Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,537, for Samuel Ramsdill, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Ramsdill, Samuel
S. 33,537
CONTENTS

753
Massachusetts Roll
Saul Ramsdill
Capt Daniels
Private
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29. of May 1818 and sent to Hon. Edward Bangs, Worcester, Mass.
Arrearages to 4 th Sept. 1818 4 months 2 1/30 $37.60
{Revolutionary claims,} {Act 18th March, 1818,}
Continued
Mendon, Worcester
Notification sent to Abijah Bigelow Esq.
19. September 1820.
Worcester Mass.

State of Massachusetts
I Saul Ramsdill a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Mendon - in the County of Worcester - in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on the ninth day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Seven -
I entered and was engaged in the the Massachusetts line in service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the thirteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Three -
as a Soldier in said Continental Army against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment Then Commanded by Colonel Thomas Nixon, and that I enlisted into and was a Soldier in a Company in said Regiment, of which Japheth Daniels of Holliston in the County of Middlesex and State aforesaid, was Captain - That said Daniels is dead - Edward Boleam was a Lieutenant in said Company - towards the latter end of the Revolutionary War, said Regiment was commanded by Colonel Puffer
and that I left the service on the thirteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Three, and was honorably discharged from said Army, and had the Badge of Merit conferred upon me -
and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of Sixty Six years - destitute of property - my family has received some relief from the said Town of Mendon
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Saul Ramsdill
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 14 th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, Edward Brangs one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said State Comprising the County of Worcester the abovenamed Saul Ramsdill
and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true,
has hereunto affixed the seal of said Court.
Edw. Brangs

I William Definton of Lancaster in the County of Worcester State of Massachusetts declare on oath that often while I was in the Army of the United States I saw in the service the Captain Saul Randall & have no doubt that he served more than nine months
WILLIAM DEFINTON
Lancaster Sept 14. 1818
The above named William Definton made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed in my presence
Edward Bangs Judge as witness
I Joseph Balcom of Templeton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify and say, that I served as a lieutenant in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in the Continental Army, from November in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Seven to the close of the revolutionary War - That Saul Randall within named enlisted and served as a soldier in said Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, and at the close of said war, said Saul Randall was honorably discharged from the said Army - That I had in my possession said Randall's written discharge - and intended to have delivered it to him - but being separated from Randall, at the time he was honorably discharged, I did not deliver to him his said discharge - said Randall has since repeatedly called upon me for his said discharge, I have repeatedly searched for it among my papers, but never have found it, and conclude it is lost or destroyed
Saul Randall Joseph Balcom
Correct
J.B.
Lancaster Sept 17 th 1818
Joseph Balcom made oath to the above before E. Bangs Judge as witness

Saul Ramsdill. -
753
May 1815
Conto pp 18
CAT 1829

Schedule of the Estate of Saul Ramsdill of Mendon, in the county of Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Applicant for a pension, under the Act of Congress of May 1. 1820.
  viz 1 box of very old drawers $1.50   1 old Chest .33   1 Trunk 1.00   set of Shoemakers tools 3.00   5 old Chairs 1.00   1 old Table .33   a small looking Glass .25   1 small flat-iron .25   1 spider, 25 - small disk - kettle 25 .50   2 old Hoes, 50 3 Earthen Bowls 20 .70   4 Earthen plates, 20 - 2 Glass Bottles, 12 .32   3 tea Cups & Saucers 12 - 1 small stone jug .20   1 corn Basket, 50 Water pail, 25 .75   small hand Bellows .40   two old spinning wheels .50 
One undivided tenth part of a very old one story House, being a small house with two rooms value of the whole $50 value of a 10th part) 5.00
The improvement of one acre of land during the life of me the said Saul Ramsdill value of said acre of land $50 - yearly income 5.00
I am by occupation a Cordwainer, but by reason of bodily infirmities and dimness of sight, I can do but very little at my said trade. My family consists of myself and wife, who is 67 years old and very feeble & infirm, and has wholly lost the use of her left hand and arm and is unable to perform labour. In her years past I have received some relief from the Town of Mendon, and must receive further relief from said town unless my pension is continued to me.
Saul Ramsdill

