Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32804, Elisha Harvey, Continental (N.Y.)
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                              Number
Continental (N.Y.)     Harvey, Elisha    S.32804 
                                                          {B.L.Wt. 992_200_Lieut 
                                                          {Issued Mar. 28, 1791
                                                          {No papers.
CONTENTS
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Elisha Harvey
Capt. Lieutt.
New York line - 1777 6 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of twenty dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th of December, 1818 
and sent to Hon. Ezekiel Whitman
House of Reps: No. S
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818                $102.66
Semi-aul. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 $120.00
                                                            $222.66
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818

Continued
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Elisha Harvey
Easton

Ezekiel Whitman
H.J.R.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth ss.
On this first day of April 1818, before me
the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas,
for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Elisha Harvey
of Easton Co. of Bristol aged Sixty five years, resident in
the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on
his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the
provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled ""An act to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States
in the revolutionary war," vir. That he entered said
land service as a Lieutenant in John Lamb's
Regiment of artillery in the New York line
and continued to serve in said
Corps till the close of the war - that he served
first as second Lieutenant, then as first
Lieutenant, and finally as Captain Lieutenant
- his two last commissions he now
produces (his commission of second Lieutenant 
being worn out and lost) he also forwards 
a commission of Capt. Lieutenant he
first of all received from the Govr. of N. York
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A more particular statement and Declaration
of his services sworn to before me the said
Judge accompanies this Certificate, marked
A.
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction,
that the said Elisha Harvey did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common
enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment;
and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me,
to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of
the aforementioned act of Congress, and that he stands in
need of the assistance of his country as he has sworn.
Nahum Mitchell

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SS.                                                 1818.
I hereby Certify, that (blank)
is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern
Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable,
Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth - that the same Circuit Court
of Common Pleas is a Court of record - that the signature to the above certificate
is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto 
affixed is the seal of the said Court,

Clerk of the Judicial
Court for the County
of (blank)
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Taunton July 17th 1820
A SCHEDULE of the property of Elisha Harvey of Easton in the County of Bristol.
The life lease of half an old house and about half an
Acre of land. The
Income of which will be about                   12.00
part of an old sett of Carpenter's tools----- 3.00.
1 Pig. $3.00      8 old Chairs 2.00------------ 5.00
1 old case of Drawers----------------------- 5.00
2 Old Chests  $1  Shovel & tongs $1------- 2.00
1 set handirons 50 c hoe 30 c 1 Rake 25c-- 1.05
1 Pitchfork 50 - 1 Axe 75-------------------- 1.25
1 Pail 20. of Washboard 50------------------ 0.70
An old sett Crockery ware (17 pieces)------ 2.00
1 5 part Iron Kettle 2.00 1 part desk 67----- 2.67
1 small Kettle 25. 1 Teakettle 75------------ 1.00
Trammels & Hooks-------------------------- 1.00
                                                                    36.67
                              Cash on hand                   .25
                                                                  $36.92
My family consists of myself, aged sixty nine & my wife aged fifty three, my occupation is a
housewright. I am now wholly unable to do labores, and my wife is not able to do any
more than he necessary housework
Elisha Harvey
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Elisha Harvey 

[See W. Badgle’s case, crossed out]

Con
J. L. E
J. Sproat
Tauton

[W. Merton, crossed out]
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SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
BRISTOL SS. Circuit Court of Common Please
On this seventeenth day of July 1820, personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said county, Elisha Harvey, aged sixty nine years, resident in Easton in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
I served in Col. Lamb’s Regiment of Artillery, in the New York --. The dare of my original declaration was April the first, 1818 before the Hon. Judge N. Mitchell, and my pension certificate is No. 4755.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Elisha Harvey
Property value (exclusion of Income) of $24..92 annual Income of $12 of life estate.
Sworn to and declared, on the seventeenth day of July A.D. 1820 before James Sproat [illegible]
I, James Sproat clerk of the Circuit [illegible] pleas for the County of Bristol do herby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the court that the total amount in value exclusion of income of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty four dollars and ninety two cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty seventh day of July 1820.
J. W. Sproat Clerk of the Court for the County of Bristol
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
To Elisha Harvey Gen Ann – Greeting. We, Reposing special trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, Do by these presents constitute and appoint you to be first Lieutenant in the second Battalion of Artillery in the Army of the United State, to take rank as such from the 28th day of June 1778 You are therefore carefully and diligently, to discharge the duty of a first Lieutenant by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers, under your command, to be obedient to your order as first Lieutenant And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue inforce until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress beforementioned, or a Committee of the States.

