Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13833, for Jacob Masten, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Masten, Jacob
S. 13833
Carded
CONTENTS

2812 New Hampshire
Jacob Wasten of Sutton in the State of N.H. who was a Spirits in the Company commanded by Captain  of the Regt commanded by Col. H. G. H. in the N.H. line for 7 Days
Inscribed on the Roll of N.H. at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Dec r 1832 and Sut Joseph Wast Comdante
Arrears to 4th of Dec r 1832  $34.99 Penzant. allowance ending 2 Jan o 33  11.66
$46.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. F. P. Blair Clerk
Book D Vol. 15 Page 170

Rev. War
✓ 13.833 INVALID.
File No. 13.833
Jacob Masten Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 239
[Arrangement of 1870.]

11,693 Jacob Masten
Pimah
7 Mts
W.C.E
Adm.
$23.00
Joseph C. West Concord N.H.

BRIEF in the case of Sutton
11693 Jacob Masten in the State of New Hampshire (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 74
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Dec In 1775 2 Private Gen. Cap t Eaton, - No Colonel   July '76 5 " " { Bodwell - can't recollect The Colonel exactly - think Col Wigglesworth  
5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Methuen Mass.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
a Clergyman's certif - No living witnesses -
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
all right -
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Amos C. Easton Examining Clerk.

11,693 Jacob Muster
Joseph C. West Concord N.H.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jacob Masten which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? _____ IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
Yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Isaac Newton
11698
P

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } ss. County of Merrimack }
On this Twenty seventh day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Probate for said county, now sitting, Jacob Masten a resident of Sutton in the County of Merrimack and State of N. H. aged 74 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated—
That he enlisted in Methuen Massachusetts in Dec r 1775 for two months under Capt Tim o Eaton of Haverhill Mass. 1 st Lt Stephen Webster & 2 d Lt Rich d Hall both of Methuen. En d David Sweat of Haverhill Mass. and marched to Roxbury near Boston. and served the two months and there and dismissed had no written discharge. This service was in the Mass. Militia. he cannot state with confidence the Col o 's name. that his company was stationed as a guard at some distance from the main army all the time and he was not acquainted with any field officer during this service  That he enlisted at Methuen again on the last of June or 1 st of July 1776 for five months under Capt Eliphalet Bonner of Methuen. 1 st Lt Moses Gutteridge. 2 d Lt Jon s Hoat of Ansbury Mass. En d Rich d Hall of Methuen the same man that was 2 d Lt in the service above mentioned & marched directly to N O H near Charlestown N.H. there to Secondaroga. remained there until about one week before his term was out, then all the company marched down to Albany & was there dismissed. had no written discharge. Having served the full term of five months. This service was in the Mass. Militia. according to his best recollection the Col o 's name was Wiggleworth of Newbury Port. that the chief commander was Gen Gates. That there were not many regular troops at Secondaroga while he was there. Many of them were sick with the small pox at Fort George. That he faithfully served in all seven months. That he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. That he was born in Methuen Mass. in the year 1758. that he has no record of his age. that he lived in Methuen when he entered the service. after he left the service he moved immediately to Sutton N.H. where he has lived ever since.
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.
Sworn to and subscribed, the 25 th day of September A.D. 1832
Jacob Masten
We, Benjamin Wadsworth residing in Sutton N.H. and William Dodge residing in Sutton N.H. hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jacob Masten, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 74 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 day & year last above written Benjamin Wadsworth William Dodge
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 certifies, that it appears to them that Benjamin Wadsworth who has signed the preceding certificate, is a justice of the Peace resident in the Sutton N.H. and that William Dodge, who has also signed the same is a resident in the said Sutton and is a clergyman and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. Joswell Stevens Judge of Probate
I, H. B. Chase, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Merrimack do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of the said
Jacob Masten
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 25 th day of September, A.D. 1832.
H. B. Chase, Register of Probate