Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,414, Joseph Herrick, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
96 H.
Herrick, Joseph.
S. 44,414
CONTENTS

11. 589 R New Hampshire
file Sept 1813
Joseph Norrick of Rumney in the state of N Hamp re who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Reed of the New Hamp re line, for the term of One year.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of January 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of June 1816 and sent to Cyrus Boutelle Haverhill - Grafton by N. H. M.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 13715.48 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48.
$63.96
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Declaration
Joseph Herrick of Rumney N.H.
1 May 1820, N. H.
Joseph Herrick.
S. P. Webster, Doverhill, N. H.
Recd. 16 Dec: 1825

State of New Hampshire
county of Grafton ss
At the Superior Court of Judicature holden at Plymouth within & for the county of Grafton aforesaid on the second Tuesday of November A D 1825 on the 15 day of November A D 1825 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for said county Joseph Herrick resident in Rumney in said county aged as he believes 74 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and 1 st of May 1820 that he the said Joseph Herrick enlisted & served in the revolutionary army on the continental establishment in the years 1775 & 1776 the first year in Captain Walkers company and the second year in Capt Benjamin Manns company in the second regiment commanded by Col. James Reed in the New Hampshire line as stated in his former application on which he obtained a pension the certificate of which is numbered 11,589 & dated June 7 1819 That he served & was discharged as there stated that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present that his name is not on the roll of any State except New Hampshire and is now stricken from that roll since the said act of May 1 st 1820 That he should have applied before but had ordinary health and hoped to get placed on the invalid pension roll for the loss of his right eye That he had a shock of the numb palsey in March last & has ever since been wholly unable to help himself and is now supported by the publick charity of the Town of Rumney - And in pursuance of the act of May 1 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 services of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18 th 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 hereunto annexed and by me subscribed to wit an old broken sleigh worth nothing but the iron not over two dollars & fifty cents - Old collar & traces almost worn out worth one dollar one set cart boxes old worth one dollar one pair of old Post Bags worth not over fifty cents one straw tick for a bed & one quilt both old & both worth not over one dollar and one old halter and one debt due from M c Rupe

payable in goods amounting to twenty nine dollars — cents and one old execution I have against Elisha Meader who is poor & I think it worth nothing its amount is about sixty dollars all these articles & debts I have put into the care of the Selectmen of Rumney to be applied for my support who have already expended more than they are all worth in my support and I am still supported by said Rumney and must be until I can have my pension renewed I have no family I am old and poor & broken down my memory fails me & I can hardly speak to be understood I have not sold or changed any property since March 18 th 1818 except an old horse I turned out at five dollars to Joshua Brackett for part of my expenses while sick there last spring with the palsy the whole being above sixty dollars & Rumney paid the rest for me
Witnesses Kendall Osgood James Ramsay, 2.
Joseph his Herrick mark
Sworn to & declared in open court before the Justices thereof this 15 th day of November AD 1825
Attest S. P. Webster Clerk
Copy examined by S. P. Webster Clerk
Grafton ss
I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County of Grafton do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Joseph Herrick did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding Declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one enlistment. — I also certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court, & 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 thirty four Dollars & no more.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord 1825. —
S. P. Webster Clerk

44 414
Rev
INVALID.
File No. 44 414
Joseph Herrick Rev. Rev. H. H.
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index: —Vol. 3 , Page 222
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Joseph Henrick N Hampshire Application for Continuance Prif mether
J P Webster Esq. Hanover N H.
Con Continued Dec 31 st . 1825, Comg 21 st Nov 1825
Last evidence 21 Nov 1825

By att d ?
Joseph Kennebec Private Colonel Reid's Reg't New Hampshire line
July 1775 to November 1776
Admitted JH

