Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,087, Edward Hartwell, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hartwell Edward
S. 31,087
CONTENTS

11. 374 Maine
Edward Hartwell
of Kennebec Co in the State of Maine who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Fullens - of the Reg't commanded by Col Whitcomb - in the Massachusetts state Troops -
8 Mo Sergeant - $ 40 -
Inscribed on the Roll of - Maine at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of April 1833 and sent to. R. C. Vose Augusta Me
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - 80 -
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 20 -
$ 100
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Sprague Clerk, Book C Vol. 1 Page 20
See letter May 16. 1846 to Hon. H. Johnson Hon. J. H. ... fr. 12 Dec. 1854.

Edward Hartwell
Sergeant - Mass'tts troops.
Fuller's Co: Whitcomb's Regt.
N o 6419. 8 months.
Served 8 months as a Sergeant.
Applicant informed. Certified by Judge in open Court April 4. 1833.
Adm d
8 mo's
$40.
R. C. Rose, Augusta, Me.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
ON this twenty nine day of July A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Edward Hartwell a resident of St. Albans in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged Eighty four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following dec- laration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 with Captain John Fuller and served in Col. Asa Whitcomb's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: viz. Fuller Capt. Sawyer Major J. Whitney Lt. Col. J. Whitcomb Col. That he enlisted in April 1775 for Eight months in said Company & regiment, that he was at the battle on Bunker hill & was discharged in January 1776 , he having served & been discharged as a sergeant. He also offers as evidence a Certificate which he received from Col. Whitcomb which altho' it bears date in November 1775 was not delivered to him until he was discharged in January 1776 .
And to the interrogatories propounded under the instructions of the War department, he ans-
wers:
That he was born at Lunenburg Mass. in 1747 where there

...under the instructions of the War Department, he ans.
Wors:
That he was born at Lunenburg, Mass: in 1747 where there there is a record of his age in the town book, where his home was during his revolutionary services. That he afterwards lived in Bloomfield Me about 48 years, & now lives in said St. Albans. That he enlisted into the service was not drafted or received as a substitute. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his revolutionary services. He names Thos Samuel Weston, Hon David Kidder formerly a Member of Congreg & Maj Genl Locke & others as per certificate annexed.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Edward Hartwell
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Before
Nathan Weston not J.P.C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston
State of Maine April 4, 1833. It has been made to appear to my satisfaction that the above named applicant by reason of age & infirmity, cannot without prejudice to his health, appear in open court to renew his declaration & again to make oath to the same.
Nathan Weston not J.P.C.

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Edward Waverell for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 26 th day of July
A. D. 1832
J. A. Chandler

0419
BRIEF in the case of  Edward Hartwell  of  St. Albans  in the State of  Maine  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Judge of the S.P.C.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? no  3. How old is he? 84 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.      April In 1775  Discharged in  January 1776  enlisted for  Eight months  As a Sergt.  Col. A. Whitcomb Regt. Mass.  Capt. J. Fuller's Co. Scituate   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Lunenburg Mass.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by a Certifik of his appointment as Sergt. & the traditional evidence of several witnesses, Certified to be credible persons  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not attached according to the regulation 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens Examining Clerk.

MMH
July 20, 1927
Mr. Walter G. Lessard Department Vice-Commander The American Legion Skowhegan, Maine
Sir:
I have to advise you that owing to the great pressure of current work, the very large number of similar inquiries and the lack of a clerical force available for such a purpose, the Bureau has been unable to furnish the history of more than two pensioners of the Revolution to any one person or organization.
You or any one designated by you, may examine and collect data from Revolutionary War pension claims by calling at the Bureau.
Herewith are sent the records of two Revolutionary War pensioners:
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 31087 it appears that Edward Hartwell was born in 1747 in Lunenburg, Massachusetts.
While a resident of Lunenburg, Massachusetts he enlisted in April 1775, served as sergeant in Captain John Fuller's Company, Colonel Asa Whitecomb's Massachusetts Regiment, was
He asked for 30

