Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,837, Nathan Hitchins, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hitchins Nathan Hitchings or
S. 32,837
CONTENTS

8,540
Massachusetts. 4
Nathan Hitchins, 2 d Essex co! - in the state of Massach ts , who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nixon, of the Massachusett line, for the term of two years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts, at the rate of 8. Dollars per month, to commence on the 14. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22. of March, 1819 and sent to John Davis, Judge, Boston, Massachusetts.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819 $: 85.51 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept. } 48 "
10 mo. 17 } 1819. } $: 133.56 4 30 31.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

8,540
Nathan Hitchins 2 d
22 March 1879
Daughter
Com
age 78
laborer
pauper
no estate or income
Sept 1879

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Nathan Hitchings 2? resident in Laugus in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 8,540 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Nathan Hitchings 2? late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the fourteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
***** * L. S. * *****
Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty second day of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
No real or personal estate and no income.
He is seventy eight years old - a labourer very infirm with rheumatism. He has no wife or family and he subsists only on his pension.
He served three years from beginning of 1777 in Capt. Daniels' company in Col: Nixon's Regiment in Massachusetts Line.
Nathan Hitchings.
Sworn to and declared, before
Wm Wetmore, judge within named.

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. W m Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, N. Hitchings 2 d do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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. So help me GOD.
N. Hitchings.
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed N. Hitchings took and subscribed the aforeswritten Oath before me
W m Wetmore Judge 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 nothing 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 17 th day of July A. D. 1820
Attr. Ichabod Tucker

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
1 March
1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Nathan Fletcher by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M Daws
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 12 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Nathan Hitchins subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
J. Davis } Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

No 410
Nathan Filkins
pay to PO
Nixon Maples
Aug.
Doc's
pay to cost -sicats as to documents or - wanted

United States
Massachusetts District.
Nathan Hichins of Saugus in the County of Essex and District of Massachusetts a resident citizen of the United States and applicant for a pension from the United States under an Act of Congress entitled 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 make oath - That he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution for upwards of two years - Enlisted in 1777 - in the company commanded by Captain Daniels in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nixon, and served in said company three years - When he was honorably discharged and is in such reduced circumstances as to require the aid of his country -
Nathan Hichins
Massachusetts Dist. Ct. Boston 14. April 1818
Sworn to before me
M c Dowell
Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.

William Little testified that he was in the army with the applicant and knew him to be of Vinton's Regiment
Sworn before me
D. D. Davis D. D. Davis

32837 Ray INVALID.
File No. 32,837
Nathan Kitchins
Pu Rev Mar
Act: 16 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 187
[Arrangement of 1870.]