Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,406, Levi Holden, Continental Mass.
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Service
Continental
Mass

Name
Holden, Levi

Number
S. 34406

Content
1st Lt. 1st Bn. 7:2:8. 2nd Lieut.
Issue May 31. 1790 to
Theophilus Firet assignee
Naperson
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(Left Page)
Notification sent to Wm Pennington
29 Sep 1826.
Newark N. J.

(Right Page)
(452)
New Jersey

Levi Holden

Captain
Continental Mass
The army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7th of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th of May 1818
and sent to the Pensioner, care of
Wm. S. Pennington Esqr. Judge &c
New Jersey

Arrearages to 4th Sept. 1818
$98.66

Revolutionary claims
Act 18th March, 1818,
Massachusetts, line 70 - 1 year
Continental
Newark Essex Co.
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Levi Holden.
452
Septr. 1818
continue
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At a special District Court
of the United States for the
New Jersey District holden
at Newark in and for the
County of Essex

Present the Honorable William S. Pennington

District of New Jersey

Be it remembered, That on the thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District in open court, the said court being a court of record for the District of New Jersey, Levi Holden, aged 74 years, resident in Newark, County of Essex, State of New Jersey, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: In December 1775 he enlisted as a Sergeant Major in the 26th Massachusetts Regiment under Col. Thomas Nixon, in 1776 received a commission as Major in the same Regiment from State of Massachusetts, in 1777 received a commission as Lt. Lieutenant in same Regiment continued on the Rolls of said Regiment till the close of the war in 1783, in 1781 was transferred to Washington's Guard, still continuing on the Rolls of the said Regiment in 1783 settled with by Pay Master Department of said Regiment. Was in actual service in the Continental establishment for seven years seven months. His commission are now on file in the office of the War Department accompanying his first application. Was with Genl. Washington at the Battles of Trenton & Princeton - and was at the Surrender of Burgoyne & Cornwallis & in many other smaller engagements with the enemy.

And that his original declaration is dated the Seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 452.

Levi Holden
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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, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: 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, to wit:

Real Estate None - personal estate None - except necessary wearing apparel in use about fifteen years ago. I was compelled in consequence of misfortunes to resort to the benefit of the Insolvent Laws of the State of New Jersey to relieve my body from imprisonment, and that all my debts to a large amount remain unpaid & which I have no means whatever to pay - that I have for several years been deprived of my sight by a great attack of the Rheumatic affliction which leaves me greatly afflicted with the Gravel which renders me incapable of support for labor that my family consists of myself, my wife aged sixty six, a weak & infirm woman named Hannah, a son named Otis, aged twenty four who is unfit for labor in consequence of bleeding at the lungs, his physician requiring him to abstain from any severe exercise from military duty & that he has no profession - two daughters one named Emma aged twenty eight the other named Harriet aged twenty two - the daughters are capable of providing for their own support.

Sworn to and declared before me this 13th May 1822

Wm. Pennington
District Judge

Levi Holden
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I, William Pennington Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District
Do hereby certify, That the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the 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 . . . .

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 13th day of July 1820

William Pennington
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Levi Holden
Declaration

Honorable W. S. P.
Judge of the Dist Court
of New Jersey
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District of New Jersey

On this seventh day of April 1818. before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said district, personally appeared, Levi Holden aged sixty four years resident in Newark in the county of Essex in the said district, 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 Levi Holden enlisted in Duxbury in the state of Massachusetts in December 1775 in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Clough in the regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Nixon, that he served as a Sergeant Major in said Regiment until November 1776 when he received a commission of Ensign in the said Regiment, that with said commission he had since lost. That he served as Ensign in said Regiment until the twenty second day of December 1777 when he received an appointment & commission as second lieutenant in the sixth Massachusetts line Regiment. That he served as second lieutenant in said regiment until the seventeenth day of May 1782 when he received a commission of Lieutenant major being first lieutenant in the third sixth Massachusetts Regiment & to take rank from the said twenty second day of December 1777. That he left the army by the express permission of Genl. George Washington, he then being a lieutenant in his Guard at a place Burgh in the state of New York on the last of May 1783.
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belonged to the Massachusetts line. That he was at the taking of Burgoyne & Cornwallis, was at the Battle of Monmouth & Trenton - 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. Except a commission as second lieutenant signed by Samuel Huntington to the effect the 22d day of Dec. 1777. A commission dated 1782 of lieutenant to take effect 22nd day of December 1777. And an honorary result of battles by brevet in the army of the United States of America dated 1708 in pursuance of an act of Congress.

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid

Levi Holden

William Pennington District Judge

I, William S. Pennington Judge as aforesaid do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Levi Holden 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.

April 7th 1818

William S. Pennington
District Judge
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I, William Pennington Clerk of the District of New Jersey do certify that the signatures to this instrument are the proper hand writing of William S. Pennington Esq. Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

In witness my hand and the seal of the said District Court at Newark this seventh day of April 1817

William Pennington
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34406
Reg. INVALID.

File No. 34406
Levi Holden
Capt. Rev. War

Act: 18th March 1818

Index: Vol. 2 Page 231

[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept. 8. Miss E. Holden
Wm. E. Car... History m 1878
Feb. 25. Stationer m1874
Allen Holden. Trenton m 1878
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The United States of America in Congress Assembled

To Levi Holden Gentleman

We reposing special trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valor, Conduct and Fidelity, Do by these presents constitute and appoint you to be a Second Lieutenant in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the Twenty-second day of December 1777. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Second Lieutenant by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command to be obedient to your orders, as Second Lieutenant. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in Chief for the time being of the Army of the United States or any other your superior Officers according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress of the United States or a Committee of the States.

