Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46364, Judah Alden, Continental Mass.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Continental 
Mass.
Alden, Judah
NUMBER
S.46364
B.L.Wt. 1716-300
CONTENTS

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103 9
No of orig is Pag 99
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
Allowed
Act 1828
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
3 July 1828.
Judah Alden of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May,1828. He states that he was as an officer on the Continental line, and served as such to the end of the war,
at which period he was a Captain in the Second regiment of the Massachusetts line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve of 22 March, 1783; and, further, that the has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, Nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary,
[signed] A. Dickens.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
5th July 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that final settlement certificates have been issued for the commutation of five years full pay to Judah Alden. Captain in the Massachusetts line, amounting to Twenty four Hundred dollars. It further appears that Judah Alden is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been since the 3d. March 1826.
[signed] Peter Hagner Aud

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Revolutionary Claims.
[A.]
Form of a Declaration to be made by the Officers.

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution,' approved on the 15th of May, 1828, I, Judah Alden of Duxbury, in the county of Plymouth, in the State of Massachusetts, do hereby declare that I was an officer in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, and served as such from the beginning to the end of the war at which period I was a Captain in the second regiment of the Massachusetts line. And I also declare, that I afterwards received certificates (commonly called commutation certificates) for a sum equal to the amount of five years' full pay; which sum was offered by the resolve of Congress, of the 22d of March, 1783, instead of the half pay for life, to which I was entitled under the resolve of the 21st of October, 1780. 
[crossed out] And I do further declare, that I have received of the United States as a pensioner since the 3d day of March, 1826,

Witness my hand, this tenth day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight
[signed] Judah Alden

Before me, William Thomas, one of the Justices of the Peace, in the State of Massachusetts, personally appeared, this day, Joseph Thomas and Nathan Hayward both of Plymouth, of the said county, who did severally make oath that Judah Alden by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been an officer in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated. Witness my hand this tenth day of June in the year 1828
[signed] Wm. Thomas. Justice of the Peace

I, John B Thomas, Clerk of the Court of the county of Plymouth, in the State of Massachusetts, do hereby certify, that William Thomas Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was, at the time, a Justice of the Peace for said County, and duly empowered to administer oaths. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court this tenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight
[signed] Wm B Thomas

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Judah Alden
No 1716
Capt. Mass. 300

Issued in lieu of Warrant No. 12 supposed to have been lost - see special Act of Congress, appeard 28th May 1830

however
Warrant No 12 was granted on service of Lewis Atayataghronghta Indian.
see Officers book

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Warrant No. 12 for 300 Acres in the name of Judah Alden has not been [illegible] in this office for the Purpose of obtaining a Patent, - this Warrant by a memorandum by the Courts of this Office is stated to have been lost in the Streets of Boston

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Alden
Duxbury Ms Febr 16 
free
Honle John Read
Member of Congress
Washington City

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Duxbury Feby 12 1831 

Dear Sir your letter of the 26 May 1836 wherein you informed me that a law had passed Congress granting me a duplicate Warrant for three hundred acres of land, for the trouble you have had in procuring it you please accept my best thanks 

I must now ask the favor of you to receive said Warrant from the Secretary of War, and in my name and for me to surrender the same to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and receive from him a certificate or scrip for such sum as shall be equal to the minimum price of lands in the State of Ohio Indiana or Illinois, in either of the state as in your judgement you shall think best,-  my impression is that Illinois is to be preferred, should you obtain the Scrip it will be necessary to have it countersigned by the Commissioner of the general land Office; but as by the Law it may to the 1 July 1835 and you think I had better defer the surrender of my Warrant for the present, or should it be manner for you to attend to it-- you will please send me my Warrant by Mail or otherwise as you the best- 

I am with much esteem your humble servant
Judah Alden

Hon. John Read

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[3--230]
Cert No. 99
Reissues Revy
46364

Name: Judah Alden
Rank: Capt Comp'y: 
Reg't 2nd Mass Line

___Agency

Rate Per Month, and date of Commencement, 

Date of Certificate, and to whom sent

Allowed Act 1828

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Duxbury July 12, 1831

To the Hon J K Eaton secretary of War 
Sir please to deliver a duplicate Military County land Warrant No 12 to the Hon. John Read, granted me by Act of Congress May 28 1830 and [illegible]
your humble servant 
Judah Alden

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AWJ
#46.364

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Duxbury Massth June 12, 1828 

Commission in favor of Judah Alden as Captain in 2nd Regt Masstts to rank from Jany 1777 & dated 16 Sept, 1782. --- 

But is not on file probably returned soon after it was received 

I am very respectfully your obedient servant 
Judah Allen 

Hon. Richard Rush 
Secretary of the treasury

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Duxbury Mass June 12, 1828 

Sir
I yesterday sent by mark my Declaration in a letter to Col Ogden under cover to you, I soon afterwards saw published in the Contined your regulations whereby you require that that my commission should be sent with the other papers to establish the fact that I am intitled to the benefit of the Act of Congress approved the 15 May granting to such Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution that are now alive their full pay from 3rd March 1826 &

I assure you that I am one of them and herewith inclose my Commission accordingly 

I am very respectfully your obedient servant Judah Alden 

Hon Richard Rush 
Secretary of the treasury

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[illegible] BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*  Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name Alden, Mason F. Grade Private Line Connecticut 

Warrant Number 5356 Acreage 100 Issued Sept 8 1790
[illegible] not shown

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the federal Government is to be found in General Land Office Records in the National Archives.