Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33825, Samuel Treat, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Treat, Samuel
S 33825
B.L. 91 794-100
CONTENTS

8,469 4 Massachusetts.
Samuel Treat,
of Truro, in the state of Massachusetts, who was a private, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard, of the Massachusetts line, for the term of six years.
Enscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22. of March, 1819 and sent to John Davis, Judge, Boston, Massachusetts.
  Arrears to 4th of March, 1819.  85.50    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1819.  48. "    10 mos. 17 30 } 1819.  $ 133.50    8 4 30 }     31   
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Let to Ken 3rd order 28 May '32 1886. Aug 12 J S Hopkins - history Proj
19th June 1821. Charitable, Mass.

Samuel Trusts Schedule of Property.
8464
Truro 22 Mar '19
Co.

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Barnstable ss.
Judicial
On this third day of October 1820, before the Circuit Supreme Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record for the said county, Samuel Treat aged seventy six years, resident in Truro in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of during the war - in Capt. Geo. Dyer & David Holbrook Companies & Col. Stephen H. Johnsons Regiments, Mass Line. and that he has received a pension certificate dated March 22 d 1819 and numbered S. 46 G- in pursuance of his original Declaration made April 14. 1818.
and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Real Estate. A piece of poor cleared land containing about two acres. Personal Estate, one pot, one kettle, and a few articles of cooking ware & cooking utensils. I have a wife named Elizabeth, aged seventy years, dependant on me for support, a feeble & lame woman, unable to support herself. I am a labourer by profession and by reason of age, I am unable to pursue it to much benefit to support myself.
Samuel Treat.
Sworn to, and declared, on the third day of October - 1820. before said Court.
Abner Davis, Clerk.
I, Abner Davis, clerk of Barnstable County do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is sixty dollars and no cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fourth day of October 1820
Abner Davis, Clerk of the Court for the County of Barnstable,

1886 Aug 12. T. S. Hopkins - history P. 10
No 794
Sam. Treat
priv.
4 th Napa Regiment
Warrant issued April 23 rd
1879 -
John Coates attorney

Samuel Treat. Massachusetts Line 4 th Regt - 3 Discharge.
Nov

KNOW all Men by these Presents,
That I Samuel Treat, of Truro, County of Barnstable, a Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Yeoman, late a Soldier of the Revolution, in the Massachusetts Line of the American Army have constituted, ordained and made, and in my stead and place put, and by these presents do constitute, ordain and make, and in my stead and place put John Coates of Boston, County of Suffolk, and Commonwealth aforesaid, Broker.
to be my true, sufficient and lawful attorney for me and in my name and stead, to my use to ask for and to receive of the United States a Warrant for One Hundred Acres of Land, granted to me as a Bounty, by the Congress of the United States for my Services as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War for enlisting to serve, and for serving, the Term of During the War, in the 4 th Regiment, commanded by Col o Shepard of the Massachusetts Line of the American Army & discharged from the 9 th Infantry —
Giving and hereby granting unto my said attorney full power and authority in and about the premises; and to use all due means, course and process in the law for the full, effectual and complete execution of the business afore described; and in my name to make and execute due acquittance and discharge; and for the premises to appear, and the person of me the constituent to represent before any governor, judges, justices, officers and ministers of the law whatsoever, in any court or courts of judicature, and there, on my behalf, to answer, defend and reply unto all actions, causes, matters and things whatsoever, relating to the premises. Also to submit any matter in dispute, respecting the premises, to arbitration or otherwise: with full power to make and substitute, for the purposes aforesaid, one or more attorneys under my said attorney: and the same again at pleasure to revoke. And generally to say, do, act, transact, determine, accomplish, and finish all matters and things whatsoever, relating to the premises, as fully, amply and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as I the said constituent, if present, ought or might personally, although the matter should require more special authority than is herein comprised. the said constituent ratifying, allowing and holding firm and valid all and whatsoever my said attorney, or his substitutes shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, in and about the premises, by virtue of these presents.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Signed, sealed, and delivered, in Presence of us,
W Stevenson Walter A Baxter
S. Samuel Treat
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boston, Suffolk, ss.
BE IT KNOWN, That on the fourteenth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me, WILLIAM STEVENSON , Notary Public, by legal Authority admitted and sworn, and dwelling in Boston aforesaid, and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, personally came Samuel Treat above named, and acknowledged the above Letter of Attorney to be his Act and Deed.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the Day and Year last aforesaid.
William Stevenson
Notary Public and Just. of Peace.

