Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23275, Dennis Hitt, New York
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New  York.          Hitt, Dennis.               W.23275.
                                        Abigail
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Albany 1853                                                                 
Abigail Hitt                                                                   
Widow of Dennis Hitt  
N.Y.
who died on the 20th. December 1816
of Delaware Co. in the State of New York 
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Delavan of the regt commanded 
by Col. Weisenfels in the N. york
line for 18 months & 2 days. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany 
at the rate of 60 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March 1834. 
Increased from $23.10 

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of August
1839 and  sent to Halstead 
Sweet, Bloomingburgh N.Y.  Sullivan Co.

Arrears to the 4th of 
Semi-Annual allowance ending 

{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3-} 

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, 
Book A. Vol. 2. Page 110

[vertical across page on the right] 

See letter to Hon John Van Buren August 2d.  1841. 
[on right side, top] Let to Joseph Ellis Feby 17th 1842
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V2505
Abigail Hitt
New York
20- 
3 10
[illegible] 1777- $4.33.
[?]- 1778 8.44
On role of Col Weisenfels
capt. Humt- 11mos & 4 days

admd 
6 28. [?] pri
11. 4
18 - 2 - $60.22
no deduction
Halstead [Swart - crossed out] Sweet
Bloomingburgh
N. York
Ho. Rep [House of Reps]
[Hon. A. J. Parker - crossed out]
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Declaration
Of Abigail Hitt in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress on the 4th July 1830.

State of New York
County of Delaware }Ss.

On this twenty sixth day of July 1837 personally appeared before me Jabes Bostwick First Judge of Delaware county courts Abigail Hitt a resident of the town of Walton in the county of Delaware aforesaid aged Eighty three (83) years on the 5th day of April last Who being first duly sworn according to law hath on her oath made the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed 4 July 1830 That she is the Widow of Dennis Hitt who was a Private Soldier in the Army of the Revolution That Before and at the commencement of the Revolutionary War She this deponent & her husband Dennis Hitt lived in Somerstown in the County of Westchester & State of New York That her late husband Dennis Hitt enlisted as a private soldier in the United States forces for Five months under Captain Delavan in 1776 in June she thinks and marched to Kings Bridge & from there to Harlem and was in the service for whole five months He soon after enlisted again the second time for five months under Captain Hurst and was in the service the time for which he was engaged when he returned home This Deponent does not recollect where he marched to as to be particular lest if she recollects right he was engaged a part or most of the time in riding express. He again enlisted to serve for nine months does not recollect the officer he served under; but understood at the time & has often heard her husband say that he was in the engagement at the time Danbury was destroyed which was in April 1777. And her husband went to the north & was in the Battle at Saratoga at the time Burgoine was taken & is sure he served the whole nine months when he returned home This Deponent further says that her said husband was
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at several other times engaged in the service & that he was absent from home & on duty as she believes the most part of the time except in the winter during the war so much so that he was not at home to gather the crops in haying & harvesting but one season during the war. 

But in consequence of old age & the great length of time elapsed she is unable to recollect thereon particular the enlistments & particular services of her said husband in the Revolutionary war But she has no doubt but that her husband was in [illegible] service for more than two years and a half beside being often called at various times on alarms & Skirmishes & several times called out of bed in the night in defence [sic] of his country 

And she this Deponent further testifies & declares that she was married to the said Dennis Hitt the 22d day of January 1773 in the town of Somers county of Westchester & State of New York aforesaid where she and her husband resided She was married by the Reverend Mr Sachet was married at the house of the said Sachet Present at the marriage Samuel Week & his wife John Weeks & his wife Nathaniel Underhill & his wife & Ebenezer Foote is all the persons she now recollects the names of that were present and that none of these persons are now living [illegible] She further declares that previous to her marriage that her name was Abigail Finch that she and her husband removed from the county of Westchester to the county of Delaware the place of her now residence Forty four years since last October That her said husband Dennis Hitt Died on the 20 December 1816. and that she has not intermarried since the death of her said husband & that she has remained his widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof here unto annexed.
                                             her  
                                 Abigail  X   Hitt
                                              mark
Witness in [?] of 
Elisa Bostwick

Sworn & subscribed before
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[?] 4th July 1837 Jaber Bostwick First Judge & - 

