Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,685, William Buck, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
Continental Mass.
Buck, William
NUMBER
S. 29,685
CONTENTS

William Birch Sergeant, Massachusetts line,
7. April, 1818
found on the rolls.
Admitted.
Jonathan Leavitt, Esq.; Judge, Greenfield, Franklin Co. Massachusetts. rec. 20. April, 1818.

I William Buck, a Citizen of the United States, now resident in the Town of Heath in the County of Franklin in the State of Massachusetts, do hereby declare that I belonged to the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War, I entered the service in the year 1775, & served about six months in the company commanded by Capt. Hugh Manwell in Col. Prescott's Regiment. In 1776 I enlisted for one year, & served during that term. The first part of said term I served in the company & regiment aforesaid & the remainder thereof I served in the company of Artillery commanded by Capt. Crafts. In 1777 I enlisted for three years & served during that term as a Sergeant in the Company of Capt. Hugh Manwell of the 2nd Mass. Artillery Regiment commanded by Col. John Bailey. The Discharge which I received is herewith annexed. It is the Warrant of my appointment as Sergeant. By constant labor, care & economy since I left the service I have acquired some property, & brought up a family of seven children, six of whom are now living. I am considerably in debt. And I suppose I have property enough to pay all my Debts & give something more, but am not able to pay them without reducing myself to straitened straitened circumstances. I am now in my sixty fourth year, & am able to do as much labor as men in general of my age. This I think is a fair representation of my situation in life. And upon this representation I think I may justly consider, that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of the assistance of my Country for support, according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 18th March last. Dated this second day of April 1818 —
William Buck

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin Co. April 7th. A.D. 1898. The within named William Bruck made Oath that the within De- claration by him subscribed is true. Before me Jos. Leavitt, Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas
I, Daniel Prugg, one of the Selectmen of the Town of Heath, do hereby certify that the aforesaid representation of the within named William Bruck respecting his situation & circum- stances in life appears to me to be fair & according to the truth. Dated the 7th day of April A.D. 1898.
Daniel Prugg Sworn to the day & year last aforesaid. Before me Jos. Leavitt, Judge of the
To the Secretary of the Department of War.
I the subscriber, Judge of the Circuit of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in the State of Massa- chusetts, which includes the County of Franklin Co., do hereby certify that, as before recited, that Bruck from the testimony aforesaid it appears to my satisfaction that the before named William Bruck served in the Revolutionary War, as he has set forth in his Declaration for

affairs, & that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is induced as aistance from his Country for support.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court as of this twentieth day of April A 1819 Jonathan Leavitt
And further certify that I was personally acquainted with Mr. Nathaniel Buck before the revolutionary war, & have been so ever since. He has al- ways been distinguished for his labor- ious industry, his uniform temper- ance, strict economy & charitable dis- position. And from my know- ledge of the man & his circumstan- ces I cannot help looking upon him as a most meritorious ap- plicant.
J. Leavitt

Franklin Co 10.063.
Massachusetts
William Buck of Heath in the State of Mass who was a Sgt in the company commanded by Captain Maxwell of the Regt commanded by Col Pyle in the Army line for 9 May 25 - D r Private " " 5 " Sgt
Inscribed on the Roll of Heath at the rate of 113 Dollars 61 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Mar 1833 and sent to Mrs. Jennette Greenfield Mass Arrears to the 14th of Mar 1833 $227.22 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 56.80 $284.02
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. McBlain Clerk Book 2. Vol. 247 Page 4.

William Buck
No 19,493
Adna
Hon: Geo: Grinnell

BRIEF in the case of  William Buck  of Heath  in the State of  Massachusetts  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? Seventy Seven  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 17 Refers to his papers now in the War Department, relative to the act of 1818 under which he was a pensioner, until 1820, he was then stricken off As a Gen.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None Named  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Not stated  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? See above  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correctly authenticated 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. H. Adams Examining Clerk.

William Buck
Heath
D
19493
v
William Buck
9 m 25 p.m. 14 Nov 5 days 5 c. C8 m 10
$113.61-

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN COUNTY ss.
ON THIS fifteenth day of August A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the said Commonwealth, now sitting at Greenfield within and for the said County of Franklin, William Buck a resident of Heath in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. In his application for a pension under the Act of March 18, 1818
I had a Serjeants. warrant & a discharge. both of which were sent to the War Department with my application for a pension. my name was entered on the pension Roll in pursuence of the above Act. and after the Act of 1820 was struck off. I resided in Heath at the time I applied for a pension and reside there still
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Attest E. Alvord Clerk
William Buck
WE,
residing in
believe him to be
where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that in his former application
Attest E. Alvord Clerk
I, ELIJAH ALVORD, Clerk of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Buck for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
E. Alvord Clerk.

John Bailey ESQUIRE, Colonel, Of the 2 d  Massachusetts Regiment, in the Service of the United States,
To William Buck of the County Hampshire GREETING.
B Y Virtue of the Power and Authority to me given, in and by the Delegates of the United States of North-America, in General Congress assembled, I do, by these Presents, (reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Courage and good Conduct) constitute and appoint you to be third Serjeant, in a Company, of which Hugh Maxwell Esq; is Captain, in a Regiment, of which John Bailey Esq; is Colonel; raised for the Defence of the United States;---you are, therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Serjeant, in said Regiment. You are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions, as you shall, from Time to Time, receive from me, or other your superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in pursuance of the Trust reposed in you; for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.
Given under my Hand and Seal, at West Point this Twenty Second Day of
July 1779.
J. Bailey Col.
Hugh Maxwell Cap.

June 16, 1891
Pay to the order of David H. ... 100 dollars for final settlement
BUCK, WILLIAM (CONT. MASS) 5-29685
Given under my hand, at Day of hereby discharged from the same.

T HE Bearer hereof Sergeant  John  Wick a Soldier in the Second Massachusetts Regiment, having served as a faithful good Soldier in the said Regiment, the Term of Three Years being the full Term for which he enlisted, is hereby discharged from the same.
Given under my Hand, at West Point this Fourth 9 th Day of June — 1780. —
Ezra Brainerd Lieut. Col. Commandant

29 685 Reo INVALID.
File No. 29,685
William Buck
Sergt Reo War
Act: June 7 th 1897
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 98
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4,033
Massachusetts Roll
William Buck
Sergeant
Mass. Line 1777 - 3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of Octo 1818 and forwarded to Jonathan Leavitt Esq. Greenfield, (Franklin Co. Mass.)
  Arrears to 4th of  Sep. 1818  39.46    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  4 Mar 1819  48.00  
$87.46
4 mo 28/30
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Heath, Franklin Co.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Buck which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? No VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."