Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7,542, Alexander Gould, Mass Navy

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass Navy
Gould, Alexander or Goold.
W 7542
B.L.Wt. 36750-160-55
Betsey
CONTENTS
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Maine 21.536
Alexander Gould of York Co in the State of Maine who was a P.M. Master in the Company commanded by Captain Lighton of the G.F. commanded by Lt. Seammens in the Maine line for 12 mo. Private 12 " Seaman
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 88 - Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Sept R33 and sent Claimant Eliot Maine
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 $220.00 Pension allowance ending 4 Mo 34 - 44.00 $264.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W.H. Addison Clerk Book 2 Vol. 181 Page 19

Mayne Betsey Gould, widow of Alexander N H  Gould who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private  Mariner
Increased from $40.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88  dollars cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853
Certificate of Pension issued 30th  day of  Sept 1853 and sent to
J. J. Coombs, Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners and act February 3, 1853, Page 115, Vol.

233.801.
Act March 3/55
June 31/56
Betsy G. Gold.
Widow of
Alexander Gold.
Capt. Prin.
Col.
Ent.
Dis.
Pension. Act. Mar. 3/53.
No. 1600
Feby 53- 2563
Ad. 1600 Aug: 7/56 B. G. Gold
Stillman B. Allen. Littler Point. Maine.
1/2
Vol. G. 100,

Declaration of War Gould -
11,199.

State of Maine.
COUNTY OF YORK, ss.
ON this fifteenth day of August personally appeared in open court, before the Hon William A. Hayes Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at South Berwick  Alexander Gould a resident of Essex in the county of York and State of Maine aged Eighty 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 act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
I enlisted in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war in April I think A.D. 1775 in Capt. Lightons Company of Infantry, for the term of eight months, and marched immediately through New Hampshire, to Cambridge, in the State of Massachusetts, under Col. Summers, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill of the 17th day of June, and was stationed in No. 1 in said battle, and served in said Company, and Regiment, until the time for which I had enlisted, had expired, but I had no written discharge. On July 1776, I again enlisted in the same Capt. Lightons Company, in Col. Francis, Regiment, for the term of four months, and was employed in building Forts, and repairing Boston Castle, which had been destroyed by the Enemy, and continued to do duty in said Company, & Regiment, until the full term of four months had expired, and was discharged at Dorchester, by my said Captain. I was not in any engagement with the Enemy during this service. The names of the other Company & Regimental officers I do not now recollect.
In the year A.D. 1777 or 1778 I have forgotten which, I again enlisted in again enlisted again in the service of the United States for the further term of twelve months, at Fort Sullivan, in Portsmouth Harbor in Capt. ————— Company, in Col. Dangs Regiment, and continued to do my duty in said Company, and Regiment, until about one half the time of my enlistment had expired, I then shipped, and enlisted, on board the United States ship, Raleigh of 36 guns, commanded by Capt. Thomas Thompson, then for the term of one year, and went immediately in said ship to sea, and cruised in the English Channel, where we had an engagement with the English ship Drake, and sunk her, then went to France and was there sometime repairing said ship, then returned to America, and was discharged at Boston, in July 1779 after having served more than one year on board said ship.

Ship Druit, and sunk her, then went to France and was there some time repairing said Ship, then returned to America, and was discharged at Boston in July 1779 after having served more than one year on board said ship. I further say for this last service, I received a Pension by the act of Congress of March 18 th 1818 but was stricken from the list on account of my property - but have lost my Pension Certificate together with the notice of my being stricken from the Roll - The evidence of this service I suppose to be in the War Department
Question 1 st When and in what year was you born?
Answer - I was born in Hitting August 15 th A.D. 1752.
Ques 2 nd Have you any record of your age, and if so when is it?
Ans - There is no record of my age that I know of.
Ques 3 rd Where were you living when called into service; where have you have you lived since the Revolutionary War; & where do you now live?
Ans. In Hitting when I entered the service and have lived there ever since; but the Town has been divided and that part where I live is called Eliot.
Ques 4 th How were you called into service; were you drafted did you volunteer, or were you a substitute. And if a substitute for whom?
Answer - I enlisted as a volunteer each time that I was in the service.
Ques 5 th State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops when you served; such continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect since the general circumstances of your service?
Answer. - Col. Seamon commanded in the Regiment Hill Col. Francis Regiment at Boston and Dorchester & Col. Long at Portsmouth Harbor but I do not now recollect whether they were continental State or Militia officers.
Ques 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so what has become of it by whom was it given & what has become of it.
Ans. I do not recollect of ever having written a discharge since if I had I do not know what has become of it.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of
Witness Wm. A. Hays Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Witness W. C. Allen.
Alexander
his son man Goree
WE, Joseph Hilliard  and  Jonathan Hammond  and  and a clergyman, residing in the town of Barnstable and Jonathan Hammond residing in the town of Eliot hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Alexander Goree who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Hilliard
Jonathan Hammond
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the beforenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Joseph Hilliard of Barnstable who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Barnstable , and that Jonathan Hammond , who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Eliot , and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, William Cutter Allen  Regis. clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Alexander Goree for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fifteenth day of August , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate.

