Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45742, William Elliot, Continental Mass.
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[illegible number in top left corner]
SERVICE NUMBER
Continental Elliot, William S45742
Mass. or Eliot
CONTENTS
4574
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June 20 - 1841 GB
lot may
Notification sent to S. P. Webster Esq 26th
December, 1870, Plymouth, N. Hampshire
(3452)
(3452)
William Elliot 4
Capt Moore
private
[crossed out]/Continental/[crossed out] line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 1st of May, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of [illegible] 1818 and delivered to E. Evans, Esq.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818, [illegible] 33.06 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Mar 1819. 48.00 4 years $81.06
War
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Rcvd
Grifton
Continued
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[illegible]
William
Eliot [illegible]
Regiment
Light Dragoons
Mass Line

Correct[?}
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Grafton SS.)
On this first day of May 1818, before me the
subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court for the Probate of with & for said County
personally appears William Eliot
aged sixty three years, resident in Grafton in the said State, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, 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:" That he the said William 
enlisted in [illegible] in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Wadsworth of the Regiment commanded by Col Shelden light dragoons;
that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the end of the war, when he was discharged from service in June 12th [crossed out]/State of/[crossed out] 1783; that he was in the battles of [blank] and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
E Evans Judge of Probate

I, Edward Evans
Judge of the Court of Probate as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said William Eliot [illegible] as sworn [illegible] is in need of assistance from his country for his support & that he did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common
enemy; 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.
E Evans Judge of Probate
May 1st 1818
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & have affixed the seal the day & date above written
E Evans Judge of Probate
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Grafton ss. STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
On this 8th of November A. D. 1820
personally appeared William Eliott before the Supr Court of Judicature hold at Plymouth [crossed out]/Judge of the Court of Probate/[crossed out] in the county of Grafton in open court being a Court of Record, in and for the said county, [crossed out[/having the power of law and imprisonment/[crossed out],
by law established .... aged sixty four years, resident in Grafton .... 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: viz. That he enlisted into a company commanded by Capt Reuben Dow & Col Wm Prescott regiment in the month of June month of June 1775 for the term of eight months & faithfully served the period of his enlistment which service was performed in the New Hampshire line in the
of January 1776 into a company commanded by Capt Moore for the term of one year in the Regiment aforesaid & faithfully served the term aforesaid in the year 1778 he again enlisted into a company commanded
Capt Smith for the term of six months (the Col's name I do not recollect) and served the 
the full term of his enlistment that in 1779 he again enlisted some time in the month of June with a company commanded by Capt Wadsworth [illegible] a regiment commanded by Col [illegible] in the [illegible] line it being a regiment of light horse & faithfully served against the years [illegible] the full period of his enlistment & was honorably discharged from said service
The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the first day of May 1818. 
The number of my pension certificate is 3,452 -- I have received a Pension. 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. My occupation is a labourer but of .... insufficient ability to pursue it to any considerable degree being lame by reason of one of my knees being broken more than twenty years since &
my lameness increases
in family residing with me is my wife Sarah aged sixty three years of age in a debilitated state of health unable to labour & two daughters Sally Elliot aged 18 years & Eliza Eliott aged sixteen years
Their capacity to contribute to their support themselves as good girls in general
William Eliot
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Schedule
One dwelling house [40.00?]
a few articles of kitchen
furniture [illegible] 6.00
farming tools ... 8.00
54
all my [articles?] both real and personal not being worth more than 54 dollars - the above is all the property which I own June 30th 1820
William Eliot

Sworn to and declared at Plymouth in said county on the eighth day of November AD 1820 before the Justice of said Court
S. P. Webster Clerk
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss
I Stephen P. Webster Clerk one of the Superior Court of Jurisdicture[?] for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court - I further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in said Schedule is fifty four dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court in this eighth day of November in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty
S. P. Webster Clerk
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SCHEDULE
CONTAINING the whole estate and income of 
(his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) 
by him subscribed, exhibited to the Probate Court for the county of [blank] in the State of New Hampshire, on the [blank] 18[blank], and annexed to his oath, viz.

William Eliot
Elliot
Grafton
Grafton Co.
3,452
Mar 19
Con
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July 7, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX om

Samuel Elliott W.3868
William Elliot-S.45742
BA-J/AWF

Mr. J. Fred Morse
Phillipsburg
Kansas
Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter of June 16,
in which you request that you be furnished the date of birth and names of the parents of Samuel Elliott, Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3668, also the record of William Elliott of New Hampshire, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.
The full record of Samuel Elliott, as found in
Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3668, was furnished you, June 7, 1934; in this letter you were advised that "the date and place of birth of this soldier are not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents stated". This office is unable to furnish the record of a soldier of the Revolution, unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made to
the United States, based upon his military service in that war.

