Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32977, for Benjamin Learned, Massachusetts

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Learned, Benjamin S. 32977
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7557
Massachusetts
Benjamin Laine
of Watertown in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded Colonel Crane of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 8 Years
Inscribed 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 10 March 1819 and sent to Mr. Atkinson Esq. Salem Mass.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 89.28
Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. 1819 48.
$ 137.28
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

32977 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32,977
Benjamin Learned
Rev. Rev. Mr.
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 241
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Benjamin Learned of Watertown in the County of Middlesex Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Testify and say, That I was a Soldier in the Army of the United States and served in the Revolutionary war, on the Continental Establishments against the common enemy. In the forepart of the Year Seventeen hundred & seventy four, I enlisted for the term of eight Months in Col d Crafts company of Foot, belonging to Col d Gardner's Reg t . At the expiration of that time I joined Col d Edmund Harrington's Company for a five Months campaign, on the Lakes. After the expiration of that time I enlisted for a period during the war in Col d Eustis company of Artillery belonging to Col d John Cramer Reg t and continued in the service to the close of the war & until the Army was was honorably discharged, but my discharge is lost disbanded. I am now in necessitous circumstances and in need of Assistance from my Country for support, I am now Seventy four years of age & a Citizen of the United States
Benjamin his X Learned mark
Witness Levi Thaxter
Be it Remembered, that on this thirty first day of March Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred & eighteen Pursuant to an Act of the United States made & passed the 23 rd day of March 1818. Entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" Personally appeared

appeared before me the subscribers of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, within the State aforesaid. Whereby pro hac vice, the within named Benjamin learned & after due examination & caution to testify the whole truth, he made oath to the declaration of facts & claims therein contained in my presence & an examination duly made by me the said judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true. In testimony whereof I have unto office my hand at this day of & year
Wm Wetmore
I also certify that the within named witnesses are credible & disinterested.
Wm Wetmore

Middlesex ss March 31. 1818
The subscriber one of the Selectmen & Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Watertown Testify & say that I am well acquainted with Benjamin Learned & subscribe to the within written declaration & know him to be a man of truth & veracity. I have no doubt of the truth of the facts therein stated by him & that he now is & for several years past has been supported as a pauper of this Town
Levi Harkness one of the overseers of the Poor of Watertown
We the subscribers testify & say that we knew Mr. Benjamin Learned above named & that he was a private soldier in the Massachusetts line of the Revolutionary Army on the Continental Establishment for a period of more than nine months. —
John George
Daniel Jackson
Sworn to by all the abovenamed Deponents
Before me W m Withmore the Judge within named

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