Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39373, John Crane, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
brane, John
S 39373
CONTENTS

3/106.
Let to Hon. S. Washburn 10 Oct 1852
Vermont Roll 4
John Crane Capt Beman's Co. Vose's r. Private - Wapsachewatty line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 th of April 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of October 1818 - and sent to Joel Doolittle Esq r Judge - Middlebury Verm t
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 93 3/4 48 3/4 - 34:93 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 1 st March 1819 - 48: -
3 years
$ 82:93
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Christol. Adams

39 373 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 39 373
John Crane His Rev Mrs
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 105
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Crane,
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Attest. No. 10. ...

State of Vermont ss-
On this 24 th day of April 1818 before me the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont, personally appears John Crane, aged fifty five years. resident in Bristol in the County of Addison and State of Vermont, who being by me first duly sworn ac- -cording to law, cloth, on his Oath, make the following declaration - in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "an act to pro- vide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolu- tionary War". That he served in the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution, until the end thereof - That he enlisted into the said service, in Massachusetts, in the fifth Regiment of that State, and was afterwards by the consolidation of the Regiments, transferred to the first Massachusetts Regiment - in the year 1782 - for the term of three years , in a company commanded by Capt. Ben- -son. and continued to serve in said corps, in the service of the United States, until the close of the war. and on the 24 th day of December 1783 - 1783 - he was honorably discharged from said service, at West Point in the State of New York - and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support - and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services -
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid
Isaac Dootlittle

State of Vermont ss - I Joel Doolittle Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Crane did serve in the Revolu- tionary War, as stated in the preceding declara- tion - against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony had and taken before me - to the Secretary of the De- partment of War. pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress - Joel Doolittle
State of Vermont
Addison ss.
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Darius Matthews Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont within and for the County of Addison Do certify that the Hon. Joel Doolittle is a Judge of the said Supreme Court and that the foregoing is his signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Supreme Court this 28 th day of April A.D. 1818
Darius Matthews

BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River. John Lawrence  John Lawrence  John Lawrence in the first  Albany  Infantry Regiment, being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York, the Twenty  fourth Day of Decr 1783
By the General's Command,
H. Knox
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
John Lawrence Capt & Adjutant (D)