Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45395, Elijah Hollis, Mass.
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Service
Mass. 

Hollis, Eljah

Number S. 45395

Contents
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Left side:
15, 375 R
New York

Elijah Hollis

of Richmond in the sate of New York
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sargeant of the Mass'ts line, for the term of one year

Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14th of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th of October 1819 and sent to Stephen Phelps Esq
Canandaigua New York

Arrears to the 4th Sep 1819 $125.70
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820   48.
15 mo 18/30  4/30  == $173.70

{Revolutionary claim, act 18th March, 1818}

[illegible writing in pencil below]

Right Side:
Died Apr 29, 1824 (AB)

[Illegible writing on the outside of the page]
29 Sep 1820 Canandaigua
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State of New York
Ontario County}

On this fourteenth day of May 1818 before me Stephen Phelps a Judge of the court of Common pleas in and for said county personally appears Elijah Hollis aged sixty six years president in the town of Richmond in the county of Ontario who being on first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress into [illegible] an Act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the Land and March Services of the united states in the Revolutionary War. That he this Said Elijah Hollis enlisted at Cambridge in the state of Massachusetts about the first of May 1775 for the term of eight months, in Captain Asa Barns company in the 16th Massachusetts regiment commanded by Colonel Woodbridge and that [illegible] he left the service on or about the first of January 1776. He  inlisted in Cambridge aforesaid for one year. Mustered under the said Captain Barns in the regiment commanded by Col Seargants in the Massachusetts [illegible] and that he continued to serve in said corps [in december following, struck through] until some time in December when he received an honorable discharge eight days before his years service on account of ill health at Fishkills in the state of New York. That he was in a number of schurmasses [Skirmishes?] but in no general battles and that he is in [illegible] circumstances and stands in much of the assistance of his coun-try for support and that having lsot his discharges he has no other evidence [illegible] his [illegible] of his said services. 

His
Elijah X Hollis
Mark

Sworn to and subscribed this day 8 [illegible] asforesaid before me.

Stephen Phelps
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State
Ontario County ss. 

I Stephen Phelps, a judge of the court of common pleas in and for said county do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Elijah Hollis did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration for more than nine months against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and heard before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.

[illegible] [illegible]
May 14th 1818}

Also that it appears to my satisfaction this then saier appeared and served for the term of nine months or more on the continental establishment. And by satisfactory pass to  Information Act herein [Illegible, may be a hyphenated word] Genl [illegible] K [illegible] to new [procesesions?] made by the aforesaid Act

Stephen Phelps
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The Honorable Secretary of War of Mss. claims are allowed will please to forward a certificate then of to Stephen Phelps Esq of Canandaigua who is my agent.

May 14th 1818 

His
Elijah X Hollis
Mark
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Center Fold:
{ Richmond
Declaration of Elijah Hollis
May 14th, 1818
Private Sarjeant's regt.
Massachusettes line. 76 One Year

signed:
The honorable Secy of War
[I believe A M S is signed over the above]

Written in pencil:
Further proof of service
[illegible for two lines]
signed:
[Illegible] Philips

Canadaigua, N. Y.

Right Fold:
State of New York
Ontario County
Clerk's office }

[what appears to be the remnants of a seal with arrows drawn around it]

In testimony that Stephen Phelps whose name is subscribed to the fore-going certificate was on the day of the date of the same one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Ontario and that the same is his signature. I herein to subscribe my name and affix the county seal at Canandaigua this 5th day of June AD 1818

Signed: Hon: Mc:Nair Clk
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Case of Elijah Hollis
Sergeant

C

15375
[in faint writing] 20 Oct 1819 

Mar '20
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State of New York
Ontario County, ss.
On this [handwritten]Nineteenth day of [handwritten]August 1820 personally appeared in open Court, (being a Court of Common Please in and for said county, and constituted a Court of Record by proceeding according to the course of Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of it's proceedings, and recognized as such Court by the laws and judicial decisions of said State,) [handwritten]Elijah Hollis aged [handwritten]sixty eight years, resident in the town of [handwritten]Richmond 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:

[handwritten] Under Capt. Asa Barns in Col Enos Woodbridge''s regiment in the Massachusetts Line commencing in April 1775 and continued till January 1776. then enlisted in [strikethrough] Capt. Asa Barnes company and was transferred to Col Sarjeant's regiment & served as a private in the last mentioned regiment one year and was discharged in January in 1777

and that he made application for a Pension on the [handwritten] fourteenth day of [handwritten] May in 1818 and that he received a Pension Certificate, No. [handwritten] 15315 And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and I have not since that time, by gift, sales, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent to thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818, and Ithat 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 viz.

