Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29516, Jesse Trask, Mass.

SERVICE
Hoass.
Trask, Jesse
NUMBER _____
S. 29516
CONTENTS

Copy Cert. issued & sent to Hon. G. Green- nell Jr. H.R. Dec. 22. 1834.
75
Franklin
10744 Massachusetts
Abi Trask
of New Salem in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Richardson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Howe in the Mass line for 10 months & 15 days
Male
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of -35- Dollars & Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of April 1833 and sent Hon. Genl. Gerrit Smith to Franklin Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $70.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 17.50 $87.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by K. H. Goodwin Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 2a Page 53

Jesse Trask New Salem
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Franklin ss.
On this sixteenth fourteenth day of August A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Judge of the court of common pleas, now sitting, Jesse Prase a resident of New Salem in said county of Franklin & State of Massachusetts, aged, seventy six years in October next, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832, That he entered the service of the United States, in the militia of Massachusetts, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In the forepart of Sept. 1776, he enlisted at said New Salem for the term of three months, in the Company commanded by Capt. Israel Richardson, Thomas Osgood, Lieut. — Gilbert, Ensign, in the Reg. commanded by Col. Howe, Lieut. Col. Bliss, & Major Joseph Lock, in Gen. Lincoln's Brigade; Marched from New Salem to Fairfield in Connecticut, where he staid about two weeks, from thence to east Chester in the state of New York, where he tarried one or two weeks, marched from thence to Valentine's hill, and from thence to White Plains, was in the Battle of White Plains in the latter part of October, and was discharged at North Castle, about five miles from White Plains in the month of December, having served about three and a half months, & half a month longer than the time for which he enlisted.
That in the month of Feb. 1777 he again enlisted in said New Salem for two months, in a Company commanded by Capt. William Smith, John Frase Lieut. and marched to a place called Mount Hope , near fort Dienderoga in the state of New York, where said Company was annexed to Col. Root's Regiment, who died at that place, was buried in military order; where he remained for the said two months and was there discharged.
That in the month of June he again enlisted, at said New Salem, in a company commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Goodale, & Lieut. John Fling, for two months, Marched to a place called Moses' Creek , near fort Edward, met the retreating American army, fell back to Saratoga, and from thence to Stillwater, and continued in that vicinity until the expiration of said term of enlistment, was there discharged and returned home sometime in the latter part of August.
That he again enlisted, at said New Salem, in fore part of October 1779, in a Company commanded by Capt. — Mervyman, Thomas Grover Lieut. & Josiah Osgood, Ensign, in Col. Israel Chapin's Regiment, for three months, the Reg. assembled at Sunderland Marched from thence to Pittsfield, and from thence to Claverick, State of N. York, from thence to Hinderhook, & from thence to Albany, where he remained during the term, and was there discharged.
That he was born in the year 1706, at said New Salem, that he has a record of his age in his bible, that at the several periods of enlistment he lived in said New Salem, that since the revolution he has lived in Deerfield, Shelburne and New Salem and that

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Franklin ss.
On this fourteenth day of August A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court before the the court of common pleas, now sitting, Jesse Trask a resident of New Salem in said county of Franklin & State of Massachusetts, aged, seventy six years in October next, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832, That he entered the service of the United States, in the militia of Massachusetts, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In the forepart of Sept. 1776, he enlisted at said New Salem for the term of three months, in the Company commanded by Capt. Israel Richardson, Thomas Osgood, Lieut. — Gilbert. Ensign, in the Reg. commanded by Col. Howe, Lieut. Col. Bliss, & Major Joseph Lock, in Gen. Lincoln's Brigade; Marched from New Salem to Fairfield in Connecticut, where he staid about two weeks, from thence to east Chester in the state of New York, where he tarried one or two weeks, marched from thence to Valentine's hill, and from thence to White Plains, was in the Battle of White Plains in the latter part of October, and was discharged at North Castle, about five miles from White Plains in the month of December, having served about three and a half months, & half a month longer than the time for which he enlisted.
That in the month of Feb. 1777 he again enlisted in said New Salem for two months, in a Company commanded by Capt. William Smith, John Trask Lieut. and marched to a place called Mount Hope , near Fort Dienderoga in the state of New York, where said Company was annexed to Col. Root's Regiment, who died at that place, was buried in military order; where he remained for the said two months and was there discharged.
That in the month of June he again enlisted, at said New Salem, in a Company commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Goodale, & Lieut. John Kling, for two months, Marched to a place called Moses Creek , near Fort Edwards, met the retreating american army, fell back to Saratoga, and from thence to Stillwater, and continued in that vicinity until the expiration of said term of enlistment, was there discharged and returned home sometime in the latter part of August.
That he again enlisted, at said New Salem, in fore part of October 1779, in a Comp. commanded by Capt. — Merrymann, Thomas Grover. Lieut. & Josiah Osgood, Ensign, in Col. Israel Chapin's Regiment, for three months, the Reg. assembled at Sunderland Marched from thence to Pittsfield, and from thence to Claverick, State of N. York, from thence to Kinderhook, & from thence to Albany, where he remained during the term, and was there discharged.
That he was born in the year 1706, at said New Salem, That he has a record of his age in his bible, that at the several periods of enlistment he lived in said New Salem, That since the revolution he has lived in Deerfield, Shelburne and New Salem and that

now lives in said New Salem, and that he now has never received a discharge. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the age of any State -
Sworn & subscribed 11. day of
year of our Lord -
Attest E. Alvord Clerk
Jesse Trask
We hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jesse Trask
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Attest E. Alvord Clerk
I Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jesse Trask for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
E. Alvord Clerk

