Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,577, for Bartholomew Thayer, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Thayer, Bartholomew
S. 40,577
B.L.Wt. 601-200
CONTENTS

W o 601
9!
Bartholomew Mayer.
Lieutenant
10 Reg t
Massachusetts Line.
(P.)
This Warrant issued the 18 th December 1812. and delivered the same day to the Hon ble Sam l . Dumoon. M. C.
(P.)
Signed by the Lieut. Genl. Dumoon. Dec r 18 th 1812.

3171
Ohio Roll 4
Bartholomew Thayer
Col. Marshall Lieutenant
Massachusetts line 80-1/year In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 38 th of September at  eighteen and sent to Benj. Robinson Esq. Coshocton Ohio
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 $88.66 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 120.00
Arrs 4/mos. 13/30 $208.66
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
✓ Coshocton Continued Co
21
31 20 11/31
Pension due to Bartholomew Thayer, Col. Marshall, Mass. line, Revolutionary War.
21 20 14

Pattholonu Mayer
3171 20 Sep '18
Con

State of Ohio, Coshocton County ss -
On this 31 st day of August 1820 Personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record for the said County Bartholomew Shayer aged sixty three years Resident in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law, made on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows; in the North Regiment, First Company, Massachusetts Line; that he made his original declaration on the twenty Second of April, Eighteen hundred and Eighteen and received a Certificate mark as a Number 3171. And I do Solemnly swear, that I was a citizen citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by Gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby to so diminish, or 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 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not, Nor has any person interest for me any Joint or Several 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, -
  Namely, a loan of, about fifty acres of Land, on which there is about Three acres under improvement, during my lifetime 10 - 00   One horse Saddle and bridle and one Cover 54 - 00   One Brass Kettle and one Pail 6 - 50   Two Tin Kettles, and one Spade and Shovel 4 - 30   One Tea pot and four Cups and Saucers 1 - 00   Six Knives and Forks 75   Three Chairs and one Shovel and Pongs 3 - 00   One Looking Glass together with, one Axe one hoe and one Shovel 3 - 50   Four Pewter plates and six plates 2 - 50   Two Small Candles and four Tin Candles 1 - 50   One Brass Lock and one Brass Skimmer 1 - 50   One Toasting Iron together with, one Paint mug and one Tin Pan 1 - 00   Two huckabaws and four Crockers 1 - 50   Books, one Bible and one Psalm book 1 - 50   One Volume of the Life of Washington 1 - 00   One Small Geography 25   One Volume Plants Sermons etc 2 - 50 

Few other Ad books — — — — — 20 00 Money owed me — 20 Dollars — — — — — 4 11 11 25 Pay the Court whole property valued at Debts due from D. Thayer, $100, then there is an interest, I am by occupation a husbandman but have been unable to attend to that or any other kind of business for a number of years past, I am also subject to Epileptic fits, and other disorders an account of which I am in need of Medical Aid. My wife aged 62 years is also being infirm, and able to attend to any kind of business — — — — —
Sworn to in Open Court Septm 1 st 1820—
Attest
N. Johnston C.L.R.
State of Ohio Lorain County Is—
I Adam Johnston, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio within and for said County of Lorain, 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 One hundred fourteen dollars and twenty five cents as appears of Record —
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the seal of the said Court, On this 26 th day of September A.D. 1820
N. Johnston, Clerk of the Supreme Court for Lorain County Ohio

Office of Bartholomew Wagner Sicart — 22 April
On Roll To Benj. Robinson Coshockton Ohio begin 6 April 79 —
Admitted ($20 per mo.)
Bartholomew Wagner Attest: A. L. ... Signature — Feb. 22 d 1878
The Judge Coshockton Ohio

