Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,736, Rufus Crane, Mass.

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Crane, Rufus
S 29,736
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N o 18138 Maine
Rufus Crane of Warren in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Praman of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Gill in the Mass. Troops time for 7 1/2 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 35 Dollars cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24. day of July 1833 and sent to Claimant Warren M e .
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 70.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending to Sept 1833 17.50
$87.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E Vol. 1 Page 8

I Jonathan Huse a clergyman residing in Warren County of Lincoln & State of Maine hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Rufus Crane of S d Warren who has breathed and sworn to the annexed declara- -tion that I believe him to be Seventy five years of Age. That he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and I concur in that opinion
Jonathan Huse
Omit
Lincolns April 27 th 1833
personally appeared Jonathan Huse a respectable clergyman of the town of Warren and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed before me John Miller - Justice of Peace
State of Maine Lincoln ss
I Nathaniel Coffin clerk of all the judicial courts for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that John Miller Esq whose name is affixed to this paper as a justice of the peace is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature to me well known - in testimony whereof - I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas this 29 day of April 1833
Nath. Coffin Clerk

Lincoln So. I Nathanie Coffin Clerk of all the Indiana Counties
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June, 1832.
State DISTRICT OF MAINE, } ss. COUNTY OF LINCOLN, }
this Eighth day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Moses Crane and State of Maine, President of Warren in the County of Lincoln years,
Seventy Five years, being 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following names officers and served as herein stated. That he was born in Milton, State of Massachusetts, September 11-1759 That he expects the record of his age is in the town in which he was born, That at the time of his enlistment as hereafter stated he was residing in Milton, Massachusetts; And after the Revolutionary war, he removed to Warren, in the State of Maine where he now resides and has resided for 49 years last past. That in February 1778 he enlisted in Stoughton Mass. Col. Stephen Penhallow's Company in Massachusetts State Troops, for the term of two months and six days during which term at Winterhill erecting the Fort and Battery for the defense of Boston. At the close of two months was discharged.
and returned home to Milton. That on the 17th  Septm 1778 he again enlisted under Capt. Ebenezer Gane Col. McIntosh's Regiment State Troops & marched to Fairfield Connecticut and from thence to New York - stationed at Rye - near New York and from thence to North Castle near White Plains where he was discharged the 17 of November having served two months. That in the fall of 1777 he again enlisted at Milton as a private by Col. Gill and was ordered on to Blue Hill - being a Sargt. guard - which was commanded by Simas Sargt. and did duty there one month and was discharged. That in May 1779 he again enlisted at Milton being one of a quota called for from the town of Milton and was ordered to Rhode Island - under Col. Peirce , and performed duty one & a half months and was discharged. That in August following he again enlisted at Milton

returned home to Milton. That on the 17th Septem 1774 he again enlisted under Capt Elmer Gane Col M cIntosh Regiment - State troops & marched to Fairfield Connecticut and from thence to New York - stationed at Rye - near New York and from thence to North Castle near White Plains where he was discharged the 17 of November having served two months. That in the fall of 1777 he again enlisted at Milton as a private by Col Gill and was ordered on to Blue Hill - being a Sergeant guard - which was commanded by Simon Sergeant and did duty there one month and was discharged That in May 1779 he again enlisted at Milton being one of a quota called for from the town of Milton and was ordered to Rhode Island - under Col Peirce, and performed duty one & a half months and was discharged. That in August following he again enlisted at Milton under Lieut Gage was ordered to Providence and served one month and was discharged having served in all Seven & a half months. That he never had any written discharge having been paid off and verbally discharged at the close of each term That he is well known to Calvin Crane of Pownal who was part of the time in the same service and also to Herzekeah Prince and Otes Robbins who are neighbours.
I hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension books of the agency of any state. Rufus Crane
Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid. John Ruggles Jrs. C.C.P.
We, Otes Robbins Clayman , residing in the Thomaston and Her Prince residing in the Thomaston hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Rufus Crane who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, 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. Otes Robbins John Ruggles Jrs. C.C.P. Her Prince
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 was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Otes Robbins & Her Prince who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clayman , resident in the town of Thomaston and that who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I of the Court of do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applica- tion of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of
Attest Nath Coffin Clerk

7564
Rufus Crane
April 9 th 1833
Obj 11. 12. 16.
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P. 326
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Warren
E. Lincoln, Me

BRIEF in the case of Rufus Crane  of Warren in the State of Maine  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? On oath  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Feb'y In 1776 2 Private Gen. Col. Pennington   17 Sept 76 2 Col. McIntosh   Fall of 77 1 Col. Gile   May 79 1 15 Col. Pierce   Aug 79 1 Lt. Gay  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Houghton Milton Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  The Colonel's certificate is not attached as required 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cloutier Examining Clerk.

Deposition of Calvin Crane on Application of Rufus Crane

I Calvin Crane of Warren in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged seventy years, on oath depose and say, that my Mother Rufus Crane of Warren aforesaid enlisted into the State Service in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy six. That he was a private in the troops of Massachusetts on on the eleventh of March, to the best of my recollection, in the year before named, the troops, the the said Rufus Crane being one of them, marched & were Stationed on bar- chester Heights & Roxbury near Boston — The said Crane enlisted for the term of two months, & I have no doubt from my recollection and from what I have understood from the s d Rufus and others that he faithfully served his time out at that time —
I also on oath further state that the said Rufus Crane in the month of September in the same year enlisted for the further time of two months in the same Service, and marched with the troops to the State of New York and served his time out and returned home the last of November in the same year — I was not with the s d Rufus in New York, but will recollect when he enlisted & when he left home and also when he returned and have no doubt that he served the time out for which he enlisted —
I also further state that in A D 1877 the s d Rufus Crane was with me in the State troops of Massachusetts, and Stationed on Blue hills in Millon near Boston, he was there with me

a month, I think the month of October, in the year seventy seven, we were stationed there as a guard, and our duty was to attend the beacon on Blue hill and to set it on fire to alarm the Country whenever we should discover the beacon Beacon on the Beacon hill, in Boston, to be lighted. Rufus Crane was sergeant of the guard stationed as I have above named us
In 1779, in May I think, my brother Rufus Crane again enlisted in the same troops and marched with them to the State of Rhode Island. He was absent about two months. And as I have always understood, he then enlisted for a month & a half and served his time out. I was not with him at this time.
In the month of August in the same year, 1779, the Rufus Crane and myself enlisted in the same troops for one month, and I was with him in Providence during the term of one month and know that he faithfully served in the service during that time.
Calvin Crane
Lincoln, August 4 th A.D. 1832 Then the above named Calvin Crane being duly cautioned made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed
Before me Edwin Smith Jus. Peace further certify that the Deponent is a Credible Witness Edwin Smith

State of Maine.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
LINCOLN, ss—I NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that Edwin Smith Esq. whose name is affixed to the annexed paper, as a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE is legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such, and that the name so affixed is his own proper signature, to me well known.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this 25 th day of August A. D. 1832.
Nathl. Coffin CLERK.

All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 41951
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 139.
April 8, 192/30.
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Bureau ordering Pension Deliver to Room No. 5033
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Title and description of job photostatic copies of 1 page from Revolutionary War pension claim of Rufus Crane, Massachusetts Troops, S. 28736.
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File No. 29,736
Rufus Crane His Rec m
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index: — Vol. 9 , Page 87
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1930 Apr. 21. Photos mailed to Eduw. H. Gould. See Joel Adams W. 23402 NY.