Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,639, for John Page, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Page, John
S 30,639
CONTENTS

10270 Massachusetts John Page
of Essex in the State of Mass. who was a sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Blakelee of the regt & commanded by Col. Hovey in the Mass. line for 8 Mos. Service Pirate
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Oct 1833 and sent to Nerrill Salem Mass. Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 86 66 Semianl. allowance ending 4 Sep 1833 21 66 $108 32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. N. Blair Clerk, Book 20. Vol. 2nd Page 63.
Dead Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838, from the date to 1 Dec 1838. Age note -died 26 May 1841.

Col. John Page Revolutionary Sergeant
No 3188
Please send reply to Pr. Morrill Salisbury

State of Massachusetts Essex County ss:-
On this twenty first day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Daniel A White Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Salem within and for the County aforesaid, John Page, Esquire, resident at Salem aforesaid aged 80 years, who first being 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 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following Officers and served as herein stated, viz:
That soon after the Battle of Lexington in April 1775 while he resided at Marblehead he enlisted as Orderly Sergeant in Capt. John Brackler's Company in Col. John Glover's Regiment in the Massachusetts line of the Continental Army and served therein at Cambridge Eight months till June 1776:-
That in 1778, the exact time he cannot state, he enlisted in a Company of volunteers under Capt Samt. Flagg at Salem and marched to Rhode Island for its defence and was employed about a month on the campaign: he is not able to find any person to testify to this latter service: he had no written discharge:-

one was born in Medford Nov. 7, 1751 O.S. - resided there till 1767 - then resided in Danvers till 1774 - then in Marblehead till 1777 & ever since in Salem. He has been a colonel in the Militia. He never had a written discharge or record of his birth.
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.
John Page
Subscribed & sworn to the day and year aforesaid
Dr. A. White Judge of Probate
I Rufus Babcock a Clergyman residing at Salem do certify that I am well acquainted with Col. John Page who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration: I believe he is 80 years of age and know he is reputed to have been a Soldier of the Revolution: I concur in that opinion. He is a gentleman of integrity and veracity, and full confidence is due to all he says.
Rufus Babcock Jr
I concur in the above
Betsy Pickman
Subscribed and sworn to by said Babcock and Pickman the day and year aforesaid before me
Dej. Merrill Dist. Clerk

And the said Court doth hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states: and I further certify that the Rev Rufus Babcock dear abovenamed is a Clergyman and Benjamin Pickman Esq. is a respectable Magistrate both residing in Salem & credible persons: their statement is entitled to full credit.
D. White Judge of Probate
I Nathaniel Lord Jr Register of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Col. John Page for a Pension: and Benjamin Morris Wm is a Justice of the Peace in said County duly qualified to administer oaths & the signatures on the annexed affidavits are his genuine writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 14th August A.D. 1832.
C. Wm. Lord Jr.
Signed and sealed anew this tenth day of December, A.D. 1832.
C. Wm. Lord Jr.

3188
Bro Page
Map
Sept 8 Mo
Page 1 Do
776 E
The instructions contained in the 16 & 17 interrogatories not complied with
$43.33
B. Merrill
Salem Mass

BRIEF in the case of E. Page
Mo. Page of Salem in the State of Mass. (Act 7 June, 1832.)
a Court of Probate
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 80
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.     Soon after battle of Lexington In 1775 till Jan'y 76 3 8 orderly sergeant Capt Wm Blackwell - Col. Dyer   In 1778 about 1 * Capt Sam Hugg  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
none mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Marblehead - Salem
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
3 living witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
The ribbon does not pass under the seal
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Mo. Easton Examining Clerk.
* dont say what he was

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 18 th 1841.
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," the of two child ren of John Page, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Forty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. to the 1 st Dec. 1838.
Respectfully yours,
William B. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

30 639 Rev INVALID.
File No. 30,639
John Sage Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 315
[Arrangement of 1870.]

3155
John Page
B Merrill Esq. Salem Mass

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Mo Page 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, 1852 ? 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 has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? 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? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? No as to 5 th
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 the 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.
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 affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated 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 end 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.

I, Samuel Ropes Esquire, of Salem on oath testify That John Page Esq r of Salem Served a campaign to Rhode Island in 1778 in a Company of Volunteer Militia from Salem: he was absent on said duty from 4 to 6 weeks
Sam l Ropes
Subscribed & sworn to Aug. 11. 1832 before Merrill Inst n Pease

I certify that Col John Page with unnamed and John Poyland who has signed the annexed affidavit, are credible & disinterested witnesses
Geo. McCall Asst. Trans.

I, John Pousland, of Beverly in Massachusetts, on oath testify That John Page now of Salem was a Sergeant and served the first 8 months in Col. Glover's Regiment at Cambridge: I was at Cambridge in the same Regiment. He was in Capt Blackler's Company.
John Pousland
Essex ss: Aug. 10. 1832
Subscribed & sworn to before
Merrill Inst. Place

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex in Massachusetts. John Page, 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 Eight months I served as a Sergeant in 1775:
In 1778 I served one month as a Private:
and for such services I claim a Pension
John Page
Essex ss: Nov. 30. 1832
Subscribed & sworn to before
Thos. Merrill Just. Peace
Essex, ss. Probate office, December 10, 1832.
The above is genuine
Attest
Wm. Lord Jr., Regr. Probate

I John Howard of Salem aged 77 years on oath testify that I know Col. John Page, now of Salem, I know he served the eight months in 1775 at Cambridge in Glore's Regiment. I served in the same Regiment but in a different Company. He was a soldier in that regi- ment and his tent was near mine.
John Howard
Ebenezer S. Aug. 3. 1832 Then said John Howard a credible & disinterested witness subscribed and made oath to the above before Br. Mearle Dist. Pierce