Bartholomew Thayer of the County of Coshocton & State of Ohio being duly sworn deposeth & saith, that he entered the Service of the United States, under the Continental Congress, as a private against the common Enemy in the war of the Revolution, on the twenty second day of February Seventeen hundred & Seventy Seven, in the first Company of the tenth Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry, commanded by then Colonel Thomas Marshall & belonging to General Patterson's Brigade - That in the fall of Seventeen hundred & Seventy Nine, he was brevetted an Ensign, in the aforesaid Regiment & continued to act in said capacity of Ensign, in the Revolutionary War, for the period of about one year & until he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the aforesaid Regiment - That he continued to act in his office as Lieutenant until the year seventeen hundred & eighty three, when he was honorably discharged by the General Proclamation of seventeen hundred & eighty three - And this deponent further saith that he served in the army of the Revolution, from the time of his enlisting in 1777 until the close of said war, and that he held a Commission as Lieutenant in the army for more than nine months, as will more satisfactorily appear by reference being had to Certificates forwarded to the General Government about the year of 1811 Substantiating his claim to Military bounty Land, which he has since drawn, by virtue thereof, & his services as a Com- missioned Officer in the war of the Revolution -
And this deponent further saith that he has at no time, received any pension from the United States - That he does hereby relinquish his right to such pension, if any as may have heretofore been granted to him - And that he is a citizen of the United States of America And very much in need of assistance from his Coun- -try

for support — being rising of sixty years of age — with- out funds; & from bodily infirmities incapable of procu- ring support — And further this deponent saith not — Bartholomew Thayer —
Sworn & subscribed to this twentyfourth day of April eighteen hundred & eighteen, before me
One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Coshocton —
Benj. Robinson
Coshocton April 22 d 1818 —
I do hereby certify, that, it has appeared satisfactory to me that the Statements in the fore- going Deposition of Bartholomew Thayer, are true & correct & that he is entitled to a pension as an Officer of the Revolutionary war —
Benj. Robinson
associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Coshocton County Ohio

State of Ohio Corhocton County ss -
I Adam Johnston Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Corhocton hereby certify that Benjamin Robinson whose name stands subscribed to the foregoing Instrument of Writing is and was at the time of signing the same one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such —
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my name and Affixed the seal of said Court at Corhocton the 29 th day of April 1818 —
A. Johnston Clerk

40 577 am Rev  INVALID.
File No. 40.577 Bartholomew Thayer Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 507
[Arrangement of 1870.]

B. Shayer's order

The Hon ble William Eustis, Secy of War.
Sir,
Please to deliver to Samuel Dinsmore my Land Warrant for my Military Bounty Land, and you will oblige
Sir, Your Obedt Servt Mist Jos. Buffum Jun. Barth l Mayer
Keene N.H. Oct r 13. 1812

The Deputation of Thayer & Field
Thayer & Field

Hillsborough ss Peterborough 14th Feb y in Car 1812 Christopher Thayer & John Field both of Peterborough in said County of good reputation for veracity came before me John Smith vice of the Justices of the Peace for said County and made solemn oath that they have known Barth a Thayer from his infancy that said Thayer served in the United States Army from the year 1777 to the close of the war and that when he returned from the Army he had the title of Ser t The Thayer about described is the same that has just his signature to this paper in our presence
Barth a Thayer Christ a Thayer
Sworn to before me
John Smith Just. Peace & John Field
Hillsborough ss The State of New Hampshire Oct r 8 th 1812 -
I hereby certify that John Smith, & Peterborough is a jus- tice of the Peace for this County and full faith & credit may be given to his attestations as a justice of the Peace for this County
Church Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County -

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
To Bartholomew Prayer Gent Greeting We, Reposing special trust confidence in your Patriotism, Valor, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to a Lieutenant in the Tenth Massachusetts Regiment in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such _____ from the 12 th day of September 1780. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a _____ by doing and performing all manner of things therein unto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as _____ And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose, appointed, a Committee of the States or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress beforementioned, or a Committee of the States.
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board
Attest _____ Secretary of the Board of War
Witness His Excellency Samuel Huntington President of the Congress of the United States of America, at Philadelphia the 18 th day of May 1781, and in the fifth year of our Independence. Saml. Huntington President

