Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 27,456, for Samuel Page, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Mass.
Page, Samuel Rebecca
N. 27,456
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Massachusetts Rebecca Page 290 of Haverhill in the State of Mass. who was a wife in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the [blank] time for widow of Saml. Page late a Captain in the Revolution
Incribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 480 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of Novr. 1831 and sent to B. F. D. [blank] New Boston Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $2,640.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th March 37 240.00 $2,880.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } recorded by [blank] Clerk Book [blank] Vol. [blank] Page 64

N o 646. P 3 . Sec. Rebecca Page Widow of Samuel Page
On Rolls. Sufifer appointed Capt before 76 & disch d 18 mar. 80
com d 42 yrs (Capt) 480 $ no disch d action
Reuben Balcom Boston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } Is. Essex County }
On this twenty Sixth Day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Thirty six Personally appeared before the Hon David Cummings one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said Commonwealth Rebecca Page a resident in Danvers County of Essex and Commonwealth aforesaid aged Eighty three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 That she is the Widow of Samuel Page late of Danvers Dec d and that said Samuel her late husband was an Officer in the War of the Revolution and served more than Three years as a Captain in the Eleventh Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Tupper all of which will more fully appear on reference to the Records and Rolls on file in the War Department
She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Page
at Sterling in the County of Worcester in said Commonwealth by Wilden Esq o on the second Day of Septem r in the year Seventeen Hundred Seventy Eight That her Husband the said Samuel Page died on the second Day of September in the year Eighteen Hundred fourteen and that she has remained a Widow ever since that period as will more fully appear on reference to the Proof hereunto annexed
She further declares that she has no written evidence of the service of the said Samuel her late Husband in the War of the Revolution except two letters addressed to her during said service which Letters accompanies this application
Rebecca Page Sworn to and subscribed on the day above written before David Cummings

And I further certify that the said Rebecca Page cannot from bodily infirmary attend Court. David Cummins. Jus. C.C.P.
I Nancy Andrews of Salem in the County of Essex - Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty three years do on oath testify and declare that I am the reputed daughter of Samuel P & Rebecca Page beforementioned that my late Father the said Samuel Page was always reputed and believed to have been a Captain in the War of the Revolution that I have often heard him relate of the incidents & occurrences connected with his service in the Army aforesaid particularly of the Battle of Stony Point and other Battles and at the taking of Burgoyne & - The said Samuel my late Father died twenty two years since and left Rebecca his Widow who has not married since the decease of my late Father said Samuel Page
Nancy Andrews
On this twenty sixth day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred thirty six personally appeared before me the abovenamed Nancy Andrews and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribe & I further certify that the said Affiant is personally known to me that she is a Person of truth and veracity and her statement entitled to full credit & belief David Cummins Jus. C.C.P.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. I John Prince Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within & for the County of Essex, certify that David Cummings Esq r . of Salem is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts duly appointed and qualified to act, and that his signatures within written are genuine.
In Witness Whereof I have hereto set my hand & the seal of said Court at Salem this twelfth day of November A.D. 1836.
John Prince Clerk

Sterling Nov. 9 th 1836
Mr. Baldwin,
Sir, Nov 3 rd I rec'd a letter from you,
Last marked Nov 1 st By which you wish for information relative to the marriage of John Page & Rebecca Putnam. It is not in my power to afford you the information you ask. In Sept. 27 th 1794 all the previous Records, both of the Parish, called Chocksett, & of the Town were burnt in the S. Clerk's Store. Mrs. Page has a brother living in this place, who, no doubt, was a witness to the marriage. If therefore his testimony can be of any service to you I will procure it for you. He lives three miles from me, and my health has been so feeble, that it has not been convenient for me to see him, since the reception of your letter. The Justice Wilder did not reside in this Parish, but in Lancaster. Possibly some record may be found there of the marriage. At that time we had no settled minister. Rev. Mr. Mellen had been dismissed & Rev. Mr. Holcomb was ordained the next year. Of course if any Record is to be found anywhere, it must be in Lancaster I should suppose. I send this to Boston by my son, who puts up at Mr. Wild's Tavern, & will be in town on business until Saturday. Any further communications you may make shall be promptly answered. Yours most Respectfully Luther Allen, T. Weeks, Sterling.

Luther Allen your clk of Sterling
Mr. Reuben Baldwin
Boston
Dr. James Allen
Mass.

Garrison at West Point
March 31 st 1879.
My dear
I gladly embrace the first opportunity I have had of writing to you since I saw you, and would inform you that I enjoy a good measure of health, and that these lines may meet you enjoying that great blessing is my ardent wish and desire. I arrived at this place with my Clothing after a tedious journey of twelve days, where I find good Quarters and provisions but don't expect to enjoy them long as I am going into the light Infantry which is to be a detached Corps from the Main Army to guard the out posts, as our Station will be very precarious would have you send  sent your letters to me Inclosed in a Rapper directed to Lieut. Goodridge which will be the likely way for me to get them
Turn over

N. B. give my warmest Regards to Sir and Madam Friend Brothers Andrew and Wm and Sister Betsey. & all Enquiry.
I am not insensible of the disagreeables and Unesiness my absence must occasion you, but as Honour and myne and your Intrest for- -bids my leaving the Service at present I hope you will Indevor to Calme and Sooth the Rising Passions Passions in your delicate brest which is Occasioned) if I may be allowed the Expression (by your two tender Hart untill an Opportunity Presents for me to Quit the Army without Prejudicing my Honour and Intrest, which Opportunity I will gladly Imbrace to gett Reade of the disagreeable Fatiges of a Soldier and live a Retired life with a Person who is always Uppermost in my thoughts and in whom all my Earthly Happiness Sentures. That This may soon be the case is the ardent wish of your loving and Effectinat Husband till death.
To M rs Page
Sam l Page

To
M rs Rebecca Page in
Chesett

Garrison West Point Sep. 1 st 1779
My dear
I have now your agreeable letter of the 30 th of July before me, wherein I am informed of your health, which is equally dear to me as my own. you informed me that as you had not heard from me for some time you had allmost concluded me lost, or that I had forgot that I had a friend whose tender care and regard for my wellfair you trusted I were not insencable of, it gives me great pain and Anxiety that you should, in the least  for indulge a thought of their being a possibility of my bodys containing so brutal a heart as to forget a person so near to me, and to whom I owe such great Obligations, no my dear be assured that no length of time, or emensity of space, can ever disunite hearts so nearly connected as I trust ours are, it is surprising to me what has become of my letter, I have sent you no less then six since I came from Philada,

two of them by person, bound directly to Lancaster, you wrote me that S t Goodridge had raised your expectations, by informing you of my determination to go home this fall, you may look for me if my life and health is spared as soon as the present cam- paign will admit of my quitting, pray inform me in your next if you have your Note, which I wrote to you about in one of my former letters, as to new heart any to communicate, give my love to your par. & Mak. and all the family, regard to all friends from your ever Electinar Husband
To Mrs. Page Sam. D. Page
N. B: we have it in to days order that Spain has declared war against great britain

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 27456
Rebecca Page
Widow
Samuel Page
Capt Rev War
Act June 7 39
Index: Vol. M , Page 116
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Page, Simon GRADE Private LINE Cram's Continental Artillery (Massachusetts)
WARRANT NUMBER 4887 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec 30, 1796 to Evander Childs
*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.