Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,000, Solomon Bartlett, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Continental Mass.
Bartlett Solomon. Bartlett or
$ 34,000,
CONTENTS

10.180 R
Massachusetts Roll.
Solomon Bartlett,
of Plymouth in the state of Mass: who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Greateon of the Massachusetts line, for the term of four years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11. of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3. of May 1819, and sent to Abraham Mitchell, Esq. East Bridgewater, Massas:
  Arrears to 4th of March 1819.....  86.36    Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sept. 4. 1819...  48. "    Am d 10 m s 20/30-4/31.  $ 134.36  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
1889 No 1. History by M m Bartlett Proof
Continued and No. 1. History sent to John B Thomas Esq. Plymouth, Mass July 22. 1821.

Solomon Bartlett Plymouth
11 ap l 1818 private Bonds us t .76 One Greater's us t ellap t .77 War The claimant having been a deserter is not enti- tled to the benefit of a pension.
Adm. (on Bradford's certificate)

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
On this 11 th  ss. 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 Solomon Bartlett of Plymouth 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,"
/ See his said Declaration enclosed /
/ April 22: 1819. I now return these papers with several depositions and certificates to shew that the said Bartlett having been marked as a Deserter was probably owing to his captivity in the secret boat service; which being unknown to his officers he was supposed to have deserted it as he did not join the army again till peace there was no enquiry instituted, and especially as

others, who had been captured in the same manner, and had returned and been acquitted upon an enquiry, his situation was probably well known before his return.)
N. Mitchell: Judge
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Solomon Bartlett did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common 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, & that he is poor and 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 certificate 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

I Solomon Bartlett of Plymouth Mass. for during the war a soldier in the Rev. war in the Middle Chusets Line, testify, that, being a sergeant in the Third Reg. Commanded by Colo Greator. I was drafted in the fall of 1782 into the spy boat service under Cap. Joseph Pray on the South river, between the City of New York and the American Army. That in said boat service, and commanding of one of the boats I frequently got the news papers of the City, went from the press, & conveyed them to my officers in Camp. After being some time in that service I was captured with my boats crew - opposite Larry town, by one major Hatfield, (his crew being in womens clothes) & carried into New York and confined in Glencoe prison, seventeen days in irons , as a spy, & over eight months beside, till the news of the capitulation of hos- tilities was conveyed to us in prison under the crust of a loaf of bread. That I think in about four weeks after this I was exchanged, & while I was , on my

my way to camp: I met my Captain Joe Sumner on the lines. Being much out of health from my imprisonment, I was never again called on duty, till I was dis- charged at New Windsor on the tenth day of June 1788, as near as I can remember in three or four weeks after my re- turn. At this period, all was joy & triumph and I believe from the circumstances enquiry was had about my absence, or the cause of it, tho' from being in captivity I may have been marked a deserter, for no person could know whether I was captured, or deserted, till I returned to camp.
Solomon Bartlett
Sworn to April 15. 1819 Refuse me
Nathan Mitchell: Judge in Ord.

Solomon Bartlett, Schedule
15180
Plymouth
May 19
Em

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this seventeenth day of July A.D. 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 Solomon Bartlett
aged 89 years, resident in Plymouth 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 seven years & more in Col. Bend's Reg't Capt. Mahew's company, 1 year & 27 days in Col. Grafton's Reg't & Capt. Williams company & Capt. Sumner's company, & served in the same Reg't and that he has received a pension certificate dated April 3rd 1819 and numbered 10.150 in pursuance of his original Declaration made April 11th 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. that I am by occupation a mariner that I am unable to pursue my occupation & have not been able to do a days labour for the last eight months that I am now very weak my legs are swelled & am afflicted with general debility which renders it impossible for me to do any thing for my support My wife Lydia is sixty eight years of age of very feeble health unable to labour my family consists of myself & wife only. Excepting necessary clothing I have no property real or personal other than what is stated below I am indebted to sundry persons about 45 dollars I have nothing due to me that I can collect. Schedule, four chairs - 2 tables - a broom - a dish - a pewter - a iron - a wax
Value $2.00
Sworn to, and declared, on the 17th day of July A.D. 1820 Solomon Bartlett before Nathan Mitchell Justice of the Court.
I, John 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 dollars and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Twenty fifth day of Decr. Term. 1820
$2.00
John B Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

34.000 Ray INVALID.
File No. 34,000 Ch
Solomon Bartlett
Rev. Rev. ins
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 27.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Certificate of A Brad Jon Sol Bartlett 4/2/2

