Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 41423, Moses Bates, Contienental (Mass.)
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(8 - 1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
Continental (Mass.)  Bates, Moses   S41423
CONTENTS
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10.213
Vermont.
Moses Bates,
of Brookfield in the State of Vermont,
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Crane, of the Massachtts [Massachusetts]
line, for the term of three years. 1778
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont,
at the rate of 8
Dollars per month, to commence on
the 4th of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of May 19,
and sent to Elijah Paine Judge
Barre, Vermont.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819---80.77
semi-anl all'ce ending 4. Sept.  48"
1819
10 mo. 3/31
$128.77
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Moses Bates,
Private,
Brookfield, Verm. [Vermont]
Col [Colonel] Cranes regt [regiment]
Artillery, Mass [Massachusetts]
line, 3 years
4. May, 1818

Elijah Paine, judge
W
Barre, Washingn. [Washington]
County, Vermont
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District of Vermont ss.
On this fourth day of May 1818 before me the subscribed 
Judge of the District Court for the Vermont District personally
appeared Moses Bates aged sixty years resident in Brookfield in said District, who being by me first duly sworn
according to law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the
of Congress entitled act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land & naval service of the
United States in the revolutionary war, that he the said
Moses Bates enlisted in Springfield in the State of Massachusetts in March 1778 in the Company commanded
by Captain Lieutenant John Briant in Colonel Cranes
Regiment of Artillery for three years & that he always
and that said Regiment was of the Massachusetts line, and
that he continued to serve in said Corps or in the
service of the United States until some time in
March 1781 when he was discharged in Springfield
in the State of Massachusetts, that he has lost his
discharge & that he is in reduced circumstances in need of the assistance of his country for
support & that he has no other evidence now in his
power of his said services-
Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid
Elijah Paine

I Elijah Paine Judge as aforesaid do certify
that it appears to my satisfaction that the
said Moses Bates did serve in the revolutionary war
as stated in the preceding declaration
against the common enemy for the term of
nine months on the continental establishment
and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony
had & taken before me to the Secretary of the
Department of War pursuant to the directions of
the aforementioned act of Congress-
Williamstown May 4. 1818-
Elijah Paine
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I Elijah Paine Judge as aforesaid do certify to
the Secretary for the Department of War that
from the testimony laid before me & from my
own knowledge the said Moses Bates is in reduced
circumstances & is in need of assistance from his
Country for support-

Given under my hand at Williamstown
this 16th day of April 1819-

Elijah Paine

[written right side landscape] 
Moses Bates for 
a pension
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115
Moses Bates by
his Guardian
Declaration & Schedule
10:213.
[illegible] April 1819
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This may certify that Moses Bates is affected with the hulsey
and is unable to be moved and incapable of transacting any business
Walter Burnham Physician
Brookfield July 3rd 1820

State of Vermont
District of [illegible] Probate office July 4th 1820 this certify
that Simon P. Bates was appointed
guardian to Moses Bates in accordance of non  compos [illegible] residing in Brookfield on the 4th day of July 1820 and received
a letter of Guardianship from this Probate office

State of Vermont 
Orange County ss
Attest Jacob K. Parish Regr of Probate
on this 5 day of July personally appeared
before the county court for said County of Orange in open Court said court being a Court of aforesaid
agreeably to the laws of this State having the power of fine 
[illegible]  Simon P. Bates Guardian of
Moses Bates an insane person as will appear by the above 
certificate and produced to said Court an original pension
certificate on behalf of said Moses Bates stating that his [illegible]
was made on the 4th day of May 1818
said certificate Numbered 10,213 and also produced
a schedule of said Moses Bates property which he the said
S. Bates Guardian as aforesaid has caused to be [illegible]
as hereunto annexed
[illegible] part of a farm $83.2 Oxen 1 Cow 1 heifer 2 shearlings
[illegible] 24 sheep 2 hogs 4 pigs 1 cutter farming utensils $16.92
household furniture $11.18 in all $233.10
Moses Bates is owing in all $127.41
Moses Bates family consists of himself in some not capable of any kind of business
his wife Mariann is 53 years old
[illegible] health and one son Rhodolphus age 18 years
Simon P. Bates Guardian
to Moses Bates
Sworn and declared on this 5th day of July 1820 aforesaid court  H E G McLaughlin Clerk

