Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W.1568, Elijah Crossman, Mass.
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Service  Mass
Number W.1568
Crossman, Elijah
                  Elizabeth
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3803
New York
Elijah Crossman
Sergeant
Massachusetts line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 11th of April, 1818.
Certificate of the Pension issued the 21st of Oct. 1818 and sent to Samuel H. Hicker, Esq. Ticonderoga, N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. 4 and 24/00
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Nov 1819. 
38.40
48.00
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$86.40
1 year   Revolutionary claim,
             Act 18th March, 1818
Read Continued 
File March 1819 Essex Co
4 March 1819

Notification sent January [Unknown] 11, 1821 to E. C. Gross. House of Representatives U.S.
Letter to [unknown] Valentine, [unknown] 12, 1847
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Elijah Crossman
3803
Crown Point  Oct '18
Essex Co NY
E.C. Gross
Mar '19
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Northern District of New York
County of Essex }ss
  On this twenty sixth day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of [Record] for the said county being the court of common [Pleas] of the county of Essex  Elijah Crossman aged sixty eight years resident in the [town?] of Crown Point in said county who being first duly sworn according to law,  doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War as follows:  one year and eight months the year on the Continental Establishment in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six in the Massachusetts line under Col. Joseph Reed [Read?] and Captain Edward Seagraves and that he has the certificate of a pension the number of which is (3803) and that the date of my application is April 11th 1818  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent there by so to diminish it as to bring myself with in the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provided for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the [United States of A?] "Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what it contained in the schedule here to annexed and by me subscribed and further that I have no real property and that my personal
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estate is as follows one Cow and one calf one great iron kettle one iron pot one bake pan one half dozen white plates [unknown], one half dozen tea cups and saucers - six knives and forks, my health bad being afflicted with a cough and the [unknown] has a wife and eight children under age
Elijah Crossman
Sworn to and declared on the 26th day September 1820 before me Thos. Stower Clerk