Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,750, David Diman, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass
Diman, David
S. 34,750
CONTENTS

David Binion —
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John B Thomas Esq Plymouth, Mass.

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this seventeenth day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County David Diman aged sixty one years, resident in Plymouth in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of Ten months in Col. Bond. Regt in the Camp of Genl. Gage at Roxbury Massachusetts and that he has received a pension certificate dated Sep r 1819 and numbered 14,732 in pursuance of his original Declaration made 1 st April 1818
and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 28th 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. viz:
Real estate I have none I have a right to redeem a certain house & barn & certain lots of land which rights is of no value
I have sold house & furniture & small things 18 chairs 1 maple desk, broom, glass, pewter, tin & iron hollow ware, Hayland Hay, other small articles necessary for house keeping. I am a cordwainer by occupation, almost entirely unable to pursue it my family is composed of myself & my wife who is aged 63 years in ill health & unable to support herself & one daughter Abigail Gove aged 19 years in a feeble state of health & consequently contributes very little towards her own support. The small debts which I owe amount to about $200 exclusive of the # debt secured by mortgage of real estate
Sworn to, and declared, on the 19 th day of July A.D. 1820 & David Diman before William Mitchell Justice of the Court
I, John B Thomas clerk of said Court 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 Fifty dollars and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the court, on this Twenty Second day of July A.D. 1820
John B Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

David Diman 4403 Plymouth Mass
April 1. 1818.
Capt. Mayhew Col. Bond Map. line — year 1776.
Interlineation on this card in the book of entries.
J. L.
Admitted

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth ss.
On this first day of April  D 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared David Diman of Plymouth aged _____ years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, 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 naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," ss
That he served in the year 1775 as a private soldier in the revolutionary war about eleven months in Capt. Thos. Mayhew's Company & Col. Bond's Regt. & Mass. line, and was discharged from the hospital at Fort George. He enlisted for a year but was discharged a short time before the year expired on account of sickness. —
Note — This case was forwarded to the War Department the 27 June 1818

but no return from it has been rec d . and it is said that the papers are lost or mis- laid - therefore these papers have been made out anew from the Judges Record bearing the same date -
And I the said Judge am satisfied the said Diman needs the assistance of his country for support as he has sworn - also.
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said David Diman did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; 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.
Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above cer- tificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

We Benjamin Warren and Josiah Cotton of Plymouth Mass. of law age to give evidence testify and say that we were officers in the war of the Revolution in Capt. Mayhew's Company & Col. Wm. Bond's Regiment & Massachusetts' line and well knew David Duran, who is a fellow townsman and neighbour of ours, to serve during the year 1776 in the same company. He served from the beginning of said year till within about a month of the close of it, when from sickness he was discharged from the hospital as were many others it being at that time very sickly in camp. —
Benj a Warren Lt of Col a Josiah Cotton Inf y of S o Company }
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss. July 14. 1819.
The abovenamed Majr. Benjamin Warren and Josiah Cotton who are well known to me, and are credible witnesses, and who were officers in the revolutionary war, personally appeared before me and subscribed the foregoing Deposition in my presence, and made solemn oath that it contained the truth, whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Nahum Mitchell: Judge

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Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 498
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I David Diman of Plymouth Mass. depose, set forth and declare, that I was a private soldier in the war of the revolution on the continental establishment, - that I enlisted into the first year's service so called in said war in the beginning of January 1776 for one year. in Capt. Thomas Mayhew's Company and Col. William Bond's Regiment and Massachusetts line and continued to serve out said year faithfully excepting about a month at the close of it when I was discharged from the hospital in consideration of not being likely to recover in season to do any essential service before my time would expire. I was discharged at Fort George near Lake George in the State of New York, and did not recover my health till the next summer. David Diman
Sworn to & declared on oath before me July 12. 1819.
Nahum Mitchell, Judge
P.S. This Claimant made a similar Declaration before me April 1. 1818., which was forwarded to the War Office, but is lost & no return has ever been recd. from it — N. Mitchell.

14.732 Massachusetts
David Diman of Plymouth in the state of Mass. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bond. . . . of the Mass. line, for the term of 11 months
Inscribed on the roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th of Sep 1819 and sent to Nahum Mitchell Esqr. East Bridgewater Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sep: 1819 = $136.6 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar: 1819 48..
17 mo: 4/30 $184.6
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
W. Bentley sent 25 Jan. 1822 to Hon. Lewis Hobart, H. B.