Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33881, Samuel Webster, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Webster, Samuel
S 33881
CONTENTS

Samuel Webster ) Res Baldwins Massachusett Reg
1798 #
Admitted for ser- vices rendered in Col. Gray's Reg.
Date of declaration May 25. 1818.
Res. of Annuity Subscribed - Res

Sam l . Webster.
Salisbury - Mass:

Samuel Webster of Salisbury County of Essex and commonwealth of Massachusetts testify & declare that I entered the service of the United States in April 1775 as a private Soldier in a company commanded by Capt John Evans in Col. Fayer's Regiment & served in said company & Regt at Cambridge till the close of the year, when being verbally discharged, I enlisted again into said service for the term of one year - That upon the evacuation of the town of Boston by the enemy, we were stationed in said town, where I was Inoculated for the Smallpox, with many other Soldiers of the re- volutionary army, by the regimental or hospital surgeon, & at the end of the year 1776 was again verbally discharged by my comman- ding officer, whose name I do not recollect - That I was at the Northward for several months in the year 1777 & was present at the surrender of Burgoyne - That in March 1778 I enlisted again into the continental service for the term of one year under Capt Jacob Seaw of Col. Woodwins regiment of Artificers; that we were marched first to West point, from thence up the North River to Newnan where we were employed in building Gun-boats & at the ex- piration of our year were verbally discharged at Peekskill -
And I further declare that by reason of reduced circum- stances I stand in need of the assistance of my country for support.
Samuel Webster

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss: I Daniel D White Judge of the Court of Probate of the said County of Essex do certify that Sam- uel Webster of Salisbury in said County personally appeared on the turn- ing to fifth day of May A.D. 1810 and made the declaration aforesaid by him signed under oath before me. That the annexed affidavit of Jonathan Greely was duly taken & sworn to as thereon cer- tified by a respectable magistrate well known to me as such. and that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Web- ster served in the revolutionary war & is in reduced circumstances, as set forth in his said declaration.
Given under my hand & the seal of the said Court the third day of June in the year aforesaid. D D White.

I Jonathan Greeley of Salisbury County of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify & declare that in the 1778 month of March in the year 1778 I with Samuel Webster of the same Salisbury enlisted in the Continental service for the term of one year, in the company of Capt Law in the corps of Artificers under the command of Col Baldwin — That we were marched first to Westpoint, from thence up the North River to Newmans were we were employed here as Shipwright, I as Blacksmith in building Gunboats. That at the close of the year we were discharged at Pukeskill & returned home together
Jonathan Greeley
Given this May 6 1818 Personally appeared Jonathan Greeley & made oath that the foregoing declaration by him subscribed is true —
Before me Samuel Nye Just. Peace Commissioner

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Salisbury in the county of Essex April 3 1818. We the subscribers hereby certify that Samuel Webster of this town, late a private soldier & artificer in the revolutionary army on the continental establishment, is now very aged & infirm, & by reason of extremely reduced circumstances, stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Seth Clark
Amos Morrill
Samuel Eaton Jr
Selectmen
Joseph Dye Town clerk
Names of Citizens
Samuel Dyer
Edward Dorr
Nathaniel Webster
Isaac Stevens Jr
John Parsons

7335
Massachusetts
Samuel Webster
of Salisbury in the state of Mass ts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Baldwin of the Mass ts line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of Mar 1819 and sent to Mrs. D. A. White
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 9 mo 11/31 = 74 83 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 48 $122 83
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Application of John H. H. H. John H. H. H., Salem, Mass.

33881
Rey INVALID.
File No. 33,881
Samuel Webster
Dr Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 338
[Arrangement of 1870.]

73 35 Samuel Webster
5 March
1819
Cont Sep 25 1820
con.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice. Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Samuel Webster resident in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 7335 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
“WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.”
“I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Samuel Webster late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 25th day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ”
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“Given at the War Office of the United States, this 5th day of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen ”
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War.”
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
  1 Looking glass 1.00 1 high case of drawers 2.00 — — $ 3.00   1 large maple table 75¢ 2 small tables 25¢ — — 1.00   2 chests 1.00 12 chairs 1.00 1 iron pot 50¢ 2 dish kettles 35¢ 2.85   1 tea kettle 30¢ shovel & tongs 50¢ pair andirons 50¢ — 1.30   Spider & skillet 25¢ warming pan 25¢ 15 lb pewter 2.50 — 3.00   crockery ware 75¢ glass ware 10¢ 1 tub & 2 pails 50¢ — 1.35   axe & adze 50¢ hammer & gimblet 6¢ pair bellows 10¢ — .66   1 pair flat irons 25¢ 3 iron spoons 3¢ — — .28   $ 13.44 
I Samuel Webster of Salisbury testify and say that I am a shipwright by trade - that my age is seventy eight years - that for some considerable time past I have been so very infirm as to be disqualified for any kind of business - that myself and wife, Susanna Webster constitute the whole of my family - that my

wife is about seventy three years old & tho' tolerably healthy, can do little or nothing towards supporting herself or me - That previously to receiving my pension we were supported by this town and must again be entirely dependent on that resource should my pension be withdrawn - And I do further testify and declare, and that most heartily and sincerely, that I enlisted and served as a private in the army of the revolution, as set forth in my declaration of May 25th. A.D. 1818 now on file at the office of the war department at Washington -
Samuel his X Webster mark
Essex Js. July 10. 1820,
Subscribed & sworn to before me,
Stephen Minot, Judge of said Court

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Stephen Minot a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Samuel Webster do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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. So help me GOD.
Samuel his Webster mark
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed Samuel Webster took and subscribed the aforesaid Oath before me
Stephen Minot Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and 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
Thirteen dollars forty four cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17 th day of July A. D.
1820
Attr. Ichabod Tucker, Clerk.