Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45403, Enos Hudson, Mass.
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(8 [illegible]-1776)

SERVICE.                                    NUMBER

Mass.      Hudson, Enos.    S.45403.  [all handwritten]


CONTENTS
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Continued (law [illegible] 1 May 1820) notification hereof [illegible] sent to Barnet [illegible] Bicknell [illegible] Morrisville, Madison Bay, New York July 1820

7808
New York

Enos Hudson [handwritten]
Of Easton [handwritten] in the state of N.York [handwritten]
Who was a Private [handwritten] in the regiment commanded by Colonel Alden [handwritten] of the Massachusetts [handwritten] line, for the term of the war. [handwritten]

Inscribed on the Roll of New York [handwritten]
At the rate of Eight [handwritten] Dollars per month, to commence on the 17th [handwritten] of April 1818.[handwritten]

Certificate of Pension issued the 19th [handwritten] of March 1819 [handwritten] and [begin handwriting] sent to David Garton [illegible], Esquire, Morris Flatts, N.York. [end handwriting]

Arrears to 4th of [begin handwriting] March 1819 - 
10 14/30 4/31 84.76 [end handwriting]

Semi-anl. all’ce ending [begin handwriting] 4th Sept.1819.  48.00
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$: 132.76 [end handwriting]
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Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818

[begin handwriting] 
Continued
Madison County -
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Enos Hudson
Priv: [illegible mark]

Col. Alden’s Masst [illegible] Regt.

1777 - War [underlined] -

17th April 1818 [last digit illegible]


Admitted [underlined]
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State of New York
Madison County p. [illegible] - On this 17th day of April 1818 before me [illegible] the subscriber Conv [illegible] of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said County personally appears Enos Hudson Aged 59 years  resident in the [illegible] of Eaton in the said County who [illegible] by [illegible] first only sworn according to law doth on his [illegible] make the following declaration: in order to obtain the provisionment by the late
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I David Gaston One of the Judges of the Court of Common please in an for the County of Madison as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Enos Hudson did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy for nine months and more on the Continental establishment: 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. 

dated at [illegible] the 17th day of April 1818

David Gaston Judge

State of New York Clerks
Office [illegible] County

[Illegible] certify that David Gaston was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of [illegible] duly qualified on the 17th day of April 1818 and also that the signatures to the [illegible] appear to be in his proper [illegible] In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this 18th day of May 1818
WP Hough
[illegible]
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I hereby certify that from the proof and information given before me that Enos Hudson the within named applicant is poor and absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support

David Gaston Judge
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State of New York
Madison County ss
On this 21st day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court [illegible] the Court of Common Pleas in and for this said County, being  a Court of Record for the said County Enos Hudson aged sixty three years, resident in the Town of Eaton in the said county who being first duly sworn [illegible] on his oath declare that he served in Revolutionary War as follows - In the year 1777 of March 14th he enlisted in the Seventh Massachusetts regiment & served six years three months under Cal John Brooks, in Capt Thorpe's Company
My original declaration bears date twenty [illegible] day of April 1818 - The number of my pension certificate is 1808 - and I do solemly 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 [illegible} any manner dispersed 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 on securities, contracts or debts due me: nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed - 
Schedule of Property
I have one Chest, 1 Pot 1 Kettle. 1 Table, 4 Chairs. one sett of Bench tools. 3 hollow planes & one pair of [illegible] plane
1 Broad ax, 1 Adze, 1 Narrow ax, one sett of Chissels, 1 sett of Augers & Sundry [illegible] tools. 2 Saws, 1 [illegible]
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My occupation a Carpenter able to labour some part of the time; My family consists of a wife and two Grend Children--one eight years old & the other five years old--My wife aged sixty seven years not able to labour----Enos Hansen
Sworn to and declared on this 21st day of June 1820--in open court . JVM Harabeld
I Jabish Will Hura clerk of the county of Madison do here by certify that the forgoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are tryly copies from the second of the said Court; and I further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount na value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is twenty seven Dollars
in testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Said Court, on this eighth of June 1820.  J Will Hura Celk
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Enos Hudson S.F. 45403

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment | Length of Service | Rank. | Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered | State.
                                                                                                                 Captain. |   Colonel.
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Mch. 1777                                           | June 1783           | Pvt.    | John Reed      | John Brooks                             | 7 Mass.
                                                                                                               Thorpe    |

Battles engaged in, Capture of Burgoyne. Cherry Valley Newtown Kingsbridge and capture of Cornwallis

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at Oakham, Worcester Co. Mass.

Date of application for pension, Apr 17. 1818 His [illegible]

Residence at date of application, Eaton, Madison Co. N.Y.

Age at date of application, 59 years

Remarks: In 1820 his wife was 67 years old and there were two grandchildren one 8 yrs. and the other 5 yrs. old no names are stated.
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Pension 
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1912
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Mrs Mackrille [diagonal text]

Potsdam, N.Y.
Aug. 12, 1912

Com. of Pensions-
Dear Sir-
Will you kindly send to me any information relative to the military history of the following soldiers of Revolutionary time - S.45403 [written above name] Enos Hudson from Mass. Colony who enlisted in 1777- also Eli O [illegible] Davis who served under Gen. Stark.  
I am a lined descendent of these men and desire to prove eligibility to the D.A.R.
Resp. y, [illegible]
Mrs. Minnie R. S. Sargent
12 Walnut St.
Potsdam, N.Y.
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[illegible]
Clayton, N.Y.

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45403
INVALID
Revy
File No. 45403
Enos Hudson
Priv Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 245
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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June 10 -19
Mrs. Chas. Ellis

1911 Nov. 21 Hist. to 
Henry P. Wright. V.[illegible]

1912 Aug. 19
Mrs. Minnie R.S. Sargent.

1920 Feby 20 Hist. to Nelle G. Hudson
Letter in S.44.950 Benony Hudson
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PENSION
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OFFICE
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O. W. & N. Division
Jun 10 1901
RECEIVED.


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PENSION
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Will you kindly look over the C [illegible] records of pensions granted to widows of Revolutionary [underlined] Soldiers - and see if the widow of Enos Hudson [underlined] is recorded - You will do me a great favor by so doing.  Respectfully
Mrs. Charles Ellis
Clayton
Jeff. Co
New York.

June 4-
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RECORD
NOV
15
1911
DIVISION
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[begin printed letterhead]
HENRY P. WRIGHT.
128 York Street.  

YALE COLLEGE
New Haven, Connecticut. [end printed letterhead]

[typescript]
Nov. 14, 1911.

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:-

Will you kindly give me such facts as are on record in the Bureau of Pensions regarding the military history of Corporal [begin underline] Enos Hudson and Sergeant Isaac Stone, [end underline] both of Oakham, Mass., soldiers in the Revolutionary War?  I am writing a history of Oakham, and shall be very grateful for any information you can give me regarding these men. 

Very truly yours,

Henry P. Wright [hand written]