State of Ohio Carbon County ss,
I this certify that I have been acquainted with Bartholomew Shaw for more than three years past, that he has not enjoyed even tolerable health any part of that time, he frequently has epileptic fits is troubled with dyspepsia or indigestion and is much much debilitated so as to render him incapable of labour and unfit to attend to any business where by he can support himself and family, I have been frequently called on to prescribe for the said Shaw, as Physician, am satisfied that he can never be cured and that he must be supported by the charity of his friends unless he obtains the Pension for which he is making application and to which I think he is justly and legally entitled
Sept. 30 th 1820
Samuel Lee

Deposition of Joseph Wales of Lancaster Massachusetts - relative to the Military Service of Barth. Thayer

I Joseph Wales of Lancaster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, esquire—testify and say, that I was in the service of the United States, during the late war with Great Britain—that I held a Lieutenant's Commission in said service, and was attached to the tenth Massachusetts Regiment—That Benothomus Thayer, now of Hancock, in New Hampshire—held a Lieutenant's Commission, in the said Regiment—That said Thayer continued in the said service of the United States to the close of said war—that is, he received a furlough, and left his Regiment in the summer of the year of our Lord, seventeen hundred and eighty three, and was afterwards discharged by proclamation, with the other Troops, in that situation.
Joseph Wales.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss. } May 26 th 1812 }
Personally appeared Joseph Wales above named and made oath, that the facts set forth in the Affidavit aforesaid, by him subscribed, are true.
Before me, Moses Smith, Justice of the peace.
And I hereby certify, that the said Joseph Wales is a person whose Affidavit on this or on any other occasion in the course of justice, is entitled to full and entire credit.
Moses Smith Justice of the peace.
Worcester ss. May 27 th 1812.
I hereby certify that the name of Moses Smith above subscribed as a Magistrate, is the proper signature of the said Magistrate. Witness my hand & seal, Moses Smith one of the Notary Publick within and for the County of Worcester.

Deposition of Barth. Thayer, relative to his own Military Service in the American Revolution.
The within Deposition taken at the request of Bartholomew Thayer to be used at the Secretary's office of the War Department of the United States taken and sealed by me Joseph Symonds Justice of Peace

I Bartholomew Thayer of lawful age propose and say that I am the man who served thro the revolutionary war.
I listed in 1777 to serve thro the war and did actually serve to the end of it and as obtained a lieutenant's Commission in September 1780 and served until the fall of 1783 and was discharged by proclamation
Bartholomew Thayer
State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough ss June 9 th 1852 -
Then the above named Bartholomew Thayer personally came and made solemn oath that what he has here subscribed too is the truth the whole and nothing but the truth before -
me Joseph Symonds Justice of Justice of the Peace
Ebenezer Dyer Justice of the Peace Thayer of Concord Thayer of Concord Concord Thayer of Plainfield Thayer
promised to pay
This paper was offered to be of record and was used

Deposition of William Blanchard relation to the military services of Lieut. Barth. Blanchard Mayer.

The within is a deposition taken at the request of Bartholomew Thayer to be used at the offices of the war department of the united States Taken and sealed up by me
Eliza Huntley J. S.

I William Blanchard of Lanesville age 78 years and 9 mo - That Bartholomew Thayer enlisted as a during the war man in the year one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Seven and Served most of the time in the Tenth Massachusetts Regiment and know he was returned as a during the war man and - That he served in other departments during the whole of the war according to the best of my memory after General Meade's William Blanchard
Chatham 31 on the twentyth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Twelve then personally appeared William Blanchard the above named William Blanchard and After being Carefully examined and cautioned to tell the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth relative to the cause for which it is taken taken at the request of Bartholomew Thayer of Sandwich in the County of Hillsborough and State of New- Hampshire To be used in all the Seat of the Government of the United States at the War Department Charles Huntley Justice Peace
This May certify That I have been Considerable acquainted with Mr William Blanchard and never said any thing against his character in any respect Charles Huntley J.P.