Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30549, for Ezra Lowell, Massachusetts
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Service - Mass.


Lowell, Ezra


Number - S.30549
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11.68

Massachusetts

Ezra Lowell

of Windsor Co. in the State of Vermont
who was  Private in the Company commanded by
Captain Page of the Regiment commanded 
by Col. Frye in the Massachusetts Troops.

1 year Private    $40.00

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 40 Dollars, Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of June and sent to
1838 E. Lane, Hartland, Vt.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833, $80.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833   $20.00


$100.00


{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}


Recorded by J.T. Sprague Clerk
Book E, Vol. 3 Page 74



R side
Letter to Timothy Kendrick Nov. 2 3?
? Dec. 8, 1836

Oct. 21 36 (Burlington)

Transfer to Concord, N.H.
Windsor, Vt. from 4 March 1836 to January 14, 1837

to Pension Agent 22 Nov. 1843.

To Massachusetts from 4th March 1843 - 1 Dec. 1843
Notification to J.P. Frothingham Newburyport, Massachusetts
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Mr. Evans

Sept. 26th 43






J.P. Frothingham
Newburyport Mass.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

County of Essex ss.

On this fifteenth day of September AD 1843 before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Essex personally appeared Ezra Lowell who, on his oath, declares, that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Evans in the regiment commanded by Colonel Frye, in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Vermont, and was afterwards transferred to the State of New Hampshire, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Massachusetts where he intends to remain and wishes his pensions to be there payable in future. 
His reason for wishing the transfer is that his son-in-law with whom he has resided for the last twenty years has lately removed to Newburyport in said State of Massachusetts, and it became necessary toremove with him.

Ezra Lowell (His mark)


Witness 
William Hills

Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.
J.P. Frothingham 
Justice of the Peace
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I William Hills of Newburyport in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, on oath depose and say that I am well acquainted with Ezra Lowell, who has signed the within certificate and I know that he is the identical person described in said certificate.

William Hills


Essex Co. Sept. 15, 1843  Then personally appeared William Hill who has signed the above certificate and made oath that it is true, and I certify that said William Hills is a person of integrity, and a credible witness.

J.P. Frothingham
Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

County of Essex ss Probate Office

I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify that James P. Frothingham esquire, before whom the foregoing declaration of Ezra Lowell purports to have been made, and the foregoing affidavit of William Hills purports to have been taken, is a justice of the peace for said county; and his named, subscribed to the certificate on each, is his genuine signature, to me well known.
Given under my hand and seal of office this sixteenth day of September, AD 1843.

Nathaniel Lord Jr.
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Application for a Transfer

Grafton ss.  State of New Hampshire

On this sixth day of September AD 1836 before Timothy Kenrick Notary Public in and for the State aforesaid Personally appeared Ezra Lowell who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Page, and Nogen in the Regiment commanded by Col. Frye and Wigglesworth in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Vermont from whence he has lately removed that he now resided in the State of New Hampshire where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future; 
his reasons for removing are to be with his children.

Ezra Lowell

Sworn and subscribed to this 6th day of September 1836 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial seal at Lebanon in the county and state aforesaid on the day aforesaid.

Timothy Kenrick
Notary Public
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State of Vermont
Windsor County, ss.

On this 23rd day of January AD 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Hartford District now sitting, Ezra Lowell a resident of the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged 75 years, who being first 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. says that information arrived at Salisbury Mass and to him that his father was wounded in the Battle of Bunker's Hill on the 17th June 1775 and on the 19th of said June 1775 he volunteered and went to West Cambridge Mass. and found his father and nursed him six weeks (drew his rations daily from the Army then joined Capt. Jonathan Evans company of said Salisbury of the 4 months enlistment of the Mass. Line belonging to Col. Frye's Regiment and continued in said company and Regiment till the latter part of November following making a term of five months service and was dismissed at said West Cambridge. he further says that about the or 12th of December following he enlisted in in Capt. Joseph Page's company Lieutenant John Barnard Ensign - Hoyt at said Salisbury for six weeks to reinforce the army at said Cambridge marched immediately and joined army at said Cambridge and remained at said Cambridge and Roxbury in said State of Mass. two months and was dismissed he further says from his last recollection sometime the fore part of June 1776 he enlisted in Capt. William Rogers' company of Newbury Mass. for five months, 1st Lieutenant name forgotten Ensign Joshua French Marched immediately on the route to No. 4 now called Charlestown N.H., Then crossed Connecticut River and on the direct road to Ticonderoga and joined Col. Edward Wigglesworth's Regiment of the Mass. Line that after remaining a short time at Ticonderoga Col. Wigglesworth was appointed Commander of a small fleet and sailed down Lake Champlain and joined General Arnold's fleet and remained attached to said fleet till the Arnold's defeat. Then returned to Ticonderoga from
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Question 1st - When and In what year were you born?

