Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,884, Joseph Hewins, Mass. New York
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Mass. [written by hand in the "SERVICE" column]
New York [written by hand in the "SERVICE" column]

Hewins, Joseph [written by hand in the center column which does not contain a heading]

NUMBER
S. 29,884 [written by hand in the "NUMBER" column]

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CONTENTS [followed by several lines on the bottom of the card that contain no writing or text]
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21458

Massachusetts
Joseph Hewins,
of Lenox in the State of Mass. who was a private in the Comp'y [Company] commanded by Captain Gross of the regim't [regiment] commanded by Col. Willett in the Massachusetts line for 12 mos 26 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 42 Dollars and 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of October 1837 and sent to Hon. G.N. Briggs, H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1837 - $278.72
Semi-an'l. [Semi-annual} allowance ending 
4 Mar '38 21.44
[double underline for sum total]
$300.16

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by D.M. Curdy, Clerk,
Book E Vol. 2 Page 36.

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See letter to the Pensioner, Nov 17 1837

dc Geo N Briggs Jan'y [January] 29, 1838
dc same Apl. [April] 12, 1838
dc " [ditto marks under same] Jan 12 1839
copies of papers sent to same Mar 10 1840

Let. to Hon J Rockwell Feb 27 '45
to same April 6 46
and copies of papers returned to him
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Capt Jos. Hewins
Pension Papers

10749

vol 2 page 43
Joseph Hewins
[pound symbol] 25.17/4
9 mo. 16 ds
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Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Joseph Hewins who being duly sworn deposes 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 period mentioned below and in the following [illegible]
For three months and fourteen days I served as a Soldier in the army of the Revolution in the Massachusetts line in the year 1781 as stated in my Declaration and first [illegible] marked No 1

For one year eight months and twenty days I served as a soldier in the army of the Revolution in the New York lines or troops in the years 1782 and 1783 as particularly stated in my declaration and second engagement marked No 2. Making in the whole two years and four Days and for two years of such service I claim a Pension

Joseph Hewins

Berkshire Ss. Subscribed and sworn to the 30th day of July AD 1833 before me Robbins Kellogg Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Berkshire, ss.

ON this twenty seventh day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Berkshire, now sitting, Joseph Hewins a resident of the town of West Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged sixty eight 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. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That about the first of July in the year 1781 he enlisted in Capt Marshes Company at West Stockbridge aforesaid for the term of three months, that within a few days after he marched with said company to Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie and fort Plain and was then joined to Col Willets Regiment, where he spent most of the time of his enlistment, about three weeks previous to the Battle at Johnstown he marched to that place under the command of Capt Gross, where he remained about two weeks, and then back again to Fort Plain where he remained about four days and then in consequence of an alarm on account of some mischief having been done about ten miles to the north of Fort Plain he with about thirty others was detained to march thither, when we had arrived near to Fort Herkimer, we were ordered to return back & on our march back heard the firing at the battle at Johnstown, and at Stonaraba [Stone Arabia] met our troops who had been engaged in said battle, that his term of service expired the day following - to assist in pursuing this enemy he consented to guard Fort Dayton where he remained nine days and then ^at that place^ was discharged and returned that he served in this engagement from the time he left till he returned home, three months and fourteen days, he was five days on his march home
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that some time in the month of April in the year 1782 he enlisted at West Stockbridge aforesaid for the time of two years in the company commanded by Captain Simeon Newell and soon after marched with the same company to Albany and Schenectady and Stonaraba [Stone Arabia], where said company was stationed about two weeks and then marched in the night time to Fort Herkimer where the enemy had been and destroyed many buildings and much property, the buildings which they had burned were still smoking and the enemy had retreated from there we marched to Fort Plain where said company was joined to Col Willets Regiment that he continued to do duty at Fort Herkimer and Fort Dayton and vicinity till about the month of November and was then stationed at Fort Plain where he did duty till about the middle of August following AD 1783 when he marched to Fort Herkimer, and was stationed there about seven weeks and then marched to Fort Stanwix (now called Rome) in the state of New York at which place & in the vicinity he continued to do duty till the sixth day of January AD 1784 and where he received a discharge a copy of which follows viz "By Peter B." "Tearce Esq the bearer Joseph Hewins a solder in the New" "York state Battalion is hereby discharged agreeable to' 'the order reserved from his excellency George Clinton" "given at Schenectady January the 6th 1784" "Peter B. Tearce Capt Commanding" "Registered in the Book of the Battallion P. Moor Adjut." That the whole amount of his servings in the two engagements of aforesaid he verily believes was two years and upwards
The said Joseph Hewins in answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the War department states as follows viz In answer to the first interrogatory he
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states that he was born at Canaan in the State of New York
on the 2d day of March AD 1764
, where he resided till about the
age of three or four years when he removed
with his parents to West Stockbridge aforesaid
as he has always understood & believes where he has resided ever since-- and in answer to the second he says that in his Family Bible now at his house is the record of his age, which was transcribed many years since from a similar Record of
his Fathers in answer to the third and fourth he says
he was living in West-- Stockbridge aforesaid & there
enlisted & has resided there ever since in manner
before stated & that he was no time a substitute
in answer to the fifth he says in addition to the
officer before mentioned he recollects Ensign Mason
Capt Peter B. Turner Capt [illegible] Capt Cannon & Capt Conner the general circumstances he has before
stated in answer to the sixth he says that from
his last engagement aforesaid he received a discharge
(a Copy of which is above inserted) which he
now has in his possession, from his first engagement
he has no recollection of receiving a Discharge and in answer to the seventh he states that he can
mention the names of Jonathan Benton & the
Reverend Nathan Shaw
He further states that he has no documentary evidence
except his discharge aforesaid & that he knows of no
person whose testimony he can procure who can testify
to his services in the two engagements aforesaid except 
Mr Jonathan Benton of West
Stockbridge whose testimony he has hereto annexed unless
it is Amos Hamlin & William Avery who resided
in the County of Greene in the State of New York the
last information he had of them, who were knowing
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to his service aforesaid & who can testify to the same if living whos testimony he has finally been able procure and which is hereto annexed
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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
Joseph Hewins
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
Before David Cummins
A Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
We Nathan Shaw a Clergyman, residing in the Town of West Northbridge and Robbins Kellogg residing in West Northbridge hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joseph Hewins who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed and believe, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Robbins Kellogg
Nathan Shaw
Sworn and subscruibed, the day and year aforesaid.
Before David Cummins
A presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
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 above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Nathan Shaw who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident of the town of West Northbridge in the County of Berkshire and Robbins Kellogg of said West Northbridge who has also signed the same, is a resident of the town of West Northbridge in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
D Cummins a presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
I Charles Sedgwick a Clerk of said Court within and for the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Joseph Herwins for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of office of the said Court of Common Pleas this 27th day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Cha Sedgwick Clerk
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I Jonathan Benton of West Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire aged seventy three years being duly sworn do depose and say that during the Revolutionary War I resided in West Stockbridge aforesaid and at that time and ever since have been well acquainted with Capt Joseph Hewins who at that time and ever since has resided at West Stockbrdige aforesaid, that about the first of July in the year of our Lord 1781 I enlisted at West Stockbridge in a Company commanded by Capt Marsh. That said Hewins also enlisted at the same time for the term of three months in the same Company and we immediately within a few days marched with said Company to Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie and Fort Plain and we with said Company were then joined to the Regiment commanded by Col Willet, that said Hewins continued to do duty in said Company and Regiment in the vicinity of Fort Plain for three months the full term of his enlistment. at the expiration of which time, the American troops were desirous of pursuing the Enemy who had been engaged in the Battle at Johnstown, for this purpose said Hewins and myself were induced to stay and assist in guarding Fort Dayton which the main body of the American forces pursued the enemy in which [illegible] General [illegible] was within as I then understood and believed; that said Hewins continued to guard Fort Dayton till we were finally discharged and returned home, which was fourteen
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days from the time of the expiration of ┃
our term of enlistment till our return-- that we
were five days on our road home-- that I am
positive said Hewins was absent three months and fourteen days from the time he left till his return home, that we were at Stonaraba,
Fort Herkimer, Fort Dayton & german Flats but
most of the time were stationed at Fort Plain-
That in the month of April AD 1782 I was present when said Hewins enlisted at West Stockbridge aforesaid in Capt Simon Newells Company for the term of two years, that I made a conditional engagement at he same time to enlist in the same Company for a term of two years & therefore cannot be mistaken respecting said Hewins enlistment as before stated - that soon after said Hewins enlisted as aforesaid he left home & was absent, till the forepart of the year 1784 & he thinks in the month of January except that he was once at home about two weeks on a furlough as he understood and verily believes - that during this period I
understood & verily believe he was doing duty as a
Soldier in the american service & it then
was & ever since has been so understood & believed
in the neighbourhood when he resides & I never
heard it questioned or doubted by any one
Jonathan Benton
Berkshire August 30th 1832 Then the above named,
Jonathan Benton personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed & I further certify that said Benton is a man of truth and veracity before me. Robbins Kellogg Justice of the Peace
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__________
Greene County 
On the fifth day of October 1832 before me Wm Pierson Esq one of the justices of the peace in and for the County of Greene and State of New York. Personally appeared William Avery of the town of Durham in said county and to me personally known who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he is well acquainted with ( and in time of the revolutionary war lived neighbour to) Joseph Hewins of the town of West Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire in the state of Massachusetts who is an applicant for a pension and to whole application this affidavit was annexed and that he was acquainted with the said Joseph Hewins from the month of April 1782 to the month of January 1784 and knows him the said Hewins to serve as a private soldier in the company commanded by Capt Simeon Newell in Col Marinus Willett. Regiment of the New York State troops. at least twenty months in the revolutionary war and that this deponent served eighteen months in said company at the same time with said Hewins- he said Hewins went from home in to the army two months before (word unknown, either smudged over or purposefully crossed out) said (illegible) was stationed on the Mohawk River subscribed and sworn 
the 5th day of October 1832
before me Wm Pierson Justice of the peace
(signed by ) William Avery 

