Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18859, Ezekiel Hatch, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Watch, Ezekiel
S. 18859
carded
CONTENTS

11.535
set to A. Hatch 8 Oct 57
Maine
Ezekiel Hatch a co of York Co. in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Williams of the Regt commanded by Col Brewer in the Me. Militia line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1881. September 1881 3 Engr 25 th January 1882
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of April 1881 and sent to G. C. Ames Esq.
Arrears to the 4th of Present Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary War Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by W. H. Knight Book C Vol. 1 Page 22

State of Maine.
COUNTY OF YORK, SS.
ON this 3 d day of Sept r - 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate now sitting at Alfred in the county of York and State of Maine aged seventy seven 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 first enlisted in 1775 for eight months in Host William's Company (Col. Phenny's regiment) & served that time at Cambridge in Massachusetts - the second enlistment was for one year under the same officers & for the same place & served out that time - Third enlistment under Capt. Daniel Merrill Col. Brewer's Regiment Gen. Patterson's brigade for three years & served out that term - was in the battle at Hubbardston & at the last battle with Burgoyne where he was taken - was at the taking of Stony Point - for nine months again under Capt. Hatchock, Col. Vose's Regt & served out the nine months in N. York & N. Jersey - was present at the execution of Andre - the whole time of my service being five years & five months.
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, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of
Affirmed Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Ezekiel Heath
WE, John Holmes a clergyman, residing in the town of Alfred U.S.S. and Wm B. Holmes residing in the town of Alfred a magistrate, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ezekiel Heath, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven 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. J. Holmes Wm. B. Holmes
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Holmes, who has signed the preceding certificate, is an ordained clergyman, resident in the town of Alfred Maine, and that William B. Holmes, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Alfred & is a magistrate & that they are both credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register clerk of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Ezekiel Heath for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this third day of September, A.D. 1832.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate.

State of Maine
York County ss. On this 8th day of November, A.D. 1850 personally appeared before the Hon William Le Allen Judge of Probate in and for the County of York George Hatch Administrator of the estate of Ezekiel Hatch late of Alfred in said County deceased, who being first sworn according to law doth on said oath make declaration in order to obtain the arrears of Pension due the said Ezekiel Hatch under the act of June 7th 1832 and also the pension that was due the said Hatch under the act of May 15, 1828,
And this declarant states that the said Ezekiel Hatch was a resident of Gorham in the time of the Revolution and served in the revolutionary war as he believes from its commencement to its close and was a daring the war's man on Continental establishment and was honorably discharged. He believes that the services of the said Ezekiel Hatch are fully set forth in the declaration he made for the benefit of the act of 1832, under which declaration and proof he was placed on the Pension Roll of the Maine agency at the rate of $80 per annum. He further states that the said Ezekiel Hatch drew said Pension for about three years and then in consequence of conscientious scruples refused to receive any pension, and that he died on the 25 day of January 1849 leaving no widow or children. And this declarant further states

that as the said Ezekiel Hatch served for D.W. he was entitled under said act of May 15 th 1828 to a pension from the 3 rd Day March 1826 to the 11 th day of March 1831.
He therefore claims the amount due under both acts of Congress referred to in this declaration.
George Hatch
State of Maine. York county ss.
At a special Court of Probate held at Alfred, for and within the county of York, on the eighth day of November, A.D. 1850, personally appeared, in open court, the above-named George Hatch, and made solemn oath that the foregoing declaration, by him subscribed, is true, according to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Wm. C. Allen, Judge of said Court.
State of Maine. York county, ss.
J. Joshua Hemen, Register of States Court of Probate within and for the county aforesaid, hereby certify that William C.

