Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18492, for Benjamin Lock, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lock, Benjamin
S 18492
Carded
CONTENTS

1.153  Massachusetts Benj n Lock  at Middlesex in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Corp commanded by Capt n Niles of the Reg t commanded by Col d Asa D. in the Mass line for 7 M th 6 D s . Disb. Cert. issued Feb 26. 1834 Sent to Hon. E. Everett H.R.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 24 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Aug. 1832 and to the S. Stetson Seymour
  Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 33  $ 24 8    Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 Sep' 33  12     $ 36 0  
Recorded by G. Pills Revolutionary Claim, } Not June 7, 1832. } Clerk, Book C Vol. 2 Page 50
79 ✓  See letter to the Hon E Everett House of Reps July 18. 1834  See letter to the Hon E Everett H of R Feb 14. 1834

State of
Massachusetts
County of Middlesex ss.
On this
Twelfth
day of
June
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Concord in and for said County, Benjamin Lock a resident of Lexington in said County, aged Seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, A. D. 1832.
THAT he was born at Lexington aforesaid on the Seventh day of May A. D. 1756, and that there is a record of his birth in the Clerks Office in sd Town : that he was in the United States service from the eighth day of July, A. D. 1776, to the thirtieth day of November A. D. 1776 inclusive as a Soldier in the Infantry : that he was residing at Lexington aforesaid when he entered the service; that he has lived in sd town ever since and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Miles of Concord Mass. & in the Regiment of Col. Jonathan Root of Littleton : that he marched from Lexington through Concord, Gunton, Hearn, Charlestown N. H., after Creek thence to Ticonderoga : that he served with of the regular troops; and Col. Brant who died at Mt Independence in 1778 was the only regular officer were known to him: that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received a discharge from Genl. Pierce Sibley Camp. : that he left the service on the twelfth day of Nov. 1776 and that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at Lexington aforesaid
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the day of Sept A. D. 1777, to the day of Nov A. D. 1777 as a Soldier in the Infantry that he was residing at Lexington aforesaid when he entered the service; that he has lived in sd town ever since and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Samuel Parrar and in the Regiment of Col. Eleazer Brooks : that he marched from Lexington through Concord Northampton, Cambridge Wrentham thence to Battle Hill & encamped, and that he served with of the regular troops; and regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle that at the end of his service he received a discharge was dismissed at Winter Hill and left the service on Charlestown Mass. and left the service sometime in November 1777.
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from the day of A. D. 1778, to the day of A. D. 1778 as a Substitute in the stead of John Perry that he was residing at Lexington when he entered the service; that he was in the service thirty days and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt. Abraham Pierce and in the Regiment of Col. Eleazer Brooks : that he marched from Lexington to Cambridge & there encamped : that he served with of the regular troops; and regular officers were known to him; that he was in no battle that at the end of his service he received a discharge he returned to Lexington and left the service on 1778

Benj d Lock's Declaration For a Pension 25.952
25.952

And the said Benjamin Lock maketh oath and further saith, that he does not now recollect that continental Regiment or companies he served with, or the names of the officers other than those before mentioned - That he never had any other discharge except the one herewith annexed. That he was one of the Guards of the Hessians from Stillwater, New York to Winter Hill, Charlestown, Mass. - That on his last term of service, at Cambridge, as a substitute for John Perry of Waltham, Middlesex Co. Mass. he does not now recollect the month when he commenced, or when he left, but he was one of the Guards of the British Prisoners taken with Gen. Burgoyne, and served but thirty days, after his term had expired he called on said Perry in Waltham, and has not seen him since; but from the best information he can obtain believes him to be dead. And that he has no other documentary evidence of this service that he knows of no person, now living, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to this part of his service in the revolutionary war - And that Nathan Chandler, Esquire, & Dr. Joseph Fiske are neighbors to him who can testify to his character for veracity & their belief in his services as a soldier of the revolution.
Suborn and subscribed Before Me.
Benjamin Lock
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Benjamin Lock
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
App. E. Thurneyson
We Charles Briggs, Clergyman, residing in the town of Lexington and Joseph Fiske, Physician, residing in said town of Lexington do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Lock who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid.
App. E. Thurneyson
Charles Briggs
Joseph Fiske
Surgeon in the Army of the Revolution
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Charles Briggs who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Lexington; and that Dr. Joseph Fiske who has also signed the same is a resident in said Lexington and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
David Cummins Jas. W.
I Elias Runney Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Lock for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
E. Thurneyson