I Wm Pierson ond of the justices of the peace of the town of (unknown word) in the county of Greene hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with William Avery of Durham (unknown word) said county aforesaid and consider him a man of respectability and to believed under oathe (illegible) October 5 1832 Wm Pierson Justice Peace
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State of New York 
Greene County I William T. B. Heemance clerk of the said county do hereby certify that William Pierson Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit of William Avery was sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace of the said county. and that the signature of the said Justice there is his genuine signature. 
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office this fifth day of October 1832. 
William T.B. Heemance Clerk
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Greene County 
On the fourth day of October 1832
before me Abner Flower Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the county of Greene and State aforesaid personally appeared Amos Hamlin of the town of Durham in said county and to me personally known who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he is well acquainted with Joseph Hewins of the town of West Stockbridge in the county of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts who is an applicant for a Pension and to whose application this affidavit is annexed, and that he was acquainted with the said Joseph Hewins from the month April 1782 to the month of January 1784 and knew him the said Hewins as a private soldier in the company commanded by Capt Simeon Newell in Col. Marinus Willetts Regiment of the New York State Troops during that time, in the revolutionary war. And that this deponent also served in said company during the above said time and that he is knowing to the aforesaid Joseph Hewins serving at least twenty months as above stated in the Revolutionary War and that said troops was stationed on the Mohawk river 
Subscribed and Sworn the 24th day of October 1832 Amos Hamlin before me Abner Flower Justice of the Peace 

I Abner Flower one of the Justices of the Peace of the town of Durham in the county of Greene hereby testify that I am personally acquainted with Amos Hamlin of  Durham whom aforesaid and consider him a man of respectability and to be believed under oath
Durham October 4th 1832 Abner Flower Justice
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State of New York
Greene County I William T.B. Heermance Clerk of the said County do certify that Abner Flower Esq before whom the annexed affidavit of Amos Hamlin was sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace of the said county. And that his signature thereto is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office this fifth day of October 1831
William TB Heermance Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Please in and for said County do certify that Robbins Kellogg Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit of Jonathan Benton was executed was at the date of the same is now a Justice of the Peace of County and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Court this twenty ninth day of October AD 1832
Cha Sedgwick Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do certify that Robbins Kellogg Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit or additional declaration of Joseph Hewins was made or executed was at the date thereof and is now a Justice of the peace of said county and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this seventh day of August AD 1833
Cha Sedgwick Clerk
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Declaration of Oliver Peck Executor of Joseph Hewins 
Act 7th June 1832

Wheeler H. Clarke 
Hudson
[?] Tonc
Alby
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[Persons making application at the comptroller's or Secretary of State's Office, for searches, or certificates of service of any person, in the army of the U.S during the revolutionary war should give the name and ranks held by such person; the nature of the service; whether in the infantry Cavalry, or Artillery & c; in the regular army , militia; the names of the officers Commanding the regiments and companies at the time of enlistment, service and discharge, as near as can be given. The names should be given with care and in a legible hand.

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia. for their service in the late War. and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five percent per annum viz:

1782 Dec 31 | Joseph Hewins Private No. of Cert'e issued  |  25| 17| 04|
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STATE OF NEW-YORK 
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE Albany May 29th 1849
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts form Book No.2 now remaining in this office and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers viz:

First - Under Capt. Simeon Newell  in  Col. Marinus Willett Regiment 

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I have examined the rolls above and find £25.7.04 to be correct.

John Hancock

Examining Clerk. 
  Philip Phelps Dep Comptroller
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of 7th June 1832.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
County of Berkshire  Ss  On this fourth day of September 1849 personally appeared before the Court of Probate holdings at Lenox in aforesaid County of Berkshire the same being a court of Record & then in session holding such [illegible] Oliver Peck Esq physician, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the above mentioned act for the children of Joseph Hewins late of Sheffield in said county, who at his death was a Revolutionary Pensioner under said act.

That the aforesaid Oliver Peck is the sole Executor of the last will & testament of the above named Joseph Hewins, who died on the 14th day of August 1848 & left him surviving and who still survive the following named children to wit. Douglas  B. Hewins,  Anson  K. Hewins Phebee Hewins & Jerusha Hewins of Sheffield aforesaid. Amelia Hurd wife of Stephan Hurd of Goshen, Litchfield county Connecticut his only children and no others.

Declarant further says that he is duly qualified as such Executory & has since
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 the death of said Joseph Hewins obtained
the ballance due said Joseph at his death
at the rate then allowed him.
Declarant further says that this
Declaration is made for the purpose
of obtaining an increase of said Joseph Hewing
pension upon the certificate
of the Comptroller of the State of New York
hereto annexed + such other service as
said Joseph performed in 1781 & 1783
●
which as he is (inserted) informed the Commissioner of Pensions
allow to have been 3 mos 14 days in 1781
8 months & 3 days in 1783.
  Oliver Peck
sworn to & subscribed
in open Court this 4 day
of September 1849

Daniel N Davey Judge of
Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire County Ss
I Henry W Bishop Register
of the Court of Probate within & for said County of Berkshire
 do certify that the Hon Daniel
Davey is ["?] Judge of said Court duly
commissioned & qualified that foregoing
signature purporting to be his is his genuine
signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & the seal of said Court,
this fourth day of September in
the year Eighteen hundred & forty nine
Henry W Bishop  Rgs Probate
Fees $1.00 recd
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Joseph Hewins
Massts [Massachusetts]. 
No 16749
Private 19 Mos & 4 days
5.16.16 [06?]
June 28 1833

63.77
  44
63.77

127.54
 31.88
15942

H W Bishop
Lenox Mass

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14
16 apl

1-4-19
 3.14
1-8-3
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War Department, Pension Office

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will show what is necefsary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }).  You will, when you return your papers to this department, send this printed letter with them; and you will be complying with this request greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
A Statement, shewing the Service of Joseph Hewins 

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Period when the services was rendered |Duration of the claimant's services| Rank| Names and Rank of the Company officers| Names and Rank of the General and Field officers| Battles|Country through which he marched|Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at present|Evidence
July 1781 enlisted | 3 Mo 14 days |Pri | Capt Marsh| Col. Willet| From West Stockbridge to Albany, Schenectady Schoharie and Fort Plain to Johnstown then back to Fort Plain|lived at Mass when he entered| 68 years
April 1782 X
Duration of Claimant's Service.  16 Mo 4 days| Capt Gross Capt S Newell| served till January 1784 believes he was 2 years and upwards in service  19 Mo 18 days
  Copy of a discharge  Traditionary Witnesses

 I am, respectfully,  Your obedient servant
  J.L. EDWARDS,  Commissioner of Pensions
 sum^ allowed from April 1782 to 3 Sep 1783 - 16 Mo & 4 days
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7 1832
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line as to every branch of the Staff of the Army and include under the terms "Continental Line" "State Troops." "Militia" and "Volunteers," all persons enlisted occasionally emplyed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers & c. Teamsters, Boatmen &c. Persons who served on the board of private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. Regular Troops.
2. State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service
4. Indian Spies 

As a rolla of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration which will be made before the court of Record of the County where such applicant resides/ And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.
State, Territory, or District of 
County of 

On this day of personally appeared (a) before 
A.B a resident of (b) in the country of  and state. Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benfir of the provion made by the act of congress, passed June 7th 1831. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with  and served in the (e) regiment of the line under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the manes and rank of the Field and Company Officers ; the time he left the service ;( and if he served under more than on term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his Officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the county through which he marched.  This form is to be varied as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers navy &c]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to pension or an annuity, except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I       of the court of       do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of     
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this    day of      &c

If on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making   such a declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue if service in the State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe  a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following addition viz:
(k) We, A.B a Clergyman residing in the       and C.D residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be     years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Service Number
Mass. Huvins, Joseph S.29.884
New York
Contents
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
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 services.
6.{To a Solder. To an Officer}
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. 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.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 Peach & c A. B who, 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
The notes [a] to [i] are for equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indipsensable in mailitia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Dpartment, with the declaration.
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Hewins , Joseph    S 29 884
Mass - N. Y.
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See letter 13th Jany
1834 to R. Kellogg
set to same 19 Dec 1835
papers coh for Hon W.S.
Morgan HR.  Jan. 14 1836
Let Hon Briggs 18 Ma'36

"  "  same Feb. 6. 1837
"  "    "       3 March 1837
"  "   "        8 Sept  1837
" " "           5 Oct      "
---

21.458
Massachusetts
Joseph Hewins
Lenox in the State of Mass
was a private in the Comp. commanded by
Captain Gross of the Regt. commanded by
Col. Willett in the Mass
line for 19 months 4 ds
Allow 20 month & 3 days
$67
Inscribed on the Roll of Masstts [Massachusetts]
the rate of 63 Dollars 77 cents per annum, 
to commence on the Reduced  March 183[illegible] $42.88 [ Stamp]
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Sep
1835 and Sent to H.W. Bishop
Lenox
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $159.42
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Ma' 36  21.88
 [total] $191.20

---

Revolutionary Claim, }
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Go. C. Stiles  Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 2. Page 35
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29844
INVALID.
Rev'y [Revolutionary]
File No. 29,884
Joseph Hewins
Pri [Private] Rev [Revolutionary] War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:_Vol. 2, Page 180
Arrangement of 1870
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Allow 12 mo 26
days  pri -
Let Hon Mr Briggs
Sept 8 1834
Reduce M $42.88
Ha GN Brigs HR
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Let to Jas R Hitchcock [strikethrough]
May 19, 1849 [strikethrough]
Let to Wheeler H Clarke
May 19' 49
Let. A Reg 60049
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By Peter B Tearce Esq'r [Esquire]
The bearer Joseph Hewings a Soldier in the New York State Battalion is here by discharged agreeable to to the end or received from His Excellency Georgg Clinton Given at Schenectady January the 6th 1784
Peter B Hard Capt. [Captain]
Commanding

Regesstrd [Registered] in the Books of the
Battallion
P. Moor Adjut. [Adjutant]
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Sir Pay Parsons & Co the whole of my wages for nine months & twelve days service as a private in Capt Simeon Newals Company in Col. Willet Regt.  and this shall be your Discharge for the same
New Canaan Feby 11th 1786

To---Tenyke or whoever 
is the Pay Master of Col Willets Regt

Aaron Kellogg
Josiah Dean Jr
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Joseph Hewins Mass: act 7 June 1832 $42.88/100
to what time paid and to whom
paid: Pension Office
 Died: 14th Aug 1848  pd. to his death
Oct 6 1849  to Franklin Hall
W. J. A. attorney
  [MLB?]

