Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,894, for Daniel Jackson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Jackson, Daniel
S. 32,894
{ P.L. Mt. 1130-200-Lieut. Issued Apr. 18, 1796 to Jeremiah Mason, assignee for papers.
CONTENTS

1130 240
10.135 R
Massachusetts Land Pension
of _____ in the state of who was Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brane of the Massachu- setts, for the term of 8 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 31 of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 of Mar 1819 and sent to Ann Melkore Boston Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 223,22 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Sept 1819 120 $343,22
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Bureau of Pensions.
Land Warrant N o 1130 for 200 acres old service issued to this Office W g
Sept 26/91
Chas Jackson admr Dept of Veterans R.C.

Adm C
Inadmissible
From the erasure of the words " and  poverty " it would appear that the applicant does not steward the word of apostleship from his country for support
5. 5. 5

State of Massachusetts
I Daniel Jackson a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Watertown in the County of Middlesex in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on the month of April 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 end of the said war in 1783. in the Massachusetts line of the army.
as a private & an officer against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to the artillery in 1775, then commanded by Col. Gridley, in Capt. Foster's company; afterwards in the regiment commanded by Col. Henry Knox, & a part of the time in Col. Cramer's regiment; was in ten different actions, taken prisoner at Fort Washington in 1776, exchanged & wounded at the battle of Brandywine and that I left the service at the end of the war as aforesaid, honourably.
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 Sixty four years & upwards; by reason of my long public service, I have neglected & injured my private fortunes, & on account of my age am unable to retrieve them, & am at the same time afflicted by a rupture, which took place during the war. I was commissioned as first Lieutenant in the Third Battalion of Artillery on the 21. of April 1780; held the rank of Captain by brevet on the 28. Novemr 1783. as will appear by my Commissions 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.
Daniel Jackson
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this thirty first day of March 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 one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit within the 10th State & presiding pro hac vice
the abovenamed Daniel Jackson, 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,
Wm Wetmore
April 17. 1819. On examination of diverse Witnesses this day before me had, of whom two have deposed as follows, viz

Boston, April 17. 1819. We the subscribers, citizens & inhabitants of Watertown in Massachusetts, do testify & declare that we are well acquainted with Daniel Jackson the within named Applicant & with his circumstances in life, being his neighbours, & having known him for many years past, we know that he is in reduced circumstances in life, & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; He is unable from age & infirmity to labour, & his means of support very small indeed.
John Huntington Sam l Gearne
And the said Deponents being to me well known, and respectable, credible & disinterested; & having been duly sworn, I now certify, that the said Daniel Jackson is in such reduced circumstances in life as to require the assistance of his country for his support, & the same has been proved to my satisfaction. Witness my hand & the Seal of the said Court as within affixed
Wm Wetmore

  The estate of Levi Jackson valued at about . . . . .  $4000     Debts due by him. Mortgages to Union bank  $900     .. Do to Marsh Spring -  750     Do to Dr Dexter . . . . .  500     Do to M rs E. Remington . . .  700     Personal Debts in fruit ab t  1200     Do Amasa Davis . . . . .  350     Do Sundries in Boston ab t .  300  $ 5200  
Sworn to before me
W m Wetmore Judge etc

WASHINGTON
October 12, 1931
BA-J/MCS
Mrs. H. C. Hargis 315 East 8th St. Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of September 28th, requesting information in regard to Daniel Jackson, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32894.
Daniel Jackson entered the service in 1775, place not stated, and served until the end of the Revolution in 1783. He served in Captain Foster's Company in Colonels Gridley's and Henry Knox's Regiments. He was commissioned First Lieutenant in Colonel Crane's Third Battalion of Artillery and this commission was dated April 21, 1780, to rank as such from September 12, 1778. He was commissioned Captain by Brevet in the Army of the United States November 28, 1783. He was in ten different engagements but the only ones designated were Fort Washington where he was taken prisoner but exchanged and Brandywine where he was wounded.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 31, 1818, at which time he was living in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and stated that he was aged "sixty-four years and upwards".
In 1818 he stated that he had a family to support but gave no names.
In 1828 he was living in Newton, Massachusetts.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

32894 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32,894
Daniel Jackson Lieut Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 587
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1873-Feb 1. Dist. to Chas. F. Mason, Cambridge, Mass. T.S.
1921 Oct. 12 hist. to Mrs. H. C. Hargis M.C.S.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by A.O. Oct 31, 1908
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Daniel Jackson
Service Conn
Additional Service Rev.
any soldier by that name other than the one that lived in Stratford, Conn. No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
no others from Conn REMARKS:
Off. Tr. file Inv. File 17512 } Conn Off. Stratford, Conn. Inv. File 36615 } Conn
& rejected search
Inv. File 32894 Mass
Mrs. Trickey says
no others

