Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,487, for Thomas Pope, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Pope Thomas
S. 33, 487
CONTENTS

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Massachusetts
Thomas Pope Capt Allen private
Massachusetts line .76 One year .79 nine mo in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 of Apr 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of January and sent to Nahum Mitchell Judge East Bridgewater Mass
arrears to 4th of Sept m 4 mo \frac{10}{30} -- 34.66 semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 48
$ 39.14
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Fair Haven
Continued
1818 July 6. E C Lee history Prev
Chatham June 20th 1818 Mr. H. Brewster Esq. Barnstable Mass

I Thomas Pope of Fairhaven in the County of Bristol Mass ts to a resident citizen of the United States aged sixty years on oath set forth and declare that I was a soldier in the war of the revolution, that I am reduced in my circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of my country for support that I enlisted into Capt. Gamaliel Allen  Daniel  Allen's Company, and Col. John Bailey's Regiment in Mass. 1775 and Massachusetts Line, and continued to serve in said Corps till January 1 st 1776 when I enlisted into the first year's service in  under Capt. Jacob Allen's Company and Col. Bailey's Regiment aforesaid and continued to serve till the last day of December of the same year, and was hon- orably discharged - I enlisted again on 25 th July 1779 into Capt. Luther Bailey's Company and Col. Bailey's Regiment aforesaid and continued to serve therein nine months at Westpoint and was then and there discharged. My dis- charge I sent to Boston immediately after the war to draw some arrears of pay and have never seen it since. / Capt. Jacob Leonard, who was an Ensign in the same ser- vice with me, and during the war, can testify of my service. and I have no further testimony of my services in my power. I served twelve months on Rhode Island besides the service I have above stated. Thos. Pope
Sworn to & declared on oath April 25. A.D. 1818
I Jacob Leonard above referred to being here present before the Judge testify and say that the said Thomas Pope was a soldier in the revolutionary war, and served therein as he has above stated, and served in the same regiment with me.
Jacob Leonard
Sworn to April 25. A.D. 1818 Before me
Nathan Mitchell Judge

Person ally appeared Joseph Whiting of lawful age to give evidence, and a credible Witness and being duly sworn made oath that the within named Thomas Pope served with him in the war of the revolution in Capt. Jacob Allen's Company and Col. Bailey's Regiment for one year as he has within stated. Before me.
Nahum Mitchell, Judge

Thomas Pope
N o 55.74
Jan y 1819
bont d 15 th Feb
1820
AM
Mar 19

The said Pope's occupation is that of a housewright, but owing to his left arm and his right leg's being broken, and the infirmity of age, he is unable to labour at his trade, more than one fourth part of the time. His family consists of himself and his wife, who is sixty two years of age; She is very weak and feeble and has been for several years, and is unable to perform her own household work without the assistance of her husband. The name of his wife is Huldah.
SCHEDULE.
Real Estate. None
Income. None.
Personal Estate. viz Household Furniture.
  1 Loom, 2 wheels, 10 chains, warming pan, 3 Tables, Crockery ware 30. 50.   Iron ware 8. 00.   1 Grindstone 5. 00.   Farming Tools 5. 00.   Carpenter's Tools 75. 00.   1 Saw 5. 00.   1 Pet. Spear 1. 00.   Books 5. 00.   $ 84. 50. 
Thomas Pope.
Property value as $84. 50.
on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property 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.
Thos: Pope.
Sworn to, and declared, on the seventeenth day of July A.D. 1820 before Jas. Speak Clerk of the Court Middle Co
I, James Speak clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol 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 Eighty four dollars and fifty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty seventh day of July 1820
Jas. Speak Clerk of the Court for the County of Bristol.

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
BRISTOL ss. Circuit Court of the Common Pleas
On this seventeenth day of July 1820, personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said county,
Thomas Pope,
aged sixty two years, resident in Fairhaven, 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: I enlisted on the first of May 1775, for the term of eight months in the Company commanded by Capt. James Allen & in the Regt. commanded by Col. John Bailey. I also enlisted previous to the expiration of said term, for one year, to commence on the first day of January 1776, in the Company commanded by Capt. Jacob Allen & in the Regt. of said Col. John Bailey, and on the 24th of July 1779, I again enlisted for the term of 9 months in the Company commanded by Capt. Luther Bailey, and said John Bailey Col. of said Regiment. All the above services were in the Massachusetts line, and on the Continental establishment, and I served in each of the above campaigns until the close of the respective periods of my enlistment. I also served 12 months at Rhode Island in the service of Massachusetts. In the year 1775, besides other smaller services not now necessary to mention. I made my original declaration the 25th of April 1818 and have received a Pension Certificate, number 5544.
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.
Property value as $84. 50.
Thos. Pope.
Sworn to, and declared, on the seventeenth day of July A.D. 1820 before
Jas. Speak Clerk of the Court
I, James Speak clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol 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 Eighty four dollars and fifty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty seventh day of July 1820
Jas. Speak Clerk of the Court for the County of Bristol.

33487 Rev INVALID.
Aug. 24-1903 - Mrs. A. J. Proctor Halifax Mass
File No. 88, 287
Thomas Pope
Rev Rev Me
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 326
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Halifax, Aug 13-1905.
Will you please send to me the record of Thomas Pope a Revolutionary soldier who drew a pension and who lived the latter part of his life, and died in the town of Halifax, Massachusetts. He was my great grandfather and I wish to find his record in order to join the H. A. R. If there is any expense in connection with this, kindly inform me.
Address
Mrs. O. S. Fowler Halifax, Mass.

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EDWARD CLINTON LEE, DREXEL BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA.
5/16/91-
Work May 22 d
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Sir -
On Mar. 26 th I wrote you requesting copies or abstracts of the pension papers of James 38 494 Anthony 39 487 and Thomas Pope, of the Mass. Line, as appeared on the pension list of 1818-
Can I expect a reply? Is any fee necessary?
Your attention will oblige
Respectfully
Edward Clinton Lee

EDWARD CLINTON LEE, DREXEL BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA.
MAR 31 1891
3/26/91-
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Sir - Drexel Building Phila
In a list of "Pensioners of the Revolution" of persons placed on the Pension Roll of the U. S. under the act of the 18 th of Mar. 1818 - appears the names, on the Rhode Island list (page 223) James Anthony Private of the Massachusetts Line and on the Mass. List (page 189) Thomas Pope , Private of the Mass. Line -
These two pensioners were ancestors of mine and I would like to obtain a copy of their application papers, unless they are lengthy, in which case perhaps a
MAR 27 1891

quotation of the important features would no doubt answer.
Will you kindly have complete copies, or the abstracts, former preferred, forwarded to me.
Your attention will very greatly oblige
Respectfully Edward Clinton Lee
Edward C. Lee Mar 26 1891 James C. Galt New York

Thomas Pope
Fairhaven.
25 th Ap l 1818 - private
Bailey's reg t Mass s line
Jan 16 One year. 25 th July 79 " " " " " "
Admitted
Nine months

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth
ss. On this twenty fifth day of April A. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Thomas Pope of Fair Haven aged sixty - - - 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." vir-
( see his Declaration at length marked (A) )

And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Thomas Pope 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 Pope 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.
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