Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21756, for Edward Mason, Rhode Island
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(8-1776)
Service
R.J.  Mason, Edward
Sarah
Number W 21756
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214
Massachusetts
Sarah Mason of Bristol in the State of Mass.
who was a 
in the 
commanded by Captain
of the 
commanded by
in the
widow of Edward Mason dec late a private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 80 Dollars * cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of Nov. 1836 and sent Randall Warren R.I.
Arrears to the 4the of Sept 1836 $440
   Semi-anl. allowance ending4 Mar '37 40
$480.00
Revolutionary Claim Act July 4, 1838
Recorded by D D Addison Clerk
Book A Vol 1  Page 60
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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th of July 1836.

State of Massachusetts, County of Bristol on this second day of November A.D. Eighteen hundred thirty six, personally appear before Oliver Prescott Judge of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Bristol in open court-

Sarah Mason a resident of Swanzey in the County of Bristol aforesaid, aged eighty eight years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress, passed July 4, 1836: That she is the widow of Edward Mason late of Swanzey aforesaid deceased, who was a soldier in eth war fo the Revolution, that her said husband the said Edward Mason, at the time of he entered the service  resided in Warren in the County of Bristol, in the state of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations. And she further declares that according to her best of her knowledge and belief said Edward Mason, her said husband performed the following services in the War of the Revolution to wit. In the year seventeen hundred seventy five the said Edward Mason was the Orderly Sergeant of the Company of Militia in the said town of Warren, which company of Militia was ordered out on duty after the battle at Lexington and again afterwards to guard the shores of War against Bay her said husband served at all times where said company were ordered out as orderly Sergeant to the care of the war. And in the year seventeen hundred seventy five he was on duty in said company three months or more in seventeen hundred seventy six, her