Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,969, Josiah Hull, Mass.
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[In small type in the upper left:] (3—1776)

SERVICE

[handwritten on the left dotted line: "Mass"] 

[handwritten on the center dotted line: "Hull, Josiah"]

NUMBER

[handwritten on the right dotted line: "S.44,969"]

CONTENTS

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15,134
New York R
Josiah Hull
of Sand Lake in the state of N. York
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Sergant of the Massachusetts
line, for the term of One year

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence
the 15 of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of Sept 18[Illegible due to damage to page]

and sent to William Yates [illegible due to damage to page]
Troy New York.

Arrears to 4th of Sep.1819.                  133.3[illegible due to damage to page]
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820.     48.0[illegible due to damage to page]
                                                               --------
                                                              $181.33

16 Mo.    20/30



{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

[illegible handwritten word at bottom left that might say "Continued"]

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Notification sent to Stephen Ross Esq.
Troy  July 14, 1820
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State of New York
Rensselaer County

                On this fifteenth day 
                of April in the year 
                of our Lord one     
                                           
thousand and eight hundred & Eighteen before 
me the subscriber one of the Judges of the 
Court of Common Pleas in and for 
said County personally appears Josiah 
Hull resident in the town of Sand Lake 
in said County 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 Josiah Hull enlisted in
March (about the 8th day) in the year 
1776 in the town of Cambridge in the 
state of Massachusetts in a company 
commanded by Capt. Scott belonging to a
Regiment of the Massachusetts line commanded
By Col. Sargeant, that he served in
said Regiment the term of one year, the
term for which he enlisted, and was then
discharged from the army, that he was
engaged in several skirmishes & was in the 
battle at the White Plains in the State of
New York, that he is indigent circumstances
 & in need of assistance from his Country
for support & that he is, and ever 
has been a citizen of the United States, 
& that he has no other evidence, now in his possession
of his said services & further says  [illegible]—
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(Along the left hand side) "Josiah Hull Affidavit"

Sworn to & declared before me the day and year aforesaid and I do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Josiah Hull did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy & I now transmit the procedings [proceedings] & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aformentioned act of Congress. 
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid. 
Jas Mallory 

I Jas Mallory Judge of aforesaid 
do certify that it appears to my satisfaction 
that the aforesaid Josiah Hull 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 in & had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. 
April 17th, 1818  Jas Mallory 
State of New York 
Rensselaer County
I certify that James Mallory 
whose signature is affixed to the forgoing declaration was on the 15th day of April (?) 
One of the judges of the Court of Common
Pleas for the said county 

In witness, whereof I have hereunto set my name, and affixed the seal of the said Court this 18th day of April 1878.
Ben. Smith Depy Clk.
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one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name, and affixed the seal of the said Court this 18th day of April 1878.
Ben. Smith Depy Clk.

[written sideways in pencil on the left side of the page is part of the name Josiah Hull, though only "iah Hull" is visible.]


State of Vermont
Orange County

Lemuel Holmes of the town of Newbury in the County and State aforesaid, being duly sworn according to Law, doth depose and say, that he this deponent held a commission by which he was made a Lieutenant in the Army of the United States and as such was authorized to and did act and officiate in that Capasity [capacity] by within thereof in the Year 1776. And further this deponent saith that he sometime in/on or about the eight day of March did enlist Josiah Hull "to him well known to be the person named in and who made the declaration annexed hereunto in a Company Commanded by Capt. Scott, belonging to a Regiment of the Massachusetts line Commanded by Col. Sargeant." And this deponent further saith that he is knowing to his having served and faithfully discharged his duty as a soldier for and during the terms of his enlistment, that is as one year, and that the said Josiah Hull was honorably discharged from the Army at the expiration of the said term of his enlistment, that he is knowing to his being engaged in skirmishes and that he was in the Battle fought at the [underline: "White Plains"] in the State of New York as is stated in the declaration of the said Josiah Hull. And further this deponent saith that he this deponent is neither directly or indirectly interested in the obtainment of the Pension, which the said Josiah Hull now claims by virtue of an act of the Congress of the U. States "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" and further this deponent saith not

