Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4347, Richard Heard, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Heard, Richard
S. 4347
Carded
CONTENTS

15.813
Massachusetts
Richard Olward
of Middlesex in the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cadworth of the Regt: commanded by Col Brewer in the Mass a line for 8 mos 12 ds.
Mah
80
MD Olway
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 27 Dollars 98 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of July 1833 and sent to Deane Fiske . E. Cambridge
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $55.96 Sem-ant. allowance ending Septm — 13.99
$69.95
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book — Vol. 2 Page 34

Richard Head 6886.
Dependence of the

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state,
Richard Heard
We, John B. Wright — a clergyman, residing in the East Sudbury — and Eli Sherman residing in East Sudbury — hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Richard Heard — who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; — that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age: that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
John B. Wright
Eli Sherman
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
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 certify, that it appears to them that John B. Wright who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in East Sudbury — and that Eli Sherman who has also signed the same, is a resident in East Sudbury and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. P. May  B. Root
I Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Richard Heard for a pension. That the signature of J. P. May to the deposition of Richard Heard is the genuine signature of the person of said Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Isaac Fish

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss.
On this Eighteenth — day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Honourable Judge of the Court of Probate, in and for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, now sitting, Richard Hearn a resident of East Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy eight years, who, being first 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 7, A. D. 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: I enlisted about the first day
April 1775 as a minute man, in a company infantry commanded by Col. Edward , & Regiment commanded by Col. Brewer ; was at Concord fight & in Bunker Hill Battle, & was afterwards stationed at Cambridge. I continued in the service Eight months and twelve days. —
I was born in East Sudbury on the 12 th of June 1754 & my birth is recorded in a family Bible. I lived at East Sudbury at the time of my enlistment, (then called Sudbury) & continued there ever since.
I have no written documents respecting my service. —
I received no discharge & never had a commission.
I am known to the Rev. John B. North & Eli Sherman of East Sudbury.

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Isaac Fiske Reg Probate Cambridge Middlesex Mass

6886  BRIEF in the case of Richard Heard of Middlesex Co in the State of Mass (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75  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. As a Gen.     1 April In 1775- 8. 12 Minuteman Col Coder orth Col Brewer  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Concord Bunker hill  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? East Sudbury  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 1 living Witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The affidavit not properly authenticated 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. C. Easton Examining Clerk. 23 Jan 1833

Rev. Mass
4347
INVALID.
File No. 4347
Richard Heard
Prior Mass Nts.
Act: June 1 st 1882
Index:—Vol. m , Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Edmund Price of East Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy seven, do testify & say that I am well acquainted with Richard Head of said East Sudbury, who is about my age & have known him ever since we were boys. we were school mates together in the town of East Sudbury where we both have resided since our birth, except about three years when I lived in Marlton; - He said Richard Head served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war as herein - after stated, viz., he, together with myself enlisted into a Company commanded by Col. Cudworth & Regiment commanded by Col. Brewer, in the Spring of 1775. & were in Concord fight & Bunker Hill Battle & afterwards were stationed at Cambridge & Bristol & afterwards were stationed at Cambridge & continued in the service eight months & twelve days. I was in the same company & in the same mess with the said Head during the whole of said time. & further I say not. Edmund Price
Marlton fr. August 10. 1832. In Prob. Court. -
Personally appeared the above named Edmund Price who is well known to me & is a man of veracity & entitled to credit & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed Before me Isaac Fisher Clerk of Probate & Deputy of Probate

6886
Richard ^ Heard
Isaac Fiske Reg of Probate East Cambridge Co Middlesex Mass

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Richard Heard which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? [Signature] IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Yes Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? Yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served; and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Thaddeus Blood's deposition was taken in support of the application of Edmund Price, which was forwarded to the Pension Office at the same time with this: it was attached to this by mistake by me. Please to insert the same into Edmund Price's application. Isaac Tinker Regt. of Mass.
The claimant must amend his declaration by stating whether or not he was in actual service during the whole period of 8. Mr & 12. Mr. Blood sets forth service as performed by the claimant which is not mentioned in his declaration. This must be accounted for.