Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13277, Phinehas Gleason, Mass.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Mass.

Gleason ,Phinehas
             Margaret

NUMBER W. 13277

Died 1809 - not identical with Phinehas Glezen, S. 23233

CONTENTS
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2396
Massachusetts,
Margaret Gleason
widow of Phinehas Gleason
who served in the Revolutionary
Mass
war, as a private.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
28 Dollars 66 
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
14 day of Decr 1848
and sent to
Job. C. Stone
Shrewsbury
Mass

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 52 Vol. 2

Reported
Decr 14/48
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9975[struck out]  5183

Margaret Gleason
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Worcester

On this twenty third day of December
in the year eighteen hundred and
fifty third, formally appeared before
the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
within and for said County, Margaret
Gleason a resident of Shrewsbury in said
County, aged eighty-four years, who being
first duly sworn according to law, doth
on her oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions
made by the act of Congress passed
on the 3d March 1843 granting
pensions to widows of persons who serviced
during the Revolutionary War.

That she is the widow of Phinehas
Gleason who was a private soldier in
the Army of the Revolution by virtue of
which she is entitled to a pension under
the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838
for which she hath this day made her
declaration. She further declares that
she is still a widow.

her [inserted above X in next line]                                                                                                       
Sworn to and subscribed Margaret X Gleason 
mark [inserted below X in preceding line]
                                                       
on the day and year first
above written.
Before me
Ira M. Barton Jus. Peace
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I Dorothy Maynard of Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester, do depose and say that I am the daughter of Phinehas Gleason late of Worcester deceased, and Margaret Gleason his widow. My said father died on the twenty sixth day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and nine, and my said mother has not been married since his death, but is now his widow. 

Dorothy Maynard 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
herein /s. [subscribed] Oct 23, 1843  Sworn to by said deponent who is a person of truth 

Before me
Ira M. Barton Jus. Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
County of Worcester ss. 

On the twenty third day of December in 
the year eighteen hundred and forty three, personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said County, Margaret Gleason a resident of Shrewsbury in said County aged eighty-four years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declarations in order to attain the benefit of the pension made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, entitled an Act providing relief pay and pensions to certain widows. 

That she is the widow of Phinehas Gleason late of Worcester in said County deceased who was a private in the Army of the revolution and served as nearly as she has been able to ascertain, as follow, though she has not been able, as she verily believes, to obtain the evidence of the whole of his service. 

She believes that he first went into the
service at the time of the Concord fight,
and served about that time nearly two
months. His time was in Worcester during the war, but he worked out in other towns some of the time.

The next year, 1776, she believes he
went to New York in the company of
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Captain William Gates and Regiment of Col. Holman and as she has not been able to find the roll of that service, she refers for evidence of it to the deposition of Jonas Stone. She knows personally & positively that he went away into this five months service & was gone that time.

She also believes he again went into the service at Rhodeisland [sic], for evidence of which she refers to the Deposition of John Winn. He was gone in this service two months.

She has often heard her said husband speak of these services but as she did not marry him til he came out of the war, she is unable to state them as of her own knowledge, since she has no documentary evidence of them. She does, however, know of his going into these services & returning from them, because she had become intimate with her husband. Thereby the services were all before their marriage. She further declares that she was married to the said Phinehas Gleason on the thirty first day of March in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine That her husband the aforesaid Phinehas Gleason, died on the twenty sixth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and nine That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the
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marriage took place previous to the
first of January seventeen hundred and seventy nine vis. [viz.] at the time above stated

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written

her [inserted above X in following line]
Margaret X Gleason
mark [inserted below X in preceding line]

Before me Ira M. Barton Judge of the Court of Probate for sd [said] County.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Town Clerk's office
Worcester Decr 23. 1843 --

I hereby certify that the following are true extracts from the appendix to the third volume of the records of this town, viz:

"The following persons joined in marriage by Thaddeus Maccarty, Minister of Worcester: March thirty one, Seventeen hundred and seventy nine, Phineas [sic][Phinehas] Gleason & Margaret Kelsor both of Worcester," with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the record in fair, legible figures, as follows, March 31. 1799 --

C.A. Hamilton, Town Clerk

I Charles A. Hamilton abovenamed, depose and say, that I hold the office of Clerk of the town of Worcester in the County of Worcester & Commo [Commonwealth] of Massst [Massachusetts] and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exception abovenamed, as certified by me.

