Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30171, Israel Trask, Mass.
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(3─1776)

SERVICE
Mass.

Trask, Israel

NUMBER
S.30171

CONTENTS
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[printed form, blanks filled by hand]

32,297
Massachusetts
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Israel Trask 
of (blank) in the State of Mass. 
who was a Pri. in the Comp. commanded 
by Capt. Low of the regt. commanded 
by Col. Hutchinson in the Revo. Mass. 
line for 11 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. 
at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of feby. 
1845 and sent to 
Hon. D. P. King, 
H. Reps.
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Arrears to the 4th (blank)
Semi-annual allowance ending (blank)

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by F. L. Swann, Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 2, Page 86

Letter to Hon. D. P. King 13  May 1845

Repd. [Reported]
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Salem, Mass'tts Decr. 30, 1844

I certify that I have been well acquainted with Israel Trask Esqr. of Gloucester and know that he is a gentleman of veracity and respectability. I have known him nearly fifty years. I have heretofore heard him mention that he had no intention to apply for a pension while he was in easy pecuniary circumstances and now believes he applies solely on account of losses by individuals and institutions in which he was invested.
[signature] Nath Silsbee

From many years acquaintance with Israel Trask Esq. I can most cordially express my concurrence with Mr. Silsbee in the opinion above stated as to his veracity & respectability.
[signature] D. A. White
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I, Nathaniel West Esqr of Salem in Massachusetts, aged 87 years, on oath depose That I am well acquainted with Israel Trask Esqr now resident of Gloucester and now present before me: in the summer of 1779 I commanded the armed ship Black Prince of 18 guns, then taken into the service of the State of Massachusetts to form one of the Fleet then fitted out early in the summer of 1779 against the British Forces which had taken possession of our territory on the Penobscot River: the same Israel Trask, who was then a young man, served on board the Black Prince as a seaman during that expedition: that ship was blown up and the said Israel Trask and the rest of the crew escaped and travelled homeward through the wilderness, nearly three hundred miles; we encountered many hardships on our return.
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I have ever since been acquainted with said Israel Trask: he is a worthy and respectable gentleman, and has sustained many offices and has been elected a senator in our State Legislature.
The ship Black Prince was taken into State service several months before she sailed from Salem, I think as early as April in 1779; we sailed I believe in July 1779 in the same year, and I have no doubt that said Israel Trask was in the public service during that expedition as long as four or five months before we reached home at Salem.
The said Israel Trask served with me several other cruises ["both" lined thru] before ["and afterward" lined thru] .

[signature] Nath. West
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State of Massachusetts Essex Ss Decr. 19th 1844

Then the aforenamed Nathaniel West Esquire, who is a credible and respectable gentleman, made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
The words "both" and "and afterward" (being three words) were cancelled by me before he subscribed the same.
Attest  
[signature] Benj. Merrick, Just. Peace

Decr. 30, 1844 I certify that Benjamin Merrick above named is a Justice of the Peace and his above signature is genuine.
[signature] Nath Silsbee
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Israel Trask

J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
in Washington
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Nov. 18, 1844

[illegible Seal affixed at left]

I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Israel Trask is borne upon a pay roll of Capt. John Low, Col. Hutchinson from May 12 to Aug. 1 1775 2 mos. 25 days & is upon the October returns & Coat[sp] rolls for 1775 from I Beverly.
The rolls of Col. Hutchinson for 1776 are not in this office, neither are there any rolls of the several vessels mentioned in the application.
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[printed form]

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
[signature] John G. Palfrey
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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[printed form, blanks filled by hand]

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES, MADE BY THE PARTY WHO RENDERED THE SERVICE.

State of Massachusetts
County of Essex, Town of Gloucester

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of my service in the war of the Revolution.

