Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34472, for John Phillips, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Phillips, John.
S 34472
B.L. Wt 4889-100, issued 6-28-1797 No papers Bk. Reg. 232129 - act 3-3-1855-
CONTENTS

5561 Massachusetts
John Phillips 1 st
in the State of Massachusetts was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Allen of the Reg t commanded by Colonel Bailey in the Mass ts line, for the term of 7 years from 1776 to 1783
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 day of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Jany 1819
to Sarah Mitchell Bridgewater
Inscribed on the Roll on 21 day of Jany 1819 and notification sent to N. Mitchell at Bridgewater Mass ts
Pension commencing on the 30th of Mar. 1818
Amount due on 24th of Sept. 1818 } Sem: An: allowance
$41.57 48
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820. }
In letter to Miss E. B. Phillips Apr. 18. 1834
Arthur M c Arthur Nov 16/1835-
23 rd Dec r 1833 p 4 letter
232129

et. A. McArthur Aug. 14/57
232.129.
Robert Stuart B
Jany. 18. 1856
Eunice B. Phillips adm. & heir at law for herself & kindred of the other children & heirs at law of John Phillips decd.
Pri & Supt.
Mass. Line.
Revolutionary War
Land W. no. 4889 for 100 acres. issued June 28. 1797. to John Phillips Pensioner under the act of 1818. Pa. 241. 1 st vol.
Preston Resolutions.
Mass. S. 19 Room 1098.
Arthur McArthur.
Livingston
Maine

Dec 4, 1835 Pension Office
New York - Christian claim
Hon. Lewis Cass.
Secretary of War Washington D. C.

Newburgh Dec 3 1833
Sir
With the sincerest feeling of gratitude I acknowledge the receipt of your letter and will proceed without delay to give you such information as I have by me hoping it will prove sufficient. My Father John Phillips, on the pension paper called John Phillips 1st, enlisted at the commencement of the war at Hanover Massachusetts for eight months in Capt Luther Bailey's company of infantry, he continued a soldier until after the taking of Burgoyne, They then joined Washington at Valley Forge, his winter quarters. The spring following Baron Steuben made choice of two out of each regiment for Washington's guard and he, John Phillips 1st was one of the two that was chosen out of Colonel Baileys second Massachusetts regiment. The first part of the time he was steward, the week before the battle at King's Bridge he was chosen sergeant, the fall following, he was at the taking of Cornwallis, - He remained Orderly sergeant in Washington's guard until the army was disbanded at the old stone house in Newburgh New York, - When my Father recieved his discharge in this place he was returned to Colonel Sprouts regiment.

Col Bailey having died during the Revolution whether in battle or otherwise I am unable to say,
Enclosed you will find the certificate. &c
With Respect
I am Cunice R Phillips
Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War

John Phillips Bridgewater Ms 30 th March 1818 Lawrence Bartol's rest Ms. p. 76 Third Washington Life Guard War

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth ss.
On this thirtieth day of March A.D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared John Phillips of Bridgewater aged _____ years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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." viz.
See his Declaration enclosed marked (A).

And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Phillips did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress, and that the said John Phillips is poor and needs the assistance of his country for support — Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above certificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

(A)
I John Phillips of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts am desirous of receiving a pension a pension from the United States in pursuance of a late law of Congress, and for that purpose do depose, set forth, and declare, that I was a soldier in the war of the revolution on the continental establishment; and enlisted in the Spring of seventeen hundred and seventy five, I think in May, into a company of infantry commanded by Capt. Turner, in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Bailey, in the Massachusetts line, for the term of eight months, and immediately entered into the service and went to Roxbury near Boston and served during said eight months at Roxbury, Marshfield, and the shores of Massachusetts Bay; and at the expiration of said eight months, I again enlisted into the service for the term of three years in Capt. Judah Alden's Company in Col. Bailey's Regiment aforesaid, and immediately marched to Rhode Island and afterwards immediately to Stillwater and Saratoga and was at the capture of Br Burgoyne, and from thence I marched to Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, and there I was drawn into Genl. Washington's Life Guard, and while I was in said Life Guard and before the expiration of the three years I enlisted as a soldier during the war, and was promoted to a sergeantcy in that guard, and continued to serve in said guard till the

close of the war in seventeen hundred and eighty three, when I was honorably discharged. While I served in the guard it was commanded by Majr. Gibbs first and when it was reduced it was commanded by Capt. Colfax. My warrant as Sergeant in said guard I now exhibit, but my discharge I gave up to an officer in Col. Sproats Regiment. This was done as security for my serving in the stead of another soldier, whose term of three years had not then expired, and for whom I engaged to serve and did serve the remainder of this three years, and never afterwards had an opportunity to obtain my discharge again although I once called upon Col. Sproat for it, but he had not the possession of it. And from the time of my first enlistment aforesaid I was constantly in the service of the United States until the close of the war as aforesaid.
Sworn to March 30. A.D. 1818.
John Phillips
I further set forth and declare that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support - and that I have no further testimony of my services in my power.
John Phillips
This additional declaration was sworn to before me May 5. th 1818.
Nahum Mitchell Judge

