Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 974-300, Ebenezer Hills, Conn.
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(3-1776)
Service                                      Number

Conn.               Hills, Ebenezer   B.L.Wt.974- 
                                                   300 -Capt. 
                                            Issued June 14, 
                                                             1790
                                            No papers.

contents
See his commission's in claim of his son Ebenezer Hills Jr. W7735
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(B.L.Wt-974-300)

This officer's 2 commissions were filed in the pension claims of his son Ebenezer Hills Jr. Conn. W.7735.
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11500Euclid Ave
Cleveland O - June 9/7
Dept of the Interior
Washington DC

Referring to Nid File 7732. Rev War - Soldier Ebenezer Hills Jr. Son of "Ebenezer Hills" who was Capt in service their- 
  Can you kindly tell me something more of record of Capt' Ebenezer Hills - of Conn? I observe you had knowledge of their relationship. And believe you could give some information concerning him (^the Capt.) which would be most gratefully rec'd. His birth & marriage etc. Most Respectfully yours Mrs. J.J. McWilliams
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Rev/B

87 E Main St.
Johnstown N.Y.

Bureau of Pensions
Gentlemen,
   Your letter received advising me to give more information regarding Ebenezer Hill Sr. and Jr. whose records I asked for.
  The following is all I can leave about
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them.
  Ebenezer Hill Sr. was captain in Col. Hernan Swift's regiment. Ebenezer Hill Fr. Dec. 1775 served 1 yr. as private under Ebenezer Curtis Capt. His wife Mary Bronson Hills received pension while living in Waterliet N.Y. He was born Mar. 17-1758. The date of application, for pension Sept. 13, 1832 He drew it for one year for he died Mar. 30 1833. His wife's applications was dated Nov. 1 1838
   I can find no record of the wife of the Sr. Hill.
   Sincerely hope you will be able to give me the records as I am desirous of joining the D.A.R. and must have the complete line.
   Very respectfully
   Mrs. E. Spannable
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Russell A. Conn
Manager

The Hamilton Hotel
300 Rooms - 300 baths
14th and K streets
Washington, D.C.

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Dear Sirs: - 
   Will you please send to me as quickly as possible the date you have on wife; family and officer - Capt. Ebenezer Hill (Father of Soldier & Ensign Ebenezer Hill) who was in Capt. in Colonel Herman Swift's Conn. Regiment. & battle of Monmouth - I wish to have all data you have in regard to him. He had a bounty rights and was assignor to his son Ebenezer I think.
  I am here for a short time and wish to have this information at once if possible.
   Sincerely
Mrs. Minnie B Hall Murphy
Room 308 Hamilton Hotel
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AW
Reb. War Section.

Jan 11, 1927.

Mrs. E Spnnoble
87 East Main St.
Johnstown, N.Y.
Madam:
   In reply to your letter which was received the 3d instant, you are advised that three hundred acres of county land was alltted on account of the Revolutionary War service of Capt. Ebenezer Hills of Connecticut, on Warrant No. 974, which issued June 14, 1780. There are no papers on file in said claim, owing to the destruction of the (illegible) when the War Office was burned in 1800.
   In the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 7735, of Ebenezer Hills, Jr. it appears that his father Ebenezer Hills was commissioned First Lieutenant of Col Herman Swift Conn. Battalion, January 1, 1777, and Captain of the Seventh Conn. Regiment, September 1 1777. Capt. Ebenezer Hills' Sons Ira and Samuel resided in Watervliet, New York in 1832. 
  The places and dates of his birth and death and the name of his wife are not on record.
   Very respectfully,
 GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
The commissions of this Lt. & Capt. were filed in his son's claim
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AW
Rev. War Section.

June 15, 1917.

Mrs. J. J. McWilliams,
11500 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Madam:
  In reply to your letter of the 9th instant, you are advised that three hundred acres of bounty land was allowed on account of the Revolutionary War services of Dabtain Ebenezer Hills of Connecticut, on warrant No. 874, which issued June 14, 1780. There are no papers on file in said claim, owing to the destruction of the same when the War Office was burned in 1800. 
   In the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 7735, of Ebenezer Hills, Jr. it appears that his father Ebenezer Hills was commissioned First Lieutenant of Col. Herman Swift's Conn. Batalion, January 1 1777. Capt. Ebenezer Hills' sons Ira and Samuel Resided in Watervliet, New York in 1832. 
  The places and dates of his birth, marriage and death and the name of his wife are not on record.
   Very respectfully,
E.C. Tieman
Acting Commissioner.
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October 12, 1925.

Mrs. Minnie H. Murphy
805 Gaylord St
Denver, Colo.

Madam:
  I have to advise you from the records of this Bureau, it appears that three hundred acres of bounty land was allowed on account of the Revolutionary War services of Captain Ebenezer Hills of Connecticut, on Warrant No. 974, which was issued June 14, 1790.
  There are no papers on file in said claim, owing to the destruction of the same, when the War Office was burned in 1800. 
  In the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 7735 of Ebenezer Hills, Jr., it appears that his father, Ebenezer Hills, was commissioned First Lieutenant of Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut Battalion, January 1, 1777 and Captain of the Seventh Connecticut Regiment, September 1, 1777. Captain Ebenezer Hills' sons Ira and Samuel resided in Watervliet, New York in 1832.
  Respectfully

Winfield Scott
Commissioner

(handwritten along left side of page "See letter of inquiry re Ebenezer Hills, Jr. W 7735")
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(handwritten top right corner "MNF OW")
Rev.&1812 Wars Section.

April 20, 1928.

Mrs. Minnie B. Hall Murphy,
Room 308,
Hamilton Hotel,
Washington, D. C.

Madam:
  I advise you that this bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services.
  A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Benjamine Barber of Van Courtland's New York Regiment.
  I advise you that on October 12, 1925 you were furnished the histories of Captain Ebenezer Hills (Wt. 974) and of his son Ensign Ebenezer Hills (W. 7735) of the Connecticut troops and owing to lack of a clerical force available for the purpose the history of a soldier of the Revolution is furnished only once to each person.
  It is proper to add that the Revolutionary War records of this bureau are open to the public and you may examine the papers on file and collect data from same by calling at the bureau, Interior building, 19th & F Streets, N. W. Room 5033.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner.

(handwritten on lower left of paper "I added this as she was in this city at the time")