C.A. Hamilton

Worcester SS December 23 1843
Sworn to before me,
Maturin L. Fisher, Justice of Peace
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I Darius Darling of Holden in the County of Worcester do depose and say that I have assisted widow Margaret Gleason in obtaining the evidence of the services of her husband in order to entitle her to a pension. The reason of the delay in making the application is, that I did not ascertain till last fall the Rhodeisland service testified of by John Winn, & have but recently possessed the evidence from the Secretary's office accompanying the declaration. In looking for the evidence of the five months service in New York, I found Paul Gates of Worcester a pensioner who served in the same Company and Regiment with Phinehas Gleason the husband of the said Margaret. I was delaying to take the deposition of said Gates till I could find the evidence of some further service of Mr. Gleason, when Mr. Gates deceased, and his deposition was never taken. He informed me that he was with Gleason five months at New York.

Darius Darling

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss.  Oct 23. 1843. Sworn to by some
said deponent who is a man of truth.

Before me Ira M. Barton J Prob. [Judge of Probate]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER COUNTY, SS.
I, Joseph G. Kendall, Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, That Ira M. Burton, Esquire, is a Judge of Probate of Wills &c in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his signature to the certificate, on the Declaration of Margaret Gleason hereunto annexed, is genuine: and that Robert B. Thomas, Balch Dean, Maturin L. Fisher, and Rufas Putnam, Esquire, are Justices of the Peace in are for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and were such Justices at the date of their respective certificates on the Depositions hereto annexed and their Signatures to said certificates are in their own proper hand writing, and are genuine - And said Barton's signature to the certificates on the Deposition of D. Darling & Given under my hand, and the Seal of said County, this twenty fifth December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three.
Jos G. Kendall Cler
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
No. 13277
Margaret Gleason
Widow of
Phineas [Phinehas] Gleason
Pri Rev War
Act: Feb 2[second number illegible] 48
ex [Index]:-- Vol. A Page 276
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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                       5498                           Re'd
Massachusetts
____________________________________________

Margaret Gleasaon
widow Phinehas Gleason
who was a Private
in the revolution
_________________________________________________
Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 28 dollars 66 center per annum,, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
____________________________________________________Certificate of Pension issued the 
16 day of May 1844
and sent to Ira M. Barton
 Worcester, Mass.

______________________________________________
 [Act of March 3, 1843.}

Recorded in Book A,
Vol  1.   Page 43.
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          8391                                              rep'd
MASSACHUSETTS
______________________________
Margarete Gleason
widow of Phinehas Gleason
who was a pensioner under the Act of (left blank)
and who died on the 26. December 1809
of Worcester Co. in the State of Mass.
who was a Private in the company 
commanded by Captain Gates of the regt. commanded by  Col. Holman in 
the         line for 8 months & 18 days
___________________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts 
at the rate of 28  Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
_________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of May 1844, and sent to Ira M.
Barton,  Worcester, Mass.
______________________________________________
      Total Amount     $ 143:30

