Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33789, for Charles Thrasher, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
★ Thrasher, Charles
S 33789
CONTENTS

Massachusetts
4231
$ 5.33 1/3 per month
Charles Thrasher Capt Allen Private
Mass & New
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 7 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of November 1818 and sent S Putnam Judge to Berkshire Ct Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818. 3 25/30 31.51 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48.
$ 79.51
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
one year
Cheshire
Berkshire Ct. Continued
See letter to Hon: Henry Shaw Ramsborough, Massachusetts, May 7. 1821
Note sent to Andrew J. Hall Esq. 31 Jan. 1821 Henry Shaw

Charles Threlfall
Thrasher, Charles, Mass, S33184

THIS certifies that Charles Thresher a Soldier an inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , who belonged to the Massachusetts Militia commanded by Col. Dr. Brown & William White in the service of the United States of America , aged Thirty four , as appears by Certificates lodged in the Pension-Office, having been examined by me, is found to be disabled in said service by a Musket ball enter: his Belly Just below the navel & remains in him And I do hereby certify that he is entitled to receive Twenty Shillings per Month, commencing Novr 1786 agreeably to the Resolution of Congress, of the 7th of June, 1785, and to an Act of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , of the 17th March, 1786.
GIVEN under my hand, at BOSTON , this 10 day of June in the year of our Lord, 1789, and in the Thirteenth year of the Independence of the United States of America .
John Lucas Commissary of Pensions
No Charles made application & produced the requisite certificates previous to the Resolve of Congress of 11 th June 1788. JL

Charles Thrasher
Admitted for services in Cray's Regt. 1779 to 1780.
Charles Thrasher

Commonwealth District of Massachusetts.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY, ss.
ON this seventh day of May — in the year of our Lord 1818 before the subscriber Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the Supreme Jud. Court of S. Constitu personally appeared Charles Trasher — aged Sixty Three years, resident in the Town of Cheshire — in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, in the said District—who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the late 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:” That he, the said Charles Trasher enlisted in 1777 in the State of Rhode Island in the Company of Captain Thomas Allen  in the Company commanded by Captain  for one year & defined for one year into the Company of the commanded by Captain Loring in the same Regiment & defined the same & that he again enlisted in 1779 or 1780 into Captain William Ladd's Company in Col. Carver's Regiment . That he continued to serve in the said corps, in the service of the United States, until the  for the space of three years in the whole at these several periods that he again enlisted in 1780 - at Slidell Ferry in the State of Massachusetts in the  which he was discharged from service  in the State Col. John Brown's Regiment  where he continued to serve till he was wounded & discharged at Albany Hospital in the State of New York 1780 - That he was in the battle of Sullivan's Defeat at Rhode Island & in the skirmish or Battle where Col. John Brown was killed so called; — and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support; and therefore the Pension which he now has And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid. The Declarant has a ball S. Putnam  in his body - which he rec. in Battle -  S. Putnam S.S.C
Signed in presence of S. Putnam A.S.S.C.
I Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of the said Court - do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said mark Charles Thatcher did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court the 7 th May 1818.
S. Putnam Just, } S. J. Court of Mass }
JOSEPH WOODBRIDGE, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court sitting for the County of Berkshire do certify and attest, that the abovenamed Samuel P. Hildreth is one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court appointed and that the foregoing is his signature.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, the day and year first above written.
Ms. Woodbridge P.M.

Charles Thrasher
C " "
1/2 31
[Large decorative flourish or signature]
Parker L. Hall
Lincoln

District of Massachusetts, ss :
ON this 3 rd day of July 1820 ; Personally appeared in open Court before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Lenox, within and for the County of Berkshire, in the Western Circuit, on the 4th Monday of June 1820, the same Court, being a Court of records 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, Charles Thrasher aged 66 years, resident in Berkshire in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows ; that he enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Allen in the regiment commanded by Colonel Crary in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment. That his original declaration is dated May 7-1818 and that his pension certificate is numbered 4,231
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on the 18th 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 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 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 of property, necessary clothing and bedding excepted—to wit :
  Real Estate - 1 house and ten acres of Land $160-   Personal Estate - 1 tub of soap - 2.00 Ebenezer wax - 1.00   1 horn - 2.00 2 pails - .75 5 wooden plates, 2 salt & pepper 2.25   1 table - 16.00 1 shovel - .75 Glass ware 67   1 table - .83 2 hoes - .60 1 pot - .33   5 chains - 1.50 1 axe - .50 1 pry - .75   1 Bropkettle 2.00 1 pitchfork - .17 3 knives & forks - .25   45 pails & 20. horn 2.50 1 tub of pots - 8.00 old horn - .25   3 small do. do. 1.25 2 baskets - 1.00 old tubs & boxes - .25   1 pot - .75 2 chub - .83   1 spider - .25 Peter L tin ware 1.17 $206-60 
That I am by occupation a Labourer - that I was wounded in the time of the war which renders me unable to labour the greatest part of my family residing with me is one that their names and ages are as follow : Patience Thrasher my wife aged Sixty eight years of a very feeble constitution I have been for a number of years past - that Charles Thrasher (Sign?)
Sworn to, and declared on the 3 rd day of July - 1820, before the Said Court - Parker L. Hall Clerk.
I Parker L. Hall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Berkshire 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 Two hundred six dollars and Sixty cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 22 nd day of August - 1820.
Parker L. Hall
CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.

33 789 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33, 789
Charles Thresher
Rev Rev Mr
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 230
[Arrangement of 1870.]