Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29699, Thomas Chandler, Mass

SERVICE
Mass
Chandler, Thomas
NUMBER
S-29699
CONTENTS

6991-
Massachusetts
Thomas Chandler
of Plymouth in the State of Massa who was a Piv — in the Com commanded by Captain Turner of the Regt commanded by Col. Cotton in the Mass line for Militia for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massa — at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 — day of March K33 — and sent to S. H. Lord Es. Plymouth, Massa
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $160.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep. 31 — 40.00 $200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk, book S Vol. 2 Page 94
80
Plymouth

Thomas Chandler
10-383
advent
unicale
2 years
$ 80
Letter Sprague to
Jacob H Load Dunbury
Mr Plymouth Ms

REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH ss.
ON this twenty first day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before Hon. Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Duxbury within and for said County of Plymouth, Thomas Chandler a resident of Duxbury in said County of Plymouth, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy nine 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 act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. 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. That is to say, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That in April or May 1775, immediately after the battle of Lexington he enlisted for eight months in the company under command of Capt. Samuel Bradford, belonging to the Regiment of Col. Theophilus Cutton. That said company was at Plymouth one or two months, and served the remainder of said term at Dorchester and Roxbury.
That at the close of his term of eight months he enlisted in the company under command of Capt. James Harlow, and served two months in addition to said eight - and was then discharged.
That in June 1776 he enlisted in the company under command of Capt. Thomas Turner, belonging to Col. Marshall's Regiment, that said company was stationed at "Castle William", now Fort Independence, and on Nantasket Beach, and that he served under this enlistment the term of six months.
That in 1777 he enlisted in the company under command of Andrew Samp-

son - that said company was stationed in garrison of the Fort, on the Gurnet, so called, lying on Massachusetts Bay, in the outer Harbour of Ply- mouth, and three leagues from that town, and that he there served one year, according to his enlistment.
That in 1778 he enlisted in the company, under command of Capt. Ichabod Donney for four months - and that he served four months in said company, in the garrison of "Castle William", in the Harbour of Boston.
And this Applicant says, that in the enlistments specified above he served the full time of thirty two months, and that he never had a written discharge. That he was born in Duxbury in the year 1752, and that his birth is on the records of that town, and that he has always been a resident of Duxbury. That he is known generally to the inhabitants of said Duxbury.
Thomas Chandler
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Attest Jacob H. Lord Register

We, Benjamin Kent a clergyman, residing in the town of Durkbury and Judah Alden residing in the same town hereby certify, that we are well ac- quainted with Thomas Chandler who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Benjamin Kent Judah Alden
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Attest Jacob H. Loud Register
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Benjamin Kent who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the town of Durkbury and that Judah Alden Esq who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By the Court Attest Jacob H. Loud Register
I, Jacob H. Loud Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Chandler for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two .
Jacob H. Loud

Thomás Chandalu Map
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J. A. Lord

BRIEF in the case of  Thomas Chandler  Co of Plymouth in the State of Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Yes  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days. As a Gen.     April or May In 1775. enlisted 8 Inwate Col Bradford Col Cotton   " 1776 " 2 " Col Hariole   June " " 6 " Col Turner Col Marshall   1777 " " 1 Col Sampson   1778 " " 11 " Col Dohney  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None Mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional two Living Witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The witnesses are not certified as Credible 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George J. Taylor
Examining Clerk.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Thomas Chandler which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yy II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yy III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yy V. * Has he mentioned 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? yy VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yy VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yy VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yy IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yy X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yy

 XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? ///  XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? No Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? ///  XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? ///  XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? ///  XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? /// or 2. 3. 6 
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
† QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

29699 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29699
Thomas Chandler
Rev Rev vac
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 9, Page 70
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth Y. I Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth being a Court of Record do hereby certify that Seth Sprague Jun. Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that I believe his name written to be his true & genuine signature to each certificate.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this twenty first day of August in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
Jacob H. Lord

To whom it may concern I Oliver Delano of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth Mass Certify that Thomas Chandler an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7 1832 served 6 months in the Company of Forwarded Light Artillery in Col. Marshall's Regiment in the Summer of 1776 stationed at Boston & performed duty in the harbor being in the same Company as we being Townsmen I have a particular knowledge of the service above named given under my hand this 28 day of July 1832 Oliver Delano
Massachusetts } Sworn to & subscribed the day Plymouth ss } a year above written before me Seth Sprague Justice of the Peace
I am personally acquainted with Andrew Sampson & Oliver Delano who have given the above affidavits & believe them to be credible persons
To whom it may concern I Andrew Sampson of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth Mass Certify that Thomas Chandler of Duxbury aforesaid an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7 1832 was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & served 8 months in the Company of which I was first Lieutenant commanded by Samuel Bradford Col. Cotton's Regiment in the year 1775 stationed at Roxbury & that he also served 12 months in a Company under my command in the year 1777 stationed at the Gurnet at the entrance of Plymouth harbor given under my hand this 28 day of July 1832
Andrew Sampson State of Mass } Sworn to & subscribed the day Plymouth ss } a year above written before me Seth Sprague Justice of the Peace
P. Sprague Senator —