Alexander Gould
Nat. Ent.
M. 246
Sept. 1869

STATE OF MAINE.
York ss....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at York within and for the County of York on the first Tuesday of July being the fourth day of said month and by adjournment from day to day, on the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable Benjamin Greene Chief Justice. Judge of said Court.
ON this Fourth day of July in the year 1820, personally appeared in open Court
the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Circuit, Alexander Goold aged sixty nine years, resident in Eliot in said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a mariner on board the Continental Ship called the Raleigh commanded by Capt. Thomas Thompson in the Regiment commanded by Colonel for twelve months in the line of the State of on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the first day of April A.D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered No. 246 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th 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; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is herein particularly described, also subscribed by me.
Alexander Goold
Sworn to and declared, on the 4th day of July A.D. 1820.
BEFORE
Benjamin Greene
Chief Justice of the said Court.
Attest Daniel Sewall Clerk

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:
one small house and barn ten acres of improveable land - twelve acres of unimproveable swamp & heath land - seven dan half acres of small growth on Rocky Hills (so called) - one small yoke of steers - two cows - two heifers seven sheep, one shoat - 2 tables - four chairs, a few articles of iron and crockery ware.  Alexander Good
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Alexander Good who, by occupation am a farmer which I am not able to pursue by reason of bodily infirmities incident to old age -
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Elizabeth Good 54 out of health & able to contribute only in part to her support. -   Emily Good 12 neither of which are capacitated to contribute but very little to their support. -   Nancy Good 10   James Good 8    Alexander Good
STATE OF MAINE.
I, Daniel Sewall , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit, within the county of York 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 three hundred & thirty dollars and cents . IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this fourteenth day of July , A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Daniel Sewall , { Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of York .

233.801

United States of America. State of New Hampshire, ss.
I, ALBERT R. HATCH, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire, do certify, that Mark J. Dennett is, and on the nineteenth day of January instant , last past was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Rockingham  Gale in the State of New Hampshire  Maine , and duly authorized to administer and certify oaths and to take and certify acknowledgements of deeds, &c., within and for said County, and that his signature affixed to the annexed Certificate is appears to be genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Circuit Court this twenty sixth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty six ,
Albert R. Hatch Clerk, &c.

Application for Additional Bounty Land for Widows,---Act of 1855.
State of Maine } ss. On this nineteenth day of January in the year
COUNTY OF York } eighteen hundred and fifty six  five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Betsey Gould aged eighty nine years, a resident of Eliot in the State of Maine , who being duly sworn according to law, on oath declares that she is the widow of Alexander Gould deceased, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ in the _____ Regiment of _____ commanded by _____
, in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the 18th day of June, 1812,  called the war of the  Revolution for the term of _____ and continued in actual service in said war for more than fourteen days; that she was married to the said Alexander Gould in the year 1806 , that her maiden name was Betsey Phoray , that her said husband died April 19th in the year 1844 and that she is now a widow. For proof of these facts she refers to her application for Bounty Land under the act of September 28th, 1850, upon which she received a LAND WARRANT , No. _____ for _____ acres, which she has since legally disposed of and cannot now return.
That deponent is now a pensioner under act of 3rd of February 1853, upon the Maine roll and draws her pension from the Agent at Portland Maine. For proof of these facts she refers to her papers on file upon which she was granted pension.
She makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the additional BOUNTY LAND to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3d, 1855. She also declares that she has never applied for nor received, under this or any other act of Congress, any Bounty Land Warrant except the one above mentioned ; and she hereby appoints STILLMAN B. ALLEN , Esq. of KITTY-POINT, York Co., Maine, her Agent and Attorney to present and prosecute her said claim, and asks the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions to send her Warrant, when issued, to said Mr. Allen, who is fully authorized to receive the same and who will transmit it to me.
(Sign here your full name.) Betsey X Gould mark
We, Simon Emery & Joanna Wilkinson residents of Eliot upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by the above named Betsey Gould in our presence, and that we are personally acquainted with Mrs. Gould and know that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that she is now a widow. We are disinterested witnesses.
Signatures of Witnesses. { Simon Emery Joanna Wilkinson
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written: and I certify that I know the affiants to be respectable and credible persons; and that I have every reason to believe and do believe _____, the said claimant, to be the identical person she represents herself to be, that she is of the age above stated and that I have no interest in this claim.
Mark J. Dement Justice of the Peace.

