Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,582, Nathaniel Treadwell, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Treadwell Nathaniel
S. 11.582
June 5, 1749-
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CONTENTS

Massachusetts
45 45 Nathaniel Dreadwell
of Essex - in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain  of the Regt commanded by Col Little in the Mass line for 9 mos
84 Essex
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 30 Dollars ~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Jan'y 1833 and first paid to Andrews Ipswich Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $215- Semi-ant. allowance ending 21 Mar 33 15- $60-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H C M c Blain Clerk Book D - Vol. 2 nd Page 86

5785. Nathl Sreadwell

Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - - - -
State of Massachusetts: Essex County ss.
On this fourth Day of September A:D: 1832. personally appeared in open Court before the Hon ble Daniel Appleton White Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting Nathaniel Treadwell a resident of Ipswich in the said County of Essex Aged eighty three years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declara- tion, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832, that he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated, to wit in April in the year 1775 when the Revolutionary war commenced I enlisted in Capt Nathaniel Wadsworth's Company in Col Moses Little's Regiment for eight months & served my time out and as the men were quitting the camp I was invited to enlist for one month more, which I did & served my time out & was discharged, I was a volunteer, & was born in Ipswich on the fifth Day of June 1749 I do not know that I can find any record of my Age. I lived in Ipswich at that time & have lived here ever since & now reside in Ipswich I remember the above officers & Joseph Hodgkins was first Lieutenant & Gideon Parker was captain of ano- ther Company. I am known to Joby Farley Joseph Farley Esquire, Capt Daniel Lord of Ipswich aforesaid and my Name is on the Payroll - of said Company

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on any Pension roll of the Agency of any State. Nathaniel Treadwell.
Sworn to and Subscribed the Day & year aforesaid - D. W. Price Jdg of Probate
We David T. Kimball a Clergyman residing in Ipswich aforesaid and Asa Andrews Esquire, a magistrate residing in Ipswich aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Treadwell who has Subscribed & Sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eightythree years of Age, that he is reputed & believed in the Neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
David T. Kimball Asa Andrews
Subscribed & Sworn to before D. W. Price

And the said Court hereby declares it opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hearing the interrogatories inscribed by the War Department, that said applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that David T. Shunkall - who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman resident in Ipswich, and that Asa Andrews who also signed the same is a magistrate resident at Ipswich and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit.
D. A. White Judge of Probate
I Jabez Farley of Ipswich in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts testify and say that I was an orderly Sargent in Nathaniel Wade's Company of Moses Little's Regiment at Cambridge in the year 1775 I served the term of Eight months, & I believe one month after my time had expired I enlisted in April & will remember Nathaniel Readwell named on the other side he being a townsman that he was in said Nathaniel Wade's Company saw him almost every day of that Period
Jabez Farley
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss September 1 st 1832 Then Jabez Farley Esqr. appeared and made oath to the truth of the above before me Asa Andrews Justice of the Peace
I Nathaniel Lord junior Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Readwell for a Pension. Also, that Asa Andrews is a justice of the peace, and his signatures to the annexed affidavits are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office this fourth day of September A.D. 1832 -
Nathl. Lord Jr.

I William Foster Wade testify & say that I am the Son of Nathaniel Wade late of Ipswich who was a Captain in the Continental Army of the revolution from April 1775 for eight months at Cambridge in Col Mous Little's regiment and am one of the administrators of my father's Estate & find an old paper purporting to be • contain receipts for Wages paid his men & In 1775 & on the same list of names is the Name of the said Nathaniel Treadwell who has made the Declaration to annexed to this Paper
W m Foster Wade
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss September 1 st 1832 Then William F. Wade appeared before me and made the above affidavit & made oath to the same and I further certify that the said Wade is a person of good credit & to be believed. Ara Andrews Justice of the Peace

5785
Nathaniel Treadwell
Pewee
9 Months
Atm
$30.-
Asa Andrews Esq. Ipswich Mass.

BRIEF in the case of Nathaniel Readwell of Essex By in the State of Mass - (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 83 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.     In 1775 Apr 19 — 8 — privt Capt. Wade 60th Reg. Lith. Bty   76 — — 1 — " " do do  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Ipswich -  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional Evidence Living Witnesses -  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct - 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

Rev. War
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11.582 INVALID.
File No. 11.582
Nathaniel Treadwell
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 378
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Nathaniel Breadwell, Essex Co. Md. 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? yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? 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 the 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.
†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 authenticated 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 end 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.

Honorable Lewis Cass, Esquire Secretary of War. City of Washington
Mr. Mill
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State of Massachusetts Ipswich September 5 th 1832-
Sir, I enclose three cases for Pension to wit William Shinsman Thomas Shinsball and Nathaniel Treadwell to which your attention is respectfully requested I am Sir with great respect your obedt Servt Asa Andrews-
Hon ble Lewis Cass. Secretary of War-