Witness His Excellency John Hanson Esq President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia the Thirtieth day of May AD 1782 and in the Sixth year of our Independence.

John Hanson
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The United States of America in Congress Assembled

To Levi Holden Gentleman

We, reposing especial trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valor, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be an Ensign in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the 23d day of December 1777. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Ensign by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command to be obedient to your orders, as Ensign. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in Chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officers according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress of the United States or a Committee of the States.

Witness His Excellency Samuel Huntington Esq President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia the 23rd day of September 1779 and in the Fourth Year of our Independence.

Samuel Huntington

Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board
Attest: Ben Stoddert
Secretary of the Board of War
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In Pursuance of an ACT of CONGRESS,

Of the thirtieth of September 1783

Levi Holden Esquire

is to Rank as Captain by Brevet, in the ARMY of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA.

GIVEN under my Hand at New York the Nineteenth Day of October 1785

Entered in the War Office

Nicholas Fish Inspector
H Knox Secretary
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In Pursuance of an ACT of CONGRESS,

Of the thirtieth of September 1783

Levi Holden Esquire

is to Rank as Captain by Brevet, in the ARMY of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA.

GIVEN under my Hand at New York the Nineteenth Day of October 1785

Entered in the War Office

Nath Gorham President
H Knox Secretary
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The United States of America in Congress Assembled

To Levi Holden Gentleman

We, reposing especial trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valor, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be an Ensign in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the 22d day of December 1777. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Ensign by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command to be obedient to your orders, as Ensign. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in Chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officers according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress of the United States or a Committee of the States.

Witness His Excellency Samuel Huntington Esq President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia the 29th day of September 1779 and in the Fourth Year of our Independence.

Samuel Huntington

Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board
Attest: Ben Stoddert
Secretary of the Board of War
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The United States of America in Congress Assembled

To Levi Holden Gentleman

We, reposing especial trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valor, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be an Ensign in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the 22d day of December 1777. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Ensign by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command to be obedient to your orders, as Ensign. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in Chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officers according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress of the United States or a Committee of the States.

Witness His Excellency Samuel Huntington Esq President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia the 29th day of September 1779 and in the Fourth Year of our Independence.

Samuel Huntington

Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board
Attest: Ben Stoddert
Secretary of the Board of War
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Received
Jul 21 1937
MAIL. SUB. DIV.
VET. ADM. 23
KALAMAZOO
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Miss Edith Holden
Rock Ridge
Greenwich, Connecticut

July 20, 1937

Pension Department of the Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

I should like to have, if possible, a copy of the application for pension of my great-grandfather, Capt. LEVI HOLDEN, which I believe is on file: Case 34,406 U.S. Pension Office. His original declaration is dated April 7, 1818, pension certificate No. 452, but apparently he made another application July 13, 1820.

There is a resumé published in the HOLDEN GENEALOGY, but I should like a full copy.

If there is anything I need to do in order to secure this, please advise me. A photostatic copy would do.

Yours truly,

(Miss) Edith Holden

Received
Jul 21 1937
MAIL. SUB. DIV.
VET. ADM. 23
KALAMAZOO
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Miss Edith Holden
Rock Ridge
Greenwich, Connecticut

September 7, 1937

Pension Department of the Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

A letter of inquiry, dated July 20, 1937, has had no reply, perhaps because of the vacation season. Therefore I am writing again.

I should like to have, if possible, a copy of the application for pension of my great-grandfather, Capt. LEVI HOLDEN, which I believe is on file: Case 34,406, U.S. Pension Office.

His original declaration is dated April 7, 1818, pension certificate No. 452, but apparently he made another application July 13, 1820.

A resumé of his application is published in the Holden Genealogy, but I should like a complete copy.

Kindly advise me if there is anything further I should do in order to secure this, or if there is any charge? A photostatic copy would answer.

Thanking you for your attention to this inquiry,

Yours truly,

(Miss) Edith Holden

Received
Sep 8 1937
MAIL. SUB. DIV.
VET. ADM. 23
KALAMAZOO
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September 28, 1937

Miss Edith Holden
Rock Ridge
Greenwich, Connecticut

Dear Madam:

You are furnished herewith, as requested, photostatic copies of ten pages of originals thereof, on file in pension claim, S. 34406, based upon service of Levi Holden in the Revolutionary War.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

LEV HOLDEN
S. 34406
BA-J/MAB
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BA-J/MLB
No. 309

September 24, 1937
War & Navy, Branch 970

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

Rev. War claim for pension of Levi Holden,
File No. S. 34406

Actual one of each page, except the three commissions, of which please make two copies each; the three extra copies for official use.

$2.50 10 pages

Kindly leave margin of 1½ inches at top of each page and return papers in folder with corresponding name and number. The word “copy” written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.

Chief, Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
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Received
SEP 15 1937
COLL. SUBDIV.
VETERANS ADMIN.
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Veterans Administration
Washington

September 8, 1937

Miss Edith Holden
Rock Ridge
Greenwich, Connecticut

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request photostatic copies of the papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension, S. 34406, based upon service of Captain Levi Holden.

Photostatic copies of papers in the pension claim designated above will be furnished at the rate of twenty-five cents a page. The number of pages to be copied is ten.

Please make remittance by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States and mail to The Veterans Administration, Arlington Building, this city.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

LEV HOLDEN
S. 34406
BA-J/MAB

Received
SEP 15 1937
COLL. SUBDIV.
VETERANS ADMIN.

Note: Money order for $2.50 is enclosed for the above photostatic record.

Yours truly,
(Miss) Edith Holden

Sept. 11, 1937