Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,302, Robert Day, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Day, Robert
S 34,302
CONTENTS

14.731 Massachusetts
Robert Day
of Wrentham in the state of Mass ts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Read of the Mass ts - line, for the term of 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of Sep: 1819 and sent to James Ware, Esq r
Wrentham Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819 - $ 135.46 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820  48.
16 mo. 28/30
$ 183 1/4
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

34302 1776 INVALID.
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File No. 34,302
Robert Day
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Act: 18 n March 18 n
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 103
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Robert Day
Private Col Read's Regiment Massachusetts Line 1776-1780
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When an Officer Certificate of Service circumstances can can be obtained is always requested Capt. Day was in the same town with the Applicant
Certificate of Indigence & motion M o

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk ss.
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On this Seventh day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Robert Day aged 70 years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page.]

And I certify that I am satisfied that the said Day is of feeble health & in reduced circumstances in life, and needs the assistance of his Country for support
Justice
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Robert Day did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Gaius Ware
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above cer- tificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

A Robert Day a Citizen of the United States, of Wrentham in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on Oath declare, that I enlisted in Capt. Oliver Pond's Company Col Read Reg t as a Soldier and marched to Roxbury in Massachusetts in May A D 1775 — In July 1775 The said Col Read & Capt Pond received Commission from Congress. I continued in s d Company for eight months, the term of my en- listment, but previously to my discharge from that time. I again enlisted on Jan y 1. 1776 in said Company & Regiment still commanded by said Pond as Captain & Read as Col. then being the 13 th Reg t of Mass: line, for the term of one year — I marched with said Company & Reg t to the State of N York and there remained in New Jersey till my term expired, was in December following discharged at Pecks Kill in y e State of N York. I received no Certificate of my discharge. Having served as a Soldier more than one year on the Continental Establishment I think myself entitled to the benefits of the late Act of Congress respecting Revolutionary Soldiers. — I am now sixty two years of age. infirm, and in reduced circumstances, and stand in need of the assistance of my Country for support
Robert Day

Capt Pond's Certificate re of Service.

I Oliver Pond of Wrentham in the County of Norfolk on Oath declare, that I commanded a Company in Col Joseph Reed's Reg t (Mass Line) in the Revolutionary war from January 1. 1776 to January 1777, and that Robert Day of the same Wrentham now an applicant for a Pension served as a Soldier in my Company during the whole of said time and was honourably discharged.
Oliver Pond
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk ss. July 28. 1810. The above named Oliver Pond Esq r this day before me, made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed. He is well known to me as a respectable credible Man.
Jairus Ware Judge of Probate Court for S d Circuit
I inspected the original Roll of Cap t Pond's Com- pany for the year aforesaid and found the name of the applicant inscribed thereon. J. Ware.

Jacob Mans and James Swannam, Deposition,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk ss.
I Horatio Townsend clerk of the courts in the above county do hereby certify that Elizabeth  born Cornelius Wollock within named is a justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned by the Executive authority of the State of Massachusetts, and that the signature to the within instrument is in the hand writing of the said Wollock.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said county, at Dedham, this fourth day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred eighteen
Horatio Townsend

We Jacob Mann Esq. of Wrentham in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and James Freeman of New Salem in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth aforesaid do hereby Age Testify and say that in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety six on or about the first of January we enlisted in the Continental Army in the thirteenth Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Reed in the Company commanded by Oliver Pond Esq. in which service we continued one year; we further certify that Robert Day of Wrentham aforesaid enlisted in the same Regiment and Company with us about the same time where he served his time out, and was then honourably Dismissed after having served one year.
Jacob Mann James Freeman
Norfolk ss Wrentham the 3 d day of July A D 1818 Then the above named Jacob Mann and James Freeman personally appeared and made solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by them signed before.
me Cornelius Wallock Master of the Peace Norfolk ss July 1 st A D 1819 Further certify that the above named Jacob Mann and James Freeman are disinterested Witnesses and I believe entitled to Credit
Cornelius Wallock part of y s P ce