Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33778, for Edward Toppan, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Mass Toppan, Edward S 33778
or
Tappan
CONTENTS
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[left side written vertically]notification sent October 18.1820 to Ichabod Tucker, Salem, Massachusetts
[right side] 7235
Massachusetts
Edward Tappan of Boston in the state of Massts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Little of the Mass line, for the term of 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16th of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of Mar 1819 and sent to Hon Jno. Nelson H. of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 8 mo 15/30 11/30 69.3
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 6 Sep 1819 48.
$117.3
[Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818]
Continued
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7235.
Edward Toppan
5 Mar ch 1819
Contd Sep 25 1820
Con
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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 County 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, Edward Toppan resident in the said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 7235 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, Edward Toppan 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 sixteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
[box containing the letters L.S.] "given at the War of Office of the United States, this fifth of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen day
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,
A lot of Cabinet makers tools and some stock estimated at about fifteen or twenty dollars
That he is sixty five years of age, and is now unable to do any kind of labor- that he served in the Revolutionary army as stated in the certificate of the Hon. John Davis Esq, 
Edward Toppan
Essex Ss. July 10.1820 Then the above named Edward Toppan made oath that the above schedule by him subscribed, is true, before me.
Stephen Minot, Judge of said Court
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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. Stepehen Minot a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Edward Toppan 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 service 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, 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. So help me GOD.
Edward Toppan
Essex, ss. C.C.C.P. June, Term, A.D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed Edward Toppan took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me Stephen Minot 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 the 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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United States
Massachusetts District
Edward Toppan of Boston in the County of Suffolk and district aforesaid 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 an oath that he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution upwards of nine months in manner following viz-enlisted in October 1775 in the Company of Captain Jacob Gerrish of Newbury in the County of Essex; The regiment was commanded by Colonel Moses Little and that he served in said Company in New York and New Jersey and regiment until February 1777 when he was honorably discharged but said discharge is lost by lapse of time and he further states that he is in such reduced circumstances as to require the aid of his country.
Edward Toppan
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT
Boston June 16 A.D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction that Edward Toppan 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 document 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.
Jn Davis }Judge of the District Court U.S.
Massachusetts District.
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Massachusetts District Ss.
Boston 12.May 1818
The within Declaration was this day sworn to before me
M Davis Dist. Judge Masstts District
562
Edward Toppan
May 1818 Comn issues to Jacob Gerrish of Newbury Esq. to take evidence
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33778
Revy INVALID.
File No. 33,778
Edward Toppan
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 414
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Admd.
Hon. J. Nelson
H.R.
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I Samuel Huse of Newburyport in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Gentleman, do depose and declare that I was lieutenant of the company commanded by Jacob Gerrish of Newbury in said County of Essex in the war of the American Revolution from the first of January in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and seventy six until the middle of the month of February in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy seven and I do further testify and declare that Edward Toppan formerly of Newburyport but now a resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk in said Commonwealth was a soldier in said Company and served faithfully as a soldier from the first of January in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy six until same time in the month of February in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy seven at which time he was honourably discharged. I think Mr Toppan enlisted into the company some time in the
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month of October in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy five. The regiment in which we served was at that time commanded by Moses Little Esquire and were on duty at Long Island and in the Jersies.
Sam Huse
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. May 15.1818
Personally appeared Samuel Huse whose name is subscribed to the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath that the same is true
Before me Jacob Gerrish Just Paris in the annexed commission named
I Jacob Gerrish, the commissioner named in the annexed commission do certify that by the Company rolls of the Company commanded by Jacob Gerrish now in my possession it does appear that Edward Toppan named in the foregoing deposition and commission was a soldier in said company during the time therein stated by said Huse and that said Jacob Gerrish, commander at
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aforesaid is now dead
Jacob Gerrish
Masstts District Ss.
Boston 12.May1818}
Jacob Gerrish of Newbury Esquire is appointed by the District Judge for the Massachusetts District Commissioner to take evidence to be and before said Judge on the application of Edward Toppan for a Pension. Any Depositions taken to be sealed up & returned together with this Commission directed to the District Clerk.
Attest Jno W Davis Clerk of the Massachusetts District