died 1848
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Massachusetts
Joseph Hewins
Lenox in the State of [ripped: Massachusetts]
was a Private in the Comp
Captain Gross of the Regt commanded
by Col. Willett in the Mass & NY line for
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston
at the rate of 67 Dollars 54 cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1834 and end 14th August 1848, when he died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of Dec 1849. and sent to Hon. P N Silvester, House of Reps
Increased from $42.88
Arrears to the 4th of 
Semi-annual allowance ending
Payable to Oliver Peck, Exr
for the use of surviving children
Douglas B. Hewins, Anson W Hewins
Phebee Hewins, 
Jerusha Hewins &
Amelia Hurd
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by J P Chase, Clerk
Book 3 Vol 2 Page 36. & 37
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Rect   18.
Joseph Hewins
Order for £25..17..4 
pay due him as a Soldier---
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Kinderhook District April 2d 1787
Sir Please pay unto Mr Pliny Moor the whole of my wages or pay due to me for nine months twelve days service as a private in Capt Simeon Newells Company in Col Marinus Willets Regiment of State Troops in the year one thousand seven Hundred & Eighty two amounting to twenty five pounds one shilling N York currency and this shall be your sufficient discharge for the same from your Humble Servt
To the pay master of Col. Willetts Regiment of State Troops for the year 1782 or the Treasurer of the State of New York.
Witness Ichabd Lester
(signature) Joseph Hewins
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Received 8th Oct. 1787 from Gerard Bancker Treasurer a certificate for Twenty Five Pounds Seventeen Shillings & Four Pence pursuant to the within order 
No. 7.063. £ 25.17.4
Pliny Moore
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Asahel Foot of Lee in the County of Berkshire
& Commonwealth of Masachussetts aged seventy two years being duly sworn deposes & says that he was a soldier of the Revolution, that about the year seventeen  hundred and eighty one he performed a Tour of Duty in the Company of Capt. Marsh in the state of New York, on the Mohawk-at Fort Plain. Stonaraba [Stone Arabia] Fort Herkimer & vicinity_that Col Willet commanded the Regiment, to which Said Marshal Company belonged_that at the time of the battle at Johnstown he was on a March from Fort Plain to Fort Herkimer_that which he was in paid service, he well knew Joseph Hewins of West_Stockbridge & has known him well ever since - that said  [strikethrough Hewins was also a soldier in said & performed duty as a  soldier] Hewins was also a soldier in said & performed duty as a soldier therein while this Deponent was then which he thinks was about three or four months_that said  Hewins has resided at West_Stockbridge ever since the time of this service__ Asahel Foot
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire County Ss.. November 15th 1836 The within named Asahel Foot made oath to the truth of the within affidavit by him subscribed before me 
Robbins Kellogg Justice of the peace ~

Berkshire Ss. I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Berkshire do certify that Robbins Kellogg Esq. before whom the within affidavit was taken as a Justice of the Peace within aforesaid County duly commissioned & qualified that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine -
In testimony whereof  I have herewith set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 31st day of December 1836. Chas. Sedgwick clerk

[upside down] Asahel Foot's Affadavit
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Asahel Foot,
Affidavit

[rest of Document upside down beginning on bottom of page]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire County Ss. November 15th 1836 The within named Asahel Foot made oath to the truth of the within affidavit by him subscribed before me
Robbins Kellogg Justice of the peace ~

Berkshire Ss. I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Berkshire do certify that Robbins Kellogg Esq. before whom the within affidavit was taken as a Justice of the Peace within aforesaid County duly commissioned & qualified that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand is affixed the seal of said Court this 31st day of December 1836. Chas. Sedgwick clerk
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26th Congress, 1st Session Rep. No. 643 Ho. of Reps.

Joseph Hewins
(To accompany bill H. R. No. 476)

July 10, 1840

Mr. Davies, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made the following

REPORT:
The committee on the Revolutionary Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Joseph Hewins, of Massachusetts, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, made the following report:

That it appears, from the testimony, that the petitioner served as a private soldier in the Massachusetts line three months and fourteen days in the year 1781; and, also, one year and eight months, from April, 1782, to January, 1784.
It will be observed that the last mentioned term of service extends beyond the month of November, 1783, the time fixed on for the discharge of the troops and disbandment of the army. It is alleged that a part of the troops were retained in service, after that period, by order of the commander-in-chief. The committee have no evidence of that fact, and are not prepared to say (if that officer did possess the power, and exercise authority for such retention) that claims for services of the troops so retained are embraced by the pension laws of the United States. The committee, therefore, report a bill for twenty two months' service, under the act of June 7, 1832.
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476
Joseph Hewins
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26th Congress, 1st Session H.R. 476
(Rep. No. 643.)
July 10, 1840
Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Mr. E. Davies, from the Committee of Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill:
A Bill
For the relief of Joseph Hewins.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House Representatives
2 of the United State of America in Congress assembled, That
3 the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to place the 
4 name of Joseph Hewins, of the State of Massachusetts, on the 
5 roll of Revolutionary pensioners for one year and ten months'
6 service, to be paid to him according to the provisions of the act
7 of eighteen hundred and thirty-two during life.
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Clinton County State of N York
I hereby certify that in the spring of 1782 I enlisted
a private under Capt Job Wright in Col. Marinus Wille
Willett's Regt of New York State troops for two years with a 
bounty of Land and soon entered mustered and was ordered up the Mohawk where my company was stationed at a frontere [frontier] regiment through the summer and fall of 1782
When the regiments were called in to fort Plain where I joined Joseph Hewins a soldier in the in the same Regt a
Connection where we renewed our acquaintance and continued occasionally to gather untill the fall of 1783 when the Regt was ordered to Schenectady where we quartered under the same roof received on the same [illegible] till some of the first days of Jany 1784 when the Regt was disbanded and I recvd my discharge and Joseph Hewins likewise tho I did not see his discharge put into his hand but I have no doubt in saying
that he did receive it between the first and tenth days of Jany 1784 for I saw him at his fathers a few weeks after in West 
Stockbridge and further deponent saith not 
Sworn and subscribed
before me the 26th day of
November 1838
Saml Holman
Silas Hubbell
Commissioner of Deeds
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State of New York
County of Clinton Ss..

I Edgar H McLaughlin Deputy Clerk of the county of Clinton do hereby certify that Silas Hubbell
Esquire as within subscribed was at the time of the taking of the within affidavit before him, & Commissioner of Deeds in said County and authorized to take the same. and that his signature as subscriber there to is Genuine - Given under. My hand and seal of Office this 29th Day of November. 1838

E H McLaughlin Dep Clk. (underscored)
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Oliver Peck Ex.r [Executor} for 
sole use of children
[sole use underscored]
Douglas B. Hewins
Anson K .Hewins
Phebee Hewins
Jerusha Hewins  &
Amelia [Hand - crossed out] Hurd
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Hudson, New York
September 7, 1849

Dear Sir/

I send enclosed the Dw of Oliver Peck sole Exr. [Executor] of the last will of Joseph Hewins. Mr. Hewins died 14th August 1848.

Mr. Hewins Pension Certificate has been used by the Ex. [Executor] to get arrears from Sept 4th 1848 to August 14th 1848 the time of Hewins death & is therefore beyond our control ~ &  we cannot therefore send it according to your request, contained in your letter of May 19 1849.

I send annexed to DW. Comptrollers Certificate showing the services in 1782 ~

Your Letter of 19th May last [Admits?]
In 1781                    3 mos 14 days
In 1783                    8 mos 3 days
In 1782                    9 mos 21 days
                                 ________________
                               21 mos & 8 days

This 21 mos &  8 days produces a pension of $70.18 Per Annum by my calculation ~

Your letter above mentioned offers a pension of $61.88 Per Annum ~

The Services in 1781 & 1783 as allowed your said letter are 11mos 17 days which produces a pension of about $38.66 Per Annum.

Thus the services represented by the Comptroller's certificate   £25.17.4 paying for 9 mos 21 days
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Services as will produce for the services in 1782 a pension of $32.33. Which added to that produced by the services in 1781 & [and] 1783 makes a pension of say $71. Per Annum.

I think there can be no differences of oppinion [opinion] as to the amount of service in 1782.

I presume the Comptr. [Comptroller] Certificate settles that portion of the claim. And we do not differ upon the amount of services in 1781 & 1783 - as the same are admitted in your letter of 19th  May last.

I have requested Mr. Ray to present this case for me.

I am very respectfully & truly yours.
Wheeler H. Clarke

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Comr &c.
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Payment to be made at Boston by Franklin Haven Agent for paying pensioners in the Agency of Massachusetts

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E Volume 2 Page 36 by J. P. Chase Clerk
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Copy
Department of the Interior. 
Claim for Military Service. 
Increase. 

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June 1832, the pension of Joseph Hewins deceased, late of Massachusetts, who was a private in the Revolution, has been icreased from Forty two dollars and eighty eight cents to, Sixty seven dollars and fifty four cents, per annum commencing March 4th 1831 and ending 14th August 1848 , when he died. 
The amount is due payable to Oliver Peck executor for the use ["to" crossed out] of his only surviving children, viz, Douglas B. Hewins, Anson K Hewins, Phebee Hewins, Jerusha Hewins and Amelia Hurd, after deducting what has been paid at the rate of $42. 88/100 per annum. 
Given at the Department of the Interior, 
this 19 day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty nine

Examined and }
Countersigned.
Secretary of the Interior.
Commissioner of Pensions.
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GN Briggs
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To the Hon_J.L.Edwards Commissioner of Pensions [underscored Pensions]
The undersigned Joseph Hewins a soldier of the Revolution respectfully represents that he has resided in North_Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts
from his youth to the present time_that he has represented said Town in the Legislature of said state & repeatedly held the most important municipal offices in said town_served the United States in the Revolutionary struggle upward of two years for which he has had allowed him a pension or for a portion of which_That he returned his Pension Certificate with a view of having it enlarged agreeable to our  advice of the 14th Jany 1834, but was subsequently informed by you "that it appeared by the Rolls of Col Willets Regiment and my order that I had received $25.17.4 for 9 mo & 12 Days serving in Newells Company to which my services in said Regiment is limited by my own order"
That when he applied for his Pension he was not aware that those serving were on a different footing from those who were in the regular service service who had like him nominally received their pay
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That he has the impression that a portion of said service was on account of the state of New York and the remainder on the Continental establishment -- that he received two separate Certificates -- on the order aforesaid he received one of said Certificates and nothing else the Certificate was the only consideration for said order

The other Certificate he thinks entitled him to receive a final settlement note from the United States -- that he believes Capt Newells Company (when Col Willet retired from the service) was transferred over to the Command of a Continental officer called Majr Van Sconter

That in giving said order he had no idea of "limiting his service" that at that time he was young and inexperienced and little acquainted with the correct manner of doing business -- that he had previously received one Certificate which he verily believes was for the sum of £21.11.[illegible]. and for services under Majr Van Sconter which he thinks was under the Continental establishment said order was given for the other Certificate the balance due for his serving in said Regiment -- If (during this period from the age of 17 to 20) he had been qualifying himself for business instead of serving his Country he might have better known how to transmit it, and he shall
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consider it hard and unjust if this error is to deprive him of his pension but he relies with confidence on the Justice of his Country and therefore prays that you will review his case and allow the full amount of the time he actually served.
In one of your Communications you say 
"he is not found on settlements of Gross Company" He had no idea of representing that he was at any time attached to Gross Company, but that on a certain occasion he was detached and went to Johnstown and kept garrison there about two weeks and that Capt. Gross had the command of the garrison during this time.
As the Records of this state are now deposited in your office he hopes you will be able to learn from them the facts in relation to his service in Capt Marshes Company --
He has prefaced this communication by stating his residence, standing, character and pledges himself (if necessary) [illegible] the same to be as fair as his services were faithful and arduous --
That he has endured the hardships, fatigues and dangers of a Campaign of more than two years and only asks the same compensation and remuneration that others are receiving for similar services
Joseph Hewins
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Hon. Julius Rockwell
H.R. [On blank sheet, black ink]
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I hereby certify, That the accompanying pages numbered from one to twenty six inclusive are truly copied from the original in the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions, Department of War. J L. Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions. 