in the battle of Bunker Hill and was discharged in January 1776.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 26, 1832 while a resident of Saint Albans, Somerset County, Maine, prior to which he had lived in Bloomfield, Maine for forty-eight years. Date of death and place of burial are not on record in this Bureau.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to the Records Division, General Accounting Office, this city, citing all of the following data: "Edward Hartwell, Certificate No. 11374, issued April 26, 1833, rate $ 40 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Maine Agency".
*****
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 29308 it appears that Tilley(also spelled Tilly)Mason was born in 1760 in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
While a resident of Concord, Massachusetts he enlisted in July 1778 and served six months as a private in Captain Hunt's Company, Colonel Gerrish's Massachusetts Regiment.
After the Revolution he lived about ten years in New Hampshire, after which he moved to Bloomfield, Somerset County, Maine where he was allowed pension on his application
Not family data for other requirement. not requested in this

executed August 9, 1832. He died June 8, 1847, place of death and burial not stated.
There are no other soldiers named Edward Hartwell and Tilley Mason found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
This is to certify that the above is a true copy of the original as shown to the heirs of the deceased - nothing else being found in the records of this Bureau.

R
Skowhegan, Maine, July 15, 1927.
Commissioner of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir;
I have been trying for the last year to locate the graves of all soldiers of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 with England, the Mexican War, and the Civil War who are buried in Skowhegan, so that their last resting place may be properly marked and their graves decorated on Memorial Day. I think the records in your office would be a great help to me if I could get the dates from them. This is a job that should have been done years ago, but nobody seemed to want to do it. I have undertaken the job to compile this list, providing I can get information from the records in your office. I feel that every soldier that served honorably in these several Wars should be remembered at least once a year.
If you are willing to give me the information desired I know that I shall be able to locate most of them.
Thanking you in advance for anything you may do to cause me to locate the graves of all soldiers that are buried in Skowhegan, I am,
Very truly yours,
Walter G. Lessard, Department Vice-Commander, The American Legion, Skowhegan, Maine.
Amending just Revolutionary list at this time.

1814 12 1881 CHRONICLE, No. 100
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775 - 1782
Thomas Robinson; Co. & Regt; Date Pension granted; Date & place of burial. Amasa Steward; " " " Daniel Steward; " " " Benjamin Steward; " " " Willard Sears; " " " Joseph Weston Jr., " " "
Joseph Weston guided the expedition to Nerridgewock falls from Canaan( as Skewhegan was then known) on October First; from hardship and exposure he took a severe cold and died October 16, 1775. His widow then married Colonel John Moor, who fought in the battle of Bunker Hill. Col. John Moor died Jan. 16, 1809. Did his widow, Eunice Farnsworth Weston Moor, apply and get a pension, if so, on whose services did she get it on.
The Daughters of the American Revolution have placed a marker over his grave, giving the public the impression that he served in the Revolution, but no record has ever been found where he enlisted.

INCHES HOPKINS
1195 THE HEADQUARTERS RVN
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775 - 1782
James Bigelow; Co. & Regt., Date pension granted; Date & place of burial.
John Boies. " " ; " "
Humphrey Burrill; " " ; " "
Eleazer Coburn; " " " place of residence at time of enlistment. I think they were all born in Astoria, Me.
Jonathan Davis; " " ; " "
I would like to get the same information on the following names as I have asked for the above names; John Emery; " " ; " "
Roger Church;
Benjamin Eaton; " " ; " "
Robert Russell;
✓ Edward Hartwell; Rev " " ; " "
Nathaniel Lombard; " " ; " "
Dyer Loomis; " " ; " "
✓ Tilly Mason; Rev " " ; " "
Eleazer Parker; " " ; " "
Elam Pratt; " " ; " "

