Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,219, Lemuel Gulliver, Mass.

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Gulliver, Lemuel LEMUEL
S. 5,219
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15677 Massachusetts
Samuel Gulliver
of Norfolk in the State of Mass a who was a Pvt. in the Company commanded by Captain Crane of the Regt. commanded by Col. Robinson in the Mass line for 9 mos & 14 days Private 1 " 13 " Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 35 Dollars 74 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of July 1833 and sent E. A. 1 W. B. Boston Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $71.88 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 17.97 $89.85
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. B. Johnson Clerk, Book 9 Vol. 2 Page 29

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Norfolk ss. Quincy
On this fourteenth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court Probate now sitting at Quincy within and for the County of Norfolk aforesaid
Lemuel Gulliver of Milton in said Norfolk aged seventy two years Who 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 named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say
In December 1775. during the Revolutionary war he enlisted as a volunteer at Milton in Captain Doolittle's Company of State troops & served in the same for one month at Dorchester.
In March 1776. he enlisted at Milton as a volunteer in a company of State troops of which Captain Norton of Roxbury was Commander and Nathaniel Kingsbury of Scituate Lieutenant. He was stationed at Governor's Island in Boston Harbor while the British Fleet lay there. He continued in this service for one month.
About the 27 th of June 1778. he enlisted at Milton in a Company commanded by Captain Abner Brown; Joseph Richards & Elijah Keyes were Lieutenants, & Lemuel Babcock, Ensign. The Officers of the Regiment were John Robinson, Colonel; Jacobus Doolittle, Colonel, Frederick Pope, Major, & Luke Bicknell, Adjutant. They marched from Milton through Canton, Sharon, Foxborough, Wrentham, Attleborough, Rehoboth to Providence at which place they drew arms & ammunition, from thence proceeded to East Greenwich & North Kingston Rhode Island. They captured three British Transports which went ashore in the night on Point Judith & made the crews of them prisoners. Preparations were made to continue the march, but the regiment having gone as far as Little Canton & remained there a few weeks returned to North Kingston.
The time he served in this campaign was six months. In August 1779. he enlisted at Milton as a volunteer to serve at Providence for a space of four weeks after his arrival there; his company was commanded by Captain Joseph Richards. He served the period of his enlistment. The whole period of his service was nine months. In 1775. he served fourteen days under Captain John Ponderay, at Milton, a certificate of which with the preceding service are hereto annexed. In 1779 he acted as Sergeant & annexes his commission or warrant.

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity whatever, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State. Levi Sullivan Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
We Nathaniel Tucker Esquire of Milton in said Norfolk & Samuel Guild the latter a Clergyman residing in the town of Milton in the County of Norfolk hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Levi Sullivan who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
Nathl Tucker Sam l Guild
And the said Court thereupon proceeded to propound the following interrogatories, which he answered under oath, as follows :
1. Where and in what year were you born ?
Answer,
I was born at Milton, October 29 th 1759.
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it ?
Answer,
It is recorded in the town Records of Milton, & a certificate of it is hereto annexed.
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live ?
Answer, I have always lived at Milton.
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom ?
Answer,
I volunteered.
5. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental, and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service ?
Answer,
I have enumerated many, & all that I recollect in the preceding declaration.
6. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution ?
Answer,
The Rev d . Mr r Guild

Lemuel Gulliver

7. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; & if so, by whom was it given & what had become of it?
Answer. I do not recollect that I ever received any. Lemuel Gulliver
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and 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 Samuel Gulliver who has signed the preceding Certificates is a Clergyman resident in the said Milton & that the said Nathaniel Tucker is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. Sherrill Gilman presiding Judge I Samuel Haven, Register of the Court of Probate for the County aforesaid,  Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Lemuel Gulliver  therein named for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Samuel Haven.
I Samuel Haven , the before named Register of Probate hereby reaffirm my certificate above written, under my hand and the seal of the said Court this fourth day of May, A.D. 1833.
Samuel Haven
Lemuel son to John & Sarah Gulliver born October 29-1759 I hereby certify that the above is a true copy as of record in Milton Milton August 7-1832 Attest John Ruggles Town Clerk

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Lemuel Gulliver
W.C.E.
14. & 16 ob
Apr 28 1833
P. 361
Pr Gnu 14 days, Sept 1. 3.
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 30.44  5.00  .50  35.94 

6681  BRIEF in the case of Lemuel Pulliver  Milton  County of Norfolk 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? 73  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.     in 1775- Gen.   Dec. In 1775- 17 Private Col. Bradley   March 76 1 (17) Corporal Col. Bissell   About 27 June 77 6 " Col. Morton   in Aug 79 1 03 Sergeant Col. Robinson   Col. Richards  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Milton Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Document — one living witness —  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
The deposition not properly authenticated
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. C. Easton Examining Clerk.  24 Jan 33

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Gulliver a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. F. 5219
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 17 days Priv. John Bradley ✓ Mass.   Dec 1775 1 mo. " Bissell ✓   Mch. 1776 1 " " Morton ✓   June 27, 1777. 6 " " Abner Crane John Robinson   Aug. 1779 1 mo. 3 da Sergt. Joseph Richards ✓  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Milton, Norfolk Co Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 14, 1832 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Milton, Mass.
Age at date of application, B. Oct. 29, 1759, at Milton, Mass.
Remarks: (He died Jan. 4, 1840.)
Soldier was the son of John and Sarah Gulliver.
There is no data relative to soldier's wife or children.
Respectfully,
(Date of death taken from Agency Book)
Commissioner.

