Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.30,191, Nathaniel Warner, Mass. Mass. Sea Service Privateer.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Mass Warner, Nathaniel  S.30.191.
Mass. Sea. Service.
Privateer.
CONTENTS
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[left page]
Dead
Letter to William Ferson &
3d. Audr. 22. Aug 1844.

Paid at the Treasury under
the Act 6, April 1838 from
4. Sept 1842: to 27. Jany 1843
Agt notified 14 Decr 1844

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1242.
Massachusetts
Nathaniel Warner
of Essex in the State of Mass
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Warner of the Regt commanded
by Col Foster in the Mass &
line for 2 Years from 1775. Privateer
&
Mass Sea Service

Inscribed on the Roll of Mass
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of October
1832 and Sent William
Ferson Gloucester Mass

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $120 -
Semi=anl. allowance ending 21 Mar 33- 40 -
$160. -

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J H McBlair Clerk.
Book D. Vol. 2nd. Page 93.
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Nath. Warner
2293
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, Ss.
On this eleventh day of August, 1832, personally appeared before
the Hon. Daniel A. White, Judge of Probate of Wills, &c, for the County of Essex
in the State of Massachusetts, Nathaniel Warner, a resident of Gloucester in
said County and State (being unable to appear in Court by reason of
bodily infirmity) aged seventy one years, 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following
named officers and served as herein stated.
That he enlisted as a private on or about 1st July, 1775 in
Capt. Daniel Warners company in Col. Joseph Fosters Regt. of Massats.
militia, stationed at Gloucester, for the defence of the Sea Coast, & served
therein untill 31st Decr. 1775 when his time expired, having received
no written discharge, and served six months.
That he again enlisted as a private about 9th. January, 1776
in same company, regiment, & stationed at the same place
for the term of one year and served therein untill about
the 9th January 1777 when his time expired, having received
no written discharge
[underlined] Naval Service [end underlined]
That he shipped as a Seaman on board the private armed Ship
Genl. Starks of 20 guns, Wm. Coas commander, owned by David Pearce and
others of Gloucester, on or about the 1st June, 1781; continued to serve
on board four month; captured 2 prizes, a Ship & Brig, both which
arrived at said Gloucester.
[written vertically and underlined in left margin: Naval Service]
That he volunteered as a Seaman on board Ship Vengance, Thomas
Thomas commander about 15 June. 1779 for the Penobscot expedition
sailed in the fleet for Penobscot; when the fleet was destroyed,
took to the woods, and after suffering great hardships, he
arrived home some time in August, he thinks about 15th. or 20th.
having served two months
That he again shipped as a Seaman on board the sd. Ship Genl.
Stacks, Wm. Coas, commander, about 1st October, 1781; sailed from Gloucester some time in sd. month of October, and when two days out,
was captured by the British Ship Chatham of 50 guns; carried to
Halifax, where he was a prisoner untill about 25th. January, 1782
when he was exchanged: came in a cartel and arrived at
Gloucester about the last of January or first of February 1782, having
served four months
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or
an annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not
on the pension roll of the agency of any State
That he was born in said Gloucester on 11th. July 1761 and the
same is recorded on the Towns Records. That he lived in said
Gloucester when called into service; has lived there since the
Revolutionary war; and now lives there.
That he entered the service at the several times mentioned by
voluntary enlistment; and that he has no documentary
evidence of service as required by the war Department.
Nath Warner
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That Nathaniel Ellery will testify his positive knowledge of service
in Capt. Warner's company in 1775: and ^Caleb Lane & Elias Elwell to their positive
knowledge of serving in the same company in 1776. That he has
no person living who was in the Penobscot expedition with him -
John Lowe will certify his knowledge of his going & returning; John
Woodbury, a shipmate, will testify positively to his service in the
General Stark; and the Revd. Hosea Hildreth to his character and belief
of services
Nath Warner
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
D A White Judge of Probate
I Nathaniel Ellery of Gloucester, State of Massachusetts, aged 79 yrs.
on oath testify that I am well acquainted with Nathaniel Warner, who
has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and to my knowledge
he served in Capt. Daniel Warners company ^ with me in 1775 as he has
declared; and that Nathaniel Warner, now present, is the identical
person who served as above.
[signature] Nath Ellery
sw.
I Elias Elwell of Gloucester, State of Massachusetts, aged
years, on oath testify that I am well acquainted with Nathl. Warner
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and to my
knowledge he served in Capt. Daniel Warners company in 1776
as he has declared, having been a soldier in said Company in 1776;
and that Nathl. Warner, now present, is the identical person who
served as above
Elias his [hand drawn X] mark Elwell
I Hosea Hildreth, a Clergyman residing in said Gloucester
hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with Nathaniel Warner
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that I believe
him to be 71 years of age; that he is reputed and believed
in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of
the Revolution, and I concur in that opinion
[signature] Hosea Hildreth
sw
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid by the
said Ellery & Hildreth, before D A White J.P.
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 above
named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served
as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it
appears to them, that Hosea Hildreth, who has signed the preceding
certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in said Gloucester; and that
Nathaniel Ellery and Elias Elwell, who have signed the same,
are residents in the same Gloucester; that they are credible persons;
and that their statement is entitled to credit.
And the Court further certifies that it appears to them,
that the above named applicant is unable to appear in
Court by reason of bodily infirmity.
D A White Judge of Probate
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I Caleb Lane of Gloucester in the County of Essex in
the Sate of Massachusetts, on oath testify, that I served as
a private in Capt. Wm. Pearsons company in Col. Fosters Regiment
stationed at sd. Gloucester one year in 1776-7; and
that I was well acquainted with Nathaniel Warner during
said time and to my knowledge he served at the same
time in Capt. Daniel Warners company, stationed at said
place; and that Nathaniel Warner, now present, is
the identical person who served in the manner
set forth in his declaration.
[signature] Caleb Lane

