Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18431, Daniel Harwood, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Harwood, Daniel
S. 18431
CONTENTS
carded

21.143
Massachusetts
Daniel Hanwood
of Worcester in the State of Mass who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Richardson of the Reg t commanded by Col. Dyer on the Mass line for 6 Mos s in
Mass
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Aug. 1832 and Mr. H. Houghton Dale
Arrears to the 4th of Mar ch 40 Sem-ans. allowance ending 4 Sep r 10 $50
Revolutionary Claim, of June 7, 1832.
Recorded by [Signature] Clerk Book 6, Vol. 3, Page 34
75 Worcester
See letter to Kath. Houghton Nov 14 1833 LL.

State of Massachusetts County of Worcester ss.
On this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two - personally appeared in open court of Probate now sitting in Barn in said - before me said Probate judge of said court - Daniel Hawwood a resident of said Barn in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts aged seventy three years the 7 of April AD 1832, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declar- -ation, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th of June AD 1832 - That he entered into the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and and served as herein stated - he enlisted in said service the first of July 1776 in the Militia in the Company commanded by Benjamin Richardson for the term of three months - and served in the Regiment commanded by Col Dike - He marched from Sutton in said County the then place of his residence - through

Warwick, Shrewsbury, Nathan to Roxbury near Boston and station in said C o Roxbury for about a month, he then was ordered and moved to Danvers where he was stationed for the remainder of the term - he was engaged in building Forts and repairing Boston William - and on the third day of November AD 1776 he was dismissed by his commanding officer etc. He returned home to said Sutton. He having fully served his full term of enlistment of 3 months - he further states that he had no other discharge - He further states, that in the latter part of July 1777 that he enlisted into the company com- manded by Bartholomew Woodbury and the Regiment of Col. Breckling as a volunteer for three months and marched from said Sutton, to Oxford - Northampton to Brimington and from there to Pitts in Vermont - he then entered as a volunteer by enlistment into the company commanded by Capt. Elijah Lamb and Col. Brown - we were called Rangers, and served in this company fifteen or sixteen days, and then moved under the same officers back to said Pits Stayed there, 10 or 12 days - from there

I Peter Harwood of Ware, but formerly of Sutton in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts aged 69 years 23 days of February last testify and say, that I am well and always have been acquainted with Daniel Harwood who lived in Sutton during the revolutionary war. That he the said Daniel Har- -wood at said Sutton on the first of July 1776 enlisted into the Militia Service of the United States for the term of three months - in the company commanded by Capt Benjamin Richardson of Leicester and Regiment commanded by Col Dike - and marched to Roxbury near Boston and he was absent from his home for 3 months and I have no doubt that he served during said period at the end of which period, he the said Daniel returned to his home in said Sutton - Peter Harwood
Worcester County ss August 21 1832
Then Peter Harwood the above named deponent personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed Before me Nathaniel Houghton
I certify that full faith and credit may be given to deposition of said deponent as he is a person of strict veracity Nath Houghton for Pro.

I certify that the within named Samuel Sibley is a person of truth and veracity and that full faith may be placed on his testimony
Nathaniel Houghton Jus Paris

I Samuel Sibley of Bangor in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts aged 76 in April last testify and say, that during the rebellion War I lived in Sutton in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts & that I was well acquainted with David Hoarwood, the applicant for a pension that he with myself, enlisted in the company of Militia commanded by Capt Woodberry and Regiment commanded by Col. Cushing. in the fore part of July 1862. for the term of three months and a half and he with myself, served the whole of said period in said service at Saratoga at other places Still Water, and were at Saratoga when Burgoyne surrendered, he the said Hoarwood with myself served the whole of said period and at the expiration of the term were dismissed by an commanding Officer and we returned home to said Sutton
Samuel Sibley
Worcester County ss August 21 1882 Then personally appeared the above named Samuel Sibley - deponent, and made oath to the truth of this deposition before me Nathl. Houghton Jr. P.M.

to Saratoga. at this place he entered his first company commanded by said Woodbury and was there at the surrender of Burgaine. He then with said company marched to White- Plains at which place his term of service at being for 3½ months expired; and he was discharged by his commanding officer and he returned home to said Sutton and was 10 days on his return. He further states, that he had no other discharge - and that he does not know that any of the before named officers are at this time living. He further states that he was born in Sutton in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts on the 7th day of April AD 1759 he does not know, that his birth is recorded on the records of the town of said Sutton - but in the family Bible which is now in the family - He further states, that after the revolutionary war, he removed to Charlton, in said County of Worcester where resided about 30 years from which place, he removed to said Barnes in said County where he now resides and has resided, ever since - He hereby relinquishes every claim or annuity whatever to a pension except the present, and

declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Before Nathl. Gaine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester Daniel Harwood
We the subscribers both residing in the town of Barn in the County of Worcester certify hereby, that we are well acquainted with Daniel Harwood, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 73 years of age; that he is respected & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid Before Nathl. Gaine, Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
No 6544.
Olager Learner Charles Sibley Nathl. Gaine
And the said Court hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after getting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above mentioned Applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and he served as he states.
Nathl. Gaine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester -
Shepherd Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts hereby certify that the foregoing are the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Harwood for a Pension and that Nathaniel Houghton before whom the annexed affidavits were made is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Worcester in full credit -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Probate Court this 21 st Day of August Shepherd Wheeler Register of said Probate Court.
A.D. 1802

65714
Dan Harwood
Plant 6 months
W.C.E
1606
Apl 28 1833
P 361
Vathe Haughton Barre Mass

6544  BRIEF in the case of  Daniel Harwood  of Worcester 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? 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.     1 July In 1776 to 3 Nov 76 3 private Gen. Cap. Richardson Col. Dike   3 Nov 76 to 15 July 77 3 15 Rangers Woodbury Col. Cushing   Cap. Lamb Col. Brown  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Bengoyne surrender  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Sutton  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witnesses  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

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18431
INVALID.
File No. 18431
Daniel Harwood
Pri Rev War
Act: Canne 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 166
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6544
Dan. Harwood
(16 ob)
Nathl. Houghton
Barre 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 Daniel Harwood 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? 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 ? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it ? No
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 ? Yes
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 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.

Nov 12. 1833
Pension Office
Banne my Nov. 8
free
Honl Secretary of War
Washington
Pension Office

Barn Nantwich 10/33
Hon d Secretary of War
David Harwood of this Place has rec d his certificate for a Pension, but his name is not returned to the Office for payment - Please to cause it to be returned.
Yours with respect
Nath l Haughton for David Harwood
21/43

Worcester vs.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Joseph Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester do hereby certify that the papers now connected together by ribbon under the Seal of the said Court, are the Original papers and proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Daniel Hancook for a Divorce.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this Sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Joseph Wheeler Reg d of said Court