Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22032, for Amos Ramsdell, Massachusetts

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Maes
Ramsdell, Amos, Sarah
W 22032
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Massachusetts 770
Sarah Ramsdell
widow of Moses Ramsdell
who died on the 1780 of Suffolk Co. in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the commanded by Captain of the Regt.  commanded by Col. Alden in the Mass. line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of April 1837 and sent to Hon. P. O. Thacher, Boston, Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of March '37 480.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 1 st Sept. 40.00
$520.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book A. Vol. 1.
Page 67 Clerk,

I, Calvin Durfee, Pastor of the South Church in Dedham, Mass, certify that I have in my custody the Records of said Church, and I further certify that in a Volume of these Records kept by Rev. Thomas Buech, who was at that time Pastor of said Church, and Keeper of said Records, it is stated that Amos Ramsdell of Salem and Sarah Rhoads of Ded- ham were married Aug. 11, 1763.
Dedham Jan. 10. 1837. At. Calvin Durfee.
Not Publick. Dedham Jan. 10 1837.
Then personally appeared the above named Calvin Durfee, and acknowledged the above Certificate to be his free Act. and. I further certify that I know the the hand writing of Calvin Durfee to be genuine.
Before me John N. Briggs Pastor of the First Church in Dedham

I certify that the within named John K. Briggs is a Justice of the Peace for within the County of Norfolk Duly Commissioned and qualified that full faith is due to his acts in that office Homer A. Thacher Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston

1024
Sarah Ramsdell's application
P. O. Thaxter

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk ss. On this thirteenth day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, personally appeared before the Honorable Peter O. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, Sarah Ramsdell , now resident in the said City of Boston, Widow, who, being first duly sworn according to Law, doth make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed July 4 th A.D. 1836 — That she is the widow of Amos Ramsdell who, at the time of his decease resided in the town of Walpole in the now County of Norfolk of the said Commonwealth. That the said Amos Ramsdell was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, that he enlisted in for the war, the army and served as a Private Soldier in Captain Patrick's Company, in Col. Alden's Regiment, which after said Alden was killed, was commanded by Col. Brooks. That said Amos Ramsdell served in the army from the fifteenth of May A.D. 1777 to the fourth of June A.D. 1779, making twenty four months and twenty days — That the said Amos Ramsdell was, during his service, taken sick, occasioned, as he informed your applicant me , by a severe cold caught by exposure, in obeying the orders of his officers, who required him and other soldiers to carry them on their backs across a river, which was too deep for the officers to ford on foot. — That said Amos was sent to the Hospital by reason of his sickness and after continuing there for a twelve months, it being found, that he was useless and incurable, he was recommended by Dr Warren to be discharged from the service; and accordingly, that he was discharged by order of Major General Heath on June 4 th 1779. Your petitioner declares, that said Amos Ramsdell returned to his home, exhausted by sickness, and after lingering for some time, disabled from work, scattering sick till his death, he died some time in the year one thousand seven hundred eighty or near to that time, leaving your petitioner his widow, and three small children. In proof of these facts, she refers to the original certificate of the Surgeon of the Hospital, on which is endorsed the original discharge signed by General Heath, which is hereto annexed. She also refers to a statement of the services of said Amos Ramsdell and to proceedings of the Honorable Council of Massachusetts, making to said Amos Ramsdell a gratuity of £30, on 30 August 1780. The certificate is signed by John Avery, Deputy Secretary, and is his original signature. The said

statement is made by Eleazer Homer taken from a book in the Land Office of this Commonwealth and refers to pending Resolves of the General Court as there stated.
The said Sarah Ramsdell further says, that her maiden name was Sarah Roads, that at the time of her marriage with said Amos Ramsdell, she lived in her father's family in the town of Dedham, and that by the annexed certificate of her marriage, it appears that she was joined in marriage to said Amos Ramsdell on the Eleventh of October 1763 - she further says, that she has remained the widow of said Amos Ramsdell since his death & has never been married to any other person, and that she is now in the ninety third year of her age. She says that she has never received any pension from the United States, nor is she borne on the pension roll of any of the States in the Union, nor has she received any gratuity, excepting what will appear by the documents herewith annexed - And she prays, that inasmuch as her said husband died by reason of sickness & exposure contracted & suffered in the performance of his duty as a soldier of the United States during the revolutionary war, such pension may be allowed to her, his widow, as is usual & lawful in such cases.
Subscribed & sworn to on the day first before me written, 13 th January A.D. 1837 before me Peter O. Thacher Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston. witness Peter O. Thacher her mark Sarah X Ramsdell
Reuben Ramsdell of the city of Boston, formerly Housewright, but now a Grocer, testifies and saith that he is now in the sixtieth year of his age, and that his mother Sarah Ramsdell, the foregoing applicant, is now, and for more than thirty years last past has been residing and living in his family in said Boston. That his said mother is the widow of Amos Ramsdell, father of this deponent, whom he always understood and fully believes was a soldier in the revolutionary army of the United States, and that he died of sickness contracted in the said service about the year 1780 or 1781. but that deponent was at the time of his father's death of too tender years to retain any recollection of that event. Deponent further says, that his mother has never married any person since the death of his father as aforesaid, and that she is now in her ninety third year at the least, she believes, that she is of still greater age -
Subscribed & sworn to on the day above written 13 th Jany 1837 before me Peter O. Thacher Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston. Reuben Ramsdell