[handwritten] Two axes #3 - 1 hoe # 1 - 1 sickle .37 - 1 drawd knife #1 -- 5,,37
One froc [?] #1 - 1 pocket knife .12 ---- 1,,12
----
#6.49

His
Elijah X Hollis
Mark

I do further swear and declare that I am by occu-pation a farmer, and by means of age & rheumatism am able to do but very little of any kind of labor and have no family --

His
Elijah X Hollis
Mark
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Ontario County, ss.

I, [handwritten] John Van Fossen Clerk of said county, 'do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of said Court; and I farther certify, that it is the opinion of said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is [handwritten] six dollars and [handwritten] 49 cents. on this [handwritten] 22d-- day of [handwritten] August 1820

Signed: J Van Fossen
Clerk of the Court aforesaid, in and for said County.
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45395
Invalid
Reoy ----"*"---- [initials?]

[illegible]le No. 45395
Elijah Hollis
Pen' Rev War

 ----"*"---- 

Act 18th March 1818
[I]ndex: -- Vol. 3, Page 234

{Arrangement of 1870}
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John Babbets Affadavits[sp]

Looks to have a seal mark on the right side page.
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I John Babbat do solmly [sp] and sincerely swear in the presents[sp] of al mighty God that Elijah Hollis was a sholdger[sp] in the Revolutionaeary[sp] War in the year one thousand seven handred[sp] and seventy five with me once he was a Corpril[sp] in  Conl Enos Woodbrides Regiment under Capt Asa Barnes & in his Company and his enlisted at this time for one year and I saw several Letters that he Sent home in the Couse[sp] of the year and when the year was out he came home and told that he had served his time out.
His
John X Babbot
Mark

I do certify that the said John Babba[illegible, may be signed]
 is a man od Good Credibility and he lives in the town of [illegible] and County of Oonica[sp] and state of New York

signed: Willm Smith [illegible]

Clerks Office
Oneida county ss. 
[remnants of a seal]

I certify that William Smith was a Justice of the Peace in the County of Oneida at the time of taking the above affidavit and that his signature to the same appears to be of his own proper handwriting.
Witness the Seal of Said County and my hand this Twenty Second day of September 1819
William P Henrick Depy Clk
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Onon County Personally came before me Ashbel Goodrich. A man well known to me an dbeing duly sworn says he know Elijah Hollis personally in the year 1776 that his family livid[sp] in the house with this [illegible] that the said Elijah Hollis enlisted into the service of the  united states the same year^ (under Capt Asa Barnes) and that he saw ^(in Col Serjents Regiment) him frequently in the service the latter part of that year -- that after the years service was out this deponant [sp] being sent for  went and helped the said Hollis home to this deponent's house -- [illegible] saith not
Signed Ashbel Goodrich

To him and subscribed this
24 Sept 1819
Before me C J Merryman Justice Peace

I hereby certify that I ^am well acquainted with the above named Ashbel Goodrich, that he is a man of good moral character and of good reputation for truth and veracity

Signed C J Merryman Justice Peace

The word [under Capt Asa Barns in Col Sergents Regiment interlined --

Signed C J Merryman JPeace
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State of New York
Onandaga County ss

I certify that Charles J Merriman was duly Commissioned and sworn as a Justice of the peace  in and for the County of Onandaga at the time of the date of the within [strike through] an affidavit and that he is still an acting Justice in and for said county and that same well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe the withink signature of "C. J. Merriman" is in his own and proper handwriting [evidence of a seal] In witness whereof I have hereinto affixed the seal of said county and  subscribed my name this 24 day of Sept 1819
Signed: R. L. Hess Dep Clk

Signed sideways: Ashbel Goodman Affidavit