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Plymouth ss:
On this second day of October A.D. 1855 before Hon. Aaron Hobart Judge of the Probate Court within & for the county of Plymouth in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts being a court of record in open Court personally appeared Eunice Phillips a resi- dent of East Bridgewater in said County aged fifty seven years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Acts of Congress applicable to her case viz: Act 18 May 1828 and Act 7 June 1832: That she is the Administratrix of the estate of John Phillips who was a private serjeant & Steward in the Revolutionary War and a pensioner of the United States under act of 18 March 1818; that the said John Phillips served to the close of said War as set forth in his original declaration under said Act of March 18 1818 and was as your declarant believes enlisted for during the War, that he died on the twenty third day of April one thousand eight hundred & thirty three leaving no widow and the following are the children and only surviving children of said John Phillips viz Eunice Phillips, George Y. Phillips, Jemett Phillips, Marquis D. F. Phillips and Robert Phillips

and your declarant claims all increase and arrears of pension due said John Phillips in his life time under the Acts aforesaid.
And the declarant hereby appoints Arthur M'Arthur of Limington, Maine her true and lawful Attorney with power of substitution to prosecute her claim to receive a certificate when issued and to do all other Acts necessary and proper in the premises. Eunice B Phillips
Witness Welcome Sprague
Joseph S. Beal
I swear to and, subscribed on the day and year first above written and I further certify that I know the deponent Eunice B. Phillips and believe her to be as stated and that she is of the age stated and further that I am not interested in this claim, as agent Attorney or otherwise.
Aaron Hobart, Judge of Probate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth p.
I Joseph S. Beal Register of Probate in and for said County of Plymouth do hereby certify that Aaron Hobart, before whom the foregoing declaration of Eunice B. Phillips purports to have been made, is the Judge of Probate for said County, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of October in the year eighteen hundred and fifty five, the seal being that of the Probate Court of said County.
Joseph S. Beal

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
PLYMOUTH SS.
I, JOSEPH S. BEAL , Register of Probate for the County of Plymouth, within said Commonwealth, do hereby Certify, that at a Probate Court holden at East Bridgewater in and for said County, on the first Tues- day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty five,
Eunice B. Phillips of said East Bridgewater , single-woman, was
duly appointed Administratrix on the Estate of John Phillips late of New Burgh in the State of New York , deceased, leaving Estate in said Com- monwealth to be administered, and took upon herself that trust by giving bond as the law directs, and still continues in the exercise of said trust.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and the Seal of the Court of Probate for said County, this second day of October in the year eighteen hundred and fifty five
Joseph S. Beal

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
PLYMOUTH SS.
AT A COURT OF PROBATE HOLDEN AT East Bridgewater, IN AND FOR SAID COUNTY, ON THE first  TUESDAY OF October EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND fifty five,
IT is satisfactorily made to appear to the said Court that John Phillips late of Newburgh in said County, the State of New York, deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, died on the twenty third day of April in the year eighteen hundred thirty three, leaving no Widow, and that Eunice B. Phillips, George Y. Phillips, Jenette Phillips, Marquis D. L. F. Phillips and Robert Phillips are the children and only surviving children of said John Phillips, by the af- fidavit of said Eunice B. Phillips and Welcoming Young hereto annexed.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Court of Probate, this second day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and, fifty five.
Joseph L. Beal REGISTER OF PROBATE.

We Welcome Young aged sixty three years and Eunice B Phillips aged fifty seven years both residents of East Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts on our oaths depose and say that we were acquaint- ed with John Phillips deceased late of Newburgh New York who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States that he died at said New- burgh on the twenty third day of April AD 1833. leaving no widow and that Eunice B Phillips, George G Phillips, Jennet Phillips Margaret D L G Phillips and Robert Phillips are the children and only surviving children of said John Phillips
Witness Aaron Hobart Robert Perry
Welcome Young Eunice B Phillips
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Plymouth ss I swear to and subscribe in my presence on this first day of October AD 1855. by the above named Welcome Young and Eunice B Phillips whom I certify to be respectable residents of East Bridgewater in said County & evidence witness. And I further certify that I have no interest whatever in the claim of the children of John Phillips for means of pension Joseph L. Beal Justice of the Peace.

