Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32935, for Maurice Kelly, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
★ Kelly, Maurice S. 32935
CONTENTS

11. 872 M  Massachusetts
Maurice Kelly
of Groton in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bezelou of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 5 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 th of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 of June 1819 and sent to Samuel Dana Esq. Groton Mass.
Arrears to 4th of March 1879  11 mo. 30 d. $ 89.54 emi-aul. all'ce ending 11 Sept.  48
$ 137.54
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

32935 Recd INVALID.
File No. 32935
Marina Kelly In Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 220
[Arrangement of 1870.]

To whom it may concern
The Subscribers, Selectmen & Overseers of the Poor for the Town of Lyndonville, do Certify that Maurice Kelly who it is said, served as a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution is a man in indigent circumstances —
April 26. 1819
Noah Shattuck William Livermore Percy Hovey

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Be it remembered, that on the thirteenth day March in the year of our Lord, One Thousand, Eight hundred, and Eighteen Before me Samuel Dana Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the middle Circuit (comprehending the Counties of Essex, and Middlesex with the Commonwealth aforesaid being a Court of Record by law, instituted, and established.
Comes Maurice Kelley — of Groton — in said County of Middlesex Laborer — and on oath declares, that he served in the
war of the revolution for the space of three years and three months. That he enlisted into the Continental service in the present of the year A.D. 1777. under Capt. Sylvanus Smith of Shirley for the term of three years, when ordered to rendezvous at Worcester, where he remained near three months, from Worcester he marched to Springfield. Mr under Capt. Munn, from thence he proceeded to Binnington, from thence to Alland, where he joined Gen. Gates Army, and was then in Capt. Smiths Company, commanded by Lieut. Tabor, in the 15 Mass. Regiment where Timothy Bigelow Esq. was Colonel, belonging to Glousters Brigade. He had been at Red Bank — at at Brims heights, where at the capture of Burgoyne's Army, he joined Gen. Washingtons Army in New Jersey, and camped, and wintered at Valley Forge, the next Spring the Army moved to the Eastward and he was in the battle of Monmouth — after that Glousters Brigade was ordered to Providence in Rhode Island, and joined the Army under Gen. Sullivan. He wintered in Rhode Island & in April, or May the several forces were ordered to join the main Army, and he proceeded to White Plains, and he remained in that vicinity until his term of three years expired and he was discharged at a place called, Budds Highlands and returned again to Shirley, having been all the time aforesaid in Capt. Smiths Company, he supposes that a regular discharge was given to him, he can not read writing, nor recollect any thing of of his discharge, which is lost by time or accident — The other three months he served under Capt. Porter of Littleton at Rhode Island. He sold his wages for about thirteen Cents on the dollar, He has always resided in Shirley, Hawes, and Groton since he returned from the Army, is a husbandman, at which business business, he has always labored, is now upwards of sixty five years of age, has by dint of labor, brought up seven Children some of them have old in life, but he has not been able to accumulate  save any earnings for a subsequent support. and
By reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he now stands in need of assistance from his Country for support. — in presence of — W. B. Davenport. The mark of Maurice Kelley
Thus made, taken, subscribed, and sworn to at Groton in said County of Middlesex, the day and year aforesaid. —
Sam. Dana

To the Honorable JOHN C. CALHOUN, Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I, the undersigned Samuel Dana , Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Middle Circuit, (comprehending the Counties of Essex and Middlesex) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being a Court of Record, duly established by Law, Do hereby certify, That on the thirtieth day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen  Maurice Kelly Personally appeared and made and subscribed the declaration which is hereunto annexed.
from which it appears to me, that the said Maurice Kelly did serve in the War of the REVOLUTION, against the common Enemy, upwards of nine months.
Wherefore, in pursuance of the directions of an Act of Congress, made and passed the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," I have transmitted the said Declaration to you the said Secretary, that such further proceedings may be had in the premises, as the said Act may require.
In testimony of all which, I have caused the Seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand within the said Circuit, the thirtieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen .
Sam d Dana
And I do further certify, that the above named Maurice Kelly is poor & indigent circumstances, & that he stands in need of relief for his support — Sam d Dana