Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5145, Abraham Hollenbeck, Mass
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Sevice   Number
Mass  Hollenbeck, Abraham   R.5145
Margaret  B.L.Wt.17719-160-55
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[A damaged 2-page spread]
133607 Act Mar 3/5
May 14/[can't read two letters or numbers]

Margaret Hollenbeck
Widow
Abraham Holleneck
Prit

Capt Boswell Downing
Col John Ashley
Private [underscored]
[in different ink and hand:] 
Col Ashley
Mass [Massachussetts] Mila [militia]
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Revolution war
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N.Y. no Papers
Ad [?] 160 ac's [acres] Feby [February] 25/56
Dodge
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W W Wheaton Binghampton NY
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No [number] 17719 iss [issued] Mar 1/56

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Vol. H2 55.
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No 1
State of New York County of Chenango} Ss [Sirs] In open Court Present June Term 1857 D.H. Clarke County Judge
On this 30th day of June A.D. 1857 before the County Court of said County held within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Margaret Hollenbeck aged 93 years a resident of Greene in the County of Chenango and State of New York who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath state - in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d [third] day of February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War; that she is the widow of Abraham Hollenbeck deceased who served in the War of the Revolution as set forth in the Comptrollers Certificate filed with her application for Bounty Land No [number] 133.607 under act of March 3 1855 - She further states that she was married to the said Abraham Hollenbeck in Agermont [Egremont?] State of Massachusetts on the 5th day of February 1783 by one Mr. Steele - a Clergyman and that her name before her said marriage was Margaret Storm - that her husband died at Greene Chenango Co. [county] N.Y. [New York] on the 15 day of May 1841. And she further states that there is no public record of her marriage and that there
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is no private record of her marriage. That she cannot file herewith his certificate of discharge for the reason that if he ever had one it is lost. And she further declares that she is now a widow of said Abraham Hollenbeck. She hereby appoints W. W. Wheaton of Binghamton N.Y. [New York] her true and lawful Atty [attorney] with power of Substitution to prosecute this her claim for a pension to receive the Certificate when issued and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises Witness: Lester Chase} Margaret X [her mark] Hallenbeck [note alternate spelling on her signature]

Sworn to and Subscribed before me on the day and year above mentioned first and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Margaret Hallenbeck and believe her to be as is above stated and that she is of the age above stated and further that I am not interested in this her claim as Attorney or otherwise.
Witness my hand and seal of said Court affixed by order of said Court in session [missing text under the seal] day of June 1856
Thos [Thomas] Milner
County Clerk of Chenango Co.
will sign + [and] affix seal
D.H. Clarke County Judge
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No 3

State of New York Chenango County } Ss.
On this 30th day of June A.D. 1857 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County [names in a different hand:] John S. Avery and Hester Ketchum who are to me well known and who are credible witnesses and who being by me duly sworn depose and say that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Margaret Hallenbeck the above applicant for a pension, that they have known her for 20 years last past. That they knew and were well acquainted with Abraham Hallenbeck her late husband having known him for 15 years pervious to his death, that they the said Abraham Hallenbeck + [and] Margaret Hallenbeck lived together as husband and wife and were reputed so to be, that deponent never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Abraham Hallenbeck died on the 15 day of May AD. 1841 and the said Margaret Hallenbeck has been since that day and still is reputed to be his widow which deponents believe to be the fact. That she has never married since her said husbands death and still is his widow and further that they were present and saw Margaret Hallenbeck execute the foregoing affidavit by making her mark to the foregoing declaration and making oath thereto in due form of law and that they deponents do reside in the County aforesaid. [signatures in different hands and ink:] John S. Avery Hester Ketchum
Witness: Warren Gray
Sworn and subscribed before me this 30th day of June 1857
Warren Gray Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Chenango County Clerk's Office
SS:
I, Thomas Milner, Clerk of said County, Do Certify, That Warren Gray Esq., before whom the annexed instrument was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking such proof of acknowledgment, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for said County, duly authorized and qualified to take the same. And further: That I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verify believe the signature thereto, purporting to be his, is genuine; and that the said instrument is executed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York. 