11.199
Alexander Goulds
Seaman 12 Mths
Per ah 12  24  12
Old papers under actg
1818 wanted -
Apr. 29. 33. Obj. 16.
882
176
44
July 25. 1833
220
Obj. 16
Claimant
Eliot
E
Maine

11.199.
BRIEF in the case of  Alexander Gould  County of York  in the State of  Maine  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 80.  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.     Enlisted In 1775 April " 8 " As a Private. Gen. Capt. Lighton, Col. Scammons   do. 1776 July " 4+ " ditto. Capt. Lighton, Col. Francis —   " do. 1777 & 78 — "about 6" " ditto. Capt. — Col. Long —   Enlisted on board U.S. ship Raleigh — "more than 12"* " ditto. Capt. Thomas Thompson —  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Bunker Hill — with the English Ship Druit —  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hittery, Maine.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? A credible Witness, (+ Only this tour is proved and Traditional.)  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? They are not attached to the Seal as required. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above-mentioned.
* He says I further say for this last service I received a Pension by the Act of Congress of March 18 th 1818, but was stricken from the list on account of my property — but have lost my Pension certificate together with the notice of my being stricken from the roll — The evidence of this service I suppose to be in the War Department.
Examining Clerk.  J. Waugh March 11. 1833.

Betsey Gould
wid of Alexander Gould
(Prov. Act. 1832 - Maine)
deeds & proofs
Act 3 rd Feby 1853.
J. W. Bennett Atty Present.

State of Maine — § 88. County of York of Probate
On this tenth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, before the undersigned, a Judge of the Court held in and for the County and State aforesaid, being a Court of Record, personally appeared Mrs. Betsey Gould — who is to me known as a resident of the Town of
Plot in the County of York and State of Maine aged eighty-six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, approved 3rd February A.D. 1853, viz:
That she is the widow of Alexander Gould deceased, who was a seaman in the Continental Navy in the war of the Revolution and as such was pensioned by the United States under Act of June 1832 at the rate of $88. per annum, which was paid to him at the Portland, Maine, Agency. That she was not married to the said Alexander Gould before the second January A.D. 1800, but the marriage took place as hereinafter stated, viz: She further declares that she was married to the said Alexander Gould on the ninth day of November, in the year Eighteen hundred and six as will more fully appear by the proofs hereto annexed: That her husband the aforesaid Alexander Gould died on the nineteenth day of April, in the year Eighteen hundred and forty-four. She further avers that she is now a widow, and that she has never before made any application for a Pension.
Subscribed & sworn to before me this day and year first above written, and I certify that I have no interest in the application as attorney, agent or otherwise.
Wm. C. Allen, Judge as aforesaid.
her Betsey X Gould mark. Witness, Mark Dennett
I do hereby constitute and appoint Clement M. Bennett, of Washington D.C. any time & lawful attorney for the purpose of presenting this my application for a Pension, to attend to the same while pending and to receive the Certificate when issued and to do all things necessary and proper, as fully as I could do were I personally present. Dated this
Witness: Mark Dennett
Subscribed and acknowledged before the undersigned, the day and year aforesaid, Wm. C. Allen
her Betsey X Gould mark.
State of Maine: County of York
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me the undersigned Judge of the Court of Probate,
being a Court of Record held in and for the said County that Alexander Gould late a resident of said County and State and a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of Eighty Eight Dollars per annum, died in the said County and State on the nineteenth day of April, Eighteen hundred and forty-four and
that he left surviving him the following named widow and children, viz: Betsey Gould his widow, and four sons, and four daughters all the only children by the aforesaid widow, and Alexander, Jonathan, Nathaniel Gould and Betsey Bury, are the only surviving children of a former wife and that the said Betsey Gould his widow is still living and a widow.
Witness my hand this tenth day of May, A.D. 1853.
Wm. C. Allen, Judge as aforesaid.
State of Maine: County of York
I do hereby certify that Hon. Wm. C. Allen, whose genuine signature appears attached to the foregoing declaration and certificate, was at the date of the same a Judge of the Court of Probate held in and for said County (a Court of Record) duly commissioned and sworn. Witness my hand and seal of said Court this tenth
day of May, A.D. 1853.
Harbor. John C. Merrill Regr. of the Court of Probate

