Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12630, Thomas Craig, Mass.

SERVICE.
NUMBER
Mass
Craig, Thomas
S. 12630
Born in Scotland
carded
CONTENTS

Vermont 18-792
Thomas Graia of Windsor Co in the State of Vermont who was a for Sgt in the Company commanded by Captain Sawtell of the Regt commanded by Col Taylor in the H.S. m. time for 7 mos for 2. Sgt { * Mass. Line.
Records corrected Nov. 20/05
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Octo 1833 and sent to A. Heald. Chester.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 $ 83. 33 Pension allowance ending Sept 4th 34. 16. 66 $100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, bet June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book B Vol. 3. Page 58

State of Vermont } On this Thirteenth day of August A D - Windsor County } 1832. Personally Appeared before the Probate Court for the District of Windsor in the State of Vermont - in Open Court now sitting.
238.21
Thomas Craig resident of Andover in the County of Windsor State of Vermont - aged seventy two the fourth day of June last. Who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that he entered service of the United States at Billerica in the County of Middlesex in the State of Massachusetts where he then resided for six months the first of June 1779. under the following named Officers - Col. Taylor - Capt. Sawtell - Lieut. Col. Putnam - and was stationed on Warwick neck in a Picket Guard - that he served six months and was dismissed at Warwick point in the State of Rhode Island the first of December 1779.
That he again entered the service of the United States for three months, about the last of July 1780. Served under the following named Officers Col. Amos Foster - Lieut. Davis Ensign Frost & Col. Hooke - marched through Lexington Dedham - Lexington  to Braintree & to  to Roxbury Dedham - to  to Boston in the State of Rhode Island. and was stationed at Bristol - and Rhode Island - and at Newport - there was marched to Bulls Hill, was then employed in building a fort under the direction of a French engineer - served over three months and was discharged at the fort aforesaid - in the month of December 1780. Had not a written discharge.
That he has no Documentary evidence.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a pension or annuity, excepting the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.
The following interrogations were then propounded by said Court to the Applicant & the following answers made.
2 d first - When, & in what year were you Born -
Ans. by Applicant - was Born in Scotland in the town of Gast - in the year 1760 - on the fourth day of June
2 nd 2 d Have you any record of your age, & wife, when it
Ans. Have not any -

2nd. 3 d When were you living when called into service Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war - and where do you now live.
Answer Lived in Bellows in the State of Massachusetts at the time of entering the service. Have lived in Bellows till within about a dozen years ago - when I removed to Andover in the County of Windsor aforesaid, where I now live.
2nd. 4 How were you called into service, were you drafted - did you volunteer or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom -
Ans. By voluntary enlistment.
2nd. 5 th State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops, when you served - such Continental & Artillery Regiments as you can recollect, & the general circumstances of your service -
Ans. Recollected Col o Green - Col o Jackson and the Regiments which they commanded - in the last service before I left - I have recollected also that the French Fleet was off Rhode Island -
2nd. 6 th did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so, by whom was it given & what has become of it.
Ans. Did not receive any discharge in writing -
2nd. 7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution -
Ans. Elder Joel Manning & Edward Simons Esq r Sworn & subscribed the day of March 18 th 1833 & year herein first mentioned
Isaac Proctor Judge
We Joel Manning, a Congregational minister, residing in the town of Andover in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, and Edward Simons, residing in said town of Andover, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Thomas Craig, who has sub- scribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbour- hood, where he resides, to have been a Soldier

of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Affirmed to, and subscribed, by the abovenamed Joel Manning and sworn to, and subscribed, by the abovenamed Edward Simons, the day and year aforesaid.
Joel Manning Edward Simons
Jabez Proctor Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Joel Manning, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Andover aforesaid, and, that Edward Simons, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said town of Andover, and is a credible person, and that, their statement is entitled to credit.
Jabez Proctor Judge
I, Reuben Washburn, Register of the Probate Court, within and for the District of Windsor, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Thomas Craig for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Reuben Washburn.