Allen, of Alfred in said County is the Judge of said Court, duly commissioned and qualified agreeably to the laws of said State, and that his signature hereunto an- nected is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court this eighth day of November, A. D. 1850.
Joshua Henshaw } Register of " } said Court

22398
Ezekiel Hatch York County Maine
Adm
3 years
$10. 80. -
Col. Brewer's -
William Holmes Alfred Maine

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Ezekiel Hatch York County, Me.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775 8 pr. Capt. Will Larn Col. Thon ney- Mass- 77 Cambridge Mass-   + 1 " " " Traditionary   - 3 " Capt. Mer rell- Col. Brew er- Bullens Living Witness   - 9 " Capt. Fitch cock - Col. Vor is - Town N.H. N.J.   5 6  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration. 3
R. Newman clk

P 18859 INVALID!
File No. 18859
Ezekiel Hatch
Rev War
Act: June 7 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 166
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Used by Apr 26 1857

Ezekiel Hatch, dec d
Me
Act 7 June 1832
2 yrs from $80 per ann
commg 4 September 1833
& ending 25 Janry 1847,
payable to
Geo Hatch, Adm r
G. C. Ames
Present

Maine
11.535
See letter to Hon. John Anderson, 12 Sept. 1838.
Ezekiel Hatch of York Co. in the State of Maine who was a Pvt - in the Company commanded by Captain Williams of the Regt commanded by Col Brewer - in the Mass line for Troops -
3 Gs Private - $ 80.00
Inscribed on the Roll of - Maine at the rate of 80 Dollars - less per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of May and sent to - 1833 William Holmes, Alfred, Me.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 40
$ 200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim } { Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk, Book C Vol. 1 Page 20

To what time was Ezekiel Hatch, act 1832, Maine Roll, last paid?
Paid to the 4 th Sep 1833 JH
J. L. C. Sept. 12. 1838

I Levi Hutchins of Ulster County of York, State of Maine depose and say that Patrick Hatch of said Ulster enlisted in 1775 or 1776 in Maje Williams Company 10 th Powning's Regiment in the of the U.S. Troops in the Revolutionary War. I was with him in said Company about one year - the term for which he enlisted. His next enlistment was for three years in Capt. Dan l Merrill's Company 10 th Brewer's Regiment Gen. Patterson's Brigade. I was sergeant in said Company, and he served out said term of three years with me. I was with him in the Battle of Hubbardston and in the last battle with Burgoyne when he was taken. I know that he engaged and served as aforesaid - I believe Merrill was Lieutenant in Capt. Merrill Hutchins Company as aforesaid.
Witness to B. Holman
Levi his Hutchins mark
York N. Ulster Dec. 20. 1832. Personally appeared Levi Hutchins and acknowledged the above deposition of him signed to be his free act - and
Before me
William B. Holman
Justice of the Peace

State of Maine.
York ss. I William Cutter Allen, Register of the Court of Probate for said county, hereby certify that William B. Hodges is a Justice of the peace for said county of York, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 29th day of December A.D. 1832.
Wm. Cutter Allen,
Register of Probate.

Ms. 22396 Jan. 7.
Free
Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington

Alfred (waiver) Dec. 31. 1832
Hon. S. Cass, Sec. of War, England is the...
Some months ago, similar applications were forwarded by me to the Department for General Roberts, Simeon Applebee, Simon Chauboume - from which no return has yet been received. Should certificates be allowed in these cases, it is expected the same will be directed to the subscriber or to him him through Mr. Holmes of the U. S. Senate.
very respectfully Yr: most ob. S. William B. Holmes

George L. Adams Washingville,
Oct 7 th . 1857

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston :
October 30, 1850.
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 Ezekiel Hatch is borne on rolls of 8 mos. service in 1775, in Capt. Hart Williams Co. Col. Ed. Phippys Regt. as a private, of Gorham, from May 1. - on coat roll Oct 26, 1775.
On Army Books in Capt. Luke Hitchcocks Co. Col. Sprouts Regt., as a private of Gorham, credited by service from Apr. 1. 1777, 28 mos 15 days, deserted Aug 16, 1779. returned Sept. 1. 1780. - also for service from Sept 1 to Dec 31. 1780. 4 mos. enlisted D.W. _____
On monthly returns of Capt. Luke Hitchcocks Co. Col. Vose Regt. for months of Jan'y 1781 to March 1782 inclusive as a private, _____
There appears to be no evidence of any other service by any person of the name, _____

