Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,416, Henry Henley, N.H.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
N(ew). H(ampshire)


Henley, Henry

NUMBER
S. 44.416

CONTENTS---
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11. 707
New Hampshire
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Henry Henley
of Amherst in the State of N(ew) Hampsh(ire)
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Reed of the New Hamp(shire)
line, for the term of one year & 6 mo(nth)s --
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3(rd) of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9(th) of June 1819 and sent to J K Smith Esq(ui)r(e)
Amherst New Hampshire
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819-10 286/3031   88.49
Semi-an(nua)l. all(owan)'ce ending 4 Sept 1819
48.(00)
total   $136.49

    Revolutionary claim,
⎨    Act 18th March, 1818.⎬
Dead --
See roll--
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(right side of record) 

Henry Henly
of  (left blank)

Sworn to Ap(ri)l 3(r)d 1818
New Hampshire Line
2 Witnesses
Henry Henly private
Colonel Reids Reg(imen)t
New Hampshire line
1782 to 83
.
Admitted

(upside down on lower left side of record)
Henry Henly
Sworn to Ap(ri)l 3(rd)
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I Henry Henley now resident of Amherst in the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire Labourer now in the eightieth year of my age according to the best of my recollection do solemnly declare that some time in the summer of the year of our Lord 1782 I enlisted as a private Soldier in what was called the last three years service in the Revolutionary War in the Company commanded by Capt(ain) Cherry in Colo(ne)l. Reid's Regiment in the New Hampshire line &
joined my Regiment at New Burgh in the State of New York and was stationed a part of the time at a place called Stony Point and received an honorable discharge at a place called Constitution Island in the State of New York near to West point on the opposite side of the River in the year of our Lord 1783 on Christmas day of that year

my discharge I have lost having given it
Col(onel) Robert Means to carry to Boston to provide a trifling sum which was due to me
for my service   Making my service in all about one year & a half     I am wholly destitute of property & am unable to Labour being now supported by the charity of the People

(signed) Henry Henly (by his mark) 

Test(ament) to Henly's mark
John Bruce
Henry Howard

Sworn to this third day of April AD 1818
Before me (signed)  J K Smith Associate Justice of the Court of Com(mo)n Pleas
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State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss⎬
On the third day of April AD1818 Before me
the Subscriber, one of the associate Justices of
the Court of Common Pleas for said County of
Hillsborough personally appeared Henry Henry a resident in Amherst in said County in the eightieth year of his age and being duly cautioned made solemn oath agreeably to Law in order to obtain a pension under the Late Act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war", that he inlisted some time in the summer of the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty two as a private soldier in what was called the last three years service in the Revolutionary War
I joined his Regiment at New Burgh in the
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State of New York (paper fold) the Company commanded by Captain Cherry in Colonel Ried's Regiment in the New Hampshire Line and continued to serve in said Corps or in the service of the United (missing-States) untill
Christmas day AD 1783 when I received his discharge at a place called Constitution Island in the State of New York which he has since lost that he is reduced in his circumstances & wholly destitute of property

From all which I certify, that it appears to my
satisfaction that the said Henry Henly did serve
in the Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy on the Continental establishment more than nine months  I further certify from my own knowledge that he is reduced in his circumstances & stands in great need of the
assistance of his country for his support & that he is not on the pension list of the United States   And I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant
to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress

(signed)  J K Smith    Associate Justice of the 
                               ⎬ Court of Common Pleas

This Certifies that the signature of J K Smith on  this Paper is in his own hand writing and that he is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough
aforesaid in testimony whereof I have here affixed the seal of said Court
(signed)  Moses Eastman Clerk
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44416
INVALID.
Rev(olutionar)y---

No. 44416
Henry Henley
Priv(ate). Rev(olutionary). War.
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Act 18 March 1818
Index: --Vol. 3, Page 222
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Robert B Wilkins
Affidavit for
Henry Handley(Henley)
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I Robert B Wilkins of Concord in the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire on oath declare, that Henry Handley of Amherst in the County of Hillsborough in said State enlisted as a private soldier for three years, in the spring or forepart of the summer of the year 1782 in the New Hampshire line in the Continental revolutionary army, and faithfully served much respected to my certain knowledge until the army was disbanded
in July 1783 at which time I left the service but 
Handley being enlisted for three years was not then discharged, but was retained longer in Service but how much longer I do not know-

I further declare that I was an inhabitant of
said Amherst previous to the revolution, and
returned there, and said Handley also returned
to said Amherst--and has resided there ever since

I was a Lieutenant in the New Hampshire
Line aforesaid, and am positive said Handley served more than one year in said line, and that Henry Handly now of Amherst is the same person who rendered the services above described-
(signed) Robert B Wilkins

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss Concord Oct(ober). 15th 1818
Personally appeared Robert B. Wilkins & made
oath the above affidavitt by him subscribed is
Just and true to the best of his knowledge before me (signed) John Odlin Jus(tice of the)  Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary's Office            ⎬ October 15th 1818

In Testimony that John Odlin Esq(ui)r(e) whose name is subscribed to the within certificate is a Justice of the peace for the County of Rockingham in said State duly commissioned & Sworn and that faith and credit and due to his acts and attestations as such   I have hereunto subscribed my name and  affixed the public seal of said State at Concord on the day of the date hereof
(signed) Sam(ue)l Sparhawk Secretary

(seal affixed)
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Hillsborough ss.⎬
This certifies that Robt B Wilkins is a creditable
witness in Courts of Law

(signed) J.K.  Smith⎬Associate Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas



This Certifies that the signature of J K Smith on this paper is in his own hand writing and that he is one of the Judges of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough aforesaid in testimony whereof I have here affixed
the seal of said Court.
(signed) Moses Eastman Clerk 

(Seal Affixed) 
out Canan Clerk
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Henry Henley's
proof
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I Ephraim Goss of Amherst in the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire
of Lawful age do solemnly swear that I am
well acquainted with Henry Henley of Amhurst
aforesaid who has applied for a pension under the late act of Congress & that I am knowing
to said Henley's inlisting in to the Continental
establishment in the Revolutionary war some time in the month of July AD 1782- and am knowing to his marching with me to Albany where we were both mustered & that said Henley served out his time honourably untill he was discharged   his service was in the first New Hampshire Regiment (lined out--to the the last of year?) and that he was discharged on Constitution Island in New York to best of my recollection his discharge was given him about the first of Jan(uar)y AD 1784 and I well remember that I slept with said Henly on the night after he rec(eive)d his discharge
(signed)   Ephraim Goss

Sworn to 15th Sept(embe)r

Before me (signed) J K Smith⎬ Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

This certifies that that Ephraim Goss who made
above affidavit before me is a creditable
witness in Courts of Law

(signed) J K Smith⎬ Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
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This certifies that the signature of J.K. Smith on this paper is in his own handwriting and that he is one of the Judges of the Court of common. Pleas for the County of Hillsborough aforesaid in testimony whereof I have here affixed the seal of said Court.

(signed) Moses Eastman Clerk

(seal affixed)
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(record is in table format) 
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51 
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Henley, Michael  GRADE Private Line Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER N S 9442 and  9526
ACREAGE 100    Issued February 23, 1797
to not shown-

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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.