Sworn to before me this
twentieth day of August
in the Year 1819}

Lemuel Holmes

George W. Denison Justice of Peace


I George W. Denison of [?] in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont the person before whom the above affidavit was made do certify that I
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know Lemuel Holmes Esquire the person who made the above affidavit to be a man of a fair and unimpeachable character and a man of truth and veracity and that the facts therein attested to are true in all aspects I verily believe. And further that the said Lemuel Holmes has been one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the state of New Hampshire - County of Chesire for a Number of years say fourteen of [or] fifteen years.

George W Denison Justice of Peace


State of Vermont
Caledonia County

I certify that George W Denison Esquire whose signature is affixed to the foregoing affidavit and Certificate was on the 20th — — day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and nineteen one of the Justices of Peace within and for the County of Caledonia and duly authorized by the Law of the State aforesaid to take the Same [added in lighter handwriting: "and that his name subscribed thereto is his own proper signature."] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my [inkblot] name and caused the seal of said County to be hereunto affixed this 24th day of August 1819

Benjamin F. Deming}

Clerk of Caledonia County Court
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Josiah Hull private
Col  Sergeants  Regmt

1776 - 1 year

Admitted

The certificate of  [can't read]
[can't read next 8 lines because the writing is too faint]

Complied with 
T. [?]  Admitted
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State of New York
Rensselaer County [?]

I, Josiah Hull of the Town of Sand Lake County, State aforesaid the person mentioned and described in my declaration annexed hereto being duly Sworn do depose and Say that I the said Josiah Hull after having received Information from my agent that the Secretary of the War Department had returned me "not on the rolls" have in order to coroborate [corroborate] and Substantiate my claims by the proof and affidavits requisite in such cases,, traveled through the States of New Hampshire and Vermont & to the different towns & places in each State when I entertained the Greatest Hopes I should find yet some of my old fellow Soldiers who might do me this Last favour but upon my Arrival there [inserted in smaller writing: "^ and at each of those places"] found that they were All dead except one Lemuel Holmes my Lieutenant and the person who Inlisted [enlisted] me as stated in his affidavit hereto annexed and who is the only person that I could find in the travels as aforesaid and that too of the distance of About four hundred Miles made for the express purpose above mentioned. Also that all the officers and soldiers of that Company are dead in which I enlisted and served, according to the best Information I could obtain except the said Holmes. And that from those circumstances I do consider it absolutely out of my power to obtain the affidavit of any other person to [inserted in smaller writing: "^ the better"] corroboration & substantiation of [inserted in smaller writing: "^ my"] claim to a pension of the United States. And further say not.

Sworn before me this
6th day of January AD 1819}

Joseph D Selden Clerk
of Rensselaer County

his
Josiah x Hull
mark
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State of New York
[handwritten: "Rensselaer County. 56"]

On this [handwritten: "Thirty First"] day of [handwritten: "May"] 182[handwritten: "0"] personally appeared in open court, (being a court of record in and for the said [handwritten: "County"] according to the solemn adjudications of the Supreme Court of this state, and being a court which proceeds according to the course of common law; with a jurisdiction unlimitted in point of amount; keeping a record of its proceedings; and possessing the power of fine and imprisonment) [handwritten: "Josiah Hull..."] aged [handwritten: "Sixty eight"] years, resident in the [handwritten: "Town"] of [handwritten: "Sand Lake"] in said [handwritten: "County"] who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:—[The following is handwritten: "To wit, in a Company commanded by Captain Scott, belonging to Colonel Sargeants Regiment of the Massachusetts line. That the original declaration upon which he procured his pensions from the United States, is dated on the fifteenth day of April in the year one Thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that the number of his pension certificate is 15134."]