I enlisted in ["from" lined thru] the town of Beverly in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, in the year 1775 as a private in the Company commanded by Captain John Low, in Col. Mansfield Regiment, Lt. Col. Hutchinson and I served as follows,*viz:─
Eight months in 1775 and served during the year 1776 under Col. Hutchinson and I think Capt. John Baker, Lt. Pearce, Lt. Trask & ensign Cooper, Major Putnam of Danvers.
I was in several armed ships, the Black Prince, Salem, Capt. Elias Smith, three cruises and in the same ship to Penobscot expedition.
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*Here describe as fully as may be, the length of service, the rank &c. of the claimant, or the capacity in which he served, and all other particulars known.
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I was in the ship Rambler, Capt. Benj. Lovett-- in the Brig Wilkes captured and carried into Newfoundland, Job Knight Captain, in the ship Balsey, Joseph Foster, Capt. was captured and carried into Halifax-in the Brig Garland, Captain Knapp, captured and carried into Bermuda, in the ship Ruby Capt. Soloman Babson two cruises.
I served in all about eight years and was three times a prisoner.
I am now 80 years old, and my memory does not enable me to state my services more fully than above stated.
And I do hereby constitute (blank) of (blank) my Attorney in the premises.
Witness my hand this twenty seventh day of June A. D. 1844.

Signed by said [signature] Israel Trask 
in my presence, 
[signature] Chas. W. Swett
Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Essex, ss.
On this eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty five personally appeared in open court before the court of probate, now sitting in Salem in said county of Essex, Israel Trask, a resident of Gloucester in the county of Essex aforesaid, aged eighty years on the sixth day of the present month of February, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed on the seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

