Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,021, Deliverance Bennet, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Bennet, Deliverance
S. 34,021
CONTENTS

9291 16. may 77-10 may 80
Massachusetts.
Deliverance Bennet
of New Bedford in the state of Mass. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Vose of the Mass. line, for the term of three years War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 rd of April 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th of April 1819 and sent to Deborah Mitchell Esq. East Bridgewater, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819. 11 mo. 2/4 88.53 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 st Sept 1819 48.00 $136:53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notice hereunder due Feb 15, 1820 to J. S. Frazar Clerk of Bristol Co. Superior Court. Mass.

Deliverence Bennett New Bedford
Correct.

United States of America.
State of Massachusetts
I, Deliverance Bennet a citizen of the United States, now resident at New Bedford — in the County of Bristol in the State aforesaid, do on oath, — declare, that I served, in the War of the Revolution, the full term of time required by a Law of the United States, made and passed in the month of March, A. D. 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons en- gaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," as one requisite to entitle me to be placed on the pension list of the said United States, having entered the land service of the said United States, on the Continental Establishment, and served as a private Soldier against the common enemy; from  That I enlisted
See 1820 That I belonged to belonged to the  Capt Amasa Soper's Company and Col Marshall's Regiment in the Massachusetts line in the first three years service and served the term out faithfully — and that I left the service that  I belonged to Capt. Williams Company in Col. Vose's Regiment (first Regiment) in Massachusetts Line in the second three years service and served my term out faithfully, and was there till the end of the war. and in both cases I recd. little written discharges but have lost them.
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the said United States, if any may be, or hath been, so allowed. I am reduced in my circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of my Country.
Deliverance Bennet
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this third 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 ser- vice of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me Deliverance Bennet  Nahum Mitchell one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common pleas for the Southern Circuit of Massachusetts including the Counties of Plymouth Barnstable Bristol Norfolk Nantucket and Dukes Coun- ty the abovenamed Deliverance Bennet 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 I do further certify that the said Bennet is poor and needs the assistance of his Country for support.
Nahum Mitchell

Deliverance Bennett
No 9291
April 1819
cont d Sep 15
1820
LM
Sept 19

Schedule.
Real Estate.....
None.
Personal property.
  One loom 20.00   One Scythe 12.00   1/2 doz pumpkin fowls & chickens 1.30   Two Tables 75   One Chest with drawers 1.50   Two Clothes huts 50.   1/2 Dozen Chairs 2.00   One Gun (old) 1.00   Two buckets 33   One Axe 50   One Scythe & Smathe 1.00   One hoe 33   One Iron bar 1.50   Two Pots 2.00   Two Kettles 1.00   One Skillet & 2 Spiders 1.00   2 meal bags 15   1 drawing knife 6.   1 hammer & 3 gimlets 0.50   1 pair Iron dogs, shovel & tong & pr. Bellows. 1.54   1 Wash tub, meat barrel & 50 wt. Pork. 5.70   1/4 Bld. House - 1/4 acre of potatoes growing. 5.75   27 Mats 574   2 Mattens 25   10 Bowls 64   2 Milk Pans. 30   2 old tin Cannisters 20   2 old broken Teapots 6   1/2 doz old knives & forks 20   2 old butchers knives 3   10 cups & saucers 30   2 Coffee cups 14   1 broken Milk cup 1.   1 Pewter Platter 30   4 Pewter Bowls. 50   3 Pewter Plates 33   1 Rindlet 25   2 Iron Wedges 33.   $64.89. 
The said Delivrance Bennett is a labourer by occupation. He is quite feeble and infirm and is afflicted with the Rheumatism, for a large portion of the year, and he is not able to labour for one half of the time. His family consists of himself and his wife, whose name is Mary, and his wife's sister whose name is Dinah Phillips. His wife is seventy four years of age. She has been bedridden for more than two years past, and is also speechless from two paralytic strokes and wholly unable to do any work or assist herself in her bed  the least . The said Dinah is seventy two years of age and resides with said Bennett, and takes care of the family for her husband.
Delivrance Bennett.

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
BRISTOL ss. Circuit Court of Common Pleas.
On this seventeenth day of July 1820, personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said county,
Deliverance Bennett,
aged sixty three 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: That I first enlisted in a Company of light infantry, commanded by Capt. Amasa Poper of which Col. Thomas Marshall was Col. of the Regiment, in the Massachusetts line and on the Continental establishment. That a draft was made from the said Regiment and I was one of the persons drafted and was then assigned to a Regiment commanded by Col. Putnam and the company to which I was drafted and assigned was commanded by my first Capt. Poper. That I enlisted for three years the first term and served the whole term at the close of the same when I was discharged. I then returned home and remained about six months, when I again enlisted for another term of three years in the Company of Capt. Williams and Col. Joseph Vose's Regiments on the Continental establishment, where I remained until the conclusion of Peace and was discharged at West Point in the State of New York; That I have obtained a pension Certificate; That the date of my original declaration, was the 3d. of April 1818 - and the same is numbered 9291.
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.
Deliverance Bennett.
Property valued at $64.89
Sworn to, and declared, on the seventeenth day of July A.D. 1820 before
James Sproat. Clk. of y s Court at Bristol
I, James Sproat 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 Sixty four dollars and eighty nine 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. Sproat Clerk of the Court for the County of Bristol.

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
F. S. Chas M. E. C.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., February 26, 1896.
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Deliverance Bennet --- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. It appears that he enlisted (date not stated, probably early in 1777) in the company of Light Infantry commanded by Capt. Amasa Soper, in the Mass. regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Marshall; was transferred to the regiment commanded by Col. Putnam, and served therein for about three years; returned home and remained about six months when he again enlisted for another term of three years, in the company commanded by Capt. Williams, in Col. Joseph Vose' regiment --- continued in the service until peace was declared, when he was honorably discharged at West Point.
Battles engaged in,
None mentioned.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Town not stated.
Date of application for pension, April 3, 1818.
Residence at date of application, New Bedford, Mass.
Age at date of application, Sixty-one years.
Remarks: In 1820 he was residing in Fair Haven, Mass. His application for pension was allowed.
Very respectfully,
Alden J. Bennett, Esq., Virginia City, Montana.

34 021 Rev INVALID.
on File No. 84 021
Deliverance Bennet
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 33
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Feb. 26, 1896 Milherty to Alden J. Bennett Virginia City, N

This is one of the Blanks adopted and used at Boston; I obtained a few of them at first, but have since generally used those we prepared and had printed procured to be specially for ourselves (the judges of our circuit) —
Nahum Mitchell

Smith & Smith & Smith
JAN 20 1896
John Smith

34021-5 Hull & Bennett Bankers
Amos C. Hull, Estate. Alden J. Bennett.
Virginia City, Montana. Jan 23rd. 1896. 189
Wm. Lochren Esq.
Commissioner. Bureau of Pensions.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:--Will you please give me such information as is obtainable from the files of your office regarding a former pensioner, Deliverance Bennett , of Dartmouth, or New Bedford Mass. He died, I think in 1830. If the records show, I am desirous of learning the name of his father and the facts regarding his revolutionary service , which seems to have been of several years duration. Any information you may be able to give will greatly oblige,
Yours Resp.
Alden J. Bennett