Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,486, Amos Cummings, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Cummings Amos or Cummins
S 36,486
CONTENTS
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✓ 3,857
Connecticut Roll -
Amos Cummings Capt Healey Mass Private -
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut - at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of October 1818. and sent to Jabez Clarke Esq r Judge Windham
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 - 4m. \frac{22}{30} - 37:86
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 - 48: -
85:86
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Massachusetts line
9 months July 79 till Sept 80.
Thompson Windham Ct -
Benjamin
Healey's and July 30 1820 to David G. Healey Esq r Windham Conn

Jabez Clarke, Esq. Judge, Woodstock  Windham , Windham County, Connecticut.
Amos Cummings, Massachusetts line, Revolutionary Claim.
found on the roll of Col. Marshall's reg't for 9 months Adm.
For evidence relative to the applicants' reduced circumstances, see the case of William Ben- -net.
( Benet. ) No.

To Justice Clarke Esq. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Windham in the District of Connecticut — The Petition of Amos Cummins of Thompson in the County of Windham, and District of Connecticut, shews that he enlisted about the 10 th day of May A.D. 1775, in Capt. Nathaniel Heatly's Col. o Learned regiment in the Massachusetts line in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war, as a private soldier, for the term of eight months and served the time of his enlistment and was regularly discharged, and that sometime in Oct. 1776, he again enlisted in Capt. Tucker Company in Col. o Whitney's Regiment in the Massachusetts line in said service, and served therein faithfully until sometime in the month of March A.D. 1777 — at Bound Brook in New Jersey — and again enlisted in Capt. Mason Company Col. o Cushing's regiment of Massachusetts Troops and served in that regiment for abt. three months, and was discharged soon after the capture of Bennington That about the 1 st day of July A.D. 1779 — he again enlisted in and joined Capt. Stone Company, and Col. o Marshall's regiment of the Massachusetts line in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war, and continued at that establishment, and served therein faithfully nine months , and was regularly discharged at West Point, on or about the 10 th day of April A.D. 1780 — that he has no discharges in existence and that he is poor, and by reason of his reduced circumstances stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support — and prays the benefit of an act of Congress passed the 18 th day of March A.D. 1818. Entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war — Dated at Thompson the 13 th day of April A.D. 1818 Amos Cummins Int. Atty Justice Clarke

State of Connecticut
County of Windham Feb. Thompson April 10th 1818
Then came personally before me Isaac Clarke Esq. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Windham in the District of Connecticut Amos Commins, the signer of the within and foregoing Petition, and in my presence, subscribed the following affidavit, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same (being) I Amos Commins  do swear "That about the 1 st day of May 1775 I enlisted a private in Capt. Hath  Healey's company in Col. Leavitt's regiment of the Massachusetts line in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war for the term of eight months, and served in regiment the  service of my enlistment near Boston and was discharged, and again enlisted sometime in the month of December AD 1776, in Capt. Perkins company in Col. Whitney's regiment in the Massachusetts line in S. Service, and served therein until sometime of March 1777, and was regularly discharged at Bound Brook in the State of New Jersey and again enlisted in Capt. Mason's company in Col. Cushing's Regiment, and served therein in S. service for about three months in the Northern Army soon after the capture of Burgoyne , I was regularly discharged, and afterwards on or about the 1 st day of July 1779 I again enlisted in said service in the Massach- setts line an Continental establishment in Capt.  Stearns company and Col. Marshall's regiment, for the term of nine months, and faithfully served in S. regiment and service until the 10 th day of April 1780, and was then discharged at West Point that I am now eighty two years old - that my recollection is not as good as formerly in consequence of a shock of the palsy, about two years since, That I have no discharges in existence, and that by reason of my reduced circumstances, stand in need of the assistance of my Country for support -
Witness Isaac Clarke
Amos Commins
Sterns April 10th AD 1818
Attest Isaac Clarke Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County

