Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35770, Joseph Bassett, Continental (Mass.)
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE  |  -  |  NUMBER
Continental (Mass.)  |  Bassett, Joseph  |  S. 35770CONTENTS
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1881 Oct 25  J H Barrett - military
& family history

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a.
Joseph Bassett,
of Switzerland in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Crane of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years from [illegible text]
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Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13th of September 1821.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 17th of July 1822 and sent to Samuel Merrill, Esq.
Vevay, Inda
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Arrears to 4th of March 1822 $44.76
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1822
48.00
5 months 14/30 & 4/31.
$92.76

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
&
1st May 1820.
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Joseph Basset
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Schedule of the property of Joseph Bassett referred to in the annexed affidavit . ~
One Cow & Calf        four knives and forks
One Dutch oven        two tin cups
One Skillet                 one tea pot
One pewter platter    three cups and saucers
three pewter plates    one Cream jug
two do pint basons    six pewter tea spoons
four spoons                one qrt. bottle
One tea Cannister       one milk pot
One pepper box          two flour barrels
One meal barrel          One water pail
One small spinning wheel  One Corned hoe
One smoothing iron     One pig
One axe                         four chairs

I have a few articles growing in about one acre of land and am Indebted to Ebenezer Basset fifty dollars by note and ten paid for me on account       Joseph Bassett

State of Indiana
Switzerland County  On this 13th day of September 1821 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for said county and state Joseph Bassett aged about sixty two years who being first duly affirmed according to Law doth on his affirmation made the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that the said Joseph Bassett enlisted for the
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term of one year in the spring of 1776 in the
town of Taunton Bristol County State of
Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Capt. Perry of the Regiment commanded by Col. Sargent in the Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment - that he continued to serve in said corps till the expiration of his enlistment that within two or three months thereafter he reenlisted in Capt. Perkins Company Col. Crane's regiment in Genl Knox's Brigade of artillery on the continental Establishment for the term of three years that he served said last mentioned term and was discharged from the
service at Morristown New Jersey when under the Command of Capt Calender that he received his discharge from the hands of Maj. Shaw to Genl Knox that he was in the Battles of Brandywine - Monmouth and Rhode-Island and has no evidence in his power of his services. --
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st day of
affirm May 1820 I do solemnly affirm that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 provision of an act of Congress entitled and
to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th March 1818 and that I have
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not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contractor Debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed
and by me subscribed that my occupation is farming and am unable to work, that my family consists of my wife Mary aged about forty five years very weakly my son Ebenezer aged about twenty four acting for himself and helping to my support my daughter Polly aged eleven my son Ard aged seven years. -
Joseph Bassett
affirmed in open Court and subscribed this 13th Day of September A.D. 1821 before the Honorable Miles C. Eggleston Esquire President Judge of said Court and Abner Clarkson and Ralph Cotton Esquires associate Judges of Switzerland County
attest  John F. Dufour Clk.

State of Indiana ⎬
Switzerland County ⎬ ss I John Francis Dufour Clerk of the Switzerland Circuit Court hereby Certify that the foregoing affirmation and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court. And I further Certify that it is the opinion of the Court aforesaid that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is forty dollars. -
In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court at Vevay this 22d day
of January A.D. 1822. -
John T. Dufour Clk
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for a statement of the military history of Joseph Bassett a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. File 35.770
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  |  LENGTH OF SERVICE.  |  RANK.  |  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  |  STATE.
-  |  -  |  -  |  CAPTAIN.    COLONEL.  |  -
Spring 1776.  |  1 year  |  -  |  Capt. Perry   Col. Sargent  |  Mass.
Spring 1776.  |  3 years  |  -  |  Capt. Perkins & Capt. Callender   Col. Crane|  art.
Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Mammouth & Rhode Is.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. Taunton,  Mass.
Date of application for pension, Sept 13 1821.
Residence at date of application, Switzerland Co., Indiana
Age at date of application, about sixty-two years.
Remarks:  In 1821 he stated that his wife Mary was about 45 years old. childn. Ebeneser 24 yrs., Polly 11 yrs., & Renkrd 7 yrs.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
6--2856
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State of Indiana Switzerland County. ss
at a Switzerland Circuit Court being a Court of 
Record in and for said County. begun and held at
Vevay in the first Monday of June AD. 1822 before the Honorable Miles C Eggleston President Judge of said Court and Abner Clarkson and John Wilson associate Judges of said County on the 4th day of the June Town of said Court, the following entry on their Records was ordered by said Court to be made viz
"On motion it is ordered to be certified that it is
made satisfactorily to appear to this Court that Joseph Basset who personally came into
Court on the 13th day of September 1821 and made affidavit for the purpose of obtaining a pension for revolutionary services and then and there exhibited his schedule of property which was valued by the said Court at forty dollars was
at that time and still is a resident of the County
of Switzerland within the jurisdiction of this
Court"
State of Indiana Switzerland County ss
I John Francis Dufour Clerk of the Switzerland
Circuit Court hereby certify that the foregoing order or entry is truly copied from the Record, of said Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at
Vevay this 10th day of June 1822
John J. Dufour Clk
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35770
Revy INVALID.
File No. 35,770
Joseph Bassett
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 28
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington D.C.