In the year of our Lord seventeen hundred seventy five having completed the tenth year of my age the sixth day of February of that year I volunteered in the servis [service] of the United States, as a soldier in a company commanded by Capt. John Low, Lieutenant I believe his name was Eveleth, Lieutenant Trask, ensign Cooper & Sergeant Major Widgery in the Regiment commanded by Col. Mansfield, Lieut. Colo. Hutchinson & Major Putnam. In my application to the Secretarys office
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for a certificate of servs [service] I stated that the enlistment took place at Beverly & the certificate itself purports the same, but the fact is as I believe took place in Gloucester as Lieutenant Trask my Father, procured a number of Recruits there as well as other places, and Beverly was assigned for their meeting & from thence marched to head Quarters. The precise time of the enlistment or that of joining the encampment of the Army, my memory does not serve me ,and I can only state that Capt. Low & the officers of under him as well as the soldiers were bivouacked under light tents during the summer months & part of the autumn, when cold weather set in we were put under Barracks & Quartered on Winter Hill. During this period I had various duties assigned me such as the care of the Baggage and the property of the Mess. When the officers were called on duty, which was day by the case either to Mount Guard, or Fatigue duties in Fortifying the Camp, the intrenchment of which had a line of continuity from Winter hill to Watertown when finished. My duty alternately was to take the Edibles prepared at the mess to the Officers on duty which in some instance miles distant.
The above particulars and those hereafter given are solely on the belief that they are in accordance with the requirements of the Pension Commission where Documentary evidence should be found insufficient to establish the Claims of the applicant.
My knowledge of the General Officers of the Army during this first term of service was quite limited. General Green I know well, mounted on a white horse, made frequent visits of Inspection to our Regiment from which I infer it was attached to the Brigade he commanded. Major General Law I also knew from the circumstance of his angry threats to Cane, an Officer of undesirable grade in the Army for unsoldierly conduct, and the high excitement the fact created among the officers of the army.
From the foregoing statement and accompanying Certificate I confidently expect, will be  full credence to its truth for I do not know that a single individual now in existance who served with me in the company or the Regiment to which I was attached. this term of Service expired the 31st Decmr. 1775. If a certificate of discharge was given Lieut. Trask my Father must have received it as he did my rations, as well as wages whatever may have been paid, personally I never receive either. The day immediately following the expiration of my first term of service I recommenced my duty in the service of the United States for an other term the 1st day of January seventeen hundred & seventy six, having previously engaged so to do, some day in the month of December 1775, great expectations having been made by all the Patriotic officers who had determined to continue in the service of the country, to induce the soldiers re-enlist for another term during the whole of said month, this period being looked for with intense anxiety & frightfull apprehensions, but the Enemy should take advantage. That the times of disbanding one army & form an other gave them, and make a sortie from Boston & Bunker hill and attack them half finished works, defended by a force so greatly diminished and seemed to be the only theme of discussions among the Officers. The company I enlisted to serve in was under the command of Capt. John Baker, Lieut. Pearce, Lieut. Trask, Ensign Cooper, in the Regiment I believe in Numerical order 27th under the command of Colo. Hutchinson, Lieut. Colo. Holding
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and Major Putnam & Surgeon Welch. how long this Regiment remained Quartered on Winter Hill I am unable to say, sometime before The Winter months of /76 ended this Regiment was ordered to remove to Cambridge, The officers of which were Quartered in the 2nd Merry of the College Buildings. It was at this encampment, I saw for the first time the Commander in Chief Genl. Washington. a description of the peculiar circumstances under which it took place may not be thought foreign to the object  of the presint [present] narrative, but tend to Illustrate not only the Intrepidity and Physical as well as Mental Power of the Commandant in Chef [Chief]. But measurably show the low state of Disiplene [Discipline] then in the Army and the great difficulty of raising it to a proper Standard.    a day or two preceding The Incident I am about to relate, a Rifle Corps had come into Camp from Virginia, made up of Recruits from the back Woods & Mountains of that State, in a uniform dress totally different from that of the Regiments raised on the Seaboard & Interior of New England, Their white Linnen Frauks [Frocks] Ruffled & fringed, excited the Curiosity of the whole Army particularly to the Marblehead Regiment, who were always full of fun & Mischief, looked with scorn on such an (illegible) uniform when compared to Their own round Jackets & Fishers Trousers, directly confronted from fifty to an hundred of the Riflemen who were viewing the College Buildings.  the first Manifestations were Ridcule [Ridicule] & Derision, which The Riflemen bore with ^ more Patience Than their wont, but resort being made to snow, which then covered the Ground, Then soft Missives were Interchange but a few minutes before both parties closed and a Fierce Struggle commenced with biting & Gouging on the one front & Knock down on ^ the ther [other] front with as much apparent Fury as The most deadly Enmity could create reinforced [reinforced] by Their Friends, in less than five minutes, more than a thousand Combattants [combatants] were on The Field Struggling for the Matery [Mastery].  at this juncture, General Washington made his appearance, whether by accident or design I never knew. I only saw him & his coloured servt [servant] both mounted, with the Spring of a Deer he leaped from his saddle threw the Reins of his Bridle into the hands of his Servant & rushed into ^ the thickest of the Melee, with an Iron gripe [grip] seized two tall brawny, athletic savage looking Riflemen by the throats, Keeping them at arms length, alternately shaking, & talking to Them, in this position the Eye of The Belligerants [Belligerents] caught sight of the General, Its effect on them was instantaneous flight at the Top of their speed, in all directions from the scene of the conflict. Less than fifteen minutes time had elapsed from the commencement of the Row, before the General & his two Criminals were The only Occupants of the field  of Action. Here bloodshed, Imprisonment, Trials by Court Marshall were happily prevented, and hostile feelings between the different Corps of the Army extinguished, by the Physical and Mental Energies timely exerted by One Individual.
