Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 29,204, Luther Hatch, Navy (Mass.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Navy (Mass)
Hatch Luther
S 29.204
CONTENTS

15847 Massachusetts
Luther Hatch
of Plymouth in the State of Mass a who was a seaman in the Ship commanded by Captain Manley of the Mass a by Frigate Dean in the Mass a line for 10 months
Davy Cane Nary
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 40 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Aug 1833 and Secy L. P. Lad Plymouth Mass a
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 80.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept r  20.00
$100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Addison Clerk, Book 1 Vol. 2 Page 34
72 Plym

Luther Hatch
8921
in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court
1. of the Court of
person, and that the statement is entitled to credit.
also signed the same in a resident in the
and that
and is a credible
who has
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a creditable resident in the town of
the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And

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REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH, ss.
ON this eighth — day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Bristol now sitting at Middletown  Luther Hatch within and for said County of Plymouth, a resident of East Bridgewater in said County of Plymouth, and Common- wealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy 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, 1832. He hereby relinquis- es every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. That is to say, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That in 1781. he shipped as a seaman on board the Deane Frigate John Manly, Commander, mounting 32 guns, and carrying 200 men. said Frigate was then in Boston. She cruised off the West Indies. She returned to Boston in June 1782 , and sailed the previous August. That he served ten months in said Frigate and in a Prize which he assisted to bring into Boston.
And the said Luther Hatch says, that he served ten months in the Naval Service of the United States, and had no written discharge. That he was born in Hanovertown in said County in 1762, and his birth is recorded in the town books of that town, as he believes. That from thence he moved to what is now East Bridgewater about about 43 years ago, where he now lives. That he is known generally

REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH, ss.
ON this _____ day of _____ 1832 personally appeared _____ the Court of _____ in open Court, before _____ now sitting at _____ and for said County of Plymouth, resident of _____ County of Plymouth, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged _____ 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, 1832. 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 the agency of any State. That is to say, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and
by to the Inhabitants of East Bridgewater and especially to the Hon. Judge Nahum Mitchell and the Hon Aaron Hobart, late Members of Congress, a William Southwick a Calvin Chamberlain Esq.
Luther Root

We, Williams Latham  a clergyman , residing in the town of South Bridgewater and Calvin Chamberlain residing in the town of East Bridgewater hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Luther Hatch who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier  seaman of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion. Williams Latham
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Attest Jacob H. Lord, Register,
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Williams Latham Esq  a clergyman  Counsellor at Law who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman , resident in the town of Bridgewater  and that  who has also signed the same, is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that his  this statement is entitled to credit.
By the Court Attest Jacob H. Lord Register
I, Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Luther Hatch for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two .
Jacob H. Lord

Luther Hatch
Seaman 10 Mo
14 06
May 9 1833
P 386
8921
J. H. Lord &
Plymouth
Mass

BRIEF in the case of  Luther Hatch  County of Plymouth  in the State of  Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70  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.     In 17 81.  Shiped on board U.S. Frigate Deane - John Manly Commander  cruized to the West Indies - returned to Boston  serv'd - - 10. as a Seaman   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? was in no battle  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Boston Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional and one living witness 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attached agreeably to the regulations - the credibility of the living witness is not certified - nor the official character of the Magistrate
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Dayton 3/
Examining Clerk.

Rev. Invalid WIDOW, etc.
File No. 29204 Luther Watch of Marinist Ship "Dean" Rev War
Act June 7. 1832
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 82
[Arrangement of 1870.]

We Eliphalet P Crafts a Clergyman, residing in the Town of East Bridgewater and Simeon Cur- tis Junior residing in the Town of East Bridgewater hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Sutler Hatch who subscribed and swore to a declara- tion, before the Court of Probate for the County of Plym- outh on the eighth day of August A D 1832, that we believe him to be seventy years of age; that he is respected and beloved, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Seaman of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed                      Eliphalet P Crafts this third day of June A D 1833. Simeon Curtis Jr
Plymouth ss, June 3 d 1833 Then personally ap- peared the above named Eliphalet P Crafts and Simeon Curtis Junior and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit -
Before me - Melville Young Jus. Peace

Plymouth J. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Welcome Young Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for said Coun- ty & that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine & I further certify that it was made to appear to the satisfaction of the Court of Probate that Rev. E. P. Crafts who has signed the within cer- tificate is a Clergyman residing in the town of East Bridg- water & that Simon Curtis Jr who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town & a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand & seal of Office this tenth day of June A. D. 1833
Jacob H Lord

I Josiah Barker of Charlestown in the Austin County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts - do testify and say named that Luther Hatch of Bridgewater mi- in the County of Plymouth and the Commonwealth aforesaid) - served as as a sailor on board the "Deane Frigate" during the Revolution and served on board said Deane Frigate upwards of ten months - said Deane Frigate was commanded by Capt. John Manly: A part of the above mentioned time was occupied on board of a prize taken by the said Deane Frigate - we having been detailed on that service - Josiah Barker Aug. 6 th 1832 -
Middlesex p. Mass. Aug. 6 th 1832 and The above named Josiah Barker personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the above J. Arthur D. Austin Jur. Pacis —
C. Munney.

Middlesex p. Mass. May 31 st 1833. I Arthur W. Austin Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex aforesaid certify that the above named Josiah Barker is a gentleman of responsi- bility and character in the employ of the Government of the United States and that he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Charlestown Mass May 31 st 1833
Arthur W. Austin Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. I Elias Hovey Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, being a court of records for said County, do certify that Arthur W. Austin Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, and that his name subscribed to the aforesaid Certificate is his true and proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the first day of June 1833.
E. Hovey
(Handwritten notes on the back of a letter, oriented vertically) Josiah Barker 100 Federal Street Boston June 1 st 1833