                    [Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by D. Brown.  --- clerk,
Book  D.  Vol  1.   Page 59.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER COUNTY, SS.
Joseph G. Kendall Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, That Ira M. Barton, Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his signature to the certificate, on the deposition of Declaration of Margaret Gleason, hereunto annexed, is genuine.
Given under my hand, and the Seal of said County, this twenty fifth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three
Jos G Kendall Cler
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Deposition 9975
of
Jonas Stone
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I Jonas Stone of Rutland in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, aged ninety one years do on oath depose and say that I was acquainted with Phineas Gleason late of Worcester in said County that we enlisted as soldiers in the Revolutionary war for the term of five months, that we served together in the State of New York in the Company of Capt. William Gates of said Worcester in the Regiment commanded by Coln Holman of Sutton in said County part of the time at York Island & part of the time at
Kirtland's Manor, so called, that being unwell I was discharged a short time before the expiration of said term of five months-- but I know not but that the said Gleason served the full term of his enlistment
Jonas Stone
State of Massachusetts, Worcester County SS -
Sworn to and subscribed by the above named
Jonas Stone before me this twenty first day
of December 1843, and I do further certify
that the aforesaid Deponent is a credible Witness
Rufus Putnam Justice of the peace
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I Dorothy Maynard of Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester do depose and say that I am the daughter of the late Phinehas Gleason of Worcester deceased and Margaret Gleason his widow.  My deceased father died on the twenty sixth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and nine and my widow Mother has never been remarried since his death but is still his widow.
                Dorothy   Maynard

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Worcester Ss.    Oct 23,   1843.   Sworn to by this deponnt who is a person of truth.

Before me
    Ira M Barton   J. Peace
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
_________________________________________________

        Secretary's Office,  Dec 18, 1843

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 Phineas Gleason is borne upon the rolls of Capt. Edmond Brigham  April 19, 1775
for 18 days , and upon the rolls of said Capt for 30 days, (illegible) date, as a private from Westborough.
    The name of Said Gleason  doses not further appear upon the rolls in this Office.
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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 which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered
the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Jno A Bolles
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Know all men by these presents that I Margaret Gleason of Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts Widow for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moving have made ordained constituted and appointed and by these presents do make ordain and appoint constitute Davies Darling of Holden in said County yeoman my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name and for my use to ask demand sue for recover and receive of the War department of the United States Government all such sum and sums of money debts and deeds which are now due or which may become due owing to me the said Margaret Gleason by and from the said War department for the personal services of my late husband Phineas Gleason in the war of the Revolution between England and America and to have use and take all lawful ways and means in my name or otherwise for the recovery thereof and to give proper acquittances or other sufficient discharges for the same for me and in my name to make seal and deliver and to do all other lawful acts and things whatsoever concerning the premises as fully in every respect as I myself might or could do if I were personally present and attorneys one or more under him for the purposes aforesaid to make and substitute and at his pleasure to revoke ratifying and allowing all and whatsoever my said attorney or his substitute shall in my name lawfully do or cause to be done in and about the premises by virtue of these presents -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three -
Signed sealed and delivered
in presents of Balih Dean
Eber Maynard
her
Margaret x Glenson
mark
The lady is Brink
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Worcester ss. September 26th 1843. This certifies that the within named Margaret Gleason then signed by her loss she being blind the within instrument as being her free act in presence of myself and Eber Maynard -
Balch Dean Justice of
the Peace
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[postmark says]                        [it is franked at:]

Shrewsbury                                          10           
 Nov
 22
 Mass. 





James L.  Edwards Esq.
 Commissioner of Pensions
        Washington 
                     D.C.

[two words are written perpendicular to the address]     
  [illegible]     draft
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Town of Shrewsbury, State of Massachusetts,
Nov. 21. 1848.
Dear Sir
About two months ago, I directed a letter to you enclosing an affidavit of Mrs. Margaret 
Gleason, of this Town, stating that she is still entitled to a Pension under the act of Feb. 2nd 1848, and desired you to forward a Certificate such as is necessary to enable her to obtain her pension, -- after waiting a reasonable time, no answer came to hand,-- I then wrote you again, (I think the 23rd Oct.) stating the fact of having had no answer, to which last  communication I have had no reply -- I again write hoping you will notice this and state whether you have received the Document or not -- If you have, and it was not correctly made out, will you be so good as to inform me of the error that it may be corrected, but if the paper was right. I hope you will do me the favor to forward the Certificate -- By answering this at your earliest convenience, you will do a kindness to all concerned.

