Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,884, for Anderson Miner, Connecticut
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SERVICE   
Conn.
Mass
Miner, Anderson
NUMBER  S. 21884
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9197 
Vermont  
Anderson Miner of Norwich in the State of  Ver [Vermont] who was a Pri [private] in the com [Company] commanded by Captain Smith of the Regt commanded by Col. Ward in the Conn State Troops & Mass  9 mo.  
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of April 1833 and Sent. Ira Davis, Norwich Vt. 
Arrears to the 4th of March 33   $93.32 
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sep. 4 ‘33 23.33 
$116.65 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} 
Recorded by E. D. Bullock 
Book E Vol. 3 Page 77 
Dead. See letter to H. Burton June 17, 1837 
See let. May 29. ‘40 to F. L. Olds & 3d Aud same day 
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 April 1838 to three of the 5 Children from 4 Sept 1834 to 1 March 1835, the day of his death.  
Agt notified 18 June 1840
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 
Second Comptroller's Office 
June 11th 1840 
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Three of the 5 children of Anderson Miner, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Vermont Agency, at the rate of Forty Six Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1834, to the 1st March 1835, the day of his death.   
Respectfully yours 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions Present
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No 2.923 
Anderson Miner
Declaration 
Service 14 months 10 days 
$46.66 per annum 
Ira Davis, Esqr Norwich. Vt
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STATE OF VERMONT 
COUNTY OF Windsor } ss On this fifteenth day of August personally appeared before the Hon Probate Court of the District of Hartford
Anderson Miner a resident of Norwich in the county of and State of Vermont, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1775 with Eliakim Smith and served in the regiment of the Massachusetts line under the following named officers; Capt Eliakim Smith, 1st Lt. Moses Kellogg, who soon succeeded to the command in consequence of the death of Capt Smith,  2d Lt. Elihu Lyman, (the Ensign, he does not recollect), orderly Sgt. Elisha Cook,  his regimental officers were Col. Ward (Lt Col he does not recollect),  Major Bigelow & Adjutant Hart.   
He enlisted at Cambridge Mass. and was stationed at that place about three months and was in the battle of Bunker's Hill on the 17th of June from Cambridge he was sent to Dorchester in remained untill the last day of December when he was dismissed & returned home.  The time of his enlistment was about the 20th of April of AD. 1775 and served until the last day of December following as one service.    In the month of June 1776 he again enlisted for six months with Capt Eliphalet Holmes, in Col. Samuel Selden's regt of the Connecticut line; this regimental officers were, Col Samuel Selden, Lt. Col Lattimer (& the major he does not recollect)  in Genl Elias Wadsworth's Brigade.  His company officers were Capt Eliphalet Holmes, 1st Lt. Charles Williams, 2d Lt. Isaac Spencer, Ensign Broussard.  He embarked at East Haddam Conn, on board a vessel for the City of New York, where he joined the regiment, he thinks, on the 6th day of July.  He was sent to Long Island the day previous to the retreat of the troops from that place. He was then sent with others who were sick, to King’s Bridge, but soon recovered and marched with the army to White Plains, and was there when the battle took place on the 28th of October,  after which he proceeded up as far as Peekskill near which place remained until the expiration of his enlistment where he was dismissed by Col Lattimer, Col. Selden & Lt. William having been killed in an engagement near Harlem.  At the time of his first enlistment he was a resident of Hadley but enlisted at Cambridge.  At his second enlistment he resided in East Haddam, Hartford County Connecticut. He never received any written discharges. He has no documentary evidence & knows of no person living by whom he can prove his service.  
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any,) only on that of the agency in the State of Vermont. 
Anderson Minor
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. 
L. Marsh Register 
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. Lyndon A. Marsh Register of the court of Probate for Hartford District  do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Anderson Miner for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 15th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. 
