Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23007, Elisha Eldredge, Conn.
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SERVICE                                               NUMBER

Conn       Eldredge,  Elisha                   W. 33007
                Eldrige
                Eldridge
                                 Cynthia
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                                      358.
                       New Hampshire
                         Elisha Eldridge
of Walpole in the State of M. Hampshire
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Durkee of the Regt commanded
by Colonel McLennan in the Cont. State 
line for the term of Six Months
from September 1782 to ........................ 17.......

Inscibed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of Twenty Dollars per [month crossed out] annum, to
commence o the 4th day of March 1801

Certificate of Pension issued 23 of August
1832   and sent to the Hon.
H. Hubbard  Charlestown N.H.

[The next five lines have been crossed out]

Amount due on 4th of      _______________
March 1832, do                 $    20.00
4 Sept 1832}                            10.00
                                          _______________
                                         $     30.00       

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act [March 18, 1818,
May 3, 1830 crossed out]
7 June 1832
Recorded Book D  Vol 1
page 152
          PLB. 
Act 7 June 1832
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3844
New Hampshire Con
Cynthia Eldridge
widow of Elisha
Conc
who served in the Revolutionary war, 
as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
20 Dollars --
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of 
                      Feby 1849
and sent to Hon Jas. Wilson
HofR

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 
                 February 2, 1948, Page 7 Vol. p

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Reported
feby 13/119
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Elisha Eldridge -
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                                 DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

State of New Hampshire,
County of Sullivan} SS.

On this sixth day of August, 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, Elisha Eldridge  -  a resident of Walpole  in the County of Cheshire and State of N.H. aged 66 years, who being 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 middle of September, A.D. 1782, he enlisted as a private in Capt. Benj'n Durkee's company in Colonel McLannans Connecticut line [last two words inserted] Regiment for the term of five months - that at the time of sd enlistment he resided in Mansfield in Windham County in the State of Connecticut - that he enlisted as a volunteer -That he was ordered to New London to garrison the Fort there - That he was stationed both at Fort Griswold & Fort Trumbull the whole of the term of sd enlistment doing garrison Duty. That he does not know the names of any officers save those just named - That he was born in Ashford in Windham County aforesaid in June 1755 - That he has no record of his age - That he received no written discharge - That he was discharged verbally in March 1783 - That he has no [illegible  word] evidence & knows of no person whose testimony he can require who can testify to is service.  That he is known to Thomas C. Drew & Samuel Slade who can testify to their belief in his veracity & in his services as a soldier of the Revolution -

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 -  [Signed]  Elisha Eldredge
   Frederick A Sumner Judge of Probate

We, F.C. Drew residing in Walpole and Samuel Slade residing in Alshead hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Elisha Eldridge, who has subscribed and sworn to the above obligation; that we believe him to be 66 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 & year aforesaid
                               [Signed] Samuel Slade
                                             Thos. C. Drew
  Frederick A Sumner Judge of Probate

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogation prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court certifies, that it appears to them that Thomas C. Drew who has signed the preceding certificate , is a resident in Alshead aforesaid - and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Fred. A. Sumner, Judge of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Elisha Eldridge for a pension.  In testimony whereof, I have set my hand and seal of office, this sixth day of August A.D. 1792.

  [Signed] Frederick A, Sumner Judge of Probate
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                Cynthia Eldridge
                        1929
                Wid of Elisha
                             NH
                   Ad July 1838
                 Married  1786
             died 27 May 1836
               Attac $20 pen
                [illegible initials]


Hon H Hubbard
      U. S. S.
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     Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of
Congress of this 7th July 1838 entitled "an Act
granting half pay and pension to Certain Widows"
State of New Hampshire
Cheshire County SS. -
 On this Eighteenth day of September AD 1838-personally appeared before Frederick Vose Esqr - Judge of Probate in & for the County of Cheshire afore said Cynthis Eldridge, in open Court, a resident of Walpole in the County of Cheshire aforesaid aged twenty-two years, who, being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the an Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled  "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows - That she is the widow of Elisha Eldridge
  who was a pensioner  [last word underlined] under the act of 1832 - made his declaration at the County of Sullivan in said state and was placed on the Roll of the New Hampshire Agency - and lived at the time of making his said declaration in Walpole aforesaid. - his pension certificate was for twenty dollars per annum. -

Recollects he was at New London Connecticut while in the service -  [last word illegible]
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She further declares that she was married to the Said Elisha Eldridge on the sixteenth day of June in the year seventeen hundred and eighty six that her husband the aforesaid Elisha Eldridge died on the twenty seventh day of May A.D. 1836.
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four. Viz at the time above stated  That she has never since been married to any other person that her maiden name was Cynthia Hanks
                      [Signed[ Cynthia Eldridge

Sworn to and subscribed on this day and year above written before
   Frederick Vose, Judge of Probate
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State of New Hampshire
Cheshire Js -
  I Elisha Sawyer Register of Probate in & for said County of Cheshire do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court. Hon Frederick Vose the Judge of said Court duly commissioned & qualifies presiding in the matter of the application of Cynthia Eldridge for a pension and I further certify that the signature annexed is the genuine signature of the Judge aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 19th day of September A.D. 1838