1775 - 1782. THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
It is said that John Emery and his four sons left Canaan (as Skowhegan was then called) and went into the Army; their names were; John Emery Jr., Joseph Emery, Samuel Emery; James Emery was killed in the battle of Bunker Hill. Did any of the above mentioned names ever apply for a pension and have same granted to them, if so, will you please give me the Company and Regiment in which they served, date pension was granted, also date and place of burial, and if any of them gave Canaan as their place of residence at time of enlistment. I think they were all born in Acton, Mass.
I would like to get the same information on the following names as I have asked for the above names;
Roger Chase;
Ephraim Russell;
Isaiah Brooks;
William Yeulin;
John Merriek;
Solomon Whidden;

10b 1F 1775
OFFICE
10b 1F 1775
   DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr 1775 Jan 1776 Sgt. John Fuller Asa Whitcomb Mass.                                                                 
Battles engaged in, Bunker Hill.  Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lunenburg Mass.  Date of application for pension, July 26. 1832 His el. was al.  Residence at date of application, St. Albans, Somerset Co. Me.  Age at date of application, born at Lunenburg Mass. in 1747  Remarks: In 1854 Samuel Hartwell is referred to as  Soldier's Son, no other family data, and no statement  of any service in 1765.

Washington Dec. 8. 1854,
Sir,
I enclose to you a letter which I have rec d from Mr Saml. Hartwell in reference to arrears of pension possibly due him as a son of Edward Hartwell, deceased, a Rev. Pensioner. It will thank you to inform me, whether, upon examination, anything may appears to be due under any of the pension laws on account of his service in the army. Please return the letter of Mr H. when you answer the inquiries it contains.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully yours, J. Washburn R,
Genl. P. Waldo, Commissioner of Pensions,

0219
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Edward Hartwell — which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? — no
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? — none
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? length of service not stated with precision —
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? no — The Judge has —
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? none XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? none produced Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Bank of America
FEB 1 - 1911
831087
if no other

Bank of Pickens
W S GORDON, PRESIDENT
W R BRIDGFORTH, VICE PRESIDENT
L BRIDGFORTH, CASHIER
PICKENS, MISS.
January 30, 1911.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:- Will you please see if your books show the Revolutionary record of my ancestor, Edward Hartwell of Mass. Maine If so, kindly write what will be your charges for making copy for me. Also if records show that in 1765 he was sent with a detachment of soldiers to Kennebec Fort, now Gardner, Maine.
Yours truly,
Miss Bessie McCallum

Edward Hartwell
Col
Rev. J. P. Wells
J. Parkman Jr. Esq.
Can't get them

Edward Hartwell
Call
S. Nashua R., N.H.
Mr. L. P. Waldo
Low P. P. P.

1851
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by a. mae S. 2/2/11
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Edward Hartwell
Service Me.
Additional Service Rev.
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 191_____
No claim, combination records _____, 191_____
REMARKS:
No Writ. any service " Reji atall Same for Heartwell Try S. 31087.

31087 Reg INVALID.
No. 31087 Edna Kirtland leg Rev War
Act: June 7-32
Index: Vol. 2, Page 122
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1911 Feb 6 Rev War 1775-1783 1775-1783 1775-1783 1775-1783

We the undersigned, hereby certify, that we have for very many years been acquainted with Mr Edward Hartwell, formerly of Bloomfield, now of St Albans in the County of Somerset. That said Hartwell has invariably supported & maintained a fair character & unspotted reputation - that he is a man of truth & integrity and in every respect entitled to be believed. That we believe him to be about Eighty five years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he formerly resided for about forty years, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
July 24, 1832
Samuel Wallen Saml. Philbrick Daniel Weston Wm Weston Jr D. Rider John G. Neil Brock Doyon Joseph Locke
These gentlemen are subscribers to the one of the best in the country. Nathan Weston

Camp at prospect hill November 2 nd 1775
This may certify that Edward Hartwell was appointed & served as a Serjeant in Cap t Fullers Company in Col t Asa Whitcomb's Regiment in the continental Army under the Command of General Washington
Asa Whitcomb Col