Joan Phillips.
Bridgeville
5561
Mar 19
Can

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
It was one of the life guards of Genl Washington under the command of Major Gibley, continued in the service to the end of the war as sergeant
On this nineteenth day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County John Phillips aged sixty three years, resident in Bridgewater in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of seven years - during the year service was in the company of Jacob Allen, and the Regiment commanded by Col Bailey. My service was complete and that he has received a pension certificate dated 21st Janry 1819 and numbered 5561 in pursuance of his original Declaration made 30th March 1818 and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as 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 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, 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. I am a laborer but am now quite infirm my wife is fifty four years of age. I have a daughter in my family aged twenty eight years. I have nothing due to me. I owe about thirty dollars. I have no property. I live with my daughter in a house owned by my son George and am dependent on them for support. John Phillips.
Sworn to, and declared, on the 19th day of July A.D. 1820 before
Nahum Mitchell to posture of the Court
I, John B. Thorne clerk of Circuit Court of Common Pleas 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 No dollars and No cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Twenty seventh day of December 1820
John B. Thorne Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

232. 129.
Jan 19/80
18.

Department of War. The Interior
Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war and have not received land from the United States.
State of Massachusetts
County of Plymouth
I Eunice Eunice B Phillips, administratrix and heir at law for myself and in behalf of the other children and heirs at law of John Phillips Lt. of Plymouth Co. Mass. do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that said John Phillips did enter the service in 17 for the term of during the war and served as a private and sergeant in the Regiment No. under the command of Colonel Washington's Life Guards of the line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war
I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the soldiers and heirs of Revolutionary soldiers on the part of the United States; nor do I believe he ever recovered it or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatever.
Eunice B Phillips
Claimants' Signatures.
Sworn and subscribed before me, on this First day of December in the year 1855 Welcome Young Justice of the Peace.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Eunice Eunice B Phillips Administratrix & heir at law of John Phillips aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint ARTHUR McARTHUR, Esq to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of the United States, or any other officer, a warrant for the quantity of land due me as aforesaid, and said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest.
Welcome Young
Eunice B Phillips
Claimants' Signatures.
Personally appeared the abovenamed Eunice B Phillips
aforesaid subscriber to the above declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, to be her free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. in this
First day of December 1855 Welcome Young Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the above written Welcome Young Esq. was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c. in the State of Massachusetts at the above date, and that his name thereto subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the County seal and subscribed my name as Clerk of the said Supreme Judicial Court for said County, this fifth day of December 1855.
Wm H Whitman - Clerk of said Court
NOTICE.—Claimants will be particular and state to what Regiment and Company their ancestor belonged; if he had a discharge send if he was pensioned, send a copy of pension certificate with these papers, to Arthur McArthur, Esq. Limington, Maine.
Land Warrant No. 48889 for 100. acres issued June 28. 1797 to John Phillips, a Sergeant of the Mass. Line. Pensioner under the Act of 1818 P. 241, 1st Vol. Pensioners Resolution. Plymouth Co. Mass.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Philips, John GRADE Sergeant LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4889 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 28, 1797 to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

34472 Rev INVALID.
File No. 84, 479
John Phillips Rev Rev. Soc
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 329
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Notes past to John B Thomas 13 Jan'y 1821. Plymouth Mass
5561. 34472 35471
Massachusetts John Phillips 1 st Sergeant Mass s line of Washington's Guard 76 during the war in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 30 th of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st of Janu y 1818 and sent to Nahum Mitchell Judge Court Bridgewater Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818 - 5 mo \frac{24}{31 \frac{1}{2}} $1.57 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 48.
$8
{ Revolution Act 18th
12

To what time was John Phillips, of Massachusetts, Prisoner act March 18. 1818, last paid?
Resp.
J L Edward Apr. 18. 1834
John Phillips the 3 d & John Phillips the 2 d were both paid to the 1 st March 1823.
Resp.
Henry Wheatcroft

These certify that John Phillips an Inhabitant of the Town of Bridgewater, State of Massachusetts Bay Enlisted and served during the War with Great Britain, Viz, from the 19 th of April 1775 to March 1778, in the 2 d Mass. Regt. Then draughted from said Regt. to serve in His Excellency's Guard in which he served as a Sergeant until the Close of said War and had an Honorable Discharge from the same we further certify that at his first engaging in said service he was an able Bodied Man.
Hanover October 30 th 1796
Bridgewater May 25. 1801
Daniel Howard } Selectmen of Solomon Keith } Bridgewater Ezra Kingman Solomon Hayward
John Bailey Col o Luther Bailey Capt. late of 2 d Mass. Regt.