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, Ss.
On this seventh day of July, 1832, before
me William Ferson, Notary Public, by legal authority admitted
and sworn and dwelling in Gloucester in said County,
personally came Caleb Lane above named, who subscribed
and made oath to the aforesaid declaration
I certify that said Lane is well known to me
as a credible witness and his statement entitled to credit
Witness my hand and Notarial Seal at
Gloucester the day and year aforesaid
William Ferson, Noty Public

On this eleventh day of August, 1832,
personally came Elias Elwell, who subscribed
and made oath to the preceding certificate
in my presence; and I certify that said
Elias Elwell is known to me as a credible
witness and his statement entitled to credit
Witness my hand and Notarial Seal
at Gloucester the day & year aforesaid.
William Ferson, Noty Public
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I Nathaniel Lord, junior, 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 Nathaniel
Warner for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal of office, this fourteenth day of
August, Eighteen hundred and thirty two
Nath. Lord jr.
[to the left of text is a folded diamond-shaped paper outline containing a faint circular imprint; no legible text.]
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No. 2293
Nathl. Warner. of
Gloucester Mass.

2 years

Admd
J L E
$80.

Wm Ferson Esq
Gloucester
Mass
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BRIEF in the case of [handwritten] Nathaniel Warner of the County [end handwritten]
of [handwritten] Essex - [end handwritten] in the State of [handwritten] Massachusetts - [end handwritten]
(Act 7 June, 1832.)

[the answers to the following questions are all handwritten]
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
bodily infirmity

3. How old is he? 71 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[column headings: Period. Duration of Service. (Years, Months, Days.) Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.]

In 1775 July 1st - 6 - Private Col. Jos. Foster -
1776 Jan.y 9th 1 - - same Capt. Danl. Warner.
Same Company & Officers
1781 June 1st - 4 - Seaman Ship Gl. Starks, Capt Wm. Coas
1781 Oct. 1st - 4 - ditto Ship Same & same Office & was
2 captured & exchange -
That on the 15th. June 1779 he volunteered as a Seaman on board the
Ship Vengance, Capt. Thos. Thomas Commander for the Penobscot expedition
where the Fleet was destroyed - suffered much, served 2 months

5. In what battles was he engaged? at Sea -

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Gloucester

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence,
by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses, by depositions of

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Regular.

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
above mentioned.
Sevin Belt
Examining Clerk.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
[handwritten] Nathaniel Warner [end handwritten] which require further
proof or explanation.

[all answers to the following questions are handwritten]
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes.

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes,

V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension
he is entitled? yes.

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
yes.

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832? yes.

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? yes.
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[all answers to the following questions are handwritten]
XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service? yes.

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining
it?

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least
one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes -

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an
age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes.

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered? yes.

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For -
year - months, and - days, I served as a - For - months
and - days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of
the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase [italicized] about three or four months [end italicized] is too
indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he
must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits
the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly authenticated,
as above directed.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
[handwritten] Sept. 3d, 1844. [end handwritten]

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act
directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners,
and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United
States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending
the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, [handwritten] The Adm: of Nathaniel Warner,
decd., [end handwritten] a Pensioner on the Roll of the [handwritten] Massachusetts - [end handwritten]
Agency, at the rate of [handwritten] Eighty - [end handwritten] Dollars
[crossed out: and Cents] per annum, under the law of the [handwritten] 7th June
1832, [end handwritten] has been paid at this Department, from the
[handwritten] 4th [end handwritten] of [handwritten] Sept. 1842, to the 27th Jan'y 1843. [end handwritten]
Respectfully, yours,
[handwritten signature] Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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30191
Revy INVALID.
File No. 30,191
Nathaniel Warner
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 437
[Arrangement of 1870.]