Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22988, for Christopher Sherman, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                                    NUMBER
Mass   Sherman, Christopher   S.22988
         or Shearman
[double line]
CONTENTS
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18.527
Pennsylvania
[double line]
Christopher Sherman
of Susquehana in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Pierce of the --- commanded
by --- in the R.I. [illegible]
line for one
[double line]
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
[double line]
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Septr
1833 and sent to
Asa Dimick Montrose
[double line]
Arrears to the 4th of Septr 1833.               $50.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 March '34     10.00 [figure double underlined]
                                                                   $60.00 [figure double underlined]
{Revolutionary Claim,}
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W.L. Williams  Clerk,
Book E Vol, 5 Page 53

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d. Jan 12. 1835 ([illegible])
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Sep---26
Christopher Sherman
Pension Application [line underlined]
16625
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
act of Congress of the 7 June 1832.
State of Pennsylvania, County of Susquehanna Ss
On the thirteenth day of August AD 1832
Personally appeared before me Davis Dimock Esqr one
of the Assistant Judges in and for the County of Susque
hanna aforesaid Christopher Sherman resident 
of the Township of Bridgewater in said County of Susqueh
anna & State of Pennsylvania, aged seventy three years 
the first day of Novm 1831 who being duly affirmed
according to Law doth on his [illegible] affirmation 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 into the army of the State of Massachu
setts or Boston line in the year 1779 for six months [3 words inserted] In the Company
Commanded by Captain Pierce, was enlisted by Serjant
Philip Brenton, that he lived in the Town of [next 2 words illegible]
not remember the name of the County) in Massachusetts
State, that after he enlisted he went on to what was called
Swaney Neck, and there he served six months the time
of his Enlistment and near there discharged at Swaney afforesaid
That he remained at Swaney with his unit untill the British
[illegible] Rhodestown, and then went there and lived untill 1811 when he
removed to Bridgewater where he now lives.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension or annuity except the present, and he declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of any other
Agency in any State or (if any) only on that of the agency
of the State of Pennsylvania.
Christopher Sherman
Sworn and  Subscribed the
day year above written before me
Davis Dimock Asst Judge
I the said Davis Dimock do hereby declare that it is my opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the War department, that the above named [inserted] applicant
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was a revolutionary soldier and served as he States.
And that he is unable to attend Court to make his declaration.
Davis Dimock Assc Judge

We Davis Dimock a clergyman resident of Bridgewater
and Abel Chatfield resident of Bridgewater hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with Christopher Sherman
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be Seventy three years of age that he
is reputed and believed to have [2 words crossed out] in the neighborhood where
he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and
that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed this tenth day of}    Davis Dimock
September AD 1832 in open court}    Abel Chatfield
Asa Dimock a Pron [line underlined]
State of Pennsylvania}
Susquehanna County} I Asa Dimock a Prothonotary of
the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby
Certify that Davis Dimock whose signature
is his own proper hand writing [5 words underlined] appears sub-
scribed to the attestation of the foregoing decla
ration and the two preceding certificates was
on the thirteenth day of August last [inserted] and still is
an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid
duly Commissioned and qualified as appears of records; and that he is a Clergyman of the Baptist Order, resident in
the township of Bridgewater in said County.
In Testimony
Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office
at Montrose the tenth day of September AD 1832.
Asa Dimock a Pron [name underlined]
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State of Pennsylvania}
Susquehanna County Ss} Personally appeared before Jonathan
Sherman Esquire, one of the Justices of the
peace in and for the County of Susquehanna, Christopher Sherman
of the township of Bridgewater in said County aged Seventy three ye[damage]
and an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of the [damage]
day of June 1832. And being duly Sworn according to Law,
answer to the interrogatories proposed in the regulations of the [damage]
Department under said Act doth upon his Oath depose & say
1st That he was born on the Island of Rhode Island and State of Rhode
Island on the first of November 1759
2d That he has not now in his possession any record of his age, that he believe
the record of his age in recorded where he was born and that the
record of his age he thinks is now in the possession of one of his daughters.
3d That when called into the Service of his Country, he lived in the town
of Swansey & State of Massachusetts (cannot positively name the county) [9 words inserted] that his father left the Island of Rhode Island at the time
of Sullivans expedition and at the termination of the Revolution W[damage]
he again returned to that Island with his father, In Novr 1795 he left
Rhode Island and moved to the to the town of Cambridge & State of
New York thence to the State of Vermont and Thence to Bridgewater
Susquehanna aforesaid Where he has resided for the last twenty two
years.
4th That he enlisted into the Massachusetts State troops in a company
commanded by one Captain Pierce was enlisted [2 words inserted] by one Serjeant Brayton (That at
the same time Edward Slade, Oliver Slade & Philip Slade (three brothe[damage]
enlisted with him) and Marched immediately on to Swansey Neck
where he was Stationed for Six Months [2 words underlined] guarding that Neck of land
from the invasion of the British who were frequently in the habit of
landing there and plundering the inhabitants; That the Company
was never attached to any Regiment. That he enlisted as he thinks
in the Month of March 1779 That he was quartered at on Caleb
Shermans who lived on Swansey Neck and for the time during
which the Service was performed he was not employed in any
civil pursuit.
5th That there were no regular Officers with the troops where he served
That the Company to which he belonged drew their provisions from
the Continental Stores at Tiverton in the State of Rhode 
Island a distance of two or three Miles.
6th That he never received a written discharge. That when his tim[damage]
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of his enlistment he was merely dismissed by his
commanding officer.
7th That Elder Davis Dimock and Abel Chatfield have testified to
his Character for veracity and their belief of his services as a
Soldier of the Revolution and that he verily believes his neig[damage]
bours generally with whom he is acquainted would do the same
And the said Christopher Sherman on his Oath further
says That he has no documentary evidence of his Service
and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to
testify thereto. And that at the time of Making his declarat[damage]
he was from bodily infirmity unable to attend in Court
(which is certified by Judge Dimock) and that he still remain so
May 28th 1833 personally}
appeared before me the undersigned}    Christopher Shearman
the said Christopher Sherman}
and subscribed & made oath}
to the foregoing deposition}
Jonathan C. Sherman J. Peace