Be it remembered, That James L. Edwards, who has signed the foregoing certificate, is Commissioner of Pensions; and that to his attestations full faith and credit are and ought to be given. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the seal of the Department to be affixed, on this Ninth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and [crossed out thirty] Forty.
J. R. Poinsett
Secretary of War.

[Seal affixed]
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1. [page number]

Seal 

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Joseph Hewins, who being duly sworn deposes & saith that by reason of old age & 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 period mentioned below, and in the following grades _

For three months & fourteen days [length of time underlined] I served as a Soldier [underlined] in the army of the Revolution, in the Massachusetts line, in the year 1781 as stated in my declaration & first [comain?], marked No. (Number) 1.

For one year, eight months & twenty [length of time underlined], I served as a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, in the New York line or troops in the years 1782 & 1783, as particularly stated in my declaration & second engagement market No. (Number) 2, making in the whole two years & four days, and for two years of such service I claim a Pension.
Joseph Hewins

Berkshire Ss. subscribed
& sworn to the 30th day of
July A.D. 1833, before me
Robbins Kellogg, Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
------:):------
County of Berkshire, SS
   On this twenty seventh day of October A.D. 1832. personally appeared in open Court, before the Honorable Court of Common Pleas, within and for said County of Berkshire, now sitting , Joseph Hewins, a resident of the town of West Stockbridge, in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged sixty eight years, when being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit fo the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
  That he entered the service of the United State under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.  That about the first of July in the year 1781 he enlisted in Captain Marshes Company at West Stockbridge aforesaid, for the term of three months, that within a few days after, he marched with said Company to Albany, Schenectady, Schohaire & Fort Plain, & was then joined to Col: Willets Regiment, where he spent most of the term of his enlistment; about three weeks previous to the Battle of Johnstown, he marched to that place under the command of Capt. Gross, where he remained about two weeks, & then back again to Fort Plain, where he remained about four days, & then in consequence of an alarm on
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3. {page number}
account of some mischief having been done about ten miles to the North of Fort Plain, he with about thirty others was detached to march thither, when we had arrived near to Fort Herkimer, we were ordered to return back, & on our march back heard the firing at the battle at Johnstown, & at Stonaraba met our troops who had been engaged in said battle; that his term of service expired the day following-to assist in pursuing the enemy he consented to guard Fort Dayton, where he remained nine days & then at that place was discharged & returned-that he served in this engagement from the time he left 'till he returned home, three month & four-teen days-he was five days on his march home.-
  That sometime in the Month of April in the year 1782 he enlisted at West Stockbridge aforesaid, for the term of two years in the Company Commanded by Captain Simeon Newell & soon after marched with said Company to Albany & Schenectady & Stonaraba, when said Company was stationed about two weeks, & thence marched in the night time to Fort Herkimer, where the enemy had been & destroyed many buildings & much property, the buildings which they had burned were still smoking & the enemy had retreated from thence-we marched to Fort Plain, when said Company was joined to Col: Willets Regiment-that he continued to do duty at Fort Herkimer & Fort Dayton & vicinity 'till about the Month of November & was then stationed
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4.
at Fort Plain, where he did duty 'till the middle of August following A.D. 1783, when he marched to Fort Herkimer; & was stationed there about seven weeks & then marched to Fort Stanwix (now called Rome) in the State of New York, at which place & in the vicinity he continued to do duty till about the last of October following, when he marched back to Fort Plain & to Schenectady, where he continued  to do duty 'till the sixth day of January A.D. 1784, and where he received a discharge, a discharge, a Copy of which follows, viz: 
"By Peter B. Tearce Esq.- The bearer Joseph Hewins
a soldier in the New York Battalion, is hereby discharged agreeable to the Order received from his excellency George Clinton."
"Given at Schenectady, January the 6th 1784."
"Peter B. Tearce. Captain Commanding"
"Registered in the Book of the Battallion. 
P. Moor. Adju't. (Adjutant)."

That the whole amount of his services in the
two engagements aforesaid he reaily believes was
two years & upwards.

He said Joseph Hewins in answer to the Interrogatories prescribed by the War department, states as follows, viz: In answer to the first interrogatory he states, that he was born at Canaan
in the State of New York, on the 2nd day of March A.D. 1764, where he resided 'till about the age of three or four years, when he removed with his pa-
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5.
(pa)rents to West Stockbridge aforesaid, as he has
always understood & believes, where he has resided
ever since- and in answer to the second, he says, 
that in his Family Bible now at his house, is the
record of his age, which was transcribed many years
since from a similar record of his Fathers_ in answer
to the third and fourth, he says, he was living in 
West Stockbridge aforesaid, & there enlisted, & has
resided there ever since in manner before stated,
& that he was no time a substitute_ in answer, to the fifth he says, in addition to the officers before
mentioned, he recollects Ensign Mason, Captain Peter B. Turner, Capt. Pierce, Capt. Cannon, & Capt. Conner_ the general circumstances he has before stated.  In answer to the sixth, he says, that from his last engagement aforesaid, he received a discharge. (a Copy of which is above inserted.) which he now
has in his possession _ from his first engagement
he has no recollection of receiving a Discharge_
& in answer to the seventh he states that he can
mention the names of Jonathan Benton & the
Reverend Nathan Shaw._

He further states that he has no documentary
evidence, except his discharge aforesaid, & that
he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services in the two engagements aforesaid, except Mr. Jonathan Benton of West Stockbridge, , whose testimony he has hereto annexed, unless it is Amas Hamlin & William Avery, who
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resided in the County of Greene, in the State of New York, the last information he had of them, who were knowing to his services aforesaid, & who can testify to the same if living, whose testimony he has finally been able to procure, and which is hereunto annexed. 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. 
Joseph Hewins. 

Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before Davich Cummins, 
a Presiding Judge of the Court of 
Common Pleas. 

Mr, Nathan Shaw, a Clergyman, residing in the Town of West-Stockbridge, and Robbins Kellogg residing in (sd) West-Stockbridge, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joseph Hewins- who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
(signed) Robbins Kellogg.
Nathan Shaw. 

Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before Davich Cummins, a Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
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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 above names applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Nathan Shaw, who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of West Stockbridge, in the County of Berkshire, and Robbins Kellogg of said West Stockbridge, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of West Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

D. Cummins,
a Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.

I Charles Sedgwick, a Clerk of said Court, within and for the county of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Joseph Hewins for a pension.

(Seal) In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of the said Court of Common Pleas, this 24th day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. Charles Sedgwick, Clerk.
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I, Jonathan Benton, of West-Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire, aged Seventy three years, being duly sworn, do depose and say that, that during the Revolutionary War I resided in West-Stockbridge aforesaid, and as that time & ever since have been well acquainted with Capt: Joseph Hewins, who as that time & ever since has resided as West-Stockbridge aforesaid; that about the first of July in the year of our Lord 1781, I enlisted at West-Stockbridge in a Company commanded by Capt. Marsh; that said Hewins also enlisted at the same time for the term of three months in the same company, and we immediately, within a few days, marched with said Company to Albany, Schenectady, Schohaire & Fort Plain, & we with said Company were there joined to the Regiment commanded by Col: Willet; that said Hewins continued to do duty in said company and Regiment in the vicinity of Fort Plain for three months, the full term of his enlistment, at the expiration of which time, the American troops were desirous of pursuing the Enemy, who had been engaged in the Battle at Johnstown for this purpose said Hewins and myself were induced to stay and assist in guarding Fort Dayton, while the main body of the American forces pursued the enemy, in which pursuit General Butler was killed, as I then understood & believed; that said Hewins, continued to guard Fort Dayton till we were finally discharged & returned home, which was fourteen
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days from the time of the expiration of our term of enlistment, till our return, that we were five days on our road home that I am positive said Hewins was absent three months & fourteen days from the time he left, till
his return home that we were at Stonaraba, Fort Herkimer, Fort Dayton, & German Flats, but most of the time were stationed at Fort Plain.
That in the month of April A.D. 1782
I was present, when said Hewins enlisted at West Stockbridge aforesaid, in Capt. Simeon Newells Company for the term of two years that I made a conditional engagement at the same time to enlist in the same Company, for a term of two years, and therefore cannot be mistaken respecting sd Hewins's enlistment,
as before stated that soon after said Hewin's enlisted as aforesaid, he left home & was absent, till the forepart of the year 1784, & he thinks in the month of January, except that he was once at home about two weeks on a furlough, as he understood and verily
believes that during this period I understood & verily believe he was doing duty as a Soldier in the American Service, & it then was & ever since has been so understood & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, & I never heard it questioned or doubted by any one.
Jonathan Benton
Berkshire F. August 30th 1832 - Then the above named Jonathan Benton personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscri- (subscribed)
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subscribed, & I further certify that said Benton is a man of truth & veracity.
Before me. Robbins Kellogg, Justice of the Peace.
State of New York
Greene County
On the fifth day of October 1832, before me Wm Pierson Esqr. one of the Justices of
the Peace in and for the County of Greene, and State of New York, personally appeared, William Avery, of the town of Durham in said County, and to me personally known, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare that he is well acquainted with (and in time of the revolutionary war lived neighbour to) Joseph Hewins of the Town of West Stockbridge, in the County of Berkshire, in the State of Massachusetts, who is an applicant for a pension, and to whose application this affidavit is annexed, and that he was acquainted with the said Joseph Hewins from the month of April 1782 to the month of January 1784,
and knows him the said Hewins to serve as a private soldier in the company commanded by Capt. Simeon Newell, in Col. Marinus Willetts Regiment of the New York State Troops, at least twenty months in the revolutionary war. And that this deponent served eighteen months in said Company, at the same
time with said Hewins - he said Hewins went
from home in to the armey two months before &
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did. Said Troops was stationed on the Mohawk river.
William Avery
subscribed and sworn
the 5th day of October 1832,
before me, Wm (William) Pierson. Justice of the Peace.

