Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,485, for Solomon Lathrop, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lathrop, Solomon
S 18,485-
Carded.
CONTENTS

I John Lotherop of Boston within the county of Bristol common of lawful age do testify and say that I was seventy eight years old last march and that I have known Solomon Lotherop of Norton within the county of Bristol common from his childhood that the said Solomon and myself were fellow soldiers on Rhode Island in Sullivan's Expedition in the year of our Lord 1778 and we served there together two months in the same company under the command of Capt. Job Lotherop of Taunton and Lieut. Seth Pratt of Boston. We marched from Boston to Taunton from Taunton to Fall River and from Fall River to Howland's Ferry & from there on to the R. Island and there remained until after the Battle, and after the Battle we marched to Pawtucket & from there to Warwick where we were discharged discharged. I think that the said Solomon served with my brother Good Lotherop of Foggin in the State of Maine about three months at North Kingstown in the winter of 1778 I have often heard my brother speak of the above service.
John Lotherop
Bristol ss August 28th 1832 Then the above named John Lotherop personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed.
Adam Drake Joseph Ward Nathaniel

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss I, James Sprague Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, do hereby certify that Eusebius Washburn & Lyman Lockwood Esqrs whose signatures are affixed to the within and annexed affidavits, are Justices of the peace, in the said County of Bristol, and duly qualified to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands, and affixed the seal of said Court, this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Jas. Sprague

Four of the seven children Paid at Treasury, under act 6 April, 1838, from 4 th Sept. 1843 to 19 th Oct. 1843. Agent notified 28 th March, 1846.
6714
Massachusetts
Solomon Lathrop
Bristol in the State of Mass
who was a Pirate in the company commanded
by Captain _____ of the regt commanded
by Col Leonard in the Mass
time for 17 M th
Inscribed on the Roll of _____ at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of March 1833 and sent Hon. S F. Lodge Secy of Reps
Arrears to 4 th of Sept 1832 $113.32
Pension allowance ending 4 th March 33 28.33
$141.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. B. Blair Clerk Book D, Vol. 2 nd Page 97.

Solomon Lathrop
No 9871
Private 17 months Alma
2 d Section 14 th M t B.
Feb 19 1853
$ 56,66
P 260
J. L. Hodges

BRIEF in the case of  Solomon Lathrop of the county of Bristol in the State of Mass.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Cont  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1777 May 1 st — 3 — Private Capt. Wilbur   " 78 July — 2 — ditto Capt. Leonard   " Oct. — 3 — ditto Capt. Washburn   " 79 Jan'y 1 st — 3 — do Capt. Randall or Rindell   " 80 July — 6 — do Capt. Howard  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Quaker Hill  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Easton  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Regular
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Bell Examining Clerk.

Solomon Lothrop
C. L. =

This may Certify that Mr. Solomon Lathrop Son of Deacon Jonathan Lathrop born Feby. 9 th 1761 and is recorded in the town Books, in Easton
Easton August 16 th 1882 Isaac Lathrop Town Clerk
(Signature)
10832 1761
when he entered the service ; that he enlisted  enlisted and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Colonel  Colonel William G. Dutton in said County of Bristol : that he marched from Dighton to Swansea , from Dighton to Swansea from Dighton to Swansea : that he served at Swansea  with Col. William G. Dutton of the regular troops ; and regular officers were known to him : that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge : that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at Easton & Norton
ALSO : that he was in the United States service from about the first day of July A. D. 1778, to the first day of September A. D. 1778 as a Private in the company of Capt. Jacob Leonard that he was residing at Easton within the County of Bristol when he entered the service ; that he enlisted  enlisted and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Colonel Leonard Dutton within said County : that he marched from Dighton to Fall River , from Fall River to Rhode Island from Rhode Island to Southwick & from Southwick to Wormwood and there discharged : that he served at Rhode Island Wormwood with Col. Jacob Leonard a few days of the regular troops ; and regular officers were known to him : that he was in a battle on Rhode Island at Dunker Hill and at the end of his service received no written discharge.
ALSO : that he was in the United States service from about the first day of October A. D. 1778, to the first day of May A. D. 1779 in the company of Capt. Abrom Washburn that he was residing at Easton when he entered the service ; that he was a substitute for Admiral Lathrop and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Colonel Washburn of Bridge water in the County of Weymouth : that he marched from Easton to Providence , from Providence to Newport from Newport to Newport : that he served at Newport with  with of the regular troops ; and Capt. Abrom Washburn regular officers were known to him : that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Bristol ss.
On this twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Hovey of the Supreme Judicial Court now sitting at Taunton in and for said County, Jobson Rotch a resident of Norton in said County, aged seventy one , who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th A. D. 1832.
THAT he was born at Easton in the county of Bristol aforesaid on the fifteenth day of February A. D. 1761, and that there is a record of his birth in Easton : that he was in the United States service from the first day of May A. D. 1777, to the last day of August A. D. 1779 as a private in the company of Joshua Hildreth : that he was residing at Norton aforesaid in the county of Bristol when he entered the service; that he enlisted and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Joshua Hildreth of Taunton in said county of Bristol: that he marched from Taunton to Divertown , from Divertown to Brownstown from to : that he served at Brownstown with Colt Josiah Hildreth of the regular troops; and regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge: that since the Revolutionary war he has resided at Easton & Norton
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from about the first day of July A. D. 1778, to the first day of September A. D. 1778 as a private in the company of Capt. Jobab Leonard that he was residing at Easton within the county of Bristol when he entered the service; that he enlisted and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Jobab Leonard of Taunton within said county: that he marched from Taunton to Full River , from Full River to Rhode Island from Island to Pontiac & from Pontiac to Wormwood and there discharged: that he served at Rhode Island with Capt. Jobab Leonard of the regular troops; and regular officers were known to him: that he was in a battle in Rhode Island at Dunker Hill and at the end of his service received no written discharge.
ALSO: that he was in the United States service from about the first day of October A. D. 1778, to the first day of May A. D. 1779 in the company of Capt. Abrom Washburn : that he was residing at Easton when he entered the service; that he was a substitute for Remond Rotch and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Abrom Washburn of Bridge water in the county of Weymouth : that he marched from Easton to Providence , from Providence to Kingston from to : that he served at Kingston with Capt. Abrom Washburn of the regular troops; and regular officers were known to him: that he was in no battle and at the end of his service received no written discharge.