State of Pennsylvania}
Susquehanna County Ss}  I Asa Dimock a Prothonotary of the Court of Common
pleas of the County of Susquehanna do hereby Certify that
Jonathan C Sherman Esqr whose signature is his own [3 words underlined]
proper hand writing [3 words underlined] appears subscribed to the attestation of [damage]
foregoing deposition, is an Acting Justice of the peace in and
for said County, Duly Commissioned and qualified as
appears of records---And that full credit should be given
to his Official Acts.  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal of office, at Montrose, the twenty eighth day of May AD 1833---
Asa Dimock [name underlined] P[damage]
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O.W. and N. Division.     3-525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C., ---, 190---
In reply to your request of ---, received---
for a statement of the military history of Christopher Sherman or Shearman [2 words underwritten]
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) [3 words crossed out] application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.   S. 22988
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[following is a table consisting of 5 columns & 2 sub-columns indicated by |   |   |]
line 1 = DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT  |LENGTH OF SERVICE  |RANK  |OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED  |STATE
line 1.5 = ---  |---  |---  |CAPTAIN  |COLONEL  |---
line 2 = March, 1779  |6 mos  |Pri  |Pierce  |/  |Mass.
Battles engaged in, /
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Swansey, Mass
Date of application for pension, August 13, 1832 - Cl. al.
Residence at date of application, Bridgewater, Susquehanna, Pa.
Age at date of application, b. Nov 1, 1759 on the Island of R.I [5 words inserted] in R.I.-d Jan 12, 1835 [illegible]
Remarks: Sol had daughters, their names & that of his wife are
not stated
Very respectfully,
31793b5m1c-07         Commissioner.
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Revolution
22988
INVALID.
[line]
File No. 22,988
Christopher Sherman
Pri Rev War
[line]
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. D, Page 814
"{Arrangement of 1870}"

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1912. Feb 29 - Hist to
Frank Dempster Sherman
[line]
1919 Aug 5: History to Mrs
(G.J.) Arline H. Berlinghif
1539 Wyoming Ave. Scranton
Pa (See letter in BLWt.
6708-120-55. Wm. G. Hand-
rick war 1812.)
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Admitted
6 mos
AD 20
Asa Dimock
Montrose
Pa
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Secretary's Office, July 16, 1833.
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 there is a Roll of Capt. Haywood [underlined] Peirce's
Company for service at RhodeIsland in 1776--- two Rolls
of Capt. Job [underlined] Peirce's Company for service at Rhode Island
in 1777--- one Roll of Capt. Abraham [underlined] Peirce's Com
pany for service at Charleston in 1776---Two
Rolls of the same Company for service near Boston
in 1778--- One Roll of Capt.--- Peirce's Company
to recruit Continental army in 1778--- Two Rolls
of Capt. Seth [underlined] Peirce's Company, which "marched to [illegible]
in 1780--- Four Rolls of Capt. Henry [underlined]
Peirce's Company for services at RhodeIsland in 1781---
and one Roll of Capt. Joseph [underlined] Peirce's Company on
"an alarm at the Northand in 1781--- but that
there is not borne on either of them the name of
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Christopher Sherman, of Edward Slade, Oliver Slade,
or Philip Slade, or any Sergeant by the name of
Brayton--- and that I have not on examination found
any other Rolls than the above mentioned fo Com
panies commanded by Captains of the name Peir ce.
Edward D. Bangs [illegible]
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158 West 105th Street
New York City, Feb'y 20. 1912
Dear Sir:
When it shall be convenient to do
so, I beg to have copies of records --- if any
there be --- of the following (in 1790 they were
all of New York State): Revolutionary War [2 words underlined]
1790
o Elisha Sherman (or Shearman) - Albany County.
S.14433 Peleg   "    "   "   "
o Josiah   "   "   Columbia County.
S.22488 Christopher   "   "   Albany County.
Very respectfully yours,
Frank Dempster Sherman [name underlined]
Hon. J.L. Davenport
Commissioner of Pensions
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[mailroom stamp]
PENSION
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FEB
U.  23  S.
1912
OFFICE
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