Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33413, for Thomas Osborne, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Osborne, Thomas
S. 33413
Pa. ?
or Osbourne
Sea Service?
CONTENTS
Navy?

5559.
Massachusetts
Thomas Osborne Capt Hamlin private Massachusetts line
One year 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 on the 30 of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of January 1819 and sent to Nahum Mitchell Judge East Bridgewater Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818 - 5 \frac{2}{31 \frac{4}{30}} 41.57 semi-ann. all'ee ending 4 March 1819 48.
$ 89.57
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Bridgewater - Plymouth D.
Continued
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th Sept 1837 to 28 Dec 1837, the day of his death. Age notified 19. April 1839.
1890 Yrs H Osborne - history } Prior Feb 24 per Hon E A Mott }
Quail
1838 4th April 1839 19th April 1890 24th Feb

I Thomas Osborne of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the sixtieth year of my age do depose set forth and declare that I was in the war of the revolution on the continental establishment and enlisted under Capt. Sears Hamlin in Col. John Baileys in the Massachusetts Line regiment and went to Roxbury and served there eight months - then I enlisted again in the same company and went to New York and served twelve months - and then enlisted again at Trenton at the solicitation of our officers for six weeks - and then I returned and enlisted again into Capt. Dyer's Company under the command of Col. Houghton and served at Rhode Island nine months - and then I came home and enlisted into Capt. Mearns's Company and went to Westpoint and thence to White Plains and served about three weeks and then enlisted into the Pennsylvania line out of the Massachusetts Line and served twelve months according to the terms of enlistment - I was afterwards in the sea service and was taken and carried to Nova Scotia. I never had any written discharge and have no further evidence to offer. I was afterwards with Capt. John Barry in the sea service in the Alliance Frigate to the close of the war. I was in the service of my country from the beginning of 1775 to the close of the war in 1783. Thos. Osborne
Sworn to and declared on oath this 30 th day of March 1818.

(A)
Plymouth
Personally appeared Benjamin Price, who is a credible witness, and made solemn oath, that the within named Thomas Osbornes served with him in the same Regiment one year, which was the year 1776, in the revolutionary war and in the Massachusetts line and continental establishment; the year began the last day of December 1775 and ended the last day of December 1776.
Nahum Mitchell, Judge

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office.
April 10 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6 th of April, 1833 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Isaac Pratt, Admin or of the widow of Thomas Osborn, late a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight Dollars and  Cents per month month, under the law of the 18 th March, 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept., 1837, to the 28 th December, 1837, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.

Thomas Osborne Bridgewater, Ms 30 March 1818 - private Bailiffs rest Massachusetts 76 One year Admitted
Over.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth
ss.
On this 30 th 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 Thomas Osbourne of Bridgewater 69 of Plymouth aged fifty nine 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 -
* - that he was in the battles of Long Island, Harlem Heights, White Plains, Trenton, and Princeton. -
/ see his Declaration at large marked A /
And the said Osbourne further declares & sets forth on oath that his first enlistment aforesaid for eight months was in April 1775 and that he continued to serve in the service of the United States without interruption or cessation from that time till after his third enlistment aforesaid for six weeks at Trenton had expired, which was twenty one months and a half - and was dismissed at Chatham, New Jersey, in February 1777, his time having expired -

and afterwards, a very few days, having intervened he enlisted again, he thinks in April 1777, into said Dyer's Company & continued to serve nine months in Rhode Island as aforesaid - that in the spring of 1778 he enlisted again as aforesaid into said Benson's Company, among what were called the New Levies, and continued to serve as aforesaid, and was dismissed at Middlebrook in New Jersey, he thinks, his term of one year being expired - that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support - *
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Thomas Osbourne - 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, & that the said Osbourne is poor & 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

Thos. Osborn
5559
March 1811
6

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
Note in the margin: Thomas Osborne was in the Mass. Militia, enlisted on board the "Albion" frigate, commanded by Capt. John Brown.
On this eighteenth 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 Thomas Osborne aged sixty one 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 the whole war, first at hot in the year's service in the same Company  Colonel's  Regiment  next and that he has received a pension certificate dated 20th Feb 1819 and numbered 5559 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 28th 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 infirm I cannot do much work. I have a wife aged 61. a daughter 21 years of age who is an idiot named Nabby. another named Lavonia aged 18 years. I owe about one hundred dollars. I have nothing due me.
  1 cow 15   2 sheep 2.50   1 pig 4.50   bed, Chair & Pine Table 1   6 plates, teapot, pot, spider, dish, etc. 2   Brookhoe, narrow hoe 2.75   25.75   Thomas Osborne
Sworn to, and declared, on the eighteenth day of July A.D. 1820 before
William Mitchell Justice of Court
I, John B. Thomas 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 Twenty five dollars and seventy five cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Twenty ninth day of December 1820
John B. Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

