Levi Robinson Pension

S 17658

PENSION of Levi Robinson

Maine 30.866 Levi Robinson of Merrimack in the State of New Hampshire who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Butler of the Regiment commanded by __ __ in the Revolutionary line for six months.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of October 1836.

Declaration of Levi Robinson in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832.

State of New Hampshire, County of Merrimack SS

On this fourth day of February AD 1836 then in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County in said State, now sitting in Concord in this said County of Merrimack, personally appeared Levi Robinson, a resident of Epsom in said State of New Hampshire and in said County of Merrimack, aged 77 years on the 23rd day of June last and who being 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 7th AD 1832. That he the said Levi Robinson entered the Service of the United States in the War of the Revolution in the month of October AD 1775 when he enlisted as a soldier in Nottingham in the County of Rockingham in said State of New Hampshire under Capt. Benjamin Butler of said Nottingham to serve against the Enemy for two months and after enlisting, marched with other recruits to Portsmouth in said State, and worked with the other soldiers in building and repairing the Fort for guarding the Harbor, and after serving his time out was honorably discharged. I have forgotten who was the Colonel in this service and have no written discharge for this. That afterwards viz. in June AD 1777, he again enlisted as a soldier in Nottingham aforesaid under Capt. Enoch Page in the service of the United States in said Revolutionary War and was marched with other recruits for the American Army to Rhode Island, and was discharged sometime in the month of January 1778, when he returned to Nottingham, having served the United States under this enlistment seven months, his said service under both said enlistments amounting to nine months. I think the Col. of the Regiment in this last service was Col. Senter. And he the said applicant further declares that he was born in Stratham in said County of Rockingham in said State of New Hampshire, and that he moved from said Stratham to said Nottingham sometime in the year 1766 and that he moved from Nottingham aforesaid to Epsom aforesaid sometime in the year 1784 and has lived in Epsom ever since, and the said Levi further declares that he can find no person living by which he can prove his aforesaid services in Portsmouth Harbor and no other testimony to prove his aforesaid services in Rhode Island than the deposition of Dudley Smart that accompanies the papers that support this application.
And the said applicant further declares that the reason of his not applying to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832 is his ignorance and extreme poverty - that he has spent much time in trying to procure evidence of his services aforesaid in the war of the Revolution in the harbor of Portsmouth in this State, evidence of which he supposed was necessary, but failed to procure any addition to his own declaration, and that a young man on whose aid he had relied to take charge of the concern and carry it through for him, failed, and disappointed him, either for want of knowledge of the subject, or from fear that he would not be compensated for his cost and troubles, or some other cause or reason to your applicant unknown, and being very infirm and very hard of hearing and deaf, it has been difficult for him, the said Levi, to receive direction or converse with anyone on the subject. And that the said Levi hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Levi Robinson
Sworn and subscribed the fourth day of February aforesaid AD 1836.

State of Maine
County of Cumberland ss:

On this 27th day of January 1840, before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cumberland, personally appeared Levi Robinson, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Enoch Page in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Senter in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire from where he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Maine where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from New Hampshire to Maine - that he may live with his son in Portland, who is willing to take care of him, being unable to provide for himself.
Levi Robinson
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Pope, Justice of the peace

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			Pension of Levi Robinson
			S 17658 PENSION of Levi Robinson Maine 30.866 Levi Robinson of Merrimack in the State of New Hampshire who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Butler of the Regiment commanded by __ __ in the Revolutionary line for six months. Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of October 1836. Declaration of Levi Robinson in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832. State of New Hampshire, County of Merrimack SS On this fourth day of February AD 1836 then in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County in said State, now sitting in Concord in this said County of Merrimack, personally appeared Levi Robinson, a resident of Epsom in said State of New Hampshire and in said County of Merrimack, aged 77 years on the 23rd day of June last and who being 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 7th AD 1832. That he the said Levi Robinson entered the Service of the United States in the War of the Revolution in the month of October AD 1775 when he enlisted as a soldier in Nottingham in the County of Rockingham in said State of New Hampshire under Capt. Benjamin Butler of said Nottingham to serve against the Enemy for two months and after enlisting, marched with other recruits to Portsmouth in said State, and worked with the other soldiers in building and repairing the Fort for guarding the Harbor, and after serving his time out was honorably discharged. I have forgotten who was the Colonel in this service and have no written discharge for this. That afterwards viz. in June AD 1777, he again enlisted as a soldier in Nottingham aforesaid under Capt. Enoch Page in the service of the United States in said Revolutionary War and was marched with other recruits for the American Army to Rhode Island, and was discharged sometime in the month of January 1778, when he returned to Nottingham, having served the United States under this enlistment seven months, his said service under both said enlistments amounting to nine months. I think the Col. of the Regiment in this last service was Col. Senter. And he the said applicant further declares that he was born in Stratham in said County of Rockingham in said State of New Hampshire, and that he moved from said Stratham to said Nottingham sometime in the year 1766 and that he moved from Nottingham aforesaid to Epsom aforesaid sometime in the year 1784 and has lived in Epsom ever since, and the said Levi further declares that he can find no person living by which he can prove his aforesaid services in Portsmouth Harbor and no other testimony to prove his aforesaid services in Rhode Island than the deposition of Dudley Smart that accompanies the papers that support this application. And the said applicant further declares that the reason of his not applying to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832 is his ignorance and extreme poverty - that he has spent much time in trying to procure evidence of his services aforesaid in the war of the Revolution in the harbor of Portsmouth in this State, evidence of which he supposed was necessary, but failed to procure any addition to his own declaration, and that a young man on whose aid he had relied to take charge of the concern and carry it through for him, failed, and disappointed him, either for want of knowledge of the subject, or from fear that he would not be compensated for his cost and troubles, or some other cause or reason to your applicant unknown, and being very infirm and very hard of hearing and deaf, it has been difficult for him, the said Levi, to receive direction or converse with anyone on the subject. And that the said Levi hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State. Levi Robinson Sworn and subscribed the fourth day of February aforesaid AD 1836. State of Maine County of Cumberland ss: On this 27th day of January 1840, before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cumberland, personally appeared Levi Robinson, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Enoch Page in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Senter in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire from where he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Maine where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from New Hampshire to Maine - that he may live with his son in Portland, who is willing to take care of him, being unable to provide for himself. Levi Robinson Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid. Joseph Pope, Justice of the peace