Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,740, Philip Curtis, Continental (Mass.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass.)  Curtis, Philip
S. 29,740
CONTENTS

Massachusetts No. 344
Lib. Pen. agent 29 Sept
Philip Curtis - of Haver in the State of Mass who was a Captain in the commanded by Captain Thayer of the commanded by Col. Belcher in the Conn line for 1 year.
Redundancy 75 8 0 8 12 -
79
Norfolk
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 72 Dollars - Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of Sept r 1831 and sub d E.S. Lewis Roxbury. Mass.
H96 Bony 14 May 1831
June 1831
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1830 252 Semisunt allowance ending March 31 st 36 - 288
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk.
Book E Vol. 2 Page 13. E 2 15
18 Sept 1833

Shepherd Center map
Field
Philip Curtis
Albany 18 March
Capt Thayer's Camp, Fort Baldwin's Bay Mass
Edwin S. Leland
Copy of map
Old base.
16 18 8
150 7.50 157.50

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
County of Norfolk ss.
On this fifteenth day of August in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Needham in and for said County, Philip Curtis a resident of Sharon in said County, aged 77 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 7th A. D. 1832.
the day of A. D. 17 , to the day of A. D. 17 as a in the : that he was residing at when he entered the service ; that he and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from to , from to from to : that he was in battle
ALSO : that he was in the United States service from the day of A. D. 17 , to the day of A. D. 17 as a in the : that he was residing at when he entered the service ; that he and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from to , from to from to : that he was in battle
ALSO : that he was in the United States service from the day of A. D. 17 , to the day of A. D. 17 as a in the : that he was residing at when he entered the service ; that he and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from to , from to from to : that he was in battle
THAT he was upon the pension roll under the act of 1818 as a private in the Army of the Revolution and that at the time of his application, he was residing at Sharon where he now resides & that he was struck from the rolls on account of his property
Philip Curtis

And the said Philip Curtis, again personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Dedham, on this fourth day of June A.D. 1833 & upon oath further declared,
That he was in the United States Service from the latter part of the Month of April to the Middle of November 1777, 6 months & a half as a private, in the Corps of Artificers of the Continental Army; that he was residing at Stoughton ham now Shurton; when he entered the service; that he enlisted, & served for the period aforesaid under the command of Capt Edward Boylston, in Col Knox's Regt; that he marched from Stoughton to Springfield, through Worcester Leicester & Brookfield, that he was in no battle, & at the end of the service received a verbal discharge.
Also, That he was in the United States Service from the eighth day of December 1777 to the eighth day of December 1778, one year, as a private in the Corps of Artificers of the Continental Army; that he was residing at Stoughtonham when he entered the service; that he enlisted, & served for the period aforesaid under the command of Captain Seddiah Thayer in Col Baldwin's  Hickson's Regt; that he marched from Stoughtonham to West Point through Boston, Worcester, Springfield & Poughkeepsie; that he was in no battle & at the end of his service received a verbal discharge. This is the service stated & promised him, according to the best of his recollection, when last from home previous to his giving him -
Philip Curtis
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 first aforesaid.
Philip Curtis
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,
Hermon Lane Judge of Probate
I Samuel Havin, Regt of the Court of Probate aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Philip Curtis for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid. fourth day of June, A.D. 1833.
Samuel Havin

29 740 INVALID. Rev
File No. 29 740
Philip Curtis
Defendant Rev Mrs
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 94
[Arrangement of 1870.]

