Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 281, Asa Cree, Conti (Mass)
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conti (Mass)

Cree, Asa
Love

NUMBER
W. 281.
B.L.Wt. 6008-160-55

CONTENTS
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21,151
Maine
Asa Cree
of Augusta in the State of Maine who was a priv of artil in the Comp commanded by Captain Johnson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Crane in the Mass line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 100 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Oct: 1833 and sent to A C Vose Augusta

Arrears to the 4th of Sep '33 $250
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 M '34 50
$300

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Go C Stiles Clerk
Book E.  Vol. 3.  Page 8
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Asa Cree, Waterville
pr. Col. Crane's Mas. Reg.
Artillery - 1781 to 1783.
April 3, 1818.
Admitted
on final settlement certif
Vol 3 page 12 No 49260 $91.66
D Vol 3 page 20 $70.50
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Kennebec SS
On the third day of April AD 1818 Samson Doe within named after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the within deposition by him subscribed 
Nathan Weston (illegible) Chief Justice C. Court C. Pleas Second Eastern Circuit
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Asa Cree
Sergeant
Crane's regt. of artillery

See Rolls
Arty
Private of 2 years
Capt Johnson, Col
Crane's Arty Mas
See let., May 24, 1833
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the 2d section of the Act of February 3d 1853.

State of Maine Somerset County S.S.
On this twenty eigth day of May A.D. 1853 personally appeared before David White Judge of Probate for Somerset Vo Love Cree a resident of Canaan in the County & State aforesaid, aged seventy five years the 9th day of April last being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d of February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Asa Cree who was pensioned under the Act of March 18, 1818 at $96 per annum, which pension he relinquished and was pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832 at the rate of one hundred dollars per annum, that his pension was payable at the United States Agency for paying pensions in the state of Maine, the balance of pension due at the time of his death she received as his widow viz from Sept 4 1833 to Octr. 19th 1833. She further declares that she was married to the said Asa Cree on the ---- day of March eighteen hundred and twenty one that her said