Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44738, Joel Chase, Mass
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SERVICE
Mass

Chase, Joel

NUMBER
S. 44738
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10.987 New York
Joel Chase Yof Washington Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bigelow of the Mass line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 25 of May 1818 

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of May 1819 and sent to Andrew H. ward Shrewsbury Mass

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819- 76.86
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 48 ---
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122.86
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7/21 6/31
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} Continued
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Notifn Sent Dec 7th 1820 to John P. Cashman Troy N.Yk
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United States of America
State of New York
Washington County Ss.
To wit

In conformity with the provisions of the act of Congress of the United States of America pased March 18th 1818 Entitled an act to provide for certian persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War the following Declaration in writing is made under oath by Joel Chase of the Town of Kingsbury in the county of Washington and State of New York aged sixty four years, Before Jonathan Wood Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in the State and County aforesaid which Court is a Court of the [illegible] of the County and State in which the Said Joel Chase [two smudged words follow] that is to Say---

Declaration
J.Joel Chase of the Town of Kingsbuery in the County of Washington and State of New York on this Twenty fifth Day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen.  I do solemnly Sincerely and truly Sware and Declare that I Served against the Common Enemy in the army in the war of the Revolution and That I am a resident Citison of the United States, to wit, in the County and State aforesaid and that by Reason of my reduced circumstances in Life I am in need of a pistance from my Country for Suport.  I do further Sware and Declare That I Lived in the Said Revolutionary War in the Capacity of now being a privat Soldier. that I belonged to the Army, to wit, I belonged to Cap.T William Gates Company and Cap.t Timothy Bigelows Regiment and Massachusetts Line that entered the said service on the month on may in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven to serve three years from the first of January seventeen hundred seventy seven that I continued to serve in the same Company, but afterwards Commanded by Capt. Jahn Pierce that I served untill the fourteenth of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty whence was discharged at the highlands in the State aforesaid was in the second battle in the taking of Burgoyne and at Monmouth in the hottest of the battles had a written Discharge from the Commandant of the
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of the Regiment which is lost, I afterwards Received one from Capt: John Pierce which I have left at the City of Washington in January eighteen hundred and eighteen; I also left a Certificate as aforesaid.
signed by Lieut: Joseph Peirce,
and that there is no other evidence in my power to my knowledge concerning the matters deposed by me than the affidavit of Aaron Ingalsbe which is hereto annexed.  I further declare that in pursuance of the requisitions of the aforesaid Act of Congress I do hereby freely and absolutely and to all intents and purpose relinguish all claims to any Pensions under any of the Laws of the United States except the Pension contemplated to be allowed me under the Act of Congress aforementioned, and under which this declaration is made. In Witness of the truth of this Declaration I have subscribed the same in presence of the said Judge and have solemnly deposed to the truth thereof on the day heerin before for that purpose specified
Sworn before me this 25
day of May 1818
[signed] Jonathan Wood one of the Judges
of Washington Common pleas

United States of America
By the Honorable Jonathan Wood Esquire one of the judges of a Court of Record in the State of New York to wit, of the County of Washington, in the said States To the [word Honorable crossed out]  the Secretary of War of the United States of America.
Sir I do respectfully certify to you in pursuance of the Act of Congress of the United States of America, passed March the 19th  191191, entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Lan and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War that Joes Chase of the Town of Kingsbury in the
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County of Washington and State of New York personally appeared before me in the Town of Hartford in the said State on the 25th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and eighteen and then and there was carefully and minutely interrogated and examined by me under oath touching the facts stated in his foregoing Declaration and thereupon he then and there subscribed the said Declaration in my presence (after the same was deliberately said and minutely explained to him by me and, at the same time made solemn oath before me, the on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that the said Declaration was in all respects true.
Whereupon I required of him to product such other evidence as was in his power to support the truth of his said Declaration accordingly he produced as testimony the officer of Aaron Ingalsbe (and which accompanies this certificate) and I having July considered the Declaration; and the said testimony produced in in support thereof  do Certify to you sir, that I am fully satisfied that the said Joel Chase did serve in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy for the time and in the manner by him states in his said Declaration; and I am likewise satisfied that the other factsin that Declaration stated are in like manner true,
I do therefore respectfully transmit to you the testimony in the case and the proceedings has thereon, according to the Act of Congress aforesaid --
Given under my Hand and the Seal of the said Court at Hartford the twenty fifth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen
[signed on right] Jonathan Wood one of the
Judges of Washington Common Pleas
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State of New York
Washington County Ss
- on the 25th day of May 1818 personaly came before me Jonathan Wood Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in andfor the Said County Aaron Ingalsbe a person to me well known who being Sworn faith he is and has for forty years has been well acquainted with Joel Chase who subscribed to the Declation here unto anexed - and that from his knowledge of the Said Joel Chase he believesthe Declaration to be in all aspects true & that the said Joel is a man of truth - [signed on right] Aaron Inbalsbe