I, Wm (William) Pierson, one of the Justices of the
Peace of the Town of Cairo, in the County of Greene, hereby certify, that I am personally acquainted with William Avery of Durham, in said County aforesaid, and consider him a man of respectability [underlined) and to believed [underlined] under oath.
Cairo, October 5th 1832.
Wm. (William) Pierson. Justice Peace.
State of New York
Greene County SS:
I, William V.B. Heermance, Clerk of the said County, do hereby certify, that
William Pierson Esqr. before whom the annexed affidavit of Williams Avery was sworn, was at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace of the said County and that the signature of the said Justice thereto, is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office, this fifth day of October 1832.
William V.B. Heermance,
Clerk
(Seal.)
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State of New York
Greene County 

On the fourth day of October 1832 before me Abner Flower Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the county of Greene and State of aforesaid personally appeared Amos Hamlin of the Town of Durham in said county, and to me personally known, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath declare, that he is well acquainted with Joseph Hewins of the Town of West-Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire, in the State of Massachusetts, who is an applicant or a Pension, and to whose application this affidavit is annexed, and that he was acquainted with the said Joseph Hewins from the month of April 1782 to the month of January 1784, and knew him the said Hewins to serve as a private Soldier in the Company commanded by Capt: Simeon Newell in Col: Marimus Willetts Regiment of the New York State Troops, during that time, in the revolutionary War. And that this deponent also served in said Company during the above said time, and that he is knowing to the aforesaid Joseph Hewins serving at least twenty months at above stated in the Revolutionary war, and that said Troops was stationed on the Mohawk river. 
Subscribed and Sworn the    Amos Hamlin
24th day of October 1832.
Before me. Abner Flower. Justice Peace
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I, Abner Flower one of the Justices of the, peace, of the town of Durham, in the County of Greene, hereby certify, that I am personally acquainted with Amos of Durham aforesaid, and consider him a man of respectability and to be believed under Oath. 
Durham October   Abner Flower. Justice Peace
4th 1832.

State of New York 
Greene County ss:

I, William V. B. Heermance, Clerk of the said County, do certify that Abner Flower Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit of Amos Hamlin was sworn, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace of the said County, and that his signature thereto is his genuine signature. 

(seal)         In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office this fifth day of October 1832.
William V.B. Heermance
Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
Berkshire Ss. 

I, Charles Sedgwick, clerk of Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, do certify that Robbins Kellogg Esquire, before whom
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the annexed affidavit of Jonathan Benton was execute, was at the date of the same & is now, a Justice of the Peace of sd County, & that the signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affisceoth 
seal of sd Court this twenty ninth day of October A.D. 1832. (seal)
Chas Sedgwick. Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Berkshire P.
I, Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the 
Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, do certify that Robbins Kellogg Esquire before whom
the annexed affidavit or additional declaration of Joseph Hewins was made or executed, was at the date thereof & is now a Justice of the Peace of said County, & that the signature purporting to be
his, is genuine.
(Seal) In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand & affixed
the seal of said Court, this seventh
day of August A.D. 1833.-
Charles Sedgwick, Clerk
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Joseph Hewins of West Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts deposes & says, that heretofore he has had a Pension allowed him that he returned his Pension Certificate with a view of having it enlarged, agreeable to advise from the Pension
Office of the fourteenth day of January 1834, which
has not been enlarged or returned,  he therefore 
makes the following statement in addition to the
Declaration & evidence heretofore furnished on his
original application, viz: That he served in Marshals
Company, Massachusetts Militia three months
& twelve Days, as particularly stated in his original Declaration, and which he verily believes will be verified by the Rolls.
That on the 14th of April 1782 he enlisted under Capt. Newell to serve as a Soldier in the army of the Revolution, that he continued to serve as a soldier in the army of the
Revolution, in said Newells Company from the time of his enlistment until the sixth day of January 1784, (as particularly set forth in his original Declaration) when he was regularly discharged, as by the discharge of Peter B. Pearce Capt. Commanding, & a copy of which is among the original papers on his first declaration, that he verily believed that the whole of said Term was performed under his enlistment or engagement of the 14th of April 1782, until other
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-wise informed from said office, & now on mature reflection, he has no recollection of any formal enlistment afterwards, but that he continued to serve until the day of the date of his discharge aforesaid, he declares & affirms that he did. That he has the impression that a portion of said service was on account of the State of New York - and the remainder on the Continental establishment, that he received two separate Certificates, that he gave his order for his pay or wages in Simeon Newell Company & Col. Willets Regiment for nine months and twelve days, and received thereon one of said Certificates which he believes was for £25.17. 4d and nothing else; said Certificate was the only consideration he received for or on account of said Order.
The other Certificate he verily believes was for the sum of about £21.11.8d which he thinks entitled him to receive a final settlement note, that while performing said service he at one time drew as he verily believes, about one months pay & at another time about one more months pay, the first about June & the last about one month before his discharge. That he believes that said Simeon Newells Company, (when Col. Willet retired from the service) was transferred over to the Command of a Continental officer called Major Van Sconter, and at this time Col. Willets Regiment was reduced down to a Battalion & was then called
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the United States Corps, that said Peter B. Tearce who was the oldest Capt. in said Battalion frequently had the command in the absence of said Major Van Sconter.
That in the month of March A.D. 1783, he obtained a furlough for eighteen Days during which time he visited his family in West Stockbridge, & returned & joined said Regiment one day after said Furlough had expired; this was the only time he was absent from said service, from the time of his enlistment in said Newells Company the 14 day of April 1782 till the time of his discharge aforesaid. That after said Furlough, & he thinks about two weeks, he together with, Sergeant Deforest, Samuel Joy, John Mead, & one Dupois, were ordered to pursue about nine deserters, that he with his Company went into the Counties of Columbia & Berkshire, & returned after the expiration of about four weeks.
Joseph Hewins
Berkshire County Ss: February 23d 1837, personally appeared Joseph Hewins, who signed the foregoing or annexed affidavit & made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me.
Robbins Kellogg
Justice of the Peace
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(Copy.)
This Certifys that Joseph Hewins enlisted for two years in pursuance of an Act of the Legislature of the State of New York, entitled an Act 
for raising two Regt's on bounties of unappropriated Lands for the Defence of this State passed the 23d of March last passed muster before me this first day of June 1782.
(Signed) Jacob Jno Lansing, Commiss of Muster, State of New York
I the subscriber, a Soldier belonging to Cols Marinus Willetts Regiment of New York State Troops, do hereby Transfer and sign over unto David Pigslay his heirs and assigns all my Right and title of the annexed Certificate for the gratuity or County of Lands to which I am entitled by virtue of an act passed the 23d March last past for raising Two Regiments on Bounties of unappropriated lands, for the further defence of the Frontiers of this State, as witness my hand and seal this Fifteenth day of September 1783.
Joseph Hewins L.S. [L.S. in diamond-shaped box]
Witness Present.
James Yule.
Eleazer West.
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Be it remembered that on the Twenty fourth day of September 1783, personally appeared before me, Robert Yates Esq: one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Eleazer West, who being duly sworn, deposeth, that he has seen the within named Joseph Hewins, seal and deliver the within Instrument as his voluntary act and deed for the uses therein mentioned. That he, this deponent, and James Yule subscribed their names respectively thereto as witnesses. 
                    (signed) Robert Yates
The within named David Pexley do hereby for the consideration of the Ten Shillings in Specie, assign over the within transfer and certificate unto Thomas Palmer Esq.., and to his heirs and assigns forever. Witness my hand and seal the 27th day Feb. 1785. 
                        David Pixley (in diamond 
                                            shape initials L.S) 
Witness Present. 
John Paterson. 
               State of New York, Surveyor 
      General's  Office, Albany, August 2nd 1838
Pursuant to the Revised Statutes of this State, Part 3, Chapter 7, Title 3, Article 7, Section 72, (see Revised Statues, 2nd edition, (vol.2.page 324). I Certify, that the foregoing copies, To wit, the copy of a Certificate of the enlistment of Joseph Hewins, signed by Jacob John Lansing as as commissary of
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Musters- also the copy of a transfer of assignment of bounty lands, executed by Joseph Hewins to David Pigslay, (alias Pexley, alias Pixley) together with the copy of a certificate, signed by Robert Yates as one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, of the proof of said transfer & assignment- also the copy of a transfer & assignment of the same bounty lands, by the said David Pixley to Thomas Palmer- have been compared by me with the original documents from which the said copies were made, and which are now on file in this office, and the said copies are correct transcripts of the whole of said original documents. 
                                       O.L. Holley
                                   Surveyor General.
State of New York
   Secretary's Office.
                             I certify that Orville L. Holley is Surveyor General of this State duly appointed and [sworn] that the above Signature "O.L. Holley" is the proper handwriting of the said Surveyor General, and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts.- 
                           Given under my hand and 
                    the seal of this office at the City 
(Seal.)     of Albany the 2nd day of August A.D.
               1838.     Archd Campbell.- 
                             Dep: Secretary
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Samuel Olmsted of Canaan in the County of Columbia & State of New York, aged Seventy four years deposes & says, that the place of his nativaty [nativity] was Canaan aforesaid that he has known 
Joseph Hewins, who within the last year moved from West- Stockbridge (where he had resided from his childhood) to Shiffield (Sheffield) that said Hewins residence was about a half a mile east, and mine about half a mile west of the State line, and we were school mates- that he was present when said Hewins enlisted as a soldier in the Company of Capt: Simeon Newell, which was in the Spring of seventeen hundred & eighty two at West- Stockbridge aforesaid _ that he was absent from home, (and in the United States service as I supposed & have never had any reason to doubt.)for nearly two years, the precise time he returned home from said service, I have not the means of ascertaining, but I well recollect that it was in the winter season when he returned, & further says not. 
                            Samuel Olmsted .

Berkshire Ss: January 4th 1838, Then the above named Samuel Olmsted personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him_ Subscribed before me, 
                               Robbins Kellogg
                                Justice of the Peace.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire Ss:
  I, Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do certify that Robbins Kellogg Esq. before whom the foregoing deposition of Samuel Olmsted was taken, is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified, & that the foregoiong signature puporting to be his, is genuine.
             In testimony whereof I have here-unto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 11th day of January A.D. 1838
                     Chas.(Charles) Sedgwick, Clerk.
Clinton County
State of New York ss:
         I hereby certify, that in the Spring of 1782, I enlisted a private under Capt. Job Wright in Cols. Merenes Wilco Willetts Regt. of New York State Troops for two years, with a bounty of land, and soon entered, mustered, ad was marched up to Mohawk, whare [where] my company was stationed at a frontere [frontier] piquit [picket] through the summer and fall of 1782, when the piquits [pickets] ware [were] called in to Fort Plains, whare [where] I found Joseph Hewins a Soldier in the same Regt. a connection, where we renewed our acquaintance and continued occasionally together untill the fall of
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1783, when the Regt. was ordered to Schenectady, when we quartered under the same roof, reviewed on the same Perade, till some of the first dayes of Jany. 1784, when the Regt. was disbanded and I recd my discharge, and Joseph Hewins likewise, tho ' I did not see his discharge put into his hand, but I have no doubt in saying that he did not receive it between the first and tenth Dayes of Jany. 1784, for I saw him at his fathers, a few weeks after in West-Stockbridge_ And further deponent saith not._    Saml Ashman.  
 
Sworn and subscribed 
before me the 26th day of 
November 1838.

                       Silas Hubbell. 
                    Commissioner of Deeds._

State of New York.
County of Clinton Ss:
                             I, Edgar H. Mc Laughlin, 
Deputy Clerk of the count of Clinton, Do hereby Certify, that Silas Hubbell Esquire, as within subscribed, was at the time of the taking of the within affidavit before him, a Commissioner of Deeds, in said County, and authorized to take the same; and that is his signature as subscribed thereto, is genuine. 
   Given under my hand and seal of Office this 
29th Day of November 1838.

{word seal written in bubble} 
                                    E.H. Mc Laughlin.
                                             Dep: Clk.
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  Asael Foot of Lee in the County of Berk-shire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy two years, being duly sworn, deposed & says, that he was a soldier of the Revolution, that a-bout the year seventeen hundred and eighty one he performed a Tour of Duty in the Company of Capt. March, in the State of New York, on the Mohawk at Fort Plain, Stonaraba, Fort Herkimer & vicinity. that Col. Willet commanded the Regiment, to which said Marshes Company belonged, that at the time of the battle at Johnstown he was on a March from Fort Plain to Fort Herkimer-that while he was in the said service, he well know Joseph Hewins of West Stockbridge & has known him well ever since, that said Hewins was also a soldier in said Marshes Company & performed duty as a soldier therein, while this Deponent was there, which he thinks was about three or four months, that said Hewins has resided at West Stockbridge ever sice the time of said service.
                  Asael Foot.
   Commonwealth of Massachusetts._
   Bershire County ss: November 15th 1836.  The within named Asael Foot made oath to the truth of the within affidavit by him.  Subscribed before me.
               Robbins Kellogg.
                   Justice of the peace.
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Berkshire Ss:
   I, Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Court of Common Please for said County of Berk-
-shire, do certify, that Robbins Kellogg Esq before
whom the within affidavit was taken, is a Justice
of the Peace within & for said County, duly commis-
-sioned & qualified & that the above signature, pur-
-porting to be his , is genuine.
       In testimony whereof I have here-
     -unto set my hand & affixed the seal
        of said Court this 31st day of December
        1836.
               Chas. Sedgwick. Clerk.

      Kinderhook District April 2d, 1787
Sirs
  Pleas pay unto Mr. Pliny Moor
 the whole of my wages or pay due to me for nine
months & twelve days service, as a private in Cols. Marimus Willets
Regiment of State Troops in the year One Thousand
seven hundred & eight two, amounting to Twenty
five pounds one shilling N. York currency, & this
shall be your sufficient discharge for the same
from your Humble Servt.
                             Joseph Hewins.
To the pay master of Cols.
Willetts Regiment of State Troops for the year 1782, or
the Treasurer of the State of New York.
Witness... Ichabd. Lester.
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AI / Machine-Generated
(1 month ago)
26. Received 8th October 1787 from Gerard Bance er Treasurer, a Certificate for Twenty five pounds Seventeen Shillings & Four Pence, pursuant to the within order.- No 7063. Pliny Moore. L Ch 25.17.4. Sir, pay Parsons (?) the whole of my wages for nine months & twelve days service, as a private in Capt. Simeon Newals Company, in Col. Willetts Regt and this shall be your dis=charge for the same. New Canaan February 18th 1786 To - Tenyke or whoever is the Pay Master of Col Willets Regt Aaron Kellegg  Josiah Dean Jr 
By Peter B. Tearce Esqr The bearer Joseph Hewins a Soldier in the New York State Battallion is hire by--- Discharged agreeable to the order Received from his Escclency Georgg Clinton. Given at Schanectady January the 6th 1784. Peter B. Tearce, Capt. Commanding. Referted in the Books of the Battallion P. Moor. Adju.
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Jos. Hewins
Petition for an
Increase of Pension
March 30 1840
Ref'd (referred) to the Committee
on Rev'y (Revolutionary)  Pensions
July 10 1840
Bill -- 476
Report adverse for
lack of competent
evidence. E. Davies
April 26, 1842
Ref'd (referred) Com'er (Commissioner)
Revol'y (Revolutionary) Pensions

Briggs - 270 Rev Pens 

March 27, 1846
Ha J. Rockwell
H R
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To the Hon. the Senate & House of Representatives of the Congress
of the United States now assembled at the City of Washington
Humbly Show Joseph Hewins of Sheffield in the County of Berkshire
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that he is now a
Pensioner of the United States under the law of Congress passed
June 7th 1832 and his original certificate authorizes him
to receive the sum of about the $63.67 annually. This
sum your petitioner received for about two years. When your
petitioner forwarded his original certificate to the office of Commissioner of pensions with an assurance that another would
issue for a larger sum of about 67 Dollars instead of which
his certificate was returned to him reduced from its original sum to the sum of $40.88 making a difference
of about $20.99. The reason assigned by the Commissioner
reducing his pension was that on reexamination
of his case he had found certain evidence from the [illegible]
of the State of New York which lessend [lessened] his term of service and in his original declaration and upon which & the evidence
accompanying which, the original certificate issued. Further
your petitioner is agreed, and has ever since been been [illegible] attempting to notify the commission of his error
but your petitioner does not feel willing to submit
to this decision of the Commissioner altho he doubts not
he has acted or he believes right, without a further examination
of the fact, as they now exist in the department
by Congress to which facts and papers he most respectfully
begs leave to refer your Honors. As a duty bound [illegible] Joseph Hewins
Sheffield Jany 28th 1840
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Jos Hewins
Hn G.L. Briggs
Wn
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Joseph Hewins of West Stockbridge in the County of
Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts deposes
and says that heretofore he has had a pension allowed
him that he returned his Pension Certificate with a
view of having it enlarged agreeable to advise from
the Pension Office of the fourteenth day of January 1834
which has not been enlarged or returned, he therefore
makes the following statement in addition to the
Declaration & evidence heretofore furnished on his
original application viz that he served in Marches
Company Massachusetts Militia three months & twenty
Days as particularly stated in his original declaration and
which he verily believes will be verified by the Rolls.
That on the 14th of April 1782 he enlisted under Capt. Newell to serve as a Soldier in the army of the Revolution, that he continued serve as a soldier in the army of the Revolution, in said Newells Company from the time of his enlistment untill the sixth day of January 1784 as partially set forth in his original Declaration when
he was regularly discharged as by the discharge of Peter B Learce Capt. commanding & a Copy of which is among the original papers on his first Declaration that he verily believed that the whole of said
Term was performed under his enlistment or engagement of the 14th of April 1782 untill otherwise informed from said office & now on mature reflection, he has no recollection of any formal enlistment afterwards, but that he continued to serve untill the day of the date of his discharge aforesaid, he declares & affirms that he did. That he has the impression that a portion of said service was on account of the State of New York and the remainder on the Continental establishment — that he received two seperate Certificates — that he gave his Order for [crossed out] for his pay or Wages in Simeon Nevells Company & Col Willets Regiment for nine months and twelve days and received thereon one of said Certificates which he believes was for £25,17.4 and nothing else, said certificate was the only
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consideration he received for or on account of  said orders _
The other Certificate he virily [verily] believes 
was for the sum of about £21.11. which he thinks entitled him to receive a final settlement note _ that which performing said service he
at one time drew as he virily [verily] believes about one months pay & at another time about one more months pay, the first about June & the last about one month before his discharge
That he believes that said Simeon Newells Company (when Col. Willet retired from the service) was transferred over to the Command of a Continental officer called Maj'r Van Sconter  and at this time Col. Willets Regiment
was reduced down to a Battallion &
was then called the United States Corps _ 
that said Peter B. Tierce who was the
oldest Cap't [Captain] in said Battallion frequently
had the command in the absence of
said Major Van Sconter _
That in the month of March A.D. 1783 he
obtained a furlough for eighteen days
during which time he visited his family
in West Stockbridge & returned & joined
said Regiment one day after said furlough had expired, this was the only time he
was absent from said service, from the
time of his enlistment in said Newells Company the 14 day of April 1782 till the
time of his discharge aforesaid _ That after
said Furlough & he thinks about two weeks
he together with Sergeant Deforest, Samuel Joy _ John Mead & Tom Depois, were ordered to pursue about nine deserters, that he with his Company went into the Counties
of Columbia & Berkshire & returned after the expiration of about four weeks.
Joseph Hewins
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Berkshire County Ss. February 23rd 1837 personally appeared Joseph Hewins who signed the foregoing or annexed affidavit & made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me
  Robbins Kellogg  Justice of the peace
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Mr. Joseph Hewins
Sheffield
Berkshire Co.
Massachusetts
Hon. G.N. Briggs
Wn
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This Certifys (certifies) that Joseph Hewins enlisted for Two years in pursuance of an Act of the Legislature of the State of New York Entitled an act for raising two Regt (Regiments) on bounties of unappropriated lands for the Defence of this State passed the 23 of March last- passed muster before me 
this first day of June 1782. 

(signed)  Jacob Jn Lansing 
Comm'r (Commissioner) of  Muster 
State of New York

I the subscriber a soldier belonging to Col. Marimus Willetts Regiment of New York State Troops do hereby Transfer and sign over unto David Pigslay his heirs and assigns all my Rights and Title of the annexed Certificate for the gratuity or Bounty of Lands to which I am entitled by vertue (virtue) of an act passed the 23rd March last past for Raising Two Regiment on Bounties of unappropriated lands for the further defence of the Frontiers of this State, as witness my hand and seal this Fifteenth day of September 1783. 
Witness Present.                 Joseph Hewins 
 James Yule                           (diamond shape 
 Eleazer West                         with  initials L.S)
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Be it remembered that on the Twenty fourth day of September 1783 personally appeared before me Robert Yates Esq., one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Eleazer West who being duly sworn deposeth that he has seen the within named Joseph Hewins seal and deliver the within Instrument as his voluntary Act and deed for the uses therein mentioned - That he this deponent and James Yule subscribed their names respectively thereto as Witnesses
 (signed)   Robert Yates

The within named David Pixley do hereby for the consideration of Ten Shillings in specie assign over the within transfer and Certificate unto Thomas Palmer Esqr and to his heirs and assigns forever - Witness my hand and seal the 27 day of Feb 1785.
  David Pixley [diamond shape with L.S.]
 Witness Present  John Paterson

 State of New York, Surveyor General's Office, Albany, August 2nd 1838}
Pursuant to the Revised Statutes of this state, Part 3, chapter 7, Title 3, Article 7, Section 72 (see Revised Statutes, 2nd edition, vol. 2, page 324) I certify that the foregoing copies, To wit, the copy of a certificate of the enlistment of Joseph Hewins signed by Jacob John Lansing as commissary of Musters - also the copy of a transfer & assignment of bounty lands     by Joseph Hewins to David Pigslay (alias Pexley, alias Pixley) together with the copy of a certificate signed by Robert Yates as one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, of the proof of said transfer & assignment - also the copy of a transfer & assignment of the same bounty land by the said David Pixley to Thomas Palmer - have been
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compared by me with the original documents from which the said copies were made, and which are now on file in this office, and the said copies are correct transcripts of the whole of said original documents.
O.L. Holley
Surveyor General.

State of New York
Secretary's Office }
I certify that Orville L. Holley is Surveyor General of this State only appointed and sworn_ that the above Signature "O.L. Holley" is the proper hand writing of the said Surveyor General and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts.
Given under my hand and the Seal of this office at the City of Albany the 2d. day of August A.D. 1838.
Archd. (Archibald) Campbell
Dep. (Department) Secretary
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[Postmark] SHEFFIELD
[Stamped] FREE

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner on Pentions [Pensions]
at Washington

[Vertical text on left] Comm'r  Nov 17
 Jos. Hewins
Ms. [W?]
21458
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Sheffield November 13th, 1837
Hon. (Honorable) J.L. Edwards
Dear Sir
I once more commence the painful task
of writing to you concerning my pention (pension) I received a letter from the Hon. (Honorable) George N. Briggs dated October 14th in which was enclosed a pention (pension) 
certificate for Forty two Dollars and xx (zero) cents. I feel that I cannot consent to relinquish that part of my claim from the date of that final settlement which you speak of in your letter of the 12 of September which took place
as you say on the 31 day of December 1782 untill the army was disbanded
in New York on the 3 day of November 1783 as you have informed me that you have decided that the act of 7 of June 1832 did not extend the benefits of pention (pension) any further. I perceive that you are not satisfied with my declaration that you seem to think that I have altered my statements concerning that matter I have only to state that as I enlisted for the term of two years to serve in the New York Service and was put and continued under Col. Willet untill after the expedition to old Oswego which took place in January 1783 I supposed that if he was not with us we were commanded by officers under his command as Major Vansconter, Peter B Tearse and sometimes Cap (Captain) Cannon were officers of the day.
But as you inform me that the New York State Troops were not in service after January 1783 and the fact that I received that final settlement certificate when I received my discharge and an other (another) certificate which entitled me to a final Settlement Note to be paid by Congress rather convinces me that Major Vansconter was put over us by Congress and some other circumstances goes to prove the same fact one was that we never drew our clothing untill January 1783 although we had the most solemn promises from the officers that we should not be ordered out of Albany untill we had drew them with one month pay which we did not draw till the next June and the November following we all drew part of an other (another) months pay a few days after we came into (illegible) for winter quarters from these circumstances I conclude that the clothing and money we received was from Congress. Now Sir if you can see it consistent with Justice and Duty to take back this certificate and issue one in lieu of the one I have which shall comprehend the whole
amount of time from the final settlement you speak of that took place the 31st day of December 1782 untill the disbanding of the army in New York which will make in addition to what you have allowed me something like ten months more than you have allowed me I shall be satisfyed (satisfied) and nothing short of that can I be satisfyed (satisfied) with if you think you cannot with propriety so that please to have the goodness
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to infor (inform) me how you deal with the rest of my old brother soldiers
who served with me the most of the time. I will state the names of two or three that were with me Amos Hamlin inlisted (enlisted) when I did and served about 20 months. Williams Avery came in July about the time that
Capn. (Captain) Newell came and Jacob Smawley came a little after these three 
men reside in the County of Greene if they are living State of New York and I am told they
have all three drew pentions (pensions) and I think they all three entitled to it.
Yours respectfully Joseph Hewins

Hon. J L Edwards
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House of Representatives
February 18.1845.
J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
Dear Sir_
In the case of Joseph Hewins of Sheffield, Massachusetts [written above "of Joseph Hewins"], I have been requested by the said Joseph to present his papers to Congress for a Bill for his releif_ His complaint is that he had a certificate for $63.67 annually. This sum he states he received for about two years, when he forwarded it to your office under the expectation of getting it increased to $67, whereas it was returned instead to $40.88. This was done I think in 1834. He tells me that he never could find out how this was done_ he beleives it must have been done by some sort of mistake_it seems there have been some [illegible word crossed out] applications to Congress [illegible]_
["I wish" crossed out] The Comm'r (Commissioner) will much oblige me by referring to this case, and see if the evidence will not justify the increase, and if not, the reason why not, so that I can satisfy the old gentleman_
With much respect
Your obedient servant
Julius Rockwell
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Postmark HUDSON N.Y. 
18 DEC

Ho. Rep't. (Honorable Representative)

[In another handwriting) (illegible)
Ret'n (Return) this with an answer

[Down right edge in another handwriting 
Dec 17/49

[Centered] Hon/ P. H. Silvester
Mem. (Member) Congress
Washington

[Vertical left side] Jos. (Joseph) Hewins
Mass. (Massachusetts) 32
Page 98

Hudson, Dec'r (December) 12th 1849
Hon (Honorable) & D'r (Dear) Sir/
I hope ere this reaches you will have a Speaker chosen. Either Whig or Democrat. Of course my choice would be a Democrat.
I presume you will have no time
to attend to any business for me until the
House is organized.

I wish you to attend to some business
for me at the Pension Office as soon as
you can.

The Com'r (Commissioner) of Pensions decided in the case of Joseph Hewins to allow a pension for 20 mo's (months) & 8 days services but required some evidence relating to D'r (Doctor) Peck, being Ex'r (Executor) & of the time of Joseph Hewins death.
This I applied Nov 9th 1849. More than a month ago.

I claim 21 mo's (months) 8 days but do not feel disposed to insist upon it & will take it at
20 mo's (months) 8 days as he admits it.

Will you attend to this matter. What I 
want is a certificates issued & sent me
without delay & hope the Com'r (Commissioner) will issue it for 21 mos (months) 8 days. 
Most Res'y (Respectfully) Yours,
Wheeler H. Clarke

Hon. P H Silvester
Page 99

Mar 8
Mass
J L Edwards Esq
Comm'r (Commissioner) of Pensions
Puis
Henry McBriggs
HR

50
12.50
  2.16
______
64.66
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1 Mar 1836

Dr [Dear] Sir
You will you have the
goodness to inform me what is the condition of the application of Jos  Hewins of W  Stockbridge Mass & of Nathan Bassett of Dalton Mass.
Respectfully
Yrs    G N Briggs

J L Edwards Es'r [Esqr]
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Joseph Hewins case
Fees Recd [f? ?thn?]
one dollar.
F D Farley Esq for H.W.B.
Gr [Great] Barrington Nov. 7, 1849
increased from $42.88/100 to $67.54/100 from
4 March 1831 to 14 Aug't [August]
1848 deducting what has
been paid payable to Oliver
Peck, Executor, for use of children as w.

Wheeler H. Clarke [crossed out]
[Hudson crossed out]
N [New] York
Atty [Attorney]

Hon. P.H. Silvester
H.R
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss. Probate Office Nov. 7 1849.
I Henry W Bishop, Register of the Court
of Probate, within and for the County of 
Berkshire, do certify, that at a Court of Probate, holdin at Lenox in & for said County, on the third day of October in the year
Eight[teen] hundred and forty Eight, the last will
and testament of Joseph Hewins, late of
Sheffield in said County, deceased, testate,
was duly proved, approved, allowed,
Established and ordered to be recorded, &
that Oliver Peck of said Sheffield, Esq.
the Executor therein named, was duly
appointed Executor thereof and gave bond,
duly approved, for the faithful discharge
of said trust, & that said Peck, ever since
his said appointment, has been, & now
is Executor as aforesaid.
In witness whereof I hereunto set
my hand & the seal of said Court
this seventh day of November
in the year eighteen hundred
and forty nine.
Henry W. Bishop
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. Probate office Nov. 7, 1849. I Daniel N Dewey Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Berkshire aforesaid do certify that it has been made to appear to me by satisfactory evidence that Joseph Hewins late of Sheffield in said County died on the fourteenth day of August in the year Eighteen hundred and forty eight that the following & no others are the children of the said Joseph Hewins who are now him surviiving namely, Douglass B Hewins Anson K Hewins Aurelia Hurd wife of Stephen Hurd of Goshen in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut Jerusha Hewins and Phebe Hewins.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 7th day of November AD 1849 Daniel N. Dewey
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Aug 14 1848
Joseph Hewins
Free
P H Silvester MG
[stamp] FROM WILLARDS CITY HOTEL WASHINGTON D.C.