This may certify whom it may concern that Joseph Herrick Now Resident in Rumney State of New Hampshire county of Grafton was a soldier enlisted into my company in col o James Reed Regiment in the Continental army and did Duty as the same from the First Day of July 1775 to the Last Day of December same year then enlisted Jan y 1 st 1776 and continued in my company until First of November 1776 then was Discharged by reason of Sickness
Benjamin Harris Capt of the above said Regiment
State of New Hampshire Cheshire ss. 11 th Dec r 1818. Then personally appeared Benjamin Harris oath Legator of the above certificate and made solemn to the truth of it before me. Jos h Gaudin Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Grafton ss.)
ON this seventh — day of January 1819, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for
said County — Joseph Herrick personally appears
aged sixty six years, resident in
Rumney in the said State, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, 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:" That he the said Herrick — enlisted in July 1775 .
in the State of New Hampshire in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Mann of the Regt. commanded by Col. James Reid N.H. line
; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the first day of Nov. 1776
, when he was discharged from service in Mount Independence State of Vermont ; that he was in the battles of
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.
Ezra Bartlett
I, Ezra Bartlett Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Joseph Herrick is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his country for support & did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy; and 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 aforementioned act of Congress.
Jany 9 th
1819.
Ezra Bartlett

I Samuel Brown of Romney before say that Joseph Herrick formerly a Pensioner of the united states is now there been for some time past a pauper maintained by the Town of Romney. He was his still is afflicted by a stroke of the neck Palsy which prevents the natural use of all his right side. I have known of his affliction several months he was laid out by the Selectmen of Romney to board at the Towns expense last spring at two Dollars per week his still on that expense to the Town he has no property of any kind that I know of in the world unless it be his clothing for few small things of very little value. he is now unable to speak to be understood but very poorly but certainly but has his senses they sign here he would commit to this course — unstable maintained by the Town unless he have his pension restored to him as he is really poor & stands in need of the assistance of his Country for a part.
Samuel Brown Nov 14 1825 Given to before me True Copy for Paris
I Samuel Brown before say that I was acquainted with the said Joseph Herrick before with before who certifies above that Herrick is poor & a pauper generally as he states in need of charity for support unable to speak plain or hear easily —
Sam Brown Nov 14 1825 Given to before me True Copy for Paris

Grafton J's Nov 14 1825.
Then the said Samuel Bruns Esquire of Samuel Bruns hereinafter mentioned solemnly attests that the within affidavits by them signed are just & true He declaring that they are very respectable men credible witnesses before me. Ira Goodall pres. Com.
State of New Hampshire
Grafton J's. -
Superior Court Clerk's Office Nov. 21. 1825
I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that Ira Goodall Esq was on the 15 th day of November inst. an acting Justice of the peace within & for said County - that the above certificate & signature is his own hand writing & entitled to credit
Witness my hand & the seal of the said Court. S. P. Webster Clerk

I James Runnagall of the selection of Runny before saying that in March last the selection of Melville the writer to us the selection of Runny stating that Joseph Hennick who had his settlement in Runny was supported by said Melville releth by our foreman Grachett that said Grachett had complained to them to furnish him relief as we did not attend to it they should pursue legal measures unless we took him away & paid expenses - I went to Melville to see to it found said Joseph Hennick there disabled by a shock of the Palsy from doing any thing then to pay fifty Dollars to Grachett for supporting him until he was married by forty five Dollars each of the years money for old house Hennick had which Grachett allowed five Dollars for making the fifty I would not have taken the horse house for him as he was so old & poor I had to bring him home once but in a wagon he had no property of any value of money money not more than thirty Dollars clothing debts due all according to my best knowledge & belief we took this into our care & sent him out to bed at two Dollars a week on the expense of Runny she is still so maintained probably will be as long as he lives see next the renewal of his pension to aid us - we have brought him to court had him examined for his eye & the enlarged appendices for his pension the means he speaks of while in better health for not applying to have his pension renewed - his situation demands assistance - he has more enough to know the facts & signs & how would love to know some things have been put them down in his declaration as we knew or think he means for us Ramsay