William Elliot S.45742
The data which follow were obtained from the
papers on file in pension claim, S.45742, based upon the Revolutionary War service of William Elliot or Eliot.
The date and place of birth of this soldier
are not given in the claim, nor are the names of his parents stated.
William Elliot or Eliot enlisted in June, 1775,

[Handwritten note in right margin]/His letter on Samuel Elliott W3668/[Handwritten note in right margin]
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served eight months in Captain Reuben Dow's company in Colonel William Prescott's Massachusetts regiment. He enlisted in January, 1776, served one year in Captain Moore's company in Colonel William Prescott's Massachusetts regiment. He served in 1778, six months in Captain Smith's company. He enlisted in Massachusetts in 1778, served in Captain Wadsworth's company, Colonel Shelden's 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons, and was discharged June 12, 1783, having served three years and nine months as a private.

The soldier, William Elliot, was allowed pension on his application executed May 1, 1818, at which time he was sixty-three years of age and living in Groton Grafton County, New Hampshire. In 1820 he was living in Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, and referred to his wife, Sarah, aged sixty-three years, and to two daughters- Sally, aged eighteen years, and Eliza, aged sixteen years.

The soldier died June 20, 1841.

Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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May 1, 1931

Miss E. L. Moffatt
34 Gardner Street
Allston, Massachusetts

Rev.A 1712 Wars Section
MJS:MLB
Copy [illegible]

Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 45742, that William Eliot or Elliot enlisted in June 1775, and served eight months in Captain Reuben Dow's company in Colonel William Prescott's Massachusetts regiment. He enlisted in January, 1776, and served one year in Captain Moore's company in Colonel William Prescott's Massachusetts regiment, and in 1778, six months in Captain Smith's company. He enlisted in Massachusetts in 1779 in Captain Wadsworth's company, Colonel Whelden's 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons, and was discharged June 12, 1783, having served three years and nine months as a private.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 1, 1818, at which time he was sixty-three years of age and was living in Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

In 1820 he was living in Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, and referred to his wife, Sarah, aged sixty-three years, his daughters Sally, aged eighteen years, and Eliza, aged sixteen years. Sol. died June 20th 1841.

In the "List of Pensioners" published in 1835 by the Secretary of War, this soldier is shown as living in Grafton County, New Hampshire in 1818, and is erroneously stated as serving in the Connecticut Continental Line. 

Very truly yours

E. W. [Morgan?]
Acting Commissioner
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March 18, 1930.

Hon. Richard P. Freeman
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Freeman:

In response to your request of March 15, 1930, for information desired by Mrs. Mary B. Bishop of Putnam, Connecticut, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 45742, it appears that William Eliot or Elliot enlisted in June 1775 and served eight months in Captain Reuben Dow's Company in Colonel William Prescott's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted in January 1776 and served one year in Captain Morse's Company in Colonel William Prescott's Massachusetts Regiment, and in 1778 six months in Captain Smith's Company. He enlisted in Massachusetts in 1779 in Captain Wadsworth's Company, Colonel Sheldon's 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons, and was discharged June
12, 1783, having served three years and nine months as a private.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 1, 1818, at which time he was sixty-three years of age and was living in
Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

In 1820 he was living in Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, and referred to his wife, Sarah, aged sixty-three years, his
daughter, Sally, aged eighteen years and Eliza, aged sixteen years.

In the "List of Pensioners" published in 1835 by the Secretary of War, this soldier is shown as living in Grafton County, New Hampshire in 1818, and is erroneously stated as serving in the Connecticut Continental Line.

Very truly yours,

EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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34 Gardner St.
Allston, Mass. 
Mar. 11, 1931.
Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions Rev. War Section,
Washington, D.C.
Please send us the records of:
1. Wm. Elliott
Pensioner from Grafton Co. [illegible] 1818.
Service in Conn. Con. Line,
2. David Fish. from Cayuga Co. N.Y. 1832
I think his service was in N.Y. but am not certain.
Yours truly 
(Miss). E. L. Moffatt
[circular stamp in right lower corner]/U S PENSION OFFICE
O MAR 30 1931/[circular stamp in right lower corner]
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45742
Revy INVALID.
File No. 45742
William Elliot
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 153
[Arrangement of 1870.}

1930. Mar 18. List to
Hon Richard P. Freeman
See letter in claim
Ebenezer Gilbert [illegible]
1931 May wish to mail E. L. Moffatt copy [illegible]
1934 14 July 7 [illegible] to J. Fred Morse-see his letter [illegible]
Samuel Elliott W3668
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By His Excellency 
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq.
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces
of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof
William Elliot, Private
in the 2nd Light Dragoons [crossed out]/Regiment/[crossed out], having faithfully
served the United States three years and
Nine Months and being inlisted for the War only, hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS this 12th of June 1783
[illegible signature]
By His Excellency's 
Command, 
[illegible signature]
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Es:
United States of America.

REGISTERED in the Books
of the Regiment,
Fred J. Whiting Adjut[ant]
THE above William Ellio[t]
has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for [illegible] Years faithful Service
Elish
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HEAD-QUARTERS, June 12. 1783
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the
Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of [illegible] previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

[Vertically in right margin]/William Elliot Certificate [illegible] in the State of New Hampshire [illegible] his choice/[Vertically in right margin]

William Elliott
[illegible] Troop
mutilated

William Elliot
Continental (N.H.)
S45742
[Stamp]/THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES/[Stamp]