Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,081, Richard Bryne, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Bryne, Richard Brine or
S 34,081
CONTENTS
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34 081 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34 081
Richard Byrne Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th .
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Massachusetts Roll.
Richard Byrne
of Needham in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bigelow of the Massachusetts line, for the term of the War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th of Feb y 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq. Judge Boston
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 \frac{24}{30} — 38:40
Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1819 — 48:—
$ 86:40
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

I hereby certify that Richard Byrne was en- listed by me to to serve during the war sometime in the year 1776 as a soldier in the Continental establishment, and that he served as a good soldier in the Regiment commanded by Colonel M aj or Leavitt, which was numbered & called the Thirteenth Massachusetts Regiment, and, according to the best of my recollection, he served faithfully as a private soldier during the American Revolutionary war, and a part of the time in the company commanded by Capt. Thomas Wellington, in which company I was a Lieute- nant.
Boston April 11 th 1818.
B. Dana
A.

Richard Byrne of Needham, a soldier with Capt. Benj. Dana's certificate —
Mass. Line - Bigelow's Reg. From 1796, during the war. Aff. 11 th April 1840.
Comet Wanted the Judges certi- ficate of his belief, that Ap- plicant is in "reduced circumstances in life, &c."
No 320 Richard Byrne

I Richard Byrne of Needham in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a resident citizen of the United States Testify & say that I was in the service of the United States as a private soldier in the revolutionary war on the continental establishment, that I first enlist- ed in Boston into a company of infantry commanded by Capt Daniel Whiting in the year & service about the year 1776. I went to Ticonderoga - before the expiration of that year I was enlisted during the war by Capt Pres- cott Dana of Boston then a sergeant, according to my recollection, in a company of infantry commanded I think by Col Thomas Willington, and in a regi- ment commanded by Col Wigglesworth - and con- tinued in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war and at the close of the war was honor- ably discharged, the said Benjamin Dana being then a Lieutenant in the same company. I fur- ther testify and say that my house having been burn- ed some years after the war my discharge was burned in it at that time. I also further testify and say that I am now in reduced circumstances, and stand in need of the assistance of my country for my support.
his Richard X Byrne mark
Massachusetts District Boston ss. April A.D. 1818
Sworn to before me
W. Davis
Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 11 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Richard Brine 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 Naught } Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 11 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Richard Brine 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 documents 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 Daugh } Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

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