It appears from the rolls in the War Dep. that S. B. deserted 22 nd Oct. 1779; but he must have returned. Admitted. J. L. Edwards (See cert. below.)
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT, Feb. 24. 1819
BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Solomon Bartlett served as a Soldier in Capt. Williams' Company, and Col. Greaton's Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from Jan'y. 1 st — 1777 to Dec'r. 31 st 1780, being four years and  months. excepting from Jan'y first to May first 1780 —
Abner Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Said Solomon Bartlett enlisted for "during the war." There is no memo. of his having deserted on either of the Books - and if he was absent, without leave, from Jan'y. 1. to May 1. 1780 - It is probable he joined the army again — A. Bradford. Secy. of Govt.

Deposition.
I drew for
John Bartlett.
On
Monday
the 23rd of
March
1833
at the
house
of
the
latter
the

I Seth Drew of Kingston - in the Common Wealth of Massachusetts, a major in the third Reg t of the Massachusetts line formed commanded by Col o Commandant Melin, for- merly by Col o Gration, was that I served in said Reg t from sometime in April 1783 until the 14 th day of June, at which time, the soldiers in- listed for during the war - were discharged; that and I declare & say, that I have a strong im- pression on my mind, that I knew a man in said Reg t by the name of Solomon Bartlett, and that my knowledge of him was after the cessation of hostilities, because I served in that Reg t  only from April 1783 to the 14 th day of June, & to the list of Relief. Solomon Bartlett of Plymouth, State of Massachusetts, is the same man. I believe no desertion was known during my connection in said Reg t . for, it was at the close of the war when soldiers were expecting their discharges and the rewards their tails together.
I further testify & say, that there was under a Captain Pray. I think in 1782, a water party of Spy boats on the North River, & some of the people belonging to the boats were taken prisoners, & I have elsewhere testified, that

that one Lachens Holmes was of captain Prays party, was taken prisoner, & returned by his officers a deserter; but fled from New York. and came back to camp; I think in the fall of 1782. & I was president of a court of enquiry who were convinced of their facts, & restored Holmes to his Reg t as innocent.
Plymouth April 4 th 13 th 1819 Seth Drew
Plymouth April 13. 1819. Appeared Seth Drew Esquire, the subscriber to the foregoing deposition, & made oath to its truth before me. Lachens Bartlett J. Pearce
Plymouth p. Apr. 19. 1819.
The above named Seth Drew is the Port Master at Kingston and a respectable Magistrate of this County & entitled to full cre- dit, and the said Bartlett is also a Magistrate in this Coun- ty & authorized to take Depositions, and the above is his genuine hand writing & signature. The above deposition is intended to show the probability of Solomon Bartlett not having deserted, but that he, like Holmes , being in the same service, was in captivity.
Nahum Mitchell : Judge for

I Plato Turner of Plymouth in the state of Massachusetts - a soldier in the American army a considerable part of the war of the Revolution - testify and say, that I was a private in Colonel Greasers reg t when the war ended & was discharged at Fishkill, or New Windsor sometime in June 1783, that Solomon Bartlett of Plymouth was a sur- geon in the war man in the same reg t and I have a perfect recollection, that he was with the Reg t when the war closed, at one of the above named places and that he was discharged honorably. I cannot declare by whom, about the same time with myself. I also testify to say, that I have no recollection that he ever "deserted" & being previously disgrunted & going from the same town I cannot help believing, I should remem- ber it, if he had.
Plymouth. Feb. 25 1819
Plato his Turner mark -
Then Plato Turner the above deponent made oath to the truth of this deposition before me Zachery Bartlett. Jus. Peace and

And I also certify, that full faith is to be given to the testimony of Plato Turner the within deponents Zachariah Bartlett S. Pease Weymouth March 14 1819
John Bartlett Deputy Clerk of the Supreme Court for Plymouth County
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable April 22 1819 The within named Plato Turner is a credible witness and the above named Zachariah Bartlett is a respectable Magis- trate within this County and the above is his genuine signature
Nahum Mitchell Judge

Deposition of E. Lee for John B. Bartlett
[Faint, mirrored bleed-through text from the reverse side of the page, likely from a letter.]