Suffolk Bury St. Edmunds May 4. 1818 Personally appeared Thomas Higgins, of Wilflat in the County of Norfolk, and made oath that he has been acquainted with Samuel Great, by whom the within power is signed, upwards of forty years, and knows him to be the identical person described in the said power —
before me William Stevenson Not Public

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
March 1 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Samuel Treat by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M Davis
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Wootton June 12
A. D. 18 18
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Samuel Heat subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M D'cees
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

No 437 Sam Treat
77-war Shepard, Maples Rip
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I Samuel Treat of Truro in the County of Barnstable & a resident citizen of the United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, yeoman, being of Lawfull age to give evidence, do Testify and Say That I enlisted as a private Soldier in the Massachusetts line of the Continental Army, in the Month of February 1776 at the Town of Harwich in said County of Barnstable in the 2 d Company and Fourth Regiment if I remember aright Captain George Webb Capt Samuel Snow Lieutenant William Shepherd Colonel - That we Marched from Harwich to Boston from thence to Springfield in said State and from Springfield we Marched into the State of New York and joined the Northern Army at Albany, from which place we marched to Ticonderoga and I continued under the same Captain and in the same Regiment for some years, that I was in the Battle at the taking of Burgoyne and that I wintered at Valley Forge, and I was at the Battle of Monmouth and I continued in the Army of the United States, during the war and was discharged after peace was declared at Newburgh in the State of New York, that the same Company was commanded at the time of my discharge by David Holbrook, - and Henry Jackson of Plymouth was Colonel and John Davis Adjutant. My discharge was left at Boston when I received my Twenty Dollars in Lieu of Land. I am now Seventythree years of age and am very poor and need the assistance of my Country.
Witness Thomas Higgings -
Samuel Treat Samuel Treat

Massachusetts District Fr. Boston 14 April A.D. 1818
Sworn to before me
J. Davis
Dist. Judge Mass Dist.

33 825 Rev INVALID.
July 28, 1904 Hist. to J. B. Young, Vancouver, BC
File No. 33 825
Samuel Heat
Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 325
[Arrangement of 1870.]

J. 33,825 Samuel Treat
Apl. 14, 1818, Truro, Penn stable cellar 73
End at Starwich same estate Deby 76 Pri
Capt Leo Webb 2 nd Co Capt David Holbrook Col. William Shepherd 4 Reg Henry Jackson
Taking of Burgoyne, Monmouth
dis Newburgh NY
Wife Elizabeth ac 70.

Land Warrant N o . 794. for 100. acres, issued April 27 th 1819. to Samuel Treat. who was a Private in the 4 th Reg t . Mass s . Line, and the same sent to his Agent Mr. Jno. Coates

THE WHITE PASS & YUKON ROUTE
I. W. YOUNG, [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] PURCHASING AGENT
Vancouver, B. C., June 20, 1904.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Department of the Interior, O. W. & N. Division, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
At your convenience will you kindly give me the military history of Samuel Treat and Joseph Peleg Pendleton, both of Maine, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Yours truly,
I W Young

BY HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Samuel Treat Soldier in the South Massachusetts Regiment, having faithful- ly served the United States Six years and four months, and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the
G. Washington
By HIS EXCELLENCY'S
Command,
J. Trumbull Secy
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
J. M. Davis Adjutant.
THE above Samuel Treat has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for Six Years faithful Service. HENRY WASHINGTON
[Signature]

HEAD-QUARTERS, June 9 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Massachusetts gratuity by resolve of 5 th March 1801 paid -
for 100 shares Jan 1802 shares purchased by Thos. Higgins in his being who share Cash
Nov 2 nd 1802
Samuel Treat. B.L. Ms 79.4-100 Mass