Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29. 577, Seth Allen, Continental Mass.
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SERVICE
Continental
Mass.
CONTENTS
Allen Seth
NUMBER
S 29.577
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27.000
Massachusetts
Seth Allen
of Harwick in the State of Mass
who was a Private in the Company command
by Captain [illegible]
of the Reg commanded 
by Col. Larned[?] in the Mass
line for 12 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per ┃
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th
day of [illegible]
1833 and sent to [illegible]┃
Barnstable Ma
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833
$100,0
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar, 34
20.0
|$120.00
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Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by DD Addison clerk
Book E Vol. 2
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78
Barnstable 23
$96 [illegible] 23 Apr. 1818

[illegible] 8 Apl 1819
[illegible]
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27897
Seth
Allen

Harwich
Private 12 Months
Adm [illegible]

Abner Davis
Barnstable
Mass
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.   Seth Allen
Attest, Abner Davis, Register of the Court of Probate

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a
revolutionary Soldier and served as he states,
Nymphas Marston Judge
I Abner Davis Register of the Court of Probate
do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the
application of Seth Allen for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and
year first aforesaid.
Abner Davis Reg.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Barnstable: SS
On this Seventeenth day of September in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court
before the Honorable Judge
of the Court of Probate
sitting at Harwich in and for said County, Seth Allen
now
a resident
of Harwich said County, aged Seventy five 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 June 7th A. D. 1832.

[comment in margin- "clerical error show arrs- then illegible]

:THAT he was in the United States service from
the first day of January AD 1775, to the Second day of January A.D. 1776
as a private in the army of the United States: that he was
residing at Harwich in sd County
when he entered the service; that he volunteered and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt Peter Harwood
in Col. Larned Regiment

that he marched from Harwich to Boston  from thence to Dorchester from thence to New York
that he was in no battle
and that since the revolutionary war he has resided in Harwich.
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the____day of _____A. D. 17__,to the____day of_____A. D. 17___ as a ____ in the ___
:that he was
residing at_____
when he entered the service; 
that he _______
and served for the period aforesaid under the command of_______:  that he marched from___ to ____, from __ to ___ from_ to 
:that he was in _____
battle
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the ____day of ___A.D. 17__
to the ___
day of___
A. D. 17__
:that he was residing at___
when he entered the service; that he____
and served for the period aforesaid under the command of ___

that he marched from___
to____from___to___from to ___
:that he was in __ battle

THAT he has previously been inscribed
upon the pension roll under the act of 1818 as a private in the Army of the Revolution
of the Massachusetts agency
and that at the time
of his application, he was residing at Harwich aforesaid, and having been
dropped therefrom on account of property or
failing to show that he stood in need of assistance from his country for support.
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July 26, 1939.

Mrs. Edythe Whitley
2710 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee.

Dear Madam:

BA-J/ILL
Seth Allen
S. 20877

Reference is made to your letter in which you request
the Revolutionary War records of Seth Allen, a pensioner of
Barnstable County, Massachusetts, and James Orne, a pensioner of
Bristol County, that state.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data
and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such
information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request
for records of these pensioners. The record of Seth Allen is
furnished you herein as found in pension claim, S. 29577, based
upon his service in that war.
Seth Allen, while a resident of Harwich, Barnstable
County, Massachusetts, enlisted in December 1775, served as private
in Captain Peter Herrod's company, Colonel Ebenezer Learned's
Massachusetts regiment, marched to Roxbury, afterwards served under
Colonel William Shepard in New York and was discharged at Peekskill,
January 1, 1777, having served one year.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
April 23, 1818, at which time he resided in Harwich, Massachusetts.
The soldier gave his age then as sixty-two years, but did not state
the date and place of his birth, nor the names of his parents. His
name was stricken from the pension roll under the Act of 1820, as
he was then in possession of property in excess of the amount to
entitle him to pension. He applied in September 1833 for pension
under the Act of 1832; his name was restored to the pension roll
under that Act. He resided in Harwich, in 1832.
Seth Allen made no reference to wife or children.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment 
of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following dates

Seth Allen
Certificate # S 27000 
Issued December 15, 1833
Rate $40 per annum 
Commenced March 4, 1831  
Act of June 7, 1833 
Massachusetts Agency.

.
Very truly yours,
G. H. SWEET,
Acting Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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29577

INVALID
Pay

File No 29.577
Seth Allen
Pri Rev Mas
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Act: June 7, 32
Index: _ Vol 2   Page 6


{Arrangement of 1870}
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9,070
Massachusetts Roll
N
Seth Allen
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Harwick in the State of Massa:
who was a Private in the regiment commanded
Colonel Larned of the Massa:
line, for the term of one year.
ascribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
┃ at the rate of ┃
$8 dollars per month, to commence on
the 23 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of April 1819
and sent to Abner Davis, Esq.
Barnstable, Mass
Arrears to 4th of March 1819    83.16
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sept. 1819   48. "
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Arr; 10 Mo 8/30. - 4/31   $131.16


{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Abner Robbins
deposition for the
applicant Seth
Allen
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I Abner Robbins of Brewster in the County of
Barnstable & commonwealth of Massachusetts of
lawful age to give evidence, do testify and Declare
of
that Seth Allen of Harwich enlisted with Lieut
George Webb under the command of Capt Peter Herrod
in Col Ebenezar Learnard's Regiment, and Genl
Thomas's Brigade in December AD. 1775 & march
to Roxbury in the month of December, aforesaid
and joined Col Learnard's Regiment, and continued
the there till March AD. 1776. then marched to
New York, under the command of Col. Shepherd
thence marched to Pigskiln in the State of New York
under the command of Col Shepherd and 
ther continued till discharged, having served in
the Revolutionary War twelve months-
I further testify
and Declare that I myself also
enlisted with the aforesaid Lieut Webb and was
with the aforesaid Seth Allen the whole time &
am personally knowing that he served twelve months
as aforesaid further your deponent saith not-
Abner Robbins
Barnstable ss. March 20th 1819 then personally appeared the above named Abner Robbins and made
Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him
Subscribed before me Solomon Freeman Justice of the peace

