Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37074, Elijah Hackett, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
NUMBER
Hackett, Elijah
S. 37074
CONTENTS

6775
Dist of Maine
Elijah Hackett
of Ellinot, Lumberland in the state of  of Maine who was a private in the regiment commanded Colonel Ward of the Chap. line, for the term of One year
Inscribed on the Roll of D of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Feb 1819 and sent to Judge Parvis, Portland Maine
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818 . 4 mos 18/30  36.80 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 : 48
$ 84.80
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Elijah Harkness to Private Ward. Master's Dept Jan'y 1. 1876. One year.
Admitted April 17 th 1898
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I Elijah Hackett a resident Citizen of the United States in the Town of Mend and County of Cumberland and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on oath declare that on or about the first day of January in the year of our Lord seven hundred and seventy six I enlisted as a private Soldier into the Company commanded Capt Allan in the Regiment under the command Col Ward, of the Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment in the Army of the United States of America, and ser- ved in the same in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy during the term of one year, at the expiration of which time I was honourably discharged and left the service, but by accident have lost my discharge
I do further on oath declare that I am not borne as a pensioner on any pension roll of said United States and that by reason of reduced cir- cumstances in life I stand in need of assistance from my country for support
Elijah Hackett

United States of America } District of Maine ss. }
To Joseph Lamson or Nathan-
iel Fairbanks of Wayne in said District, esqrs, greeting
Whereas at a Special District Court of said United States for Maine District, held at Paris within said District on the seven- teenth day of April A.D. 1818. Elijah Hackett of Maine in said District presented himself and claimed a cer- tificate of his having served in the war of the revolution against the common enemy for the purpose of receiving a pen- sion from said United States agreea- bly to the provisions of an act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary
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mor"; and whereas in the course of the examination here had, it appears that the testimony of William Raymond is material & necessary in support of said application; Therefore to the end that the testimony aforesaid may be had, and by virtue of the power vested in this Court by the laws of the United States; upon the said Joseph Lomson or Nathaniel Fairbanks are hereby appointed and authorized, at the proper expense of said applicant to take the deposition of the said William Raymond touching the application aforesaid, and the same when taken together with this warrant, to certify and return to the judge of said Court without unnecessary delay.
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Given under my hand and seal This seventeenth day of April A.D. 1818
Albion H. Parrish
Judge of the United States in and for the District of Maine
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I William Raymond of Wayne in the County of Kennebec and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being sixtytwo years of age, doth testify and say that I was well knowing to Elijah Hackett's enlisting into the company commanded by Jonathan Allen, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ward, that the said Hackett enlisted into said company & regiment, as a private soldier and in the Continental did serve in the Continental establishment against the common enemy from the first of January 1776 untill the first of January 1777 making one year and was then honorably discharged from said service at or nigh Kings Ferry. William Raymond
Kennebec ss May 7th A.D. 1818
Then the above named William Raymond personally appeared and made the oath to the truth of the forego- ing deposition by him subscribed.
Before me
Nathl. Fairbanks Justice of the Peace

I Morris Bumpus of the Town of Lebanon in the County of Oxford do testify and say that I was in the Continental Service during the Revolutionary war at the same period that Elijah Seabecott who signed the annexed declaration served and was in the same company and that the said Elijah Seabecott to my certain knowledge served as a private soldier in Capt Allen's company as aforesaid for one year and that to the best of my knowledge and belief he served to the end of the time for which he was enlisted and was honorably discharged.
Morris Bumpus

I Jacob Seill of Minot in the County of Cumberland do testify and say that I am personally acquainted with Elijah Hackett of said Minot and from what I know of his circumstances and the reduced situation thereof I believe that he is in need of assistance from his country for support Jacob Seill
Cumberland ss On the fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen personally appeared the above named Jacob Seill and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed Before me Geoffrey Grosvenor Justice of the Peace
Cumberland ss On the fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen the above named Isaac Duff personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed Before me Jacob Seill Justice of the Peace

Memorandum of the annexed certificate by him signed in my presence, who made oath that the facts therein stated are true. And also the deposition of William Raymond taken by Nathaniel Fairbank Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Kennebec, by virtue of a commission, by me to him granted for that purpose.
And the said Applicant further offered in evidence the Affidavits of Jacob Seiss and Isaac Duffs
I Isaac Duffs of Minot in the County of Cumberland do hereby and say that I am personally acquainted with Elijah Haskell of said Minot and from what I know of his circum- stances in life and the reduced situation thereof do believe that he is in need of assistance from his Country for support Isaac Duffs
Cumberland ss On the fifteenth day of April in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen the above named Isaac Duffs personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
Before me Jacob Seiss Justice of the Peace

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT, ss.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the Seventeenth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally came Elijah Harkness 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 the testimony of Morris Harkness named in the annexed certificate by him signed in my presence, who made oath that the facts therein stated are true. And also the deposition of William Raymond taken by Nathaniel Fairbanks Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Kennebec, by virtue of a commission, by me to him granted for that purpose.
And the said Applicant further offered in evidence the affidavits of Jacob Leick and Isaac Duff.
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 Elijah Harkness 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 Seal to be affixed the day and year first mentioned.
Alcibiades H. Parris
Judge of the United States in and for the District of Maine.

37074 Very INVALID.
File No. 37074
Elijah Hackett Dr Rev DAD
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 177
[Arrangement of 1870.]