Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 56947-160-55, Thomas Hancock, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hancock, Thomas
B.L. Wt. 56947-160-55
CONTENTS

268. 220
Act Mar. 3. 57
Feb. 3. 57
56.947 March 27/57
Thomas Hancock. ju.
Capt. Sinclair or Morris.
Col. Shepherd or Webb.
Mass. Ma.
AD. 160 Ac Mch: 19/57
Revij. war.
me: original
Special. by chief clerk.
L. Call
Feb. 5. 57
Mr.
J. W. Holden.
East Otisfield
S. J. W. Holden Feb 19/57 East Otisfield
Vol 41, page 59.

State of Maine.
CUMBERLAND, ss.
Clerk's Office, Supreme Judicial Court,
PORTLAND, January 28, 1857. }
I, OBADIAH G. COOK,
Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court,
for said County of Cumberland , being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that
Joseph W. Holden Aguin
is, and at the date of his Certificate to the paper hereto annexed was, an
ACTING JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
within and for
the County of
Cumberland
as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is DULY COMMISSIONED and qualified to administer Oaths and take Acknowledgments of Deeds and other instruments in writing, in the County aforesaid,—and that the following Signature , purporting to be his
is GENUINE.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
O. Cook
CLERK.

Claim of Thomas Hancock
TO BOUNTY LAND.
Act of March 3, 1855.
268.220
War of Revolution 1781-5
J. W. Holden
Cast = Otisfield Maine

State of Maine, ) ss: county of Cumberland ) On this twenty-seventh day of December A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Thomas Hancock , aged ninety-one years, a resident of Otisfield, in the State of Maine, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Thomas Hancock , who was a soldier in a company of Militia commanded by captain's, Lincoln or capt. Wm. Morris , in the Regiment's, commanded by col. Wm. Shepherd or Joseph Webb , as he believes according to his best recollection, in the War of the Revolution — That he Volunteered at Wrentham in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the year, 1781 = or 1782, in the month of August or Sept. as he believes and believes that they were out on a three months tour at Rhode Island, he Thomas Hancock says that he is positive that he was out fourteen days and more subject to Military orders and was honorably discharged at Rhode Island he believes in the month of November of the same year. He further declares that at the time he Marched from Wrentham to Rhode Island that the following persons Marched with him Lieut. Joseph Hancock , Joseph Morse , Elias Hancock , John Purington , and Enoch Fisher all from Wrentham and that they went to Rhode Island with him and was stationed there with him, and that a part or all of them were discharged at Rhode Island at the same time that he was, he believes that Lieut. Joseph Hancock and himself & some of the others were discharged in the month of November . He believes that his name may be found on the Rolls above referred to,

He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855. He further declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under any act of Congress, nor made any application therefor, except the one now presented.
Any warrant issued or communication to me, please direct to J. W. Holden at East-Otisfield Maine
Thomas Hancock
AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES.
STATE OF MAINE, COUNTY OF Linnunlaulusta  Cumberland } ss.
We Samuel P. Hancock and Joseph Green residents of Otisfield in the State of Maine upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Thomas Hancock in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicants, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be. and that we have no interest in this claim, and we have been personally acquainted with the applicant for forty years last passed, and we believe that Samuel P. Hancock he served as he has stated above, Joseph Green
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Joseph W. Holden — Justice of the Peace,

No. is Blank
Thomas Hancock claim to Bounty Land
Act. 1855,
War of Revolution.
Mailed Jan 29 th 1857,

I Thomas Hancock of Otisfield in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, On oath depose testify and say that I am ninetyone years of Age, That my Father Joseph Hancock was a Serant in the War of the Revolution that my said Father Resided at Wrentham in the Commonwealth of Mass. at the time that he and myself Marched to Rhode Island and was stationed there at R. Island for a time subject to Military orders. and I further say that I volunteered at Wrentham with my Father went to Rhode Island and that I continued in the service of the United States fourteen days and more , at said Rhode Island and was honorably discharged at said R. I. I am positive that I was out more than fourteen days, under military orders.
And further I say that these Receipts hereto annexed was given my Father on account of the service we done in the War of the Revolution, and they have been ever since been kept by my Father and myself and now I forwarded them to prove my claim to a Bounty Land Warrant , they are the original Receipts as they will show for themselves. witnes, John C. Lunt Thomas Hancock
State of Maine, Cumberland SS: On this 13 th day of March A. D. 1857, personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Cumberland and made oath to the above. Before me. Joseph W. Holden.  Justice of the Peace.

Recd of Benj. Day Town Treasurer Twenty Pounds four shillings and two which with several Pounds five shillings and four Pence which I returned to him for the Town is in full for this note and my Sons estate which was given to him for his three months campaign 1783 and is washed in pieces also £17-6 which was allowed him for travels
Wrentham Oct. 21 st 1783.
Received of Lieut. Joseph Hancoch Seven Pounds Nine shillings and four pence in full for what he was to return of his wages to the This Town when he went in the Three months campaign 1783. per. Benj. Day Town Treasurer.

Wrentham Mar. 7. 1782 Benj. Day has paid me Eight Pounds four Shillings and Three pence and it is Indorsed on my Note dated Mar. 6. 1782
J. H. Hancock

Official business G. C. Whiting
11 Commissioner on Pensions Washington City
D. C.

11 East - Otisfield March 12 th 1857.
Honorable
G. C. Whiting, Commissioner on Pensions, — Sir, I enclose two Receipt given to Mr. Hancock by the Town Treasurer of Wrentham for services done in the Revolutionary War one you will see in favor Leient Hancock and the other you will see is given on account of his sons  Vote which the receipt states was washed in pieces. — 11 I expected that there was statements enough in Mr. Thomas Hancock application to lead you to proof sufficient to allow him a Land Warrant ; but it seems that you was not satis- fied with that, you must remember that Mr Hancock is the only man any where about here that was out in the War of the Revolution - and it is im- possible to prove his claim  service by living Witnesses - so we must rely on circumstantial proof and take that or we must produce such Record evidence as we can get or find. — I believe and hope that these two Receipts will satisfy you of the service of Mr Hancock sufficient to allow his claim - if these two receipts are or can be made with the Declaration of Mr Hancock accompanying them proof enough to allow his claim he would

be highly favored, but if these two do not answer he will try for more, he stated under oath in his Declaration that he was out fourteen days and more he is position in this part of his statement, subject to Military duty - and I am satisfied that he was out as he stated - and I think that when you get this with those Receipts and review his claim again you will be satisfied if anything in reason will satisfy you on this claim -
Mr. Hancock wants you to return these two papers if you do not want to keep them - and if you do not consider them proof enough to with the application to allow him a warrant he of course is entitled to have them returned to him - please review his claim again and allow it if you can without any more trouble - or expense to him or any one else - he probably will not remain with us long and if he has anything that belongs to him he will want it soon - please return those Receipts if they are of no use to you for he is childless and wants them again -
Your truly
J. W. Holden
E. C. Whiting
Wm
Bershadskaya

56.947
5 M. Lins

East-Stratfield March 14 th 1857.
Dear Boynton. Commissions on Pensions Washington
D. B.
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