6687
Samuel Sullivan
E. H. Derby
Boston,
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 Levi Neil Sullivan 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? 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? No 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's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? Yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? No
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? No
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, deposeth 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†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 authenticates 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 ends 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Handwritten mark or initials
Treasury Department. Office of the AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. October 19, 1915.
Respectfully referred to the Commissioner of Pensions (Revolutionary War Section), with the request that the usual data be furnished to me in order that the names of the soldiers referred to herein may be located upon the records of this office.
Return of letter requested.
Alvin A Price
Auditor.
Handwritten initials and R.
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8 Haskell St., Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 17, 1915.
Honorable Auditor, Interior Department, Washington, D. C. My dear Sir:-
Kindly send information concerning the following, if possible:-
Any records of Ebenezer May of Stoughton, Mass. How much service in the Revolutionary war? (Wife's name, if possible, and other information as a proof of my correct line of descent)
Also, the same of Lemuel Gulliver of Milton, Mass.
Respectfully - (Mrs.) Ella R. Avery.

V.L.M. Rev. War Section.
November 3, 1915.
The Auditor for The Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department.
Sir:
In reply to the enclosed letter of the 29 th ultimo, you are furnished the following data from the claim of Lemuel Gulliver Sur. File No. 5,219, Rev. War; Certificate No. 15,677, issued July 9, 1833, for $35.94 per annum from March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, at the Massachusetts Agency.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Ebenezer May, and Mrs. Ella R. Avery was so advised October 23, 1915.
Very respectfully,
Elizabeth
Commissioner.
Letter from Aud. of Oct. 29 th Returned to him Nov. 3, 1915 -

Reborn
5219
INVALID.
1915 Oct. 23. History to Mrs. Ella R. Avery. F.W.
1915 Nov. 3 Aud. Int. fur usual data.
File No. 5219
Samuel Sullivan
Weyant Mass. 1813
Act: June 10th 1832
Index: —Vol. M , Page 1574
[Arrangement of 1870.]

S. F. 5219 Samuel Gulliver Mass

State of Massachusetts Bay
By the Commanding Officer of A detachment of Militia. Raised to serve in the State of Rhode Island. for four weeks. After their Arrival at Providence.
To Lemuel Gulliver Greeting By virtue of power vested in me. Reposing Special Trust In your Loyalty, Courage & Good Conduct I do by these Presents constitute & appoint you the said Lemuel Gulliver to be Sergeant in the Company commanded by Cap t Joseph Richards In said Detachment And you are therefore carefully and Diligently to discharge the Duty of a Sergeant In said Company for which this shall be your suffi- cient Warrant
Given Under My hand this Fifteenth Day of August 1779. In the fourth year of American Independence
Consented to Joseph Richards Cap t Com d Fisher (Col t )

I Lemuel Babcock of Milton in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Gentleman of the age of eighty four years on oath depose & say that I am well acquainted with Lemuel Gulliver who proposes on Tuesday next to apply for a pension having known him previous to the revolutionary war and continued my acquaintance ever since, and know him to have been a Soldier in the six months service The State of on Rhode-Island in the year 1777 having served myself in the same Company with him which was commanded by Capt. Abner Crane of Noughton
Lemuel Babcock
Norfolk ss August 11-1832 Sworn to before me John Ruggles Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the said Lemuel Babcock is a credible witness. I also certify that the name signed to the foregoing certificate is the signature & hand writing of John Ruggles Esquire -
Sealed and I Probate
May 5th 1833 Confirmed by
I hereby certify that the above named Lemuel Babcock is a Credible witness
John Ruggles Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Aug. d 13 1832.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that Samuel Sullivan of Milton served under Capt. Joseph Richards one month & three days in the year 1779 at Rhode Island; & also seventeen days under Capt. John Bradley at Milton in 1775.
Edward D. Dags Secretary

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Aug t . 16 1832.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that Mr. Lemuel Gulliver of Milton served as a soldier under Capt. John Bradley in Col. Benjamin Gills regiment five days, at Dorchester Neck in 1776; & also twelve days (from the 13 th of April to the 26 th of April in 1776) under Capt. Josiah Vose as a guard upon the sea shore.
Edward D. Bangs. Secy.

N o 6681. Samuel Gadsden
9 m 7

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By his Excellency LEVI LINCOLN , Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over said Commonwealth.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Know Ye, That John Ruggles , Esquire is a Justice of the Peace, for the County of Norfolk
Levi Lincoln
in the said Commonwealth

Abi Lincoln
in the said Commission, that is to say
Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Public Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, this tenth day of August , A. D. 1832, and in the fifty Seventh year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By His Excellency the Governor,
Edward D. Dangs
Secretary of the Commonwealth.