To J. L. Edwards Esq
Washington D.C.
Yours very Respectfully
John C. Stone
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Massachusett [sic][Massachusetts]

Worcester, West Boylston September 10 1843.

I John Winn of said West Boylston a Pentioner [sic][Pensioner] aged 82 years do testify & say upon oath that I was [word inserted with caret] acquainted with Phineas [Phinehas] Gleason of Worcester in the year 1777 or 1778 [last two words inserted with caret] at East Greenage Road [sic][Rhode] Island he being the same company I was in under Capt. Ebenezer Belknap of Lancaster & in Col Wades Regiment two months
John Winn

Worcester ss. Personally appeared the above named John Winn and made oath to the statement before me
Robt. B Thomas Justice Peace

I further testify & say the above John Winn is a man of truth & veracity -- I have lived nearby him for many years
Robt. B. Thomas Just. Peace
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James L. Edwards Esq.
War Department
Washington City

[sideways faint illegible writing crosses above writing, includes number 5498
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Shrewsbury, State of Massachusetts.
Worcester Co.    Sept. 18th 1848.

Dear Sir --

Enclosed is the declaration of
Margaret Gleason, of said Shrewsbury,
who desires a certificate in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress of 2nd Feb.
1848. for continuing the pensions of Widows &c.

Please forward the Certificate to the Subscriber
and oblige yours --

Job C. Stone

James L. Edwards, Esq
Washington City
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                     DELCARATION

In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled, "An act making further          provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,}
Worcester county}
     On this eighteenth day of September 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid,  Margaret Gleason a resident of Shrewsbury in the county of Worcester aforesaid aged eighty seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.  That she is the widow of Phineas Gleason who was a resident of Worcester and who was a private in the War of the Revolution and is the identical person who drew a pension, under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of twenty eight dollars and sixty six cents per annum. 
She further declares that she is still a widows.  Margaret Gleason     her X mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the}   
day and year above written,}         Before me,
In presence of Job C. Stone    Eben Maynard                        Job C. Stone   Justice of the Peace.

I  CERTIFY, That the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner, as she declares.              
                 Job C. Stone,   Justice of the Peace

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,}
Worcester County,|     SS

I, Charles W. Hartshorn Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Job C. Stone is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his signature, above written, is genuine.

Given under my hand, and the Seal of said Court, this eighteenth day of September 1848.
            Chas. W. Hartshorn  Clerk
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[this is the front of an envelope. the postmark is too faint to read]


J. L. Edwards
Com'r Pensions
Washington
D.C.

[written perpendicular and partially over the address is:]

Mass

Margt. Gleason
7 July 1838 widow
Phineas Gleason who was a 
Private 8 mo. 18 days &
married March 31. 1779 &
died 26 Dec. 1808
$28.66 per an
to con  4 March 1836

Ira M. Barton
Worcester
Mass
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Worcester Oc. 25 1843

Dear Sir

Inclosed are the papers in the case of Margaret Gleason for a pension under the act of July
7. 1838. Please let the Certificate be furnished to me.

Very respectfully
Ira M. Barton
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[this appears to be the front of an envelope.  the post mark is illegible except for the date Aug 25]


      J. L. Edwards (illegible)
                Com'r  Pensions
                         Washington
                               D. C.

[written perpendicular through a portion of the address is:]


December 28 1843

Mass 
Margt  Gleason
3 March 1843
 $28: 66  (illegible)
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Worcester Dec 15 1843

Dear Sir

Inclosed is the declaration of Margaret Gleason for a pension under the Act of March 3, [illegible] 1843. Please guarantee the Certificate may be returned to me

I am ever Respectfully 
Ira M. Barton