L. Marsh, Register
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State of Vermont 
Windsor County ss}  At a County Court begun and holden at Woodstock within and for the County of Windsor, on the third Monday of September Anno Domini one thousand Eight hundred & Twenty  
On this nineteenth day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court the same being a court of record agreeably to the laws of this State having the power of fine & imprisonment,  Anderson Miner aged sixty six years of Norwich in said County of Windsor who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said Anderson enlisted into a corps or company of troops called minute men at Hadley in the State of Massachusetts, and immediately after hearing of the battle of Lexington marched to Boston the seat of War, in the company of Capt Foster & Col Pomroy Regiment, and on or about the 26th 25th of April 1775, he enlisted into the nine months service in the Regiment of Col Ward in a company commanded by a Lieut or Capt Kellogg and that he served the term of nine months and was honorably discharged.  And your deponent further says after this he again enlisted for three months in a regiment commanded by Colo Selden in the company of Capt. Eliphalet Holmes in the Brigade commanded by Gen. Wadsworth, and that he was honorably discharged at the expiration of said term at or near Peekskill. That he was in the battle at Bunker Hill & at White Plains and several small skirmishes in New York and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except that which is annexed hereto.   
And in pursuance of the act of that of May 1820 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 the land and naval service of the United States in the
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Revolutionary War” passed on the 18 day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not nor has any person trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed of by me subscribed viz.  
1 Chest 1.00, 6 chairs 1.00, 1 Table 1.00    $3.00 
some Blacksmith Tools 3.00                         3.00 
$6.00  
I am a Blacksmith by trade, infirm unable to pursue my occupation.   I have a wife named Sarah aged sixty three years, she and I make up our family. My wife is infirm and unable to labour.  
Anderson Miner 
Sworn to and declared on the nineteenth day of September AD 1820 before said Court 
Attest Benj Swan Clerk 
State of Vermont 
Windsor County ss}  I Benjamin Swan Clerk of the County Court within for the County of Windsor, do hereby certify , that the foregoing oath, and the statement thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court. And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Six Dollars.    
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court, at Woodstock this second day of October AD 1820  
Benj Swan, Clerk of Wind. County Court
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December 18, 1933  
MA-J/EEL 
Anderson Miner S.21884 
Anderson Miner-W.C.21650 
Lou E. Nickerson 
211 West Downie Street 
Alma, Michigan 
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter of November 22, in which you request the record of Anderson Minor (Miner), a soldier of the War of 1812, presumably a son of Anderson Miner, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.   
The War of 1812 records have been searched and the record of one Anderson Miner found and in the Revolutionary War records, the record of one Anderson Miner has been found. There is no statement in the papers in either of said claims to show whether or not they were father and son. However, their records are furnished herein as both may be of interest to you. 
Anderson Miner 
S. 21884 
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Anderson Miner are not shown in the papers in the pension claim. 
While residing in Hadley, Massachusetts, he was a member of the said company of minute him, and immediately after the battle of Lexington, marched to Cambridge, in Captain Foster's Company, Colonel Pomroy’s Massachusetts Regiment: he enlisted at Cambridge about April 25, 1775, served as a private under Lieutenant Moses Kellogg and Captain Eliakim Smith, Colonel Ward's Massachusetts Regiment, and was at the battle of  Bunker Hall, length of service nine months; he again enlisted in June, 1776, while residing in East Haddam, Connecticut, and served six months in Captain Eliphalet Holmes' Company, Colonel Samuel Selden's Connecticut Regiment;  during this service, he was in the battle of White Plains and in several skirmishes. 
He said about 20 or 25 as I thought 25th more likely I used it.
His first He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1832, 
His first ap. under act 1818 was rejected
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at which time he was aged seventy-eight years and resided in Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont. 
Anderson Winer married Sarah, who was aged sixty-three years in 1820; there are no further data in regard to her.   
The soldier died March 1, 1835, at Norwich, Vermont. 
Seven children survived him two lived in the state of New Hampshire; two in the State of New York; one in Ohio; one in Maryland; their names are not shown: the other child, a son, Daniel Miner, resided in Norwich, Vermont. There is no reference to a widow surviving him and no further family data.  
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Anderson Miner 
W.C.21650 
Anderson Miner was born in Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont. The date of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.  
