Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35468, for Moses Jewett, Massachusetts

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Jewett, Moses
S 35468
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14.257 R. District of Maine
Moses Lewett
of Alma in the state of Me who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wesson of the Mapachuse line, for the term of Nine Months
Inscribed on the Roll of District of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of May  1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Sep 1819 and sent to Josiah Hobbins Esq. Alma D of Maine
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819  125.70 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar. 1820.  48.00 15 Mo. \frac{18}{31} \frac{4}{30}  $173.70
age not stated
Lincoln
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

Moses Jewett.
Mass Line 9 th Col. Washington Regt
28 July 99 20 April 00 } 9 mo
Admitted
It appears from the Judges certificate, that the applicant was not and the bounty of his country for his part.

I Moses Jewett of Alna, in the County of Lincoln and State of Massachusetts, aged seventy seven years, a resident citizen of the United States, desiring to obtain the provision of a law 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," and to be placed on the pension list for the District of Maine, do on oath testify and declare: That at Roxbury in Massa- chusetts about the middle of February, 1777 I en- listed as an artificer, for one year unless sooner discharged, in the company of Capt. Eaton of Wat- ertown, of the company of blacksmiths, in Col. Bold- wen's regiment of Artificers, in the Massachusetts line, on the continental establishment in the marched off directly to Ticonderoga, and served until discharged which war of the revolution, and was discharged about the latter part of December in the same year. The particular days of my enlistment and dis- charge I do not recollect, but I am certain from my remembrance of the length of the time that from my enlistment to my discharge, I served more than ten months. My discharge

I have not seen for many years and know not that it is in existence. It may have been burnt with many other papers, at the burning of my house.
About the last of July or the first of August 1779, upon a call, or draft, for one third of the militia, to fill up the continental army, for nine months, I was one of three, chosen to furnish a man, and marched on a voluntary agreement, to West-Point, where I was selected, being a blacksmith, and attached to Capt. Smith's company of artificers. Our duty was severe and occupied our time so wholly at the forge and procuring our fuel for sustaining life, that I am not able to state what was our particular connection to any regiment. I served out my term, and received a discharge, which is lost. I am now infirm, have long from lameness been unable to labour; have had unusual losses from fire and family sickness, and by reason of my reduced circumstances, circumstances in life am in need of assistance from my country for support.
George Sewett
* Col. Wesson. See next page.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Lincoln ss. On the fourteenth day of May, A.D. 1818, before me Josiah Stebbins, Esq. a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Second Eastern Circuit, personally appeared the afore named Moses Jewett, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Declaration by him subscribed. Josiah Stebbins.
I Moses Jewett further testify and say, that I from recollection am now convinced that my service aforesaid, performed in my enlistment for 1779, was in Col. Weston's regiment. Col. T. Blanchard's company. Moses Jewett
Sworn to before me, Josiah Stebbins.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,
May 29
1819
BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Moses Jewett served as a Soldier in Capt. Blanchard's Company, and Col. Wesson's Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from July 28 th 1779 to April 28 th 1780, being years and nine months, the time for which he enlisted
Holden Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

I David Pickard, of Worcester in the County of Worcester do hereby depose and say, that Moses Jewett of Alma, in Feb. 1777, left home, as was supposed and believed, to leave home, to leave home  to leave engaged in a year's service, in Col. Balcomb's regiment of citizens, and at the end of the year, returned and was considered as having served his year. In 1779, said Moses Jewett, to my knowledge, enlisted for nine months into the ninth Massachu- setts regiment, commanded by Col. James Weston, Capt. Blanchard company, for nine months, to fill up the ranks of the regular army. He was stationed, being a Blacksmith, detached as an artificer but served out his time faithfully, and left the army with honor.
David Pickard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Given under my hand this 12th day of
I hereby certify that on the 29th

of April, 1819, David Pickard made oath to the truth of the foregoing cy- fidavit by him subscribed: and that he is entitled to belief.
Josiah Stebbins, a Judge C.C.P. 2 d E. Circuit.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
July 28. 1819. On recent examination, care- fully made, I now certify that Moses Jewett the deglarant  deponent , aforesaid, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life is in need of assist- ance from his country for support. But, as when I before certified, evidence was not adduced, and I was not free  from doubt, I now state that said Jewett owns an undi- vided half of one hundred acres of land, which may rent for forty dollars a year, not more - is wholly unable to labour: - and is in- volved in debt by great sickness, and a loss of his house, furniture and tools, by fire.
Josiah Stebbins, Judge C.C.P. 2 d E. Cir.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that Moses Jewett , a citizen of the United States, now resident in Alna , in the said County of Lincoln , in the District of Maine, on the fourteenth day of May , A. D. 1818, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war," passed March 18, A. D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence  US  produced by said applicant hereunto annexed.
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as an artificer in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; whether from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for his support, may be doubtful. He has some property, but has long been wholly unable to labour, and has sustained losses by fire and sickness. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the said Court to be hereunto affixed, this fourteenth day of May , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Josiah Stebbins.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
LINCOLN, ss.
I THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Lincoln, hereby certify that the Honorable JOSIAH STEBBINS, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto this certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand:—Dated at Wiscasset, in said County of Lincoln, this day of _____ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
See authentication under seal of State transmitted June 21. 1819—The papers returned reference is made in the War Office to "a case of James Robinson."

35 468
Rev INVALID.
File No. 35-468
Moses Jewett Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 Page 210
[Arrangement of 1870.]