The Regiment continued to Quartered in & about the College buildings without any occurrence worthy of remark except the occasional Interchang[e] of that & this with the Enemy, from The advance Works, until part of The Army was Marched to take Possession of Dorchester Heights, and some days after in the month of March, the main
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Body of the Army was put in motion sometime in the night, Marched into Boston about the dawning of day when the last of the Enemy were leaving it. Hutchinsons Regiment remained but a short time in Norton, before it was removed to Dorchester, while in Boston, the Spirit of Insubordination then in the Army, broke out in a Mutiny, It was however without much difficulty, promptly quelled, and the Ringleaders seized. tryed, convicted, and Condemned by a Courtmarshall, Two of them to be shot, both of whom belonged to the Marblehead Regiment.
The criminals were heavily ironed & strongly guarded , [illegible] by the sentence to be kept untill the day of Execution, the door of the Prison, by order, was left open during the day time, with free permission to receive the visit of all, whether drawn by Friendship or curiosity, of the latter nearly the whole Army avail'd themselves of the liberty given. When I visited them, I learned they were both Natives of Marblehead & both married men, and there wives, respectable looking Women, had taken up their temporary abode in the same Prison with their Husbands, the Ghastly countenances of the latter in which, the deepest contrition portrayed, the Tears of Penetence running down their rough checks, made imprepressions on a young mind not only offered the stern purpose of Washington were inflexible to the prayers & suplication of the Friends of the criminals, he contined to receive in silence all which [illegible] in their favor, untill those purposes were attained, he then duly granted the unexpected Pardon.
The exact time the Quarters of our Regiment were taken up at Dorchester I am unable to say, it was however some where about the latter part of March or forepart of April, from these Quarters the Regiment was not removed, untill orders came for part of the Regiment to take up there march for New York, which I believe was about the middle or latter part of summer /76. few occurences worthy of Notice took place at this station, the Enemy held possession of Castle Wm for the first few days, during which time this section of the Army was occupied in perfecting the Forts on the heights, throwing up breast works & planting Batteries on the point of nearest approach to the Castle, between which, that & them were dayly exchanged without much damage to the party untill the enemy evacuated the Castle & took refuge in their shiping then laying in Nantucket Road; here the Regiments first passed muster, but few at the Examination were dismissed the service & these were for Incorrigible Crimes & Imbecility of mind. It was here I witnessed for the first time Public Punishment reflected in the Regiment, five or six sodiers were condemned to be flogged, for this time, I believe of being concerned in the mutiny at Boston, this Incident was impressed in my memory with increased force from the Interest made to exonerate Major Putnam's son, from his share of the duty of applying the lash to the naked backs of the criminals, That fell to him as a Drummer in Regiment, a year or two older than myself was however obliged to submit, and take his share of the unpleasant duly with his Colleages. One other occurrence of general Notoriety while the Regiment was located at Dorchester, I have
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In distinct recollection by which an Alarm was given and the Regiment turned out in the fore part of the night.
The alarm was occasioned by the flashes of Musketry with continuous herein in the Harbour of Norton, which was afterwards know to be an action, between the Boats sent from the Enemies Ships from Nantucket Roads, and an American Privateer commanded by Capt Mugford, who was killed in the action, not before however, he had filled two of the Boats with water, by seizing the masts with his own hands, and holding them bent into the rapid current which runs over the Flats, on which the schooner lay fast aground with three or four streaks here  with only nineteen all told to defend her, attempting the same in a third Boat he lost his life, but insured[?] the safety of the vessel and the crew.
It was from Dorchester, in one of the summer months, for this first time since I entered the Army, I visited by permission, my natural parent, who then resided but a short distance from the Camp. Some time in the Course of this summer, part of the Army took up its March for New York in which some of the Companies of Huckinsons Regiment were included. Capt Bakers Company was one of the last which quit the works in & about Dorchester, when orders came for the residue of the Regiment to march. I was directed by my Father to return home or hold myself ready to start when I received orders so to do. what time this took place I can only Judge from the weather, which was excessively hot in debilitating, nor do I know the date of my discharge the Army. Whether it was at the period I have just alluded, or at the time my Father quit the Army prostrated by sickness, brought on by hardships & privations incident to a retreating Army scantily supplied as my Father never returned to the Army, being confined to his room nearly two years by the same sickness he brought home with him, I conjecture, that my discharge for the same date of his crew, he having the supervision of all my concerns with the heirs, he received my pay & rations. If any pay was given, and recepted, therefor, as well as Clothing.
In the early part of the year 1777 I entered the Sea Servis Privateer Steamer Spudword Philemon Haskell Commander Cruisin in & about the Banks of Newfound Land captured four Prizes all arrived safe at Glouchester; the latter part of the same year was fitted & commission as a letter of March, the same vessel & same Commander, went to Martinique and returned in safety. Early in the year 1778 I entered on board the Ship Black Paine of Salem. Capt Elias Smith Lieuts Bordsman & Nathl West a few days out captured after a smart action a Brig of 18 guns commanded by a Leutenant of the British Navy Cruized off the Coast of Ireland, and in the Irish Channel captured many Prizes, sent seven home all arrived safe. In the autumn of the same year the same ship sailed on second cruize under the command of Nathl West (previously Lieut) not many days out fell in with an English Privateer, the Leiebers[sp] Adventure mounting twenty Guns, not respecting our Character, she was unprepared, and shot poured into her with such rapidity, prevented all preparation