Sworn and subscribed
the 25th - May 1818
before me [signed] Jonathan Wood.

State of New York
Washington County Ss. I Theodorus Shipherd Deputy clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do certify that Johnathan Wood Esq.r before whom the within certificate was mad was on the 25th of May last one of the Judges of the said court acting under the authority of the said state and that the name Jonathan Wood above written is his signature In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 5th June 1818
[signed on right] T. Shipherd Dep Clerk

[round seal affixed to left side of page]
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State of New York City of Troy in the County of Rensselaer 

In the Court of Common Pleas called the Mayor Court in and for the City of Troy

On this third day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court, (being a court of record in and for the said City in said according to the solemn adjudications of the Supreme Court of this state, and being a court which proceeds according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of a mount; keeping a record of its proceedings; and possessing the power of fine and imprisonment) Joel Chase aged sixty five years, resident in the City of Troy aforesaid who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: 
That he enlisted into the Company of Captain William Gates in Col Bigelows Regiment in Massachusetts for three years on the 15th May 1777 & served three years & was regularly discharged at the Highlands opposite West point was in the battle at the Capture of Burgoyne that his application for pension was made on the 25th day of May 1818 that his Certificate of pension is dated 24th May 1819 and is Numbered 10987 

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 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, 
Sworn to and delared on the Third day of October 1820 in open Court 
Joel Chase
Archie Bull Deputy Clerk 

State of New York, Rensselaer County SS
I I, Joseph D Selden Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Called the Mayors Court in & for the City of Troy do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath & affidavit and the schedule thereto 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 property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is five dollars   and forty three cents. 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Third day of October 1820 Joseph D Selden Clerk.
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[illegible]
418
Joel Chase Declaration
10.987
May 19

Joel Chase

agreeably to law, the
opinion of the Court as
to the amount of the
Pensioner's property
must be certified
by the Clerk -

Con
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Schedule of all the Estate Real and personal except minus any wearing apparel of Joel Chase above named __ One Siythe and Snath $ 1.50 One How & Chest one Bosor & Case one pocket knife one small Tin Trunk One Ax. I am by occupation a Farmer __
I have no Wife or Family I live with my Friends am infirm with the Rheumatism & am unable to labor I have resided in Troy but a few Weeks that prior to his coming to Troy he resided in Bingsbury & Hartford in the County of Washington County
Sworn to and declared this
third day of October 1820 in open Court
Archi Bull Dep Clk
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44738
Recy INVALID.

File No. 44738
Joel chase
Private. Rev. War

Act: 18 March 1818.
Index: - vol. 3, Page 84

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Dr Joel Chase pt of shewsbury in the Cap 1780 To Cash pd by the United States on acc of his wages for the year 1780 " 2.8" 

To amount of small stores in Camp  at the prime cost & charges Transportation--- 1.1

Dec .31 To a Certificate for balance 43.1.7
3 years £43.5.7 

true Copy of Record John Avery
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Mr Joel Chace Private of in Cap

1779 
April 2 To cash paid him from proceeds of State Lottery £36 (value) } 2.8.7
to 3 shirts 3 pf shoes 3 pr Hose supp'd by the State at regulated prices } 3.13.-
to his proportion of small stores attest in camp, at regulated price deducting the value of what he paid towards them }  2.10.-

