Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38657, Josiah Dana, Continental (Mass.)

SERVICE
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Continental (Mass.) Dana, Josiah
S. 38657
CONTENTS

Vermont 17605
Josiah Dana, of Windsor co. 4 in the state of Vermont, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bond, of the Massach. 4 line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8. of May, 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4. of July 22 d and sent to Uriel C. Hatch, judge, Cavendish, Verm.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1820. $: 19.22 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4. Sept. 18 18 " " 9 mo. 28 } 1820. $: 127.22 34. }
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
no date of death on A. Book

16,543 c
Josiah Dana
Application for Pension Windsor Co. Vermont, 8 th May, 1819. Uriel C. Hatch
Judge,
Cavendish, Vt.
Col: Bonds reg: Mass s one year, 1776 c Rec d 4 March 1820.
Adm d
Proof of service required — two credible witnesses Certified to be such by the Judge. —
Service proved by two credible witnesses.
Rec d 13. July, 1820.

State of Vermont } On this eighth day of May 1819 before Windsor County ss. } me the subscriber, Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Windsor personally appears Josiah Dana aged sixty six years resident in Chester in said District who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following decla- ration 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 Na- val service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" that he the said Josiah Dana on or about the first day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy six enlisted at Little Cambridge (now called Brighton) in the State of Mas- sachusetts in the company commanded by Capt. Phineas Cook in the Regiment commanded by Col. William Bond of the Massachusetts line for the term of one year - that soon after his enlistment he was appointed Sergeant Major of said Regiment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until the month of February 1777 when he was honorably discharged from service at Morristown in the State of New Jersey and that he is in reduced and indigent 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
Josiah Dana
Sworn to subscribed and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Will C. Hatch Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Windsor
I Will C. Hatch Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Windsor as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Josiah Dana did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy. That he is in reduced and indigent circumstances 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 the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress. — In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and have affixed the seal of said Court of Probate at Canadish in the County of Windsor this Eighth day of July in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and nineteen
Will C. Hatch Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Windsor —

838657
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Josiah Ganal a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jan 1 1776 8 Yrs 1777 Sgt Maj Phinehas Leavitt Wm Bond Mass.                                                   
Battles engaged in, none listed Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cambridge Middlesex Co. Mass Date of application for pension, May 8. 1879. Hev. cl. cl. Residence at date of application, Chester, Windsor Co. Vt. Age at date of application, 66
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No data as to family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

38657
Buy INVALID.
File No. 38657
Josiah Dana Rev. Rev. D.D.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 122
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1916 Dec. 6. Heir to Miss E.E. Dana. and 1927 July 25 - Photo of 2 pages from to Miss Bertha L. Dana. See her request in deed of Asa Dana - MMH

Concordia Vt July 7 th 1820
Sir
I now enclose the declaration of Social Dana with the proof of service required at the war department
Respectfully &
Will C. Hatch

I Nathan Fuller of Newton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Testify and say, that I have been intimately acquainted with Mr Josiah Dana, formerly of Cambridge in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth aforesaid, now living in Chester in the State of Vermont, from his childhood That he enlisted enlisted as a Soldier in the Revolutionary war, in the Company commanded by Capt. Phin d Cook, in the 25 th Reg t in the Massachusetts line, commanded by Col. William Bous e , in the month of January 1776, and served in said Reg t for the term of one Year from that time, when he was honorably discharged. I was a Major in the same Reg t during the same time and well recollect the said Dana. He held a Sargents warrant the whole period, and was a faithful and valuable officer. —
Nathan Fuller
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss June 30 th 1820 Personally appeared Nathan Fuller and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true. And I hereby certify that the said Nathan Fuller is a respectable citizen and a creditable witness. —
Levi Thaxter, Justice of the Peace

I Samuel Miller of Newton in the County of Middlesex Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Testify and say that I am well acquainted with Mr. Josiah Dana mentioned in the foregoing deposition of Nathan Fuller; I am knowing to all the facts therein stated and that the same is true, I was a Soldier in the Revolutionary war, enlisted in Col. Cook's Company at the same time with the said Dana & served with him for the same period.  —
Samuel Miller
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. June 30 th 1820. Personally appeared Samuel Miller and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true, And I hereby certify that the said Samuel Miller is a respectable citizen and a creditable witness. —
Levi Waxter, Justice of the Peace
A.B. S

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
meets & adjourns. I Abraham Biglow Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the county of Middlesex do certify that Levi Thaxter is a Justice of the peace, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, & his name subscribed to the two foregoing certificates is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Ju- dicial Court this fourth day of July 1820.
Abraham Biglow

Dana

R.W. 14 Nov 1916
15 Appian Way, Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 14, 1916.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:- I wish to obtain the military history of Josiah Dana of Windsor Co., Vt., pensioned in 1819, for services in the Revolution; also any family data your records contain regarding him. Respectfully,
(Miss) E. E. Dana. S.

All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No.
16510
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137.
July 19, 1927 192
Please furnish work specified below.
Bureau ordering PENSION
Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job Photostat copies of 3 pages from Rev. War pension claim S. 38657 of Josiah Dana.
No. of copies 1 of each page Shall form be kept standing? days
For further information see M. M. H. Finch 5033 541 Room No. Phone No.
Approved: [Signature] Chief Clerk of Bureau
Acting [Signature] Chief of Branch or Division
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