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
A. D. 18 1820
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
19. February 1820
1818
I AM satisfied that the above named, Philip Curtis by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M D'Arcy
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
A. D. 18
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Philip Curtis subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M Davis
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

Massachusetts 361 R
See letter 11 Dec 1832 to Edwin D. Leland Esq
Philip Curtis
of Sharon in the state of Mass ts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Baldwin of the reg t of Artificers line, for the term of One year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd of June 1820 and sent to John W Davis Boston. U.S.
  Arrears to 4th of March 1820  173.67    Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 Sep 1820  48.    21 24/31  $ 221.67  
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

21. 319  Massachusetts  Philip Curtis of Sharon in the State of Mass who was an Artificer in the Comp. commanded by Captain Shaper — of the Regt. commanded by Col. Baldwin in the Mass line for 18 months should be one year say H-E. $72 —
Order for pension of Knapp 6 Aug 1834 Return of certificate requested let Pension 6 Aug 1834
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 15 Dollars 62 1/2 Cts per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Sept.  1832 and to Mrs. E. S. Leland  Roxbury
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '33 $187.50 Ten-mnt. allowance ending 4 Mo. '34 37.50  $125.00
Recorded by G. F. Stiles Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 13  { Revolutionary Claim, } { Exp. Jan. 7, 1832. }
79 Norfolk

A
Referred to Mr Edwards, and directed to be
Admitted 3 June 1820
[Vide page 396. Vol. 2. Journals of Congress.]

I Philip Curtis, a citizen of the United States residing in Sharon, in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Do hereby declare, that I enlisted in Boston in Capt Sedediah Thayers Company, Decr 1777 for one year, and marched to West Point, and when I arrived there was put under the immediate command of Col Francis Kaw & Continental Officer, for to do the duty of an Artificer & Soldier; in the first part of the Campaign I was disciplined with the use of the Pike pole, in the fort, at that place, after that, when occasion called, I had to take up arms to face the enemy, and continued in the service until December 1778, when we were discharged by said Colonel. I further state that by reason of considerable losses and my advanced years that I stand in need of assistance from my Country for my support.
Majors Disb. Decr 29, 1819 Sworn to before
Philip Curtis
W m Davis Dist Judge

Philip Curtis's Case Deposition of Wm Blaney
B.

I William Blaney, of Roxbury in the District of Massachusetts, Gentleman, of lawful age to give evid- ence, do on oath declare & say, That I enlisted in the company of Capt. Jedediah Thayer, under the com- mand of Colonel Kosciuskow, in December 1777 & served in said Company until December 1778. - That Philip Curtis now of Sharon in said District, served with me in the above company during the whole of the above year, - Mr. Curtis & myself both enlisted as Artificers, but we were trained to the use of pikes & other other arms, & considered ourselves as liable to be called upon to do duty as soldiers in case of an invasion by the enemy. The whole of our service abovenmentioned was at Westpoint.
William Blaney
United States of America, Massachusetts District Ss. On the thirteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, Before me John Watson Davis, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, in the State of Massachusetts, and Clerk of the District Court of the United States for said District, at Boston in said District personally appeared the said William Blaney, & made solemn oath to the truth (according to his best recollection & belief) of the foregoing Deposition by me reduced to writing, and by him subscribed in

my presence
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said District Court, at Boston the day & year last above written, and in the forty fourth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
William Davis

Payments to be made at BOSTON by Mr. W. B. W.R. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
Mass s
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E, Vol. Page 1 2 , by J. C. Stiles Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Philip Curtis of the State of Massachusetts who was an Artificer in the Revolutionary Army.
is entitled to receive Seventy five dollars and _____ cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this _____ 3 day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty-Three
Lewis Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