I certify that the above named Abigail Hitt by reason of bodily infermity [sic] and old age is unable to attend a court of record to make her declaration and that she is unable to write her name & therefore made her mark. I also certify that she is a woman of truth & veracity & [?] morral [sic] integrity & her statement is entitled to be believed 

Jaber Bostwick First Judge Delaware Con

State of New York 
County of Delaware

On this 26 day of July 1837 came [?] me Jaber Bostwick First Judge of Delaware county courts James F Hitt who being duly sworn according to law appears & says that he is the second son of Dennis Hitt deceased and Abigail Hitt the above declarent that he is now Sixty years of age that his father Dennis Hitt died on the 20th day of December 1816 and that his mother Abigail has never intermarried since the death of his father and that she has always remained & now is the widow of the said Dennis Hitt

James F Hitt

Sworn & Subscribed this 4 day of July 1837 before me Jaber Bostwick 

I Jaber Bostwick First Judge [?] certify the above named James Hitt is a man of truth & veracity & that his statement is entitled to full credit 

Jaber Bostwick
First Judge
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State of New York
Dutchess County }Ss

John Finch of the town of Fishkill in said County being duly sworn saith that he will be eighty years old next August, that he knew Dennis Hitt, that said Dennis Hitt lived in Somerstown Weschester [sic] County & enlisted while he lived there in 1781 for 8 or 9 months, for the campaign till winter, he believes under Captain Sacket, & he served the time out for which he enlisted, then in 1782 he went again in service for a same length of time & served the time out, the regiment in which he was in 1782 went to northward & was under Col Weisenphelps [sic] or Isenphelps [sic]

That in 1775 & 1776 said Dennis Hitt was in the service as a Minute Man & went to New York to help build forts & this deponent went also, this latter service was about six or 8 weeks till the spring of 1776.

That deponent knew said Dennis Hitts wife she was deponents sister, & has seen her in Delaware County living with said Dennis Hitt, that said Dennis Hitt died about the year 1816. That his said wife’s name was Abigail Finch before her said marriage & is now about 93 years old.

John Finch

Sworn before me this 11th day of July 1837
Jos. I. Jackson First 
Judge Duchess County

I Joseph I Jackson First Judge for Dutchess County State of New York, Do certify that the above named John Finch is well known to me & that he is a person of truth & veracity & his affidavit is entitled to full credit & belief. July 29th 1837

Jos. I. Jackson
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I Henry J Traver Clerk of the County of
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State of New York
Ulster County

John Hitt of the town of Kingston in the County of Ulster in the State of New York being duly worn saith that he is seventy years of age, that Dennis Hitt deceased formerly of Somers in the County of Westchester afterwards of Delaware County and who died in the town of Rockland in the County of Sullivan in the year one thousand Eight hundred and Sixteen, was a brother or the deponent, that the said Dennis Hitt at the time of his decease was about sixty five years of age, and left Abigail his wife his widow, who is still a widow and resides by the town of Walton in the County of Delaware.

That during the whole of the Revolutionary War this deponent resided in the immediate neighborhood of the said Dennis Hitt, and knows that he was frequently out in service as a soldier of the United States, but cannot specify the times and periods for which he served, but that he recollects that he was in service at the time of the taking of Burgoyne.

This deponent further saith that he recollects that his said brother Dennis Hitt was married and lived with the said Abigail from the earliest period of this deponents recollection as man and wife, but does not recollect of being present at their wedding — but that they were married previous to the
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In the commencement of the revolutionary War and further he saith not
  John Hitt

Ulster County Ss  I certify that on the thirteenth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven John Hitt to me known personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit. I further Certify that the said John Hitt is a man of truth and veracity     John Van Buren
First Judge of Ulster County Courts,  Counsellor &c
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State of New York 
Delaware County 

Christopher Roff of the town of Hancock in the County of Delaware in the State of New York being duly sworn saith that he is seventy five years of age. That Dennis Hitt deceased formerly of Somers in the County of Westchester afterward of Delaware County and who died in the town of Rockland in the County of Sullivan in the year one thousand Eight hundred and Sixteen and that the said Dennis Hitt at the time of his decease was about sixty five years of age. and left Abigail his wife — his widow, who is still a widow and resides in the town of Walton in the County of Delaware.