Prudence Pearson of the City of Boston & wife of Jonathan Pearson of the same City, Housewright, on her oath declares, that she is now in the sixty second year of her age; that she is the daughter of Mrs Sarah Ramsdell, the foregoing applicant, and that her father, Amos Ramsdell, was, as she always was informed and fully believes, a soldier of the Revolutionary army; that he was taken sick while engaged in the service of the United States; that he was discharged from that service on account of his sickness; and that he died in Walpole where he then lived, about the year 1780 or 1781. She saith, that she has always lived with her said mother Sarah Ramsdell or near to her; and that said Sarah is now upwards of ninety three old; that she was left a widow on the death of said Amos Ramsdell her husband; and has never married since that event.
Prudence Pearson
Subscribed & sworn to on this day year first
before me 13 Jan y 1837. before me Peter A. Thacher Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston.
I hereby certify that Sarah Ramsdell, the foregoing applicant, by reason of her great age and infirmities was unable to attend personally in Court - Further, that the Rev. Calvin Durfee is Pastor of the South Church in Dedham, that the certificate given by him is in due form and that it would be considered evidence of the marriage of said Amos Ramsdell & Sarah Ramsdell, his wife, in the Judicial Courts of this State. That I have known for some years Reuben Ramsdell, who has signed the foregoing certificate, and that both he and Prudence Pearson his sister, are credible persons to whom full faith is due, and that Sarah Ramsdell is a widow of the said Amos Ramsdell and that she is entitled under the law of Congress of July 4 th 1836 to a pension as his widow.
Boston Jan y 13 th 1837.
Peter A. Thacher, Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston
Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Suffolk ss: Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Sarah Ramsdell for a pension. Witness my hand & the seal of said Court hereunto set this 14 th day of January A.D. 1837. Thomas W. Phillips Clerk

Ref WIDOW, &c.
File No.
22,032
Sarah Ramsdel Widow of Thomas Ramsdel Pr. Rev War
Act
July 4 th 86
Index: Vol
16
Page
150
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Amos Barnsdall, Sixth age - from East Heath June 6. 1779. The Hon.ble Mag. Genl
W. L. G. ...

Boston Hospital June 1779.
The Bearer Amos Ramsdell having for twelve Months past been labouring under a Disorder which prevented his discharging his Duty as a Soldier, & still remaining in such a state of Health as renders him entirely useless.
I do recommend him to a Discharge from this Army.
E. Williams Genl
Rev. D. Warren

Head Quarters Boston June 4. 1879
The within named Amos Ramsdell of Col. Aldens Regt. is hereby discharged the service of the United States
Amos Ramsdell Discharged - June 4. 1879 from Col. Aldens Regt.
W. Heath
W. H. H. ...

Certificate in fav r of Amos Hamdchaginst for Portick Com. 4 Collateral Secy. Examined and found due £30, or gratuity.
Sam d Niles for order Aug t 30 th 1700.
In Council Aug t 30 th 1700 Read. All s & Ordered that a W t be drawn on the Treasury for 30. in full of this Certificate.
J r M c Avey for

Boston, April 15 th 1837
To J. L. Edwards Esqf. Commissioner &c Sir,
I had the honor to receive your letter of the 10 th yesterday, and I now return to you inclosed, the case of Mrs Sarah Randall, with a copy of the Account of her husband's claim, authenticated by the certificate of Mr Secretary Bigelow, under his hand and seal of office, which I hope will prove satisfactory.
I was gratified to find, that you were relieved from the pressure of the claim presented by members of Congress, and that you are now free to take up claims in their order of time. I shall indulge the hope, of hearing from the other application, which I have forwarded to the Department, and shall pay prompt attention to any communication from yourself.
I am Sir, very respectfully, Your obed t Servt.
Peter O. Thacher

