Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33033, for Edward Masters, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Masters, Edward
S 33033
CONTENTS

6479
Massachusetts
Edward Masters
of Boston in the state of Mass ts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dore of the Mass ts line, for the term of six years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts. at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 th of March, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of Jan y 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq r Boston Mass ts
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 6 mos 431/30 42.09 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1819 48.00
90.09
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

I hereby Certify, that Edward Masters was a private Soldier in list d during the war, in my Company in the late first Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Vose in the Revolutionary Army, and faithfully served in that capacity, from the year seventeen hundred & seventy seven to the close of the war — I am also fully satisfied, that he is in indigent Circumstances
Boston 19 th March 1818
Francis Green Cope late 1 st Mass Regt Revol y Army

33 033 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33 033
Masters Edward Masters
His Rev Mr
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 256
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 21
Edward Masters Pres
Vose Mass to Regt.
1777 during the War
P
Corral
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original document.]

United States
Massachusetts District
Edward Master of Boston in the County of Suffolk in the District of Massachusetts, Applicant for a pension from the United States, under 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" maketh oath that he served as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution in the continental establishment from the year 1777 to the close of the war - that he enlisted in the service of the United States for service during the war A.D. 1777. and entered in the company of Francis Green in the first Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Joseph Pore and was connected with said company and served as a soldier until the close of the war when he received an honorable discharge.
W.D. Judson's Clk.
Edward Master's mark.
Mass. Dist. March 28. 1810
Sworn to before me
W.D. Judson
Dist. Judge
Mass. Dist.

He also further testifies and says that he is in such reduced circumstances as to need the assistance of his country, for support Maj. Dis. May 23. 1818
Seen by before me
M c Clain
Dist. Ind. U.S.
Maj. Dis.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 5 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Edward Masters subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked e together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M c Quoid
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.
~~~~~ Boston 18 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Edward Masters by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M c Quoid
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 18 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Edward Marten by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
J. C. Davis
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.