Nov 1828
Settled at Grassy
Cashed with Breaded file
$ 32.894

No of orig Pamt 4 5
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
14 th June 1828.
Daniel Jackson of Newton in the vicinity the County of Boston — in the State of Massachusetts has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he was as an officer on the Continental line, and served as such to the end of the war,
at which period he was a Lieut of Artillery in the Col Brann's regiment of the Massachusetts line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve of 22 March, 1783; and, further, that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, Nothing. dollars, paid to him by the agent in the State of
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, A. D. Kimball.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
June 17 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that final settlement certificates have been issued for the commutation of five years full pay to Daniel Jackson in the line, amounting to two thousand dollars.
It further appears that Daniel Jackson is now on the pension list of the army agency, and has been since the 3 rd March 1826 at the rate of per month.
John H. Agassiz Secy

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act, entitled "an act for the Relief of certain surviving officers & soldiers of the army of the revolution," approved May 15 th 1828, I, Daniel Jackson of Newton in the vicinity of Boston & State of Massachusetts, do hereby declare, that I was an officer in the Continental line of the army of the revolution, & served as such to the end of the war; at which period I was a Lieutenant of Artillery, (but Captain by brevet) in the Regiment commanded by Col. Crane of Massachusetts - I also declare, that I afterwards received certificates, commonly called Commutation Certificates, for a sum equal to the amount of five years' full pay; which sum was offered by a resolve of Congress of 22 d of March 1783, instead of the half pay for life, to which I was entitled under the resolve of 21 st October 1780. Witness my hand this seventh day of June A.D. 1828.
Daniel Jackson
Before me Alden Bradford a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Suffolk & State of Massachusetts, personally appeared Francis Green Egg and Dr Joseph Fike respectable persons, who

each made oath that Daniel Jackson, by whom the foregoing declaration is subscribed is generally reputed & believed to have been an officer in the army of the revolution, in the manner therein stated. Witness my hand this                      day of June A.D. 1828.
I Chas. A. Parker Clerk of the Court in & for the County of Suffolk in the State of Massachusetts, certify that Nelson Bradford Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was, at the time, a Justice of the peace for said County, duly empowered to administer oaths. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this Seventh day of June A.D. 1828.
Attest Chas. A. Parker. Clerk.

Major D. Jackson's commission was sent to Washington some years ago, when he applied for the pension, tho' he did not obtain it - They are in war office, as he supposes - A. Bradford -

IN PURSUANCE
Of an ACT of
CONGRESS
Of the Thirtieth Day of SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1783,
Daniel Jackson Esquire is to Rank as a Captain by Brevet, in the ARMY of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA.
GIVEN under my Hand, at Annapolis the 28 Day of November 1783
Thomas Mifflin
Entered in the War. Office Attest. G. [unclear] J. B. [unclear]

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
To Daniel Jackson, Greeting. We, Reposing especial trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to a first lieutenant in the Third Battalion of Artillery in the Army of the United States, to take rank as Second from the 12th day of September 1770: You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a first Lieutenant by doing and performing all manner of things therein to belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command, to be obedient to your orders as first Lieutenant. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress before mentioned, or a Committee of the States.
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board Attest Ben. Woodhull Secretary of the Board of War
Witness my hand and seal the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia the 21st day of April 1770, and in the fourth year of our Independence. Sam. Huntington President

ST. JAMES HOTEL
EUROPEAN PLAN
130 MODERN ROOMS
J. B. ABRAHAM, MANAGER
SAPULPA, OKLA.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma September 28. 1931
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
Can you tell me please if the name of Daniel Jackson of Massachusetts soldier in 3 d Artillery Regiment Continental Troops - also designated as Massachusetts Regiment of Artillery, commanded by Col. Jno. Crane. Rev. Soldier.
I have heard his name was listed in the 1870 Pension List as Lieutenant Daniel Jackson.
In applying for a pension so much information is given as to family etc., this I so much desire. Can you have this copied for me & what would be the charge. I desire this for perfecting a line for the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Won't you please answer soon
Very Sincerely
Mrs. H. C. Hargis 315 East 8 th St. Pawhuska, Okla.

Pension Dept Washington, D.C.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY,
BURSAR'S OFFICE,
Cambridge, Mass.,
July 16/92.
Gentlemen: I have reason to believe that there were upon the pension rolls (Revolutionary) until about 1833, one Daniel Jackson, lieutenant, of Middlesex Co., Mass. I should be grateful for such information as you can and will furnish regarding his services - his place of residence and all other statistics of which you may be possessed. The question with me is partly one of identification, hence the desirability of minor details. Newton and Watertown, contiguous towns in Middlesex Co. each bear upon the Lexington Alarms rolls, the name of a Daniel Jackson. Resp. Charles F. Mason.

To Commissioner of Pensions at Washington D. C.
Will you please inform me in regard to a Land Warrant which must have been given to Major Dan. Jackson of the War of the Revolution of 1776.?
Daniel Jackson was a pensioner and served in the Rev. throughout the whole of it. He knew that part of his pension

was paid him, and the balance in land, situated somewhere in the state of Maine.
If a deed was in the possession of the family it is lost now, and I, being one of his grand-children was too young to know anything about it, until recently.
He lived in Watertown, Mass. and died there in 1834.
If you can give me any information in
regard to the land, it would be gratefully received, or if you thus are any records I can look up this way, I will gladly do so.
Respectfully Mathie H. Gatchen. Addres. Newtonville, Mass. July 14, 1891.