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And I do solemnly swear [squiggle] 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 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,

Sworn to and declared on the [handwritten: "31"] day of [handwritten: "May"] 1820 [handwritten: "in open court']

Archil Bull Deputy Clerk

his
Josiah x Hall
mark

State of New York
[handwritten: "Rensselaer County 55"]

I, [handwritten: "Joseph D. Selden"], Clerk of the Court of [handwritten: "Common Pleas held in + for the County of Rensselaer in the State of New York"] do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath [handwritten: "+ Affadavit"] and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is [handwritten: "Twenty One"] dollars and [handwritten: "Eighty Seven"] cents. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this [handwritten: "17"] day of [handwritten: "June"] 182[handwritten: "0"]

[handwritten: "Joseph D. Selden"] Clerk
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A schedule of all the property both real + personal which I, Josiah Hull [illegible] a pensioner of the United States under the Law of Congress passed on the 18th of March 1818, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land + naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war" do possess.

I the said Josiah Hull do not possess any real estate either in Vow or Equity. My personal estate is as follows. To wit:

One milchs Cow and Calf ……… $18.00
One pine table ……… 1.00
Five Olde Chairs ……… 1.25
One old Iron pot (cracked) ……….25
One old Iron kettle (cracked) ……… .25
Six [illegible] ……… .75
Six Olde knives + Three forks ……… .37 1/8
……… $21.87 1/8

I the said Josiah Hull am by trade + occupation a farmer, that in consequence of my age and personal debility, I am unable to pursue it. The number of family is one, my wife Sarah who is seventy-three years of age and very decriped [decrepit]. I have two children, Elisha + Sarah. The first is thirty two + the latter is thirty years of age who reside with me and are only able to support themselves [illegible] and I do solemnly swear that the sums set opposite the above articles in my inventory is their true value according to the best of my knowledge + belief—
Sworn to in open court this 31 May 1820
Archil Bull Dep. Clk

his
Josiah x Hull
mark

[Below the fold, written sideways so as to be legible when the pamphlet is folded:]

Josiah Hull

15134
18 Sept 1819

Continued
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February 1, 1935.

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BA-J/ady
Mr. Francklyn Hogeboom                       Josiah Hull
Headquarters: Hotel Plaza                     S.44969
Fifth Avenue at 59^N Street
New York, New York

Dear Sir:

       Reference is made to your letter relative to Josiah Hull, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

       The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension
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[typed]
L.W.B.
I. 44969
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON D.C.
June 24, 1997
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning Josiah Hull, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on April, 15, 1818, at which time he was 66 years of age and residing in [Renssolaer] County, N.Y., and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Scott and Col. Sargeant. He enlisted in Cambridge, Mass. 
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner
Mr. Lewis Holl
Jamestown N.Y.
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[typed]
EMPIRE STATE SOCIETY
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 
ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 11, 1890
HEADQUARTERS: HOTEL PLAZA
FIFTH AVENUE AT 59th STREET
New York, N.Y.


OFFICERS
President Messmore Kendall
1st Vice-President
 
2nd Vice-President
Capt. Joseph N. Greene

3rd Vice-President
Dr. Edward J. Wynkoop

Secretary 
Maj. Chas. A. DuBois

Treasurer
Capt. Rexford Crewe

Registrar
Frecklyn Hogeboom

Historian
Hon. Oscar J. Smith

Chaplain
Rev. J. Lewis Hartsock, D.D.

PERMANENT MANAGERS
Louis Annin Ames
Hon. Sanford T. Church
Hon. Cornelius A. Pugsley
Hon. Harvey F. Remington
Brig.-Gen. Louis W. Stotesbury


MANAGERS
Ambrose S. Arnold
Lt. Col. Charles H. Bauer
Hon. William S. Bennet
George Royce Brown
Fredrick H. Cone
Capt. Charles Curie
Major Monroe Curtis
Col. Henry B. Fairbanks
Hon. Edward R. Finch
Capt. Richard V. Goodwin
Col. Ulysses S. Grant, 3rd
Eugene A. Gurnee
Percy M. Haight [ink drop]
Rev. Willard P. Harmon
Harold S. Hull
Hubert C. Mandeville
Joseph DePuy Morrell
Wilfrid T. Pratt
McK. Roberts
Hon. Bernard Ryan 
Dr. Bradford W. Sherwood
Walter L. Titus
Col. G. Creighton Webb
Hon. Charles S. Whitman


January 11, 1935

Veteran Bureau
Washington
D.C.

