Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28752, William Hamilton, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hamilton, William S. 28752
CONTENTS

Maine
William Hamilton
of St Raymond in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Heathorn of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jensen in the Maine line, for the term of 2 Years from January 1781 to 17
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of Eighty Dollars annu per month, to commence on the 4 th day of Mar 1831 and
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th of Augt 1832 and sent to John Murphy Portland Maine
the Roll on  day of 182 and notification sent to at  Pension commencing on the of  182
Amount due on 4th of } Mar 1832 $ 80 semi annual also 4 th Sept " " $ 40 $ 120
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818; May 1, 1820. }
June 1832
Recorded Book 20 Vol 1- Page 63

Copied for Anna Agnes B.B.B
Date of death not on AB

William Hamilton
Application for a pension
Aug. 1832
Reservate.
P. 6.
302,
$80 per ann
Jackson
Page 63

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the first day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this first day of August - aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge William Hamilton a resident of North Yarmouth in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District, aged Seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he was placed on the pension list roll of the District of Maine agency and a certificate of pension granted to him on his application made on the 30th day of April 1818. That his name was struck off from the pension roll on account of his property. That he served as a private in the Company commanded by Capt. Hartshorne in the Regt. commanded by Col. Jackson, in the line of the State of Massachusetts in the Continental Establishment. That he now resides in North Yarmouth aforesaid & resided there when he made his first application in April 1818. That his discharge was forwarded with his first application.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of Maine .
William Hamilton
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Ashur Ware
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary pensioner, and served as he states
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I John Mussey Clerk of said District Court, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this third day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two
John Mussey
} Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

an act to provide for the trial and personal service of the defendant in all cases of debt or damage where the sum due is not less than one hundred dollars, and for other purposes.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, ss.
At a District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland within and for the District of Maine, on the Tuesday, being the  Senth day of February and by adjournment from day to day, on the day of nine in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable ALBION K. PARRIS , Ashur Ware Judge of said Court.
ON this tenth day of February in the year above written, personally appeared in open Court, the same having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Maine District, William Hamilton aged Sixty seven years, resident in North Yarmouth in said District, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revo- make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th March, 1818, and the 1st May, 1820; that he, the said William Hamilton enlisted for the term of Three years on the first day of January in the year 1781 in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by captain Hartshorne in the regiment commanded by colonel Michael Jackson in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until the 17th December 1783 when he was discharged from the service, in West Point in the state of New York that his name has been placed on the Pension List & dropped therefrom by the Act of Congress of May 1, 1820 - that he has not exhibited any schedule of his property before, because he understood that none who had property of the value of two hundred dollars and were not supported wholly or in part by charity were entitled to a continuance of their pension - and he is now induced to make his application in consequence of the late regulations of the Hon. Secretary of War relative to pensioners, which have been published -
BEFORE
Ashur Ware
{ U. S. District Judge for the District of Maine.

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:
Of Real Estate I have forty acres of land in North Yarmouth and part of a house in which I live and no other real estate
Of Personal Estate I have three cows, one ox, eight sheep and a few articles of household furniture only. I have no income besides mentioned. I have never conveyed my estate or any of it since the pension act was passed in March 1818
William Hamilton
Sworn to and declared on the 10th day of Feb. 1829 before me Ashur Ware Dist. Judge
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me William Hamilton who, by occupation am a farmer which I am not able to pursue by reason of age and great bodily weakness
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     My wife Jane 60 a feeble woman   Daughters Mary 30 able to do housework and contribute in part to their support   Sydia 26   Sarah 22  
Feb. 10. 1829
Sworn to Before Ashur Ware Dist. Judge

MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
I, JOHN MUSSEY, Esq. Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules 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 Eight hundred & fifty — dollars and _____ cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth — day of February A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty- nine
John Mussey } Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

January 27, 1939
BA-J/AWF William Hamilton S. 28752
Mr. Charles W. Munson 51 Farnham Street Portland, Maine
Dear Sir:
The data furnished herein in regard to William Hamilton were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 28752, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of William Hamilton were not stated, nor are the names of his parents shown.
William Hamilton enlisted in North Yarmouth, Massachusetts, (District of Maine), January 1, 1781, served as private in Captain Thomas Hartshorn's company, and in Colonel Michael Jackson's Third Massachusetts Regiment, and was discharged December 17, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 30, 1818, at which time he was fifty-six years of age, and a resident of North Yarmouth.
He was still living in North Yarmouth, in 1829, and referred to his wife, Jane, aged sixty years, to a daughter, Mary, thirty years old, to a daughter, Lydia, twenty-six years old, and to a daughter, Sarah, aged twenty-two years.
William Hamilton's name was stricken from the

pension roll, on account of too much property. He was allowed a pension under the Act of June 7, 1832, and was then living in North Yarmouth, Maine.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data relative to family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data-
William Hamilton Certificate # 304 Issued August 17, 1832 Rate $80.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Maine Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