I hereby Certify that the above named Abner
Robbins is a person of credibility and of sober life & conversation  Solomon Freeman Justice of the peace
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Barnstable ss: Circuit Court,
of Common Pleas Clerk's Office

I Abner Davis, Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Common Pleas
for the County of Barnstable
do certify that Solomon Freeman
who hath signed the foregoing
depositions of Abner Robbins
and Barnabas Griffitts, as
Justice of the Peace, is a sworn
Justice of the Peace for the County
of Barnstable; and full faith
and credit are due to his
official acts as such, and
that the above are the signature of said Solomon Freeman
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed the seal of our Circuit Court of
Common Pleas, of our said County, and 
subscribed my name at
Barnstable, the twenty third day of
March in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and nineteen

Abner Davis  } Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Common
Pleas for the County
of Barnstable
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Barnabus Griffith
Deposition for the
applicant - Seth
Allen


Seth Allen
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I Barnabus Griffith of Brewster in the County of
Barnstable and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawfull
age to give Evidence. do testify and declare that Seth
Allen of Harwich enlisted with Lieut. George Webb
under the command of Capt Peter Herrod in
Col Ebenezer Learnard's Regiment, and General
Thomas's Brigade in December AD 1775 and marched
to Roxbury in the of month December aforesaid and joined
Col Learnards Regiment and continued there till
March AD 1776 then marched to New York under the command of Col. Shepherd thence marched to Pigskiln
in the State of New York under the command of
Col Shepherd and there continued till discharged
having served in the Revolutionary war twelve
months.  I further testify and declare that I
myself also enlisted with the aforesaid Lieut.  Webb
and was with said Seth Allen the whole time
and am personally knowing that he served
twelve months as aforesaid further your Deponent
Saith not-
Barnabas Griffith

Barnstable ss. March 20th 1819 then personally
appeared the above named Barnabus Griffith
and made Oath to the truth of the above
deposition by him subscribed before me
Solomon Freeman Justice of the peace

I hereby certify that the above named Barnabus Griffith is a person of credibility and of Sober
life and conversation Solomon Freeman Justice peace
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Barnstable SS.
On this 23d
day of April 1818, before me
the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas,
for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared, Seth Allen
of Harwick aged Sixty two years, resident in
the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on
his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the
provision made by the late 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."
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Barnstable ss: February 27th 1819
I am satisfied that the Applicant stands in need of assistance from his Country for support.


And I, the said Judge do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that said, Seth Allen did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy
the term of nine months, on the continental establishment;
I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of
[mentioned] act of Congress.
Thomas B Adams Ch: Jus:
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the
Seth Allen
Seth Allen Priv
Larneds Mass Regt
1775 to
1777
23rd April 1818
Adm 
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[following inscribed in pencil over other text]
-additional proof
of service & judge [illegible]
 as to claimants 
circumstances wanted-



Abner Davis Esq. (agent)
Barnstable Mass.

[following text crossed out]
F. B. Adams Esq 
 Quincy Mass.
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I Seth Allen of Harwich in the County of Barnstable
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a citizen of the
State.  on oath set forth & declare, that in December
1775 I enlisted in a company commanded by Capt
Harwood in Col Larnards Reg of Mass line, for
the term of one year. I served near Boston until
the British evacuated the Town, then marched to
the State of N York, and continued performing
duty in sd Regiment till I was discharged
from service. The Regt was then commanded
by Col Sheperd. I was discharged at
Puter Kill in Jany 1777 having faithfully served
one year in the continental establishment
Had no discharge in writing. 
Barnabas Griffith &
Abner Robbins of Brewster & Jonathan Bassett of Dennis, Served in the same Company with me & for the same term of time. They are now
present before the Judge.
I further declare
that I am sixty two years of age in reduced circumstances in life, and stand in need
of the assistance of my country for support
Seth Allen
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.
I Samuel Taylor of Yarmouth in the County
of Barnstable State of Massachusetts of Lawful
age to give evidence do testify & say that I
was a soldier in the revolutionary war three
years that I have known Seth Allen before and
ever since the said war in that said
Seth Allen enlisted as I understood in said
County of Barnstable & marched in company
with me & others to Roxbury where we joined
our Regiment about the last of the month of
December one thousand seven hundred
seventy six commanded by Col Larned
William Shepherd Lieut. Cole  & [illegible] Ma
[illegible]
for in the company commanded by Capt
Peter Herod in brigade of Genl Thomas &  I continued in the spring till about the first of January one thousand seven hundred seventy
eight I positively know the said Allen
was a soldier in the continental army for
twelve months-
-
I further testify & say that
from my knowledge of said Allens circumstances he is poor needy & a proper
subject of national bounty
Samuel Taylor
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EDYTHE WHITLEY
2710 BELMONT BOULEVARD
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

June 14, 1939
RECEIVED
JUN 15 1939
Mail Sub Div
Vets Adm 
Reader #73

War Department,
Revolutionary Pension Dvision,[sic]
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:
Kindly supply me with a report as given in the pension application
of James Orne of Massachusetts, which is listed in Report of
Pension Office 1818.
He resided at that time in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Also:

Kindly advise report on Seth Allen, pensioner of Barnstable County,
Massachusetts. Report of 1818 I believe,
Both these men received pensions by acts of 1818 and 1832.
Thanking you, I am
Sincerely
(Mrs) Edythe Whitley