Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19229, Benjamin Emerson, Mass
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8-1776

SERVICE
Mass

Emerson, Benjamin
Eunice

NUMBER W.19229

CONTENTS
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2372
Massachusetts Roll
Benjamin Emerson
private
Mass Line 1 year
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In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 16th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of Sep 1818
and forwarded to S Putnam
Esquire Salem Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 $37:06
Semi-anl [annual] all'ce [allowance] ending 4 [unclear] 1818. 48.00
Arrs 4 mos & 19 days $85:06
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
that entitled
Boxford Essex Co.
Notification sent July 26th 1820 to
Ichabod Tucker, Salem Massachusetts
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2372 Massachusetts Roll
Benjamin Emerson  private 4 Mass ' Line 1 year in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of  Massachusetts at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 16th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of Sep : 1818 and forwarded to S Putnam Esquire Salem Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 $ 37:06
Semi-anl. all'cc ending 4 Mar 1818 48.00
$85:06  Arrs 4 mos & 19 days 
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818.}
Boxford Essex Co

Notification sent July 26th, 1820 to Ichabod Tucker, Salem, Massachusetts.
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Commonwealth of /Shield, Eagle, trident, Cornet, Plants/ Massachusetts.
Be it remembered, That Benjamin Emerson of Boxford in the County of Essex in the Commonwealth of aforesaid, doth make upon oath the following DECLARATION, to wit, That - in the year 1775 he enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Thomas Meghill Company in Colonel Gerrish's Regiment afterward Col. Seamous Baldwin's in the Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment of the army of the Revolution, and served faithfully in said Company eight months in that year; immediately after his said term had expired he enlisted again on the first of January 1776 as a private soldier in the same company for the term of one year, and he served faithfully the whole of that term, when he was honourably discharged. He afterwards during the same war enlisted again as a non commissioned officer for the term of six months in Capt Robt. Dodge's Company in the Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment, the Commander of the regiment he hoes not recollect. And he served faithfully the whole of that term and was honourably discharged - He afterwards during the same war enlisted again as a non commissioned officer for the term of dix months in Capt Jeremiah Putnam's Company in Colonel Lyten Regiment in the Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment, and he served faithfully the whole of that term and was honourably discharged. He received written certificates of his being discharged as aforesaid, but he has lost the same by time and accident.  That the Declarant is infirm; that from his reduce circumstances in life he is now in nee of assistance from his country for support; and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension theretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States. Benjm Emerson
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Affidavit
I Adam Ross of Ipswich in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do on oath depose and testify, that Benjamin Emerson within named, enlisted in Capt Thomas Mighills company in April 1775 in Col. Gerrish Regiment in the Continental Establishment in the war of the revolution and that he served eight months I being then in the same service - at the experation of which he enlisted again for one year in the same Company in in Col Loammi Baldwins Regiment and served his time out. Adam Ross
Essex [illegible] April 14th 1818  Hon Adam Ross above named appeared & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit before me - Asa Andrews Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that Asa Andrews Esq. is a magistrate of the said County of Essex, duly authorized to take deposition - & that the above is his signature. S. Putnam, Just S.J. G.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex, ff
On this sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, personally appeared before me Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth - the aforenamed Benjamin Emerson is and in my presence severally subscribed and made solemn oath to the aforewritten DECLARATION by him made as aforesaid; And it appearing to my satisfaction, that the aforenamed Benja Emerson served more than Nine months, to wit, from the first day of Janu. A.D. 1776 to the first day of Janu A.D. 1777 at one period of the Revolutionary War, on the Continental Establishment, against the common enemy, I do hereby certify in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the Department of War. Given under my hand, and the seal of the Court aforesaid, at Salem, this sixteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. S. Putnam Just S.J. Court of Massts} I further certify that said Benjamin Emerson is poor and indigent, and that said Ross & Hood are credible & disinterested.
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Benja Emerson
10 Apl
Admitted
Essex Cy Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I, Ichabod Tucker Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth aforesaid in and for the County aforesaid hereby certify to all whom these present may concern that the aforenamed Samuel Putnam is a Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court as aforesaid that the seal hereto affixed is the seal of said Court and this signature aforesaid is his proper hand. Attested Ichabod Tucker, Clerk
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2372
Benj. Emerson.     1 aprl 1818
Boxford
illegible

age  59
laborer
almost insane
worth  $360.--

Mar 1819
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Cicuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Prefent. Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record fro said Circuit, 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, Benjamin Emerson resident of Boxford -- in said Circuit, who is names in Pension Certificate No. 2372 - now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,

