Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,591, Thomas Gleason, Mass.
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Mass
Gleason, Thomas
S 39591
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(2401)
Vermont.
Thomas Gleason, private J. Ward's Regt.
Massachusetts line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont,
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of Sept. 1818. and sent to the care of Phinehas White, Esq; Dummerstown, Vt
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818
Semi-anl. all'ee ending 4 March 1819
$39.73
48
$87.73
4 mo: 29/30
Revolutionary claim, 
Act 18th March, 1818.
nine months
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Thos. Gleason
Thomas Gleason
2401
March 1819
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that he made his original declaration on the sixth day of April 1818 has received a Pension Certificate, No. 2401 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions 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 18th day of March, 1818; —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.
This is to say, I have no property of any kind either [illegible] or personal, excepting my wearing apparels—and I owe the following debts & [illegible]
To Zebulon Goss $8...To Ingalls & Fletcher $6 ___ $14
And the said Thomas Gleason further declareth & saith, that he is by occupation a laborourer, but by reason of a wound received in his leg in a skirmish at Marians Island in Startawn River he is unable to labour for a considerable portion of the time. 
Thos Gleason
Sworn to and declared on the thirty first day of July 1820, before said Court
Attest, Benj Swan Clerk.
State of Vermont,
Windsor County, 22
I, Benj. Swan Clerk of the Supreme Court for the county of Windsor, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are trul 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 Nothing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Woodstock, this Tenth day of August 1820.
Benj Swan
Clerk of the Supreme Court for Windsor County.
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Thomas Gleason, Massachusetts line, Revolutionary claim.
A person of this name is found on the rolls of the 15th Massachusetts regiment; as having enlisted for nine months, in April 1779; this does not agree with the line stated in the declaration.
The judge is desired to certify, under the seal of the court, that he is satisfied the applicant is in indigent circumstances, and needs the support of his country.
Admitted.
Thos Gleason application for
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Thos Gleason, [illegible]
Dummerstown
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To Phineas White Esq, Chief Justice of the county court written and for the county of Windham and State of Vermont:
I Thomas Gleason of Dummerston in [illegible] County and State aforesaid claiming the benefit of an act of Congress, passed March 18th in the present year of our Lord 1818, instilled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War—Do in pursuance to the provisions of the said act, here, upon oath, make the following declaration (to wit)
That I the said Thomas Gleason served as a private soldier in the War of the Revolution on the Continental Establishment as follows: In January 1776 I initiated in the [illegible] in the company of Jonas Stubbard, commanded by Lieut. Elisha Lyman in his regiment under the command of Col. Jonathan Ward in his Massachusetts line, and continued without intermission till January 1777 when my time of enlistment expired, when I was regularly discharged from this service, but had no written discharge.
And I further, upon oath, disclose that I am now adorned in years, in a feeble state of health, and by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in present need of the assistance of my country for support.
In [illegible] I hereunto set my hand this 6th day of April 1818.
Ths Gleason
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State of Vermont
Windham County
Be it remembered that on this 6th day of April in the year of our Lord 1818, The afs Thomas Gleason, personally appearing before me, Phineas White, Chief Judge of Windham County Court, make solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing declarations, by him subscribed. 
And I do hereby certify that, from his evidence found I am fully satisfied that the same Thomas Gleason served in the Revolutionary War, [illegible] against the common enemy, and by him stated, that he is in need of the assistance applied for [illegible] indigent [illegible] of his country for support.
In witness thereof, I hereunto set my official signature and  [illegible] the seal of Windham County court to be applied. 
Phins White, Chief Judge of Windham County Court
To the Hon. the Secy of the Department of War.
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I John Hasey of Londonderry in the County of Windham and State of Vermont of lawful age certify and say that I was in the [illegible] service in the Revolutionary War from January 1776 till January 1777, that Thomas Gleason was of Drummonstown in said county served in the same company and regiment with me [illegible] year was honorably dismissed at Packs Hill January 1777 in the state of New York. We belonged to the regiment of Col. Jonas Ward of the Massachusetts Line.
And further the [illegible]
John Hasey
State of Vermont
Windham County
August 25th 1818
Never [illegible] appeared then whose name is John Hasey and made solemn oaths to his truths of [illegible] affidavit by him subscribed.
Phin White
Chief Judge of Windham County Court
I hereby certify that Marshall Newton and John Hasey are disinterested and credible witnesses
P. White Chief J of WCC
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I Marshall Newton of Newfane in the County of Windham and State of Vermont testify and say that I served in the year service of the Revolutionary War in the Regiment under Col. Jona Ward and was knowing to him aforenamed Thos Gleasons serving in the same regiment and Lame Company under Capt Jonas Hubbard.