e V o 25952
Benjamin Lock Middlesex County Massachusetts
Mar 7 Mrs 6 days
27 60
Saml Stilson Esq. Lexington Massachusetts

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Benjamin Lock Middlesex County Massachusetts
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Served July 1776 - 4 6 privt. Capt Miles, Col Reed Col Bosed, 77 years Lexington Traditionaly evidence & one Witness certified credible & some friends documentary evidence - papers authenticated   Served Sept. 1777 about 2 - " Capt Harrar, Col Brooks Massachusetts   Sub - 1778 - 1 - " Capt Price, Col Brook,  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }  On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      years, 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

548 Benjamin Lock
No 1
This old document purports to contain the evidence in part of Benjamin Lock's service in the Revolutionary War, when he went to Ticonderoga, the time he enlisted & the term that which he passed. It seems to be a very imperfect paper, but but marks of being genuine so far as I guess.
Lock, Benj. Mass 518492

September 4 th 1776
My billeting
0-16-3 109
I Was then taken Sick Lawfull 0-7-11
for vinegar 0-3-9 Benjamin
for Molass 0-2-6 Sack
for Wine 0-2-6
for vinegar 0-9-4 3/4
for Wine 0-15-0
for Butter 0-6-3
for Milk 0-1-10
for Wine 0-15-0
for My gun Nine Dollars
for My Cap: two and Sixpence
for My Shirt hunting six and sixpence
for My Canteen two Shillings
for My powder and horn four Shillings
for a Duck 0-0-3
for vinegar 0-0-8
for Stator 0-0-3 3/4
for Beans 0-0-
for Beans 0-0-3

No 1 The intestec on Series into the fontaines Service July 9 th 1776 The first master is of York vice March 24 th of July 1776 The Heart Charleston do four the 2 nd Day of August We start from No 1000 of 1800 of August as Keant after Creek 9 th 10 th Day of August like the Campment of 12 th of August the Towns James town begin like Springfield Station like Athensville Cambridge Lowville Simsbury Allen Creek Roxbury Springfield Shelburne Shambers

No 3
Concord Nov. 17 th 1836
I hereby certify that I have examined Benj n  Lock and recommend him as a fit Object for a Discharge
To the Hon d Maj r Gen l Gates
In consequence of the above Certificate and being convinced that the Complaint of Benjamin Lock is not fictitious I do recommend the D r Benj n  Lock Soldier in Capt. Miles, Company of Col o . Jon a Reed Reg t Aged Twenty years, five feet two inches high, Dark hair, Dark Eyes, Dark complexion belonging to the Town of Lexington as a proper person to be Discharged from the Army of the United States of America. Jon a Reed Col o
To the Hon d Maj r Gen l Gates Commanding at Concord
Middlesex ss. Feb 22 d A D 1833 Personally appeared Benjamin Lock & made oath that he is the identical person named in the above certificate & that the alteration in his name was made at the time the certificate was given & from the best of his recollection some other name was written thereon mistaking but corrected at the time
before me Samuel Stetson Just. Peace

I Benjamin Lock do acknowledge that I have Rec d . all my Pay and Arrears of all kind Due to me for my Service in the Army of the United States of America Benja Lock
Benjamin Lock Soldier in Capt Miles Comp. Col. J. C. Reed, Regt. is for the Reason within Mentioned Discharged from the Service of the United States of America Given at Head Q rs this 12 th Day of Novem r . 1846
My General Command Isaac Pierce
S. F. 18492
Benjamin Lock Mass.
H. de Camp

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Whereas S r . J. Elias Thurney Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of record in said County, do certify that Samuel Stetson Esquire is a Justice of the Peace, within & for said County of Middlesex, and that his name subscribed to the Certificate on the annexed pa- per, is his true & proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court, the twentieth day of June 1833.
E. Thurney.

APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
County of Middlesex ss. State of Massachusetts
On this thirteenth day of February 183 4 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Middlesex personally appeared Benjamin Lock who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Miles of Concord Mass. in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jonathan Reed. Littleton, Mass. in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Massachusetts — that he never received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the  and now wishes to obtain one, 183 4  at or near
he
Benjamin Lock Samuel Stetson Justice of the Peace
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel Stetson Justice of the Peace
I John P. Merrill of Lexington, Mass. Postmaster , upon oath say, that Benjamin Lock , above named, is well known to me; I know him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. Lexington Feb 13th 1834. John P. Merrill Then the above Samuel Stetson Justice of the Peace, made another to the above deposition & he is believed to be a person of veracity. Before me Samuel Stetson Justice of the Peace .
NOTES.—The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one"
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office, setting forth that the officer before whom the affidavit may be made is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be.
When a person acting as an agent or Attorney for a pensioner, loses the certificate, the affidavit of that person is also required, which must be authenticated as above.
In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.—In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
No attention will be given to applications from persons who act as agents, unless they are known at the War Department, or are vouched for as respectable persons by some one who is known to the Department.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss. I Elias Phinney Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, being a court of record in said County of Middlesex do certify, that Samuel Stetson is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, and that his name subscribed to the within Certificate is his own proper signature. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court the 14th day of February 1834. —
E. Phinney.

No 8 Certificate Lee, Com. Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, March 26 th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Benjamin Lock is found on a Bounty Roll of a Company under Col. Eleazer Brooks, whose Regiment went to reinforce the army at the Northward, Sept. 29 th , 1777. — His Captain was Samuel Farrar, — and Benjamin Lock is allowed for one month and ten days' service.
Edward D. Bangs Ly

No 6
Certificate See Com. Maps of John Kerry Servant at Cambridge

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, May 7 th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that John Perry served under Captain Abraham Pierce, in Colonel Eleazer Brooks Regiment of Guards, at Cambridge, from January 12 to April 3 d , 1778, where he was allow'd Two months & twenty two days service.
Edward D. Dangs. Secy

I Jonathan Loring of Mason in the State of New Hamp- shire & County of Hillsborough aged eighty three years do depose and say that I served in the war of the Revolution - and I do further testify and declare that I know and well remember Benjamin Locke now & formerly of Lexington in the County of Middlesex & State of Massachusetts who served as a soldier in that war - that he was a private soldier, in the Company of Capt Charles Miles in Colo Ruds Regiment, in which Company, I also served -
Sometime in A. D. one thousand seven hundred & seventy six the said Locke and myself both en- -gaged to the Northern frontier for five months & enlist- -ed in the company of said Capt Miles of Concord - Our other officers were Lieut. Edmund Monroe of Lex- -ington & Francis Bowman of said Lexington ser- -geant, and our company was in the Regiment of Colo For th Reed of Littleton - Our company was at Charleston in New Hampshire then called No 4. from thence we proceeded to Ticonderoga where we were in- -camped, after we had been there some time we were marched to Albany & were there dismissed -
We were at Mount Independence & our business was fort-making & in the common duties of the camp - D. Locke worked the latter part of the time at carpenter - work - As well as I can recollect we departed from Lexington in the summer & returned after the weather was cold the said Locke, having served little more than four months at which time he was dischar- -ged on account of ill health -
Jonathan Loring
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Middlesex to wit. July 26 th A D 1833
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber, a justice of the Peace within & for the County of Middlesex in said Commonwealth. Jonathan Loring well known to me as a credible & disinterested witness who subscribed the above deposition & made solemn oaths, that the same is just & true in all its particulars according to the best of his knowledge and belief.
William Chandler Justice Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex Vs. Elias Phinney Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of record in said County, do certify that William Chandler Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace, within said County, and that his name subscribed to the within Certificate is his own - proper signature. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the 22 nd day of June 1833. E. Phinney
Reporters Jonathan Davis No 8