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this tenth day of July 1820,
personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, Saul Ramsdell, aged sixty nine years, resident in Mendon, 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: On or about the 9th of April 1777, I enlisted as a soldier for the term of 3 years in the Company commanded by Capt. Sapheth Daniels in the 6th Mass Regt. commanded by Col. Thomas Nixon; in the line of the State of Massachusetts in the Continental establishment. I afterwards enlisted during the War into the same Company & Regiment, and served as a soldier in said Company and Regiment from on or about the 9th day of April 1777 to, on or about the tenth day of June in the year of our Lord 1783 when I was honorably discharged from the Army. I made my original declaration before the Hon Edward Bangs, of Worcester aforesaid, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, in the County of Worcester aforesaid, on the fourteenth day of June April in the year 1818. the number of my pension certificate is 753 and dated May 24th 1818.
not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or income due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Saul Ramsdell
Sworn to and declared, on the tenth day of July, 1820 before the said Court.
Attest, Abijah Bigelow, Clerk
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, 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 personal property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is sixteen dollars and four four cents; and that said
Ramsdell has an annual income arising from Real Estate of five dollars,
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth day of July 1820.
Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this tenth day of July 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, Saul Ramsdell , aged sixty nine years, resident in Mendon 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: An or about the 6 th of April 1777. I enlisted in the
* 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 man- ner, 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.
Saul Ramsdell
Sworn to and declared, on the tenth day of July, 1820 before the said Court.
Attest, Abijah Bigelow, Clerk
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, 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 personal property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is sixteen dollars and four cents; and that said Ramsdell has an annual income arising from Real Estate of five dollars In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth day of July 1820.
Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Saul Ramey , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
S. File 33,537
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 9. 77 June 13, 1783 Japheth Daniels { Thos. Nixon Tupper 6 Mass.                                     
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓
Date of application for pension, Apr. 14, 1818. Allons,
Residence at date of application, Mendon, Worcester Co., Mass.
Age at date of application, 66
Remarks: 1820 wife — 67 yrs. In aid for death etc.

MS/
Form No. 489.
Indorsement.
Treasury Department,
OFFICE OF THE
AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
February 11 th 1891.
Respectfully referred to
Comm ee of Pensions
for consideration.
Letter from Lizzie C. Ramdell Burden requesting information relative to
Paul Ramdell formerly a Revolutionary Pensioner
CRH
W. H. Young Chief Auditor

127 Fort Green
Brooklyn Dec 24 1908
Dear sir Will you kindly send me the date of the death of Saul Ramsdell of Mendon Mass who was a pensioner of the revolution war and who got his Pension after his death and the year he died There is a dispute about some Property and this will settle it all by so doing you will gratify also the name of the Regiment he belonged to and I'm very Respectfully Isabella J Ramsdell

U. S. PENSION OFFICE DEC 12 1908

59 Prospect Pl Brooklyn N.Y. Feb 1 1898
Third Auditors office
Dear Sir Will you please send me the date of the death of Saul Ramsdell of Mendon Mass who was a soldier & Pensioner of the Revolutionary War. also date of his death number of years he was a pensioner and names of his heirs who recieved the Balance of his Pension which was due him when he died by so doing you will greatly oblige your truly
Lizzie E. Ramsdell Burden Burden
C.M.P.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 33537
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
March 5, 1898.
Madam:-
Replying to your recent communication you are advised that Saul Ramsdell made an application for pension on April 14, 1818, at which time he was 66 years of age and residing at Mendon, Mass., and his pension was allowed for six years' actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Daniels and Col. Tupper. He enlisted in Middlesex Co., Mass.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Miss Lizzie E. R. Burder,
59 Prospect St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Rev.
REC'D, WAR DEPT. JUN 7 1894
Letter to David J. Ransdell, June 7, 1894. (Form 9).

TELEPHONE CALL: 1245 BROOKLYN.
David J. Ramsdell, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, 26 Court St., Garfield Building, Brooklyn, N. Y.
June 6th. 189 4
Hon. Daniel S. Lamont, Secretary of War.
Dear Sir:-
I would like to obtain information in regard to Saul Ramsdell, who was a soldier in a Massachusetts regiment in the Revolutionary War. I desire if possible, to obtain the date of his enlistment, the regiment he enlisted and served in, and any information in relation to his service that is available.
Sometime ago I received word from the Third Auditor of the Treasury that he, said Saul Ramsdell, was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War under certificate No. 753 from April 14, 1818 to February 17, 1836 the date of his death. I would deem it a great kindness on your part if you would refer this to the proper official in your department in order that I may obtain the information I seek.
Believe me Honored Sir,
Your obedient servant,
David Ramsdell

33 537 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33, 537
Carl Ramsdell
Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 1877
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 384
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June 26 th 1898, Mrs. L.
David J. Ramsdell. 21 Court St., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mar 8 '98
Miss L. E. R. Burdett
Brooklyn, N.Y. 1909 Jan. 12. Hist. to Isabella J. Ramsdell