Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 11934, for Eli Jacobs, Massachusetts
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Jeremiah Harman a Justice of the peace of the County of Allegany in the State of New York do hereby certify that on the 18th day of December 1832 at the town of Almond in the said County Eli Jacobs of the town of Almond in said county farmer and Anna McClease of the said town of Almond Spinster were married by me and that they were personally known to me and that Lawrence Clark of the town of Almond his present as witness at the said marriage - and that after due inquiry made there appeared no lawful impediment to the said marriage - Given under my hand the 18 day of December 1832 Jemiah Harman
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State of New York. 
Allhgany County ss. On this 22d day of September 1832, personally appeared before Asa S. Allen a Judge of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Allegany in the State of New York, Eli Jacobs a resident of the town of Almond in the County and State aforesaid, at the office of Willett Larrabee in said town aged 70 years, who first 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 at the age of 14 years at the town of Athol in the County of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts as a substitute for Thoda Bates for the Term of 6 months and according to his best recollection in the Militia of Massachusetts (of this however he cannot now be confident) under the following named officers and served as herein stated, to wit; Captain Oliver Holmer, Lieutenant - Graves and in a Regiment commanded, he thinks, by Colonel. Brown on or about the 6th day of April 1776, and marched immediately to Worcester, and from thence to Roxbury and remained there in guarding the shore, and in drilling and disciplining until on or about the 6th day of October 1776, when he received an honorable discharge signed by Captain Oliver Holmer. Making a Term of service as a substitute aforesaid, of 6 months according to the best recollection of this applicant. 

That he again entered the service of the ┃ United States at Athol aforesaid by enlisting on or about the 1st of April 1780 for the Term of 9 months and he thinks in the
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Continental establishment, but of this be cannot be positive-- under the following named officers Captain-- Miller or Mills cannot now recollect which, cannot recollect the Lieutenants name - Colonel Joseph Jose-- Adjutants name was- Bowls - marched immediately to Springfield and remained there until officers came after us and then marched to Litchfield and from thence to Danbury and from thence to Robinsons farms on the east side of Hudson River and then crossed the Hudson River and joined the American troops at West Point - same being assigned to one Regiment and some to another; the purpose of our enlistment being to fill up the continental regiments as this applicant was informed-- remained at West Point some few days and then marched to Suffern and remained here a short time and scouted and marched and counter marched and from thence marched to Morristown from thence to Sottoway and from thence to Crompond and while we lay here an express came that we must march immediately to West Point and on or arrival at West Point was the first that this applicant learned that General Arnold had deserted and that Major Andre was taken - remained here a short time and then marched to Crompond and remained there until the 2d day of October 1780, when this applicant was on the guard at the execution of Major Andre. We took Major Andre from a Stone House in which he was confined and he walked between two of the American officers arm in arm and when he suddenly came
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n sight of the gallows he started backward ┃ but on something being said by some one of the American officers; this applicant distinctly heard Andre say, " I detest the mode"-- When things were ready Andre stepped into a waggon and after he was fairly under the gallows took from his pocket two white handkerchiefs within one of which the Marshal pinioned Andres arms and the other Andre hoodwinked his own eyes with and put the noose of the rope round his own neck. After this Colonel Scammel told Andre he might speak to the spectators at which Andre raised the handkerchief from his eyes and said "bear me witness that I meet my fate like a brave man" and then the waggon was immediately moved from under him and he expired - His body was placed in a coffin, dressed in his royal regimentals, and buried at the foot of the gallows-- soon after the execution of Andre, marched to West Point and there remained on duty until on or about the 1st of January 1781, when the 9 months for which this applicant enlisted had expired , and he was honorably discharged by Colonel Vase he thinks, in writing-- Making Term of service under the enlistment aforesaid of 9 months according to the best recollection of this applicant- 

That he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer at Athol aforesaid for three months in the Militia of the State of Massachusetts under Captain- Sibley of the town of Royalston- thinks Lieutenant Marks -cannot recollect the colonels name- on or about the 1st of August 1781 and marched immediately to Springfield
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from thence to Litchfield, from thence to Danbury from thence to Fishkill and from thence to West Point and there was detached and sent to Cromelbow on the west side of the Hudson river and there put to chopping wood for the Army and garrison at West Point and our daily task was a cord of wood a day-- we remained here until about a week previous to the expiration of the three months for which he volunteered --- and then returned back to West Point and remained there until on or about the 1st of October 1781, when he was dismissed. Making a term of service of 3 months as a volunteer aforesaid according to the best recollection of this applicant- That he entered the service of the United States at several other times not mentioned above, as a volunteer and drafted, and served- some times a month, and two months, and ten days, and twenty days, but from the elapse of time, and the change of officers, and the confusion that the frequent depredations of the British and tories occasioned he cannot recollect the particular times nor the names of officers, but will venture to say that all of his services in the war of the Revolution amounted to more than three years, that he does not recollect any continental regiments or companies in service at Roxbury while he was there - that at West Point there was Colonel Sproats Regiment, Glovers Brigade, and Nixon's brigade, that at West Point he was acquainted with General Washington, Baron Steuben, General Nixon, General Glover, Colonel Scammel, and
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 General Arnold-- that he has no documentary evidence to prove any part of his services aforesaid, except his nine months enlistment which he has been informed by Esq. Millard was on the muster roll in the War Department and that he cannot find any person living who can testify to his services aforesaid but that he can prove by Joseph Whipple of the town of Almond aforesaid, traditionary circumstances and reports of his services aforesaid - that he was born in the town of Killingsley in the State of Connecticut on the 7th day of April 1762 has no record of his age - lived since the Revolutionary in NewPort in the State of New Hampshire in the town of Chester in the State of Vermont in [ unintelligible]and now resides in Almond in the County of Allegany and State of New York that he received written discharge from his services, but that they are lost or destroyed- That James French and Joseph Whipple and Hiram Cutler Esquire reside in his present neighborhood, and can testify to his ┃ character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. That 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. 
Eli Jacobs


Sworn to and subscribed the year and day aforesaid 
State of New York any County ss. 
We James French, Joseph Whipple and Hiram Cutler Esquire a Justice of the peace of Allegany County, all of the ┃