Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34141, Ebenezer Capin, Continental

SERVICE
Continental
Capen, Ebenezer
NUMBER
S. 34141
CONTENTS
Mass. residence and agency

8,478
Massachusetts -
Ebenezer Capen,
of Dorchester, in the state of Massach ts . who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Knox, of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year. continental
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22. of March, 1819. and sent to John Davis, Judge, Boston, Massachusetts.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. $ 85.83.
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 2 48. "
1819. } $ 133.83
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }

No 398
Ebenezer Capen
76-1 year 77 to 80
Baldwin's Artillery Co
Artillery - Mass
Res.
Image of certificate as to claim and transcription = co wanted

I Ebenezer Capen of Dorchester, County of Norfolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Carpenter, an Applicant for a Pension from the United States, agreeably to an Act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War." Do hereby declare and make oath, That I am a Resident of the United States; — That I enlisted in the Service of the United States in the first part of the year One Thousand, seven hundred & seventy six, for the Term of One year as an Artificer, in Capt Balters Com- -pany, in Col o . Knox's Regiment of Artillery & Artificers — served my time out and was honourably dis- charged; but do not possess my Certi- -cate of Discharge. And That I then again enlisted in Capt Balters Company.

of Artificers, in the same Regiment of Artillery and Artificers for the Term of Three years. That I served between two and three years, and about the month of October, 1779, I was taken sick and obtained a Furlough to come home, and stay until I should be able to do the work of a Carpenter. I came home, and remained sick about one month - was under the care of Dr. Phineas Goulden and paid his bill of £3.12.6 (which is here enclosed) having recovered my health I went to Springfield, in this State, and joined the Corps of Artificers, and worked until the month of April 1780, when by reason of being lame, I was dismissed the Service by Capt. Balter - and for the three years service, I have never received only a small part of my wages - and that was in old continental money. And I did not receive any cer- tificate of Discharge for the last Term of Service. And am in such reduced cir- -cumstances as to need the aid of my country for support.
Ebenezer Capen.
Mass. Dist. Ct. Boston 13. April 1818
Sworn to before me M c D o Alis
Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 12 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Ebenezer Capen 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, B, 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.
J. D. Davis } Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
1 March _____ 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Ebenezer Capen — by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
J. Davis { District Judge U. S. { Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Recd. the within in full of Ebenezer Cuyler.
W. Plin! Holden Dorchester Novemb. 4. 1779
80
(CONT.) S-34141 CAPEN, EBENEZER

Mr. Ebenezer Capen of Colo. a Mason's Reg. t of Artillery Capt. Bolter's Comp. y of Carpenters
To Phineas Holden of Dorchester D r From Octob. r 1 st 1779. to Novemb. r 4 th 1779 To fifteen Visits and Sund. y med. s for himself when sick at Dorchester
£3: 12: 6
Received Payment in Full.
Dorchester Novemb. r 24. 1779 Errors Except P. t Phineas Holden

Dorchester April 11 th 1818 This may certify that Mr Ebenezer Capen Was in the company of artillerymen under Capt. Thomas Butler & Col. Knowles Regiment Ebenezer Wilhington
Mass. Dist. of Columbia April 13. 1818 I have been to see Mr. M c Davis Dis d Judge

34 141 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34 141
Ebenezer Raper
Dr Rev Ind
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 65
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Capon, Ebenezer GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3951 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 7, 1792 to John Heaton
*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.