Marshall Newton
Windham County
the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn to Before
Phins White
Chief Justice of Windham County Court
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State of Vermont
County of Wind. or J.
On this first day of April 1826 before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, the said County of Windsor personally appeared Thomas Gleason who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company command by Captain Jonas Hubbard in the regiment command by Colonel Jonathan Ward in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Vermont, that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certified on or about the first day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty four at Cavendish in the County and State aforesaid, he lost out of his pocket in this highway as he now supposes although he has no particular recollection of the day nor the time of the day or the night when he lost it and this certificate after the most diligent search and [illegible] he has not been able to find.
Thos Gleason
sworn and subscribed before me, this day and year aforesaid
Uriel C. Hatch, Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont
Windsor County
Woodstock County Clerk's Office May the 29th 1826
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of the County Court for said County of Windsor, Do hereby certify that Uriel C. Hatch is one of the Justices of the peace within and for said County, and that the above is his signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto certified the Sec. of said County Court, and subscribe my name the day and year above.
Benjn Swan
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I Uriel C. Hatch of Cavendish in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont the Justice of the Peace within named do testify and say that I have been personally acquainted with the within named Thomas Gleason for eight of ten years past and that he is this same Thomas Gleason now on the pension hit roll of the State of Vermont as a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States that I have as I believe been his agent for for procuring all his pension money since he has been on the pension list and his certificate was for seven years in my possession. 
Uriel C. Hatch
State of Vermont
Windsor County Vt
[illegible] Cavendish in this County of Windsor on this tenth day of July A.D. 1826 personally appeared Wriel C. Hatch subscribed to the aforegoing affidavit and made oath that the same contains the [illegible] but the [illegible]
Before me Saml Fleming Justice of the Peace
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Record Division 3—525
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C. 190_
S.F. 39891
Rev. War
In reply to your request of ____ received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas Gleason a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: January 1776
Length of Service: [illegible]
Rank: Privt
Officers under whom service was rendered.
Captain: Jonas Hubbard
Colonel: Jonathan Ward
State.: Mass
Battles engaged in, Sk at Marians Island, Harlem River where he was wounded in leg.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [illegible] at Worcester, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 6, 1818, His claim was aL
Residence at date of application, Dummerston, Windham Co., Vt
Age at date of application, 59 years Died Aug 28, 1831
Remarks:
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner.
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Tho Gleason
Vt Wh 18
Saml Kibbee
Mar 27 46
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension office
Washington D.C.
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LS Edwards 
Pension office
Clyde Post Office March 18th 1846
C.J. Isaiah to inquire if Thomas Gleason name is on the Pension list roll and Also if his bounty land has been taken and where it is or was located (I believe he was of the New York agency). May be Conn or Mass-line) if I remember wright he told me he was of the [illegible] line and was transfered to the New York Line, he is now dead and left no ad[illegible] and since he was entitled to lands [illegible] about 15 years since lived at the time of his death in the state of VT Cavendish Windsor Co and [illegible] 7 or 8 years previous and now [illegible] of 18 March 1818 and was enlisted for 7 years or [illegible] the year and was entitled to such bounty lands please give me what information you can as to his right to land if taken when and by whom as there is some history about the matter I was at [illegible] but the [illegible] would not [illegible] now.
Another case I want to know if Samuel Kibbee name is on the roll. he was out 8 months 1777 was on Say Island at the time it was [illegible] he died sometime in April 18[illegible] and has left a widow who is about making [illegible] to claim a pension. I am not certain whether he was enrolled as a [illegible] Republican. Will you please to give me such light as you can prove the rolls and also what kind of proofs she must have or [illegible] to show her [illegible] you are aware of the persons one dead and his widow is 87 years of age to proofs one mostly circumstantial. Yours J.D. Stone
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39591
Invalid.
File no. 39,391
Thomas Gleason
Priv Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th
Index: Vol. 3, Pag 199
[Arrangement of 1870]
1912 July 27 Hist to [illegible] J C L Clarke, Letter in J.F. 32732 Thos Gleason. VLM
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Hon Samuel L. Southard
Secretary of War
City of Washington
Cavendish
10 July
H. 323 15 July Gay
Dec. Aug 7, 1826
[illegible] to the Pension Office
Thomas Gleason
for new certificates
Uriel C. Hatch
Cavendish, VT
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Cavendish VT July 10th 1826
Sir I again under Thomas Gleasons request for a new pension certificate and request that it may be forwarded by mail—I have added my affidavit to the enclosed affidavit of the pensioner. 
I am Respectfully your obedient servant
Uriel C. Hatch
Hon. Samuel L Southard
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Bounty Land Warrant Record Card
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Name: Gleason, William
Grade: Private
Line: Massachusetts
Warrant Number 4235
Acreage: 100
Issued: Jan. 6, 1792
to—not shown