That during the whole of the Revolutionary war this deponent resided in the immediate neighborhood of the said Dennis Hitt and knows that he was frequently out in service as a Soldier of the United States and this Deponent and Dennis Hitt Served in one Campaign together of three months under Capt Thomas Hunt and at Several other times on Scouts, and in the service This deponent further saith that he recollects the time and place when & where Dennis Hitt and Abigail Finch were married and that they lived to gether [sic] man and wife till the decease of Dennis Hitt and further saith that they were married before the commencement of the Revolutionary War, and further saith not

Christopher Roff 

State of New York
Delaware County 

I certify that on 9th day of August 1837 Christopher Roff 
To me well known personally appears before me and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit & I further certify that the said Christopher Roff is a man of truth and veracity.

Jno Gregory Judge of Delaware County - Common Pleas
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State of New York
County of Delaware

On this 10 day of August 1837. Personally came before me Henry Hitt who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose & saith that he now resides in the town of Rockland county of Sullivan & State of New York aforesaid. That previous to his removal to the town of Rockland he resided in the town of Colchester in the county of Delaware aforesaid That he is the son of Denis [sic] Hitt deceased and of Abigail Hitt the here before named applicant for a pension That as he is informed and believes he is now Sixty three (63) years of age last January and as he is informed & believes the eldest of his fathers children That he always understood that his father & mother were lawfully married in the town of Somers in the county of Westchester & State of New York & that he lived with his father untill [sic] he was twenty one years of age That his father & mother removed from the county of Westchester to the county of Delaware when this deponent was in the thirteenth year of his age And he further deposeth & says that his father died  on on [sic] or about 20th day of December 1816 & that previous to his death his father & mother had always lived together as husband & wife from his earliest recollections.

This deponent further testifies that he well recollects of many circumstances during the Revolutionary War. That he well remembers when the battle was at Danbury he lived there only 9 miles from Danbury at the time that he heard the cannon plain & distinctly. That he understood at the time that his Father was in the army at the time Danbury was burnt. That he remembers when the Battle was at White plains & he understood that his father was in that battle at the time of the Battle at White plains It was expected that the British
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were marching up through the country which created great alarm in the neighborhood and his mother expecting that her husband (his Father) would be killed she took this deponent & his brother younger than him and went to her Fathers which was three miles. And he further deposeth & saith that he often heard it said [after peace?] that his Father could now stay at home & have to go no more in the service.

Henry Hitt

Sworn & Subscribed 
this 10 day of August
1837 Before me
Jabes Bostwick
First Judge of Delaware County Courts

I hereby certify that the above named Henry Hitt is a person of truth & veracity and that his statement is entitled to full credit & belief

Jabes Bostwick
First Judge of &c
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State of New York
County of Delaware

On this 16th day of August 1839 Personally came before me William Holiday of the Town of Colchester in said county of Delaware to me personally known, who being sworn according to law doth on his oath say that He was Eighty four years of age the 26th day of December last That his native place was the county of Westchester in the State of New York. He was acquainted with Denis [sic] Hitt Previous to his being married to Abigail Finch which was before the commencement of the Revolutionary War & had known the said Dennis from the time he was ten years & they were school boys together in their youth. And he was acquainted with his (said Denis Hitt widow) Abigail Hitt the present applicant for a pension as the widow of Dennis Hitt from her childhood. That her name previous to her marriage to the said Dennis Hitt was Abigail Finch They were married in the town of Somers in the county of Westchester & believes it was sometime of the winter 1773 This deponent lived in the neighborhood of the said Denis [sic] and Abigail at the time they were married but he was not at the wedding but has no reason to doubt but what they were marred [sic] and they went to keeping house soon after & lived together as husband and wife untill [sic] the death of the said Denis [sic] Hitt And the said Abigail Hitt has not intermarried since the the [sic] death of the said Dennis Hitt And this deponent further saith that his first wife was a sister of the said Dennis Hitt which has by reason of the connection in the family made him more acquainted with the circumstances of the family. 