State of Vermont
Orange County ss.}
I H E G. McLaughlin Clerk
of the County Court for said County of
Orange do hereby certify that the
foregoing oath and schedule thereto
annexed are truly copied from the
Record of said Court and I further
certify that it is the opinion of the
the said court that the total amount
of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
is
$233.10
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
fix the seal of said court at Chelsea
the 5th day of July 182
H E McLaughlin Clerk
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In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Moses Bates 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 41,423
[beginning of table]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  LENGTH OF SERVICE.  RANK.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  STATE.
CAPTAIN.  COLONEL.  
Mch [March] 1778 to Mch [March] 1781 [check mark] John Briant Crane 3 Contl [Continental] Arty. [Artillery]
disch. [discharged] at Springfield 
[end of table]
Battles engaged in, [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [check mark] Enl. [Enlisted] Springfield, Mass. [Massachusetts]
Date of application for pension, March 1818.
Residence at date of application, Brookfield, Vt. [Vermont]
Age at date of application, 60
Remarks:  In 1820 reference is made to his wife Miriam at 53 yrs. [years] and one son Rudolphus 18 yrs. [years]
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[left fold]
41423
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 41,423
Moses Bates
Pri [Private]  Rev [Revolutionary] War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 25
{Arrangement of 1870.}

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1910 Nov. 26. Hist. to
Frederick O. Bates  C.
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RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Briefed by A. Mae D. 22/11/10
Claim No. [blank]
Certificate No. [blank]
Wid Hannah
Claimant
of Shelbourne
Soldier Moses Bates
Service Mass. [Massachusetts]
Additional Service Rev. [Revolutionary]
No. [blank] claim, State records [blank], 191 [blank]
Encl. Springfield-res. Vt. in 1818.
No. claim, combination records
1778-81 in Cranes Artillery 
Wife Miriam REMARKS:
Inv. 7. 41,423 (Mass.) [Massachusetts]
No other [illegible] of any service
No inv. below 39,000 [cent sign]
from 39,000
No Will any service
[illegible] Ry. at all.
[blank] 
6--1944 Chief Division
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[written landscape] old case

Williamstown [illegible]
April 16

[illegible]
E. Paine J. M.

Honorable John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington
D. C.
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Williamstown April 16. 1819
Sir
I have the honor to transmit to you
inclosed [enclosed] the declarations for pensions of James Kilborn, Nathan Harrington & Moses Bates
with my certificate of [illegible] on each,
together with the evidence of Kilborns service-
I am respectfully
your Obt [Obedient] Servt [Servant]
Elijah Paine

Honorable Secretary of War
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Record Division.
November 26, 1910.
Mr. Frederick O. Bates,
176 West Palmer Avenue,
Detroit, Michigan.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 16" and received the 21" instant, you are herewith furnished the history of the only Moses Bates
found on the Revolutionary War pension records, and are advised said records fail to
afford any information in regard to Moses Bate [Bates] described by you.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Detroit Central High School
Department of Classics
FREDERICK O. BATES
The Pension Bureau,
War Department,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Is there any record in your
office of a pension being paid
to Moses Bate, his widow, or children
who served [under crossed out] from Abington, Mass. [Massachusetts]
in the Revolutionary War first under
Capt. [Captain] Wm. [William] Reed, Col. [Colonel] John Bailey's regt. [regiment]
which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775,
secondly Capt. [Captain] Edward Cobb's Co. [Company] Col. [Colonel] Edward
Mitchell's regt. [regiment] and later Capt. [Captain] Nathan Snow's
Co. [Company] commanded by and Lieut. [Lieutenant] Christopher
Dyer, Col. [Colonel] Mitchel's regt. [regiment] Gen. [General] Cushing
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brigade? Or of a pension being paid
on account of service of a Moses Bates
of Shelburne, then Hampshire Co. [Company]
who served a various periods and in
several different regiments from 1776 to
1780 or later? If so please state the
names of those to whom the pension was
paid. The widow of the
of the Moses Bates
whom I desire to identify was Hannah
later married to David Reed.

Yours truly,
Frederick O. Bates

176 W. [West] Palmer Ave. [Avenue]
Detroit, Mich [Michigan]
Nov. [November]16, 1910.