Gentlemen:

Can we trouble you to give us some information regarding the military service of JOSIAH HULL, who we understand was born in Connecticut on the 24th day of July, 1751, and died in Franklin County, New York in March, 1830. We understand that this man was granted a U.S. pension for military service in the Revolutionary War - Certificate #15154. Our applicant clamed that he was a private soldier in the 16th Infentry Regiment of the Massachusetts Continental Line in 1776-77. 

From the number of his pension certificate abovementioned, I hope you will be able to give us some information regarding this man. We would like to know, if possible, the full name of his wife; also from what State he served in the Revolutionary War, as well as the military unit that he served in. In fact, any information that you can give us regarding this party will be very much appreciated by
Yours very truly,
[writing]
Hogeboom
[print]
Franklyn Hogeboom
Registrar
FH:S
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[At the top of the page is a handwritten scrawl that might be the letters OWM. Next to this is a stamp that is partly illegible. The top line of the stamp says [?]MAR & NAVY. Below that, there is the date, but only the year 1897 is visible. Below that, only the letter S is visible.]

Jamestown N.Y.
May 2 1897

[Next to the date is a handwritten scrawl that has the letter C in dark pencil, and the letter H in much lighter pencil next to it, possibly written at two different times.]

To the
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

[Over the words Washington D.C. is a round stamp that says "PENSION OFFICE" and the date JUN 4 1897]

Sir
Josiah Hull residing at Paris N.Y. on Sept 11 1832 made application for a pension for services as a soldier in the Revolutionary War and it was allowed him for two years service in the Connecticut troops, having enlisted at Durham Conn and served part of the time under Capt Hyde and Col Wolcott. He died Mch 27 1836.—

Will you please furnish me with a certificate of Mr. Hull's services as above and obligs[?]

Yours Truly
Lewis Hall
Jamestown
New York

[Note: the words "Josiah Hull" and "Revolutionary" have been underlined in pencil.]
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[The page appears to have been folded into thirds. The leftmost third is torn. The only visible words are the handwritten number 97, as well as the word "Hall" and "N.Y."]

[In the middle third, the word "INVALID." is centered.]
[Added by hand above it:] 44969
Revis

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[Typed:] File No.
[Added by hand:] 44969
Josiah Hull
Priv, Rev, [illegible]

[An ornamental printed horizontal rule]

[Typed:] Act:
[By hand:] 18" March 1818

[Typed:] Index:—Vol.[handwritten: "3"], Page [handwritten: "245"]

[Typed, in brackets:] Arrangement of 1870.

[In the rightmost third, everything is handwritten.]
June 24
Hist. —to
Mr. Lewis
Jamestown
[Under a hand-drawn separating line:]
1934 Neb.1.Hist.to
Francklyn Hogeboom
[illegible, possibly 'T' or '9'].N.Y.
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Hon J.C. Calhoun

[underneath the name has been stamped the word FREE]

[to the left of the page is a round stamp that says TROY NY July and then a handwritten but illegible mark]

Secretary of War
War Department
Washington City

[Handwritten upside down at the bottom of the page is the following:]

Certificate in the
case of James Alexander
+ Josiah Hull
transmitted on [illegible]
in the [illegible] letter
dated 3rd July 1820 [illegible]
from Stephen Ross
Troy New York
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Troy July 3d 1820

Hon J.C. Calhoun Esquire

Sir

Inclosed are the additional affidavits schedules and certificates in the Cases of James Alexander and Josiah Hull pensioners of the U. States under the Law of Congress of the 18th March 1820 made [illegible] by an act suplemental to said act passed at their last Session — All of which are respectfully submitted for your [illegible] — Direct to the subscriber Troy - New York

Yours
Stephen Ross