Jesse Trask
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Non Geo. Grennell Glacier Greenfield Map

BRIEF in the case of  Jesse Trask  in the State of  Massachusetts  of New Salem  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Dept. In 17 76 " 3. 15 Private Gen. Richardson, Col. Howe   Feb 77 " 2. " " Col. Smith, Col. Root   June 77 " 2. " " Col. Goodale "   Oct 79 " 3. " " Col. Maryman, Col. Chapin  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? New Salem  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 3 Living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Witnesses not stated as credible 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
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D. S. Adams Examining Clerk.

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James L. Edwards Esq Comm. pensions Washington

Hall of Reps
Dec 10. 1834
Hon Lemuel Leap Secy of War
Sir,
Enclosed is the Pension certificate of Ipe Trask which seems to lack your Signature, I send herewith a letter from a friend asking my attention to the subject. &c. —
I have the honor to be, Sir, with great respect your obed servt
Geo. Greenell Jr

Jesse Trask 1.50
Payments to be made at Boston Mass by the Pres of W.B. Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Mass
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book 6 Vol. 3d Page 83 by H. H. Addison Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Philip Mask of the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the army of the Continental is entitled to receive Twenty Five dollars and 62 1/2 cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Jesse Trusk Thomas Vaughan Off

I Thomas Vaughan of Portsmouth in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify upon Oath that Jesse Trusk Entered the Service of the United States of America with me as Soldier and served three months we entered about the first of October Seventeen Hundred Seventy seven and was together in the same Company till we were discharged at Albany
August 4 - 1832
Thomas Vaughan
Portsmouth to Portsmouth August 4 1832 this day personally appeared the above named Thomas Vaughan and made Oath the Truth to the foregoing Affidavit before me Stacy Linsley Justice of Peace
Hampshire March 23 1833
I hereby certify that Thomas Vaughan who has subscribed the foregoing affidavit is to the best of my knowledge a person of truth and veracity
Stacy Linsley Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Elijah Alvord, clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of the said Commonwealth aforesaid when holden at Northampton in the counties of Hampshire and for the counties of Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden do certify that the within named Stacy Linslee is a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Hampshire And I believe his name within subscribed to be his genuine signature!
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Greenfield on the fourteenth day of August A.D. 1832
E. Alvord Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Franklin ss. On the fourth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace within and for the said county of Franklin, personally appeared Samuel Pearce, aged eighty years, who on his oath declares, that Jesse Brask, applicant for a pension under the act of congress of June 7 th 1832, to his personal knowledge, served in the militia troops of Massachusetts, for the term of seven weeks, in the northern campaign in 1777, met the retreating american army at Fort Belwards, and from there fell back to Stillwater, where they were discharged; and for the said term he belonged to the same company to which the said Brask belonged. And he further declares, that the said Brask, enlisted in the month of Sept. 1776, for three months, to go to New York, and that he was absent for said term, and as was supposed served out the time - and that said Brask again enlisted in the winter of 1777 and was absent in the service, as was supposed about two months -
Samuel Pearce
Subscribed and sworn to, the day and year aforesaid, before me, Franklin ss. March 22 nd 1833 William Whitaker , justice of the peace I hereby certify that the above named Samuel Pearce, and also the within named Samuel Hodgkin, with whom I am well acquainted, sustain good characters for truth. William Whitaker , justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
County of Franklin ss. On this tenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace within and for the said county of Franklin, personally appeared Samuel Hodgking, aged seventy three years, who on his oath declared, that some time in the month of February 1777 he enlisted in the Militia service of Massachusetts, for the term of two months, in the company commanded by Capt. William Smith, and marched to Mount Hope, near Fort Schuyler, in the state of New York, where he joined Col. Root's Regiment, where he served out the said two months, and that Jesse Trask, applicant for a pension under the provisions of the act of Congress of June 7. 1832, enlisted in said company, at the same time, and marched to the same place, and served out the two months as aforesaid, to my certain knowledge.
Samuel Hodgking
Subscribed and sworn to this day and year first above mentioned,
Before me,
William Whitaker, Justice of the Peace.
Jesse Trask
Sam d Hodgking Sam d Pearce
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin ss. I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said Commonwealth for the said county, do certify that the above named William Whitaker Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for the said county - And I believe his name above subscribed and also his name within subscribed to be his true and proper signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Greenfield on the 14 th day of August A. D. 1832. E. Alvord Clerk

29 516 Rev  INVALID.
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Jesse Frank Rev War
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Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 499
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Miss Gask
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Mr Geo Grance P. R.

B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Susie Trask which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? Yes
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? Yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
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 accompany the papers.