Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32979, for Daniel Learned, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Learned, Daniel
S. 32979
CONTENTS

10,634
Massachusetts.
Daniel Learned
of East Sudbury in the state of Mass ts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bond of the Mass ts line, for the term of one year.
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 31 of March 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of May 1819. and sent to Hon. John Davis, Esq., Boston.
  Arrears to 4th of March 1819  89.29    emi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep r 1819  48       M. 5/31 in  $137.29  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued
Application sent to Abraham Pigeon Esq. 22 September 1820, Cambridge Massachusetts

22.
Daniel Learned
10634
Not ent May 1819 Not sold

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, Daniel Learned resident in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 10.634 -> 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, Daniel Learned 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 thirty first day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ” Given at the War Office of the United States, this fifteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and nineteen. J. L. Edwards in the absence & on behalf of the  JO. GALLATIN , Secretary of War.” L. S.
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,
  “ Two thirds of an old house a small barn & out house & 1/4 of an acre of land . . . . .  $267 00    About 12 acres of poor swamp pasture in right of his wife valued at four dol- lar per annum . . . . .  4 00    Five acres of common & unimproved land yielding no income but subject to taxes . . . . .  40 ->    The reversion of two sevenths parts of certain real estate called the widows Pools thirds said widow now living yielding no in- come . . . . .  52     $363 00    House hold furniture . . . . .  44 80    Farming tools, . . . . .  17 05  

  Live Stock . . . . .   $ 38    The amt of debts due from sundry persons  33 50  457.85    Amount of note due from Wm Curtis' estate supposed to be insolvent . . . . .  201 96  33 50      491.35    Amount of debts due from said Learned & now owing to sundry persons . . . . .   265 76      $ 725.59  
Daniel Learned
And I the said Learned do testify that I was in the years service in Cap t Abijah Childs company in Col Wm Bowds Reg t of Massachusetts line that I was in Lexington battle and Bunker Hill fight and am now aged sixty five years by occupation a labourer but can work but little in consequence of a rheumatic affection that I have a wife fifty eight years of age who is feeble & unable to labour much.
Daniel Learned

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Samuel Dana a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
11 I, Daniel Learned 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.
Daniel Learned
Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed Daniel Learned took and subscribed the aforeswritten Oath before me,
Sam d Dana 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 two thousand & twenty five dollars & fifty nine cents
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 20 th day of July 1820.
Attr.
Abraham Biglow

United States Massachusetts District of East Sudbury in said District Daniel Learned, a resident citizen of the United States maketh oath that he served in the war of the Revolution in the Continental establishment; that in A D 1775 he en- listed as a private in Capt Abner Crafts Company, in Colo- Bond's regiment for eight months Does not recollect the line: at the end of which months he re-enlisted in Capt Abijah Child's company Colo Bond's regiment, for one year: upon after which year he became sick and unable to travel from Fort Geo to Mount Independence to procure his discharge that he does not remember the  by reason of the above lines that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in  of his reduced circumstances in life he is in 
Daniel Learned
Massachusetts District
Boston 31. March 1878
Sworn to before me
M c David Dist ct Judge

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 6 June
A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Daniel Learned 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 A. B. 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.
M c David
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
1 February 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Daniel Learned by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M c David
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

No 113
Dan learned
not to be found, on Rolls
new evidence
C. D.
Bonds ref. one of 1776
Adm c
New Evidence C. D.

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Handwritten text in vertical columns, possibly in Arabic script.

Jonas Learned of Watertown, now residing in Brighton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby say that Daniel Learned Learned of East Sudbury was a Soldier in Capt. Mijah Child's Company in the twenty fifth Regiment of which was commanded by Col. William Bond in the Continental establishment, and that said Daniel Learned served as a Soldier as aforesaid through the whole year of 1778, and the reason that his Name cannot be found on the rolls of the Army, is because said Col. Bond died in the service at Tienderoga & the rolls of said Regiment were lost, & I further say that said Learned stands in need of assistance, & I further say not. his Jonas Learned mark
Attest M. 1810 R. 4 7 Middlesex ss: Brighton January 7 th 1810. I the undersigned personally appeared before me, the subscriber one of the justices of the peace for the said County the above named Jonas Learned & made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed, and that he is a credible witness. Before me, Nathl. R. Whitney justice of the peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. I Abraham Higgin Clerk of the judicial courts in this county of Middlesex, do certify that Nathaniel R. Whitney Esquire is a Justice of the Peace acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, & his name att to the foregoing certificate is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this eighth day of January 1819.
Abraham Higgin

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Newton April the 14 1818 these certify that Daniel (the bearer of this in learned was, Capt Crafts Company in Col. Gannear Regiment in the year 1775 and in Capt Abijah Child Company in Col. William Bonds Regiment in the year 1776 in the Southern Army in the Service of the united States Attest Nathan Fuller the then Major of said Regiment NB. Said Learned Served the whole of the year  the year 1776

32979 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32,979
Daniel Learned
Rev
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 241
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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I Nathan Fuller of Newton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of the Massachusetts Esquire do testify I say that I was a Major in Col. William Brand's regiment, it being the truly 11th Regiment in the Continental establishment, that Daniel Learned now of East Sudbury was a Soldier in Capt. Abijah Child's Company in said Regiment and served as such through the whole year of 1778, and the reason why his Name cannot be found on the rolls of the Army, is because said Col. Brand lost the same at Tinconderoga & the rolls spread throughout the war, I say that said Learned stands in need of of a pension I further say not.
Nathan Fuller
Middlesex ss: Newton January 7 th 1819. Then personally appeared before me, the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for the said County, the above named Nathan Fuller Esq. I made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed, and that he is a credible witness. Before me Nathl. C. Whitney Justice of the peace
I Nathan Fuller, also testify I say that Jonas Learned now residing in Brighton, who is a Pauper of Watertown was a Soldier in said Company & Regiment with the above named Daniel Learned, & served as such the same term.
Nathan Fuller
Middlesex ss: Newton January 7 th 1819. Then personally appeared before me, the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for the said County, the above named Nathan Fuller Esq. I made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed, and that he is a credible witness. Before me Nathl. C. Whitney Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex: ss. I Abraham Biglow Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the County of Middlesex, do certify that Nathaniel R. Whitney Esquire, whose is a Justice of the peace acting under the author- ity of this Commonwealth, & his name set to the within certificates is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this eighth day of January. A.D. 1819.
Abraham Biglow

Daniel Learned S. File 32979 Mass.
An abstract of pay, Capt. Childs co. 5 Col. Bond's regt., in 1776 and 1777, has been removed from this case to be forwarded to the War Department.
J.M.H.
Oct. 27, 1910.
Sent to War Dept. Jany. 16, 1913.
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