"I Samuel Bailey of the plantation called Sunkhaze in the county of Penobscott and commonwealth of Massachusetts do on oath testify and declare that I served as a musician in the war of the Revolution in the Massachusetts line for the period of about six years, that from my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of -- from my country for support. I enlisted into Capt Thomas Mighill's company in Col Gerish's Regiment some time in the spring of 1775 for eight months and served out that period - a part of the time Col Baldwin commanded - I volunteered under Capt Scott in Col Noth's regiment to go to Rhode Island was twice in the year 1776. I do not recollect the time- I served until the Regiment was disbanded when I was discharged - on the 26th day of August 1777. I enlisted for three years into Capt Benjamin Barton's company afterwards commanded by Captain Joshua Trafton in Col Henry Sharbarne's regiment- I found said Regiment at a plain----(Nye) in the state of New York- In February 1778 I had the small pox at Fishkill- after which I marched to West Point- I was discharged in that month of August 1781 at Orange Town in New Jersey - I left my discharge some years ago in Boston - I thought it of no value."
Samuel Bailey
(w21629 Revolutionary War Pension, National Archives)
