Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32757, Joseph Gossom, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
★ Gosson, Joseph
NUMBER
S. 32757
CONTENTS

32 757 Copy INVALID.
File No. 82 757
Joseph Groom His Rev Mrs
Act: 16 th March 1884
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 159
[Arrangement of 1870.]

8,162
Massachusetts
Joseph Gossom 4
of Charlestown, Mass., in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Marshall of the Mass. line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass: at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of Jan y 1819 and sent to Hon: John Davis Boston
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818. 5 mos 4. 41. 06 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1819. 48 — p 89.06
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Wife's name sent to Hon. John Davis Boston
Scituate

No 118
Joseph Gerson, private Marshall's Mass t Regt 1777 to 1780.
on Rolls Joseph Gerson
Admitted Not on Rolls
Rejected

United States of America
District of Massachusetts
Joseph Gossom of Charlestown in the county of Middle- sex & District aforesaid a resident citizen of the United States & an applicant for a pension from the United States under the act entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war." Maketh oath that he served in the war of the revolution on the continental establishment as a private soldier for more than three years, as follows He enlisted in the month of May A.D. 1777 in Captain Warner's company of infantry in the regiment commanded by Col. Marshall & Brigade of Genl. Patterson & continued in the same company in service until some time in May A.D. 1780 when he was honorably discharged, but has since lost his written discharge - He was at Stony Point, was at the taking of Burgoyne at Sar- atoga - & at other places in different states while he was in the service - & was discharged at West Point - He has lived by manual labor ever since the revolution & is now so reduced in circumstances in life as to be in need of assistance from his country for support - His age is seventy five years -
JOSEPH GOSSOM
Massachusetts District, ss. 1. April A.D. 1818
Learn to before me
M Davis Dist. Judge
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 18 January, 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Joseph Gossom by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M Davis { District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

United States of America
District of Massachusetts
Joseph Gossom of Charlestown in the county of Middlesex & District aforesaid a resident citizen of the United States & an applicant for a pension from the United States under the act entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war." Maketh oath that he served in the war of the revolution on the continental establishment as a private soldier for more than three years, as follows He enlisted in the month of May A.D. 1777 in Captain Warner's company of infantry in the Regiment commanded by Col. Marshall & Brigade of Gen. Patterson & continued in the same company in service until some time in May A.D. 1780 when he was honorably discharged, but has since lost his written discharge - He was at Stony Point, was at the taking of Brandywine at Long-toe & other places in different states while he was in the service & was discharged at West Point - He has lived by manual labor ever since the revolution & is now so reduced in circumstances in life as to be in need of assistance from his country for support - His age is seventy five years -
JOSEPH GOSSOM
Massachusetts District
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 6 June A.D. 18
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Joseph Gossom, subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 18 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Joseph Gossom - by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
J. G. Davis { District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Golson Joseph Golson
6162
Jan 19
CA

Copy
District of Massachusetts, ss.
ON this Second day of September 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. a Special District Court of the United States for the said District, Joseph Gerson alias Gapson aged Seventy five years, resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk, in said District, labourer who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: as a Private in the Company, commanded by Cap Warner in the Regiment commanded by Col. Marshall Mass attached line of the Army. That his declaration was made on the first of April 1818. of his Pension Certificate is dated 29 January 1819. and Number 9162
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, 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 18th day of March, 1818; 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.
Joseph Gerson
Sworn to and declared, on the Second day of September A. D. 1820 before
Geo Davis
{ Judge of the Massachusetts District Court.
I, JOHN WATSON DAVIS, Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto 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 dollars and _____ cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Twentieth day of September 1820
John W. Davis
{ Clerk of the U. S. District Court, for the Massachusetts District.

Schedule of Property belonging to the undersigned late a Private in the Army of the Republic
Real Estate None
Personal Estate None.
Family - None None
Occupation a. Labourer but unable to work in consequence of old age & infirmities
Joseph Gapsom