Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,277, Caleb Gibbs, Continental Mass.

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Service
Continental Mass.

Gibbs, Caleb
Catharine

Number
W. 24,277
B.L.Wit 792-400 Major
Issued May 19, 1789
No papers

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day of November A.D. Eighteen hundred & 
eighteen; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the 
marriage took place previous to the first
day of January, A.D. seventeen hundred &
ninety four, viz at the time above stated.
She further states, that she hath never
been married, excepting to said Caleb
Gibbs.
Catharine Gibbs
Subscribed and sworn to, on the day and year
first before written, viz, on 30th July 1838,
before me: - and I certify that Mrs. Catherine
Gibbs, the applicant, by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to attend personally in
court - and I further certify that I well knew her husband
said Caleb Gibbs: and that he was always reputed to have been an officer in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War_ I further certify
that Thomas W. Phillips Esq the Clerk of the Municipal Court for the City of Boston, whose signature is attached to these papers, is also a Justice of the Peace
for the County of Suffolk aforesaid=
Peter O. Thacher, Judge
of the Municipal Court of the City of 
Boston -
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk ss I, Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston hereby certify that Peter O. Thacher Esquire is Judge of said
Municipal Court & that the signature above, purporting to be his, is genuine.  Witness my hand
& the seal of said Court hereto set this 1st day of August A.D. 1838.  Thomas W. Phillips Clerk

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Massachusetts
Catharine Gibbs
widow of Caleb Gibbs
who was a Major
in Washington's life guards for 2 years

Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 600 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of May 1843 and sent to S. M. Stone Boston, Mass.

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 43.

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the Revolutionary army. _ He was in 
the service of the United States at the
navy Yard in Charlestown, in this State,
appointed to office soon after the adoption of the Federal Constitution._
Henry Purkitt

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk Ss;  Boston July 30th AD 1838
Then personally appeared Henry
Purkitt & solemnly swore, that the facts
contained & setforth in the foregoing
affidavit, by him subscribed, and to 
best knowledge & belief true. _ I hereby
certify that Major Henry Purkitt is 
well known to me, as a very respectable &
credible witness & he is reputed & well
known to have served during the war
of the Revolution & now receives a pension under the laws of the United States,
as he informs me.  Before me, _
Thomas W. Phillips, Justice of the 
Peace & Clerk of the Municipal Court of the 
City of Boston.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary's Office Boston July 31, 1838.

I hereby Certify from the Book's of the Amry of the Revolution, remaining in this Office is appears, that, Caleb Gibbs served as Captain 19 month and as a Major 29 months of General Washington's Guards, from January 11777 to December 31st 1780, making the whole service forty eight months.

In testimony whereof I have here unto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth the day of the date above written.

John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk co; July 31 A.D. 1838

Then personally appeared Samuel Adams Wells & made oath that the fact set forth in said affidavit are according to his best knowledge true; I further certify that said Wells is well known to me & is a witness, deserving of entire credit.

Before me, Thomas W. Phillips
Justice of the
Peace & Clerk of the
Municipal Court of the City of 
Boston.-

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Date May 21, 1920
Name Caleb Gibbs  No. Wid. File 24227
Rev War
Photographic copies wanted of 1
pieces, consisting of 3 pages.
Remarks:

A. Wilson. Exr. W.F. [Illegible] Chief Record Div.
2033
Serial Law Clerk.

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Pension Office
Washington D. C.
May 6, 1926

Dear Sir -
   I am in quest of information concerning my ancestos named Gibbs.
   The magazine of the D.A.R. in the Public Library in Fond du Lac mention a Major Caleb Gibbs of Massachusetts who was born in 1750 & died in 1818. He was adjutant of Col. John Glovers regiment in 1775. When the guard of the Commander in Chief was organised in 1776 he was chosen as their Chief with the title of Captain