Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32990, for Levi Lesure, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Dear,
Dear Sir,
NUMBER _____
NUMBER D. 32 990
CONTENTS

32990 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32,990
Levi Loomis
Pa Her Wis
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 403
[Arrangement of 1870.]

3416.
4
Massachusetts Roll
Serjeant
Capt Peters
Massachusetts Line
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 14 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of Oct r 1818 and sent to Edw d D. Bangs Esq r Worcester Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 37.60 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th Mar ch 1819 48.00
Arrears 4 Mo 24/30 $85.60
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
One Dollar

Savi Sainu
Wylas
Not on Roll
DM
Admitted

I Andrew Peters of Westborough in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Esquire, Testify & say, that on the third day of May A.D. 1775, Levi Leisure now resident at Upton in said County of Worcester & Commonwealth aforesaid, entered & was engaged in the land service of the United States on the Continental establishment in the war of the Revolution & served from that time to the end of the said year 1775 as a private soldier against the common enemy, that he belonged to the company commanded by me in the Regiment of Colonel Joseph Read in the Massachusetts line, - and I further say, that on the 18 th day of November of the same year 1775, the said Levi Leisure enlisted in order to serve in the service aforesaid for one from & after the first day of January A.D. 1776 & did actually serve in my company in the said Read Regiment in the Massachusetts line & on the continental establishment to the end of the same year 1776 as a private soldier, at which time the said Regiment was disbanded, & at that time & in that way the said Levi Leisure was discharged from the service, and all the above service was done without any interruption or absence that I know of. I am totally disinterested in this application.  September 2. 1818 Andrew Peters.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
WORCESTER, ss.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts
holden within and for said County of Worcester, certify, that the Justices  the Justices  before whom the annexed affidavits have been made, are Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that their names subscribed thereto are their own proper signatures.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal, this twentyfifth day of September, A.D. 1818.
Abijah Bigelow, Clk.
Application of Levi Leisure of Upton

Lesson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
September 25 th A.D. 1810
Worcester ss: Personally appeared Andrew Peter Esq r within named, and made oath to the truth of the within affidavit by him subscribed - and I certify that he is a credible witness, and I am fully satisfied that said Andrew Peter Esq r is also a disinterested Witness. -
Done before me Seth Hastings, Justice of the Peace
Wales
1810
7 1/2 10 1/2

I Enos Taft of Mendon in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age. Testify and say that I am personally knowing that Levi Square now resident in Upton in the County of Worcester aforesaid. Served as a private soldier against the common enemy of the United States on the Continental establishment in the war of the Revolution in Capt. Andrew Peters Company in Colonel Joseph Read's Regiment in the Massachusetts line from the first part of May A.D. 1775 to the last part of December A.D. 1776 without interruption or absence.
September 19 th 1810 I was a soldier Enos Taft in said Peters Company during the whole of said time
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss September 19 th 1810 Personally appeared Enos Taft above named and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed, and I certify that his credibility in my opinion is unimpeachable. and I am satisfied also that he is a disinterested witness in the application of the said Levi Square for a Pension. done before me. J. H. Hastings, Justice of the Peace
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to the declaration aforesaid, by made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of said Court, the day of the date aforesaid.
Edw. Bancroft
Applied Levi

State of Massachusetts.
I Levi Lesure — a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Wpton in the County of Worcester — in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on in the Spring of Seventeen Hundred & Seventy six the former time I cannot recollect
I entered and was engaged in the land — service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the Spring of Seventy Seven
as a private Soldier — against the common enemy, without any interrup- tion or absence: that I belonged to Capt Andrew Peter Company in Col Joseph Hoad's Regiment — Massachu- setts Line —
and that I left the service on early in the Season of 1777. being honorably discharged — but I have since lost my discharge — and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of Seventy two years extremely infirm and without prospect,
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Levi Lesure
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 14 th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, Edward Bangs, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said State comprising said County of Worcester
the abovenamed Levi Lesure and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination du- ly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of said Court, the day of the date aforesaid.
Edw. Bangs

I Samuel Craggin of Uxbridge in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Esquire of lawful age. testify & say that I am well acquaint- ed with Sir Seixas within named and am personally knowing to his having served in the war of the revolution on the Continental estab- lishment as he has within stated. Samuel Craggin
Worcester ss April 14 th 1840 personally appeared Samuel Craggin above named and made oath to the truth of the affidavit by him subscribed before me Benaiah Pratt Esq. Clerk of the Court

remained in the county of ...
I think Mr Aldridge of Mendon in the County of Worcester before and say that in the year 1776 I served in the same Company (Capt Andrew Paton's) one year with him since Mr Aldridge
Worcester Sept 14 th 1818 I seem to be sure Mr Aldridge was within
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