Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32810, Jonathan Harwood, Mass.
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(3-1776)
Service Mass. 
[black star] Harwood, Jonathan 
Number S.32810
Contents
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571
Massachusetts Roll
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Jonathan Harwood
Capt Galusha
Private
Massachusetts time 1777. 2yr 9 m
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18th of May 1818 and sent to Hon. Samuel Putnam, Salem, Mass.
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Arrearages to 4th Septr. 1818
5 months 1/30
$40.26
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Revolutionary claims,
Act 18th March 1818, 
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Notification Sent July 26th,1820 to Ichabod Tucker Salem, Massachusetts
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INVALID.
Revy 32 810
File No. 32.810
Jonathan Harwood
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18th March 1818
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 174
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Jona. Hardwood
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Find Jon. Harwood on Capt Whippels Company Col Putnam Regiment and the circumstances of his enlisting and being made a private agrees
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I Jonathan Harwood of Danvers in the County of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts -- on solemn oath declare,
That I served the first eight months of the Revolutionary War, in Capt Gallucia's Company. That in January 1776 I enlisted, in Capt. Moses Whitings [Whiting's] Company for one year, and served said term of one year in said Company, in Col Gratons [Greaton's]Regiment, in the Massachusetts Line, in the war of the Revolution, upon the Continental establishment. I then enlisted in Capt Whipples Company, where I served as a solder in said War on the Continental establishment two years & eight months. and was captured by the Enemy & carried to New York. On my being exchanged I was taken sick & remained in the hospital until my time of enlistment expired & was discharged from the Hospital. I further declare that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I need the assistance of my Country for support. And I hereby relinquish all claims to [illegible] pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States.
Jonathan [his mark X] Harwood
Signed in presence of S. Putnam J.S.S. Court of Mass.
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I William Very of Danvers, in the County of Essex. On oath declare that Jonathan Harwood served in the war of the Revolution; on the Continental establishment two years & eight months before he was taken. That I served with him in the same company during said time.
William [his mark X] Very
Signed in the presence of S. Putnam J. S. J. Court of Masst.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss.
On this fourth day of April AD 1818, before me Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth personally appeared Jonathan Harwood & William Very & separately subscribed and made oath to the truth of the declarations by them subscribed.
And it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jonathan Harwood served more than nine months in the War of the Revolution on the Continental establishment against the Common enemy, & I hereby Certify & transmit the testimony in the case to the Secretary of the War Department.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the said Court to be affixed the day & year first above written.
S. Putman Just
S. J. Court of Massts.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex Ss.
I Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of said Commonwealth in and for the Count aforesaid, do hereby certify that the Hon: Samuel Putnam within named is a Judge of the Court aforesaid, that the signature within is his his proper hand, and that the seal affixed is the seal of said Court.
Mr. Ichabod Tucker, Clerk
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571
Jonathan Harwood
May 1818
Danvers
Con
age 67
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$20.--
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the Country of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Jonathan Harwood resident in Danvers in said Circuit, who is named in the Pension Certificate No. 571 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
"WAR DEPARTMENT ... REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Jonathan Harwood late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen."
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"Given at the War of Office of the United States, this eighteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
"J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit, (no real estate and no income.)
Few articles of old and mean household stuff, five chairs, table, pot, kettle, teakettle, broken looking glass, knives, forks, spoons plates and crockery for use of himself and wife.
He is sixty seven years old -- a day labourer, but infirm for several years and now sick with the gravel and unable to do any work.
His wife aged 71 is all his family -- his son Jonathan about 35 years old is non compas mentis and is maintained by the town of Danvers as a Pauper.
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He served three years from May 9 1777 in Capt. Job Whipple's Company in Col. R. Putnam's Regiment in Massachusetts Line. and as a year's man all 1776 in Capt. Whiting's Company in Col. Greaton's Regiment in same Line.
Jona [his mark X] Harwood.
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and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Wm Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I Jona Harwood do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 services of the United States in the revolutionary war": passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, or has any person in trust for me, any property, 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. So help me GOD.
Jona [his mark X] Harwood
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed Jonathan Harwood took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me
Wm Wetmore Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto 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 twenty dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17th day of July A. D. 1820.
Attr. Ichabod Tucker, Clerk
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