Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33104, for Robert Milton, Massachusetts
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SERVICE
Mass

Milton, Robert

NUMBER
S33104
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20.221
Massachusetts

Robert Milton
of Norfolk Co in the State of Massachusetts
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Gould
of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Greaton in the Massachusetts
line, for the term of_________ from
17 to________17

Inscribed on the roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight
Dollars per month, to
commence on the 1st day of January 1828

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th of August 1830 and sent to Hon: Jno
Bailey, Dorchester, Mass.

Arrears to 4th of March 1830 $209.03
Semi-anu'l all'ce ending 4 Sep 1830
48.
$257.03

{Revolutionary Claim,
Acts [crossed out March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1889.]
20 May 1830

Rec. Book D.
Vol: 2, o.66

[Handwritten text to right side of cocument]
See letters to Agent & Hon. J. Bailey
Sept. 21. 1830.
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Robert Milton
Feb 9 1827

Ref Court Mill Pensions

20th Feb 1829
Allowed $8.

Bailey
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Petition of
Robert Milton of Braintree, Mass.
Revoly Soldier - pray for a Pension
Bailey 10. Pension
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To the Hon the Senate, and Joan of Ruth
in the Congress of the United States assembled
The subscriber humbly beg leave to state

That he is an Inhabitant of the Town of Braintree
the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of March
and is at the advanced age of seventy four years- that
was a revolutionary soldier and served in the war in day
of his country during the following to
at the commencement of the war in the year one thousand seven
hundred and seventy five he entisted as a soldier in Capt Silas Wills Company in Col. John Gratons Regiment served
in said company Eight months, during said ye
at Dorchester Cambridge and in the city of Boston. that in
the year following, he enlisted in Capt Jacob Goulds company
of the same Regiment, and there did here one year the
time of which was in Canada. Morristown &
after that was enlisted in Captain John Tillers company
of Artillery, in Col Cranes Regiment and did duty for by
months after that was six months in the team service
in Captain Elisha Wales Company during the whole of which time
he endeavored to do his duty had no object in view, but
the glories Independance which he with his fellow to
now enjoy, and was honorably discharged by all his
Commanders- He is happy to state that the first propriations which congress made for the Revolutionary officers
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and soldier, he had the good fortune to be placed on the pension list and received pay as a Soldier at two several
times then congress saw fit to enact a law, whereby several soldiers and officers were taken from the list, of which
number he was one, upon enquiry of the cause was informed
that those persons who were stricken from the list of pensioners
were presumed to be persons of property, and did not stand ins
nead [need] of any assistance have for that may be the case
with many of his fellow soldier he cannot say but as it [illegible] himself, it is extremely otherwise; and as a convening
proof of which, he begs have humbly to state that he has
what little property he possesses assibned by three of the
reputable citizens of the Town and the whole amount
the deducting the debts due from the subscriber then [illegible] 
about four hundred dollars this appraisement was made several years hence &
service which time his [illegible] has been such that what he now possesses is of any
[illegible]  consideration, and not sufficient for his maintenance on behalf of this state many years since he was dangerously wounded by having an iron rod shut through his left side and one of his arms that the ram rod entered near the back bone a part of it came out 
a little below his heart and passed through
his left arm. that also a piece of said ram rod measuring six inches in length was taken from his body, in the [illegible]
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side in which it entered the truth of the above circumstance
is notorious to all his neighbours and would there be doubt in any one mind an appeal to the President of
the United State, (who has seen the piece of ram rod which 
was extracted, will prove the fact-- from the circumstance 
of his advanced age and the danger from the misfortune, he is unable to perform any labor
--fatigue. He therefore humbly prays that his case may be taken into consideration, and that
he again be placed on the list of pensioners -
he may in some little assistance, to make to
remainder of the short time, which he may call
to live comfortable, and also that he may be
the consolation to believe, that his Country is
to award him in some degree for having been the [illegible] accessary to the blessings they now enjoy

and as in duty bound will [illegible]
Signature of Robert Milton
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33104
Revy  INVALID.
File No. 33,104
Robert Milton
Pri Rev War
Act: 25" May 1881(?)
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 277

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Randolph Jan. 22 1829
this may certify that Robert Milton of Braintree in the County
of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachetts, did preform
the duty of a good Solder in the service of his country Eight
months in the year 1775 in Capt Silas Wild Company in Col
John Greaton Reg - and also that that the said Robert Milton
did serve his country in the United States Service in the year 1776
in Capt Jacob Could Company & in Col John Graton Regt
for we served in the same Company and Regt with him, that
we know the abough statement is trew, as witness our hands
Signatures of 
Micah White
Job Wash
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Mass
Norfolk ss Braintree Jany 29th The within
named Micah White personally appeared &
made Oath that the within statement is
true as to its part in every respect
Signature of Jona Wilden Just. Peace

Norfolk ss Braintree  July 30th 1829
There the within named
to be [illegible] person by officer
and made oath that the within
statement is true as to its parts in
every respect before me
Ezra W Sampson
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To whom it may concerns, we the subscribers, certify that
Robert Milton an Inhabitant of the Town of Braintree in the
County of Norfolk & State of Massachusetts, is a person as to his
character, morally strict & good, as to his lively hood in every
way prudent & economical, aged seventy four years, as to his

Property, Real & Personal Estate  $500 00
His debts which are actually due &
must be paid  $380,00
120.00
of a Majority of Selectmen present
The above statement was made at a meeting actually on  the premises for the purposes aforesaid
Dated at Braintree this twenty ninth day of January A.D. 1829.
Jona Wild [illegible]
Amos Stetson
Selectmen of Braintree

of
Braintree
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Rev. Role Mass
3d J. Act May 20. 1830
$8 per month, from Jan. 1.
1828.
Hon. J. Bailey
Milton
Mass
Recd Aug. 24, 1830
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Dorchester Mass 20 Aug. 1830
This certifies that Robert Milton, named in the third
section of the act of Congress approved 20 May 1830
entitled in and for the relief of sundry Revolutionary &
other officers & soldiers, & for other persons," is Robert Milton
of Braintree, Norfolk County Massachusetts, a soldier in the
revolutionary war; his petition for a pension having been
presented by myself
John Bailey
Representative in Congress
from Norfolk Dist. Mass.