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for action, they surrendered without firing a gun, we Cruz [Cruized] in the Bay River took one more Prize, went into Balboa[sp] to refit, saild [sailed] again crossed the Bay, cruised of the Lands end, the South & West Coast of Ireland Captured some thirteen Prizes some of when were recaptured, & returned with the ship in safety to Salem, early in the spring of 1779. The Black Prince Shortly after her arrival at Salem from the latter Cruise was taken into the servis [service] of the Bay State & Capt Nath'l West appointed  Commander, Carlton first Lieutenant & B. Crowningshield second Lieut on board this ship I entered a volunteer, I believe in April 1779 & sailed from Salem the fore part of summer of said year and arrive at an Eastern Port. I believe then called Townsend, where we lay many days, waiting the arrival of other armed vessels and Transports destined for the Expedition to Penobscot. I continued on board this ship untill she was blown up at the head of Navigation in Penobscot River, from wence with many others I escaped to the dense Forests, and traveled through the Wilderness about three hundred miles, with a pack on my shoulders containing a light Blanket, a small piece crusty Pork, a few bisquits, a bottle wine & one shirt, winding my way across streams & through under brush, untill the second days march my shoes gave way, the rest of the way I performed on my bare feet, until I reached home, which I infer from the following inciident, was the month of September /79 This day preceding my arrival home, I had traveled the whole day, at least untill late in the afternoon without breaking my fast. between Rawley & Ipswich I met a company of Farmers returning from their labors in the salt marshes, who learning my wants spread before me the fragments of their lunch. It was at that period of time, a universal custom to cut & cure Salt Peedder[peter], in the low tides of Sept. If this inference should be considered correct I shall then have passed six months in this unfortunate Servis [service] Late in Octo'r 1799 I again volunteered in the ship Rambler 20 guns, of Beverly[sp] Capt Benja Lovett Commander Nath Swary first Lieutenant, Crused [Cruised] on the Atlantic, Bay Bena[sp] & entered Balboa in December where the ship was visited by the Hon'le John Adams and his son John Juney on their way through Spain to Paris. Saild [Sailed] from thence the latter part of January 1780 in one of the heavy gales of that bitter winter we were partially demasted lost Main yard & Major Mast, arrived at Beverly the following March.
1780 Early in April I again saild [sailed] in the Bay Wilks of Glouchester 14 Guns commanded by Capt Job Knight, took two Prizes & sent home, afterwards captured by the Farry sloop of war & carried into St Johns Newfound land, where I was freed from the Prison ship at the point of the Bayonet on board the Vistal Frigate & compelled to do duty, untill the arrival of Admiral Edwards whos humanity, at the instance of a patheticks petition ordered, that I should, with 14 others be returned to the Prison Ships, soon after an exchange of Prisoners took place, I returned home under the Cartel. In the winter of 1781 sail'd [sailed] in the Brig Garland of Newbury Port, Lectter[sp] Marque, Capt Knaps for Martineque, on the return voyage. Captured & Guard into Bev
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Burmuda, after some months detention, I returned home under the Cartel Flag of Exchanges in the summer of /81 making two voyage in safety to Martinique & back, first in the Brig Ranger Capt Knights Letter of Margue, [illegible] in small Brig Gloucester Capt Hough, in the spring of 1782 I entered on board the Ship Betsey 18 guns of Glouchester, Petty officer, Capt Joseph Porter Commander, second day out captured, by the Perseverance & Ceres Frigates, the former, rated 44, the first of that class was Launched from the Navy yards of Great Britain, here we Experienced the full force of the Insolent Pride Lofty Arrogance so prevalent in the Navy and Army of Great Britain at that period. on board the Perseverance the Prisoners, were driven down under the haulup Deack[Deck], their only [illegible], large Iron bound Water Cashs, with a stifled impure air to respire[breath], only four in the day time and one at night, were allowed to leave this Dungeon, to catch the pure air or answer the Call of Nature. In about a fortnight; we were relieved from these Impuryties to be thrust into a filthy Prison ship at Hallifax, a large and condemned East Indiasman, on her Three Deacks [decks] were stored or interned some hundreds of our Countrymen, many of whom had been her occupants for three long years. The gloomy aspect of the ship, the cadaverous appearance of the Prisoners, made Death preferable, to a lengthy abode, in this Horrifick Averrus, with spirits still alert and energies unrelaxed, the 8th day of confinement two of our Intrepid companions, and expert swimmers swam in the cold Water two miles to a fortyfied Island, & brought off in the [illegible] of a foggy evening two boats within heath hearing of a sentinel, the smallest of the boats unperceived reached the ship, into which I was the last to enter, at that moment, the Alarm was given to the guard, & a volley of about forty musket, was poured on as before we had pulled a stroke, only one Ball entered the Boat, before a charge could be made we were hid in the obscurity of the night, and reached, by hauling our Boat on uninhibited Islands in the day time and embracing the night for prosession[protection?], we succeded in making good our Escape, after a fortnight of great suffering, we got on board of an American Cruiser & reached our home a little over a months from the time left it.
1782 I afterwards sail'd in the Big Congress Letter Margue, Capt Clark, latter part of same year, I sailed  in the Ship Ruby Capt Babson both strongly armed the latter 18 guns, both voyage to West Indies & back return safe with valuable Cargos, In the winter of 1782 Again sailed in ship Ruby Capt Babson to Guadalupe, where News of Peace reached & where we lay untill It took effect in those Lattitudes.
It will be perceived by the foregoing narative I was in active serviss Public & Private from the commencement of the Revolutionary War to the end, about Eight years. In the Army of the United States under enlistment one year &  Eight months, and in active servis untill the last of the moved from the Encampment of Dorchester to New York, that I was in the sea servis of the United States about six months.
I have no other Documents in Evidence of these servises than these which accompany the present Narrative, neither do I know of
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of any one in being who were with me in the Companies or Regiments in which I served, nor any one in existence who has personal knowledge of my services in the Army of the United States. And I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity, except the present & my services in the Penobscot Expedition.
And declare that my name is not on any Roll of the Agencies of any State, except what the accompanying certificates show, and that I have never before applied for a Pension, and why I have not so done is, that, at the time. the various enactments of Congress took place in relation to Pensions, my pecuniary circumstances were ??ersy, I was actively engaged in profitable Commerce and considered my time employed to more advantage in its pursuit than it could be in prosecuting Claims, in the absence of of documentary evidence and oral testimony, made them so difficult to substantiate. I considered moreover, the Pension, at that time as partaking something of the Character of a gratuity, that no man of honor, with a moderate Competency, ought to receive, and had in consequence, made up my mind, never to apply for a pension, but since the year 1837 my losses by failure of of Individuals, and Institutions In which I was invested have been so great, make a Pension, in my reduced pecuniary condition, very convenient
[signature] Israel Trask