State of Maine: York County ss.
I Wm. C. Allen, Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the county of York, hereby certify, that the Hon. Mark Bennett is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature annexed to the deposition of Henry Peabody, Court Clerk of Rutland, taken on the sixth day of May, 1853, is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court, this 10th day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
Wm. C. Allen, Judge as aforesaid.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. W. 7542.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
October 12, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your recent communication you are advised that Alexander Gould made an application for pension on April 1st, 1818, at which time he was 66 years of age and residing in York County, Mass., (now Maine), and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a mariner on board the U. S. S. "Raleigh", U. S. Navy, under Capt. Thompson. Place of his enlistment not stated. His widow, Betsey, made an application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Nathan Gould,
246 Spring St., Portland, Me.

Maine Petsey Gould, widow of Alander Gould who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 21 st day of Oct 1853 and sent to
C. W. Bennett Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 4 . Vol. 4
233.801.

Oct 12 '98 Nathan Good Portland Me Oct. 20/98. Same as above
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7542
Betsey Gould
Widow
Alex r Gould
Rev. Rev. War
Act: July 30/53
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 279
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Alexander Gorild, Act 1832, $88.00 per annum. Died 19 th April 1844. Paid to his death.
F. Bush Scrivener Jr.
Pension Office, Oct. 19. 1853
Sir,
Please cause the sum to which within named pensioner was paid; and, if in your power the date of his death Very respectfully Your obed. Servt.
J. Cole For Commissioner
H. Burt Esqr. Edward Auditor Present.
( See other side. )

10.1833
App. of Betsey
Gould widow of
Alexander
York Co
remained acc 32 P 11 88
21536
Set 3d Febry 1853
$40 Rev:
U S m d $40 per Annum
Comm d 3 d Febry 1853
C. W. Bennett.
Present
Nov 9. 1866 end 19 April 1894 Joseph Resnick
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. Pension Office, Official Business

36750
5 Worms

5 th March 23. To J. H. Sley. 5 th 886 Sept. 30 To Pension Ag.
✓ M c A C apt of J. H. Sley who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Pirate
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3 rd February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Oct r 53 and sent to
C. W. Bennett Present
elf
Roll of Pensioners under act Page 4 Vol. A

Wasp. April 27 1833 for pension certificate
Lsup. July 25. 1833 Reg. 16.
Notice sent to Daniel Clark Esq. Newbed Maine 31 July 1820
10,246
Maine
Alexander Gould
of Eliot in the state of Maine who was a Mariner in the ship "Raleigh"  regiment commanded by Colonel Capt. Thompson of the U.S. Navy me, for the term of one year Mass
inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of May 1819 and sent to Benj. Greene, Esq.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 11.37 09. 03 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 - 48. 00
$137.08
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued York County.

JB
Heide
1876-53-Rev
Hon. L. P. Wald. Lentor Pensions. Pension Office.