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, at Norwich, this
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[A trifold document]
133.607
W.W. Wheaton
Atty [attorney]
Binghamton
N.Y. [New York]
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[A pre-printed form filled in with cursive. There is an illegible embossed stamp near the top left]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston,
April 26th 1855

I Hereby Certify, That from an examination of the Books and documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Abraham Hollenbeck is borne on pay roll of Capt. Roswell Downing's Comp. [Company] Col. John Ashley's Regt [Regiment] from Berkshire County from Sept. [September] 19 to Oct. [October] 19, 1777. 31 days and 90 miles travel, as private.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Roswell Downings Comp. Col. Powell's Regt. from Berkshire County from July 19 to Aug. [August] 27 1779 and 160 miles travel, as private.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

E.M. Wingler
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Application for a Certificate of Revolutionary service. Made by the widow of the party who rendered the service.

State of New York County of Chenango Town of Greene} SS
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of the service of Abraham Hollenbeck who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. He was a native of the Town of Agermont in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts. He enlisted from the Town of Agermont County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts about the year 1782 as a soldier and served as follows [here the handwriting changes:] in the Militia as a Minute Man: and was in actual Service at three different times: Said Abraham died at Greene aforesaid in May 1841, never having recd [received] any pension: I am his widow and [here the handwriting changes back:] I am now ninety one years old and my memory does not enable me to state the services more fully than above stated. Witness my hand this 10th day of April A.D. 1855
Margaret her X mark Hallenbeck [note two different spellings in this document]
Signed by said Margaret Hallenbeck in my presence after having been by me carefully read to her: She is from age unable to write.
Lester Chase Justice of the Peace Greene, Chenago Co. [county] N.Y. [New York]
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[A pre-printed form filled in with cursive]

State of New York County of Chenango} SS.
On this seventh day of May A.D. 1855, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Margaret Hollenbeck aged 91 years, a resident of Greene in the County of Chenango and State of New York; who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Abraham Hollenbeck deceased, who was a Private in the company of Militia commanded by Captain Boswell Downing in the regiment of Militia commanded by Col John Ashley in the War with Great Britain known as the Revolutionary War.
That her husband entered the service at Agermont Berkshire Co [County] Mass [Massachusetts] about the Nineteenth day of September A.D. 1777; [crossed out 'for the term of'] and continued in actual service in said War, for the term of One month and was honorably discharged at Place unknown to her on the Nineteenth day of October A.D. 1777 And further the he again served in Col Powells Regiment, and Captain Downings Company from the 19th of July 1779 to the 27th of August following.

She further states that she was married to the said Abraham Hollenbeck in Agermont, Berkshire Co. State of Massachusetts; on the sixth day of February A.D. 1783 by one Rev [can't read first name] Steel a Clergyman; and that her name before her said marriage was Margaret Storm; that her husband died at Geene N.Y. on the 20th day of May A.D 1841, and that she is still his widow.

And she further states that there is no public record of her marriage to her best knowledge and belief. That she cannot file herewith his Certificate of discharge for the reason that if he ever had one it is lost. [crossed out 'In addition to the above described actual service she claims for ...miles from ___ at which he was enlisted to ___ where he was mustered into service, and for ... miles from ...at which he was discharged, to ...the said place of his enrollment.']

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the 160 acres Bounty Land, to which she may be entitled on account of said service, [crossed out 'and mileage'] under the Act passed March 3 1855
She also declares that she has not received a Warrant for Bounty Land, under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor

She hereby appoints W.W. Wheaton her true and lawful Attorney, with power of substitution, to prosecute this claim for land, to receive the Certificate or Warrant when issued, and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises.
Witness: Lester Chase      Margaret her X mark Hollenbeck
Sworn to and Subscribed before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and [several smudged words] know the said deponent Margaret Hollenbeck and believe her to be as is above stated, and that she is of the age above stated; and further that I am not interested in this her claim as Attorney or otherwise. that she signed the same by making her mark being unable from age to write + [and] that before signing the above was by me distinctly read to her.
Lester Chase Justice of the peace

