Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,828, Asa Herrick, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Herrick, Asa
S. 32,828
CONTENTS

Massachusetts Roll.
1,225
Asa Herrick, Capt. Holbrook, Massachusetts Private, 4 line 1781. 3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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 30 th of June 1818, and sent to Sam d Putnam, Esq., Salem, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
Semi-annual ending
4 months 28/30. $ 39.46
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Continued

Notification sent July 26 th 1820 to Schabott Tucker Salem, Massachusetts

1225.
Asa Herrick —
June 1818.
Beverly
Wm
Sept 1818
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original document.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Asa Herrick resident in Beverly in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 1.225 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
"WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM."
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Asa Herrick late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and
***** * L. S. * *****
"Given at the War Office of the United States, this 30 - 18 day of June one thousand eight hundred and
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
Real estate none. None
Personal estate none, excepting his yearly income of ninety six dollars, which he has received under the pension act of March 18 th 1818.
said Asa Herrick is in his seventy seventh year was a marine in the active part of his life, is old and very infirm, has been supported by his son in Law who is a fisherman by occupation, and has lived in his family for the last twelve years. served three years in the army of the Revolution at the last of the war, in capt. Holbrook's Company in Col. Shepherd's Regiment of the Massachusetts line
Asa Herrick

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Wm Wetmore a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Asa Herrick do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me: nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. So help me GOD.
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed Asa Herrick took and subscribed the aforeswritten Oath before me
Wm Wetmore Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Nothing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17 th day of July — A. D.
1820.
Attr.
Ichabod Tucker, Clk.

Asa Herrick Declaration
Filed
Not on Rolls DM
Correct

The declaration of Asa Herrick of Beverly, in the County of Essex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The said Asa Herrick upon oath declares that on or about the ninth day of April A.D. 1781 he enlisted as a private soldier in the company of foot commanded by Capt Holbrook in the 1 st regiment of the Massachusetts line commanded by Col Shepard - for the term of three years - that he served during all that term in said company that he marched into New York with the army and took possession immediately after the evacuation of that city by the British - that he afterwards marched to West Point and that sometime in January  April 1784 was there honorably discharged from the service - that he is now unable to produce the certificate of his discharge the same having long since been lost by time and accident.
That he is seventy four years of age, very infirm and poor and that from his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his country for support and that he hereby relinquishes all his claim to any pension heretofore allowed him by the Laws of the United States.
ASA HERRICK

I - Nathanie Friend of Beverly in the State of Massachusetts, do on oath testify that I was a private soldier in Haffield Whites Company, in Col o Putnam's Regiment from March 1781. to the end of the war, that in January 1782 I was sick with the Small Pox at West Point, that the within Declarant Asa Henick, was there at the same time and to my knowledge was then inoculated for the small pox, but the inoculation did not take - he belonged to the 4 th Regiment commanded by Col o Shepherd - and as I very much believe he enlisted for three years at the time he has within stated and was honorably discharged as he has within declared, I seeing him frequently during said time - Nath l Friend

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss On this seventh day of April A.D. 1818 the said Asa Herrick and Nathaniel Friend personally appeared before me Samuel Putnam one of the Justices of Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth and severally subscribed and made oath to the truth of the said declaration & Affidavit by them made. And it appearing to my satisfaction that the said Asa Herrick served more than nine months in the Revolutionary War on the Continental Establishment against the Common Enemy. I hereby certify and transmit the testimony in the case and the proceedings had thereon to the Secretary of the War Department.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Salem this seventh day of April A.D. 1818.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass ts }
I Ichabod Tucker Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of said State in & for the county of Essex do certify that the Hon ble Samuel Putnam is a judge of said Supreme Judicial Court that the above signature is his proper handwriting & that the seal hereto affixed is the seal of said Court.
Salem April 22 1818 Ichabod Tucker, Clerk

32828 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32828
Asa Herrick
Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 181
[Arrangement of 1870.]

ADDITIONAL
PROOF.
I,  Abner Raymond  of Salem  in the  County of ESSEX, in the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU-  SETTS, labourer — do on solemn oath testify and depose,  as follows:—
That I served in the Revolutionary War as a private soldier in the whole, the term of seven years, as by my declaration in the pension office filed, fully appears, that I was well acquainted with Asa Henrich of Beverly in the state of Massachusetts and know that he served as a private soldier in the 14 th Regiment commanded by Colonel Shepherd during the term of three years as stated by him in his declaration herunto annexed; that I saw him frequently during said term of three years and know that he was among the troops that marched into New York as he has declared.
I further testify that the said Henrich is very poor, and dependent on charity for support.
I moreover state that the said Henrich was honorably discharged —
Abner Raymond
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Beverly June 12 th 1818. Personally came the abovenamed Abner Raymond, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed
Before me Thos Stephens Jr Just. Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
I, SAMUEL PUTNAM, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid, hereby certify, that the aforesnamed Deponents, Nathaniel Friend and Abner Raymond
are credible and disinterested witnesses ; and that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant served in the Revolutionary Army on the continental establishment against the common enemy more than nine months at one period of continued service ; and I further certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant is in reduced circumstances in life, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 19 day of June Anno Domini 1818.
S. Putnam Just S. J. Court of Mass s }
I, Ichabod Tucker , Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid, do certify, that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said Court, that the above is his signature, that the seal affixed is the seal of said Court, that the within named Thomas Stephens junior Esq. who has certified the aforewritten depositions, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex, duly empowered and qualified to administer oaths.
Ichabod Tucker Clerk.