Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3716, for Manassah Powers, Massachusetts
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SERVICE
Mass

Powers, Manassah

NUMBER
S.3716

carded

CONTENTS
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(Handwritten  text to left]
See letters June 1836 to Hon. J.
Ford & P. Agt
order to pay see let. to 
G. Thomas, Esq &
[illegible] Agent - June 19, 1857
Order to pay
Letter to Wm Herrich [illegible]

[Text to the right]
403
Pennsylvania
Manassah Powers
of Tioga Co in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the company or
by
Captain Richardson of the regt commanded 
by Col. Whitcomb in the Massachusetts
line for 8 months & 11 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 27
Dollars 88 Cents per
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of Aug;
1832 - and sent to Hon. James
Ford. Lawrenceville Pa.

Arrears to 4th of March 1832 $27.88
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sep.
16.94
$44.82

{}Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk
Book D.Vol. 4 Page 76

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Manassah Powers
Declaration &c for Pension 
under act Congress June 7th
1832
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State of Pennsylvania
Tioga County SS
On this Eighteenth day of August Eighteen hundred and
Thirty Two personally appeared before me Job Gur thirty two
one of the Justices of the Peace of of said County & State
Manassah Powers a resident of the Township of [illegible]
in the County of Tioga and State of Pennsylvania aged
Seventy Eight years who being first duly sworn according to
law doth on his oath make the following dict
laration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he was born on the Seventh day of February in Seventeen hundred and fifty four at [illegible] up
the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts (then
colony) this is a record of his age in the Town when
he was born and also he has a family record of the same
in his bible at home. That he entered the Service
of the United States with the State Troops of Massachusetts on the nineteenth day of April Seventeen hundred
and Seventy five under General Green Commander
of the Brigade in Asa Whitcombs Regiment and
in company commanded by Captain Ephraim Richardson
Lieutenant Seth Haywood and Ephraim Boyington
and served in the same company from the said
nineteenth day of April Seventeen hundred [illegible] four
at the first day of January next after eight
months and eleven days. This deponent further States
that enlisted into the service as aforesaid as a voluntion
that he was not engaged in the whole of any balled
but was in the close of the Battle of Bunker hill
In the first part of this deponents service he was stationed
in Old Cambridge, and then as near as he can
recollect General Washington come on about the
first of July after the Battle of Bunker hill after
he served were stationed and prospect Hill &
continued there during the remainder of his service
This deponent further states that at the time he was
called into the service he lived in Concaster in the 
Town when he was born. And since the Revolutionary war
he has lived about the years in the Town of Windall
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Hampshire County & State of Massachusetts
and thence he
moved to Guilford in Windham County & State of Vermont
and resided the sixteen years then moved into the Town of
Westminster in the same County and lived them to the
year Eighteen hundred & Twenty and from the removed
to Lawrence Tioga County on when
he has resided
Since and when he now resides
This deponent further states that he was verbally discharged
by Col Whitcomb and Prospect Hill at the time he left the service as before stated.
This deponent further states that he knows
of no witnesses
living who can testify to his actual service
And further that he is known the [illegible]
Elijah Wills
James Ford & Hiram Beebe
persons residing in his neighbourhood
Signature of Manassah Powers

Subscribed & Sworn to before me  this
18th August 1832
Job Gur

This deponent further states that his name is not on the
Pension Roll of the agency
of
any state and he hereby relinquishes
Every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present
Manasseh Powers

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day &
year above stated-
Job. Gur J P.
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Tioga County eebe
to Elijah Wills a Clergyman residing in Lawrenceville
Tioga County Pennsylvania and James Ford
Hiram But
residing in the same Place do
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Manassah Powers who has subscribed & Sworn to the
above declaration that we believe him to be
Seventy Eight years of age that he is reputed and
believed in the neighbourhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the revolution and that
we concur in that opinion 
Signatures of 
E.D. Wells.
James Ford
Hiram Beebe

Sworn & Subscribed this
James Ford
day and year aforesaid
Signature of Job Gur
-
And I Job Gur Justice of the Peace as aforesaid do
hereby declare my opinion after investigation of the matter
and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war
deportment that the above mentioned applicant was a
Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. I further
appears to the said Justice from Examination of witnesses
and his own knowledge of the applicant situation
that he cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court
and that the place of its sitting is
from the applicants residence and the said Justice
further certifies that it appears to him that D. Wills
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman
resident Lawrence Township aforesaid and that James
Ford Hiram be who have so signed the same
residents in Lawrence
Township and is a credible
person and that their statements on entitled to credit
Witness my hand & Seal this 18th August 1832
Job Gur
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State of Pennsylvania
and County SS
Jonah Brewster Prothonotary of the
Court of Common Pleas of the County
age aforesaid do certify that
Job Gur Esq who certifies to the foregoing proceedings was an
acting Justice
Peace at the time of the said Certificate
and the date of said proceedings that I am acquainted with
the hand writing of the said Job Gur and
believe his signature to the foregoing to be genuine

Witness my hand & Seal of Office at
hundred & Thirty Two affixed this
this Twenty third day of August Eighteen
Signature of Jonah Brewster Prothy
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In reply to your request of ________received _____ for a statement of the military hristory of Manassah Powers.
 a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (CROSSED Out or his widow's) application for pen-
S. File 3716

DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
April 19 177

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
8 mos. 11 da.