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State of __ County of __}SS On this...day of....A.D. 185 ,  personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid duly authorized to administer oaths, ____a resident of said County, to me well known as a credible witness, and who, being by me first duly sworn, doth on his oath state that he is acquainted with Mrs. ___, the above named applicant for Bouuty [sic]--that he has known her for .... years last past, that he has examined her family record--that he believes the same to be genuine--that it is contained in a book purporting to be the "..." and printed in the year...; and that the said record, as far as relates to the marriage of said ap-
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pliant and the soldier above named, and of his death, is as follows, which is the exact copy of the same....
and that the said deponent is not interested in the claima.
Subscribed nd Sworn to, the day and year first above written, before me, and I certify that I am in no manner interested, ___Justice of the Peace}

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State of New York County of Chenango}SS. On this Seventh day of May A.D. 1855, personal appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County Caroline Avery and Harry F. King who are to me well known, and who are credible witnesses, and who being by me duly sworn, depose and say, that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Margaret Hallenbeck the above applicant for Bounty Land--that they have known her for 27 years last past. That they were acquainted with Abraham Hollenbeck her late husband, having known him for 23 years previous to his death; that they, the said Abraham Hallenbeck and Margaret Hallenbeck lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed so to be, that deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Abraham Hallenbeck died on the 20th day of May 1871; and the said Margaret Hallenbeck has been since that day, and still is reputed to be his widow, which deponents believe to be the fact. That she has never married since her said husband's death, and still is his widow, and that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a soldier in her declaration above, and further, that they were present and saw Margaret Hallenbeck execute the foregoing affidavit by signing her name to the foregoing declaration, and making oath thereto in due form of law, and further, that they, deponents, do reside in the County aforesaid.
Witness Lester Chase
Caroline Avery
Harry F. King
Sworn to and Subscribed before me, this 7th day of May A.D. 1855
Lester Chase, Justice of the Peace

State of New York County of Chenango} SS.
I Hereby Certify, that Lester Chase Esq., before whom the foregoing Affidavits and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and the his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court, for the County aforesaid, this 7th day of May 1855
Thomas Milner Clerk of Chenango County
[A round, illegible, seal is affixed at the bottom left]
The word 'Seal' is handwritten and circled below the seal]
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May 28, 1937
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BA-J/EEL
Abraham Hollenbeck-R.5145
Mrs. L. M. Finefrock
621 South A. Street
Arkansas City, Kansas
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the 
Revolutionary War records of Abraham Hollenbeck (Hollenback) and 
Nicholas Larkin; also records of John Hollenbeck and James Anderson.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based
upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of a Nicholas
Larkin, under any spelling of the surname. Such claims are the
source of the data furnished by this office. You are furnished
herein the record of Abraham Hollenbeck, the only soldier of that
name or similar spelling that is found on the Revolutionary War
records of this office, the data for which were obtained from the
papers on file in pension claim, R. 5145 based upon his military
service in that war. It is impossible to comply in full with each
request.
Abraham Hollenbeck was born in Egremont, Berkshire County,
Massachusetts. The date of his birth and the names of his parents
are not shown.
round,
While residing in said Egremont, Abraham Hollenbeck enlisted
and served from September 19, to October 19, 1777, as a private in
Captain Roswell Downing's Company, Colonel John Ashley's 
Massachusetts Regiment, and from July 19 to August 27, 1779, as a private
under same captain in Colonel Powel's Massachusetts Regiment.
He died May 15 or May 20th (both dates are given) 1841, in Greene,
Chenango County, New York.
The soldier married February 5, 1783, at Egremont, Massachusetts,
Margaret Storm. The date and place of her birth and names of her
parents are not shown.
May 7, 1855, at which time she was aged ninety-one years and
[the following is handwritten in right -hand margin of page]
Forwd [Found?]:
all officers
in Mass
S&S
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resided in Greene, Chenango County, New York, Margaret Storm applied
for the bounty land which was due on account of the service of
her husband, Abraham Hollenbeck in the Revolutionary War. She 
was granted one hundred sixty acres of land on Warrant No. 17719,
under the Act of March 3, 1855.

In order to obtain the information in regard to the location of
the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the
General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish
that offical with the number of the warrant, the acreage and the
act under which said warrant was issued.