                                             Elijah Sawyer  Regr.
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      State of Connecticut
Tolland County Js Mansfield September 4th 1838 
I Rodney Hanks of the Town, County and State aforesaid being fifty five years of age do testify and say - that I was acquainted with Elisha Eldridge and his Wife when they lived in said Mansfield - She is my cousin  - When a girl her name was Cynthia Hanks.-  They removed from said Mansfield a number of years ago -when I was quite young -  I remember their living together in this Town, - near to my Fathers house  - They went from here to Walpole in the State of New Hampshire as I understood - I was once at their house in said Walpole and staid [sic] there over night -
              [Signed] Rodney Hanks-

Sworn to and subscribed before me John Fitch Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Tolland aforesaid on the day and year above written
I further testify that the Deponent is a credible person and his statement entitled to full credit -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand officially -
   [Signed]  John Fitch Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
County of Tolland} S.S. Tolland

I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of the Court in sd Tolland County, Certify that John Fitch Esq of Mansfield is a Justice of Peace within Tolland County duly appointed and acting in sd Capacity that his commission bears date the 26th day of May AD 1838 and will continue untill the 20th day of June 1839 - and the signature to the two certificates written  purporting to be the signatures of sd Justice Fitch are genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of sd Court at Tolland in sd County this 4th day of September AD 1838
   Jeremiah Parish Clerk
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State of Connecticut  Tolland County
Mansfield Town Clerk's Office}  Js
       September 3rd 1838
              Copy
Elisha Eldridge and Cynthia Hanks, both of Mansfield were joined in marriage on the fifteenth day of June Seventeen hundred and eighty six
   I certify that the above is a true copy if the record with the exception of the date which is expresses n the record in fair legible figures as follows- June 15 AD 1786
                 Attest  Frederick F. Hanks, Town Clerk

I Frederick F. Hanks above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the County, Town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town of Mansfield with the exception above named as certified by me
                         Frederick F. Hanks

State of Connecticut, Tolland County
Js  September 3rd 1838

Sworn to and subscribed before me John Fitch Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Tolland aforesaid on the day and year above written - I further certify that the Deponent is a credible person and his statement entitled to full credit.  
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name officially -
                         [Signed]   John Fitch Justice of Peace
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                                     1468

                               Declaration
                                      of 
                           Cynthia Eldridge

Please return to
Thos Hasard
    Keene
           NH

       $20 per ann
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                DECLARATION' In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 3rd March, 1843, granting pensions foe one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHORE
Cheshire COUNTY} SS.
     On this Fourthe [sic] day of April 1843 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, Cynthia Eldridge a resident of Walpole in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d of March. 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is the widow of Elisha Eldirelgedee [sic] who was a Soldier in the Revolution, and died on the twenty seventh day of May A.D. 1836.  That she was a pensioner under the act of July 7th 1838 -
On the New Hampshire list at the rate of Twenty dollars per annum, and was paid at the Agency in Concord State of New Hampshire.
She further declares that she is still his widow.
                [Signed]  Cynthia Eldridge

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written,
    Before me,
       [Signed]  Walter Mead Justice of the Peace
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We Lemuel Starkweather and Almira Starkweather of Walpole in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire of Lawful age depose and say that we are acquainted with Cynthia Eldridge of said Walpole  That she was a Pensioner under the Act of July 7th 1838, and that she still remains the widow of Elisha Eldridge Decd-
  [Signed]  Samuel Starkweather
                  Almira Starkweather

State of New Hampshire
    Cheshire County Js}  
     April 4th 1843

Subscribed and Sworn to before me   
              Walter Mead Jus Peace

I certify that the above deponants are credible persons
                Walter Mead, Jus Peace
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State if New Hampshire
Cheshire Js
I Samuel Besco Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county of Cheshire it being a Court of Record - Certify that Walter Mead is one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Cheshire duly commissioned and qualified according to law - and that his signatures as within written are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal of the aforesaid Court of Common Pleas this 23rd day of May AD 1843.
  [Signed] Leonard Besco, Clerk.
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                                  DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of second of February, 1848, entitled "an Act making further provision for surviving widows of soldiers of the Revolution."
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
 CHESHIRE COUNTY, SS.}
  On this twenty ninth day of August 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, Cynthia Eldredge. a resident of Walpole in the County of Cheshire aged eighty two years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the second of February, A.D. 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War; that she is the widow of Elisha Eldredge who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution and a Pensioner under the act of 1832 on the New Hampshire Roll, and served, as she believes, as stated in his declaration on which his pension was granted.
    That she received a pension of twenty dollars -- cents per annum, under the act of 17th of June, 1844.
   She further declares that she is still a widow.
                                               her
                [Signed]  Cynthia     X     Eldredge
                                             mark

Attest   [Signed] 
E. C. Starkweather
Frederick Vose

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 
CHESHIRE COUNTY, SS.}
Sworn and subscribed to, this twenty ninth day of August 1848
   Before me,
       [Signed] Frederick Vose      Justice of the Peace.


