Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,737, Levi Crandall, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Crandall, Levi
S. 29,737
CONTENTS

15978 Massachusetts
Sir Granville
of Hampton in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Chapin of the 2nd Regt commanded by Col. Root in the Mass line for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Aug 1833 and Lieut George Colton Springfield Mass Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $82.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept 1833 20.00 $100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. G. & Co. Clerk, Book 1 Vol. 1 Page 13
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16th April 1835 from 1st Sep to 23rd Nov 1840. Age Notified 8th Decr 1841
74
Hampton

9271 Levi Brandall
Pmats 12 Mths
14 06
May 14 1833
J. 395
Geo Colton, Springfield, Mass.

9271
BRIEF in the case of Levi Crandall of Hampden Co in the State of Mass (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 72
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Table with 4 columns: Period, Duration of Service (Years, Months, Days), Rank, Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Rows include service from 1876-1877 and 1877-1880.
5. In what battles was he engaged? Burgoyne's Surrender.
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Springfield
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living Witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Right
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. C. Easton Examining Clerk. 16 Feb 1833

9271 Jessi Chandler's declaration and Depositions of Calvin Hunt Gavin Wils 2 Amos Green -
Geo Cotton Springfield Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss.
Be this withal that of August 1832. I hereby declare in open Court, before Richard Morris Esq. Judge of the C. Court of Sessions for said County, that I, John Crandell, a resident of Longmeadow in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts have 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 the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as hereinafter stated - viz.
First. In Capt. Reuben Munroe Company of Massachusetts Militia in the year 1776, at Roxbury three months, the Lieut. names were Hamilton and Fowles, Simon Breese Ensign, the Col. name not recollect. General Heath was there. James Green served in the same Company with him and said Green deposition is annexed to this declaration.
Second term. I enlisted under Capt. Gideon Root at Springfield Mass. in the State troops in 1779 and served six months, after having served three months at Springfield I exchanged places with Earl Coolis who belonged to Capt. Ephraim Chapins Company in Col. Woodbridges Regiment and went to a post in stopping the progress of General Burgoyne and was present when Genl. Burgoyne surrendered his Army to Genl. Gates, I have Capt. Gideon Root Company rolls on which my name is there now in my possession and also the pay rolls of said Company which were preserved by Capt. Root and found among his papers.
Third term I enlisted under Capt. Morrison of Amherst or Springfield in the State troops, Lieut. names were John Colton and Asa Warner, Col. Munroe Commanded the Regiment we were marched to West Point and were stationed there at the time Genl. Arnold turned traitor in 1780. served three months and was dismissed. Gains Wils of Longmeadow and Calvin Root of said Longmeadow whose depositions are annexed both served in the same Company with me during said term of three months -
That he was born in Springfield Longmeadow Parish in the year 1756, and that his birth is recorded on the town records -
Has lived in Longmeadow ever since his last term of service in the Revolutionary Army - and now resides in said town -
Does not recollect particularly the names of any other Officers

Has never received a written discharge and never held a commission.
That he served in all twelve months.
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity during the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension rolls of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year Levi Cramdall aforesaid.
We Gains Bly of Longmeadow and George Cotton of Springfield hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Levi Cramdall who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be twenty years of age, that he is a useful and beloved 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 Gains Bly George Cotton
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 served a full term of service, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Gains Bly who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident of Longmeadow, and that George Cotton who has also signed the same is a resident of Springfield, that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to full credit.
I Durton Wetland Register of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Levi Cramdall for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
D Wetland Register

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Dec. 3 d , 1841.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," the child ren of Levi Grandall, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Forty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 18 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept., to the 22 nd Nov r 1840.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Parris Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

29 737 INVALID. Reg
File No. 29,737
Levi Clandall
His Rec War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1879.]

I Calvin Root of Longmeadow in the County of Hampden and State of Massachusetts testify and say that I served in Capt. Knowling's Company of Massachusetts Militia in Col. Chambers Regt. in the year 1832, and that I served three months at West Point and near there  during the time saw General Arnold pass down the river in his boat and go on board a British ship of War at the time he became a traitor. Then Cotton and John Barnes were Lieuts. in our Company - And I further testify and say that Genl. Cramall of Longmeadow in said County served with me in the same Company during the term of three months - Calvin Root
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. On this Seventh day of August 1832, personally appeared Calvin Root and made Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed - before me - I further certify that the above named deponent is a person of truth and veracity - George Cotton Justice of the Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. I John Ingersoll a Clerk of the Common Pleas Court being a Court of Record in the County of Hampden do hereby certify that George Cotton before whom the above deposition was verified is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hampden - that his name thereunto subscribed is his proper and genuine hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Common Pleas Court at Springfield on this twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two John Ingersoll Clerk

I Gaius Bliss of Longmeadow in the County of Hampden and State of Massachusetts testify and say that I served in Capt. Moomings Company in Col. Shermans Regiment at West point in the year 1780. Three months and was there at the time Gen. Arnold turned traitor, the regt. to which I belonged was from Massachusetts and belonged to the Militia of said State - John Cotton and Elisha Warner were Lieuts in our Company - And I further testify and say that Lieut Crandall of Enfield in said County served in the same Company with me during the said term of three months Gaius Bliss
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. Aug. 2. 1832 Then personally appeared Gaius Bliss and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition before him subscribed I further certify that the above named deponent is a man of truth & veracity - before me George Cotton justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. I John Ingersoll a Clerk of the Common Pleas Court being a Court of Record in the County of Hampden do hereby certify that George Cotton Esq. before whom the above deposition was taken is a justice of the Peace for said County of Hampden and that I believe his name thereto subscribed to be his true & proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Common Pleas Court at Springfield on this second day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
John Ingersoll Clerk

I Amos Green of Wales in the County of Hamp- -den & Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify & say that I served in the Company of Capt. Reuben Mun- of Monson in sd. County at Roxbury in the summer of the year 1776, in the Massachusetts line of Militia in the Revolutionary War the term of three months,
I further testify that Levi Brandall of Long- -meadow in sd. County served in the same Company with me during the said term of three months
Amos Green
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden ss. June 21, 1832 Then personally appear- -ed Amos Green & made oath to the truth of the above depositions by him subscribed & I believe him to be a person of Faith & Veracity before me Ethan Ely Justice of Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden ss. I John Ingersoll a Clerk of the Common- Pleas Court being a Court of Record in the County of Hampden do hereby hereby certify that Ethan Ely Esq. before whom the above deposition was taken is a justice of the Peace for said County of Hampden and that I believe his name thereto subscribed to be his true & proper signature -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Common- Pleas Court at Springfield on this second day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
John Ingersoll Clerk

9271 Levi Crandall
Leo Colton Springfield Mass.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Levi Crandall which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes 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? Yes 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes 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? Yes

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 ? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ? No
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 ? Yes
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 ? Yes
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 other as required
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct ? Yes
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 ? Yes
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct ? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily ? And, if not, which of them is not so answered ? Yes
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.