Also that he was in the United States Service from about the first day of January A.D. 1779 to about the first day of April A.D. 1779 as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Mathew Howard that he was residing in Boston in the county of Essex when he entered the service that he enlisted & served for the period of one year under the command of Capt. Mathew Howard of Boston aforesaid that he marched from Boston to Providence & from Providence to Warwick & from Warwick to Providence that he served at Providence and Warwick and that Col. Abel Mitchell - Capt. Mathew Howard, Capt. James of Roger's company and Capt. John were present to him. That he was in no battle & at the end of his service received no written discharge.
his service received no written discharge Also that he was in the United States service from the about the first day of July in the year of our Lord 1780 to the first day of January in the year of our Lord 1781 as a private and a writer in the company of Capt. Abner Howood that he was residing at Boston when he enlisted and entered the service that he enlisted and entered the service under the command of Abner Howood of Boston in the county of said, that he marched from Boston to New- -field from Shrewsbury field to West Point where he was stationed a while from West Point he marched to the Jerseys about fifty miles where he was stationed a while, and from there marched back to West Point; that he served at West Point, the Jerseys, at  Genl. Stephen  at  Genl. Stephen Col. Bailey, Capt. Abner Howood, Lieut. Isaac Howood, Insign little were known to him regular officers were known to him that he was in no battle at the end of the service thinking that he had a written discharge which is lost, and the Rev. Pitt Clorke of Norton and James  the  the He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
We Pitt Clarke  H. Baylies Judge of Probate a clergyman, residing in the Town of Norton
and James L. Hoxie residing in Taunton hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Solomon Lathrop who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides to have been a soldier _____ of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid.
H. Bangs Judge of Probate
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Pitt Clarke , who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Norton ; and that Hon. James S. Woodger who has also signed the same is a resident in Nashville and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
H. V. Daylies, Judge of Probate.
I Amos Basset , Registrar of the Court of Probate for the County of Bristol do hereby certify
at the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Solomon Lathrop for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and first aforesaid.
Anselm Basset

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File No. 18,485
Solomon Lathrop
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 217
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N o 9871
Solomon Lathrop
Stone.
J. L. Hodges
Staunton. Mr.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Solomon Lathrop which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes.

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes.
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? no
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 10 th , 1845.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Four of the seven Chil d n of Solomon Lathrop, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Fifty Six — Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 2 nd of Sept r 1843, to the 19 th Oct r 1843.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson L. Davis
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

I Adam Brake of Easton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy one years do testify that I am well acquainted with Solomon Lothrop late of Easton now of Norton and until lately when he removed to Norton we had always been near neighbours, and in the revolutionary war I and said Lothrop were both soldiers in the same company under Capt. Wilbur, (whose first name I have forgotten) in the month of March, I think, but at any rate in the spring of the year seventeen hundred & seventy seven, and were stationed at Riverton in the State of Rhode Island to guard the coast against the enemy on Rhode Island, and served together in said Company two months; afterwards we, the said Lothrop & I, in the month of July in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight, were in the company under Capt. Ichabod Leonard, Lt. Seth Pratt, in the regiment commanded by Col. Carpenter & Lt. Col. Lane in Gen. Lovell's Brigade, on Sullivan's Expedition to R. Island; after the retreat of the army from that expedition said Lothrop and I went in said Company to Providence, Pawtucket and Warwick in the State of Rhode Island employed in guarding the coast as before and served in this company in all two months. Afterwards in January in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine said Lothrop & I were together again as soldiers under Capt. Matthew Randall, but what other officers I do not recollect, and marched in said Company to Warwick aforesaid and were afterwards stationed at Providence & had our quarters in the College; we served in this last company together three months, performing guard and garrison duty.
Witness J. B. Basset
His Adam X Brake mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts — Bristol ss. August. 20. 1832. Adam Brake made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed Before me J. B. Basset Just. of the Peace

Washington Feb 22 nd 1833
I hereby certify to the entire credibility of the witnesses herein, viz: Asahel Dooke, Joseph Hunt and John Lothrop.
James L. Morley

Joseph Wood of Boston within the county of Bristol husbandman of lawful age do testify and say that I am a revolutionary soldier, and have obtained a pension for my services as such, and am now in the receipt of the same, that Solomon Bothrop of Boston within the county of Bristol was a fellow soldier with me six months at West Point, under Capt. Abner Hosmer in the year 1780. I further depose & say, that I served three months in the same company under the command of Capt. Abner Hosmer of Bridge- water at North Kingston in the state of Rhode- Island in 1778 and that the said Bothrop was a soldier private in the same company, and served in the same length of time. Joseph Wood
Bristol ss August 24 th 1832 Then personally appeared before me Joseph Wood and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed Cyrus Bothrop Justice of the peace