On an application executed June 30, 1857, while a resident of
Greene, New York, Margaret Hollenbeck applied for pension which 
might have been due on account of the service of her husband,
Abraham Hollenbeck, in the Revoutionary War.

Her claim was not allowed as the soldier did not serve six
months in a regularly organised military corps as required by the
pension law under which she applied.

The date of death of the widow is not shown and no reference
was made to children.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Adminstrator.
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[crossed through] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

REJECTED

5145.
P.O.
Margaret Hollenbeck
Service:

Enlisted: ____ , 18
Discharged: ___ , 18

Application filed: ___ , 18

Alleges:_____ 

Re-enlisted: ____

Attorney:____
P.O.:____

____Recognized.     ____Contract.

___Cert. of Dis. Searched for ____ , 18

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1926 - July 15 Hist to Mrs. F B Hollenbeck acct
1937 - May 28 - " " Mrs. L.M. Finefrock EL
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No 6789
Margaret Hollenbeck
widow of Abraham Hollenbeck
Chenango Co. New York

Lt. W. W. Wheaton Inf
{previous line crossed out}
20/57

5145

{illegible} Feb'y 3. 1853
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Circular postal mark with the following words:
Binghamton N.Y. May 12

133.607

Official Business
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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17.719
VS

Rev Army
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Bounty Land Claim 133607
Margaret, wid. Abraham Hollenbeck.

The Secretary of Mass. reports that Abraham Hollenbeck served in Capt. Roswell Downing's co., Cols John Ashley and _____ Powell's Berkshire Co., Mass militia

S.C.A.
Aug 29, 1911
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Pension Office, July 20, 1837

Sir,
I have examined the papers transmitted in support of a claim for pension under act of February 3, 1833, of Margaret Hollenbeck, widow of Abraham, in connection with the files in her application for land, and being that the service certified is not of sufficient duration to entitle her to an allowance. Six months is the minimum time for which pensions are granted for revolutionary service under any of the acts of Congress.

W.W. Wheaton En
Binghampton,
New York
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621 South A. St.,
Arkansas City, Kansas
May 24, 1937

Circular stamp indicating:
RECEIVED
MAY 27 1937
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS.ADM.
READER No. 32

Veteran's Administration,
Bureau of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Section,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Will you kindly advise me if you have on record the Revolutionary War pension application, or granted claim, for Abraham Hollenbeck (Hollenbach) who served from New York in the American Revolution. If you do not have any pension record, or rejected claim for same, in the name of Abraham Hollenbeck (Hollenbach), will you kindly advise me if you have application or rejected pension claim for John Hollenbeck of New York. (He received bounty grant in Tioga Co. N.Y.)

Also, will you please advise me of the family data given in the Revolutionary War pension application, or granted claim, of James Anderson, who served probably from Pennsylvania or Maryland and who died in Highland County, Ohio about 1850, and was a pensioner of Rev.War.

I am especially interested in learning all family data contained in the Rev.War pension claims of the above named parties,-as date of birth-name of wife and names of children, with dates, if given; the service record during the War as set forth in pension papers, and also, certificate number in order to try and obtain date of death from Comptroller General's office.

Thanking you most kindly for any information you may be able to give me regarding the above, and trusting I may hear from you in the near future.
I am

Respectfully
Mrs. L.M. Finefrock. (handwritten signature)
Mrs. L.M. Finefrock
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The Pension Bureau,
Washington, D. C.
I wrote you yesterday asking if you would please send me the Record of Abraham Hollenbeck, who was granted land on the Onion River, Charlotte and I said, Essex County, for Revolutionary services, and I thought it meant
New York. The old record that was handed down, said Essex County, but on looking it up more carefully, I find that it was the Onion or Winooskie River in Vermont, and Charlotte is in Chittendon County, also Essex Junction which
the record must have meant, and this also is where Abraham Hollenbeck came from. I am anxious to find who his parents were, where he came from and any thing you may have about him. I'll be very much obliged to you. I am
writing this as soon as I found it out and hope I have not put you to any unnecessary trouble.

