Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,061, Jacob Gibson Bowen, Navy
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE Navy 
Bowen, Jacob Gibson NUMBER S. 34,061--- Residence and Agency Mass
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Invalid 
File No. 3406 Navy
Jacob Gibson Bowen 
Mariner 
Frigate Alliance 
Rev War 

Act March 18. 1818 Index: Vol. Page [Arrangement of 1870.]
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15467 
Massachusetts 
Jacob Gibson Bowen of [blank] in the state of Massachusetts who was a Mariner on Board the Frigate Alliance, commanded by Capt John Barry , for the term of Two Years. War 
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Inscribed on the roll of Massachusetts at  the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 14 of Sept 1819 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18th of October 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq. Judge Boston 
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Arrears to 4th of March 1823 payable that day

5 months 13/30 & 4/31 
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$44,49. 
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{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} Continued 

[right page]Notification sent October 18, 1828 to John W. Davis. Boston Mass
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United States 
Massachusetts District 

I Nathaniel Service of Boston, a pensioner of the United States , testify and say, that I was on board the United States frigate Alliance from December 1781 until peace, and well know Jacob Gibson Bowen to have faithfully served as a mariner on board her during said time - 
Nathl Service

Suffolk SS. Boston, Sept 13th 1819. Personally appeared the above named Nathaniel Service whom I certify to be in my opinion a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed before me 
Stephen Hooper Jus Pacis
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666 V
Jacob G. Bowen 
Mariner Ship Alliance 
81 - 2 years  +
Service is proved by one witness. 
Adm'd
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United States 

Massachusetts District Jacob Gibson Bowen of Boston in the County of Suffolk and District of Massachusetts a resident citizen of the United States and applicant for a pension from the United States under an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war maketh oath, that he served as a mariner in the war of the revolution more than one year in manner following: he enlisted in the latter part of the year 1781, on board the United States frigate Alliance commanded by Captain John Barry and served on board said frigate until peace, as a mariner, when he was honorably discharged in writing, but has lost it. The frigate was employed during said times in a voyage to L'orient and in cruising. He is in an a reduced circumstances as to require the aid of his County 
[signed]Jacob G. Bowen 

Mass. Dist. Sept 14. 1899 
Sworn before me 
M Davis 
Dis Judge Mass. Dist
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, SS. 

4 September A.D. 1819 

IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Jacob Gibson Bowen subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war ;"" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A together with this certificate. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed

M. Davis Judge of the District Court U.S. Massachusetts District
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss. 
September 1819 
I AM satisfied that the above named, Jacob Gibson Bowen by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M. Davis District Judge U.S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

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666 V
Jacob G. Bowen
Mariner
Ship Alliance
81 = 2 years
Service proved by one witness

Adm'd
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Jacob G[inserted: ibson] Bowen
15,467
Oct. 19
CM
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District of Massachusetts, ss. 

On this Second day of August A. D. 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. District Court of the United States for the said District, Jacob Gibson Bowers aged [inserted: about] eighty years, resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk, in said District,who  , being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: 

That he served on board the Continental or United States Frigate Alliance Capt John Barry Commander without intermission or absence as a Gunner & Mariner from December 1781 to April 1783, being about sixteen months when he was honourably discharged but the precise time when he entered the service on board the said Frigate, he cannot now recollect, although he well recollects that he belonged to her a considerable time prior to the said month of December aforesaid. That he was also engaged in the service of his Country against the common Enemy in the course of the Revolutionary War in several other Continental ships of war, that he made his original declaration before the Judge of the District Court aforesaid on or about the 14 September 1819 and now last past and afterwards received a pension certificate from the Department of War dated the 18 of October falling which was numbered 12467

And I [inserted: the said Jacob Gibson Bowen] do swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled ""An Act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. 
[signed]Jacob G Bowen. 

Sworn to and declared, on the Second day of August A.D. 1820 before Jno Davis Judge of the Massachusetts District Court

I JOHN WATSON DAVIS, Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is --- dollars and --- cents. 

In testimony wherof, I have hereunto set my hand affixed the Court, on this third day of August 1820.
M. Davis  Clerk of the U. S. District Court, for the Massachusetts District.
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chedule of my whole Estate property and income my necessary clothing and bedding excepted viz None at all. I have not any Estate property or income whatever but am totally destitute not having even a comfortable supply of clothing. I have been 1 most of my life a mariner but am now through age, being Eighty years old, as aforesaid and great infirmities of body not able to perform any work or business of any kind. I have no family residing with me at all but a living at a very cheap board; for which I should have no means of paying should my name be stricken from the pension list and I have no relation or friend in the world to whom I can look for any kind of support or assistance whatever

Jacob G Bowen