Witness his Excellency Saml Huntington Esquire President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia the 21st day of April 1780, and in the fourth year of our Independence.
[signed] Sam Huntington President

Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board 
Attest 
[signed] Ben Stoddard  Secretary of the Board of War

[in left margin] 32804
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32804
Revy INVALID.
File No.

File No. 32,804
Elisha Harvey
Capt Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index: -- Vol. 2. Page 174
Arrangement of 1870.
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I Elisha Harvey of Easton in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in my sixty sixth year depose set forth and declare that I was an officer in the war of the revolution for five years on the continental establishment, and that I received a Commission in 1777 of second Lieutenant in Isaac Wools company and John Lambs Regiment of Artillery and served till seventeen hundred & eighty when I was promoted to first Lieutenant in the second Battalion of Artillery aforesaid, and served in that rank till the 12th day of March 1783 when I was appointed Capt. Lieutenant and recd a Commission of Lieutenant bearing date the twenty eighth day of April 1783. The Commissions as aforesaid (excepting the first which was on paper and is worn out) I now exhibit.-
Sworn to April 1. 1818
Elisha Harvey
I further set forth and declare that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support.
Sworn to April 25, 1818
Elisha Harvey
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I David Manley of Easton in the County of Bristol being of Lawfull age, do certify depose & Declare, That Capt Elisha Harvey did apply to me to make out an Inventory of his Effects according to the late law Relative to the property of Pensioners, which accordingly I did. He observed to me that he had a life lien of part of the house and a small piece of land, where he lived. I then asked him what it was worth to him anually he said he should think about twelve dollars. I then inserted it as- Income on his Inventory, not knowing it was necessary that the leased premises should be appraised & his papers were transmited in that form--
Easton July 12th 1821
David Manley
Bristol July 12th 1821 then David Manley Subscribed to the above alteration personally appeared and made oath
that it was just and true
Before me Calvin Rutt Just of [illegible]
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Easton July 17. 1821

Hon Secretary of War
I having formerly made out [illegible] date of Capt E Hanleys Property which was presented to court 17th July 1820 I have Inserted, Income, when it was requisite the property should be appraised. I now return the original papers with the appraisal of the property & my Deposition which will place the thirty where it should be. Should this be satisfactory please write to that Effect.
Respectfully,
D Manley
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We the Subscribers Selectmen & Assessors for the Town of Easton having Examined that part of an old house and the land attached to it which was leased to Capt Elisha Harvey During life do appraise the land value of the above named house and land to be One hundred and Seventy Dollars Given under our hands at Easton this 17th day of July 1821
Isaac Lathrop
Richard Wild
Roland Howard
Selectmen & Assessors for Easton

[illegible] D Manley

Bristol ss July 17. 1821 Personally appeared Isaac Lothrop Richard Wild & Roland Howard and made oath that the foregoing certificate by them Subscribed is correct according to their best Skill & Judgement
before me David Manley
Justice of the Peace
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Case of Elisha Harvey
Nahum Mitchell
Judge
East Bridgewater
Massachusetts
Recd 23 June

East Bridgewater Ma
June 10  Free
Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington
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East Bridgewater Ma
June 10 Free
Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington

Case of Elisha Harvey
Nahum Mitchell
Judge
East Bridgewater
Massachusetts
Recd 23 June
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Bridgewater, Ma 16 June 1818

Sir:

I enclose a declaration with the papers [?] ...
it of an old officer of the Revolution; together with my certificate.  Being one of the judges of the circuit Court of common [?] for the Southern Circuit in [?], which comprehends a number of Counties, no one Clerk belongs to their Court in particular, and we have no common seal for the Circuit, and  [?] we forward our certificates to any of the Clerks of the judicial courts in any of the counties [?] our circuit, they must certify from their knowledge of our handwriting. We have therefore procured a certificate from the [Govr?] of their commonwealth, that Thomas B. Adams, Fairus Ware, and myself are the Judges of this Circuit and the blanks we use were printed for us and are not in the hands of any other persons, and it is believed there can be little or no chance of [importation?].  The Chief Justice Thos. B. Adams Esq, has forwarded to you the Governor's Certificate
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and it is hoped the want of the attestation of any Clerk, as they all live at considerable distance, some of them 70 or 80 miles from us, may be dispensed with. As I shall have occasion to forward over a number of certificates, my handwriting may be nearly as well judged of at your office an any of our Clerks.  I have affixed my own seal, and used the blanks, which were printed specially for us; and which were prepared for a Clerk's signature, but finding the difficulties to occur, which I have above stated, we hope the Governor's Certificate and the other precautions we have adopted may render it unnecessary.

