Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32738, Caesar Glover, Mass.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE    NUMBER
[handwritten]Mass.  Glover, Caesar   S.32738

CONTENTS
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13. [illegible] 61 R
Massachusetts
Caesar Glover
of Boston in the state of Mast
who was a private in the regiments commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massts
line, for the term of three years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of July 1819
and Sent to Judge John Davis Boston.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 82.63
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 11 Sept 1819 68
10 6/30 4/31 130.63
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
Notification sent October 24th 1820" to John W. Davis Boston, Massachusetts 
Duplicate Certificate aproved 4 May 1821 and sent to Stephen Hooper for Boston Map
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No. 587
Caesar Glover
75 to 78
Jackson Map
Reg.
Judge certificate as to claimants is certificate want-ed
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United States

District of Massachusetts 
Caesar Glover of Boston in the County of Suffolk and a resident within of the United States , and applicant for a pension from the United States under 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 [illegible] oath that he served as a [private soldier in the war of the revolution for up-wards of two years in [illegible] following he Enlisted in 1775 in the company commanded by Captain Glover and afterwards by Cap-tain Grove in the Massachusetts  Regiment commanded by Colonel Jack-son, and served in said corps, at Cambridge, at [illegible] at the battle of White Plains, and at West Point in the whole nearly three years- when he was honorably discharged which discharge is lost and is in [illegible] reduced circumstances as to require the aid of his country.
Massachusetts District J.
Boston 25 April AD. 1818}
Sworn to before me
M Davis Caesar his W mark Glover
Dist. Judge Man. Dist.
Jos. Field has known the applicant for 7 years. [illegible] to his good character and has often heard him relate what is alone noted as the service in & away and that he was a servant of Gen. Glover.
Sworn before me M Davis Dis Judge
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Caesar Glover
13.961
[illegible]
July 1818
Sept
1819
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District of Massachusetts, 88

ON this fifteenth day of July 1820 personally appears in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz.  The District Court of the United States for the said District, Caesar Glover aged Eighty years, resident in Boston in the county of Suffolk, in said District, Sabouner, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:

viz Enlisted in June or July 1775 in the Company Commanded by Captain Eloven in the Massachusetts regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson and served in said Corps in the State of Massachusetts and New York principally until June or July 1778 as nearly as he can recollect when he was honorably discharged in writing but has lot it.

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 day 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.

Caesar X - his mark - Glover

Sworn to and declared, on the fifteenth day of July A.D. 1820 before 

Jno Davis, Judge of the Massachusetts District Court.

I, JOHN WATSON DAVIS, Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto 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 the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is nineteen dollars and 50 cents.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this twenty first day of July 1820.

(signature) John W Davis

Clerk of the U. S. District Court, for the Massachusetts District.
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Schedule:

6 Chairs... $5.00
2 Tables... $3.00
Crockery [illegible]... $2.00
Shovel & Tongs & andirons ... $3.00
Pots & Kettles... $5.00
6 Spoons... $0.50
Looking [illegible]... $1.00

$19.50

The above is a true inventory and schedule of all my property. I have no real estate of any kind whatsoever. I have only one person residing with me in my family viz. My daughter whose name is Sakey Glover. She is forty eight years of age as nearly as I can tell and is able to earn her subsistence. My employment is that of labourer but from the infirmities of age I am not able to earn my subsistence.

Ceasar his + mark Glover
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32738
Reg INVALID.
File No. 32738
Caesar Glover
[Signature] [illegible]
Act:  18 March 1818
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 155
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Massachusetts District, SS.
[illegible] 22 A D 1818
Massachusetts District, SS.
May 8. 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Caesar Glover by reason of is reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support. 
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR. John Davis {District Judge U.S. Massachusetts Dist.
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MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, SS.
[handwritten: Boston September 22] A.D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that [handwritten: Caesar Glover] subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An Act to provide for certain per-"sons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary "war;" The testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, [crossed out text: with the accompanying documents marked] together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed. [handwritten: John Davis] } Judge of the District Court U.S. Massachusetts District.
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The official character & signature of the magistrate before whom the within official was made [illegible] duly authenticated.
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Suffolk- Boston April 20th 1821
I hereby [illegible] the within named Stephen Hooper to be a magistrate for the county of Suffolk and that the within signature is in his hand writing [illegible] wherof I have herto affixed this seal of the Boston Court of [illegible]
AW Jno Tucker }Clerk of the court in the County of Suffolk