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before [signature] D A White judge of Probate

And the said court do hereby declare in their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
[signature] D A White judge of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Essex, ss. Probate Office
I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of Probate for said county, hereby certify, that the honorable Daniel A. White, before whom the foregoing declaration purports to have been made, is the judge of Probate for said county; and his name, subscribed to the certificate thereon, is his genuine signature; the same being done in open probate Court.
Given under my hand and seal of office this eighteenth day of February, A.D. 1845.
[signature] Nath. Lord Jr.

[Illegible Court Seal affixed at left]
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[printed form, blanks filled by hand]

30 171
Revy INVALID.

File No.
ness
30,171
Israel Trask
Pri Rev War

Act June 7" 32"
Index:─Vol. 2, Page 422
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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No 35.963,
Israel Trask
Mass.
Act 7 June '32
ent'd 12 May 75 disch'd 31 Decr
7 mo. 19.
Penobscott. 79. B. Prisea 3 - 11
Adm'd [Admitted] 11 .00

11 mo pri [months private]
$36.66
[signature] Hon. D P King
H. R. [House Representatives]
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Ho. of Reps- [House of Representatives]
Feb. 22nd 1845-

Sir,
I have the honor to enclose to you the papers of Israel Trask asking for a pension: his statements are corroborated by the evidence of  some of the most worthy citizens, and he is himself a gentleman of unimpeachable honor and integrity. His service during the
Revolutionary War is matter of notoriety and I most earnestly hope you will be able to issue 
his pension certificate.
Permit me to ask an early attention to his case and that you will inform of your determination.
Very respectfully
Your Obt. Serv't
[signature] Daniel P King

Col. J. L. Edwards
Com'r of Pensions -
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Danvers (Mass.) May 7. 1845.
Dear Sir
I have been desired by Hon. Israel Trask, a truly honorable and venerable man,
living in my congressional District, to say that the pension certificate issued by
you in his favor in February last allows him pay for one half the time of his
service only.
I know how constant and arduous are your labors, but if you will be so good as to review his case, and if you cannot allow him for an additional term of time, state
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to me the objections and deficiency of evidence, and you will do a kind office[sp] for a very worthy man, and place me under new obligations.
With great respect
Your Ob'dt servant
[signature] Dan' P  King

Col Jas. L Edwards
Com'r of Pensions -