Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,060, Richard Bosworth, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Bosworth, Richard Bozworth or
S. 34,060
CONTENTS

9526
Massachusetts
Richard Bozworth
of Halifax in the state of Mass who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ward of the Mass line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th of Apr. 1819 and sent to Nahum Mitchell Esq. East Bridgewater, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. amt. 4/11. 89.03 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 48.00
$137:03
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Cash
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34 0 60
Rev INVALID.
File No. 34, 0 60
Richard Bozworth
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 3 , Page 46
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Richard Bosworth of Halifax in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the sixty eighth year of my age depose testify set forth and declare that I was a soldier in the revolutionary war with Great Britain on the continental establishment and that I enlisted in April in 1775 into Capt John Bradfords Company and Col Theophilus Cotts Regiment and Massachusetts line and served at Roxbury near Boston eight months. and afterwards in the year 1776 I enlisted into Capt Carl Blasas Company and Col Jonathan Wards Regiment in the same line and marched to New York and served twelve months. and then returned home and afterwards in the fall of 1777 I enlisted into Capt Ebenezer Washburns Company and Col. Wards  Woods Regiment and marched to Cambridge and served five months. and afterwards I went a short campaign to Rhode Island which time I served faithfully never had no discharge. Josiah Hanson and Lebadiah Thompson were in the service with me Richard Bosworth Sworn to April. 1. 1818.

Richard Borworth Halifax
Adm C —"—
one year - 1776 - J. Ward's rgt
JB

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth
ss.
On this first day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Richard Bozworth of Halifax Co. of Plymouth aged sixty seven 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 served as a private soldier during the whole of the year 1776 in said war in Capt. Clapp's Company of Col. Ward's Reg't of Mass. Line — see his said declaration of all his services enclosed —
a.
And George Dunham, a credible Witness, on oath testifies and says, that he was a Lieutenant under Capt. Clark Clapp, and recollects very well that the above named Richard Bozworth served in said company

During the year 1776 as he has stated.
And Elisha Faxon being present and sworn testi- fied on oath that the said Richard Bosworth served as he has above stated in Mr Bradford's or Earl Clapp's Companies - he the said Faxon hav- ing served with him in the same companies -
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Richard Bosworth 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 had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress, and that he 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 cer- tificate 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

Richard Bosworth
9526 Sept 1819
En

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this seventeenth day of July AD 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 Richard Bosworth aged seventy years, resident in Halifax 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 twenty three months in Capt. Brackett's company in Col. Bottoms Regt. & in Genl. Clark's company & Col. Ward's Regt. and that he has received a pension certificate dated April 10 1819 and numbered 9526 in pursuance of his original Declaration made April 1st 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 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.
I am by occupation a carpenter but owing to age and infirmities I am unable to do but little at that business, or any other my family consists of a wife whose name is Hannah aged fifty nine years in a feeble state of health unable half the time to do her own house work. Schedule &c.
Value at $203.45 { Pieces of land & a small dwelling house on the same Carpenter's tools house furniture Farming tools Hog & sheep & lamb's -
Sworn to, and declared, on the 17th day of July A.D. 1820 before Richard Bosworth Nahum Mitchell Justice of Court
I, M c B Thomas clerk of said Court 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 Two hundred three dollars and forty 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 203.45
Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth