Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43743, for Eli Osborn, Connecticut
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(3---1776)
Service
Conn.
Osburn Eli.

Number
S 43743

Contents
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13.108
New York
Eli Osburn
of Tioga County in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Chandler of the Connecticut line, for the term of Thrice years 1777
Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 30th of April 1818
Certificate of pension issued the 6 of July 18 and [send? illegible] to Stephen Beero [illegible] Caroline Tioga New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819 81. 29
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sep 1819 48.00
$129.29
Revolutionary 'claim' Act 18th March 1818
Continued
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Eli.
Osborn
Private
77 to 80
Judges certificate as
to claimants circumstan
as wanted
Chandler Connect
High
Admitted
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State of New York
Tioga County

On the thirtyeth day of April [illegible]
before me the subscriber on of

the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County
personally appears Eli Osborn aged fifty nine years
resident in the said County who being by me first duly
sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the
late act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States
in the revolutionary war,
That he the said
Eli Osborn enlisted in the Town of Waterbury in the State of
Connecticut, he thinks in the month of May 1776 for six months in the
Company commanded by Capt John Lewis, of the regiment commanded
by a Col Douglas of the Connecticut line, that he continued to serve in said corps during the said six month, when he was discharged at
north castle so called in the State of New York, that he again enlisted at
at Waterbury aforesaid for three years,  in the month of May
1777 in the Company commanded by Capt Theophilus Munson
in the regiment commanded by Col (he thinks) John Chandler of the
eighth Connecticut regiment that he continued to serve in the said
Corps, during the said three years, when he was discharged from
service at Westfield (he thinks in the State of New Jersey) on the eighteenth
day of May 1780 by I Sherman Lieut Colo Commandant
of the eighth Connecticut regiment, agreeable to his
discharge hereunto annext that he was in the battles of the white
planes, Jermantown Mudfort & Normouth, that he is in reduced
circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country
for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power
of his said services & further this deponent saith not
Eli Osborn
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Stephen Durs
Stephen Benson of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas
in and for the County aforesaid, do certify that it appears to
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Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Stephen Dues
I Stephen Benson of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the County aforesaid, do certify that it appears to
my satisfaction that the said Eli Osborn did serve in
the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration
and I now transmit the
the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the
Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions
of the aforementioned act of Congress
April 30th 1840
Stephen Beers
I certify that the above named Stephen Beers.
Esquire has been duly commissioned and qualified and now is an
acting Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County
and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his official
act as such
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the said County to be hereunto
affixed at Spencer in said County this 9th day of
June AD 1818-

Eli Osborn Soldier of the 8th Conn Reg.  having
served three years in the Army of the United States
being the term of his enlistment, is hereby honorably
discharged
Westfield 18th May 1780
I. Sherman Lieutenant  Commander

8th Conn. Regiment
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State of New York Tioga County I Stephen Beers [illegible] as aforesaid having satisfactory knowledge as certify that Eli Osburn the applicant named in the written affidavit is in named circumstances and stands in need of the [illegible] of his country for support as put forth in his said affidavit Stephen Beers

Eli Osburn Private 77 to 80
Judges certificate as to claimants circumstances as wanted Chandler Connect [illegible] Admitted
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Pension application of Eli Osborn
Power of Atty. Refer F E Hassler Atty
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Power of Attorney
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.*
State of New York County of Tioga

Be it known that before me Joseph Belcher a justice of the peace and for said county Eri Osborn aged 55 years, who being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states that he is the Son of Eli Osborn who was a revolutionary pensioner in the state of New York and that he died on the 6 day of Nov 1841 and that his mother, named Lydia Osborn died on the 5 day of June 1851 and that they were married on the 10th day of June in the year 1793 and that they were residents of [illegible] in the state of New York and they resided there 21 years, and that he resides in Rickford and that furthermore he by these presents, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F. E. Hassler, of Washington City, D. C., as his true and lawful Attorney for him and in his name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U. S. Government and State officers his rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land that may be due him and the son of Eli Osborn who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law he may be entitled. Or through his mother Lydia Osborn widow of said [pensioner]
In witness whereof, he has on this 29 day of March 1852 hereunto signed his name, and affixed his seal. Eri Osborn
Witness: Joseph Belcher Witness: 
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that Eri Osborn has always by the community been known as the son of Eli Osborn Date on this 29th day of March 1853 Joseph Bel  J. P.  State of New York  County of Tioga to wit: 
I hereby certify, that Joseph Belcher Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of Tioga County County Court, this 20th day of April One thousand eight hundred and fifty three  S W Thingman Clerk. *If a widow applies, state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband." State under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner-- and amount of pension.
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State of Connecticut 
County of New Haven
Town Clerks Office
Town of Waterbury
Extract from Town Records
of
Eri Osborn Son of Mr Elijah Osborn of Waterbury was married
Lydia Finch, Daughter of Mr Eleazer Finch, June Tenth
Seventeen hundred ninety three "
I Samuel C Woodward Town Clerk of the Town of
Waterbury, County of New Haven State of Connecticut certify
that the foregoing extract, is a true copy of the Record with
the exception of the date which is expressed on the record
in fair legible figures as follows
" June 10th 1793.-
Saml C Woodward Town Clerk of Waterbury Conn
I Samuel C Woodward above named depose & say that I
hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town State
aforesaid, & that the above is a true extract from the
Records of said Town of Waterbury, with the exception
above named as certified by me
Clerk's Certificate.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
COUNTY OF NEW HAVEN,
COUNTY COURT, CLERK'S OFFICE.

Sold by Skinner & Sperry, 154 Chapel Street, New Haven.
I Robert H. Osborn Clerk
of the County Court, within and for New Haven County, and keeper of the
Seal thereof, and of the Commission of Justices of the Peace for said County,
hereby certify: -- THAT,
Norton J. Buel
Esquire
was on the 21st day of April 1853 and now is 
Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, having full power and authority by the laws of this State,
to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and other instruments, and to certify
the same; also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of
Court, and to give certificates thereof; that full faith and credit may, and
ought to be given to his official acts, and attestations; that I am well acquainted
with his hand writing, and that the signature to the instrument hereto
annexed purporting to be his is his genuine official signature;  and that
said instrument is executed, acknowledged and duly authenticated according
to the laws of this State.
In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affix the seal of said Court at the City of New Haven, in said
County, and State, on this 22 day of April A.D. 1853
Robert C. Osborn
Clerk.
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State of Connecticut
Town Clerks Office
County of New Haven Town of Waterbury
Extract from Town Records)

Eli Osborn son of Mr Elijah Osborn of Waterbury was married to 
Lydia Finch, Daughter of Mr Eleazer Finch, June Tenth,
Seventeen hundred ninety three "
I Samuel C Woodward Town Clerk of the Town of
Waterbury, County of New Haven State of Connecticut certify
that the foregoing extract, is a true copy of the Record with
the exception of the date which is expressed on the record
in fair legible figures as follows
" June 10th 1793.
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Sam C Woodward Town Clerk of Waterbury Conn.,
I Samuel C Woodward above named depose & say that I
hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town and State
aforesaid, that the above is a true extract from the
Records of said Town of Waterbury, with the exception
above named as certified by me
Sam C Woodward
Town Clerk of Waterbury,
---
subscribed & sworn to before me
this 21st day of April AD 1853
[illegible] B[illegible] Justice of the Peace for the
County of New Haven State of Connecticut
In Testimony Whereof, i hereunto set my hand, and affix the [illegible]
County, and state, on this 22nd day of April A.D. 1853 Robert
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Copy of Eli Osborn's Oath of Schedule
0.75 13.100 July? 1819
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Copy 
State of New York 
Tioga County 
On this 8th day of September 1820 personally appeared
in open Court being a Court of Common Pleas, holden in and for the
said County in said State constituted a Court of Record, by the
Laws of said State constituted with power to hear, try and determine, all actions real, personal and mixed, arising in the said
County, and also all transitory actions, although the same may
not have arisen within the said County, and with other powers,
Eli Osborn aged sixty one years resident in the Town of Danby
in the said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law
doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War
as follows: That he enlisted at Waterbury in the State of
Connecticut in May 1776 for six months, and afterward enlisted
in May 1770* for three years at Waterbury aforesaid in a Company
commanded by Capt Theophilus Munson, and Regiment commanded by Col Sherman of the Connecticut Line: that he was in
the battle of Germantown, Fort Mifflin and Monmouth: that
he was discharged in the year 1780 in the month of May at
Westfield - And that I am the same Eli Osborn late a
private in the army of the Revolution & who is inscribed on
the Pension List Roll of the New York Agency at the rate of
Eight Dollars per month to commence the thirtieth day of
April 1818 as will appear by his certificate numbered
13. 108 and dated sixth day of July 1819
Signed,
Eli Osborn
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 services 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 me, nor have I any other income than what is con-
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contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by me
subscribed
Property in my possession
1 Horse 17 years old
1 Cow & calf 
1 Swine 2 months old
Old Waggon cost $15. 5 years 
1 Plough share halfworn
7 Harrow teeth
4 feet of chain & Clevis, 
1 scythe, 
1 Sickle
1 Axe 
1 Pitch Fork
one 3/4 & one 1/2 inch Auger
1 Wooden Clock 
1 Weavers Loom & 4 Recores  
3 [illegible] Harness much worn 
2 spinning Wheels - 1 Reel. 1 Quill Wheel - 1 fire shovel. 1 pair tongs. 1 frammel 1 pail Kettle, 1 Tea Kettle 1 Spider
1_ 5qt.  Kettle, 1 Pine Table - 1 Tea Pot, 6 Cups & Saucers
1 Milk cup. 1 Sugar Bowl 5 knives & forks-- 5 Table spoons
5 Iron Teaspoons 1 qt Mug 1 pint tumbler 6 Table Plates 1 qt Bowl 3 milk pans 1 pewter platter 2 wooden pails 1 
Band about 7 Bushels Wheat about 12 Bushels Rye
1 Candlestick 2 pt Bowls 5 Kitchen Chairs - 1 Flax hatchet
1 pair Wool Cards. 1 Old Fan Mill worth about $3
1/2 acre of poor corn about 2 tons of Hay_1 acre Buck Wheat
That I have neither house nor land  Debts that I owe $15 that by occupation he's a laborer that he is not able to do
more than half a days work in a day. His wife is 59 years old that she is troubled much with the rheumatism
has one daughter aged 19 in November next, of ordinary ability
who labors most part of the time for herself. Sworn to and declared in open court the 8th day of September 1820 before me.
Signed) Eli Osborn
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State of New York Tioga County 
I Thomas Maxwell Clerk of the Court above named do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath and schedule are truly copied from the record for 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 contained in the foregoing schedule is eighty eight dollars, sixty four cent. Witness my hand and the seal of the said court this 9th day of September 1820 Thomas Maxwell Clerk
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Mr. Jesse F. Stinard
831 Jay Street
Albany, New York

Dear Sir: 

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 43743, it appears that Eli Osborn, the son of Elijah, enlisted at Waterbury, Connecticut, in May, 1776, served in Captain John Lewis' Company in Colonel Douglas' Connecticut Regiment, was in the battle of White Plains, and served six months. He enlisted in May, 1777, served in Captain Theophilus Munson's Company in Colonels John Chandler and I Sherman's Eighth Connecticut Regiment, was in the battles of Germanton, Fort Mifflin and Monmouth, and was discharged May 18, 1780. He was allowed pension on his application executed April 30, 1818, at which time he was aged fifty-nine years and a resident of Tioga County, New York. The soldier married June 10, 1793, Lydia, the daughter of Eleazer Finch. The marriage was recorded in the town records of Waterbury, Connecticut.  In September, 1820, he was living in Danby, Tioga County, New York, and stated that his wife was aged fifty-nine years, and that he had a daughter aged nineteen in November next, but did not give her name. In 1853, a son, Eri, was fifty-five years of age, and resided in Richford, New York. He stated that his parents lived in Richford, New York, for twenty-one years, that his father died November 6, 1841, and his mother Lydia, June 1851.  There are no further family data. Very truly yours, Earl D. Church Commisioner
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1929- Nov 16 Hist to Jesse F Stinard 
1920 Feb 19 J. F. Stinard [illegible...] rel. to date 

43743
Invalid Rev  
File No. 43743
Eli Osborn P
Act: 18 March 18
Index Vol 5 Page 572
Arrangement of 1870
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NEW YORK
STATE COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS Albany

831 Jay Street, Albany, N.Y.
Sept. 28, 1929.

To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C. 
Dear Sir
I should like to find out something concerning a certain Eli Osborn who was a soldier in the Revolution and in 1818 a pensioner
residing
in the State of New York.
The following is the statement from the Adjutant General's Office 
at Hartford, Connecticut, concerning this Eli Osborn:
"Enlisted May 26, 1777 as a private in Capt. Theophilus Munson's
company in 8th regiment, Lt. Col. Isaac Sherman commanding, discharged May 26,
1780, place of residence is not stated, but regiment was recruited in
Litchfield and other counties. Pensioner in 1818 residing in State of New York."

What I should like to find out is, if possible, the age of this
pensioner at any certain date, the different places at which he resided
while he was a pensioner and when he died. I have thought that
your records might contain all this information. I assure you
that
any date that you may give me concerning this pensioner
will be most heartily appreciated
Thanking you in advance for the favor, I am

Respectfully yours,
Jesse F. Stinard
Stamped: Sep 30 1929 U.S. Pensioner Office
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NEW YORK
STATE COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS ALBANY

831 Jay Street, Albany, N.Y.
December 16, 1929.
Rev. and 1812
Wars section
EEL

Mr. Earl D. Church
Commissioner of Pensions
Department of the Interior 
Washington, D.C. 

Dear Sir: 

Under the date of Nov. 16, 1929 you kindly sent me the record
of Eli Osborn, a revolutionary soldier. Although the report was comprehensive
and admirable in every respect, there is one part of it that I cannot
reconcile with the inscription on a tombstone in the cemetery at Richford,
New York, and I am writing you again to make sure that the transcription
you sent me corresponds with your records. The point in question has to do
with the identification of the wife of the said Eli Osborn
Beside his grave in the cemetery at Richford is the one of his wife with the following inscription on the tombstone.
Mrs. Betty wife
of Eli Osborn
died Feb.
10, 1831 aged
70 y & 10 d.
The last three paragraphs of your transcription of Nov. 16, 1929 read
as follows:
the soldier married June 10, 1793, Lydia the daughter of Eleazer Finch. The
marriage was recorded in the town records of Waterbury, Connecticut.
"In September, 1820, he was living in Danby, Tioga County, New York, and
stated that his wife was aged fifty nine years, and that he had a daughter
aged nineteen in November next; but did not give her name.
In 1853, a son Eri, was fifty-five years of age, and resided in Richford,
New York. He stated that his parents lived in Richford, N.Y. for twenty one years,
that his father died November 6, 1841, and his mother, Lydia, June 5, 1851.
Now what I would like to ascertain is whether the "Mrs Betty" on the
tombstone and the Lydia Finch Osborn of your report are the same person, from
local tradition I am led to believe that they are probably the same according to the
given above it would see that both (2) were born in the same year, 1761.
It is possible that the Betty on the tombstone may have been a familiar name
used by her friends. Is it possible that there can be any question about the
date of Lydia's death, June 5, 1751, as given in the last paragraph of your report,
and quoted above, either in transcribing it or in the statement of Eri? In other
words is June 5, 1851 the correct date as you have it in your record?
Assuring you of my hearty appreciation of your efforts, I am
Very truly yours,
Jesse F. Stinard
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Rev. and 1812 Wars S [illegible]
MMHF/HM[illegible]

February 19, 1930

Mr. Jesse F Stinard
831 Jay Street
Albany, New York

Dear Sir: 
I advise you that the date of death of Lydia Osborn, widow of Eli Osborn, Revolutionary War Soldier (S.43743) appears in the papers on file, June 5, 1951, as stated by soldier's son Eri.  However, in the same paper, when Eri referred to his mother her names was written some other name than Lydia and that name blotted out and Lydia written above. The blotted name cannot be determined positively but could be deciphered "Betty". 
Very truly yours,  Earl D. Church Commissioner