Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], William Hastings, N.H.
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
N. H. [New Hampshire] 

Hastings, William 

NUMBER
Dis.
No papers

CONTENTS

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86 Herkimer Rd. [road]
Utica N.Y. [New York]
Jan [January] 15 1940

Dear Sirs:

Will you please send me copies of [crossed out: the] pension records of two Revolutionary soldiers, William Hastings and William Hastings Jr?  They came from Amherst Mass. [Massachusetts] and were both wounded in the battle fought Aug.[August] 29 1778 on Rhode Island.  William Hastings Jr. was a soldier in Col. [Colonel] Peabody's regiment for the defence [defense] of Rhode Island for the year 1778 according to the State Papers of New Hampshire by Hammond Vol. [Volume] 3  Revolutionary Rolls. I am trying to get the wives
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and Children of these two men.
Very sincerely yours,
(Mrs. George F.) Mildred B. Weaver.
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January 26, 1940. 
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Mrs. George F. Weaver
86 Herkimer Road,
Utica, New York.

BA-J/[MMHF?]/CC
William Hastings,
Dis. Rev. War. [Revolutionary]

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the pension records of two Revolutionary War soldiers, William Hastings and William Hastings, Junior, of Amherst, Massachusetts, both of whom were wounded in battle in Rhode Island, William Hastings, Junior, having served in Colonel Peabody's regiment according to New Hampshire records.

The Report of the Secretary of War in regard to the pension establishment printed in 1835, shows that one William Hastings served in "Peabody's regiment" in the Revolutionary War. That report shows also that he was pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1785, at the rate of $40.00 per annum and that his pension began November 2, 1796. The report shows further that under the Act of April 25, 1808, his pension was increased to $60.00 per annum and under the Act of April 24, 1816, his pension was automatically increased to $96.00 per annum without further application and that he died April 20, 1832. This pension was paid for disability incurred in service, the nature of which is not shown. At the time he received his pension he was a resident of Hillsboro, County, New Hampshire.

This office has no further information in regard to that soldier because of the destruction of papers in such early applications for pension when the War Office was burned in 1814. For information in regard to the date of last payment of pension and name and address of person paid you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city.

This office has no record of any other Revolutionary War soldier wi th[with] the name William Hastings, of any New England State

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

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