John Phillips - 2 Mass. Regiment — Col. Bailey v — summons 27. Sept. 1801 — ————— chooses the Money — —————  the information —————
This I rec d . from the Secy. of V. Com d Mass s it having been formerly lodged there for the purpose of obtaining bounty land & —————  Mitchell's Judge 
(John Bailey died several years ago, but Luther Bailey is living and has testified in Daniel Hartwell's case to said Phillips' service)
John Phillips Mass S.34472

Limington, Maine. November 1 1855.
Sir
I herewith forward you the Application of Eunice B. Phillips Administratrix of John Phillips dec d for an area of pension under array Acts of Congress relative to her case to wit May 15 1828 & June 7 1855; with reference made to John Phillips' Original declaration on file under Act March 18 1818 on file in Pension office & I would also refer you to the evidence to be found in War Department & to Rolls in the office of Commission of Pensions.
(I am very respectfully Your O b t Hon ble Josiah Meigs, Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C.

Rec. 9 Aug. 1820 War Department Pension Office Washington

Hon. J. C. Calhoun Secretary of the War Department -
East Bridgewater Ms Aug t 3. 1820
Sir.
John Phillips an old revolutionary soldier and a Pensioner under the late law, is a neighbour of mine, poor and dependent, and well entitled to the continuance of his pension. He has solicited me to write you, and inform you that he is apprehensive he made a mistake in his late declaration before our Court with respect to his services. He thinks he stated that he enlisted was draughted out of Capt Jacob Allen's company into Genl. Washington's life guard. The fact is, as he says, & of which I have no doubt, that although he enlisted and served in Capt Allen's company in 1776 & part of 1777, yet after Capt Allen was killed at the taking of Burgoyne, he served in Capt. Judah Allen's Company; and it was from this company he was drawn out to serve in the Genl's life guard

and not from Capt. Collins. —
Yours respectfully,
Nahum Mitchell Esq. Jr.

John Phillips
-- Map - ad 18 m 1818
232.129.
N o 4889 J. Phillips Eng d Map g line

Lincoln, Maine Dec 18 1855
Sir,
I humbly forward you application of Adm d of John Phillips, Penobscot County for during War service in Revolutionary War.
A certificate of Adm d approvalment is annexed to application for increase & arrears of pension under Act 7 June 1832 & 28 May 1826
I am very respectfully Hon ble Jeremiah Minot, Your obed t Serv t Comm d of Pensions Washington D.C. Atkinson McMillan

John Phillips Mass. 834472

Liberty Hill Farm
14 worked home 15 - at King's farm 16 17 to 19 at Shop made 17 took up at Shop 18 and 19 took up at Shop
10 1/2 0
1 May 1st. Main "Whitcomb" Letter for letter 1 May 2nd work nor to get. Started work loading dung and plowing in oats meat to the Barn - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 3 May 3rd I work there loading dung in the old field - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 4 May 4th I work there planting in the old field. - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 5 May 5th I work there dressing flax - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 6 May 6th I work there half a day - - - - - 0 - 1 - 0 7 May 7th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 8 May 8th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 9 May 9th I work there carting dung - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 10 May 10th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 11 May 11th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 12 May 12th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 13 May 13th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 14 May 14th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 15 May 15th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 16 May 16th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 17 May 17th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 18 May 18th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 19 May 19th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 20 May 20th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 21 May 21st I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 22 May 22nd I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 23 May 23rd I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 24 May 24th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 25 May 25th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 26 May 26th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 27 May 27th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 28 May 28th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 29 May 29th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 30 May 30th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 31 May 31st I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 1st I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 2nd I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 3rd I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 4th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 5th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 6th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 7th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 8th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 9th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 10th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 11th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 12th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 13th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 14th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 15th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 16th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 17th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 18th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 19th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 20th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 21st I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 22nd I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 23rd I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 24th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 25th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 26th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 27th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 28th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 29th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0 June 30th I work there - - - - - 0 - 3 - 0
JOHN PHILLIPS MASS S 34472

Mr. Phillips.
The Commander in Chief Guard
in the Service of the United States 7 th June 1783
Whereas
Reposing special trust and confidence in your Prudence, and good Conduct I do by these presents, appoint you Second Sergeant to the Company in the Service of the United States; you are therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Sergeant, by seeing and performing all manner of things then unto belonging. And I do hereby charge, and require all Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to such Orders as Sergeant, and you are to observe and follow such Orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from me or any of your Superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War in pursuance of the trust reposed in You, for which this shall be your Sufficient Warrant.
Given under my hand and Seal at Head Quarters this 18 th Day of June 1783
Wolfat Capt. Comd. Comd. of Chieft. Guard

JOHN PHILLIPS MASS. S 34472