Alexander Scott Marine on board the U. S. Ship Raleigh, Capt. E. Thompson. 1797 & 1798
Acc: 1 st April 1818
Admitted

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
YORK, ss. } ON this first day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth, personally appears Alexander Good, resident in said county of York, 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 Alexander Good in the Month of June A.D. 1777 entered on board the United States Ship Raleigh, Capt. Thomas Thompson Commander in June A.D. 1777 as a mariner for the term of one year, and sailed in said Ship on a cruise during which she took several prizes, two of which were carried into Le Brest in France. Then she sailed on a cruise off Madeira, and the Cape de Verd Islands, took another prize which is understood was sent into Spain. Thence by the West Indies to Portsmouth New Hampshire in the spring of 1778. Thence to Boston Mass s That he remained doing his duty on board the ship until the year for which he had engaged expired when he was honorably discharged.
And in proof of the foregoing Declaration made by the said Alexander Good, Stephen Frost and John Lunt, two entitled witnesses, personally appeared and being first duly sworn according to law they depose that they know that the above named Alexander Good did serve in the revolutionary war on board the United States Ship Raleigh, for the full term of twelve months as he has testified that they both served on board the same vessel with him the whole term, and knew that he did his duty faithfully and that he was honorably discharged at the expiration of the term of his engagement.
That he is reduced in his circumstances and needs 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 above said.
By: Greene
I, BENJAMIN GREENE, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Alexander Good did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid—and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and needs the assistance of his country for his support.—And I do 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 before mentioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this
first day of April Anno Domini, 1818.
By: Greene

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
Oct. 3 1853.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that The Name of Alexander Gould is borne on roll of Capt. Samuel Lightner's Comp. Col. James Scammon's Regt. on roll called Coat 8 mos. roll, (Dated Oct. 30. 1775. as private from Hiltong. Also on pay roll of Capt. Samuel Lightner's Comp. Col. Ebenezer Francis' Regt. it being for their rations and travel from Dorchester Heights to their respective homes. 4 days. 85 miles, pay $11.71. on back of Roll endorsed "Nov. 1776." Also "N.B The Milage out was paid when Company came to the Lines"
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. D. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.

72
I cannot recollect the Regiment he was in
I am now not eighty seven years old, and my memory does not enable me to state the services more fully than above stated.
WITNESS my hand, this twenty second day of September A. D. 1857 Witness James Gould Signed by said Betsey Gould } in my presence, Betsey Gould } JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.  Mark Domett  Betsey Gould  Mark

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES, made by the Widow of the party who rendered the service.
County of York State of Maine Town of Eliot
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of Alexander Gould in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of the Town of Wittery (now Eliot) in the County of York and State of Massachusetts (now Maine)
He enlisted from the Town of Wittery in the County of York and State of Massachusetts in the year about 1775 as a Soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Forest or Leighton in Regiment and he served as follows,* viz:—
As a Soldier, I think he was in the service more than two years, that he was at the Battle of Bunker Hill that he was on Dorchester Heights And that he was also some time Stationed at one of the Forts on the Piscataqua River.
* Here describe as fully as may be, the length of service, the rank, &c., of the claimant, or the capacity in which he served, and all other particulars known.

Know all men by these presents, That I, Betsey Gould of Eliot in the County of York and State of Maine, widow of Alexander Gould deceased, & a Rev- olutionary pensioner of the U. S. at $40 per annum hereby constitute, and appoint, and by these presents, do make, constitute and appoint James Coombs Esq of Washington D. C. or his substitute my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name, and for my use to examine my original papers by which I was pensioned, now on file in the pension department, and file any other evidence required, or requisite to establish for me an increase of my present pension & also to recover any arrearage of pension that may be found due me on account of the Revolutionary service of my deceased husband Alexander Gould, or by any law, or resolution of Congress granting the same & I hereby authorize him to sign my name when required in the premises & to rece- ive any certificate or warrant for the same. Hereby ratifying allowing all and over

whatsoever any said Attorney or his substitute shall lawfully do in and about the premises by virtue hereof, & the same to be irrevocable,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal This 23 d day of September A.D. 1858,
Attest, L it Waterhouse Cha s E. Norton
Welsey her X Gould mark
State of Maine
York ss.
I, Cha s E. Norton, Notary Public duly commissioned and qualified as will be seen by my commission deposited in the Pension Office at Washington D.C. - do hereby certify that Welsey Gould whose genuine signature appears to the fore- going power of Attorney is well known to me to be the identical person named therein & that she acknowledged the same to be her free act & deed before me.
Cha s E. Norton Notary Public