RANK.
Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Ephraim Richardson

COLONEL.
Asa Whitcomb

STATE.
Mass.
Battles engaged in, Bunker hill

Residence of soldier at enlistment Lancaster Worcester Co Mass.

Date of application for pension, Aug. 18, 1832. His claim was allowed

Residence at date of application, Lawrence, Tioga Co. Pa.

Age at date of application, born Feb 7, 1754 at Lancaster, Worcester Co. Mass.

Remarks: No data as to family
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Mahassah Powers  Pa 7 June 1832  $27.88
To what time last paid
paid to the 4th March 1827

Pension Office
 19 Oct 1837
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3 - 871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Briefed by Aot . April 4, 1910
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Manasseh Powers
Service Mass
Additional Service.  Rev.
No. claim, State records , 190
No claim, combination records 190.
REMARKS:
O. W. Inv. File 3716
No other Invalid

0-8   Chief Division
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[Handwritten text to left]
1910 April 18. Hist to
Mrs. J.M. Dudley A.e.P.
1912 Jan 31. Mrs. Claude M. Hurd

3716
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 3716
Manassah Powers
Privt Rev War 

Act: June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. A Page 2
[Arrangement of 1870.}
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free
Ford
-
J. L. Edward Esq
Pension Office
8 mo. 11 days
Admd
Washington
$27/100 per ann
act 7 June 1832
Hon. J. Ford
recd May 30. 18
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Lawrenceville  Augt 25 1832

J. L. Edwards Esq.

Dear Sir
Be good enough to five the enclosed as early a consideration as you can
Conveniently.  The applicant 
is a worthy old man & much
in want of his countries bounty

Yours Respectfully 
James Ford
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Honj. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War

F1333
May 30 1836
Pension Office
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Lawrenceville Tioga Co  Pa
May 25 1836

Hon Lewis Cap
Secretary of War
Sir  Old Mr Power drew for 18 mon the pension which he supposed was all that
was due his papers was returned with the following remarks. The vouchers of Power I
return it appearing by our books he has two years pension
due him to 4 March 1836 and his power is drawn
for eighteen months only - In case a pensioner neglect
for 2 years an order is necessary from the war
department so to do which will be given the age
after the vouchers is first made out for the proper time
& presented to the war Department for their inspecting

Will you do me the favor
of granting the order. I am personally acquainted with power & know him to be the
identical Man & one of unimpeachable
moral character
I am sir with much
Respected
Signature of James Ford
Sir
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This soldier is not
identical
with "Eshi" Powers of Allegheny C
so on the 1840 census of pensioners
Gen Acct. Off. reports by tele
phone that this Manassah
signed for  his last
payment of
Pension, Mch. 4, 1839 & living in
same place as shown in our
papers herein.
Prior to that
had lived in Westminster
Windham Co.
Vt. The date of his  death is not on their
records-
[illegible]
Nov. 24 '37
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Visual Stamp imprint

Jan 22 1912

U.S. Pension Office
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27 RICHARD TERRACE
GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN

Jan. 18, 1912

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. 

Gentlemen:-
D.C.

83716
Will you kindly 
forward me a statement
of the military
history of

Manassah Powers from 
Lancaster
Powers, Mass.   Feb. 7-
1754
I have reason to be have
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he was a soldier in 
the Revolutionary War
and received a pension. 
Very  truly
Ora B. Hurd
(Mrs. Claude M Hurd)
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Visual imprint of stamp 
Record Divisions
April 11 1910
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54 S. East St
in
Grand Rapid An 7/10
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

[Imprint of Pension office stamp dated Apr 11 1910  can be seen]

Dear Sir

My grandfather Manassah
Powers born in Lancaster Mass
Feb 7, 1754
I was told by my
mother drew a pension
service rendered in the Revolutionary
War. I wrote the
Adjutant General of Mass and
he informs me that a Manasseh
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Powers, residence Lancaster,
Served as a 
private in Capt
Samuel Sawyers Co. on the
Lexington alarm & in Capt
Ephriam Richards Co Col
Whitcombs
Rigt of Eight
months
men with the army
at the seige
of Boston in 1776.
He recommended me
to write you
for information as
regards the pension
at
I desire date to enable me
to become a member of
the daughters
of the Revolution
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Any information will 
be gratefully accepted
Please address
Mrs. J M Dudley
54 S. East st
Grand Rapids 
Mich