J. L Edwards Esq
Comm'r (Commissioner) of Pensions
Pension Office

[along right edge] Hon. P H Silvester
Page 105

J. L. Edwards Esq'r 
Dear Sir,
The enclosed papers are
taken from the files of the House. The gentleman who wished them to be delivered to you, means to apply to
you again for a pension, upon these & other papers
Very respy[respectfully]
Yours
P H Silvester

Wash: 12th Augt 48
Page 106

Jos Hewins
from R Kellogg
West Stockbridge, Mass
Aug 25
J.L. Edwards, Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

[along left edge] Aug 29 
Mass. (Massachusetts)
Page 107

West Stockbridge Au [August] 25, 1836
J. L. Edwards Esq,
Sir, 
Joseph Hewins has resided in this Town from his infancy has represented this Town
in our Legislature & held the most
important office in said Town _ served the United States & State of New York in our Revolutionary struggle upwards of two years has always just earned the reputation of an honest man & free from even suspicion of any fraudulent transaction.
He heretofore has had allowed him a
Pension for a portion of his said services, he
returned his Pension Certificate with a view of
having it enlarged agreeable to your advise
of 14 January 1834, but was subsequently informed by you "that it appeared by the pay Rolls of Col Willets Regiment & his order that he had received £25.17.4 for nine months & 12 days services in Newells Company & to which his services in said Regiment is limited by his own
Order".

When he applied for his Pension he was
1not aware that these services were on a
different footing from those who were in the
regular service who had like him, nominally
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received their pay, he has the impression
that a portion of said service was on account
of the State of New York & the remainder on
on the Continental establishment, that
he received two seperate Certificates, on the
Order in question he received one of said
Certificates, the other certificate he thinks
entitled him to receive a final settlement
note from the U.S. _ that he thinks Capt
Newells Company (when Col. Willet retired
from the service) was transferred over to
the command of a Continental officer
called " Maj. Van Sconter"

In one of your communications
you say he is not found on settlement
of Gross's Company, he had no intention
of representing that he at any time was
attached to Gross's Company, but that
on a certain occasion he was detached
& went to Johnstown & kept garrison
there about two weeks & that Capt
Gross had the command of the Garrison
during this time.

As the Records of this State are
now deposited in your office I am in
hope you will be able to learn all
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the facts in relation to his service,
I have prefaced this communication
by stating the standing & character of Capt
Hewins, lest the correctness of his proceedings
should be questioned _ that he underwent
the dangers & hardships of a two years
campain (campaign) & received comparatively nothing
is strictly true _  if the provisions of law
does not reach his case it is his misfortune, and if any suspicion as to
the correctness of his proceedings exists, he
will be glad to have them disclosed to him
with all frankness

Your 0bed't (Obedient) Sev't (Servant
Robbins Kellogg
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[vertical along side]
Dec. 8
Mass (Massachusetts)
Jos (Joseph) Hewins

[center]
West Stockbridge, Mass free
Dec 2

Hon'l (Honorable) Sec'y (Secretary) of War

To the care of 
J.L. Edwards
Com'r (Commissioner) of Pensions
Washington, DC
Page 111

W. Stockbridge Mass Dec'r 2.1835
Sir
I enclose you Joseph Hewins Pension
certificate, for the purpose of having it
increased agreeable to your letter also
enclosed - I hope it will be to correct that
he will be enabled to draw the deficiency
for the time past (illegible)
I enclose your letter that you may
the more readily see the object of this
communication

Yours Ob't (Obedient) Ser't (Servant
Robbins Kellogg

J.L. Edwards Esq
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Washington
Dec'r (December) 5, 49

James L. Edwards
Comm'r (Commissioner) of Pensions

Sir
In compliance with your letter of Oct 6 last in the case of Joseph Hewins act 32. late of Massachusetts. You will receive herewith the evidence requested.

I remain your most
respectfully
Alex. Ray
Page 113

[Postmark] HUDSON N.Y.

Pension Office

Hon'l (Honorable) J.L. Edwards
Comr (Commissioner) of Pensions 
Washington

Oct 2, 48
Joseph Hewins

Wheeler H. Clarke
Page 114

Hudson, New York
Sept'r (September) 28th, 1848

Sir/
Joseph Hewing (Hewins) of Sheffield, Berkshire County Massachusetts called on me in August last about his pension business.

His papers have been before Congress & have been by my advise (advice) returned to your office.

He says he is not now allowed for services performed in 1782 or 1783 I think in 1783 in Simeon Newells Company Willetts regiment.

I do not know that any additional Evidence has been adduced since your last decision. if so your opinion is requested thereon.

If no new testimony has been furnished will you inform me what was your objections to the allowance he was at first allowed which was I think $63.67 per annum now reduced to about $40 per annum. Have you Willetts Rolls to the End of his service, if not can you tell me where they can be found.

Res'y (Respectfully) Yours.
Wheeler H. Clarke

Hon. (Honorable) J.L. Edwards Comm (Commissioner)
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PS. About July 20th 1848 I sent the following cases under Resolve of Congress of July 1, 1848.

viz.
Mary Roods
Jemima Stickles
Christina Millers
Cornelia Etting &
Hannah Holsapple,

Supposing their turn would have come before this I thought perhaps they might have been mislaid.
Res. Y. (Respectfully Yours)
W.H.C. (initials for Wheeler H. Clarke)

Hon J.L. Edwards

(Transcriber's Note: This document 13 is the second page to document 14.)
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Joseph Hewens (Hewins)
Page 117

Washington
Sepr 13/49 (September 13, 1849)

James L. Edwards 
Comm (Commissioner) of Pensions

Sir
I enclose herewith a letter from Wheeler H. Clarke, and declaration in the case of Joseph Hewins under Act-1832. He claims as I understand is for an increased allowance from $32.33 to $71 per annum.

Very respectfully,
Your Obd (Obedient) Ser (Servant)
Alex. Ray
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War Department
Pension Office
January 14 1834

Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 2nd ultime I have to state that it appears from the papers of Joseph Hewins, presented in support of his claim, that he enlisted on the 14th of April 1782 and served until the 16th January 1784, but as the War terminated on the 3rd of September 1783 he is only entitled for services rendered previous thereto making a service of 16 months and 19 days - which together with the three months and 14 days service rendered in 1781 in Col. Willetts Regiment makes a period in all of Twenty months and three days which entitles him to a pension of 67$ per annum. His pension will therefore be increased to that amount so soon as he shall have transmitted to this Department his Pension Certificate.

I am Respectfully
Yr: Mo: Ob: St: (Your Most Obedient Servant)
J.L. Edwards
Comm'r (Commissioner) of Pensions

Robbins Kellogg Esq.
West Stockbridge
Massachusetts
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West Stockbridge MA                        Free
Dec 5

Hon'l (Honorable) Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.

21.458
Mass. roll

relating  to Pensions
Page 120

West Stockbridge Berkshire County MA
Dec'r (December_ 2nd, 1833
Hon'l (Honorable) Sect'y (Secretary) of War

Jos. (Joseph) Hewins's Pension Certificate No. 21458 was duly forwarded to him. His declaration was for a little more than two years. The Testimony which he forwarded proved a little more I believe, but the allowance as it appears by the Certificate was for a life period.

I wish to enquire in behalf of Mr. Hewins why his full term was not allowed.

You will perceive his Discharge (which is among his papers) bears date several months after the War was considered to have closed. Col. Willets Reg't (Regiment) I believe was retained in the service till the date of Said discharge & Mr. Hewins actually performed the services which were hard. If it is not within the rules of your Department to allow these services (if this is the reason for cutting him short) I will thank you to suggest in your reply, where his remedy is & the course he is to pursue.

Your Obed't (Obedient) Ser't (Servant)
Robbins Kellogg
Page 121

file with 
Rachel Dunn

(upside down)  
Copy paper
Hon G. N. Briggs
HR
Page 122

Copy papers

Hon G. N. Briggs
HR

(upside down) file with Rachel Dunn
Page 123

Mr. Briggs wishes the papers
in the case of Jos (Joseph) Hewins of Mass (Massachusetts) to be laid before the Comm'r (Commissioner) of Rev'y [Revolutionary] Pensions
in the House of Reps [Representatives]. Will Mr. Edwards please send them to him
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(Postmark) W Sheffield
Jan 22

Hon. George N. Briggs
Washington City

(Right margin) Hon. G. N. Briggs 
                         H R

(Left margin) Jos. Hewins case
Page 125

Samuel Olmsted of Canaan in the County of Columbia & (and) State of New York aged seventy four years, deposes & (and) says that place of his nativity was Canaan aforesaid, that he has known Joseph Hewins who within the last year moved from West Stockbridge (where he had resided from his childhood) to Sheffield that said Hewins's residence was about half a mile east & min (minimum) about half a mile west of the state line and we were school mates. That he was present when the Sam Hewins enlisted as a Soldier in the Company of Capt.Simeon Newell which was in the Spring of Seventeen hundred & eighty two at West Stockbridge aforesaid _ that he was absent from home (and in the [word crossed out] service as I supposed, & have never had any reason to doubt) for nearly two years the precise time he returned home from said service, I have not the means of ascertaining but I will recollect that it was in the Winter season when he returned & further says not.
Samuel Olmsted

Berkshire Ss [County] January 4th 1838 then the above named Samuel Olmsted personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me.
Robbins Kellogg, Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire [County]

I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do certify that Robbins Kellogg Esq before whom the foregoing deposition of Samuel Olmstead was taken is a Justice of the Peace within aforesaid County only commissioned is qualified & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
In testimony whereof (illegible) my hand & the Seal of said Court this 11th day of January A.D. 1838.
Chas (Charles) Sedgwick Clerk -
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Payments to be made
at Boston
by (illegible)
Agent for paying Pensioners, 
in the Agency of
Massachusetts

Recorded in the Pension Office,
in Book E. Vol. 2.
Page 25 by Go. C. Stiles
Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Joseph Hewins 
of Massachusetts 
who was a private in the Revolutionary 
Army 
is entitled to receive Sixty-Three dollars and Seventy seven cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing 
on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and the 4th of September, in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United
States, this 19 day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

Lew Cass
Secretary of War

Examined and 
Countersigned.
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.