Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33086, for Jonathan Merry, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                                        NUMBER
Navy (Mass.)    Merry, Jonathan   S33086


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CONTENTS
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9.023
Massachusetts 
Jonathan Merry
of Boston in the state of Mass. a mariner Frigate Alliance Navy of the United States line for the term of sixteen months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 of April, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of April 1819 and sent to John Davis, judge Boston, Massachusetts   

Arrears to 4thof March, 1819 $85.03
Semi-anl. all'ce encing 4 Sept 1819 $48.00
$133.03

10 mo. 15/30
& 4/31

Revolutionary Claim,
Act 18th March, 1818

no death date
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.

16 March 1819,
I am satisfied that the above named, Jonathan Merry by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.

Jno Davis
District Judge U.S.
Massachusetts Dist.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
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Massachusetts District, ss.
Boston June 13 A.D. 1818

It appearing to my satisfaction that Jonathan Merry, subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn before me, did serve in the revolutionary war agains 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 document marked A together with this certificate.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my and 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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No. 453

Jonathan Merry
Seaman Frigate
Alliance Com Barry
'81 16 ms.
April 16, 1818

Adm.

Naval

Disch. enclosed
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District of Massachusetts. ss
  On this sixteenth day of April Eighteen hundred and eighteen, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said District, personally appears Jonathan Merry, aged 57 years, resident in Boston in the said District, who, being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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". That he the said Merry enlisted in December 1781 in the state of Massachusetts on board the continental frigate commanded by John Barry of the United States Navy. That he continued to serve on board of said vessel without absence or interruption from December the sixth 1781 to April 13th AD 1783 when he was discharged from said service and vessel at Providence in the State of Rhode Island, as is set forth in the annexed Certificate.  That he was in several battles especially one in which said Frigate rescued from an approaching enemy's ship a large amount of money that was on board a vessel commanded by Capt. Green, & bound for this country: - and that the circumstances of his situation are such as to require his Country's assistance.  
Jonathan Merry

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
Jn. Davis Dist. Judge
Mass. Dist.

Judge is as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jonathan Merry did serve in
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the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration agains the Common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
April 16th 1818
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LEFT SIDE OF DOCUMENT

1922 May, 10. Hist to T. E. Watson, U.S.S. (all cor. in Elisha Wilkins son Va. S. 32078) aw

RIGHT SIDE OF DOCUMENT

Invalid

Rev Navy

File No. 33086

Jonathan Merry
Mariner
Frigate Alliance
Rev War

Act March 18, 1818

Indes: Vol. _____Page _______
(Arrangement of 1870)