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written.
W m H. S. A ts Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The undersigned one of the heirs of Ezekiel Hatch late of Alfred in the County of York respectfully requests the Secretary of State to furnish from the Military rolls, in his Office the evidence of the service of said Hatch in the war of the Revolution.
This applicant states that the said Ezekiel Hatch was a native of Gorham in the State of Maine, in the time of the revolution resided in the town of Gorham. She believes that the said Ezekiel Hatch entered the service at or near the commencement of the war of the Revolution and was at the Battle of Bunker Hill as it has been stated. She further states that the said Hatch served as she believes under Gen Wayne in the Continental Army for a long time. She further states that the said Hatch belonged to the Society of Shakers and in consequence of conscientious scruples never applied for a pension in his lifetime and died at Alfred in 1846. Emily Bangs By F. H. Harmon
Cumberland p. Oct r 9 1850
Signed before me
William Bradford
Justice of the Peace

No 11595
Maine
Ezekiel Hatch
2 yrs penoate $80 per annum from 4 March 1831
Original papers in this case mislaid
See letter to G. C. Ames March 18, 1831
also to 3 rd Auditor

Washington Nov 14 1850
Sir
Enclosed herewith you will please find vouchers in the case of Ezekiel Hatch due to draw the arrears of Pension due him at his death. Also an application from George Hatch administrator of said Ezekiel Hatch, for the benefit of the act of 15 May 1828.
Very respectfully Your obed Servt Geo. L. Ames

Sep 6 '72.
FREE
Can't
get Hatch to show me bill 1838
James L. Edwards Commission of Pensions Washington D.C.

Portland Sept 7 th 1838
Sir. Ezekiel Hatch of Alfred a Revolutionary soldier was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 & drew his pension two or three years. when his religious friends, of the Society of Shepherds, of which he is a member persuaded him that this pension money was the "price of blood & mages of sin" & induced him to surrender the Pension Certificate.
He has now changed his mind in this matter & wishes again to draw his pension, and I would respectfully enquire whether, on his making oath to the facts, with proof of his being the identical Ezekiel Hatch who so surrendered said Pension Certificate, the Certificate can not be returned to him. If it can not be returned will do him the favour to say what he must do to obtain his pension & the arrears from the time he refused to draw it. The Certificate was surrendered to the Agent for paying Pensions in Portland & I presume it has been returned to you -
I have the honor to be, Sir, very respectfully your obed Servt Wm Anderson.
Hon Jas L Edwards Comm r of Pensions Washington 2d.

a Samuel Miller of Kennebec port county of York & State of Maine was Lieutenant in the company commanded by Captain Daniel Merrill of the United States Troops in the Revolutionary War in the twelfth Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Brewer - and Eschiek Hattah. enlisted in said company for the term of three years, which time he served as a good soldier to the best of my knowledge or Samuel Miller
State of Maine York ss. Kennebec Sept 1 - 1832 - Then personally appeared Samuel Miller of Kennebec port and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed and I certify that the said Miller is a credible person -
Before me
Barnabas Palmer justice of the Peace

State of Maine.
Each fr. William Cutter Mear, Register of the Court of Probate for said county, hereby certify that Barnabas Palmer is a true and correct copy of the within stated, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and seal official this third day of September A.D. 1832.
50 cts

Sep 18 51
87
Nath Hatch Eastport Maine
asks what amount of pension was paid to his uncle Ezekiel Hatch
bole

Hon J. E. Heath Washington District Columbia Commissioner of Pensions
Please forward in haste
STEAMBOAT
19/23/81

Eastport 18 Sept 1851
To The Hon J E Heath
Sir I wrote to you the 8th August requesting you to inform me How much my Uncle Ezekiel Hatchs Pension amounted to and how much you Paid on account of it but I have not received any answer
I wish you would be so good as to inform me as soon as you receive this letter how much was due on his pension and how much you Paid and all the Particulars about it
Mr George Hatch of Westbrook administered on his Pension unbeknown to me and my brother Stephen Hatch of Rockport and we evidently found it out and he says there is only $35. to be divided between 14 Heirs. We think there is some thing wrong about it and wish you to inform me all about it. He was of the Shaker family of Alford State of Maine Please dont delay for we want to know Yours with Respect
Nathaniel Hatch