Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17931, Robert Douglass, Mass. Mass . Sea Service

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SERVICE Mass. Sea Service
Douglass, Robert
NUMBER S.17931
carded
CONTENTS

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Maine 32.27[torn]
of Robert Douglass, deceased 32,270
in the State of Maine
who was a Priviate & Cor in the Co commanded
by Captain Foster &c of the reg commanded
by Col Bullard in the Rev. War
line for 
6 mo 24 ds Pri Massts
2 "  21" Corpl & Mass Sea Service

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 32 Dollars 56 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & ending
3 Feb, "33 when he died

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Jany
1845 and sent to
F. Bradford, Portland, Maine,

Arrears to the 4th of 
Semi=anl. allowance ending

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by F.L. [?]rann, Clerk
Book C Vol. 1  Page 12

Pay. to R. & Jos Douglass
Eleanor Howell, and Louisa
E Tukey, only Sur. Children

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No 35.893
Robert Douglass [illegible]
Maine
Acft-7 June 1832

Certificate
6 mo 24 ds private
2" 21" Corpl
32.56 to 3 Feby 33
the day of his death -
To Robt & Joseph Douglass-
Eleanor Howell &
Louisa E. Tukey only
surviving children

F. Bradford
Portland 
Maine

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District of Maine
on this 10th day of October in the year of our Lord
Eighteen hundred and forty four personally appeared
before the Hon. Ashur Ware Judge of the U. S. for
the District of Maine Louisa E. Tukey child of
Robert Douglass in her own behalf and for Robert
Douglass  Eleanor Howell & Joseph Douglass. the
above named being the only surviving children of
said Robert Douglas, deceased. being first sworn
doth make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 
June 7th 1832
That Robert Douglass my father was a soldier
of the Revolutionn and I believe he served as
follows. That in 1776 & 1777 in Capt Books [Brooks] Company
he served at least three months and also in Capt
Foster's Company and was at the capture of
Burgoyne's Army in the fall of 1777.  She believes that
he served in Capt Armstrongs Company in R.I. for about
one month in the year 1781 and also in Capt. 
Tay's Company the same year about three months
and near the close of the war was in the 
Naval Service under Capt Little in the sloop
Winthrop  more than three months. She refers
the Commissioner of Pensions to the proof of service
as stated in the certificate of the Secretary
of State of Mass and she believes that

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her father served the periods and in the capacity 
there set forth.
She further declares that her father died on the
third day of February 1833 and that my mother
who was the second wife of my father died on 
1he 21st day of January 1836 and that myself and the others named in this declaration are the only 
children of Robert Douglass now living and no
one except myself lives in this county. She further
represents that her sister Martha Douglass died
about four months since leaving no children
She therefore claims the Pension her father would have been entitled to receive under the act of 1832
to wit from the 4th of March 1831 to the 3rd of February
1833. the time of his death.  She is unable to state
whether her father made application for a pension
in his life time, but she has heard him say that
he was entitled to one.
Louisa E. Tukey

Be it remembered that on this 10th of Oct. 1844 [illegible]
come before me the above named Louisa E Tukey & made oath
to the truth of the [forgoing?] declaration
Ashur Ware
Judge of the U.S. [illegible]
Dist. 7 Maine

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I Barnard Douglass of Conway N.H. now [illegible]
of Portland aged Eighty one years on oath
depose and say that I am a brother to Robert
Douglass. Decd who was four years older than 
myself. My brother was in the Lexington Alarm in
April 1775 and I have heard him say that [First crossed out] he
was on the green at Lexington where the British
Troops fired upon the militia there assembled. He was
afterwards in the service at the Taking of Burgoyne
and was in a Militia Company from Woburn 
Mass & that vicinity I know that he was in 
the service two campaigns and I believe three
At the expiration of one of the times of his
service he was taken sick on his return home
and I went after him as far as the town of
Douglas and brought him home. I do not 
know how long he served or under what
Captains he served but I believe he served
more than six months in the whole. My brother
Robert died on the third of February 1833. and 
left a widow who has since that [illegible] died. He
left the following children to wit Robert Douglass. 
Louisa E. Tukey.  Ellen Howell  Joseph Douglass &
Martha Douglass who died about four months
ago. The above are all the children that survived
their father
Barnard Douglass
Subscribed SS September 21. 1844 
These personally

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appeared the forgoing named Barnard Douglass
known to me as a man of truth and veracity and
made oath to the truth of the forgoing affidavit by
him subscribed before me.  Freeman Bradford J.P.

