Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34114, Ephraim Burgess, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Burgess, Ephraim
S. 34114
CONTENTS

8,773
Massachusetts
Ephraim Burgess 41
of Warnick in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Webb of the Connecticut line, for the term of two Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 of April 1815.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 March 1819 and sent Thomas D. Adams Esquire  Quincy Mass.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $83.14 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48.
$131.14
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Barnstable ss.
On this 23 d day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Ephraim Burgess of Harwich aged _____ 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."

Barnstable February 27 th 1819
I am satisfied that the Applicant is in need of Assistance from his Country for support.
And F. the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Ephraim Burges did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and laid before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War; pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Thomas R Adams Ch. Jus:

Ephraim Burges
Ephraim Burges Jr Weld Connecticut Regt 1781 to 1783 2 nd April 1818
Judge's Certificate to the claim to be paid Adm Covered by the Roll.
No List of Indigence

I Ephraim Burge of Harwich in the County of Barnstable and Commonwealth of Massachusetts a Citizen of the United States, on Oath set forth and declare that I enlisted in the Army of the U States for the term of three years. . I enlisted at Enfield in Connecticut in the Spring of the year 1781 in a Company commanded by Cap t Williams in the 3 d Reg t of Commanded by Col Webb of the Connecticut Line, I continued in said Company and Regiment until I was discharged which was at West Point after the termination of the War — When discharged I received a Certificate thereof in writing but 'tis wholly out of my power to produce it. and I have no further evidence of my said services now in my power. Am now in very reduced circumstances in life and stand in need of the assistance of my Country for support. — I further declare that I am now eighty two years of age. —
Ephraim X Burge Mark.

34 114 Reg INVALID.
File No. 34 114
Ephraim Burgess Dis Pleo Nat
Act: 18 th March 187
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 98
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Burgess, Ichabod GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3655 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 23, 1797 to M. Turner - assignee
*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.