Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 47188, David Day, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass
Day, David
NUMBER
S. 47188
CONTENTS
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OLD WAR INVALID.
David Day, Sergt Capt P. Crowle 3 d Inf
Service: Rev war, act May 15 1828
Enlisted : _____, 18
Discharged : _____, 18
Application filed : _____, 18
Alleges : 542
Re-enlisted : _____
Attorney : _____

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
No. 5 Original file 574
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
August 2. 1828.
David Day, — of Essex — in the County of Chittenden — in the State of Vermont, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Sergeant in captain Fowle's company, in the 30 th regiment of the Massachusetts line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, A. D. Dikins,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
9. August 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to David Day, in the Massachusetts line
It further appears that David Day — is now on the pension list of the — agency, and has been so since the 3 d March 1826 at the rate of dollars per month.
R. H. Hagman
1826, 446

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act entitled "An act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution, appearing in the 15th of May A.D. 1828" State of Vermont } Whittemore County } David Day of Essex
in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued in its service until its termina- tion, at which period I was a Sergeant in Captain John Fowle's Company in the 3rd Massachusetts Regiment. And I also declare, that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars; to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress passed the 15th of May 1778.
And I further declare, that I was not on the fifteenth day of May 1828 on the Senior List of the United States.
Witness my hand this 9th day of July A.D. 1828. David Day
Sworn & subscribed this 9th day of July 1828
Before me George P. Marsh Justice Peace
State of Vermont } Whittemore County } Before me Geo. P. Marsh a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Chittenden in the State of Vermont personally appeared this day Simon Hutchinson, and Lewis Lincoln, credible witnesses of the said County, who did severally make oath that David Day by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed , is generally reputed and believed to have been a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated.
Witness my hand this 9th day of July A.D. 1828.
Simon Hutchinson Lewis Lincoln
Sworn & subscribed this
9th day of July, Before me
George P. Marsh Justice Peace

State of Vermont Chittenden County
I Nathan M'Claswell Clerk of Chittenden County do hereby certify that George P. Marsh before whom and at the time when the foregoing affidavits were taken was a Justice of the Peace duly qualified acting under the authority of this State and that the foregoing are his own proper signatures
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at Burlington this 10th day of July A.D 1828
Nathan M'Claswell
Yours truly Nathan M'Claswell
10th July 1828
George P. Marsh Justice of the Peace

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Day, David GRADE Sergeant LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4017 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 1, 1790 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.