January 27, 1939
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Mr. Charles W. Munson 51 Farnham Street Portland, Maine
BA-2/MSF:MLB our
William Hamilton A-28752
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William Hamilton of North Yarmouth, Massachusetts, a pensioner about 1835; Robert Maxfield of the same town or of Cumberland, a pensioner; John Fowler of Bridgton, Massachusetts, and the record of Joseph Kimball of said Bridgton or Waterford.
The records of William Hamilton, Robert Maxfield and Joseph Kimball are furnished you herewith. No record could be identified as that of the John Fowler in whom you are interested. If you will furnish as much as possible of the following data in regard to him, another search of the records will be made in your behalf: approximate dates of birth and death and given name of widow.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
See his letter in Robert Maxfield S. 37218

December 8, 1938
The Quartermaster General Memorial Branch War Department Washington, D. C.
BA-J/AWF William Hamilton S. 28752
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to William Hamilton, soldier of the Revolutionary War, from North Yarmouth, Maine.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 28752, based upon the military service of William Hamilton in the War of the Revolution.
The date and place of birth of William Hamilton are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
William Hamilton enlisted in North Yarmouth, Maine, January 1, 1781, served as a private in Captain Thomas Hartshorn's company, and in Colonel Michael Jackson's Third Massachusetts Regiment, and was discharged December 17, 1783.
William Hamilton was allowed pension on his application executed December 30, 1818, at which time he was fifty-six years old, and living in North Yarmouth, Maine.
He was still living in 1829 in said North Yarmouth, and referred to his wife, Jane, aged sixty years, to a daughter, Mary, thirty years old, to a

daughter, Lydia, twenty-six years old, and to a daughter, Sarah, aged twenty-two years.
The soldier, William Hamilton, was still a resident of North Yarmouth, Maine, in 1832.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data relative to family.
The application for headstone for William Hamilton is returned herewith. There was no correspondence enclosed.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Sir,
In reply to your request of 2 inst , received 5 inst. for a statement of the military history of William Hamilton a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
S 28752
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jan 1, 1781 to Dec 17, 1783 Priv Thomas Hartshorn Michael Jackson Mass                                                                 
Battles engaged in, None stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, North Yarmouth Cumberland Co Me.
Date of application for pension, Dec 30, 1818. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, North Yarmouth Me.
Age at date of application, 56 yrs.
Remarks: In Feb. 1829. his wife Jane, was 60 yrs of age. daughters Mary, 30 yrs; Lydia 26 yrs and Sarah 22 years of age.
Very respectfully

F. O. BAILEY & CO.,
DESKS, SHOW CASES, SAFES.
48 EXCHANGE STREET.
PORTLAND, MAINE, April 2nd, 1909.
Revolutionary Division of Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
My Great Grandfather, William Hamilton, of North Yarmouth, Maine, served in The Revolutionary War. He was pensioned Jan. 17th, 1819, and Aug. 17th, 1832, and was on the list of 1840. He died March 10th, 1849.
Will you kindly advise me what the records show as to his service and also what his wife's name was, if it appears, and very greatly oblige,
Yours very truly,
Charles H. Allen
28752

H
Roxbury, Mass.
Sept. 21 1895
The Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D. C.
PRS
Sir: -
Will you have the kindness to send me the military record of Wm. Hamilton , of North Yarmouth, a pensioner of the revolutionary war , who died in or about the year 1845? He was my great-grandfather, and I desire his record for family reasons.
Yours
Fredrick H. Hamilton
Address: -
Rev. F. H. Hamilton
Roxbury Mass.

28 752 INVALID. Rev
File No. 28 752
William Hamilton Rev Rev War
Act: "June 82"
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 171
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct. 1905 Hist. to Rev. F. Hamilton, Roxbury.
April 22. 1909. Hist sec Mr Charles H. Allen.
1935 Dec 8 - list to memo Br. Eng. 1935 Jan 27 - " Chas VV Munroe See his letter in Robert Maxfield S. 77 218 273

Oct. 4/93 Hsd. to Rev. F. W. Hamilton, Roxbury, Mass.
April 22. 1909. List sent to Mr Charles H. Allen, R.H.
Dec 8 - list to memo Pr. 2. Jan. 29. Chas. V. Munroe his letter in Robert Maxfield 2818 -