Sincerely,
Mrs F B Hollenbeck
2805 So. 27th St.,
Lincoln, Neb. May 10, 1926 

U.S.
PENSION OFFICE
MAY13
1926
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2805 So.27th St., Lincoln, NEB.
May 9, 1926
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington,D.C.
Will you please give me the record of Abraham Hollenbeck who was granted a tract of land on the Onion River,Exxex [Essex] Co.,Charlotte for services in the Revolutionary War.  I think the State is New York, and the town may be wrong but this is the way the information comes down in the family, Onion River, Essex County,Charlotte.  Thank ing you,
Mrs.F.B.Hollenbeck.
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2805 So. 27th St., Lincoln,NEB. June 19, 1926
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington,D.C.
Dear Sir:
Can you give me the record of Abraham Hollenbeck who served in the Revolutionary War, with Capt.Roswell Downing's Co.,Col. Miles Powell's Berkshire County Reg. Enlisted July 19, 1779.  I wish to find out where he lived at the time he enlisted and if possible the name of his Father. After the Revolution, he is supposed to have had a tract of land from the Government in Vermont, Chittendon Co., Charlotte, on the Winooski or Snake River.  This is for a geneology.  Thanking you very much,
Sincerely,
Mrs F.B. Hollenbeck
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MRS. F. B. HOLLENBECK
2805 SOUTH TWENTY-SEVENTH STREET
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
July 10, 1926
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: --
Will you please give me the Revolutionary War Record of Abraham Hollenbeck who served with Capt. Roswell Downing's Company, Col. Miles Powell's Berkshire Co., Regiment, enlisted July 19, 1779. I wish to find out where he lived at this time, and the name of his parents, or anything about him. We are told he had a land grant from
the Government after the Revolution, in Chittendon Co., Vermont, at Charlotte, on the Onion or Winooski River. If this information does
not come from your department, will you please tell me where to look for it.
Thanking you,
Very sincerely
Mrs. F. B. Hallenbeck
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621 South A St.
Arkansas City, Kansas
April 12, 1937

Veteran's Administration,
Bureau of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Section,
Washington, DC

Dear Sir:

Will you kindly advise me if your files show the application for, or the rejected claim for, a Revolutionary War Pension for the following two men:
1. Abraham Hollenbeck (Hollenbach etc), -- who probably served from New York, -- Vermont, or Pennsylvania, -- and who died in Pennsylvania, or Indiana. I believe, tho am not certain, that he died in either Crawford County, Penn. or in Putnam or Vigo Co. Indiana, most likely tho in Penn.

3. Nicholas Larkin (Larkins or Larken - s), who probably served from New York, or one of the New England states or Pennsylvania, and who
died in either Pennsylvania or Putnam or Vigo County, Indiana. (Think most likely Crawford Co. Penn or Putnam Co. Indiana).

I am especially anxious to learn of all family data, as names of children, wife, dates and place of birth, service claimed etc.

Thanking you most kindly for any information or assistance you may be able to give me relative to the above two pension claims, and trusting I may hear from you at an early date, I am

Respectfully
Mrs L.M. Finefrock
Mrs L. M. Finefrock

RECEIVED
APR 15 1937
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER
22
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.
R. 5145 Wt. No. 17719-160-55

July 15, 1936

Mrs. F. B. Hollenbeck
2805 S. 27th St
Lincoln, Nebr.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the records of
this Bureau, it appears that Abraham Hollenbeck was born in Agermont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, date not stated. The name of his parents are not on file.
While residing at Agermont, he served from
September 19, 1777 to October 19, 1777 in Captain Roswell Downing's Company, Colonel John Ashley's Massachusetts Regiment; and from July 19, 1779 to August 27, 1779 in same company in Colonel Powell's Massachusetts
Regiment.
He died May 15 or 20, 1841 in Greene, Chautauqua County, New York.
Soldier married February 5, 1783 at Agermont,
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Massachusetts, Margaret Storm.
She was allowed bounty land on her application
executed May 7, 1855, while a resident of Greene, New York, aged ninety-one years.
There is no data on file relative to children.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hollenbeck, Jacob
GRADE Private
LINE New York

WARRANT NUMBER 7213
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Oct. 11, 1790

to Oliver Trowbridge, 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.