Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28774, for Isaac Johnson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass. Sea Service
Johnson, Isaac
S. 28774
CONTENTS

New-York 31.22
Isaac Johnson,
of N.Y. city in the State of N.Y. who was a Seaman in the Tartar commanded by Captain Cathcart of the _____ commanded by _____ in the _____ time for 9 mos. 5 days Seaman.
Naval
Inscribed on the Roll of New-York at the rate of 36 Dollars 65 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of Octo- ber, 1837, and sent to A. M. Griffen, 20 Chambers st. N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1837 = $ 238:22 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 M. 1838 = 18:32
$256.54
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk, Book 82 Vol. 4, Page 36.

34,135,
Isaac Johnson
vol 40-10- Bay 6 mo. 1 day at £1. 10/- month - vol 40. 6- Seaman. 3 mo - 4 days -
adm 2
9 mo 5 ds Seaman
A. M. Knippen
20 Chambers St New York

Declaration
City and County of New York ss: On this 29 day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight Hundred and thirty Seven, personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at the City Hall of the said City - Isaac Johnson now in his seventy first year of his age and a President of the said City, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he shipped in the United States naval service, on board of the ship of War Tartar in the year 1782 at Boston in Massachusetts for six months, that being considered at the time the length of the cruise; the said Vessel would take; but that declarant was on board of the said Vessel for between seven and eight months during the American Revolutionary War John Calhoun was the commander and a Mr Lemmon the first lieutenant The second Lieutenants name was Pillsbury and the name of the sailing master was Mumford The gunners name Bapett and the name of the boatswain Smith The carpenters name was John Webber and James Morgan ship carpenter and now residing in the City of New York was his mate Declarant sailed out in the said Tartar (she then having her complement of two hundred men) early in the spring of the year 1782 and cruised off Bermuda for some time the number of months declarant does not recollect That during said cruise the first British Vessel taken was the big Star mounting 10 Guns letter of Marque from New York to the West Indies put a prize master and crew on board of the said letter of Marque and sent her into Boston, where she was condemned for the benefit of the captors The next Vessel taken was a Brig, name not recollect The next Vessel captured was the Brig Stone Suck which was also sent into Boston and condemned The next Vessel taken was a Brig formerly belonging to Nantucket, which was taken by the British and then recaptured by the Tartar, manned and sent into Boston and also condemned
That the declarant, in the beginning of the year 1783 was also shipped as a mariner on board of the Sloop Winthrop in the like service, the said Sloop mounting 13 Guns with a shifting gun in the cabin, and which Vessel belonged to the State of Massachusetts And that said Vessel sailed out of Boston with declarant on board the latter end of the winter of 1782 and returned the latter end of February in the next spring or beginning of March 1783 The said Sloop Winthrop was commanded by Captain ...

George Lyttle The first lieutenant was Thomas Robb Dularant doth not recollect the other officers names The cruise in said Vessel off the West Indies and took two or three prizes one was sent to St. Kitts. whether the other prizes got to their places of destination Dularant does not know - And declarant says that he was born in Boston in Massachusetts in the year 1766 that he knows of no record of his age but what was contained in the Bible of his father That he lived with his mother (declarants father having been slain at the battle of Bunker Hill fighting for the Americans) when he entered as a volunteer in the Marine service of the revolution - Dularant says that he was honorably discharged from both the above vessels, but that he never received a written discharge from either vessel and he also says that he is now in a destitute condition and he hereby relinquishes every claim what was to a pension or an annuity, except the present use he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state
Sworn and subscribed this 29 day of 1837 Isaac Johnson of May before me
Thos. Tammann Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the City of New York
City and County of New York ss. James Morgan ship Carpenter and residing at No 126 Monroe street in said City, being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was Carpenter Mate on board of the said Vessel Tartar, when the said Isaac Morgan was in the service as he has stated in his foregoing Declaration - and that the said Isaac Morgan is the same identical person he represents himself to be
Sworn and subscribed this 29 day of 1837 James Morgan of May before me
Thos. Tammann Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the City of New York
And the said Court do hereby declare that the above declaration was deliberately read to the said Dularant, before his having made oath to the same, and it is the opinion of the of the said Court - that the above named applicant was in the marine service as he has stated
Wm T. Wynn Presiding Judge

