Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,535, for James Ravens, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Ravens, James
S. 33,535
CONTENTS

6614.
4
Massachusetts Roll
James Paeons
of Milton in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Green at the Massachusetts line, for the term of Eight years War
inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd of Feb y 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq. Judge Boston
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 4 \text{ mo } 25 \text{ d} 38:66
Semi-ann. all ce ending March 1819 48:.
86:66
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Signature
Duplicate certificate issued 21 May 1825, and sent to John S. Lillie, Boston, Mass.
Vertical text on the right page, likely bleed-through from the reverse side: John S. Lillie Boston Mass

James Auer
6614
Feb 7 1814
Concord Pa
Em 1820
Mar 19

District of Massachusetts, ss.
ON this Eighth day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. as usual District Court of the United States for the said District, James  Reavers aged Sixty three years, resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk, in said District, Farmer who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: in the Company commanded by Capt. Bent in the Regiment commanded by Col. Grooton in which he served three years afterwards in the Company commanded by Capt. Smith in the Regiment commanded by Col. Higglesworth in the Massachusetts line his declaration was made on the 10 April 1818 his Pension certificate is No 5514 dated 4 February 1819
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.
Witness J. Blagge  James  X Reavers
Sworn to and declared, on the Eighth day of July A. D. 1820 before
J. Davis Judge of the Massachusetts District Court.
I, JOHN WATSON DAVIS, Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto 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 _____ dollars and _____ cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Twenty fifth day of July 1820
J. W. Davis Clerk of the U. S. District Court, for the Massachusetts District.

Schedule of Property belonging to the Subscriber late a Private in the Army of the United States during the Revolutionary War viz
Real Estate none
Personal Estate none
Family a Wife who is aged 80 years & infirm in labouring under Rheu- matic complaints. Occupation a Farmer but unable to work in consequence of Old age & infirmities being afflicted with Rheumatism
Witness S Blagg
James James his X Barent mark

No 279
James Raveus (Private)
Greaton's Reg t Mass t Line
Spring of 1775 - & served till the end of the war - (see certificate)
Aff d 10 th April 1840
Wanted, the Certificate of the Judge, that Applicant, in his belief, is in "reduced circumstances in life, &c."
Concord Oct 2

United States.
Massachusetts District
James Ravens, of Milton, in the County of Norfolk and District of Massachusetts, a resident citizen of the United States, and applicant for a pension from the United States, under 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, maketh oath that he served in the war of the revolution, as a private soldier, upwards of seven years in manner following: he enlisted in the Spring of 1775, in the company commanded by Captain Bent, in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Greighton - and served in said corps, until the end of the war, when he was honorably discharged and is in such reduced circumstances, as to require aid from his country.
Massachusetts District To
Boston 10 April 1818
his James X Ravens mark.
Sworn to before me
W m D r D r Dist Judge Mass Dist

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 11 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that James Raven subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying document marked A together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M c David
} Judge of the District Court U. S. } Massachusetts District.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
30 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, James Ravens by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M c Davis
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

33 535
Re INVALID.
File No. 33 535
James Ravens Dis Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 333
[Arrangement of 1870.]

This May Certify that James Ravens enlisted into Col. John Green's Regiment, in the Continental Service, in Decemr. 1775, and servi d as a Soldier During the War.
Elijah Vose Lieut Col.
Milton April 1 st
1818

Suffolk ss, Boston May 4 th 1825, on this day, personally appeared, before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, for said county of Suffolk, James Russell, a Revolutionary Pensioner, who on his oath declares (and is well known to me) that he is the identical person, who formerly belonged to Col d Grafton Reg t , Boston Battery Company; in the army of the Revolution, that his name was placed on the Pension Roll, of the Massachusetts agency, at eight Dollars per month, that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal, of the Secretary of War, which certificate, on, or about, the sixth day of March last, he lost, or supposed was stolen from him, together, with about twenty Dollars in money.
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid. James F. Russell his mark
John S. Miller Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By His Honor  MARCUS MORTON, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief in and over said Commonwealth.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Marcus Morton.
Know ye, That
John S. Lillie Esq r is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Suffolk
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and