5214
District of Maine
William Hamilton Private
Musket Line 1781. 2/4 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of District of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 th of Nov. 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of Jan. 1819 and sent to Hon. E. Whitman H. Repr.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 25.29 Semi-annual office ending 25.29
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued
Notification sent to J. Mussey Pittsfield, Me. 6 April 1829

William Hamilton
Payable semi-annually--the first pay- ment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of March next,
by the President of the Cumberland Bank of Portland Dist. of Maine
Recorded

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
William Hamilton late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the District of Maine Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the thirtieth day of November one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this seventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

I, William Hamilton, a resident citizen of the United States of America, an inhabitant of North-Yarmouth, in the District of Maine on oath declare, that on or about the first of January, A.D. 1781. I enlisted in said North-Yarmouth, as a private soldier in the company commanded by Capt. Thomas Hartshorn in the regiment commanded by Col. Michael Jackson in Genl. Patterson's Brigade in the Massachusetts line, on the continental establishment in the revolutionary war; - that I continued to serve as a private in said company and in the service of the United States, until the seventeenth day of December, A.D. 1783. when I was regularly discharged from service at West-point in the state of New-York and received an honorable discharge, signed by M. Jackson, B. Genl. which is hereunto annexed. That during the term of service aforesaid I was stationed at White-plains, Philadelphia, New-Windsor cantonments and West-point. - And I do further on oath declare that I am fifty six years of age, am not borne on any pension roll of the United States, and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of assistance from my country for support. - Wherefore I, the said see re

William Hamilton pray that this declaration and the proceedings to be had thereon may be transmitted to the Secretary of War, to the end that I may be placed on the pension lists of the United States agreeably to the provisions of An Act of Congress, passed March 10. 1810. entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war". - William Hamilton
Nov 30
Sworn to November 30. 1810.
Before -
Albion H. Parris, U.S. Judge etc
I, Samuel Baker of North Yarmouth in the District of Maine, on oath declare, that I was a private soldier, in the revolutionary war, and belonged first in the tenth regiment and afterwards in the fifth regiment, in the Massachusetts line; that while in said services, I well knew William Hamilton, the same person who signed the same person who signed the foregoing application, and know him to be the same person, named in the annexed discharge. - And I, the said Samuel Baker, do further on oath declare, that I am acquainted with said William Hamilton's situation in life, and

it is my opinion that in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of the assistance of his country for support—
Sworn to Before
Samuel Baker.
Alcione H. Parris, U.S. Judge dep.
William Hamilton (Soldier belonging to the Engt Comp y Third Mass t Reg t Being Intitled for three Years is hereby Discharged the forces of the United States of America Given Under My hand At Westpoint this 17 Day of December 1783 Registered in the Books of the Reg t M c Alister B: Genl. John R. Stafford Adj t

I Eliab Eaton of Strong in the County of Somerset and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath declare that William Hamilton of North Berwick in the County of Cumberland & Commonwealth aforesaid served as a private soldier in Captain Thomas Hartshorne's company Col. Michael Jackson's Regiment in the Massachusetts line in the revolutionary war from the Month of May 1781 to the seventeenth day of December 1783 when said Hamilton was discharged. I served in the same company & during the whole period aforesaid
Eliab Eaton
United States of America
District of Maine ss. — §. September 21. 1818.
Personally appeared Eliab Eaton, above named, and made oath to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing declaration, by him signed —
Before
Albion H. Parris
Judge of the United States in and for the District of Maine

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the thirtieth day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came William Hamilton the applicant named in the papers hereunto annexed, and after being duly cautioned and examined, made oath that the several statements by him made in the annexed application, signed in my presence, are wholly true.
And the said applicant further offered in evidence his original discharge which is hereunto annexed, and also the depositions of Elias Eaton and Samuel Baker, both soldiers in the revolutionary army, which depositions were severally signed and sworn to before me, and are hereunto annexed
And it appearing to me in the examination here had, that the several persons above named are credible witnesses, I do hereby admit the annexed declarations as evidence, and certify the same as being satisfactory proof to me that the said William Hamilton the applicant, served as a private soldier in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and upwards in continuation on the continental establishment. And I do further certify, that from the declaration of the applicant made before me, under oath as aforesaid, it does appear that in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support; all which I do hereby certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War, agreeably to the provisions of an Act of Congress, passed March 18, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused my official Seal to be affixed the day and year first mentioned.
Albion H. Parris
Judge of the United States in and for the District of Maine.
And I do further make known that it has been proved to my satisfaction, that in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life, the said William Hamilton is in need of assistance from his country for support. - Given under my hands and official seal. -
Albion H. Parris U.S. Judge