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17.931
3-068.
___________
Bureau of Pensions

Robert Douglas

Oct. 10. 1845 - Portland Me
Eliza E Tukey. child of 
soldier

77 Jany  Woburn Mass
Capt. Caleb Brooks
Col. Dike
Pvt - 3 m

77 Aug  Capt Abe Foster
Col Bullard
Pvt 3 m. 24d

81 May 8
Capt Jno Armstrong
Col Gill 
Pvt. 27 d

Sept 81 Capt Saml Tay
Col Webb
Corp [illegible crossed out] 2 m. 21 d

[Crossed out
Cpt, Geo Little
Aug 17, 82 Armourer on Sloop
"Winthrop" 3 m. 8d.
end of crossed out]

[crossed out?] probably Saratoga
[illegible]

d. Feby 3, 1833
widow died Jany 21, 1836

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3-871.

RECORD DIVISION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Briefed by
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Robert Douglass.
Service Mass.
Additional Service  Rev. War

No   claim, State records, 190_
No claim, combination records   190_

REMARKS
No Claim as above
except Sur. File 17,931.

AC.M.
Nov./8/09

0-8  -Chief Division

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No 1110 - 13th Street N.W.
Washington D.C
April 26, 1905

Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington D.C 
[Stamp  
 AVY
APR 1905 FILES.
P.  R.   
end of stamp]

My dear Sir:
May I ask you kindly to give to me the service records of Robert and William Douglass of Massachusetts in the War of the Revolution. Iam informed that these two men were Revolutionary pensioners.
Thanking you very kindly, I am
yours truly 
James Sheldon Jr.

[round stamp]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE
A
APR
26
1905

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P.    1793A   

INVALID.

File No.  17,931
Robert Douglas
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7 "32

Index: - Vol.  1 , Page 101

(Arrangement of 1870.)


May, 4, 1905  Hist,
Jas. Sheldon Jr. City

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35,893
Robert Douglass
Mr

[illegible] Freeman Bradford

Dcd. 4th  [1844 ?]


Act 7 June 1832

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12/88   7.33
84-
400.

22.66
7.33
30.--
2.56

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Portland 11th October 1844
Sir
I herewith forward to you the application of
the children of the late Robert Douglass for
the Pension that their father would have been
entiitled to had he made his application in his life time for the benefit of the act of 1832
The amount claimed is as follows.
Three mos: as private in Capt Books   3 mos --
Three Mos: 24ds as private in Capt Foster 3." 24 days
27 ds as private in Capt Armstrong  0 27"
Total as private --  7=21
Two mos: 21 ds as Corp in Capt Tay-  2mo 21day
Three mos: 8 days as Armourer at £2-14-0 per mo 3.8"
5- 29   5-29
Total service as pri. Cor: & Armourer  13=20
You will please forward the pension certificate to me when issued.
Very respectfully
your Obt Servt:
F. Bradford

J. L. Edwards
Commers of Pensions
Washington 
D.C.

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Robert & Joseph &
[[crossed out Martha] Douglass
Louisa E TUkey
Eleanor Howell

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Portland Dec. 30th 1844
Sir
The claimants in the case of Robert Douglass are
unable to obtain any other proof than that contained
in the certificate of Robert Douglass' service given
by the Secretary of Sate Mass.  They therefore request
that the certificate will issue to them for the
service admitted to have been performed by their
father, and at the same time request the Commr.
to state the reason for rejecting the other.
They have requested me to transmit the enclosed
letter of Barnard Douglass for your perusal
I am very Respectfully
your obt: Servt:
F. Bradford

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commr. of Pensions
Washington 
D.C.

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No Conway 
Dec 14:

Freeman Bradford Esq
Portland Main

[upside down
B Douglass Esq
Dec: 14, 1844

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Conway Dec. 14, 1844
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 11th came safely to
hand.  I know that my brother Robert served
at several different times but can give no direct testimony respecting either except that he was
at the taking of Burgoyne   This I believe I 
stated in my deposition given at your office
I perceive that upon three of the "pay rolls"
that name of the town from which Robert Douglass
came is omitted.  With regard to one of these "the
taking of Burgoyne" I can testify.  The others were
of less importance and of them I have no
particular recollection.  Since it can be proved that the "Rob't Douglass" upon one pay roll, (in
which the name of the town from which he came was omitted) was my brother i know of no
reason why the others also may not refer to him
[my brother ?]   I remain Sir
Your Obt. Serv't
B. Douglass.

