Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,068, Elihu Goodman, Mass.
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[hand-drawn 5 pointed star]

SERVICE
Mass.

Goodman, Elihu

NUMBER
S.  31,068
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31068
INVALID  cm
Revy
File No 31068
Elihu Goodman
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 32"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 159
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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6099
Massachusetts
Elihu Goodman
Greenfield in the State of Massachusetts
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Leonard of the Regt commanded by Col Woodbridge the Massachusetts line for 9 months

[Handwritten] Mix V State books

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Feby 1833 and Sent to Hon Geo Grennalls HR
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - 45.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March '33-- 15.00
                                                                  $60.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk,
Book D Vol. 2 Page 54

[Text on right side of document]
Set 31st March 1837 A. Brainard
Greenfield Mass
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Elihu Goodman
Greenfield

Private
9 mos

Adm'd
$30.00
Leonard
Ruggles [Crossed out]
Woodbridge

Hon W. Grennell Jr

[Written on left side] Elihu Goodman
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I am acquainted with the within
named Elihu Goodman & know
him to be a man of truth
Geo. Grennell
M. C
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Washington
Feby 18 1833
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN COUNTY SS.

ON THIS twenty ninth day of August
A.D. 1832 A.D. at a Probate Court personally
appeared in open Court, before the Hon Richard E Newcomb Judge of Probate Court of Common Pleas [Crossed out: Court of Common Pleas] of the County in the said Commonwealth, now sitting at Greenfield within and for the said County of Franklin,
Elihu Goodman a resident of Greenfield
in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an 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. I first entered the service of the United States as a volunteer minute man in the Massachusetts State service in April A.D. 1775 the next day after the Lexington fight-- I resided at South Hadley in the County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts at this time-- I went with others direct through Worcester Ms. to Cambridge where we were stationed. After arriving at Cambridge which was a short time after I left home. I enlisted into the Massachusetts State service for eight months and served that time out, and then at the request of our commanders I with others agreed to stay
one month longer, and I performed an other month service more making in all at this time nine months. I returned home in January
following, I cannot tell the day-- The officers of the Regt were Colonel Ruggles Woodbridge,  Lt. Stacy & May Montague,  Capt Leonard
Lt. Josiah Smith & Ensign Gould were the officers of our company -- I recollect of seeing Gen. Putman at this time I was present on Bunker Hill during the battle, but did not engage in the battle our Regt being stationed at Charleston road in order to stop the British coming up from the neck. I also saw Charleston burnt by the enemy at this
time. After the battle we retreated across the neck & went to Cambridge thence on to Prospect Hill where we fortified ourselves. We went into winter quarters at Cambridge and my time of service having expired I was dismissed home - I had no written discharge - I do not know any living witness by whom I can prove this term of service. I was at home on a furlough about two weeks during this period [illegible]

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.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
R. E. Beurande
Judge of Probate 
Elihu Goodman

WE, Julia Smead and Asaph Smead both
residing in Greenfield hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elihu Goldman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine 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.
Signatures of Julia Smead
Asaph Smead

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
R. E. Beurande Jud. Prob.

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 Julia Smead and Asaph Smead who have severally signed the foregoing certificate are
in the town of Greenfield and credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit-- there is no clergyman residing in the neighborhood where the applicant lives nor any belonging to the parish to which he belongs.
Signature of  N.E. Newcombe
Judge of Probate

I, ELIJAH ALVORD, Clerk [crossed out] Register of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elihu Goodman for a pension.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this 29th day of August in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

E. Alvord Reg. Prob. Clerk
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Greenfield Mas. 1837
Sir
Enclosed is the evidence of the identity
of Elihu Goodman, a pensioner, furnished
in conformity to the Treasury order, under date
of September 29th 1836 issued from 2nd Compt office to the Agent for paying pensions in Boston Ms by Albion K Paris Comptr.

If the proof of identity is sufficient, it is desired, that the proper direction may be given to the Agent at Boston.

Yours very respectfully
Almon Brainard

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
D.C.
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Elihu Goodman Mass Roll. Act 7th June 1832.

Be pleased to say to what time the pension has been paid
P. 7   4 March 1836 - The return for the 14.37 not [Illegible]

Pension Office
31st March 1837
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Elihu Goodman
AH
E. Goodman
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I Giles Cook of Greenfield in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of eighty one years of age on the 29th of August 1832 - do deponse and say  that in April A.D. 1775 I lived in the town of South Hadley Massachusetts, and that I well know Eliza Goodman who then lived in said South Hadley & now in the town of Greenfield aforesaid. I was present when the said Goodman marched from said Hadley a soldier of the revolution and believe he went to Cambridge Town where he did duty I have
always understood that the said Goodman enlisted at this time for eight months -  I know that the said Goodman left South Hadley April aforesaid I did not return untill some time in January following. I have understood from him that he served one month after his time of enlistment was out. In August A.D. 1775
I was at Watertown Ms. on a visit to my friends - I then saw the said Goodman then doing duty as a soldier guarding the public stores. I have long been acquainted with the said Goodman who is now present while I give this my deposition and believe him to be a man of truth & entitled to full credit in whatever declaration he shall make for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of Congress of 1832 - The said Goodman was this day informed me that he was at home during the
above period of his service about two or three weeks on a furlough but I have no recollection of it
[Indented] Signature of  Giles Cook

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss- Aug. 27- 1832

[Indented]  Personally appearing the above
and Giles Cook & made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. [Crossed out; and I hereby certify that the said Cook is credible witness]

Before me
Elisha Chapin Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Giles Cook is a credible witness-
Elisha Chapin Just of
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[Centered]Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin SS. 

I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for the County of Franklin do hereby certify that Elisha Chapin Esq. before whom the within affidavit purports to have been verified is a Justice of the Peace for the said County, and
that his name subscribed to the within certificates appears to me to be his genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Greenfield on the twenty eighth day of August A.D. 1832
Signature of E. Alvord Clerk