With respect, your Obedt [obedient ] Servant

Nahum Mitchell
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN Congress ASSEMBLED Greeting
To Elisha Harvey Esquire

We Reposing especial trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be a Captain Lieutenant in the New York Regiment of Artillery - - - - in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such - from the twenty fifth - day of June 1781 - You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Captain Lieutenant by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers, under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Captain Lieutenant, And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the [illegible], or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and [illegible] of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress beforementioned, or a Committee of the States. 
Witnesss His Excellency Elias Boudinot Esq President of the Congress of the United States of America, at Philadelphia the twenty eighth day of April A.D. 1783 and the in the Seventh Year of our Independence. 
By Order of Congress 
B Lincoln Secretary at War
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IN CONGRESS
The DELEGATES of the UNITED STATES of New Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, TO
WE, reposing Special Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you be a first Lieutenant [illegible] Regiment of Artillery commanded by Col. Proctor in the Army of the United States, raised for the Defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile Invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of first Lieutenant by doing and performing all manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders and Directions from Time to, Time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress, for the Purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the Time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by this or a future Congress
DATED at this first day of February one thousand seven hundred Seventy Seven

By Order of the CONGRESS
John Hancock President

Attest Chas Thompson Secy
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Capt. Lieut. Harvey

[upside down]
By His Excellency GEORGE CLINTON, Esquire, Governor of the State of New-York, General and Commander in Chief of all the Militia, and Admiral of the Navy of the same
To Elisha Harvey Esqr GREETING.
Having by & with the Advice & Consent of the Council of Appointment, appointed you Capt. Lieutenant of a company in the 2d or New York Regt of Artillery whereof John Lamb Esq is Cols /vice Edward Archibald resigned the 25th June 1781 from which time you having done Duty as such your Commission is to [illegible] Date. you are therefore to take the said company into your Charge and Care, as Capt. Lieut. thereof, and exercise all and singular the Powers and Authorities, and perform the Duties to the said Office belonging for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant -- A Certificate of your Appointment being transmitted to the Board of War, agreeable to an Act of Congress, of the eighth day of March 1779.

Given under my Hand at Poughkeepsie, in the State of New-York, the Twelfth Day of March in the seventh Year of the Independence of the said State, and in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Three
Geo. Clinton
By HIS EXCELLENCY's Command,
Robt Benson Secry
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[upside down] Capt. Lieut. Harvey

By His Excellency GEORGE CLINTON, Esquire, Governor of the State of New-York, General and Commander in Chief of all the Militia, and Admiral of the Navy of the same
To Elisha Harvey Esqr GREETING.
Having by & with the Advice & Consent of the Council of Appointment, appointed you Capt. Lieutenant of a company in the 2d or New York Regt of Artillery whereof John Lamb Esq is Cols /vice Edward Archibald resigned the 25th June 1781 from which time you having done Duty as such your Commission is to [illegible] Date. you are therefore to take the said company into your Charge and Care, as Capt. Lieut. thereof, and exercise all and singular the Powers and Authorities, and perform the Duties to the said Office belonging for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant -- A Certificate of your Appointment being transmitted to the Board of War, agreeable to an Act of Congress, of the eighth day of March 1779.

Given under my Hand at Poughkeepsie, in the State of New-York, the Twelfth Day of March in the seventh Year of the Independence of the said State, and in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Three
Geo. Clinton
By HIS EXCELLENCY's Command,
Robt Benson Secry
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-3-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Harvey, Ezra GRADE Private  LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5975 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Feb. 5, 1790
to - not shown -

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-3-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Harvey, George GRADE Private  LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9543  ACREAGE 100  ISSUED August 17, 1789
to  -  not shown -

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are Registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-3-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Harvey, James GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3193 ACREAGE 100  ISSUED Apr. 25, 1798
to Daniel Gookin, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.