Affidavit of Zane W. Shepherd for Alston Gardner

I James Walston Shapleigh of Eliot in the County of York & State of Maine one of the administrators of the Estate of Doctor Caleb Emery late of Eliot deceased testify and say that I am well acquainted with Alexander Gould of Eliot aforesaid and that he was a pensioner under the act of Congress of 1818 and that he was stricken from the Pension Roll on account of his property and also that Doctor Caleb Emery was his agent or attorney and have no doubt that the said Goulds Pension Certificate was left with the said Caleb Emery and I further say that I have made diligent search for said Pension Certificate and it cannot be found James W. Shapleigh
York ss May 13 th 1883 Then personally appeared the above named James Walston Shapleigh a credible person and disinterested and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me
Cony Hammond
Justice of the Peace
State of Maine
York ss. I Mr. Cutter Allen, Register of the Court of Probate for said county, hereby certify that Cony Hammond is a Justice of the Peace as above stated and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this seventh day of August A.D. 1883.
Mr. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate.

STATE OF MAINE.
YORK, ss.
Clerk's Office Judicial Courts, Alfred, Sept. 21 st 1853.
I, James O. McIntire Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County,
Do Heroby Certify, That Mark Dennett Esq.
IS A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE IN AND FOR SAID COUNTY,
approved by the papers to be inserted that he is duly commissioned and qualified to act as such; that his commission is dated May 26 th A.D. 1848. and will expire May 26 th A.D. 1855.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State, the day and year above written.
James O. McIntire
CLERK.

I Simreon Emery of Eliot in the County of York and State of Maine of the age of Sixty six years depose and say that I was well acquainted with Alexander Gould late of Eliot aforesaid a Revolutionary Soldier, am also well acquainted with Mrs Betsey Gould of Eliot aforesaid, Widow of the said Alexander Gould, and know that the said Betsey Gould is the Widow of the said Alexander, that they lived together many years and were reputed to be Husband and Wife — that said Alexander Gould is dead and that the said Betsey still remains his Widow
Simreon Emery
State of Maine County of York ss.
Sworn to and subscribed this seventeenth day of September A.D. 1853 Before me
Mark Dennett Justice of the Peace
This may certify that the above named Deponent is disinterested and a very credible Person
Mark Dennett Justice of the Peace

I Japhet Emery of Eliot in the County of York and State of Maine being fifty six years of age depose and say that I was well acquainted with Alexander Gould late of said Eliot and his Wife Betsey Gould for many years, that they lived together and were reputed to be Husband and Wife, that said Alexander Gould was reputed to be a Revolutionary Soldier and a Pensioner, that he is now dead, and that Mrs Betsey Gould now living in said Eliot remains the Widow of the said Alexander Gould
Japhet Emery
State of Maine County of York ss. Sworn to and subscribed by the above named Japhet Emery this seventeenth day of September A.D. 1853 before me Mark Dennett Justice of the Peace
This may certify that the above named Deponent is personally known to me and is disinterested and a very credible Person — Mark Dennett Justice of the Peace

Timothy Shennard for Mrs. Maria Gould

1) Timothy Kennard of Eliot County of York and State of Maine aged seventy six years of sound mind and memory testify and say that Alexander Gould of said Eliot in said County lived in the Revo- lutionary war for the term of four months commu- -encing in the summer of 1776 in Captain Lighton Company at Danforth State of Massachusetts and that I lived in the same company with him and that I was well acquainted with him at that time and have personal knowledge of his views afore said Timothy Kennard
York 31 August 1832 Then personally appeared the above named Timothy Kennard a credible person and acknowledged and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me John Hammond Esq.
Sister of h Leah

State of Maine
York ss I William Cutter Allen Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Jonathan Hammond Jr. is a Justice of the Peace for the County of York as within stated and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal official this twentieth day of August AD 1832
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate.
In witness whereof for Alexander Gage

Alpaca S... Payable semi-annually---the first pay- ment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of September next, at the Cumberland Bk: Portland,
Maine
Reserve

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 10 th of March 1810 — " " " "
Alexander Goold late a Mariner in the Navy of the Revolution —
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Dist: of Maine Agency, at the rate of eight dollars 50 cents per month, to commence on the first day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen .
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred and nineteen .
J. C. Callow