Grafton J's Decr 14 1825 Then the said James Rumney personally appeared and made solemn oaths that the within affidavit by him signed is just true & I do certify that he is a respectable & credible witness before me Ira Goodall Jus Peace
State of New Hampshire
Grafton J's - Superior Court Clerk's Office Nov. 21. 1825. - I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that Ira Goodall Esqr. was on the 15 th day of Novemr. inst an acting Justice of the peace within & for said County - that the above certificate & signature is his own hand writing & entitled to credit Witness my hand & the seal of said Court S. P. Webster Clerk

Mendell Oregon before being that Joseph Hemphill late a pensioner of the United States is now poor Hoxton down in health strength his supported by the Town of Runney as a pauper has been for almost a year past
He had two shocks of the Palsy last winter as spring from which there is no probability of his recovery - He was there at Mendelth - He
was Mr Spalding Runney himself the Selectmen of Runney when he had his settlement were notified by the Selectmen of Mendelth to take him under care and pay the expenses - The first sent a letter to Mr Webb as agent to remove him to Runney but he found him as he reported on his return too ill to be removed that he could not move him - The Selectmen of Runney brought him home - He found him in possession of an old worn down house with the only other small articles of his title was due to him - The house he disposed of for five Dollars towards his bill of expenses when he was sick - He paid from the treasury of Runney nine of twenty dollars for his expenses at Mendelth & the journey there & back to remove him since which we have branded him out at the rate of two Dollars a week while Runney pays - I do believe that all the property he possessed on earth including debts due him when we took him last spring was not worth thirty dollars have been expended since 120 Dollars now on him as a pauper - He is so now that he can hardly speak at all he appears to understand well the common letters of the alphabet - as he used to despise his arrest and did not by motions of the court - His right side is paralyzed and he had lost his right eye early in the revolution he was still weak with his left eye -
Mendell Oregon

Grafton J's Nov 15, 1825 I then the said Randall Argand Esq. personally made solemn oath that the within affidavit herin signed is just true & I do certify that he is a credible witness & a respectable citizen before me Ira Goodall Jus Peace
State of New Hampshire Grafton J's - Superior Court Clerk's Office Nov 21. 1825.
I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that Ira Goodall Esq. was on the 15 th day of November inst. an acting Justice of the peace within & for said County, that the above certificate & signature is his own handwriting & entitled to credit. - Witness my hand & the seal of said Court.
S. P. Webster Clerk

Joseph Henrich N. Hampshire
Apppl n for Continuance
Prup
Last evidence 21 Nov 1825

Joseph Henrick a private, New Hampshire, served 2 yrs 1775 & 1776 in Reeds regiment C.R.H. line
Never has exhibited any schedule till now, because he enjoyed ordinary health and had some hopes of being placed on the Invalid pension list for the loss of his right eye.
Schedule dated 15 November 1825
Contains a few trifling articles of personal property, and a note due him for $29 payable in goods, in all . . . $34.00
The above with an execution for $60 against Meader supposed to be worth nothing has been placed in the hands of the Selectmen of Rumney, who have expended more than this sum in supporting him, he being a town charge.
The only property disposed of since the 18 th March 1818 was an old horse value $5 in part payment of a debt of $60 incurred for necessities during sickness.
See the affidavits of James Ramsay, Kendall Osgood, and Samuel Burns, abundantly proving the foregoing statement of the applicant.
Aged 74. has no family; health much impaired, having been afflicted with the palsy. is a pauper under the care of the selectmen of the town of Rumney
I certify that I have examined this case and am of the opinion that according to the principles which have governed in previous decisions, the claim ought to be admitted.

Joseph Herrick
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of September next, in Portsmouth
New Hampshire at the Branch Bank U.S. (Signature)
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Recorded

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Joseph Herrick late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New Hampshire Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the seventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this seventh day of June one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. L. Edmonds,
in the absence and on behalf of the Secretary of War.