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1913 Jan. 9. History to Mrs.
Wilhelmina C. Van Hall. ¢.
1913 June 3. Above ref. to Auditor ¢
1923 - Mch. 12 - Hist. to Katherine
Bassett Hunter, aws.
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Vivay June 10th 1822
Sir, your letter informing me that Mr Bossets application for a pension did not mention
his residence arrived while the Court was 
in session. A Certificate to that point was immediately obtained and is now forwarded with the first application.
I am yours respectfully
Saml Merrill
Hon J C Calhoun
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Columbus, Ohio,
Jan. 6, 1913.
Department of The Interior
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.,
I received your paper
with information of
the military History of
Joseph Bassett, a soldier
of the Revolutionary War.
And in some way
their must be a mistake,
so I am sending you,
an old Application
paper, that was filled
out several years ago.
And on account of
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much illness in my
family, I put the paper's
aside. And never did
any thing with them
But now I have had
new Application paper's,
made for me. And I
need a great deal
more Data, than was
required in the old
paper's. Joseph Bassett,
my ancestor, married
a Mary Milligan.
And your paper's give
as his wifes name,
Nancy Hawis. There
are several Joseph
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Bassetts', and perhaps
you have the wrong
one. And my old
Application paper
may help you out, in
finding the right one.
My full name is,
Mrs Wilhelmina Courts Van Hall
And it is made out as
so in my new Application
paper's. And my little
daughter, Ruth Correspondes with
you, as I have
my left arm broken.
Thanking you very much
for what you have
done for me.
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I am Yours Very Truly
Mrs Wilhelmina Courts Van Hall
1373 Oak Street
Columbus, Ohio.
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U S.
PENSION
D
JAN
2
1913
OFFICE
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P.S. You will find my
Brother's name, Fred
Courts, Morning Sun, Iowa
in the Registered, Sons of
the American Revolution.
He has been a member of
the Chapter where he
lives for a number of
years. And he received
his paper's, from the same
Data, that I have
on my old paper, as
you will see.
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Columbus Ohio
May 21. 13
To the commissioner of
Pensions Washington D C.
Will you kindly help me
to find the date of the Birth
and date of death of my
Ancestor Joseph Bassett
find Enclosed papers of his
record in the Revolutionary War
Yours very truly
Mrs Wilhelmina Curtis Van Hall.
1373. Oak St Columbus Ohio.
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U S.
PENSION
MAY 23
1973
OFFICE
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Rev. War Section.
January 9, 1913.
Mrs. Wilhelmina C. Van Hall,
1373 Oak Street,
Columbus, Ohio.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 6" and received the 8" instant, you are herewith furnished the military history of Joseph Bassett, Sur. File No. 35,770, Rev. War, who had a wife Mary, instead of Joseph Bassett R. File No. 602
who was of Barnstable, Massachusetts as described in your request of December 14, 1912.
For the date of last payment of the pension of Joseph Bassett Sur. File No. 35,770, and to whom paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, giving him all of the following
data:
"Joseph Bassett, Certificate No. 18,707, issued July 17, 1822, under the Acts of March 18, 1818 and May 1, 1820, at the Indiana Agency."
Very respectfully,
J L. Davenport
Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section.
June 3, 1913.
Mrs. Wilhelmina C. Van Hall,
1373 Oak Street,
Columbus, Ohio.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 21" and received the 23" ultimo, you are advised that the papers in the claim of Joseph Bassett, sur. File No. 35,770, Rev. War, fail to show the dates of his birth and death.
For the date of last payment of his pension, and to whom paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Department, giving him all of the following data:
"Joseph Bassett, Certificate No. 18, 707.
issued July 17, 1822, under the Acts of
March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820, at the
Indiana Agency."
It is possible that the date of the soldier's birth may be obtained from the town clerk at Taunton, Massachusetts.
Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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Rev. Sol
Grandview Wash.
Feb 1st 1923
Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington
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U S.
PENSION
G
FEB
1923
OFFICE.
Dear Sirs -
Will you see if you Revolutionary War Records contain the names of -
Joseph Bassett of Taunton or Norton
or
James Bassett of Taunton or Norton
Any childrens names mentioned as I am anxious to join the D. A. R. - also trace my -
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Branch of the Bassett family -
Very respectfully
Katherine Bassett Hunter
Grandview Wash.
Wash
P.O. Box 913 -