Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33643, for Christopher Sherman, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                    NUMBER
Va.     Sherman, Christopher   S 33643
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CONTENTS
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Notification sent to the pensioner 23 Sept 1820
Northampton Mass

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4,769
Massachusetts Roll
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Christopher Sherman
Capt Russell
Private
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[damage] the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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[damage]scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month to commence on
the 30th of April 1818---
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Certificate of Pension issued the 2d of Dec 1818
and sent to John Hooker Esqr Judge
Springfield Hampden Co Mass
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 4 mo 15/30   33.33
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4th March 1819    48. [figure double underlined]
$ 81.33 [figure double underlined]
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818}
Continental
Northampton Hampshire
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Christopher Sherman
4/67
[illegible] 1818
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CM
Mar 19
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
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HAMPSHIRE ss.
At a Special Session [3 words crossed out] the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Western
Circuit, begun and holden at Northampton, within and for the County of 
Hampshire on Wednesday, the fifth day of July [7 words crossed out] the third Monday of August 1824 [6 words inserted] and de die in diem to the
day of said month A.D. 1820 [3 words crossed out]:
PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County,
created such by the Laws of the Commonwealth, Christopher Sherman
aged sixty nine years, resident in Northampton in said County, who,
being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolu-
tionary war as follows: That he served five years in the aforesaid War to wit
from 1776 to 1781 under Capt Russell in the fourth Regiment
in the Virginia Line and was regularly discharged at Princeton
in the State of New Jersey
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of
March 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of
my property, or any part thereof, with the intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within
the previsions 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 18th
day of March 1818; 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 following schedule by me subscribed.
One Cow $15.00 1 [illegible] $5.00 1 Calf $2.50 4 Old Chairs $2.00 1 [illegible] $1.50 = $26.00
One Table $1.50 old Crockery $0.75 1 [illegible] dish [illegible] & Spider $2.00    4.75
I have no real estate and live mostly on Charity ---
I have a Wife aged 60 years a very sickly woman I have five Children living with
me to wit Phebe aged 16 years Rhoda aged 13 years Samanta aged 12 years Caleb
aged 14 years Carolin aged 9 years Phebe has had a Child which is also with me and
she is not able more than to support herself the other Children are able nearly to sup-
port themselves
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Sworn to, and declared, on the twenty first day of August 1820,
before said Court.
Attest, Josiah Dwight Clerk.

I, Josiah Dwight, Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the
schedule which follows it, are truly copied from the record of 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 exhi-
bited in the aforesaid schedule, is thirty dollars, and seventy five cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal
of the said Court, on this twenty second day of August 1820.
Josiah Dwight
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State of Massachusetts - Hampshire County ss
I Christopher Sherman a Citizen of the United States, now resident at
Northampton in the County of Hampshire in the State aforesaid, do on oath
testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, in the spring of the year
1777, according to the best of my recollection, not long
after the burning of Norfolk in Virginia
I entered and was engaged in the military service of the United States on the
continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time for the term of
three years
as a private soldier against the common enemy, without any interrup-
tion or absence; that I belonged to the company commanded
by Capt Russell in the Regiment commanded
by Col. Scott in the Virginia line
and that I left the service at the end of said term of three years
being honorably discharged therefrom
and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and
poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of
Sixty nine years. That I was discharged at
Trenton in New Jersey and was furnished
with a regular & honorable discharge, which
I brought with me to Rhode Island, but have
since lost out of my possession.
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the
United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Att. Elijah H. Mills [name underlined]     Christopher Sherman [an X and the words "his mark" are written with the name]

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 30th day of April in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant to a law of
the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and
naval service of the Unites States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of
March A.D. 1818, personally appeared before me, John Hooker Chief
Justice of the Circuit Court for [crossed out] of Common Pleas for the
Western Circuit in sd State including the sd County
of Hampshire
the abovenamed Christopher Sherman
and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath
to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribed the same in my presence; and, on examination du-
ly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true,
and I do transmit the above as the testimony & proceedings
had in the above application to the Secretary of the department
of War ---  John Hooker
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I Elijah H. Mills Member of Congress from Massa
-chusetts testify & declare - That I am well ac
-quainted with the witness named Christopher
Sherman - That he subscribed this declaration
in my presence & I verily believe the facts
stated therein to be true - And I further state
that I well know that said Sherman is
exceedingly poor & stands in need of assistance
from his country for support.
Elijah H. Mills [name underlined]
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Christopher Sherman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire Ss. I Josiah Dwight Clerk of all the Judicial
Courts of said Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire
do certify that John Hooker Esr is Chief Justice of the Circuit
Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit---that his written
Signature is his proper hand writing & that the seal
hereto affixed is the proper seal of said Court.
March 1818    Josiah Dwight
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33643
Revy INVALID.
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File No. 33,643
Christopher Sherman
Pri  Rev War
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Act: 18th March 18"
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 366
"[Arrangement of 1870]"