"WAR DEPARTMENT......REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Benjamin Emerson, late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen."
"Given at the War of Office of the United States, this sixteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"
"L. S."

appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
A hut and barn in Boxford with twenty five acres of land-appraised at............$300.00
Two cows $38. Dish kettle 50 cts. table 75. kettle 50......................................................39.75
His wife owns one swine $12.00. daughter Lucy another $10.00...............................22.00
His wife owns 5 chairs $1. two tables $1. pot, teakettle $1.............................................3.00
Plates, knives, forks, spoons, handirons, shovel, tongs.....................................................1.50
Crockery. tin & earthen ware for her use...............................................................................2.00
A lamb 0.75. six hens $1.00..........................................................................................................1.75
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                                                                                                                         $360.00
He owes Benj.. Little $12. John Stiles 1.80....................................................................... - 13.80
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                                                                                                                           346.20

He is fifty nine years old. a labourer. has at times been deprived of the use of his reason. His family are his wife aged 55 years. children Benjamin aged 27. who
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has lost his property - daughter Lucy 25 - she is married but cannot support herself. Elizabeth 21 years old - he is obliged to help support both.
Josiah Gould owes him $19.00.
He served as a year's man all 1776 in Capt. Thomas Mighill's Company in Col. Baldwin's Regiment in Massachusetts Line.
Benjamin Emerson.
Sworn to and declared before
Wm Wetmore, Judge within named.
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and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. W. Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Benjamin Emerson do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with the intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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 in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.  So help me GOD.
Banjamin Emerson

Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820
Then the above named Benjamin Emerson took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me  Wm. Wetmore  _ _ Judge of said Court.

I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the 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 three hundred and forty dollars, and his debts are $13. 80.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17th day of July A. D. 1820
Attr.  Ichabod Tucker, clerk
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Application of 
Eunice Emerson
Jeremiah Russell
Georgetown
Atty for said 
Eunice Emerson
Ad 7 July '38
5igcass[unreadable]
Married in 1783
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[unreadable] Smo 75
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[unreadable]
No deduction
Jeremiah Russell
Georgetown Mass
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Declaration, in order to take the
benefit of the act of Congress, of the 7th of July 1838.
entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain
Widows"
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Essex County Ss.
On this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord
[unreadable] thousand Eight hundred thirty eight personally appeared
before me Daniel A. White Esquire, Judge of Probate for said
Ss County of Essex Eunice Emerson resident of the Town of
Boxford in said County of Essex aged twenty eight years and
upwards, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her
oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit
of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838.
entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Benjamin Emerson late a
resident of said Bedford, now deceased who was a private, 
in the any of the United States, in the war of the
Revolution Massachusetts line and did as I believe perform
the service set forth in the papers and documents which accompanied
his application for the benefit of the Act of Congress
of [unreadable] 18, 1818, entitled An act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the
United States in the Revolutionary war. That he was
put in the Pension list Sept 16. 1818, and suspended
under the act of Congress of May 1820
She further declares that she was married to the said
Benjamin Emerson on the twenty fifth day of March in
the year seventeen hundred and eighty [crossed out] nine. 
That her husband the said Benjamin Emerson 
died in the Eighteenth day of August Eighteen
hundred and twenty three. That she was not married to
him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage
took place previous to the first of January
Seventeen hundred and ninety four [?] at the time above stated
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That since the decease of her said husband she
has never intermarried, but is still remaining the widow
of the said Benjamin Emerson;
in evidence of said Emerson's service, she respectfully asks
leave to refer to the aforesaid papers and documents
which accompanied his application for the benefit of
said Act of Congress of 1818.
For evidence of her mariage to said Emerson, and
of his death and also of her present widowhood, she
asks leave to refer to said certificate and affidavits
she may be [unreadable]
[unreadable] the day and year
above written
DA White Judge of Probate