I William Ebbet now of Plymouth Co. on - coast of Massachusetts testify & say, that I was a soldier during the revolution war for the U States, & have rec d a pension therefor, that I belonged to Col. Green's regiment throughout the war aforesaid, & was discharged honorably therefrom on the eleventh day of June 1783 at New Windsor - State of New York, and that I well knew one Solomon Bartlett of the same Plymouth as soldier in the same regiment, & for some time employed in the spy boats on North river and that in that service he was taken prisoner in said Boats, towards the close of the war, & detained a prisoner in New York the best part of a year according to my recollection; that he joined the army after his exchange, I think at Westpoint or New Windsor. that I often saw said Bartlett at work upon the building of a meeting house, which was begun in April before my discharge, in which house was public

public worship afterwards performed by the army; that said Bartlett was honorably discharged at this same time with me; that I am quite certain that said Bartlett never deserted the service, & any charge of that sort must have originate in his being absent in prison as aforesaid at New York.      W m Pease
Plymouth ss. No. 15 Feb 24 1819. Personally appear William Ebet, the above deponent, & being cautioned to tell the truth, made oath that the foregoing deposition was wholly true, before me      Lachens Bartlett. Just Peace for county.
Plymouth ss. Feb. 24 1819. I certify. that the credibility of W m Ebet, this deponent, is not to be called in question.
Lachens Bartlett. J Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. April 22. 1819. The above said Lachens Bartlett is a respectable Physician in this County and the above is his genuine signature.
Nahum Mitchell: Judge on

Solomon Bartlett Plymouth.
Answer to letter of 11/12/18

Plymouth mass April 6 th 1818
I hereby certify that Solomon Bartlett was to my knowledge a soldier in the Continental Army in the year 1781. or 1782. and from his recollection of several officers under whom he served & with whom I was well acquainted, & also brings to my recollection various circumstances which occurred while I was Surgeon to the 9 th Mass. regiment, I can affirm as my belief that the said Solomon Bartlett served as a soldier in the Continental establishment during several years.
James Thacher
I the Subscriber hereby certify that Solomon Bartlett was in Capt Mayhew's Company in Colton's Regiment in 1775 for the term of five months and in Capt Mayhew's company in Col Bands Regiment to Canada in 1775 1776 and served the whole of the year 1775, of which Company I was Lieutenant. —
Benj a Warren
Plymouth April 10 th 1818

I Solomon Bartlett of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth, Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a citizen of the United States and a resident therein set forth and declare on oath that I was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution for more than nine months on the continental establishment that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support and am therefore desirous to obtain a pension from the United States agreeable to the law of congress of the 18 th March last and do relinquish all claim to any former pension granted me (if any) by any Law of Congress. I entered the service in the Year 1775 and served at Roxbury 5 months under Capt Mayhew, in Col Cotton Regiment, in 1776 I served 12 months in New York under Capt Mayhew in Col Bonds Regiment; in the year 1777 I enlisted to serve during the War and served under Capt Williams in Col Graton Regiment then served the remainder of the War and was honorably discharged by Col Graton at New Windsor in June 1783.
I have no written discharge, but certificates subjoined. — all the above service were rendered in the Massachusetts line. — The discharge which I received was lost.
Solomon Bartlett
Sworn to April 11. 1818.

Deposition The Dnew about L Holmes - applicable to J Bartlett

I the the Subscriber do testify and say That Zachaus Holmes formerly of Plymouth now of Plymouth, was a soldier in the Second Regiment of the Massachusetts Line in the army of the United States in the Revolutionary war. my acquaintance with him was from the following circumstances in the year 1782 I was a member of a Court of Enquiry on the said Holmes who had been absent from the Regiment on a party attached to the garrisons, and as he said was with others taken by the Enemy and carried to New York a prisoner and there enlisted into one of the British regiments and from that Regiment deserted and came back to the said Second Regiment his being taken not being known to the officer command- ing the said party. The said Holmes had been returned on the rolls as a Deserter The said Court on examining the whole case were satisfied that Holmes did not desert and he was ordered to his duty - and afterwards the said Holmes came into my company on my having a tall company put under my command and was a good soldier until I was removed from the Second to the Third Regiment and to the best of my knowledge and belief he served to the end of the war faithfully Plymouth April 21 st 1819 Seth Dore
Plymouth ss. April 13 1819 Appeared Seth Drew Esq r the subscriber of this deposition and made oath to its truth, before me Zachaus Bartlett I Peace
Plymouth ss. April 22. 1819. The above Seth Drew is the Port Master of Ringston and a very respectable man & magistrate in this county - and the said Bartlett is also a respect- able magistrate and the above is his genuine signature. Nathan Mitchell: Judge
This is given to show that Holmes, who has rec d his pension was one of those, who were in the same situation, with Solomon Bart- lett, the applicant in this case.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Bartlett, Solomon GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3705 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 24, 1790 to B. G. Gilman, 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.