Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,478, Charles Warren, Mass.

SERVICE
Warren, Charles
NUMBER
S. 23478
Mass.
CONTENTS

Letter to A. C. Warren, 27. March 1845
to Pension Agent 12 April 1845.
To Connecticut from 4 th March 1844. 19. April 1845 Notification to Pension Suffield Conn.
Marble
Connecticut 15. 7 33 Massachusetts
Charles Warren of Suffield in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Winship of the Dept. commanded by Col. Snow in the Mass line for 8 months
Enrolled on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 26 Dollars 67 Cents per ann. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of July 1833 and sent to Conn. Suffield Massachusetts
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $53.34 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept th 12.33 $65.67
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. Warren Clerk Book 200 Vol. 200 Page 92

ap 10 45
9 Mr. Garrison
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm. of Pension Washington D. C.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Hartford - - - ss. Suffield
On this second - - - day of April - - - 188 5
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Hartford - - - personally appeared Charles Warren of Suffield in sd County who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Winship - - - in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Nickson - - - in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Massachusetts from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District, or territory,) of Connecticut - - - where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Deerfield in Massachusetts State to Suffield in the State of Connecticut , are, that he wishes to spend a part of his time with his son in this place as he has spent about four years. The next pending, with his other son in Massachusetts and as he depends upon them for his support mainly, he finds it necessary to divide his time among them.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, } the day and year aforesaid. }
Charles Warren Samuel E. Hartwell Justice of the Peace
§ The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
§ The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
§ In every case where the Clerk of the Court or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
§ Mode of authenticating papers.—In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

State of Connecticut New Haven County ss. Safford Apr 2 d 1875
I do hereby certify that the foregoing Charles Warren who has made oath to the truth of this instrument and whose name is subscribed to the same, is the same, identical person as described in this affidavit.
Watt H. C. Warren
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above mentioned Before me
Samuel G. Hartwell
Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above Nathl. C. Warren and believe him to be a man of veracity.
Brady Hartwell
Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut office of the Secretary of State } ss:
I hereby certify that at a session of the General Assembly held at New Haven on the first Wednesday of May A.D. 1844 Samuel G. Hartwell Esq. was duly appointed and commissioned a justice of the peace in and for the county of Hartford - and that his commission will expire on the 20 th day of June A.D. 1845 - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said state at Hartford this 3 rd day of April in the year of our Lord 1845 -
Isaac D. Telfer Secretary of State

23077 Charles Warren
Re: at 8 Mo
MC
E Alvoord Plymouth Massachusetts

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Charles Warren Deerfield Mass
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775 8 private Capt Winship Colonel Nixon Bunker Hill Mass 73 years Waltham Mass Traditional Evidence  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Charles Warren Deerfield
23077
Charles Warren

State of Massachusetts } Franklin County } 2
On this 28 th day of August personally appeared in open Court before Richard E. Newcomb Esq r Judge of the court of Probate for sd County now sitting at Greenfield. Charles Warren, a resident of Deerfield in sd County in the State aforesaid, aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That I entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as hereinafter stated.
When the intelligence arrived at Waltham, that the British troops had marched to Concord, on the 19 th of April 1775. I marched immediately with the company of Militia commanded by Capt Abijah Brown, from Waltham - through Watertown to Lexington - where we fell in with the British troops on their retreat from Concord - the company immediately engaged them & pursued them on their retreat, through the day, until they arrived at Cambridge, where the pursuit ended, and the British troops passed into Boston. In the month of May following I enlisted into the Army for the term of eight months - under the command of the following Officers - Capt Ebenezer Hinkley - Lt. William Warren - Ensign Quimby - said company was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col n Nixon - I resided in, & belonged to the town of Waltham in Mass. when I enlisted into the service - on the 17 th June 1775. I was marched with the company I belonged to, across Charlestown neck - over Bunker-hill, and we took post in the redoubt on Breed's Hill, where we were attacked by the British troops commanded by Gen l Howe - we fought them until the close of the action, when we retreated with the remaining troops, over Bunker's hill, and Charlestown neck to Cambridge - Lt Warren (of Capt. Hinkley's company) was severely wounded during the action, & I assisted to carry him from the field of battle to the American camp. - during the battle I had the great mortification to see Gen l Warren fall by the fire of the British troops - I was stationed during the time of my service, in the neighborhood of Boston, generally on Bunker & Breed's hill - the Army was, I think, commanded by Gen l Ward, until the arrival of Gen l Washington in July, when he took the command of the Army, he established his headquarters at Cambridge where the centre division of the Army was stationed, the right wing was stationed at Roxbury commanded by Gen l Ward, -

and the left wing was stationed on Skirter & Prospect hill under the command of Genl Lee — Col l Jon n Brewer commanded one Regiment — & Col l David Brewer another — Col l Gurdner commanded one Regiment & was mortally wounded in the battle of Bunker hill, I saw him after he received his wound — Col l Gerrish commanded a Regiment — he was broke by a court martial, for some misconduct on the day of the battle of Bunker hill — Cap t Gleason & Cap t McFarlane commanded each a company in the same Regiment that I belonged to — The orderly sergeant belonging to our company was named Perkins, he was from Salem — I served out the time for which I enlisted viz. eight months, I was discharged the last of December 1775. or the first part of January 1776. my discharge was handed to the Lieutenant of my company, it never came into my hands — he is now dead, & I do not know what ever became of it —
I have no documentary evidence, & I know of no person whose testimony I can procure, who can testify to my services — I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. — Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid —
Judge of Probate Charles Warren
The Elisha Welsh & Dexter Stebbins both residing in Duxbury certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Warren who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion —
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
R. E. Knowlton
Judge of Probate
Elisha Welsh
Dexter Stebbins
2. Where and in what year were you born — A. In Haltham Mass. — in 1759. — Jan y 26. — 2. Have you any record of your age; and if so where is it. — A. None except in my family bible — there is one in the Town clerks office in Haltham — 2. Where were you living when called into service — where have you lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live —

A- I lived in Haltham when called into service - I have since lived at Watertown & Brookfield in this state, and Fitzwilliam in R. I. - and now live in Danfield Mf -
2. - How were you called into service &c -
A- By voluntary enlistment -
2. - State the names of some of the regular Officers who were with the troops where you served - such Continental & militia regiments as you can recollect, & the general circumstances of your services -
A- - Gen ls Washington, Ward, Putnam, Lee, - Col s Nixon, Prescott, J. Brown, D. Brewer - Gardner and Gurnish - - Cap s Kingship, Gleason, M c Farlane &c &c
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Eliza Wells Jr and Baxter Stebbins who have severally subscribed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of Deerfield and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. There are two clergymen in Deerfield but they have been recently settled there and do not reside in the immediate neighborhood of said Warner.
R. E. Newcomb
Judge of Probate
I Elijah Alvord Register of Probate for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Charles Warner for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
E. Alvord Reg. Prob

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B.
I.23478.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
Nov. 30, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your recent communication you are advised that Charles Warren made an application for pension on August 28, 1832, at which time he was 73 years of age and resided in Deerfield, Mass., and his pension was allowed for 8 months actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Winship and Col. Nixon. Place of enlistment Waltham, Mass.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. R. W. Derby,
Englewood, N. J.

Merchants Bank. Boston, 16 th April 1845.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 12 th inst. I have to state that Charles Warren a Pensioner now on the roll of this Agency, under the act of 7 th June 1832. at $26.67 per annum, has been paid up to the 4 th of March 1844.
I am very resp.
Your O bt . Servt.
T. Haren
Pension Agt
by C W Cady
Cash
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r . of Pensions Washington D.C.

Charles Harrow May 26 63.
45
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Suffield Ct
Sir
Charles Warren a Revolutionary Pensioner On the role of the Massachusetts agency under the act of 7 June 1832 at the rate of 26 67 / 100 Dollars per Annum having removed to the town of Suffield in the State of Connecticut wishes to be transferred to the Connecticut role as it will be more convenient for him to draw his Pension at the Hartford Office Will you Please Give the necessary directions and oblige
Respectfully your Ob Ser
Charles Warren Nath l C. Warren his agent
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm ee of Pensioners
Washington

Brooklyn
23478 INVALID.
File No. 23478
Charles Warren
His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 435
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Nov. 30/98. R.W. Derby. Englewood, N.J.

Eaglewood New Jersey Nov 10/98
W H Linsell Officer
Dear Sir, Will you give me what information you have of Charles Warren who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. He enlisted from Waltham Mass, May 13 th 1775, and served for some time in Col Mifflins regiment, He was in receipt of a

Pension for several years previous to his death. His daughter is still living, at Stow Massachusetts, is 94 years old. Any information you can give me will be appreciated.
Yours very truly J. A. N. Derby. Englewood. New Jersey.