Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5327, Benjamin Dane, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Dane, Benjamin
S. 5327
carded
CONTENTS

15.808
Massachusetts
Benjamin Danc
of Franklin Co in the State of Massachusetts, who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Colten of the Regt. commanded by Col. Dike, in the Mass. line for 17 mos.
Miles
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of July 1833 and sent to J. H. Dickinson Amherst.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $113.32 Sem-ant. allowance ending Sept. 28.33
$141.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 2 Page 17
711 Franklin

23416 Benjamin Dane Shutesbury
Benjamin Dane - Application for a pension Milton

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN COUNTY ss.
ON THIS twenty eighth day of august — A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate of the said Commonwealth, now sitting at Greenfield within and for the said County of Franklin, Benjamin Dane a resident of Shutesbury in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he enlisted on the first day of July A. D. 1776 in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Dutton of Templeton in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts , that the subaltern officers were John Brainerd and William Tuffs , that he marched to Worcester , thence to Waltham Plains where the company was made up, thence to Dorchester where he was stationed during the summer and fall, employed in building fort No. 3 , thence he went to Dorchester Hill where he was employed in guard until the first of March A. D. 1777. That he belonged to Col. Dikes Regiment which he joined at Dorchester aforesaid, and after a service of eight months he was honorably dismissed, he further states that at the time he enlisted as aforesaid he was sixteen years and ten months old, and lived in North Brookfield in the County of Worcester and State aforesaid, and for confirmation of this part of his statement he refers to the deposition of Isaac Dodge which is herewith transmitted.
And the applicant further states, that on or about the twentieth day of March A. D. 1777, he being eighteen years of age and still residing in North Brookfield aforesaid again enlisted for three months and joined a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Reuben Dutton of Weston in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts that he does not recollect the names of the subaltern officers, that he does not recollect that he belonged to any regiment, that the company was under the command of General Heath , that he first went to Providence , where he joined the company aforesaid, thence to Boston where he was employed on guard during the time he remained in that place which was until about the twentieth day of June A. D. 1777, when and where after having served three months was honorably dismissed, and for confirmation of this part of his statement he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He further states that on the first day of November A. D. 1777, in answer to a call for that purpose he again enlisted and joined a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Silas Walker of Concord in the County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts , whose subaltern officers were Joseph Newall of South Brookfield and one, Osgood of Boston , and that they were under the command of General Heath , that he went immediately to Boston and was employed on guard of the

dismissed, and for confirmation of this part of his statement he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. He further states that on the first day of December A. D. 1779, - in answer to a call for that purpose he again enlisted and joined a company of Militia commanded by Capt Silas Walker of Concord in the County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts. whose subaltern officers were Joseph Newall of South Brookfield and one, Osgood, of Boston, and that they went under the command of General Heath. That he went immediately to Boston after he enlisted, where he was employed on guard of the Hingston guardship, until the first of February A. D. 1780 - when, after three months service he was dismissed, for confir- mation of this part of his statement he refers to the deposition of Jason Walker which is herewith transmitted - I was second lieutenant during this service in said company, & performed duties of that office - And he further states that on or about the first day of July A. D. 1780, he again enlisted for three months, and joined a company of Militia, of which Timothy Page of Hardwick in the County of Worcester, was Capt, the subaltern officers he does not recollect. That he went to Claverack in New-York state, thence to Fishkill, where he joined Colonel Brant's Regiment, thence he went to West Point, thence to Fish- kill where he remained about two months then went back to West Point where he remained until the first day of October A. D. 1780, when and where he was dismissed after a term of three months service, mainly on guard at different posts. For confirmation of this part of his statement he refers to the deposition of John Earl which is herewith transmitted. He further states that he was born in Haverick (now called Hamilton) State of Mass - on the 28th day of May A. D. 1760 - and

and that he knows of no public record of his age. That he was about two years of age when he moved to North Brookfield where he lived until he enlisted as aforesaid, and when dismissed returned to said Brookfield where he lived until he was twentyfive years old, when he moved to Shutesbury in the County of Franklin where he has resided ever since and does now reside — and that he has not any written discharge or any documentary evidence other than what is herewith transmitted, and that he refers to David Haskell, Josiah Atherton, Josiah Beaman and Phineas Hemenway, who live in his present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. —
Benja Dane
I further testify that I can not produce in court the vouchers aforesaid, or others to testify to my character without great expense & inconvenience and I do hereby relinquish every claim interest to a pension or annuity, except the present; and my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Benja Dane
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid N. E. S. Wheeler Judge of Probate

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
(in verity above)
WE,
residing in
believe him to be
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we 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 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
R. E. Newcomb
Judge of Probate
Register
I, ELIJAH ALVORD, Clerk of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Dane for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this twenty ninth day of August in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
E. Alvord Regr. Prob.

23416
Brn a Lane Man
Mar 17 Mr.
56.66
Sand y Dickenson Amhurst Dorset Hampshire Cotswold

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjjoined 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. Those 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, shewing the Service of Benjamin Dano Franklin Co. Mass
   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.     Oct 1776 ~ 8 — priv Capt Follen Col Sikes { Waltham 72 Years   1777 ~ 3 — — Recd Genl Heath { Plains North   1779 ~ 3 — — Walker Genl Heath { Dorchester Brook   1780 ~ 3 — — Page Brig Genl { Rotbury field   Boston Man   Fishkill   West Point  
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 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 (1) 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 the 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 a _____. 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [e] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Reofm
5327
INVALID.
File No. 5327
Benjamin Dane
Dear Modd Nols
Act: June 1 st 1832
Index:—Vol. M, Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Benjamin Darr.
Clerk's certificate attached to each deposition
Clerk's seal put on each piece of paper where joined in the declaration.
These are supposed to include all the depositions.