And this deponent further deposed says that he knows that the said Dennis Hitt was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. The said Dennis Hitt as a minute man as this deponent under stood [sic] & the said Dennis Hitt was called & went from home and was absent from home in the service & in building forts should think he went more than one
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& was gone for a considerble [sic] length of time but cannot say how long It was in 1775 and in 1776. This deponent further says that he understood that the said Denis [sic] enlisted about the year 1777 or the latter part of the year 1776 for Nine months & went to the north & this deponent has no doubt but the said Dennis served out his time He distinctly remembers when the said Dennis went to the north & when he returnd [sic] & has no doubt as to the fact of his serving nine months under that enlistment. This deponent further say [sic] he was a soldier with the said Dennis and was guarding between the North River & Crompond [?] was under Captain Samuel Haight was out two years in succession was in service three months in each year but cannot now recollect the year to a certainty but thinks it was the years 1778 & 1779. Is certain the said Dennis served three months in each year. And this deponent saith that said Denis [sic] was often on scouting parties down towards the lines [?] & often out in other services which this deponent has not herein mentioned. The said Dennis Hitt in the time of the Revolution always bore the reputation of [a] good soldier

William Holaday 

Sworn & Subscribed
This 16 day of August 1837
Before me
Jaber Bostwick

First Judge

I Jaber Bostwick First Judge of [?] do certify that the above named William Holaday is a person of strict truth & veracity & moral integrity & that his deposition & statement is entitled to the fullest credit

Jaber Bostwick First Judge
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Somers Westchester County NY August 7th 1837

Sir I received a line from you regarting [sic] my examination of the records of this Town in relation to the marriag [sic] of Dennis Hitt & Abigail Finch I have examined the record and find the first record in the year 1788 which was the first Town meeting held in this Town which was then Stephen Town, consequently there can be no record of their marriage in this Office

Town Clerk, Office of the Town of Somers in the County of Westchester and State of New York

I Israel Green Town Clerk for the Town of Somers in the County of Westchester aforesaid hereby certify that I have carefully examined the records of this Town and do not find the marriage of Dennis Hitt to Abigail Finch on record 

Given under my hand this 7th day of August 1837

Israel Green Town Clerk
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State of New York
Delaware County Ss.  I Crawford B Shelton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and Clerk of the County of Delaware the same being a Court of record, Do Certify that Jabez Bostwick, and John H. Gregory Esquires the persons before whom the foregoing annexed affidavits purports to have been Sworn was at the dates of the Same Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware duly Commissioned and Sworn, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the Said Judge and that their names Subscribed to the Same is genuine
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said Court this 18th August 1837
  C B Sheldon  Clerk
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Joseph Ellis Esq
Mamakating
Sullivan Co N.Y.

[upside down]
Dennis Hitt
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Bedford May 3. 1782

This may certify that James Miller has furnished Dennis Hitt an able bodied Soldier compleatly [sic] armed and equipt [sic] to serve from this day till the 1st day of January next 1783

Thos Hunt Capt
Muster Master

Know all men by these presents that we James Miller, Jacob Birdsell, Christopher Brown, Jotham Hocks, Abraham VanVore, William Vredenburgh, Andrew Brown, members of a class in a Regiment of Militia of the State of New York Commanded by Coll Samuel Drake, in the County of Westchester having under an act entitled an act for raising troops to compleat [sic] the line of this state in the service of the United State [sic] and the two Regiments to be raised on bounties of unappropriated lands and for the further defence [sic] of the frontiers of this state passed the twenty third day of March before last last past engaged Dennis Hitt to serve in the Regiment commanded by Lieut Col Weisinfelts in a company commanded by Capt Thos Hunt, do hereby grant, transfer assign and set over unto Deliverance Brown of the State & County aforesaid and Cortland Manor his heirs and assigns all our Interest, estate in and to the said land that we are or may become entitled to for engaging the said Dennis Hitt as above paid by or under or by Nature of the said act to have and to hold the said right, estate and interest of and to the said Deliverance Brown his heirs and assigns for ever. In Witness whereof we have unto set our hands and seals this second day of May
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One thousand seven hundred and eighty three 
Witness present
Dan Delavan
Nathl Delavan

James Miller [seal]
Jacob Birdsell [seal]
Christopher Brown [seal]
Jotham Hacks [seal] 
Abraham VanVove [seal]
Wm Vredenburgh [seal]
Andrew Brown [seal]
Charles Tidd [seal] 
Daniel Mead [seal]

