Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4831, William Heath, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Heath, William
R. 4831
B.L.H. 1709-100
Issued Feb. 2, 1831
Died in 1840
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Wm Heath
private
6th Cannons Regiment
1779-4 years
Wm Heath
chap
4801
Connecticut

I William Heath of Mount Desert in the County of Hancock Yeman do hereby testify & say, that, In the month of June 1779 I enlisted into the Revolutionary War for per year  During the War , In David M c Gragus Company Col. Lammerds Reg t of Genl. Poors Brigade; I was honorably discharged on the 15 th day of June 1780. at New Windsor as will appear by my discharge; which is herewith sent. —
I am now under reduced circumstances & need the assistance of my Country for support. — William Heath

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
PENOBSLOT, ss.
ON the 7 th day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Third Eastern Circuit, of the Court of Common Pleas, in said Commonwealth, including the Counties of Hancock, Washington and Penobscot : Personally appeared William Heath who, being by me first duly sworn according to law, on his oath made the statement and declaration by him subscribed, and hereto annexed, in order 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."
And thereupon, I the said Judge do certify that I am satisfied the said William did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in his said declaration, against the common enemy, and that he has made it appear to me, that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Which proceedings and the testimony annexed, being all he has been able to produce, I now transmit to the Secretary, for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and caused the seal of said Court to be hereto affixed
M. Kingsley Esquire, Judge of the Court as aforesaid.

William Heath N o 1709
warrant issued to the soldier & delivered to Hon. Leon Garrison Feb. 2. 1831.
see record as above. bounty land book

DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
Regulations for the Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary War who acquired a right to Land from the United States, but have not received it.
By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve, during the War, or until discharged by Congress, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration must be filled up and sworn to by the claimant:
State of Maine } Mount Desert January 1831
County of Hancock }
I, William Heath aged Sixty eight years, do, upon oath, testify and declare, that, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine I enlisted for the term of "during the war," and served in the regiment No. under the command of Colonel Dammell of the New Hampshire line; and that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war, when I was regularly discharged from the regiment, commanded by Colonel Sprout
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounties promised to me on the part of the United States; nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
Know all men by these presents, that I, William Heath aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Leonard Dany of Orono Me. to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest, Edwin Thomas William Heath
I, Nicholas Thomas aged Seventy eight years, do, upon oath, declare that I have been long acquainted with William Heath who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence, and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and further, I know, or do believe, that he did perform the military service therein stated.
Attest, Edwin Thomas Nicholas Thomas
Before me, personally appeared the above named William Heath subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, to be his free act and deed; and, likewise, personally appeared Nicholas Thomas who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed, this twelfth day of January 1831
Nicholas Thomas Jr Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the abovewritten Nicholas Thomas Jr was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of Maine at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Washington this twenty fifth day of January 1831.
Geo. P. Davis County Clerk &c.
This law expires 3d March, 1827.
Invalid roll for Maine Agency 6 Nov 1822
representative in Congress

can In the Rev. War Agency Book for the State of Maine William Heath was pensioned at the Portland Agency under the Act of Mar. 18, 1818, let. No. 916 H - Private, rate $8 per mo. let dated Apr. 10, 1819. pension to commence April 7, 1818 -
The date of commencement is the same as date of execution before the Court at Penobscot in this claim, but there is no admitted jacket for the 1818 claim and it is not reported on the Me. lists of 1818 in the printed lists of 1835.
William Heath appears on the printed lists of 1835, as an invalid pensioner of Hancock Co. Me. w/Port. of Scammells N. H. regt. annual allowance $72, sums received $819.50, placed on roll Nov. 6, 1822. pension to commence from Oct. 16, 1822. under Act Apr. 10, 1806 - no admitted jacket for this.
In the Rev. War Agency Book for the State of Me. William Heath was pensioned at the Portland Agency under the Act of May 15, 1828, let. 1110, Priv. allowed $80 to commence Feb. 14, 1834. died Sept. 6 1840.
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The N.H. Archives Vol. 3. page 13 give date of this man's enlistment in Scammons regt. as June 26, 1779. and Vol. 3 ps 190 and 228 show him under Capt David Mc Gregore. and Col Scamnell.

7.2 M. Rev. War Section.
April 12, 1915.
Mr. J. Julian Heath, Seal Cove, Maine.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the first instant, you are advised that the records of this Bureau show that William Heath of Mount Desert Hancock County, Maine. was born about 1763. He enlisted in June 1779, served as Private in Captain David McGregore's Company, Colonel Scammell's Regiment New Hampshire Line, and was discharged June 6, 1783. He was allowed pension and also was allowed 100 acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 1,709 which issued February 2, 1831. For the location of said land you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office citing the above data as to land.
Very respectfully,
J. M. McCallaghan Commissioner.
I did not explain about the various kinds of pension that this man (probably) got it is such an obscure case -

J. Julian Heath, Seal Cove, Maine. April 1-1915.
Comm. of Pensions Washington D.C.
My dear Sir:
Please send me copy of the records at Washington of the revolutionary soldiers - Captain William Heath, Mount Desert Maine.
Of the service he rendered in rev. war?
Names of his father and mother?
Was William Heath entitled to bounty-land, did he receive any?
Please send me copy of bounty-land laws -
Yours sincerely,
J. Julian Heath.

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Revolutionary Claims.
Treasury Department, 6 Feb. 1834.
William Heath of Mount Desert in the County of Hancock in the State of Maine has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15 th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private — in captain —'s company, in the regiment of the New Hampshire line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15 th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15 th of May, 1828, on the Revolutionary pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3 rd of March, 1826, his Invalid Pension at the Agency for paying pensions in the State of Maine.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary. Francis A. Pickens. Treasury Department.
Third Auditor's Office, 8 th Feb. 1834
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to William Heath — in the New Hampshire line
It further appears that William Heath — is now on the pension list of the State of Maine — agency, and has been so since the 3 rd March 1826
at the rate of Six — dollars per month. He has been paid to the 4 th of September 1833 —
John H. Haggett
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Hammah
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REJECTED
4831
P. O.
William Heath
Service: 
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
I cannot understand why the claim should have remained Application filed: in his rejected jacket. when it was allowed under Acts
Alleges: 1878. 1828 & for disability
Re-enlisted: _____
Opposite the entry on Rejected book is marked 1878. M's
Attorney: _____
P. O.
no correspondence
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

BY HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof William Heath in the 1st Battalion Regiment having faithful- ly served the United States four Years and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTER the 6 th
Day June 1783.
G. Washington
By HIS EXCELLENCY's Command,
J. Humphreys
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
J. Mills Adjutant.
THE above William Heath has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for four Years faithful Service, 6 June 1783
Wm Scott Mayhew

HEAD-QUARTERS, June
1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Wm Heath
Wm Heath N. 4831 P. 4.