Freeman Bradford Esq
Portland Maine

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District of Maine S.S.  October 10th 1844.
I Ashur Ware Judge of the United States for
the District of Maine hereby certify that it has
been satisfactorily proved to me by the testimony & [illegible] that the children
and only children who survived the late Robert 
Douglass deceased were Louisa E. Tukey of Portland Eleanor Howell and Robert Douglass both of Waterford in the County of Oxford Joseph Douglass of Boston Mass. and Martha Douglass: & that said Martha Douglass died in June last leaving 
no children.  I further certify that it was also proved
that the widow of Robert Douglass died about
eight years ago.  
Ashur Ware
Judge of the United States
for the District of Maine

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[embossed seal] Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, Boston;
Sept 21 1844

I  hereby certify, That, from an examination of the Books
and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of 
the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears
that 
the name of Robert Douglass is
3.00   borne upon a three months return of Capt
Caleb Brooks Col Dike to March 1
1777 as a private from Woburn; upon 
a pay roll of Capt Abr. Foster, Col 
Bullard, Gen Gates, from Aug 18, 1777 
3.24  3 mos + 24 days; upon a pay roll of Capt 
Jno Armstrong, Col Gill from May 8, 1781
to R.I. 27 days; upon a pay roll 
of Capt Saml Tay, Col Webb, as Corporal 
2.21  from Sept 13, 1781  2mos 20 days from Woburn
and upon a pay roll of Capt Geo Little of 
the Sloop WInthrop, as Armouror from Aug
17, 1782  3 month +8 days  @ £2.14.0 and paid
by an order dated at Falmouth Jan 1 1783.

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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence
of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this
Office, in the form in which the same now appears ; that the 
search was make by myself and my clerks alone ; and that said 
application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts
and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.

In Testimony Whereof, i have hereunto affixed the Seal
of the Commonwealth, the date above written

John G. Palfrey
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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United States Of America
Maine District S.S.
Circuit Court Clerk's Office.
I Hereby certify that the Honorable Ashur
Ware before whom the foregoing proceedings were
had is Judge of the United States in and for said
District: and that the several signatures thereto 
purporting to be his are his genuine signatures.
And I further certify that Freeman Bradford
and Joseph Pope Esquires are Magistrates
duly authorized and commissioned: that the signatures
to the amended depositions purporting to be theirs
are genuine, and that full faith and credit are due
their Official attestations.
In testimony of which I have
 hereto set my hand and affixed 
the Seal of said Circuit Court this tenth day of October
in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and
forty four.
Jonn Mussey Clerk U.S.
Circuit Court

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District of Maine S.S. October 10th 1844.
I Ashur Ware Judge of the United States for
the District of Maine hereby certify that it has
been satisfactorily proved to me by the testimony [illegible] that the children
and only children who survived the late Robert Douglass deceased were Louisa E. Tukey of Portland Eleanor Howell and Robert Douglass both of Waterford in the County of Oxford Joseph Douglass of Boston Mass.  and Martha Douglass; of that 
said Martha Douglass died in June last leaving no children.  I further certify that it was also proved that the widow of Robert Douglass died about 
eight years ago.
Ashur Ware
Judge of the United States
for the District of Maine.

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To the Secretary of State Massachusetts -

The undersigned one of the children of Robert
Douglass late of Portland requests the Secretary
of the Commonwealth of Mass to furnish
from the Rolls in his office evidence of the service
of said Douglass in the War of the Revolution 
Said Douglass served at least three terms of
service in the war and it is believed was at 
the taking of Burgoyne in the year 1777. The undersigned is unable to state the names of the 
Captains under whom her father served or the 
length of the several services. He was a 
resident of Woburn at the time he was called into the service and it is believed that he 
served in the State service of the Massachusetts.
And for the purpose of this application I 
hereby appoint F. Bradford my attorney in the 
premises. 
Louisa E. Tukey

Cumberland SS. Sept 9th 1844
Signed in my presence.
Joseph Pope, Justice of the Pece.