Be it remembered that on the 2d day of May 1783 personally appeared before me Gilbert Drake Esquire one of the Judges of the Cort [sic] of Common Pleas, Held in and for the County of Westchester Nathl Delavan one of the subscribing witnesses who declared on oath that he saw William Miller, Jacob Birdsell, Christopher Brown, Gotham Hocks, Abraham VanVove, William Vardenborough Andrew Brown Charles Tidd, and Daniel Mead the within grantors sign, seal and deliver the within Conveyance as their voluntary act and deed and that he also see the other subscribing Witness sign his name as a witness. I have examined the same and find no material mistake or Interlination [sic] therefore Allow the same to be lodged in the Surveyor General’s Office

Gilbt Drake

I the within named Deliverance Brown for a valuable consideration do by these presents assign over and grant all my right and title together with the two hundred acres of land
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thereby granted unto Henry Othoud [sic: Oothout] of Albany County Esq and to his heirs and assigns for ever as witness my hand and seal the 2d day of May 1783

Sealed and delivered
In presence of 
Nathan Benedict
Nathan Dickson

Deliverance Brown [seal]

State of New York
Secretary’s Office

I certify the preceding to be a true copy of an original document deposited in this Office

Archd Campbell
Dep Secretary 

Albany Aug. 9. 1839
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Jos. Ellis Esqr
Present
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:

1781 Dec 1 3282 Dennis Hill [illegible] _8__10__8_
1782 Dec 31 3702 Dennis Hitt " _21__1___4__

[Five vertical loopy lines]

State of New-York, Comptroller's Office, Albany, 184. [Parenthesis mark]  I herby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. [blank] now remaining in this office, and that the services for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
First-under Capt. Thomas Hunt in Lt. Col. Conedt Fredke Wiepenfels Regt. Second, " " Thomas Hunt """" Fredke Wiepenfels " [two vertical loopy lines] Third, ""  "" " Fourth, """" " Fifth, "" "" " Sixth, """" " Seventh, "" "" " Eighth, "" "" " Ninth, "" "" " Tenth, "" "" " W. W. Tredway DckCoube
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Payment to be made at Albany, by the Pres. of Mechanics and Farmers Bank
Agent for paying Pen[sion]ers in the Agency of Albany, NY

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book A. vol. 2 - Page 110 by R. Burdine  Clerk.
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(8-1776) Service New York Witt, Dennis Number W.23275. Abigail
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2505
Aug 22  N.Y.
[illegible]
[on side] J L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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 J L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
[on side]
2505
Aug 22 N.Y.
[illegible]
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Hamden (Delaware County August 18 1837.

J L Edwards Esquire
Comr of Pensions

Dear Sir I herein enclose the Declaration of the Widow Abigail Hitt for the purpose of obtaining a Pension under the act of 4. July 1830 Mrs Hitt is a person of great moral integrity and in indigent circumstances & unfortunately her sons are also poor & unable to give her a comfortable support. I hope the proof will be [?] sufficient to entitle her claim to your favorable consideration

Your Obedient Servant
Jabes Bostwick

On account of the elapse of time since the marriage of Mrs Hitt I suspect it will be impossible to obtain testimony of any person who was present on the occasion but there cannot be any doubt of the marriage

J Bostwick
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feb 14. 1842  NY
Abigail Hitt
[on side]
Bloomingburgh  Feb 9th}   Free
J L Edwards Commissioner of pensions
Washington City  D C
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Bloomingburgh
Feb 9th}     Free
J L Edwards Commissioner of pensions
Washington City D C
[on side] feb 14 1842 NY
Abigail Hitt
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Bloomingburgh Sullivan Co Ny Febuary [sic] 9th 1871

Dear Sir 

I Send you the enclosed pay certificate of the widow Abigail Hitt widow of Dennis Hitt Decd of her pension for her late Husbands services under Capt Hunt in the year of 1782 in Cornel [sic] Weisenfelts Regiment the certificate of the Comptroler [sic] of the State of New york is Now on File in in [sic] Company with her papers in the pension department wich [sic] wil [sic] Gow [sic] to Show that Dennis Hitt servd [sic] I think Nine months or more that Season

The Enclosed pay Certificate was Granted for Services Rendered by said Hitt 6 monthes [sic] and 28 days under Capt Haight 11 monthes [sic] and 4 days under Capt Hunt in the years of 1780 & 81

I am informed by the Clerk in the Comptrollers office at Albany State of New york that there are three Separate [?] of Services appears on the Record in the Comptrolers [sic] office renderd [sic] By Dennis Hitt I Have the honor to be Very Respectfully Your Ob Ss