I Thomas Pennick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Johnson
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 30 day of May 1837
Thos Pennick Clerk

Invalid
Army
File No. 287711
Isaac Johnson
Seaman
Ship "Barton"
Rev War
Act June 7th. 1832
Index: Vol. 4, Page 36
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New York Isaac Johnson Act of 1832 Surrender - Let to A. M. Griffin Aug 5 1837

Sept 23
W
Prof. Morgan Isaac Johnson By Carey
Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions Washington

New York Sep 21 st 1837
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
I made the amendments to the pension papers of James Morgan and Isaac Johnson for marine services in the Revolution - about six weeks ago These old men are calling upon me continually to know what is their prospect of success
Very respectfully
P. M. Griffin
Att y No 20 Chambers St

James Morgan & Isaac Johnson Mch.
N.Y.C. Oct 1882.
Free J. G. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington

New York May 30 th 1837
Mr. Edwards Esq.
Sir I have endeavored to follow the printed directions as far as I have been able to construe them and if I have failed to succeed, why, I cannot help it
respectfully
O. W. Griffith
Attorney at Law
No 26 Chambers

Benjamin
Israel Johnson

City and County of New York ss: Isaac Johnson an applicant for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 in addition to what he has stated in his "Declaration" for said pension and now on file at Washington store, being only some little defense - That deponent did actual duty in the War of the American Revolution on board of the Ship Tartar for eight months and four months on board of the Sloop Winthrop the precise days or times or months those services were performed deponent cannot more particularly state owing to deponent's advanced age and defective memory attending that thereon - And deponent says as to why he did not apply for a pension before - That becoming old and infirm and poor he began to inquire about the first of April last whether persons in the Marine Service of the Revolutionary War were not entitled to a pension? Deponent having always heretofore understood pensions to the said April that the pension laws only extended to soldiers - or persons who had been in the land service - When inquiring about this matter of James Morgan ship Carpenter of said City about this business for the first time since Morgan informed deponent that said Morgan and deponent had better try and obtain pensions for had deponent not been under the impression and belief that the pension laws of the U.S. did not extend to persons like deponent - deponent's circumstances were poor enough time long past for to make the said application had deponent only known that the said pension laws extended to deponent.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
I, Thomas Jeremiah, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That John Irving Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto subscribed is genuine, as I verily believe.
A of Gen entry of
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court and County, the 10 day of August 183 9
Thos Jeremiah Clerk.

City and County of New York ss: Isaac Johnson an applicant for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 in addition to what he has stated in his "Declaration" for said pension and now on file at Washington, being duly sworn, doth depose - That deponent did actual duty in the War of the American Revolution on board of the Ship Tartar for eight months and four months on board of the Sloop Winthrop the precise days or times or months these services were performed deponent cannot more particularly state owing to deponent's advanced age and defective memory attending such thereon - And deponent says as to why he did not apply for a pension before - that becoming old and infirm and poor he began to inquire about the first of April last whether persons in the Marine Service of the Revolutionary War were not entitled to a pension? Deponent having always heretofore understood persons to the said April that the pension laws only extended to soldiers - or persons who had been in the land service - when inquiring about this matter of James Morgan ship carpenter of said City about this business for the first time since Morgan informed deponent that said Morgan and deponent had better try and obtain pension for had deponent not been under the impression and belief that the pension laws of the U.S. did not extend to persons like deponent - deponent's circumstances were poor enough time being spent for to make the said application had deponent only known that the said pension laws extended to deponent
Sworn this 10 day of August 1837 before me 3 3 3 Isaac Johnson 1710 3 Irons
First Judge of the Court of Gen Pleas for the City & County of New York