Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4770, for Benjamin Price, Massachusetts
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5588
Massachusetts
Benjamin Price.
of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Allen of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Bailey in the Massachusetts
line, for the term of one year
from January 1776 to January 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st day of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th of Jany 1819 and sent to Judge Mitchell East
Bridgewater Massachusetts.
Continued on the Roll on the 4th day of December 1827 and notification sent to A. Hobart Esq at East Bridgewater Massachusetts Pension commencing on the 22d of November 1827
Amount due on 4th of }
March 1828 }          $27, 43.
{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Acts March 18, 1818, }
{ and May 1, 1820. }
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I Benjamin Price of Bridgewater in the County of
Pennant and Commonwealth of Massachusetts
being in the sixty sixth year of my age depose, set forth and declare that I was a soldier in the
late Revolutionary war with Geat Britain on
the Continental service a Massachusetts line.
I first enlisted in April AD 1775 into a company and Col. John Baileys Regiment for eight months. I served my time out & immediately enlisted into Capt Jacob Allens company and Col John Baileys Regiment for one years service, which term I also served out at New York. I again immediately
enlisted into said service for six weeks which
term I also served out excepting the last day thereof, on which day I was taken sick, and remained in the camp sick all the following winter. I returned home in the following spring, and afterwards enlisted several times and served out my times of enlistment in every instance. All my terms of service amount to between five &
six years in the whole, but I do not now
recollect every particular enlistment. I was honorably discharged in every instance and had many certificates thereof but not thinking them of any particular benefit to me have never presened [?] them -
Benjamin Price
Sworn to and declared on oath
April 1. 1818 Before me Nahum Mitchell Judge &c
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Plymouth ss
At a Court of Common Pleas begun & holden
at Plymouth within & for the County of Plymouth in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the third Monday of November 1827 personally appeared in open court, said Court being a Court of record for said County. Benjamin Price of Bridgewater in said County aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 & 1st of May 1820 that he the said Benjamin enlisted for the term of one year in Capt Jacob
Allen's company & Col. Bailey's Regiment & Massachusetts line, being the years service of 1776 on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in said corps the whole
of his term, then he was discharged from the service (in Morristown as he thinks) in Newjersey that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, except the present, that his named has been placed on the pension list, that the number of his pension certificate is 5588 the certificate bearing date January 20th 1819
and that he has not before exhibited a schedule of his property because he did not suppose it necessary as his former one had not been as he was informed finally decided on, and in pursuance of the act of May 1st 1820 &
I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen.
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of the United States on the 18th 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 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 contract or debts due to me nor have I any income, other than what is
contained in the schedule annexed and by me subscribed that since the 18th March 1818 and since my former schedule made in 1821. The swine & old cow returned in that schedule have
both been killed by me & some other of the articles there mention have been worn out. my occupation is that of a laborer but being old and feeble and having a rupture caused while in the army near Brunswick in newjersey. I am able to
do but very little work, my family consists of my wife Ruth about 53 years old & a daughter named Almira 17 years old, who on account of weakness of eyes and near sightedness is unable to do much towards her support.
I have a son Benjamin who lives with me but he is
of age & labors for himself
Benjamin Price
Plymouth November 22d. 1827
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635
Massachusetts
Ruth Price
widow of Benjamin Price
Mass
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 3d February 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued th
6 day of June 18
and sent to
Philo Leach,
Bridgewater
Massa
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under
July 22, 1848 [day and year crossed out], Page 44
Vol. A.
1818
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Commonweath of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss.
I Joseph S. Beal Register of Probate for said County of Plymouth hereby certify
that Aaron Hobart who has administered the
oath to the foregoing declarant is Judge of
Probate for said County of Plymouth and that
his signature thereto is genuine.
In witness whereof I the said Jos S. Beal have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Probate Court of said County this fifth day
of April in the year eighteen hundred & fifty three.
Joseph S. Beal
Register of Probate
for said County.

I Philo Leach hereby certify that I have no intent
whatever in the claim of Ruth Price for a Pension
nor do I know or believe that she has transfered her claim to any person whatever
Philo Leach Just of the
Peace
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APR

FREE
HON. L. P. WALDO,
Com. of Pensions,
Washington,
D. C.

75.996
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Brief in the case of Ruth Price, widow of Benjamin Price, Plymouth County and State of Massachusetts.
act 3d February 1853 -
Claim, ("original ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband of Claimant was a claimant
under act 18th March, 1818 -
Marriage proved by certified copy of Town Records
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Philo Leach Esqr
Bridgewater
Massachusetts
Name and residence of Agent
R Geddes
Examining Clerk.
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BRIDGEWATER
OCT 11
MASS.
FREE
Hon. James Barbour
Secy at War
Washington
D.C.
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Pension Office
Octr 18th 1827