J L Edwards Esq

Joseph Ellis
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Abigail Hitt
New York
Suspended
See letter 13 Nov 1837 J. Bostwick
to Hon A.J. Parker 7 Feb 1838
  "   same              9     "     "
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Cancel old & Make out a new Certificate
  V D
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J L Edwards Esq
 Dear Sir
  I understand that Abigail widow of Dennis Hitt draws a pension under the act of 1836. but not for full pay
 If consistent with the rules of the department please Inform me -  For what records? and what officers the service was?  For which she now draws her pension
  Respy your obt St.
  John Van Burn
  July 30 41
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Dennis Hitt
1776 0.5.0  Capt Delavan
        0.5.0       "    Hunt
1777 - 0.9.0
1781 - 0.8 or 9 - Sacket
1782  0.     Col Weisenfels
1778 0.    Samuel Haight
1779 0.3.0         "
   1.8
   1.28
   5   Capt Delavan    1776
   6.28  S  R.A. Col Weisenfels  Re  Hunt  11.4
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In - ab

Hon A J Parker
  H R
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Widow Abigail Hitt applied for a pension on acct of the services of Dennis Hitt
 Will you examine & see if her husband's name is found on the roll in
  Capt Sam'l Haights company  Capt Sacketts Co
 also
 Capt Samuel Delavan Co. & Capt Thomas or Joseph Hunts Co.
 ? per annum  [?]
  A.J. Parker
  House of Reps.
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Mrs Hitt

J.L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington
[on side]
Dr Crump
In at
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House of Representatives
March 10. 1838}
J.L. Edwards Esquire  Sir,
  Mrs Abigail Hitt widow of Dennis Hitt concludes to take her pension for the time allowed by you, viz. 8[?] months & 28 days.
 Will you find [?] her pension Certificate payable at Albany N.Y.
  Very Respy
     Yours
  A.J. Parker
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Washington Jany 23 1838

D Sir

The following is an extract from a letter received by me from the Hon. Jabes Bostwick of Delaware Co. N.Y.

“I sent to the Commissioner of Pensions the papers of the widow Abigail Hitt for a pension on account of the revolutionary services of her late husband Dennis Hitt. She stated in her application that her husband served in Capt Samuel Haight’s company & in Capt Sackett’s Co in 1781 & 1782 & Mr Edwards writes that this name is not found on the roll. Mrs Hitt thinks she must have been mistaken. Mr Edwards also writes that if he served in these years in any other company the rolls will show upon the name being given. Mrs Hitt says her husband served under Capt. Samuel Delavan & also Capt Thomas Hunt. She is not certain whether his name was Thomas or Joseph. You will do a favor to the widow & examine the records & see if you cannot find the name of Dennis Hitt in the rolls under Delavan & also under Hunt. There cannot be and doubt of the services of Dennis Hitt. He lived near the lines & I have no doubt he was in the service the most of the time during the war. His old lady is poor & her children are poor. If you shall find D. Hitt’s name in the rolls I will thank you to inform me of it & the length of time he served & under what offices [?] it to me Edwards.”

Will you allow me to examine the rolls for the purpose set forth in the above extract? 

Very Resp’y Yours 

Amasa J Parker

J. L. Edwards Esq
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Aug 26
In ab
No L [illegible]

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Prant?
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Washington August 26. 1839
J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions}
 Sir  the certificate left by me this morning is for the purpose of getting an Increase of pay for Abigal[sic] Hitt of New York widow of Dennis Hitt deceased.
  Yours Respectfully
  Halstead Sweet

Direct yours to Halstead [post?] Bloomingburgh Sullivan County N.Y. -
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New York - 1853
Abigail Hitt
widow of Dennis Hitt 
who died on the 20:December 1816, of 
Delaware in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Delavan of the Regt commanded by Col. Wasanfells in the N York line for 8 months 28 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 23 dollars 10 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of March 1828, and sent to Hon. A. J. Parker, House of Reps.
Arrears to the 4th of inst -  161.70
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept  11.55
   173.25
{Revolutionary Claim Act July 4, 1836 Section the}
Recorded by R. Burdine  Clerk
Book a. - Vol. 2 - Page 110
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23275
Abigail Hitt
Wid of Dennis Hitt
Priv Rev War
Act: July 4th 1836
Index: - Vol.  A, Page 337
 Arrangement of 1870