Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33726, for Barze Sturtevant, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Sturtevant, Barze
833726
CONTENTS

6609.
Massachusetts Roll
Barze Sturtevant-
of Reading in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wilson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 9 Months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts — at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th of Feb y 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq r Judge Boston.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818. 4 1/2 mo. \frac{26}{30} — 38:93 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 March 1819 — 48:—
$ 86:93
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notification sent to Hon. Bigelow Esq r 23 rd Oct. 1820.
Cambridge, Massachusetts.

33726 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33,726
Barge Student
Li Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 397
[Arrangement of 1870.]

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
30 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Barre Sturtevant by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M c Davis
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 11 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Barze Sturtevant 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 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.
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

No 270 Barre Sturtevant (Private)
Wilson's Rep d - Mass t Brig e
Aug t 1779 to May 1780 9 months
Aff t 9 th April 1810-
Wanted, the Certificate of the Judge, stating that he believes Applicant to be in "reduced circum- stances in life, &c." -

United States
Dear Sir in said District Barre Sturtevant of Reading, a resident citizen of the United States, makes oath, that he served as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution in in Capt. (Osgood's) comp't. Col. M'Nair's detach't Regim't the Continental establishment, from August 1779 to May 1780 when I was discharged, and handed my discharge to Hon. Isaac Thomson of Middleborough, Massach'ts a sena- tor of the U.S. to draw part of my wages which were unpaid, & it has not been returned to me. By reason of reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for sup- port.
Barre Sturtevant
Massachusetts District H. Boston 9. April A.D. 1818 Sworn to before me
M c Devitt
Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.

I Moses Thompson of Middlebor: in the county of Plymouth in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that in the month of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine and the within named Barre Sturtevant were both of us Inhabitants of the Town of Halifax in the said County of Plymouth that the said Sturtevant and I both of us at that time Engaged as Soldiers in the Service in the Continental army of the United States of America and that at that time I Marched in company with him the said Sturtevant from said Halifax to Springfield where we both passed muster and from there we both of us Marched in company to West Point and joined said Army and were both of us Put into Capt. Cogswell Company in Col: Wesson Reg: where he the said Sturtevant and myself continued to do Military Duty in said Company and Reg: until the month of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty when we were both of us Honorably Discharged from said Army and Returned together in company to our home and further saith not Dated April 8 th 1818
Moses Thompson
Plymouth ss April 8 th 1818 Then personally appeared the above named Moses Thompson and after being carefully Examined and cautioned to Tell the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth made oath to the above Declaration by him, subscribed before Isaac Thompson Justice of peace

159 Bangs Shinerant,
6.600
Residence
March 10/19
occupy the valley the property situated on the side
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A. D. 1820
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
WILLIAM WETMORE, and } Associate Justices STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires, } of said Court.
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, Barre Sturtevant resident in South Reading in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 66092, 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, Barre Sturtevant 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 ninth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. "Given at the War Office of the United States, this fourth day of February one thousand eight hundred and nineteenth 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,
  1 Household Furniture / clock $4 00   2 cases of drawers 9 --   7 tables 1 50   2 trunks 0 75   Hard ware 2 00   2 looking glasses 3 50   3 barrels 1 --   9 chairs 4 00   25 75   Our note against my son of $58, worth not more than 29 00   $54 75 
Said Sturtevant is now indebted to sundry persons in the sum of $200  Barre Sturtevant

Said Sturtevant served in the Army of the Revolution in manner and form as appears by his declaration & documents on file in the Secretarys office he will be fifty eight years of age in November next, never had any trade and is unable to labour but a little his family consists of a wife nearly of his age who is also feeble. Barnes Sturtevant

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, Barne Stearns 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 And that the said schedule statement hereto annexed by me subscribed are correct and true. So help me God Barne Stearns
Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed Barne Stearns took and subscribed the aforesaid Oath before me,
Stephen Minot Judge of said Court.
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW, 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 fifty four dollars & twenty five cents
rather  which to the above Minot stated In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 20th day of July 1820
Attr. Abraham Biglow