previous.
1 st At  ya
Evidence
No 1 Old Memorandum No 2 Ltr. J. Loring No 3 Discharge.
2 d At Saratoga
Evidence
No 4. Old Memorandum No 5 Certifo Sec. Cons. Mass.
3 d At Cambridge Mass.
Evidence
Affidavit of sd Locke in his declaration -
Testimony of Clappman & Loyman. in his declaration
No 6 Certif. Sec. Cons. Mass.
No 7. Certif Town Clerk. Waltham Mass.
The above is all the evidence that sd Locke can obtain to substantiate his claim.
Attorney Agent to sd Locke, Lexington Mass.

Should the evidence be sufficient to entitle Mr Locke to a Pension Communications may be directed to Samuel Stiles Esqr Lexington Mass.

No 4
This Book contains the evidence in part of Benj Lick's service in the Revolutionary War. The time when he set out from Lexington & the day of his return & the towns he through which he passed he he

My March From Home into the army in ye year of our Lord King George Dec 3 1777
Oct ye 2 1777
My March from Lexington
Lexington
Concord. Joneses
Acton
Stony
Battle. Holmes
Lancaster
Wicwasset
Shrewsbury
Watson. Abots
Fruitland
Oakhurst
Hadwick. Warner's

Pelham Greenough Belcher - Warner's Amherst Wadsworth Northampton Williamstown Tainfield Chesterfield Worthington Pittsfield Gatesborough - Sheffield New Providence Easthoosick - Rous Williamstown Pownal
Bernington's Days Scarsdale Ft. Coicks Cambridge and then head quarters at Saratoga a place called Batenkill My Return from the Am Home Saratoga Camp pt Batenkill Stillwater Camp pt Scarsdale Esopus Hudson Newry Camp pt

Russellmanov Cam pt Canterbury Cam pt Shoeburyness St. Leonards Cam pt Agramount Greatbarrington Cam pt Tirringham Louding Cam pt Blanford Cam pt Westfield Cam pt Springfield Cam pt Wilburgham Palmer Cam pt Brimfield Weston Brookfield Cam pt Spencer
Leicester Cam pt Gloucester Cam pt Shrewsbury Cam pt Northborough Marlborough Cam pt Sudbury Weston Waltham Cam pt Portstown Cambridge Charlstown Menelony Loringtane I arrived home November 7 th 1877

The Money that I Took With Me Was Twenty Nine Dollars three Four Shillin and Four pence
The Money that I took With Me Was Twenty Nine Dollars Four Shillin and Four pence
and the Money that I spent Was Twelve Dollars and Six pence and i was three weeks on my march to Cambridge from Newton in ye year 1777

Benjamin Lock
This Book
Oct 15 1837
Benjamin Lock Barnes & Lock 4 Nassau St
Bank
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Mind your Business

Dear Sir,
Will You favor me with the means of answering the enclosed letter with as little delay as possible. — Please return me the letter when You have done with it.
Very respectfully Yours
Edward Everett.
Washington
2d Feb. 1834.

I certify that there is recorded in the Town Records in Waltham the name of one John Berry who went to Guard the troops of convention in January - 1778 - under Capt Abraham Pierce - (to be certified)
Attest Nathl Maynard Town Clerk 3
N.B. - Capt Abraham Pierce is Dead - John Berry Does not live in Waltham - and no one here knows here knows where he is
Waltham April 2 d - 1833
N. Maynard 3

Washington 23 Feb y 1834
Dear Sir,
I enclose You Benjamin Lock's application for a new Pension Certificate & beg leave to solicit Your prompt attention to the subject.
Respectfully Yours,
Edward Everett.

18492 INVALID.
File No. 18492
Benjamin Loch
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. / , Page 228
[Arrangement of 1870.]