Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33727, for Robert Stolker, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Stolker, Robert.
8 33727
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33727 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33,727
Robert Luther
Pa. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 187
Index—Vol. 2, Page 395
[Arrangement of 1870.]

7782
Massachusetts
Robert Stoll
of Henry in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Little of the Massachusetts list, for the term of one Year .
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 5 Dollars per month, to commence the 6 of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of March 1818 and sent to M m Melvina Esq Salem Mass
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $87.00 Semi-annual allowance 4  Sept 1819 $8.00
$95.00
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

✓ Rob t Stalker
Enlisted May 17/75
18 months
Col. Little's Regiment
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State of Massachusetts
I Robert Holker a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Ipswich in the County of Essex in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on the month of May in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred & seventy five
I entered and was engaged in the Land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the month of January in the year of Our Lord Seven hundred & seventy seven.
as a private against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to Captain Dodge's Company in Colonel Moses Little's Regiment
and that I left the service on the month of January being honorably discharged and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of eighty years. I have no other evidence in my power to offer than is herewith exhibited.
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Robert Holker
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me
the Subscriber of the Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the middle Circuit within the State aforesaid & presiding pro hac vice
the abovenamed Robert Holker and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence: and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my name & the seal of the Court W m Whitmore

7782
Robert Stolker
10000 10000 10000 10000

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of 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, Robert Stalker of Ipswich resident in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 9982 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, Robert Stalker 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 sixth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
***** * L. S. * *****
"Given at the War Office of the United States, this seventeenth 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,
Real Estate
One acre and three quarters of Mowing land in Ipswich 71.00
One small old house & about one eighth of an acre of land in Ipswich 105.00
Personal Estate
exclusive of bedding & wearing apparel.
Two old tables three old chairs one chest 1.83
177.83
He owes to Robert Stalker junr. for board repairs on his house & for clothing 100.00
balance 77.83
Is eighty three years old unable to labor, was a farmer. No family boards with his son who is poor.

Enlisted at Lexington battle April 1775 & served eight months in Militia served eight months and was discharged and about 1st of January 1776 enlisted in Capt. Abraham Dodge's Company & Col. Moses Little's Regiment in the Massachusetts line on the Continental Establishment and served the whole year and was discharged. In 1777 served in Col. Baldwin's Regiment in Jacob Law's Company about one year. Said Regiment was in the Massachusetts line and on the Continental Establishment & he was discharged. He served also about ten months in said war in the Militia. Was in the battles at Bunker's Hill, also at Long Island, at Newport and at the capture of Burgoyne and his army.
Robert Stalker.
Essex ss. July 12, 1820. Then the above named Robert Stalker made oath that the said schedule and statement by him subscribed, are true, 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, Robert Stolker 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.
Robert Stolker
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed Robert Stolker took and subscribed the aforewritten 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
Seventy seven dollars eighty three 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 17th day of July A. D.
1820
Attr.
Ichabod Tucker, Clerk

Moses Little Esq r Colonel of the 12 th Virginia foot Raised by the Honorable United States and Independent States North America
To Robert Fletcher By virtue of the power and authority to me given in and by the Delegates from the said States in Congress Assembled. I do By these presents by the consent and approbation of your captain Reposing special trust & confidence in your Loyalty courage And good conduct constitute and appoint you the said Robert Fletcher to be forth Sergeant in a company of Foot commanded by Abraham Dodge Esq r - you are therefore hereby Charged Diligently to discharge the duty of a Serj t in ordering & exercising said company in the several points & commands them to obey you as their Serjeant and you are to observe such Orders and instructions as you shall have from time to time from me or other your superior Officers according to the Military rule and discipline pursuant to the trust reposed in you for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant Given Under My Hand at Cambridge this 20 Day of January 1776 -
Moses Little Colonel