1 year Antifreeze 72
E. S. Leland Esq. Roxbury Mass

Coxbury Sept. 9 th 1834
Sir
According to your request, in a letter of the 6 th of Aug last. I herewith enclose the Pen- sion certificate of Mr Phillip Curtis of Sharon - If the six months at Springfield cannot be allowed please issue a certificate for the rest of his service & send  send it to me
Yours with Respect E Leland
James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Philip Curtis.
This application is a substitute for one made by the applicant on the 15 th of August 1832 & forwarded to the War Department Augt 29 th 1832 -
Edwin S Leland
Mr. P. P. ... Calif.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Norfolk ss. On this fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Judge of the County of Norfolk now sitting at Dedham in and for said County, Philip Carter a resident of Sharon in said County, aged seventy seven , 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 7th A. D. 1832.
: THAT he was in the United States service from about the thirtieth day of April A. D. 1777, to the eleventh day of November A. D. 1777, 6 months as an artificer in the Continental Army : that he was residing at Sharon Boston
when he entered the service ; that he enlisted and served for the period aforesaid under the command of Captain Edward Boynton in Colonel Henry Knox's Regiment : that he marched from Boston to Springfield  from  to  from  to
: that he was in no battle
ALSO : that he was in the United States service from the day of A. D. 17 , to the day of A. D. 17 as a in the : that he was residing at
when he entered the service ; that he
and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from to , from to from to
: that he was in no battle
ALSO : that he was in the United States service from the day of A. D. 17 , to the day of A. D. 17 as a in the : that he was residing at
when he entered the service ; that he
and served for the period aforesaid under the command of
: that he marched from to , from to from to
: that he was in no battle
also THAT he was upon the pension roll under the act of 1818 as a private in the Army of the Revolution and that at the time of his application, he was residing at Sharon where he was residing & that he has been struck from the pension roll on account of his property -
And the said Applicant further states that he made application for a pension by a statement made before the Hon. Judge of the County of Norfolk for said County on the 15th day of August last part, & assigned his pension certificate to his said statement, but he

unintentionally omitted to state the service first above stated. He was not then as he was not then informed that that was the kind of service for which he was entitled to a pension
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 first aforesaid.
Philip Curtis
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 appli- cant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states,
Thomas L. Sherman Judge of Probate
I Samuel Haxon , Regt. of the Court of Probate aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Philip Curtis , for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Samuel Haxon

567
544
Philip Curtis
Parvati Balanino
artificers' 77 one year
14 May 1818
19 Feb. 1820. New Ed. decree of decree marked A. & B.
Madamville
Artificers not provided for by law.
Map. Dis. Tr. Feb. 19. 1820.
This application to be again transmitted, at the request of the applicant. That the deposition of William Planey (recently produced) may be considered.
J. Davis D. Judge

I Philip Curtis a citizen of the United States residing in Sharon in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath declare that I served in the war of the Revolution as an artificer that I enlisted December 1777 for one year in the - commanded by Capt Sedediah Shayer in Colonel Baldwins Regiment on the Continental Establishment and marched to Phepsies and from thence to the fish kills and from thence to west point, that at the several places I performed the duties of repairing wheels to the cannon and carriages and performed said duties untill the Dec following when I was discharged, I also served in the war for six months at another time at Springfield, Massachusetts  Massachusetts services were performed from April 1777 to October I further state that by reason of considerable losses and my reduced situation in life I stand in need of assistance from my Country for my support.
Philip Curtis
Massachusetts District ss.
Boston ss. May 1818
Sworn to before me
W. Davis. Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.
William Blaney Restipies that he was in the same Company. That he served one year as stated and was discharged at West Point in December 1777
W. Davis R 2

I Ebenezer Withington of Dorchester in the County of Norfolk a common wealth of Massachusetts being of legal ability to give evidence do testify & say - That in the year 1777 - I was stationed at Springfield in the Company of Capt. Edward Payson - as in Gen. Knox's Regiment It was a company of Artillery & we were then employed there in making wheels & stocks for the cannon -
Mr. Philip Curtis of Sharon & now an applicant for a pension, was in our company & was employed as as a mechanic in the wood work of the Cannon & the time he was there with us according to the best of my recollection was six or seven months - I was foreman in the shop where he worked. - I think he was there from the Spring or the fore part of the Summer season on to the Fall of the year I have above named. Ebenezer Withington
Norfolk ss. August 30 - 1832
Then the above named Ebenezer Ebenezer Withington personally appeared before me the subscriber & made oath to the truth of the fore- going deposition by him subscribed & I certify he is entitled to credit - Ab. Cushing Just. of Peace