Franklin, ss. September 11 th A.D. 1832.
We Josiah Beaman and Phineas Hemenway residing in the town of Shutesbury in the County of Franklin hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Dane who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventytwo years of age; that he is respected and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur, in that opinion.
Josiah Beaman
Sworn, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me -
Phineas Hemenway
Josiah Beaman Jr. Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Josiah Beaman and Phineas Hemenway are credible witnesses. Josiah Beaman Jr. Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss I Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said Commonwealth for the county of Franklin do certify that Josiah Beaman Junr. Esq. before whom the within certificate appears to have been sworn is a Justice of the Peace for the said county. And I believe his name within subscribed to be his true and proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Greenfield on the twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
E. Alvord Clerk

I Thaddeus Dodge of Brookfield in the County of Worcester. Yeoman of lawful age, being duly sworn, do testify and say, that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six - I was with Benjamin Darr who now resides at Shutesbury in the County of Franklin - and at the time of his enlistment resided in a town now called North Brookfield then a part of Brookfield in the County of Worcester - five months at Dorchester in the state of Massachusetts & County of Norfolk commencing on the first of October & ending on the last of February of the year above mentioned, during all of which time the said Darr was doing militia duty in the Company of Capt. Ezekiel Knowlton of Templeton in the County of Worcester in the Regiment under the Command of Colonel Lynde - Said Regiment was made up entirely of Massachusetts Militia - I served during the five months aforesaid in the same Company with the said Darr & all the time was, messmate of his - And I do further testify - that I was knowing to the said Benjamin Darr leaving said North Brookfield on the first of July in the year aforesaid in company with my Father, Joshua Dodge, for the purpose of doing militia duty at said Dorchester in the state & County aforesaid of which I have no doubt, he performed up to October

of said at which time I went as a substitute for my Father Joshua Dodge - all of which time making the actual service of the said Benjamin Dane at said Lancaster, State of County of said eight months. Further your deponent saith not.
Thaddeus Dodge
Worcester ss. July 28. 1832
Personally appeared Thaddeus Dodge above named & made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true. I further certify that I am acquainted with said Thaddeus Dodge & am of opinion that his testimony is entitled to credit. Before me Dea Blip Ins. Pa.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss. I Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Court, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that Jese Bliss Esquire, before whom the above Affidavit of Thaddeus Dodge was made and sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Worcester, and was so on the twenty eighth day of July last, and that his signature thereto appears to me to be in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County Seal, this twenty fourth day of June, in the Year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Abijah Bigelow, Clk.
Thaddeus Dodge Deponent

John Earle, Deposition

I John Earle of Hardwick in the County of Worcester Union, of lawful age, being duly sworn do testify & say, that in the year eighteen hundred & eighty, I was with Benjamin Dane who now resides at Shutesbury in the County of Franklin, three months, at Fishkill in the state of New York, commencing in July & ending in September of that year; during all of which time the said Dane was doing now  doing militia duty in the Company of Capt. Timothy Paige, in the Regiment under the command of Colonel Rand. I think said Regiment was made up entirely of Massachusetts militia - Said Dane went from North Brookfield in said County of Worcester - I served during the three months aforesaid in the same Company with the said Dane, & most of the time was a mess-mate of his - Further your deponent saith not - John Earle
Worcester ss. July 26. 1882. Personally appeared John Earle above named, & made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true -
Before me Jos. Knapp Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with John Earle mentioned above, & consider him a man of veracity - Jos. Knapp Jus. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Worcester I Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Court, holden within and for the county of Worcester, do hereby certify, that Joseph Knox Esquire, before whom the within affidavit of John Earle="of John Earle was made and sworn to, is a
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
Abijah Bigelow, Clk.

Jason Wallens
Deposition

1888  Briggs Dam
Deposition -

Benjamin Dane
3 Affidavits

Jason Walker of Brookfield in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, yeoman, of lawfull age being duly sworn, do testify and say, that in the year one Thousand seven Hundred & seventy nine, I served in the State Troops in Capt. Viles Walker's Company in Boston Massachusetts three Months viz, from the first of November 1779. to the first of February 1780. with Benjamin Dane who then resided in what is now, North Brookfield, Mass of Shrewsbury in the County of Franklin & I think the whole Troop, was commanded by Genl. Heath I served the whole time with said Dane who Did the Duty of Sergeant, further your Deponent saith not.
Jason Walker
Worcester ss July 27 th 1832
Personally appeared the above named Jason Walker and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true I certify that said Deponent is a man of truth and veracity - Before me Simson Draper Jns Dean
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, ss. I, Abijah Bigelow, clerk of the Judicial Courts, within and for the County of Worcester, do certify, That Jesse Bliss, Joseph Knapp, and Simson Draper, Esquires, before whom the annexed Depositions of Thaddeus Dodge, John Carle, and Jason Walker, were signed and sworn to, are Justices of the Peace within and for said County of Wor- =cester - and the signatures of said Justices, as affixed to the certificates of the oaths of said Deponents, respec- =tively, appear to be in their own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand, and affix the County Seal, this sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
Abijah Bigelow, Clk.