Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,4177, Ezra Caswell, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Caswell, Ezra
S. 34177
CONTENTS

3200.
Massachusetts Roll.
Ezra Caswell, 4 Capt Convers, Private, 03
Connecticut Line - 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 27 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of October 1818 and sent to John Hooker Esq re - Judge, Springfield, Mass s .
Arrears to 4th of September 1818 - 34:13
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 - 48: -
4 x 8 / 30 -
$ 82:13
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued Stockbridge, Berkshire Co.
Let to S. T. Stevens, 15 Jan 183
[Faint vertical text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side:] Pension roll of Ezra Caswell Connecticut Line Massachusetts

Erza Caswell CH
3200. Oct. '18
[Large stylized signature or monogram]
Mar. 1819

District of Massachusetts, ss :
ON this Third day of July 1820 ; Personally appeared in open Court before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Lenox, within and for the County of Berkshire, in the Western Circuit, on the 4th Monday of June — 1820, the same Court, being a Court of record for said Circuit ; proceeding according to the course of the common Law, with a jurisdiction, unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment,
Ezra Caswell — aged Seventy Six years, resident in Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows ; that he enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Converse — in the regiment commanded by Colonel Heman Swift in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment. That his original declaration is dated The 27 th day of April A.D. 1818 — and that his pension certificate is numbered 3,208
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—schedule of property, necessary clothing and bedding excepted—to wit :
Schedule of the Estate of Ezra Caswell of Stockbridge, County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts — Applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress May 1 st 1820
   one old tub 1-   one tea kettle 1-   one old Baku kettle & skillet iron ,75   to two old shirts 1-   to two dining chairs 1,25   to four kitchen chairs 2-   to one water pail ,42   to seven old earthen Plats & Bowls ,40   to one tea pot & Canister ,37   to one set of tea cups & saucers ,40   to four old Robbs ,42   to half set knives & forks ,50   to one iron flat & candlestick ,25   to one Lan Thorn ,50   to three Pie pans 1,8   to one old churn ,25   to one dipper & skimmer 12   to one fire shovel ,50   to Shoemakers tools & lasts 2-   to one old hoe & axe ,40   to one Broom ,6   to one meat Barrel ,25   to one old Barrel 23-   to one skin pot 112   to one old saddle bags ,50   to one Block knife 30   to one wooden bowl 20   $-15-59  

That I am by occupation a Shoemaker that I have not been able to do but very little at my business for seven years on account of bodily infirmity that the number of my family residing with me is that their names and ages are as follows. I have no family
(Sign d ) for Ezra Caswell
Sworn to, and declared on the third day of July 1820, before the said Court Parker L. Hall Atty. pro tem.
I Parker L. Hall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Berkshire 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 fifteen dollars and fifty nine cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this ninth day of August 1820.
Parker L. Hall
CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.

Ezra Carwell
Affidavit
Correct, except the Judge's certificate date
Adm p .
J. W. Hooker within named do hereby certify that by evidence furnished me I am satisfied that the within Applicant Ezra Carwell is very poor that he is in reduced cir- cumstances unless of funds in need of assistance from his country for support Sept 15 1810 - J. W. Hooker

District of Massachusetts.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY, ss.
ON this 27 th day of April in the year of our Lord 1818 before the subscriber Chief Justice of the Superior Court in said State & in and for said County personally appeared Ezra Gasmell aged years, resident in the Town of Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, in the said District—who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions 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;" That he the said Ezra enlisted in December 1780 in Fitchburg in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Conner of the Connecticut Light Infantry in the 2 d Regiment commanded by Colonel William Ledyard for three years
That he continued to serve in the said corps, in the service of the United States, until the 24 th day of January 1784 when he was discharged from service in Fitchburg in the State of New York as will appear by the annexed discharge signed by Genl. Knox That he was in the battle of so called ;—and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support;
And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
John Hooker
Ezra Gasmell
I John Hooker Chief Justice aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Ezra Gasmell did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, 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.
John Hooker
JOSEPH WOODBRIDGE, Clerk of the s d Court in & for said County do certify and attest, that the abovenamed John Hooker is Chief Justice of the said Court and that the foregoing is his signature.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, the day and year first above written.
J. Woodbridge Clerk

BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL K N O X, Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
Ezra Cornell  Soldier in the Connecticut Light Infantry Regiment, being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the fourth Day of January
1784
By the General's Command,
Knox M c Leod
E. D. Smith Adj t Gen l
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,

Washington D.C. 13 Jany 53.
Sir
Alvin Richardson of Colope New York. Some few months since - forwarded you, Papers in the case of a Revolutionary Soldier now dead - Viz. Ezra Gascwell. Certificate of Pension; the evidence of his death before the Surrogate; the Surrogates certificate of the evidence taken before him; & his certificate of the appointment of Mr Richardson as one of the Administrators of the Estate. & the Affidavit of Mr Richardson - in order to receive the sum of $120. due Gascwell at his death. on his Pension.
These papers have not yet been received at the Third Auditors Office, where they should have been sent, instead of the Pension Office.
Will you please cause the Papers above mentioned, to be transferred to the Third Auditors Office
Very Respectfully Yours,
J. B. Stevens
Craig Clark
Pension Office. &c

34 177 Reg INVALID.
File No. 34, 177
Ezra Coewell
Rev. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 66
[Arrangement of 1870.]