Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,397, for Benjamin Ray, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental
Mass.

Ray, Benjamin

NUMBER
S. 29,397

CONTENTS
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office
May 13th 1845

Sir,
Be pleased to inscribe on your roll the name of Benjamin Ray, decd. a Revolutionary Pensioner, at the rate of 305 dollars and 54 cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, under the act of June 7, 1832, and pay his pension up to (line drawn through "the time of the last semi-annual payment, if he should be still living, and, if not, you will pay the money due up to the") day of his death. 9 Nov. 1834, deducting amount paid under Act 18 March 1818, at $210 per month from 4th March 1831. Pensions under the above act are to be paid immediately on the production of the proper vouchers.
I am respectfully, Your obedient servant

Payable to Benjamin G. Ray and Olivia Ray only surviving children

To the Agent for paying Pensioners at Boston Mass.
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District of State New York Chenengo County Ss. 
On this 6 day of May 1818 before me the subscriber first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Chenengo State of New York personally appeard Benjamin Ray aged sixty years, resident in the Town of Preston County of Chenengo in the said state, 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 services of the United States in the revolutionary war" That the said Benjamin Ray enlisted in the Town of Roxbury county Suffolk in the state of Massachusetts in the month of april 1775 in the company commanded by Capt. Oliver Pond of the Town of Wrentham County & State before mentioned and in Coll. Joseph Reeds Regt. in which Regt. he continued to serve till the end of the Year, reinstated as a private soldier in the same company & same Regt. in the commencement of the year 1776 in which Regt. he served in the service of the United States in the State of New York New Jersey &c untill the close of the Year - in the commencement of the Year 1777 inlisted as an orderly serjeant in Capt. Moses Knapps company Coll Wm Shepherds Regt both of the State of Massachusetts & that he engaged During the war that he was prefered to an Ensign in
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in the Year 1779 in the same Regt. promoted to a Lieutenant in the same Regt. on the 24th day of august in the year 1780 & that he continued to serve in the said corps, in the service of the United States untill the 14th day of april 1782 when he was honourably discharged from service at head Quarters State of New York by order of his excellency Genl. Washington - that he was in the Battle of Frogs Neck in the Year 1776 - & in the Battle of Morisena in the Year 1781 - & that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; & that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except his commission which enclosed
[signed] Benjamin Ray
Sworn to & declared before me, the day & year aforesaid [signed] Obadiah German
enclosed
State New York Chenengo County SS.
I Obadiah German Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Benjamin Ray did serve in the revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; & I now transmit the preceedings & testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the War department pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
[signed] Obadiah German first Judge of Chenango Common Pleas
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Benjamin Ray
3156
30 Sep: 1818
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To what time was Lieut. Benjamin Ray, N. York Pensioner, act March 18, 1818, last paid?
Respy.
J L Edwards
Aug. 26 1835
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No. 37 0012.
Benjamin Ray dcd
Mass
Act 7 June 1832
Admd.
19 mo 20 D Lieut.  $262.21
4 mo 10 D Ensign  43.33
(total) $305.54
Commencing on 4 March 1831
and (illegible) on 9 Nov.
1834 the day of his death, 
deducting what has been paid
at the rate of $240, per ann
(illegible black) the Act of 18 March
1818, per 4 March 1831 to the
9 Nov. 1834 aforesaid. Payable 
to Benjamin G. Ray and Oliver Ray only surviving children

Alexander Ray
Present
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Benjamin Ray - Officer
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New York 
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Rejected Act 1828.