Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33764, for Daniel Swetland, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Swetland, Daniel
833764
Mass.
CONTENTS

5.383
Massachusetts
Capt Langdon Daniel Swetland Private
New Hampshire Line 1776-1778 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th of Jany 1819 and sent to John Hooker Esq. Judge Springfield Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818. 4 mos 38. 39 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 11 th Mar: 1819. 48-00
Continued $ 86.39
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Hampden County

Notification sent July 29 th 1820 to
John Ingersoll, Springfield, Mass.

33 764 Rev INVALID.
File No. 38, 764
Daniel Smetland
His Per m
Act: 18 th March 187
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 410
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Daniel Sweetland
no. 5383. Jan 1819
Con
Mar 1819

COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY of Hampden ss.
ON this tenth day of July , 1820, personally appeared, in open court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, the same being a Court of Record and so established by a Statute of said Commonwealth, said Court being now in session at Springfield within and for said county of
Daniel Sweetland aged Sixty Six years, resident in Springfield in County of Hampden who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: Enlisted May 1775 into Paul Langdon's Company of Regiment Commanded by Col Danielson marched to Roxbury & staid there till August following when I was permitted to volunteer under Genl Arnold then a Col upon an expedition to Quebec. Marched under Capt Williams, returned in November to Boston & served the old Company at the expiration of the Eight Months enlisted under Capt Walker for one Year was stationed in Cambridge until March 1778 in Col Stark's Regiment then marched to New York from thence we marched to Canada staid in Canada one Month returned under Genl Sullivan to Crown Point & from thence to Mount Independence & then staid until my term expired within a week with a sick man upon his death I had a pass to return home. Daniel Sweetland a farmer unable to labour confined a great deal of his time with the Rheumatism has a wife 88 Years very feeble & confined to the house always a long time to the Bed she is certainly unable to do any thing for her own support - this constitutes his Family
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 11th day of March, 1818; And that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish 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 18th day of March, 1818; 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.
SCHEDULE.
  2 Swims $11.00   4 Bee Hives 8.00   2 Axes .75   1 Pot 1.00   1 Kettle 1.50   1 Dish Kettle .75   1 Spider .30   1 Skellet .19   1 Hoe .12   $22.61 
Daniel Sweetland
Sworn to and declared on the tenth day of July 1820 before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas Attest John Ingersoll Clerk
John Ingersoll Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the 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 Seventy two Dollars and Sixty one Cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, on this Nineteenth day of July 1820 John Ingersoll Clerk of the Court for the County of Hampden

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hampden
ss. B EIT REMEMBERED, That on the eleventh day of April A. D. 1818, came before me, JOHN HOOKER, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said state, and including the said county of Hampden the above named Daniel Sweetland the applicant & Lemuel Parsons  Swanson Collins & severally respectively
made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed, and hereto annexed. I do thereupon hereby declare, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Daniel Sweetland the applicant did serve in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for more than nine months, on the continental establishment, as set forth in his affidavit aforesaid, and that he is yet a resident citizen of the United States, is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the said Circuit Court for the said county of Hampden to be affixed hereto, this 11 th day of April 1818
I do therefore hereby certify & transmit the above as the testimony & proceedings had on said application before me to the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States —
John Hooker

Dear husband
Daniel Sweetland New Hampshire
Three ears returned for further disuse of service. The depos- ition in each case of 2 credible witnesses.
Respectfully
Hooker Springfield
Not on Bill Roll

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. Springfield April 11 th AD 1818
Personally appeared before me John Hooker one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Hampden; Daniel Sweetland now resident in Springfield in said County and made solemn oath that at Roxbury in the state of Massachusetts that on the first of January in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy six he was enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Sylvester Walker's Company of Colonel Stark's Regiment of Infantry New Hamp- shire Line, and served in said Company in the American Revolutionary army against the Common Enemy during the term of eleven months and two weeks thereafterwards when he received, at Mount Independence near Ticonderoga where he had been left to take charge of an invalid soldier, a written pass from a subaltern Officer to return to 3 d Springfield, that he never asked, or received any discharge written discharge from the army whatever - & that by reason of his reduced circum- stances in life he stands in need of assistance from his Country
Daniel Sweetland
April 11 th
I Samuel Parsons of Springfield Mass ts do depose & say that I was in the same Company & Regiment with the said Daniel Sweetland, and that he served one year or very nearly, more than nine months in the said Regiment commanded by Colonel Stark & in the Company commanded by Captain Walker, as he has stated in the foregoing Affidavit — Samuel Parsons I Simon Colton do depose that the same Simon Colton in the said Parsons —
April 11 th

Dear Swelland Private Jan'y 76 to Dec'y 76 Stark's N. Hampshire Rept Admitted
I John Hooker within named do hereby return this application with the annexed Affidavits of Simon Collier & Leonard Parsons taken annex 2 in which they particularly state the knowledge they had of the farm of the D. Daniel had leased — John Hooker

I Simeon Cotton of Long Meadow Mass s do testify & say that in Dec r . 1770 I enlisted with one Lt. Starks into the army of the United States to serve for the term of one year from the first day of Jany 1771 that I went to Roxbury near Boston & on the first day of Jany I joined the company of Capt y Sylvanus Walker in the Regiment of Colonel Starks in the New Hampshire line - that said Regiment & Company were stationed at Winter Hill near Boston until the British left Boston - soon after we were marched - to Newton - then to New York - thence to Albany - to Fort George - St Johns & Montreal - Chambly - thence back to St Johns & thence Fort Independence near Fienderoga - where the said Company continued until towards the last of November in the same year - and I do further testify that Daniel Sweatland of Springfield the Applicant joined said Company & Regiment about the middle of Jany 1771 - & that said Sweatland was in said Company doing duty as a private soldier during all said time from the middle of Jany 1771 to the last of Nov r of the same year & that he was in the same company with me - that when said Company & Regiment left Fort Independence towards the last of Nov r the said Sweatland was left there by order of the Capt y to take care of some hawks who were there very sick - Simeon Cotton
I Lemuel Parsons of Springfield Mass s do testify & say that I enlisted into said Walker's Company in Col d Starks Regiment New Hampshire to serve for one year - that I joined it Jany first 1771 & was with said Company & Regiment the whole of said year - except that I was sick at Boston & was left there & joined said Company when it returned from Canada which was about three weeks - in all other respects I do testify to all the facts stated in the above Deposition of Simeon Cotton - Lemuel Parsons
Mass s Hampden County ss - Dec r 21. 1810 Then personally appeared the above named Simeon Cotton & Lemuel Parsons & being duly cautioned answered & swore severally made oaths to the truth of the facts set forth in the Affidavits by them respectively subscribed - and I do also certify that I am well acquainted with the said Simeon Cotton & Lemuel Parsons & that they persons of good credit for truth & are not interested. J. Root Hooker Esq r as aforesaid