Brief in the case of Betsey Gould , widow of Alexander, York County and State of Maine , act 3 d Feb; 1853 & 28 th Feb; 1855.
Claim, ("original" or "for increase.") Increased from $40. per An: to $88. per An. under the Act, aforesaid, deducting former payments. Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was pensioned under act of 18 th March, 1818. & dropped by Act of 1 st May, 1820, was pensioned under act of 7 th June, 1832, at the rate of $88. per An: as a private in Rev: Army One year & as a mariner one year; he died in 1844. The claimant was allowed a pension under act of Feb; 3 d 1853, at the rate of $40. per An: on the 21 st of Oct: 1853, for the one year service of her husband as a private. The Act of Feb; 3 d 1853, made no provision for widows of persons who served as mariners & consequently she was not allowed for her (If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what? Husband's service as a mariner. By the Act of 28 th Feb; 1855, the benefits of the Act 1853, aforesaid were extended to widows of persons who served as mariners, &c; Mrs. Gould is entitled to an increase of her pension under said act of 28 th Feb; to $88. per An; Com: Feb; 3 d 1853. Marriage, Husband's death, widowhood & identity is clearly established. Claimant's Pension Certificate is surrendered.
J. J. Coomb , Esq. Name and residence of Agent Present
J. K. D. Merrill Examining Clerk.

Betsy Gould Wid: of Alexander!
Me:
Increased under the Act of Feb. 3 d 1853, the 2 d Sec: from $40, per An: to $88, per An: for one year, service as a private & one year, service as a mariner. Directing former payments under the 2 d Sec: of the Act Feb: 8 d 53 Cert: of Ken: has been surrendered.
Cert: of J. J. Coombs, Esq. President,

Payment to be made at
by
Portland.
Geo: F. Emery Esqr
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
Maine
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3d, 1853, Page 4. Vol. A.
J. R. Weightman Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the 2d section of the act of Feb- ruary 3, 1853,
Mary Gould widow of Alexander Gould who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of forty dollars and  seventy five per annum, commencing on the 3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior, this twenty  first day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
Thomas M. T. McKim
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
L. M.ico Commissioner of Pensions.

A Gould
Eliot
me

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Alexander Gould which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes 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? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes 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? yes

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? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? _____
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? _____
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
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? yes
XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
no - see General This objection has not been removed
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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†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 authenticates 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 ends 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
He must send his pension certificate under the act of 1818 to this office, or account for its absence accounted for

Washington D.C.
Oct. 8. 1853.
Hon. S. P. Waldo Court of Pensions Sir.
I have the honor to enclose herewith a certificate of the Secretary of Mass. as additional evidence in support of the suspended application of Betsey Gould widow of Alexander, for the benefits of the act of 3 rd Feby. 1853.
Very Respectfully Your O bt Servt L. W. Bennett

Chicgo May 25 th 1833
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send the Certificate of Alexander Gould which has been found with Papers of the late Doct Calhoun Emery which I hasten to forward to the Department for their information respecting his claim to a Pension under the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832
Yours Respectfully
W m Hammond
Hon Lewis Cass

Betty Gould Alexander 2563
J. C. Linna Esq. Commissaire of G. Smith Nashington S.C.
Vaughn Enclosed to Pennant Esq. with authority to pay. No Comm. made to H. Sley or the line with Pennant Agent. Sept. 30. 1836

Shreveport Sept 18. 1856
Sir, I herewith forward you the sum in hand of Botsey's bond in name of tax @ 1st July 1853, claiming for 1853 to 1856, which if correct please give direction for pay!
Respectfully Yours J. L. Assay
J. L. Assay Esq Commissioner of Customs Washington D.C.