I CERTIFY that the above deponent is personally known to me. and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.  

             [Signed]    Frederick Vose  Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Cheshire County Js.

I Leonard Bisco, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of said State for said county of Cheshire do hereby certify that Frederick Vose is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified according to law; that his conscription was dated on the twentieth day of May A.D. 1844, and will expire on the twentieth day of May A.D. 1849, and that his signatures within written are in my belief genuine.

 Sworn under my hand and the seal of 
said Court this twenty fifth day of September
A.D. 1848.
                                  Leonard Bisco, Clerk
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Cynthia Eldridge
  Evide  Identity
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We Samuel Starkweather and David Fisher
of lawful age depose and say that
we were acquainted with Elisha 
Eldridge late of Walpole in the
County of Cheshire New Hampshire, deceased  
That he was a Revolutionary Pensioner 
that he died on the twenty seventh day of May A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty six - That he left a widow Cynthia Eldridge who
still survives ndn remains his widow -
            [Signed] Samuel Starkweather
                          David Fisher

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire P. -
September 14.. AD 1838

Subscribed & Sworn to
   Before me  Aldis Lovell Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above deponents are credible persons
  [Signed]  Aldis Lovell Jus Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Cheshire County Js}
                             I Henry Coolidge Clerk of the
Seal           Superior Court of Judication for said
affixed       County of Cheshire, certify that Aldis 
here           Lovell was on the nineteenth day of
                 September instant and still is a 
Justice of the Peace, in said County of Cheshire
duly commissioned ads sworn - and that
his name within written is his genuine signature

      In testimony whereof I have hereunto
      set my hand and affixed the seal of said 
       Court at herein this twenty first day of
       September AD eighteen hundred and 
        thirty eight -
                            H. Coolidge  Clerk
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           J. L. Edwards Esq
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Charlestown  Aug 17th

Dear Sir
   I have just received the papers of Elisha Eldridge returned to me on account of certain deficiencies -
  As to the requisition of the evidence of the [repeated word evidence is crossed out] the Clergyman, it was not possible to procure any such.  There is not at present any settled clergyman in Walpole where the applicant resides, & the one who had lately been settled there is a very young man, and knows nothing at all about the applicant - It would be impossible for Mr. Eldridge to procure his certificate even if he were in this part of the country which he is not -

  The Judge of Probate is by a Statute of New Hampshire the certifying officer of his Court & his certificate is received in our Courts without objection in all cases -
It was merely a matter of convenience that his certificate was procured instead of that of the Register -

The seal on the declaration is the official [word underlined] Seal of the Court of Probate - there being no seal in particular required by Law -

  I am well acquainted with Thomas C Drew and Samuel Slade who have testified to Eldridges declaration and know them to be men of undoubted veracity -
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I have also examined the objections made to the declaration of William Slade - He has stated everything within his recollection - and any one who reflects on the events which happened t the period in which he served must be satisfied  that his statement is an honest one - I am vey well acquainted with both the applicants and do not hesitate to recommend them to the Department as very meritorious -

In none of the applications which I have forwarded have I procured a certificate of the Clergyman, as in most, if not all of the cases, the Clergymen have been so young, & many of them not belonging originally to this part of the Country, that they could know nothing concerning the applicants -
                      Very respectfully
                            Yours T
                         Henry Hubbard
                                  Member of Congress
                                                from NH
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                 Re   23,007
       Widow, &c.  Con
No   23, 007
Cynthia Eldridge
   widow of
  Elisha Eldridge
  Pri  Rev  War

Act Feb 2d  48
Index: Vol A,  Page 215

[Arrangement of 1870.]


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Jany. 2, 1905  Hist. to
E.A.P. Haynes, St. Louis, Mo.



Born in Ashford Wind..
1746  Served to {illegible] in 178....
in Walpole NH Cheshire
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                        1336.
New Hampshire    Con

Cynthia Eldridge
widow of Elisha Eldridge
who was a Private
in the Con. line
   for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
   20          Dollars ----
Cents per annum to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
4th day of August, 1843
and sent to
  Tho. M. Edwards
       Keene,
            N.H.

                  [Act of March 3, 1843.]

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1    Page 16.
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                   New Hampshire  1753.
                Cynthia Eldridge ..
widow of Elisha Eldridge, decd
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 1832,
and who died 27 May 1836 
of Cheshire Co in the State of N.H.
who was a private on the compy commanded
by Captain Durkee in the regt commanded
by Col McLannan in the Cont line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Concord, N.H.
at the rate of 20 Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 27 May 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of Feby
1839,                    and sent to  Hon
H Hubbard, Senate, U.S.

Arrears to the 4th Septr 28                        $ 45.44
semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '39    10.00
                                                                  ________
                                                                  $ 55.44
                                                                  ________

                                                              {Act July 7,
                                                                    1838.}   

Recorded by   D.M. McCurdy  Clerk
Book A   Vol 1, Page 39