State of Vermont } Be it known, that on the Sixth day of July Windsor County ss } A.D. 1833. Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Windsor aforesaid, Thomas Francis  of Andover  who being  due  sworn  deposeth saith that by reason of old age, and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise time of entering service & discharge & length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades — For six months part of two months as a sergeant I served as a Private in 1779 — For three months I served as a Private in 1780 — and for such service I claim a Pension — That he served with an embodied corps, called into service by Competent Authority; that he was either in the field or in Garri- san — and for the time during which the service was performed he was not employed in any civil Pursuit.
Thomas Emery
Sworn and subscribed the day & year first above mentioned
Before me Amos Heald Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Thomas Emery is the same who signed the foregoing Application & is a credible Person
Amos Heald Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont } I Benjamin Swan Clerk Windsor County ss } of Windsor County Court do hereby certify that Amos Heald who has affixed his name to the foregoing is a Justice of the Peace duly qualified, and that I believe the same to be his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Affixed the seal of said Court this tenth day of July 1833 — at Woodstock in said County.
Benj Swan

Thomas Graige Windsor 6 Vermont 23. 321
Adm't.
Amos Private 23.33 2 " Sergeant 10 33.33 33.33 16.66 16.66 50.00
Amos Heald Esq.- Chester Vt

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
June 6 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Thomas Craig
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1 June 1779 6 - 2 mo. 7 days as a Private Capt. San till Col. Taylor Wm. H. North 72 years Testimony of a living son   July 1780 3 - Private Capt. Forter Col. Howe to Bristol Rhode Island Baltimore 44 Not ref.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
14,12630
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas Craig 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.     June 1. 1779 6 mos. Pvt & Sergt. Sawtell Taylor Mass.   July 1780 6 mos. Amos Foster Horne        
Battles engaged in, none stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Billerica, Middlesex Co. Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 13. 1832. The cl. was cl.
Residence at date of application, Andover, Windsor Co. Vermont.
Age at date of application, born June 4. 1760 at Galt & Galt? Scotland
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1921 Jan 16 Hist. Soc. Mrs. R. F. Rednich.
Reborn
✓ 12.630 INVALID.
File No. 12,630
Thomas Craig
Sergt. Pa. Res.
Act: June 9th 1862.
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I asblell Spaulding of Ludlow in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont aged sixty seven years formerly of Cambridge Middlesex County Massachusetts State Do Depose and Say That I am well acquainted with Thomas Craig of Cedar Windsor County and State of Vermont formerly of Milner County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts and will recollect that the said Thomas Craig enlisted in to Capt Amos Foster's company  company with me and joined Colonel Hovey's Regiment and served in said company and Regiment in the United States three months with said Craig according to the best of my recollection it was in the year 1780 our first Station was at Bristol Rhode Island from thence to Redport we march soon
after
also I have some years past heard said Craig Say according to the best of my recollection that in the said time Craig served six months in the Regiment since in the year 1779 and I very well believe that the said Craig served as above stated
Witness Edward Simmons Asblel Spaulding
State of Vermont At Ludlow in said County on the 6th day of Windsor County ss } August AD 1832 personally appearing before me Edward Simmons a justice of the peace in and for the County of Windsor for and on behalf of Asblel Spaulding and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains nothing but the truth the subscribed of Simmons before me Edward Simmons Justice of the peace

I hereby certify that the above named Ad Abel Spalding is well known to me and is a credible witness
State of Vermont Windsor County
Edward Simonds justice of the peace I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, do hereby certify that Edward Simons, who has affixed his name to the within & foregoing is a Magistrate duly qualified & that I believe the same to be his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this tenth day of August A.D. 1832 at Woodstock in said county -
Benj. Swan
Abel Spalding Deposition

J. W. WAILES, PRESIDENT J. A. FRAZIER, VICE PRES. O. L. FRAZIER, CASHIER A. F. RADNICH, ASST. CASH.
24 stamp recd
The Farmers Bank
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY $100,000
DAVIS CITY, IOWA. Nov. 29 th 1920.
Rev. Mr. Lee
Bureau of Pensions Gentlemen -
I wrote you several weeks ago in regard to military record of Thomas Craig and have received no answer; I am very anxious in regard to this matter and hope you have some information for me - He was of Scotch origin, and from the record we have, came from Scotland with six brothers, all shortly before Revolutionary War, all of whom entered the army and all surviving. Will you please look this up for me and will gladly remunerate you for your trouble.
Yours Truly
Mrs A. H. Radnich