He enlisted at Norwich, Vermont, served from January 15, 1814, as an artificer in Captain Alden Partridge's Company, United States Artificers, and was discharged July 19, 1815. It does not appear that he ever served as a captain or that he was present at Hull’s surrender.  
After the war, he resided in Norwich, Vermont; and in Gennesse County, New York, in 1850, he had moved to Jackson County, Michigan. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 14, 1871. at which time he was aged seventy-six years and resided in Bloomer Township, Montcalm County, Michigan: post office, Hubbardston, Ionia County, Michigan.   
He died March 27, 1878, in Bloomer Township, Michigan. 
The soldier married at Norwich, Vermont, March 4, 1816, Delilah Armstrong. Neither had been previously married.
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Anderson Miner's widow, Delilah, was allowed pension on her a plication executed June 12, 1878, at which time she was aged eighty two years and resided in Bloomer, Michigan: Postoffice, Carson City. Montcalm County, Michigan. 
The oldest child of Anderson and Delilah Miner was named William , he was born in 1816 or 1817 and died at the age of twenty-five or twenty-six years, other sons were Winfield S. Miner, who, in 1879, was aged fifty-two and one-half years and resided in Bloomer Township, Michigan, and Martin J. Miner, who also resided in said Bloomer Township, in 1879 and was then aged forty-nine years. No other names of children are designated. 
In 1879, Mr. Delia Miner, aged fifty-four years, resided in Bloomer Township, Michigan: no relationship to the family was shown.   
There are no further family data.  
Very truly yours A. D. HILLER 
Assistant to Administrator.
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Norwich Vt June 9th 1837 
Dr. Sir
Mr John Burnap of this town have a pension  Certificate a from Rev  War Service and I have made application to the Agt Thomas Emerson of Windsor for his money and he says he has not received any direction to pay him. I wish you therefore to direct him to pay the same, 
Also, I wish to make some inquiries respecting Anderson Miners pension.  He died on the first day of March 1835 in this town, he left 7 children, 4 live in the State of New Hampshire, 2 live in the State of New York,  one in Ohio, one in Maryland, and the other lives in this town.  The son who lives in this town in justice ought to have the amt which was due at his decease as he had him to maintain the latter part of his life and he has made attempts to get power of atty from the other children in order to draw it, but some of them will not even answer his letter, and I want you should point out some way whereby Daniel Miner his son who lives in this town can receive what is due, he will procure a good bond to the satisfaction of the Agent Judge [unreadable] to refund in case any of the other children call for their shares.  Please have the goodness to write me on the subject and you will oblige yours &c 
Harvey Burton
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Anderson Minor 
Served in Ward's Mass regt prior to Decr 1775 
Rejected 
See letter to Benj Swan Jany 1821
7254
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I Benjamin Coult of Brookfield in the County of Orange State Vermont hereby certify and affirm that  I was well acquainted with Anderson Miner. Was a Resident of Norwich, County of Windsor, State aforesaid. Have to say the service of seven years previous to the commencement of the Revolutionary War said Minor, having been on Resident of my fathers family in Hadley State of Massachusetts and this Deponents further testifieth that the said Miner in company with I. H. Ely joined a Company of Minute Men and that some [unreadable] the Battle of Lexington marched to the seat of war, near Boston State of Massachusetts in and furthermore that my Father was visiting the Troops in the Vicinity of Boston in Augt 1775 & saw the said Manor there in the service of this country with the continental Army and said some time in the winter following that he visited my fathers either by furlough or Discharge 
B. S. Coult
State of Vermont 
Orange County ss}  Brookfield Sept 6th 1820 
Then Personally appeared Benjamin Coult signer of the above written Instrument & made solemn oath to the same is true --- Before me Moses Hubbard Justice Peace
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I. H. Ely's affidavit
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I Isaac H. Ely of Charlestown in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire aged sixty three years do depose & say that I was acquainted with Anderson Minor in the year 1775, that we lived in Hadley in Massachusetts.  That I was well knowing to his enlisting into the army of the United States in April 1775 that we both enlisted into the same company which was then commanded by one Capt Smith who died afterwards & the command devolved upon the Lieut whose name was Kellogg.  1 further say that I was acquainted with the said Minor during his term of service and that I was knowing to him serving out the term of his enlistment and was knowing to his being discharged: we both belonged to Col Wards Regiment of the Massachusetts Line 
Isaac H. Ely 
State of New Hampshire 
Cheshire ss Sepr 19. 1820 Then Isaac H. Ely personally appeared and made Solemn Oath that the above  Deposition by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth before me 
Henry Hubbard Justice Peace
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Cheshire ss. Nov. 4. 1820 
I Salma Hale Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the County of Cheshire, certify that Henry Hubbard is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County 
In testimony whereof I hereto affix the seal of our Court of Common Pleas for said County of Cheshire 
S. Hale
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Anderson Miner
original claim
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Not 9 mos Continental Estab. [establishment]
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Norwich Vt. 
