Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,277, Samuel Cummings, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass
Cummings, Samuel or Cummings
S 34277
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13871 R
Massachusetts
Samuel Cumming
of Braintree in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Henley of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Three Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of April 1812
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of July 1818 and payable to Samuel Dana Esq. Colonel Massachusetts
  Arrears to 4th of  Mar 1819.  87.16    Semi-ann. all'ce ending  Sep 1819.  48.00    10 Mo 28 d 4      50 31        $135.16  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Pension and interest on No. 2 1821 to Samuel Dana Esq.

93. Samuel Cummings 13071 Chilmsford 19.
Constance

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A. D. 1820
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice,
and
WILLIAM WETMORE, and } Associate Justices STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires, } of said Court.
In open Court here, 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, Samuel Cummings resident in Concord in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 138715 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
“ WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM. ”
“ I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the late a “ 18th March, 1818, Samuel Cummings “ Private in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the “ Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight “ dollars per month, to commence on the eighth day of “ April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen “ Given at the War Office of the United States, this fifteenth “ day of July one thousand eight hundred and “ nineteen ”
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,”
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
“ The use of one half a farm for his life valued at twenty five dollars a year
A table valued at 1 00
2 plates & 2 platters 1 -
Chest 1 50
Old chest 0 25
$ 3 75
his Samuel + Cummings mark
And the said Cummings saith that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows.
He entered the service in the latter part of 1777 for three years and served in Capt Joseph Foy's

company and Col Henry Jackson Regt and continued therein until he was wounded in the year 1878 in August and at the end of his three years was discharged as set forth in his original declaration now on file in the Secretaries office, that he is about sixty six years old unable to labour much on account of a ruptured hernia and by reason of a ball in his shoulder which he received in the Rev- olutionary war and his family residing with him is a wife aged seventy three years and very infirm unable to earn a living.
Samuel his Cunnings mark.
Middletown p CCC Phear June 7 A D 1840
The above Samuel Cunnings made oath that the above statement by him subscribed is true before me.
Stephen Mined Judge

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Stephen Minot a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Samuel Cummings , do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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. So help me GOD.
Samuel Cummings mark
Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed Samuel Cummings took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me,
Stephen Minot Judge of said Court.
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW , Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and 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
Three dollars seventy five cents & an annual income of twenty five dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 20 th day of July 1820
Attr. Abraham Biglow

Samuel Cummings

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Be it remembered that on the eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me Samuel Dana Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the middle, Circuit being a Court of record duly established by law comprehending the counties of Essex and Middlesex in the Commonwealth aforesaid, comes Samuel Cummings of Dracutt in said county of Middlesex and on oath declares that he served in the war of the revolution against the Common Enemy four years and three months - that he served under Capt. Russell at the taking of Burgoyne - that he enlisted in the year 1776 in the month of November as near as he can recollect for one year and served that term in the company commanded by Capt. W m H. Ballard in Col. Whitcomb's regiment in the Massachusetts line and having fully completed the term of one year as a private he received a written discharge in November as near as can recollect AD 1777. which discharge he has lost. In December 1777 he again enlisted for three years in the company commanded by Capt. Joseph Foy in Col. Henry Jackson's regiment in the Massachusetts line and served therein as a private till the twenty ninth day of August AD 1778 - and was on that day on Rhode Island wounded by a ball in the shoulder - which still remains in his shoulders - he then went into the hospital till his wound got better staid there about six weeks - then joined his company - was found unfit for duty - sent back to the hospital - was transferred to the Corps of invalids and served in the company commanded by Lieut. Osgood Cartleton at Boston until he completed his full term of three years, and was discharged as near as he can recollect in December AD 1780 - and has lost his discharge. That he is now sixty three years old, is unable to labour much on account of the wound in his shoulder - which is exceedingly painfull on consequence of the ball in his shoulders - that he has but little property and by reason of his reduced circumstances in life stands in need of assistance from his country for his support.
In presence of, Daniel Richardson
Samuel Cummings
Thus made, taken, subscribed and sworn to at Shelburne in said County of Middlesex the day and year aforesaid -
Sam d Dana

Samuel Cummings
Private
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Henley Mass ts
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Admitted
on rolls of Henley's reg t
Judge's certificate as to indigence wanted.

To the Honorable JOHN C. CALHOUN, Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I, the undersigned Samuel Dana , Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Middle Circuit, (comprehending the Counties of Essex and Middlesex) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being a Court of Record, duly established by Law, Do hereby certify, That on the eighth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen  Samuel Cummings Personally appeared and made and subscribed the declaration which is hereunto annexed.
from which it appears to me, that the said Samuel Cummings did serve in the War of the REVOLUTION, against the common Enemy, upwards of nine months.
Wherefore, in pursuance of the directions of an Act of Congress, made and passed the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," I have transmitted the said Declaration to you the said Secretary, that such further proceedings may be had in the premises, as the said Act may require.
In testimony of all which, I have caused the Seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand within the said Circuit, the eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Sam d Dana I Samuel Dana Chief Justice above named - Do further Certify that Samuel Cummings named in the annexed Declaration is a poor man in indigent Circumstances -
Sam d Dana

34277 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34,277
Samuel Cummings Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 94
[Arrangement of 1870.]

We the subscribers Selectmen of the town of Dracutt in the County of Middlesex Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Mr Samuel Cummings of said town of Dracutt and that although he has a little property he is not able to support himself without labour and that he is not able to labour much on account of his age and infirmity and a ball in his shoulder which he received in the Revolution War
Dracutt Jun. 24. 1819
J. B. Vasmer } Selectmen Ezra Hamblet } of Phineas Coburn } Dracutt