen, before me Samuel Dana Chief justice of the Circuit Court, of Common Pleas for the middle Circuit, and a Justice of the Peace throughout the same Commonwealth personally appeared Major Sylvanus Smith and Capt. John Kelrey, and each for himself, severally made oath, that the annexed Depositions by them respectively subscribed, are just and true in all their particulars. —
And I Certify that the said Major Smith and Capt. Kelrey are now both resident at Shirley in said Commonwealth, and are personal- -ly well known by me as respectable citizens of good fame entitled full faith & entire credit, before all tribunals and Magistrates, and in all places — and that they are wholly disinterested in the application of Samuel Holden to be placed on the pension list. —
Given under my hand within said Circuit the day and year aforesaid. —
S. Dana

Lemuel Lemuel Holden
6 Sept 1819.

Samuel Holden's APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
County of Cheshire, ss.
ON this twenty second day of May — 1820; before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cheshire, personally appeared Samuel Holden who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Perkins in the regiment commanded by Colonel Little in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire; that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the eighth day of March, 1820, was  by him delivered to Nahum Parker, Esquire, accompanied with a power of attorney, authorising Amos A. Parker to receive the money due on said Certificate the 4th of March last; and that he believes said Certificate is now lost, by being stolen from said Attorney at home on the night of the 10th inst. whereof which that he has lost it Sworn and subscribed to, before me, } the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel Holden Nahum Parker , Jus. Peace.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Cheshire ss.
ON this 24 th day of May — 1820, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cheshire, personally appeared Amos A. Parker, and made oath that the abovenmentioned Certificate was stolen from his possession at home in said County on the night of the 15th of April, 1820, and has not since been recovered. Sworn and subscribed to, before me, } the day and year aforesaid.
Amos A. Parker Nahum Parker , Jus. Peace.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Cheshire ss.
I, Salma Hale, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature in and for said County, certify that Nahum Parker is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned, and the above is his signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 30 th day of May 1820.
S. Hale Clerk.