June 11, 1837
Free
 Hon J L Edwards 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C. 
17 June
Harvey Burton
resp
John Burnap & Anderson Miner
Comms
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Revolution  21884  
INVALID. 
File No. 21884   
Anderson Miner 
Priv Rev War  
Act: June 7" 32, 
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 27 
[Arrangement of 1870.] 
March 3,  Soldier pensioned Mr S.S. Daniels Mt. Pleasant 
1910 Nov. 19 Hist. to Mrs. F. D. Haldeman V. L. 
1933 Dec 18 - Hist to Hon E. Nickerson, Letter in case Anderson Miner W C 21650 EEL
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. 
REJECTED
7259  
Anderson Miner
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3 -- 871. 
RECORD DIVISION. 
Department of the Interior, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.  
Briefed by A. Near D. 16/11/10 
Soldier Anderson Minor 
Service Conn 
Additional Service. Rev. 
S. F. 21884 no other Inv below 36000 
No. Inc any service from 36,000 
No Wid service 
Rej 7259 consolidated with S.F. 21884  
No other Rej at all
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F. D. HALDEMAN, M. D. 
Ord Nebraska Nov. 11, 1918,
The Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C 
Dear Sir 
Will you kindly send me the War Record of Anderson Minor, who served in the War of the Revolution.   He served in the Connecticut Militia, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill. He was pensioned in 1835, his great, great great granddaughter Mildred Daniels, wishes to join Coronado Chapter D.A.R. and we desire to obtain her proof.   
Thanking you in advance for the favor, I am Very respy 
Mrs. F. D. Haldeman 
Regent Coronado Chapter D.A.R.
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau 
Anderson Miner S. F. 21884
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.   Apr. 20 or 25, 1775   LENGTH OF SERVICE.   9 mos.   RANK.  Minuteman     OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Foster Captain Eliakim Smith Captain Moses Kellogg  Colonel Pomroy Colonel Ward  STATE.  Mass. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  June 1776   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  6 nis,      RANK.       OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.   Captain Eliphalet Holmes  Colonel Samuel Selden   STATE   Conn.
Battles engaged in, Bunker Hill  and White Plains   
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hadley Mass 
Date of application for pension, Sept. 19, 1820 
Residence at date of application, Norwich Windsor Co. Vt. 
Age at date of application, 66 yrs, died Mch 1 1833 at Norwich Vt. 
Remarks In 1820 his wife Sarah was 63 yrs old.  He left seven children no names are stated other than Daniel who was a resident of Norwich Vt in 1837.
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COPY War Dept. Pension Office 
Jan. 9th 1821 
Mr. Benj. Swan 
Woodstock, Vermont 
Sir: 
Enclosed you will receive a pension certificate in favor of Robert Dunbar and eighteen notifications purporting that the persons therein mentioned are continued on the pension list. The claim of Anderson Miller  is rejected as it does not appear that he served a term of nine months on the Continental establishment. With respect to his service in Ward's regt there were no enlistments prior to Dec. 1775, for a longer term than eight months, except in one regiment. His papers are retained in this office. 
J. L. E. 
The name should have been Anderson Miner instead of Miller. Evidentally a mistake of the office.