Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-06-24
AN OLD DOCUMENT.
Revolutionary Soldiers Petition for
Pension.

Pension.
John S. Archer, OF Great Pond, left at
THE AMERICAN office last week al in
teresting document in the shape OF a
petition OF his great grandfather, John
Archer, OF Cherryfield, for pension for
services in the revolutionary war. The
document VIII be OF interest not only to
the descendants OF Mr.. Archer, who are
numerous in this section OF Maine, but
also to those who take an interest in
these records of the past to which age
has added romance. The document is
yellow and worn with age, and is
valued possessions. Below is printed a
large part of the document:
Whereas, an act OF Congress passed in
March last for the purpose OF compen-
sating such persons as are needy and who
served in the revolutionary war to gain
the Independence OF the country against
the common enemy. Such claimants are
required to furnish suitable evidence OF
their services 10y stating the time and
manner OF entering the service; the line
or station they served III, and the time
and manner OF leaving he same.
The subscriber hereof begs leave to
submit the following statements OF ser
vices performed by HIM TO the consider
alton OF the proper departments
In the beginning OF February, IT'S, |
left st. John, New Brunswick, in com
pany with three Others tWho are now
dead travelled twenty days ON the desert
shore without any other susteuRnco but
clans, or muscles and rOGkWCed, until we
came to st. Andrews III Pessamaq uoddy
bay. There We met Col. John Allan, Lit.
Lev Fred k Dtiesdernier and others, a
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Indian tribes III Passamaquoddy.
There We engaged with Col. Allan to
serve IN the artillery company station at
AIHChihs. i VII, appointed sergeant OF
said company. In May following l was
appointed sergeant ma jor, when Capt. y.
Robbins and 1t. Mansfield and 1t. ARA
Dyer arrived there With troops. On the
Fourth OF July following, while celebrat-
ing the day, Mr.. w oodMard, conductor OF
artillery, standing at the mu2zle Of II
our-pounder, it accidentally fired and
disabled HIM from doing any more duty;
thereupon the commanding officer APP
pointed me to take charge OF the labra-
tory, etc, in addition to my her duty as
sergeant ma or of he garrison; the which
duties l continued to perform and do,
until November he Dot h day, in The year
following, VIZ, a. d., 1873, at which time
obtained my discharge, having served
as boNe specified from the latter end of
making one year and nine months ser
vice. | left Machias and came to New
/ buryport in June, 1850. Those Who had
engaged in the Continental army for hree
Years, Their time Was expired. and they
/ returning home calf WIS made to fill up
/ the Continental army Immediately, and
some went Tor three months, others for
SIN months. | engaged for six months,
and =" ent to West Point i'll company Y II ii
one John Mcpherson, and joined Capt.
NadsN orth company III lie Fourteenth
Massachusetts regiment, commanded by
Col. Bradford, in Gen. Patttrsons brigade,
and remained IN said corps six months in
the Jerseys and untll the latter end of
December, then came up to FIshkill and
there dismissed 10 come home.
As fer the payment received for the
aforesaid services, Is We'll known to be
nothing but great sound and small sub
stance, as may be seen hy the follow ing
statements OF articles delivered To me in
MHchla-, with the prices affixed to them
rs Fer bills OF Which these are true copies
of ard now IRE in my POSSESSION, VIZ: