Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44395, Richard Hazelton, Continental Mass.
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(3-1776)

Service: Continental Mass

Hazelton, Richard
or Hazeltine

Number: S. 44395

Contents:
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13400

New Hampshire

Richard Hazeltine
Oxford in the state of N Hamp [w]ho was a private in the regiment commanded by [C]olonel Baldwin of the Massts and continental [li]ne, for the term of 11 months 1776 –

[Sub]scribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20th of April 1818

[C]ertificate of Pension issued the 31st of July 1819 and sent to Ezra Bartlett Esqr. Haverhill New Hampr.

[A]rrears to the 4th of March 1819 83.96
[S]emi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 48.
10 mo 11/30 4/31 $131.90

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18 March, 1818.}

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Notification sent 26 June 1820 to SP Webster Esq Haverhill  MS
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I, Thomas Nichols, of Haverhill in the County of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, depose & say that I know Mr. Richard [crossed out: Haseltine] Haselton now of Orford in New Hampshire. I further say that in the year 1776 I was a soldier in the Revolutionary army, in Capt. Thomas Cogswell's company, in Col. Baldwin's Regt. of the Massachusetts line and I remember & depose that said Haselton was a corporal in the same company, & I remember him and that he continued as corporal of the company from as early as the middle of [crossed out: said] January, till as late as the last of November in said year, & then I went to the hospital & so know nothing more of him, but I left him in the company & have no doubt that he served the whole year out in said company.

Thomas Nichols


I, William Davis, of the same Haverhill, depose & say I know the said Richard Haselton above named; & that I was a soldier in the same Regt. with him above stated in the year 1776 & know & remember that he was a corporal of said company as above stated from as early as the fore part of April, (when I first remember him), untill as late as the forepart of December in said year, and I believe  & have no doubt that he served the whole year.

William Davis


Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Essex ss. October 10th 1818
Then the above named Thomas Nichols & William Davis severally made solemn oath that the above depositions by them respectively subscribed, are true before me, & I hereby certify that they are both credible witnesses.

Stephen Minot, {Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit
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I, Nehemiah Emerson of Haverhill in the County of Essex, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, depose & say that in the year 1776 I was sergeant [originally spelled seargeant] in Capt. Thomas Cogswell's Company in Col. Loammi Baldwin's Regt. of the Massachusetts line in the Army of the Revolutionary war. I further say that one Richard Haseltine then of said Haverhill was in the service in the same company at that time. He was corporal of the company. His engagement in the service was then for one year. I continued in the company from March to sometime in December in that year; I think form the best of my remembrance, that said Haseltine was in the company as early as about the first of April, & I feel very positive that when I left the company in Decr. I left him still serving therein; but know nothing of his services therein after that time when I left. I have not seen him for several years past but have understood that he had moved into the Coos County in New Hampshire.

Nehemiah Emerson


Commonwealth of Massachusetts. County of Essex, in the Middle Circuit. On the twelfth day of May A. D. 18181. Then the above named Nehemiah Emerson made solemn oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed is true, before me.

Stephen Minot {Second associate Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.

[seal]
Witness the seal of said Court.
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Service: Continental Mass
Hazelton, Richard  or Hazeltine
Number S.44395
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Grafton ss.)

ON this twentieth day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County personally appears Richard Hazeltine aged 62 years, resident in Orford in the said State, 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 services of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Richard enlisted in April 1775 in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Coggswell of the Massachusetts line in Col. Loammi Baldwin's [crossed out: Company] Regiment in Gnl Heath's Brigade; that he continued t o serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the first day of January 1777, when he was discharged from service in Fishkill or Peekskill State of New York; that he was in the battles of white plains, Haerlem Heights 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.

Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.

Ezra Bartlett


I, Ezra Bartlett Judge of the Court of Common Pleas as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Richard Hazeltine is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support and did serve in the revolutionary war, as state din 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.

July 23d. 1818.

Ezra Bartlett
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Richard Hazelton

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31 July 1817
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District of New Hampshire

County of Grafton

In the Superior Court of Judication of the State of New Hampshire [holden?] at Haverhill within & for said county of Grafton being a Court of record for said county by law established on this twenty ninth day of May in the year of our Lord 1820 personally appeared in open Court Richard Hazeltine aged sixty [four?] years resident in Orford in said county in said district of New Hampshire, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz a private soldier in Capt Thomas Cayswells Company & Cols. Baldwins regiment in the Massachusetts line, that his original declaration was made & date d twentieth day of April 1818 that he has received a pension and that his pension certificate is numbered thirteen thousand four hundred —

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 etitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services 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 or securities, contracts or debts due to me – nor have I any income other than what in [is] contained in the hereto annexed & by me subscribed I further declare that I am by occupation a laborour & depend on day work for my support. I have one daughter at home with me, her name is Swanna, 35 years of age very feeble & unable to assist me any to a support. I had severe fever about two years since & am now in a poor state of health & need some assistance to support myself & pray that my country will help me. I have no wife living — Richard Hazeltine
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I have a lean of half a hundred acre lot land with the improvements, which half was a few years since affixed at three hundred dollars, I pay a yearly rent for the same of ten dollars & consider the yearly income to be not more than ten dollars calculating all expenses - I own one cow of the value of eighteen dollars and this is all the property I own except one bed & bedding - and I have demands against me to the amount of three hundred sixty one dollars and sixty five cents–

Richard Hazelton


I believe the above statement is to be substantially correct —

John Rogers Selectman of Orford –

Sworn to before me


Sworn to & declared before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judication of the State of New Hampshire in open Court on this 29th day of May 1820–

Attest S. P. Webster Clerk


I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of the Superior Court of Judication for the county of Grafton do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath & the statement thereto annexed is 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 circumstances of the said [illegible] as represented in the aforesaid statement are true – In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court on this 30th day of May Anno Domini 1820

S. P. Webster Clerk
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44395

INVALID.
Revy

File No. 44395
Richard Hazeltine
Pri. Rev. War

Act: 18th March 1818
Index :—Vol. 3, Page 212

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Haverhill N.H. July 17th, 1819

Sir,

From our indorsement on Mr. Hazeltine's declaration it appears you considered him as not having served nine months at one period of the war.

The testimony of Nehemiah Emerson goes to his service from the 1st April 1776 to sometime in Decr. of the same year, making nearly nine months, & that he was still in the service when the deponent left it in Decr.

The testimony of Thomas Nicholls goes tohis service form as early as the middle of January 1776 to the last of November of the same year, making ten & one half months, and that he left him still serving in the Company at that time: in addition to this testimony he has now procured the affidavit of John Elliot who testifies, positively, to said Hazeltine's serving from the first of January 1776 to the last
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of December of the same yar, making one full year's service.

To explain the course of his services the declarant has made his affidavit which accompanies this.

I am, most respectfully,

Sir,

Your obedient servant

Ezra Bartlett

Hon. John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
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I Richard Hazeltine of Orford in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire of sixty five years of age depose & say that in the month of April 1775 I inlisted as a private soldier into Thos. Coggswell's Copmany in Colo. Loammi Badwins Regiment in the Massachusetts line for eight months, that before the expiration of the eight months service viz about the middle of November in the year 1775 I enlisted for one year into the same Copmany & Regiment, my years service was to commence on the first day of Jany 1776; I further testify & say that I continued to serve my eight months enlistment out, excepting for one week when I returned home on furlough, & that I commenced my years service the first of January 1776 & continued to serve out my year & on the first of January 1777 I was honorably discharged at Peekskill in the STtae of New  York – I further testify that I commenced my military service in the revolutionary war in th emonth of April 1775 as a private & continued in the service of the United States & in the army thereof, excepting the week as abovesaid, until the first day of Jany 1777 when I was discharged as a Corporal; making in the whole twenty months continued service viz eight under one enlistment & twelve under another

June 8th 1819.
Richard Haselton


State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss — June 8th 1819

Sworn to before me
Ezra Bartlett Just. Peace
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I John Elliot of Concord in the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire, on oath declare that I was a Corporal in Capt. Isaac Shearmons Companu in Col. Loami Badlwins Regt. in the year 1776 in the Massachusetts line and was personally acquainted with Richard Hesseltine who was a Corporal in Capt. Thomas Cogswells Company in, said Baldwin's Regt. and know that said Hesseltine enlisted & Joined said Cogswells Company the 1st of January 1776 and continued to serve faithfuly as a Corporal aforesaid in said Compy until the last day of December of said year which makes one year of faithful service—

and I further declare, that Mr. Richard Hisseltine of Orford in the County of Grafton in said State of New Hampshire, now in my presence is the Identicle man which rendered the services above stated.

John Elliot


State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss } Concord July 14th 1819

Be it known that on this fourteenth day of July A.D. 1819. before me Joseph Law, Notary Public in & for said State, personally appeared John Elliot, & made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is good & true,

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Notorial Seal at Concord in the County  State aforesaid on the day aforesaid

Joseph Law, Notary Public.


Concord July 14th 1819

John Elliot sworn to the above affidavit is a resident of the Town & I believe a man of veracity

Joseph Law, Not. Public
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THE NATIONAL ARCHVIES
Form VAM–51
12–5–41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Hazelton, Solomon (Hazeltine) GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire

WARRANT NUMBER 3198 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 25, 1790
to not shown

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.