Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19824, Samuel Trask, Continental (Mass.)
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental (Mass
CONTENTS
Trask, Samuel
NUMBER
S. 19824
Carded
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See let to F. Haven Pen:
March 7th 1840.
31.714
Massachusetts
Samuel Trask
Norfolk in the State of Mass
who was P of Aston in the company commanded
Captain Frothingham of the Reg commanded
Col Crane in the
for 2 years
Continental
From act March 18th 1818
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass
at the rate of 100 Dollars -- Cents per annum.
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of March
1840 and sent Hon. W.
Hastings Wools
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 $34.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 40. 5.00
$4.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
corded by D. D. Addison Clerk
C
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No. 469
Samuel Trask
Private cranes
Mass Reg. 1-1-80 three yrs 
18 April 1818

Judge's certificate as to claim (illegible)
Admd.

Mr. Eckley says hers poor
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United States Massachusetts District
Samuel Trask of Quincy, Masstts. a resident citizen of the United States maketh oath 
That he enlisted to serve as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution in the Continental establishment three years period to the termination of the war in Capt. Wm. Treadwell Company of Artillery, Colo. Crane's Regmt. Gen Arnold's Brigade and served for the term of three years and then received an honourable discharge, which he has lost. that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
Saml. Trask
John George

I John George of Watertown Masstts. make oath that I was a lieutenant in the within named Treadwell's Company at & during the same time that the said Samuel served therein and that to my knowledge the said Samuel did serve therein for the term of Twenty four months and more.
John George
Middlesex SS April 17, 1818 John George made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me
Lefi Thaxter Justice of the Peace
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
1, March 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Samuel Trask by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M. Davis
{District Judge U.S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 13 A.D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Samuel Trask 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 proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, 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.
[Seal on bottom left corner illegible]
Jno. Davis
Judge of the District Court U.S.
Massachusetts District.
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Copy
Scedule &c. of
Samuel Trask

8874
April 1819
Contd. 28 Sept. 1820

Continued

Sept. 19
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk, ss-Circuit Court of Common Pleas, Special Session, July 17, 1829

On this Eighteenth day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for said County 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, Samuel Trask aged Sixty three years, resident in Roxbury in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
enlisted in Capt. Treadwell's Company in Col. john Crane's regiment of Artillery in the Massachusetts line in the year 1781 and served untill the three years men were discharged in the year 1783. My pension Certificate is dated April 18th 1818 and issued 8, 1819.

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 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 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 the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Samuel Trask
Sworn to and declared, on the eighteenth day of July A. D. 1820 before
James Ware Judge of the CC Com. Pleas for sd. Circuit

I, Horatio Townsend Clerk of the said court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, 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 exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Sixty eight dollars and Fifty cents. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of the said court on this twenty fourth day of July 1832.
Horatio Townsend, Clerk
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A Scedule of my property both real and personal is as follows (viz)
I have no real estate
One horse 21 years old $10.00
One waggon 8.00
One (illegible)  20.00
One Desk  8.00
One bureau  8.00
Six chairs  3.00
Crocker ware   .50
Pwr. ware   3.00
Three old chests   3.50
My tools (illegible) little bucket mop &c.  5.00
$68.50

My family consists of a wife and three children which I have to support.
My wife aged 58 years
Julia Ann 15 d"
Lyman  17  d"
Mary  8  d"

Mu occupation a plater of terrace roofs of buildings.
Samuel Trask
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Samuel Trask's
application for
Increase of Pension
Mass.
Act 7, June '32
2 yrs Matross-
100$
deduct what was p? under act p[?] 1818.
Hon. W. S. Hastings.
H.R.
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Roxbury Massachusetts
February (September-crossed out) 17th 1840
I Samuel Trask of Roxbury in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts being sworn do on Oath testify and say that I am in the eighty third year of my age. that I served as a private soldier in the War of the Revolution by several enlistments two of which was in Col. John Crane's Regiment of Artillery. viz: for nine months in the year 1779 in Capt. Frothinghams Company & at the expiration of said term I enlisted for three years in the spring of 1781 and served from then until after the British Troops evacuated the City of New York in the month of November in year 1783. I was then honourably discharged from the service of the United States at which time I was a Private Soldier or Matross in Captain Tredwells company of said Col. Cranes Regiment of Artillery of the Massachusetts line.
I am now in the receipt of a pension from the United States under the Act of March 18th 1818.
Saml. Trask
Witness
Benj. H. carrier
(over)
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk ss. Boston Feby. 17, 1840

Then personally appeared the within named Samuel Trask being a respectable & credible witness and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me
Benj. H. Carrier
Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk SS.
I George C. Wilde, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court within the County of Suffolk, do hereby certify that Benjamin H. Carrier Esquire, is a Justrice of the Peace in and for said county of Suffolk duly commissioned and qualified to act in that capacity and that the above signature is in his proper hand writing.
In witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this seventeenth day of February in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty.
Geo. C. Wilde, Clerk
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19824
Revolution
INVALID.
File No. 19,824
Samuel Trask
Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7th '32
Index: -Vol. 2, Page 422
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Payable semi-annually-the first payent on this certificate will be made on the 4th of September, next, at the Branch Bank of the United States, Boston, Massachtts.

Recorded
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, Samuel Trask, of Quincy, Massachusetts, late a private in Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts-Agency, at the rate Eight - Dollars per month, to commence on the eighteenth day of April, -one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this first - day of April, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.
[Seal bottom left corner is illegible]
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on final settlements
Vol 3=480[?] - 49365- 1 Jany 84 $91.06
49556 - 1 Jany 83 100-
50257 - 19.29 -
50849 - 1 Jany 82 91.60 -
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08744
Massachusetts
Samuel Trask
of Quincy, in the state of Massachtt. who was a private in the reiment commanded by Colonel Crane of the Massachtt.s line for the term of three years. Continental

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 18 day of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued 1st of April, 1819 and sent to John Davis, Judge Boston, Massachusetts

Arrears to 4th March, 1819   84.50
semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819   48.00
$132.50
10 mo 13/30
& 4/31
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th march, 1818}

(left side of page)
Let. to R. Baldwin Jan. 15, 1836

Notification sent September 25th 1820 to
James Ware Judge CCC Pleas Norfolk Co 
Wrentham, Mass.