Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34211, Comfort Claflen, Mass.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE 
mass.
Claflen, Comfort
NUMBER
S.34211
CONTENTS
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10,617
Massachusetts.
Comfort Claflen 4
of Boston in the state of Mass.tts
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sprout of the Massachusetts 
line, for the term of two years. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 of March 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of May 1819
and sent to Hon. John Davis,
Judge, Boston.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819

90"06
48"
$138"06

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued

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Massachusetts sent sept 14 1820 to Sam Blagge Boston
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Comfort Claflen
Private Sprouts mass Regt
'81 two years march 28. 1818

Adm,d


new evidence marked A
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united states 
massachusetts District
Comfort Claflin of Boston in the county of Sufflok in the District of massachusetts applicant for a pension from the united states under 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" maketh oath that he served in the revolutionary war [^as a private soldier] for three years and upwards - in manner following viz: 
That he enlisted in the year 1779 He serve for the part of nine months and entered the company of Company of Capt Hartwell and at the expiration of that time was honorably discharged - and in the year 1781. enlisted for three years and entered the company of Capt Williams in the massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Sprout and continued in said company until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged -
Comfort Claflin

mass Dist. march 20 1818
Sworn to before me
M.Davis Dis Judge
Mass Dist
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The within declaration was supported by the testimony of Ebenezer Claflin
m.Davis

march 30. 1818. Seth Johnson a Sergeant in said Capt Williams Company supports the application declaration as to his service in Sprouts Regiment
m.Davis
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massachusetts District ss Boston 15 June 1818 The said Comfort Clafflen now further declares an oath and says that he is in such reduced circumstances of life as to stand in need of assistance from his country for support. 
Comfort Claflen
m Davis
Dis Judge
mass Dist
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
20 march 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Comfort Claflen by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
m Davis
{District Judge U.S. Massachusetts Dist.
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 15 A. D. 1818

IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Comfort Clafflin subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M Davis } Judged of the District Court U.S. Massachusetts District.
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Comfort Claflin
no 10,617
may 1819
[illegible] 14 sept
1820


Sept '19
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District of Massachusetts, ss.

ON this Twenty seventh day of May 1820
personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. Special District Court of the United States for the said District, Comfort Claflin aged fifty seven years, resident in
Barton in the County of Suffolk, in said District, Labourer who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: as a Private in the 3d Massachusetts Regiment in the Army of the United States my Declaration was dated March 18. 1818 and the number of Pension Certificate is 10617 dated
15 May. 1819

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.
Comfort Claflin

Sworn to and declared, on the Twenty seventh day of May A. D. 1820 before
M. Davis
┃Judge of the Massachusetts District Court.

I, JOHN WATSON DAVIS, Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto 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 [crossed out text] Thirty dollars [crossed out text]

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this Twenty Seventh day of May 1820 
Jno W Davis 
{Clerk of the U. S. District Court, for the Massachusetts District.
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Schedule of Property belonging to the subscribed late a soldier in the army of the united states during the War of the Revolution

Real Estate none

Personal estate ... 30

My pension granted by the united states for [illegible] 
[crossed out text]

Occupation a Labourer but unable to work in Consequence of my years & infirmities

Family a Wife & three children. my wife is an invalid
Sophia aged 22 years lives with me & is maintaining part by taking in sewing
[illegible] aged 15 years is engaged being the [illegible] of a sailores
Catharine aged. 10 years lives at home
[crossed out text: signed] Comfort Claflen
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A 
Claflen

filed 19. march 1819.
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united states
massachusetts District
I Ebenzer Claflen of Boston in the county of suffolk and District of massachusetts, of lawful age testify and say, that in march 1781 I enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Abraham Williams, in the massachusetts regiment commanded by Colonel Sproat. and served in said corps principally in the state of new york until the twenty third of December 1783 - and well know Comfort Claflen of said Boston to have been a private soldier in said company and faithfully to have done duty as such is said corps during the whole of the time above mentioned.
Ebenzer Claflen

Suffolk Boston; march 15 1819 personally appeared the above named Ebenzer Claflen whom I verify to be in my opinion a credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by herein above subscribed Before me
Stephen Hooper Jus Peace

united states.
massachusetts District
I Seth Johnson of Boston in the county of suffolk and District of massachusetts of lawful age testify and say that in the years 1782 and 1783. I was a sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Williams in the massachusetts regiment commanded by Colonel Sproat and will [illegible] Comfort Claflen of Boston faithfully to have served in said company, during said years - as a private soldier and more than nine months at one time
Seth Johnson
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suffolk. Boston, march 17th 1819

Personally appeared the before named seth Johnson whom I certify to be in my opinion a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement. by him subscribed
Before me
Stephen Hooper jus Pae
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34211
Revy INVALID
File No. 34,211
Comfort Claflen
Pri Rev War

Act: 18' march 18'
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 74
[Arrangement of 1870]
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34211
Revy INVALID
File No. 34,211
Comfort Claflen
Pri Rev War

Act: 18' march 18'
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 74
[Arrangement of 1870]