Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,825, Silas Henry, Mass.
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Service Mass
Name Henry, Silas
Number S32825
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4143
Massachusetts
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Silas Henry
Private
H. Jackson's regt. 1787 3 years 
( crossed out Massachusetts line) Mass
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of eight Dollars per month to commence on the 14th of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of Nov. 1818 and sent to the card of Edwd Bangs Esq Worster County Mass
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 4. 20/30$37.33
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Mar 1819 $48.00

$85.33
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{Revolutionary Clain
Act 18th March 1818}
Princeton Worcester C
Continued

(written perpendicular on left side of document) Notification sent No5th 1820 to Abigail Bigelow, Worcester Mass.
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Silas Henry
Princeston 4143 
Nov 18

con
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Schedule
of the property of Silas Henry of Holden in the County of Worster, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, applicant for a pension under the act of Congress May 1, 1820 viz.

The whole amount o Household furniture $47.75
One Cow-------------------------------------20.00
1 hog------------------------------------------4.00
-----------------------------------------------$71.75

My occupation is that of a Labourer; my ability to labor is much diminished in consequence of a wound which I have received in my leg, and which has much disabled me. My family consists of a wife, named Relief aged 60; she is so infirm as not to be able to labour -  a son named Silas aged 24 who labours for himself; and a daughter named Tamah aged 10 who is in good health

Silas Henry
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
County of WORCESTER, ss

ON this twelfth day of July 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, Silas Henry aged sixty six years, resident of Princeton, in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary Was as  follows:

In the first place in the 8 months service - afterwards for 5 months, in January 1781, I enlisted into the Continental establishment in Capt. William Watson's company, Col Henry Parks Regiment, Mass Line and served 3 years and was discharged at Springfield. My original application was made April 14, 1818 and I have rec d. a Pension Certificate, No 4,143.

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 of 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.
Silas Henry 
Sworn to and declared on the twelfth day of July 1820 before the said Court.
Attest Abijah Bigelow, Clerk

I ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath 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 of value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is Seventy one dollars and seventy five cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twelfth day of July 1820

Abijah Bigelow { Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.
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State of Massachusetts County of Worcester 

I Silas Henry _----------a Citizen of the United States now a resident at Princeton in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution on the 5th of April A.D. 1781

I entered and was engaged in the land service of the United States on the Continental establishment and served accordingly from that time to 20th of June A.D. 1784

(?) soldier against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence; that I belonged to Captian William Watson's Company in the (?) regiment colonel Henry Jacckson afterwar
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Silas Henry - Princeton - Mass.
Silas Henry Princeton
Edward Bangs, Esq.
Judge
Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Silas Henry, 'Massachusetts line, 
Revolutionary claim.
Not found on the rolls.
In testimony, proving 9 months service in continuous, (at least) on the continental establishment, is required to be on oath.
Admitted
See endorsement in the case of Benjamin Nichols.
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I Simon Duncan of lawful age do testify and say that I was well acquainted with the within named Henry before he entered the Army + saw him while in the army and from many facts in my knowledge I have no doubt that he served as within mentioned - I further declare that I believe full credit ought to be given his full declaration.
/s/Simon Duncan
Worcester ss April 14, 1818 There personally appeared that the above named Duncan and made solemn oath and that the above affidavit by him subscribed and true - 
Before me, John Shipley, Jus. Peace
I James Campbell of Worcester and the County of Worcester testify that I was a soldier in the Revolutionary War on the Massachusetts line in the Eighth Regiment [illegible] those years that I knew Silas Henry [illegible] + during the time of  my service - often saw him in camp - and he did serve more than nine months in the  regimental establishment in the ninth Regt. Mass [illegible].
/s/James Campbell
Sworn to before me 
/s/Edward Bangs Judge as written
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32825
Revy INVALID
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File No. 32825
Silas henry
Prvt Rev War
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I Samuel Lee of Barre in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify & say that I was as well acquainted with Silas Henry & knew him as a Soldier in the revolutionary War, belonging to the nineth Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson & in Captain Watson's Company from same tie in the spring of the yar A.D. 1781 to the autumn of the year A.D. 1782 at which time said Regiment was Broken and transferred to other Regiments in Massachusetts line - further saith not
Sept 15th 1818 
Samuel Lee

Worcester ss Barre Sept 16th 1818
Personally appeared the above Named Samuel Lee a personal disinterested & a person of veracity and made oath to the above affidavit by him subscribed before me

Asa Walker Justice of the Peace 

The ? & person distinguished & a person of veracity was entered afterwords
Asa Walker Justice of the Peace
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I James Campbell of Worcester in the County of Worcester on oath testify and declare, that I served about three years in the Revolutionary War in the eighth Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colon Michael Jackson and that during that time I was personally acquainted with Silas Henry now of Princeton , who was in the ninth Regiment and saw him frequently in Camp and I know that he served those nine months in continuance on the continental establishment and when I came away from the army in Dec 1783 I left him in the service and have no doubt that he served faithfully while in the army and was  honorably discharged I have myself obtained a pension certificate under the late act of Congress 

James Campbell (signature)

Worcester ss. oct 8, 1818 - Personally appeaerd the named James Campbell (who is a credible and disinterested) and made solemn oath to the truth of the declaration by in subscribed 
Before me, Edw.d Bangts Justice of the Peace