Washington
Oct. 17. 1853
Hon. L. P. Waldo. Q Commr of Pensions. Sir.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11 th instants calling my attention to the want of proof of identity of Mrs. Betsey Gould who claims a pension under the 2 d section of the act of Feb. 3. 1853, as the widow of Alexander Gould, died. late Pensioner Maine roll. The enclosed affidavits were received by me with the papers recently filed in the case, but, as the credibility of the witnesses were not certified by the Justice, I returned them to him for such certificate. I beg to file them as corrected.
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
L. M. Bennett

Washington, Aug. 24. 1855
Sir:
I respectfully ask a reexamination of the case of Betsey Gould, widow of Alexander, of Maine, a pensioner under the 2 d sec. of the act of Feb. 3, 1853, with a view to an increase of pension. Her husband served several years in the militia and one year as a Marine . For this year's service as a Marine, he was pensioned under act of 1818, but stricken from the rolls on account of his property.
When his widow applied for the benefit of the act of 1853, she was allowed for her husband's service in the militia but the Marine service was rejected, because it was not embraced by the act of 1853. As that act has since been amended so as to embrace Marine service, this objection has been entirely removed. She now simply claims the benefit of the amending act aforesaid. The service of one year as a Marine

has been heretofore admitted, in her husband's case - and it was proved by two witnesses who served with him on board the same vessel.
This is one of the cases which I have pending in the Court of Claims - and I have a proffer of Atty which I will file.
I am very respectfully Yours obed servt J. J. Coombs
Geo. C. Whitney Esq Covington, Louisiana

Seattle March 19, 1888
Sir I herewith forward you the paper of Attorney of Betty Gould claiming one your pension which is correct please give directions for payment
Respectfully yours J. N. Lally
J. P. Walacup Esq Commission of Pensions Washington D. C.

Guada

Brief in the case of Betsy Gould, widow of Alexander York County and State of Maine. act 3 d February 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was pensioned under the act of June 7. 1832, at $88 per annum for 12 months service as private and 12 months as seaman - Widow allowed $40 per annum for former
Marriage proved by duly verified copy (If for increase.) of Town records
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
C. W. Burritt Esq. Present
Name and residence of Agent
R. Bedder Examining Clerk.

Washington May 15. 1853.
Hon. S. P. Waldo Commr of Pensions & etc.
I have the honor to enclose herewith the application of Mrs. Betsey Gould widow of Alexander Gould late a pensioner on Maine roll, act of 1832; for the benefits of act of 3 rd February 1853.
Very Respectfully Your O bt . Servt J. W. Bennett

Whitney, Maine, Oct. 14, 1853
G.W. Bennett Esquire
Dear Sir
I have to apologise for the Omission I made in the accompanying Affidavits -
I was considerably hurried with other avocations at the time and too carelessly omitted the Certificate of Credibility
I am Sir y r ob t
and hum le Servant
Mark Bennett

Portland Maine August 29. 1898.
Commissioner of Pensions: Dear Sir:
I wish to get what information is contained in the application of Alexander Gould of Eliot Maine (formerly Ketchum), for a Revolutionary Pension. I know that he served in Col. Laddman's regiment in 1775, and Col. Francis' regiment in 1776, but his pension seems to have been granted for service as a seaman in the Continental navy. I would like what he says of that service in full for a family history of the man. If it states the date of his birth, and death, please give me that with his age. I wish to put this in print for preservation. The war department has been furnished with several publications of mine for the library. Thanking you in advance for the trouble I am sure
Yours respectfully
Nathan Gould #246 Spring St. Portland Maine.

45 Portland Maine Oct 15, 1898.
H. Clay Evans Esq. Com. of Pensions.
Dear Sir:
Today I received the report of Alexander Goold, a Revolutionary Pensioner, and was pleased with what was sent, but there were two items I did not receive which you must have a record of. I wish the date of death of Alexander Goold, Eliot, York County, Maine. We must know did some when near 1845. Give his age at death, if recorded. You must have the date of his widow, Betsey Goold, who was a pensioner and when her pension stopped. Her date of death must be recorded. Please send me these dates. I have been to the old place at Eliot and cannot get them there. I wish these for a historical matter, not to join any society. Thanking you for your courtesy I remain
Yours respectfully
Nathan Goold #246 Spring St. Portland Maine

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. W. 7542.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV. REVOLUTIONARY.
October 28, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your recent communication you are advised that Alexander Gould, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, died April 19, 1844. The date of death of his widow, Betsey, can probably be ascertained upon application to the Hon. Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, giving the soldier's name and service as has been furnished you, together with the following data: Cert. No. 2563; Maine Agency; Act of February 3, 1853; widow's name.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
Mr. Nathan Gould,
246 Spring St.,
Portland, Maine.

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