Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32749, Samuel Goodridge, Mass.
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Mass. Goodridge, Samuel S32749
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54S
Mafsachusetts Roll
Samuel Goodridge
Lieutenant 4
Capt Page Mass.
In the army of the United States during the Reolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Mafsachusetts at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month, to commence on the 6th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th of May 1818 and sent to Hon. Samuel Putnam, Salem, Mafs.
Arrearage to 4th Sept. 1818
4 months 29/30 $99.33
Revolutionary claims,
Act 18th March, 1818
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Lieut. Saml. Goodridges Declaration
[illegible]
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The Declaration of Samuel Goodridge of Beveryly in the County of Essex Commonwealth of Massachusetts, gentleman -
The said Samuel Goodridge upon oath declares that on the sixth day of November AD 1776 he was commissioned as a Lieutenant of the Company whereof Samuel Page was Captain, in the Regiment whereof Ebenezer Francis Esquire was Colonel in the Mafsachusetts line, that he served as the first Lieutenant in said Company until the fourteenth day of July 1779. that on said fourteenth day of July he was honorably discharged by his Excellency the Commander in Chief, which said Commission and discharge indorsed is hereunto annexed.
That he is sixty-nine years of age infirm on or from his reduced circumstances in life stands in need of afsistance from his Country for support and that he hereby relinquishes all his claim to any pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States.
Samuel Goodridge
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Commonwealth of Mafsachusetts
Essex ss. on this sixth day of April AD 1818 personally came before me Samuel Putnam Esquire one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth, the said Samuel Goodridge and subscribed and made oath to aforewritten declaration by him made and it appearing to my satisfaction that the same Samuel Goodridge served more than nine months at one period of the Revolutionary War in the Continental establishment against the common enemy, I hereby certify the testimony in the case to the Secretary of the War Department.
Given under my hand and the seal of said court at Salem this sixth day of April AD 1818.
S. Putnam Just.
SS. Court of Massts.
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I Ichabod Tucker Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid certify that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said Court, that the signature aforesaid is his handwriting and that the seal affixed is the seal of said court.
Att. Ichabod Tucker, Clerk
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IN CONGRESS
The delegates of the United States of New Hampshire, Maffachusetts Bay, Rhode Ifland, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennfylvania, the counties of New Cafstle, Kent and Suffex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
Samuel Goodridge, Gentleman, Greeting
We respofing efpecial truth and confidence in your patriotifm, valor, conduct and fidelity, appoint your first lieutenant of the company whereof Samuel Page is captain, in the battalion whereof Ebenezer Francis [illegible] is colonel.
[illegible] Army of the United States [illegible] raised for the defense of American Liberty and for repelling every hoftile invafion thereof. 
You are therefore carefully and diligently to difcharge the duty of first lieutenant by doing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do ftrictly charge all officers and soldiers under your command to be obedient to your orders as their first lieutenant. And you are to obferve and follow fuch orders and directions from time to time as you fhall receive from this or a future Congrefs of the United States, of committee of Congrefs for that purpofe appointed, or Commander in Chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your fuperior officer, according tot he rules and difcipline of war, in perfuance to the truft repofed in you, This commiffion to continue in force until revoked by this or a future Congrefs. Dated at Boston November 6th, 1776.
BY order of the Congrefs, John Hancock, President.
Goodridge, Samuel Mass S32749
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Lieut Samuel Goodridge of the 15 Mafsachufetts Regiment is discharged from further service in the Continental Army by his own [illegible] and profsing request.
by his excellency's command 
Robt H Hannson [illegible]
Head [illegible]
July 14, 1779
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Goodridge, Samuel
Mass S32749

August 23 1783 if into of hair(?) diffuse(?) Brown week me untise(?) if you are when I heard a few of J Brown of (?)

Lt Samuel Goodridge
Commission

Lieut Samuel Goodridge of the 15 Massachusetts Regiment is discharged from further service in the Continental Army, by his own, particular and prospering required (?)

By his Excellency
Commander
W.H. Hammon

Exec the July 14 1779
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32749 Revy Invalid
File No. 32749
Samuel Goodridge
Lieut Rev War
Act 18th March 1818
Index Vol 2, Page 159
Arrangement of 1870.
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[illegible] possession in question to [illegible] appear before Judge Putnam who [illegible] grant a certificate, if not from his own knowledge, from respectable testimony, that from his [illegible] circumstances, he states in need of afsistance from his county for [illegible] when this  [illegible] of July [illegible] but confirmed to him of such certificate be not produced payment of his pension [illegible] to be satifified by the agent.
Washington
July 15, 18[illegible] AD
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Beverly, Ms 6 July 1818
Samuel Goodridge, who is an inhabitant of this town, was in the Revolutionary army, now receives a pension from the United States, owns real estate [illegible] as by the afsefsor book for M.L. Direct Tax of 1816 as follows-
In Beverly, 5-1/2 acres land with 1 house & barn $1512; 
In Beverly, 1 lot land with 1/2 house 57/0; 
In Danvers, an adjoining town, 14 acres land & 1/3 house 1300 ------ 3388
His personal estate supposed not lefs than 2000 ----- 5,388
Pardon this intrusion.
Your [illegible]
John Busby
Hon. Secretary as [illegible]
[illegible]
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Department of War, July 14th 1818.
Sir, I have received your letter of the 6th instant, and thank you for the information it contains. Every care has been taken to guard against fraud, by requiring the oath of the applicant, as well as the certificate of the judgement as to the reduced circumstances. When this regulation has been complied with and the pension granted, there is no remedy except from Congrefs.
I have etc. (signed) J.C. Calhoun.
John Busby, Esq.
Postmaster
Beverly, Mafs.