We Joseph Town, and Thomas Davis both of Thompson, in Windham County and State of Connecticut Do swear that we well acquainted with Mr. Amos Common the sign- er of the foregoing petition and affidavit, and his circumstances in life, and believe him to be very poor (and destitute) of property and to need assistance
Joseph Town
Sworn April 18 th AD 1818
Before Ithiel Clarke Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County
Thomas Davis
In testimony and confirmation of the matters aforesaid I have hereunto caused the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County to be annexed — Attest Ithiel Clarke Judge of said Court
I Ithiel Clarke Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, Do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Amos Common did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding Affidavit Declaration against an enemy thereby, and I now transmit the Proceedings & testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the Depart- ment of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress
Attest Ithiel Clarke
I Samuel Gray Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Ithiel Clarke Esq. Judge of said Court, that the above Signatures are his own hand writing, & the Seal annexed is the Seal of said Court — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Name this 6 th day of May A.D. 1818
Sam Gray
1775 8 m. 1776 3 do 1777 3 do 1779 9.20

Windham October 13 th 1818 — I Jacob Clarke do now further certify, that I am fully satisfied, that the Recording Applicant Amos Cummings, is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the Assistance of his Country for support — And that George Larned and Simon Davis heretofore the Deponents in this case are both well known to me and are Gent men of respectable characters for truth and full Faith and Credit ought to be given to their Testimony Attest Jacob Clarke
Amos Cummings; Petitioner etc
ss

We the Subscribers of the Town of Thompson in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut of lawful age & engaged according to law do testify and say that that we are acquainted with Amos Cummings of Thompson who has applied for a pension under the law of Congress of the 18 th March last & that he is wholly destitute of any property, and is actually in need of assistance from his County for support, Thompson Sept 18 th 1818. Simon Davis
George Larned
State of Connecticut
County of Windham ss. Windham Sept. 18. 1818
Then George Larned Simon Davis Esq. - came personally before me & Abigail Clarke Esq. Justices of the peace for said County and made Oath that the facts stated in the above proposition by them subscribed are the truth and nothing but the truth
And I do further certify that the Deponents are both known to me to be the persons described in Barnes also it - and their testimony is to be relied on -
Sworn before me & signed by me
Abigail Clarke Justice of the peace for the County of Windham Connecticut

I Samuel Gray Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut. do Certify that I have the orig l before whom the within Affidavit has been made; is duly enrolled as one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County and full Faith & Credit ought to be given to his Acts and deeds as such - and the within Signature is his own handwriting. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my Name and Affixed the Seal of said Court. at Windham this 22 nd Day of Septemb r A.D. 1818
Sam Gray
Simon Davis Esq r George L. Davis Esq r Asst s as to the indigency Thomas Cummings

Ormos Cummings Application
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NO 3,857.
ys. 23 Octo. 1818.
March 1819-
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District of Connecticut, ss.
At a Special Court of Common Pleas, holden at Pomfret within and for the County of Windham, in said district—
ON this 21 st day of June A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment,] Amos Cummings of Thompson in said County aged about 84 — years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz : That he enlisted for the term of Nine months on the day of July in the year 1779  at which time in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Stearns in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Marshall in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment : that he continued to serve in the said corps until on or about the 10 th day of April 1780. when he was discharged from the said service in Westpoint in the State of
New York — I am now a Pensioner under the act of Congress 18 th March 1818. The date of my original application was the 13 th day of April 1818. The amt of my Pension certified is 3,857— I am a farmer — And am entirely helpless. I have not for a long time past been able to do any work — I have no family — & wholly dependent on the Publick for Support —
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18 th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ; 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 18 th 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.  Whatever
his Amos X Cummings mark.

Sworn to and declared on the 21 st day of June — A. D. 1820, before the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Windham, in the district of Connecticut.
Attest.
David C. Bolles Clerk.
I, David C. Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration  declaration  and the Schedule thereto annexed , are truly copied from the records 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 _____ Dollars, and _____ Cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 24 th day of June A. D. 1820.
David C. Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County.

36486 INVALID.
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File No. 36486 Mrs Cummings Dr Rev Mr
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 95
[Arrangement of 1870.]