Answer - At Amesbury Mass. on the 2nd day of February 1757

Question 2nd - Have you any record of your age?

Answer - I have none

Question 3rd - Where were you living when called into service?

Answer - at Salisbury Mass. when I entered the service I have been at Amesbury Mass and at Candia N.H. and at Hartland Vt. where I now live.

Question 4th - How were you called into service?

Answer - I have stated in my declaration

Question 5th - State the names of some of the regular officers 

Answer - I have stated in my declaration

Question 6th - Did you ever receive a discharge from the service?

Answer - not any written one

He further says that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.


He hereby relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.

Ezra Lowell


Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

L. A. Marsh Register


We, Samuel Delano, a Clergyman residing in Hartland and William Hills residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ezra Lowell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 75 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he reside, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Samuel Delano
William Hills

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

L.A. Marsh Register

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel Delano who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Hartland, and that William Hills who has also signed the same, is a resident in Hartland and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Lyndon A. Marsh, Register of the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ezra Lowell for a Pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 23 day of February AD 1833.

L.A. Marsh Register
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WAR DEPARTMENT

Pension Office

183

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which to your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, ( thus:  } ).  You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of Ezra Lowell

Period when the service was rendered - 

March 1775
12 December 1775
June 1776

Duration of the claimant's service - 
5 Months
2 months
5 months

Rank of the claimant - Private


Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served/Names and Ranks of the General and Field Officers.

Capt. Evans -Col. Fry
Capt. Page
Capt. Rogers - Col. Wigglesworth




Battles in which the applicant was engaged.

Country through which he marched - 

Cambridge and Roxbury
Marched to Ticonderoga

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period - 

75 years
Salisbury, Mass.

Evidence by which the declaration is supported - 

Traditionary
a Clergyman

I am, respectfully,

Your obedient servant,

J.L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions
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The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in
stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
of
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State err
County of
On this
day of
A.B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
served in the
(e) regiment of the
with
and
(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service, the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
A. B.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
thereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
and C. D. residing in (the same)
who has
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we suscrieth today and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the
opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
that it appears to them that A.B.
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,
Clerk of the Court of
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the
for a pension.
do hereby certify that the foregoing
the matter of the applicacation of
and State, Territory or District
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the serupon
the transaction.
vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.
To aller
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
Town Oficer has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration be
fore required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will fol-
Now the rule laid down for his guidance.
The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how
he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year-
For months and --
months, andand
for such service I claim a pension."
important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority
; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must ims hiscal, and it has no device or inscription by which it can be disguised from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses
, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from to are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Bank of Burlington
Dec. 29, 1836


J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions


Sir:

Ezra Lowell, on the roll under the act of 7 June 1832, was last paid at this agency to 4th March 1836, on the 9th April ? - His name appears on our Books as belonging to the Windsor Agency.

Very Respectfully, 
Your obedient servant,
E. F. Englesby
for R.G. Cole
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Bank of Windsor Vt.
Dec. 13th 1836


Sir:

Ezra Lowell has received no payment of Pension at this Office; he will be treated as directed in your communication of the 8th inst.

I am, sir, respectfully your 
obedient servant,

R. Emerson 
for Thomas Emerson President
and Pension Agent


Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Pension Agency
Concord N.H. Nov. 28 1843


Dear Sir:

Ezra Lowell a pensioner on the roll at this Agency under the Act of June 7, 1832 at $40 per annum has been paid to the 4th day of March 1843.

Very Respectfully,
Isaac Hill Pension Agent


Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City,
D.C.
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Hartland March 4th 1833


Dear Sir - Enclosed in this Package I send you a number of applications for Pensions.

Elihu Luce

Hon. Secretary for the Department of War
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30549

INVALID

Revy.


File No. 30549


Ezra Lowell

Private Rev. War


Act: June 7th 1832


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