Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,975, for Benjamin Peirce, Massachusetts
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SERVICE 
Mass.

Peirce, Benjamin 
Pierce, Lucy

NUMBER 
W. 21, 975

CONTENTS
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10. 078
New-York.

Benjamin Pierce, 
of Rensselaer in the state of N. York
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sproat, of the Massach'ts 
line, for the term of two years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New-York, 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 19. of June, 1818. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of April 7 19.
and sent to James Mallory, judge, 
Troy, Rensselaer Co. N. York.

Arrears to 4th of March, 1819... 84. 23
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 48 "

8 mos. 12/30 1819. $:132. 23.
4/31 }

{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818. }

old certificate [illegible]
allowed to [illegible]
no: [illegible] 1833
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4993

Albany N.Y.

Lucy Pierce 
widow of Benj. Pierce 
who was a private 
in the Mass. Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of Pension issued the
23 day of July 1844
and sent to John Fritel
Troy N.Y.

[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded  in Book a 
Vol. 1 Page 264

[right side of the page]
A13 [illegible] Nov 1 1853

2 _ Cents 
1. Increase "38
1 March 3. '43
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Cert. Copy Affidavits
[illegible]
of 
Benj. Pierce
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To the Commissioner of Pensions of the
United States

Chauncey Pierce formerly of the City of Troy 
in the state of New York, now a resident of the City of New York, respectfully represents, that Benjamin Pierce late of said Troy deceased, was my father - That Lucy S. Pierce late of said Troy, deceased, was my mother - That he is informed and believes, that the said Benjamin Pierce was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. That he was a pensioner of the United States under the act of congress of March 18. 1818 at Eight dollars per month. That his pension certificate, as is believed, bore date April 30. 1819 and numbered 10078 - That his pension by the act of May 1. 1820 was suspended or discontinued, because he had some property - That he resided in said Troy when his application for a pension was made and also from that tme to his death - That at the time he served in said war his place of residence was in Sandisfield, in Massachusetts - 

He further says that the said Benjamin Pierce was again pensioned under the act of congress of June 7. 1832 as is believed at Eighty dollars per annum - That he died in said Troy on the eleventh day of August 1840 leaving my Mother the said Lucy S. Pierce his widow - after the decease of my father my mother made application for a pension, which for some reason to me unknown, was granted at $36 per annum - She died in said Tray May 6. 1846 - Her children now surviving are four via. Clara Hewitt, Mary Whiting and Caroline E. Vassar all of said Troy and myself - 

He further says, as he is informed and believes, that his father the said Benjamin Pierce served in said war
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at least two years, as will appear by his several declarations above mentioned and the annexed certificate of J.M. Wright Esq'r Secretary of the Comth of Massachusetts - & appears by a document recently found among my late fathers papers, that, at the time of his discharge from the war, he was serving under Capt. Abraham Williams - 

The said Chauncey Pierce makes this application in behalf of his sisters above named & for himself, to obtain the arrears of the pension, to which the said Lucy S. Pierce was entitled from the time of the deceased of the said Benjamin Pierce to the time of the decease of his widow the said Lucy S. Pierce viz. from August 11th 1840 to May 6. 1840 - after deducting what has been paid to her - 

Said applicant refers the commissioner of pensions to all the documents on file in the pension office, say in the three declarations aforesaid, and such as are here to annexed to prove the facts necessary to obtain such arrears - also to the declaration of said Lucy S. Pierce for the evidence of the marriage of said Benjamin Pierce- 

Said applicant further says that he was not aware that the arrears aforesaid could probably. be obtained until very recently - 


Sworn this 18th day of
October 1855, before me

[signature]

Chauncey Peirce 
[signature]