33 413 Rev INVALID.
1921-Nov-23- P.E. Osborne att. cost of photos etc 1923 Jan. 12. Photos mailed to P.E. Osborne & Account Div. ntf'd. M.M.H.P.
File No. 33, 413
Thomas Osborne
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 307
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Thomas O'Brien He died Dec 28, 1837
In March 1818 of Bridge Water Mass & was in the 60 th of his age & stated that he served 8 mos at the Siege of Boston under Capt. Hamlin & Col. John Bailey & stationed at Roxbury. He continued to serve in another enlistment in the same Company for one year which, at the request of his officers was extended for 6 weeks going to New York City. He was in the battles on Long Island (Aug 27, 1776), at Harlem Heights (Sept 16, 1776) at White Plains (Oct 28, 1776) at Trenton (Dec 26, 1776) at Princeton (Jan 3, 1777). He was discharged at Cranberry N.J. in Feb'y 1777 making in both enlistments an unintermittent service of 21 1/2 mos. In April 1777 he enlisted for 9 mos under Capt. Dyer (maybe intended for Dyer) & Col. Stoughton to serve in R.I. After returning home, he enlisted (hundred) in Spring of 1778 under Capt. Benson ( or Benson ) marched to West Point then to White Plains served 3 weeks, then enlisted into the Pennsylvania Line out of the Mass. Line for 12 mos. He was discharged at Middlebrook N.J. After this he was in the Sea Service "west taken & carried to Nova Scotia". Subsequently he was with Capt. John Barry in the Sea Service in the Alliance "fought to the close of the war". July 1820 aged 61 years his family consisted of his wife aged

61 years, an idiot daughter Nabby aged 21 yrs, also daughter Lavonia (or Saronia) aged 18 yrs —

103 Ashley Street, Springfield, Massachusetts December 17, 1932
Per 1812
A. D. Hiller Assistant Administrator Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:--
Reference to a letter from you dated Nov 23, 1931 marked BA-J/MMHF (quoting)
War claim for pension of Thomas Osborne of Massachusetts who rendered Massachusetts service, service on the sea, and who was a prisoner in Nova Scotia and a pensioner in 1820 .. .. " Photostatic copies of the claim are desired.
You state that there are six sheets to be copied, at 15c. and give the claim number as: Thomas Osborne, (S.33413)
I enclose a postal money order for ninety cents (90c.) to order of the Treasurer of the United States.
Please send me the photostats of the above claim. And thank you.
42816
Very truly yours,
P. E. Osborne.
P. E. Osborne

November 23, 1931.
BA--J/MMHF
Mr. P. E. Osborne, 103 Ashley Street, Springfield, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of November 18, in which you request the amount of cost of photostatic copies of original papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension of Thomas Osborne of Massachusetts who rendered Massachusetts service, service on the sea and who was a prisoner in Nova Scotia, and a pensioner in 1820, also of the papers in claim of Charles H. Willis of the Civil War.
Photostatic copies are furnished at the rate of fifteen cents a page. The number to be copied in claim of Thomas Osborne(S.33413) is six.
The proper amount should be forwarded by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States.
Your letter has been forwarded to the proper division of this office for reply in regard to cost of photos from the Civil War claim of Charles Willis.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

January 12, 1933
BA-J/MAHF:MLB XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mr. P. E. Osborne 103 Ashley Street Springfield, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
As requested in your letter of December 17, 1932, with which you enclosed remittance for ninety cents, you are furnished herewith photostatic copies of original papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension of Thomas Osborne, S. 33413.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

BA-J/ILL Rev.& 1812 No. 140
January 5.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
541.
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Rev. War pension claim of Thomas Osborne,
S. 33413
Actual
1 of each page
90 cents
6 pages
Kindly leave margin of 1½ inch at top of each page and return papers in folder with corresponding name and number.
The word "Omit" written in pencil on those pages not to be copied.
Chief, Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

III 1/2-111 ONE .00
List of papers furnished Mr. P. O. Osborne on Jan. 12-1933 Soldier's appl. dated March 30, 1818 + reverse side marked A ————— 2 p - Soldier's decl. same date as above which refers to former one - and on printed form copied clear across as one page ————— 1 p - Sol's. appl. dated July 18, 1820 — 1 p Report of Treas. Dept. Oct. 10, 1839 — 1 p Ctf jacket — 1 p
6 p
50 cents 6 pages
Chief, Rev. & Ins. War Section.
Kindly leave margin of 1 inch at top of each page and return papers in folder with corresponding name and number. The word "Copy" written in pencil on those pages not to be copied.