I Jacob P. Towne Clerk of the Town of Topsfield in the County of
Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify & say, that in the
Book of Records of marriage, belonging to said Town, and now in my 
possession as Clerk aforesaid there is the following entry viz. -
Benjamin Emerson and Eunice Bradstreet both of 
Topsfield were joined in marriage March twenty fifth day
in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty three
By, Daniel Bruk Clerk
I do certify that the above is a true copy of the record,
with the exception of date which is found in fair legible 
figures as follows,
Benjamin Emerson and Eunice Bradstreet
both of Topsfield were joined in Marriage March 25, 1784
by Daniel Bruk Clerk.
I Jacob P. Towne above named, do depose and say, that [I]
held the office of Clerk of the Town of Topsfield in said
County, and that the above is a true extract from the records of
said Town, with the exception above named, as certifed
by me -
Clerk of the Town of
Topsfield -
Essex Ss. August 7. 1838 Sworn and Subst'd
Before me Jeremiah Russell, Justice of the Peace
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I Jacob P. Towne Clerk of the Town of Topsfield
in the County of Essex and Commonwealth
Massachusetts do testify and say that in the
Book of Records of marriages, belonging to said
Town, and now in my possession as Clerk for
said therein the following extracts to wit
"This may certify that the following persons
"were married by me, in the year and in the day of the
"month herein specified viz"
"March twenty fifth seventeen hundred and Eighty"
"Three Benjamin Emerson and Miss Eunice Bradstreet both of Topsfield"
Daniel Bruk Clerk"
I do certify that the above is a true copy of the
Record, with the exception of the date which is expressed in
few legible figures as follows = "March 25, 1783. Mr. Benjamin
Emerson and Miss Emma Bradstreet both of Topsfield
Daniel Bruk Clerk
I Jacob Town above named do depose and say, that
I hold the office of Clerk of the Town of Topsfield
in said County, and that the above is in extract
from the Records of said Town, with the exception above
named & certified by Jacob P Towne, Clerk of the Town of Topsfield
Essex Ss August 7. 1838, sworn to and [illegible]
Before me Jeremiah Russell
Justice of Peace
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ESSEX, ss.
I, JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Essex, do certify, that Hon. D. A. White is Judge of the Court of Probate within and for said County.  That Jeremiah Russell Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, and that their signatures hereon are genuine.

WITNESS MY  HAND, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas,
August 9, A. D. 1838
John Prince Clerk.
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I Samuel Brockelbank of the Town of Georgetown in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged forty nine years depose, testify and say that I am well acquainted with Eunice Emerson of Boxford, in said County who is now makin gapplication for a pension and do know that she is the widow of said Benjamin emerson, died at said Boxford the eighteenth day of August eighteen hundred and twenty three as stated by said Eunice Emerson,_ and that I was at his funeral, having married a daughter of said Benjamin & Eunice Emerson. 
Sam'l Brockelbank

Essex Ss. August 7, 1838.  Sworn to and subscribed

Before me Jeremiah Russell 
Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named Samuel Brockelbank is a credible witness.
Jeremiah Russell
Justice of the Peace
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Rev
WIDOW, &c

File No. 19229
Eunice Emerson
widow of
Benjamin Emerson
Priv. Rev. War

Act: July 7, 1838

Index:- Vol. A, Page 217

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[postmark]                                      Free
GEORGETOWN
SEPT.
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MS         Hon. J. R. Poinset
                 Secretary of War
                   City of Washington

[written upside down is:]
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Rg 04  Sept 18, 1838
1275
Pensoin Office 
Mass
7 July 1838

12. 7th
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Georgetown Essex SS. County Massch't.
Sept. 11. 1838.

To the Hon.
J. R. Poinset Secretary of War,
Enclosed are the papers in the case of Eunice Emerson for a pension- should these papers be insufficient for the pension you will confer a favor on us by advising us upon the project, that we may have an early opportunity of furthering this as soon as may be.
Be so good as to as to advise me at this place upon the subject when this case shall have been acted upon by the Department.
I am truly
Your Obt. srvt.
Jerh Russell
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John Hood
Deposition
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I John Hood of Topsfield in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do on solemn oath declare, that some time in March in 1776. and about the middle of the month I enlisted a private soldier in Capt. Bonds Company and Col Glovers Regiment of the Massachusetts Line in the service of the United States of America in the Revolutionary War, from the aforesaid time of my enlistment to the end of the same year 1776, and during that time I knew and often saw Benjamin Emerson of Boxford in said County, a private soldier in Capt. Thomas Mighills, Company and Col. Sittler Regiment in the service aforesaid, where the said Emerson continued to the end of the year and soon after for the Battle of Trenton he was honourably discharged by disbanding the Regiment, I further on Oath declare that the said Benjamin Emerson is not on any Pension List of the United States; and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in Life he stands in need of assistance from his Country.
John Good

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex:ss.  The 15th day of June 1818.  Then John Hood above named appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed, before me,
Thomas Perley Justice of the Peace

Essex Ss}  I certify that Thos. Perley Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for Said County
Att.  Ichabod Tucker, Clerk

Essex Ss.  I certify that John Hood is a credible & disinterested witness & that Benj. Emerson is in indigent circumstances & needs assitance from his Country for support.
S. Putnam Just. S. J. Court of Mass'ts.