Dr. Amos Ramsdall P t of Walpole in Majors Compa
1779.
June. To Cash paid him from Proceeds of State Lottery, £30. 0. 0 (Value . . . . . 0 18 5
Decem r . To 2 Shirts, 2 pair shoes, 2 pair hose, supplied by the State at the regulated price 2 8 8
To his proportion of small stores delivered in Camp, at regulated price, deducting the value of what he paid towards them 1 19 1
N.B.S. To a Bounty of £30 paid him by, or in behalf of the Town of Walpole, May 24 th 1777. Value . . . . . 17 15 0
To 24 months, 20 days wages paid, by the Continent at 40s. p r month £49. 6. 8. Value 10 0 9
To amount of Articles supplied the family at the regulated price by the Town of — deducting the value of what he paid towards them. . . . . 0 0 0
33 1 11
1779.
Dec r 31 st To Ballance . . . . . 16 4 9
3 Yrs
£ 49 6 8
The above Ballance £16. 4. 9 multiplied by 32 1/2 to make go
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's
The foregoing is this Department. Witness my hand

any Colonel Brooks Regiment.
C. 1.
By his Service from 15 th May 1777 to 4 th June 1779 is 24 months, 20 days at 40/ p m month for which the nominal sum has been paid him by the Continent. . . . . 49.6.8 Invalid Discharged.
and the Depreciation, is in Current Money £527.14.4. Ex c -P.B.-Certified 11 Aug: 1780.
Office. April. 15. 1837.
a true copy from an authentic document on file in the Seal of the Commonwealth.
John P. Bigelow Sec'y of the Com'th

Dr. Amos Ramsdall P t of Walpole in Majors Company Colonel Brooks Regiment.
1779.
June. To Cash paid him from Proceeds of State Lottery, £30.0.0 (Value . . . . . 18.5 Decem r . To 2 Shirts, 2 pair shoes, 2 pair hose, sup- plied by the State at the regulated price 2.8.8 To his proportion of small stores delivered in Camp, at regulated price, deducting the value of what he paid towards them 1.19.1 To a Bounty of £30 paid him by, or in behalf of the Town of Walpole, May 24 th 1779. Value . . . . . 17.15.0 To 24 months, 20 days wages paid, by the Continent at 40/ p r month £49.6.8. Value 10.0.9 To amount of Articles supplied the family at the regulated price by the Town of - deducting the value of what he paid towards them. . . . . 0.0.0
1779. Dec r 31 st To Ballance . . . . . 16.4.9 3 Yrs £ 49.6.8
The above Ballance £16.4.9 multiplied by 32 1/2 to make good the Depreciation, is in Current Money £527.14.5. Ex d P.B. Certified 11 Aug: 1780.
By his Service from 15 th May 1777 to 4 th June 1779 is 24 months, 20 days at 40/ p r month for which the nominal sum has been paid him by the Continent. . . . . 49.6.8 Invalid. Discharged.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office. April. 15. 1837.
This proceeding is a true copy from an authentic document on file in this Department. Witness my hand & the Seal of the Commonwealth.
John P. Bigelow Sec'y of the Com'th

D to Amos Ramsdell of Walpole Private Maj rs Company 1779. in Col o Brooks Regiment. B o To sundrys charged in the By his service from Army Books amount $33.1.4 15 th of May 1777, to the Dec 3 rd To Balance. 4 th of June 1779 in 24 m o s 3 Yrs 8 20 days at 20/ 9 m o = 49.6.8 Invalid discharg'd, Certified 11 th August 1780.
Boston Gen l Hospital June 11 th 1779.
The bearer Amos Ramsdell having for twelve months past been labouring under a disorder which prevented his discharging his duty as a Soldier, & still remaining in such a state of health as renders him intirely useless I recommend him to a discharge from the army P o order D Warren. E Willard J o S o G. H.
Head Quarters Boston June 4, 1779
The within named Amos Ramsdell of Col o Aldens Regiment is hereby discharged the service of the United States W Heath M o G.
Certificate in favour of Amos Ramsdell a private in Capt o Patricks Comp in Col o Aldens Regiment.
Examined & found due £30, as Gratuity. Aug 30 th 1780. Sam Niles p o order
In Council Aug 30 th 1780 Read, Allowed and ordered that a Warrant be drawn on the Treasury for £30. in full of this Certificate. John Avery D o Sec y .
(From a book in the Land Office) Viz. — entitled.
"Soldiers & Widows of Soldiers who have received a bounty of $20 Dollars, and 50 ¢ pursuant to Resolves of the Gen l Court passed 5 th of March 1801, — 27 th of March 1833 & 12 th of Mar. 1835. viz Amos Ramsdell 7 th reg t Special Warrant 20 th August 1813. Boston Jan 11 th 1837
The above is Copied from Books & Certificates in the Land Office & Secretarys Office by Eleazer Homer late Clerk in the Pension

Office.
Suffolk ss. January 10 th 1837. Then Eleazer Homer made oath that the within were true copies, extracted by him from original documents, and from a book in the Land Office and Secretary's Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Before me
Peter O. Thacher Justice of Peace Judge of the Municipal Court