N.B. To a Bounty of £40 p'd him by or in behalf of the Town of Shrewsbury May 16 1777 (value ) } 23.13.4

to 32 months 16 days wages p'd him by the contents a 40/ $63.1.4 value } 10.14
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42.18.1

Dec. 31 To Ballance due 20.2.5
---------£63.1.4

The above balance of £20.2.5 multiplied by 32 ½ to make good the depreciation, is in current money £653,18.6 - 

A true copy of record John
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Peirces Compy Colo Bigelows Regt 

By the depreciation on the delay of payment of his wages to the 31st December 1779 } 2.17.4

By interest on the above sum from Jany 1st to Decemr 31st 1780- 0.3.5 

By the value of a Town Bounty charged in his account settled December 31, 1772 } 29.9.6 

By Interest on the last mentioned sum from January 1st to 31 December 1780 }  1.15.4 1

By his service from the 1st day of Jany the 15 day of May 1780 is 4 months 15 Days at 40 month }9 . ."
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 Ex. £43.5.7 
June 3d 1782 .
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Peirces Compy Col. Bigelows Regt 

By his service from May 15 1777 to Decem 31st 1779 is 31 months 16 days 40 month for which the nominal sum has been paid him by the continent £63.1.4 

Ex'd  P.B. Certified September 11th 1780
Jerry Secy
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT, May 7th 1819

BY THIS I CERTIFY, That is appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Joel Chase served as a Soldier in Capt. Pierce's Company, and Col. Bielow's Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from May 15th 1777 to May 20th 1780, being three years and more, he being a three years soldier -
[signed] Alden Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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           2X.
7/31    2.86  
4/30  48.
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         74.86

Free
Shrewsbury MS
May 8

Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Shrewsbury Mass May 7 1819

Dear Sir,
Joel Chase, whose papers are inclosed, now resides in this vicinity - they have been returned from the War Department and it appears his claim is considered inadmissable on account of desertion - he enlisted for for 3 years, and served out his time. - it will appear, that there must be some mistake on receiving [illegible word ends ments], which are enclosed more can be furnished in support of his claim - he is so poor and needy, and, yet so deserving, as some of this Representationes from command received him, that they once brought his case before a Committee of Congress prior to the last of 10 March [illegible year] --he at that time petitioned Congress for relief - many papers access period that petition and among them, an honorable discharge from John Pierce, then Commandant of the Reg. also a certificate of Joseph Pierce, his Lieut. that he served out the time of his enlistment & [illegible] his duty as [illegible] and faithful soldier - also a certificate for extract of a record from John Avery formerly Sec.y of this Commonwealth, that he was lawfully dis-
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changes and having served more than 3 years -- nothing was done on this petition, a law being then in contemplation for the relief of Revolutionary soldiers - these papers were left among the files of the Houses and no doubted there remain --
such is the proof in addition to what is inclosed in support of his claim and as it is beyond his reach is the paid with time he can take nothing by is - it is hoped that the inclosed documents will be considered is sufficient to place him on the pension list __ he went for a [illegible] in the town when he enlisted for 3 years - after the extinction of that time he continued a few months in the service and then returned home and has since resided in the Regiment in New York - back has his home Line and will be for the present __ he wishes his certificate, should he obtain one, may be forwarded to me in this place, where he can easily attain it  - he would be just to much trouble to receive it from [illegible] before whom he made his statements excuse me for troubling you, seeing, with this, the only inducements, that occasion it was to befriend a man who needs relief and who is home
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universally allowed to deserve it in the way painted out by the act of Congress & for the courage and fortitude he displayed (tho a private) at the taking of Burgoyne - evidence is not wanting of his having fought valiantly many other times while in the service -- I hope that justice will be done  I ask no more for him and am happy in thinking that it will give you pleasure to find that upon examination of papers, it can be done he placed on the list, from natives of charity, I will, as he lives near me and cannot read, acquaint him with the fate of this application if you will be so good as to inform me of it
[signed on right] Yours Respectfully Andrew H Ward

[signed on left]
Hon. J Calhoun