Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44431, Ichabod Horn, N.H.
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Service                                                                     Number

N.H.                           Horn, Ichabod                        S44431
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13864
New Hamp.se

Ichabod Horn
of Ossipee in the state of New Hamp.se
who was private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Poor of the N. Hamp.se
line, for the term of Five Years 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 25 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of July 1818
and sent to D.M. Durell "illegible"
Dover N. Hamp.se

Arrears of 4th of March 1819        74.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sep 1819  48.00
9 mo 11/31                                $122.83

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

Notification sent to I. Pierce, Esq.
Dover, New Hamp 6 Sept 1820
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N. Hampshire
Ichabod Horn's application
for pension

May 25, 1818
Ichabod Horn, private
2n Regt New Hampshire line
1780, war

Required the judge's 
certificate that the applicant
from his reduced circum-
stances, is in need of his 
country's assistance for sup-
port

                                         10 June 1819
                                         Admitted
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE}
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, SS}

On the 25th day of May 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the First District in said Sate, personally appeared Ichabod Horn aged 58 years, resident in Ossipee in the said district, who being by me duly sworn, according to law, did on his oath, make the following declarations, 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 Ichabod Horn enlisted in said service sometime in the Spring of 1777 in the state of New Hampshire in the company commanded by Captain Pike of the New Hampshire Regt. Commanded by Col Peabody, for the term of six months, which Regt was stationed on Rhode Island and that he continued to serve in said corps for the term of six months when he was discharged from said service, at Rhode Island – that in the spring of 1778 he enlisted in said service in the State of New Hampshire, in the company commanded by Capt. Peter Drowen, to serve six months, that he march to Rhode Island, where he served and the term for which he enlisted & was discharged in, the autumn of 1778.  That in the spring of 1779 he again enlisted in said service for the term of one year, joined the regiment at Fish Hill, & was attached to the company commanded by Capt. Cherry of the 2nd N. Hampshire Regt. – that about two months before his years expired he reenlisted in the same company to serve 

inllegible 

There he was in the battle of Rhode Island, under General Sullivan in 1778 – in several skirmishes at a place called Fort Plain, on the Mohawk River.
And that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance of his country for support.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.

I, DANIEL M. DURRELL, Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the first District in the State of New-Hampshire, as aforesaid, do certify, that is appears to my satisfaction, that the said Ichabod Horn did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the proceeding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings an testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of said Court for the County of Strafford in said district to be affixed the same, this 19th day of March A.D. 1819

By Order of the Judge
A.	Peirce, Clerk					D. M. Durell
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Stafford ss June 25, 1819   

I certify that it has been made to appear
to my satisfaction that Ichabod Horn who 
made the written declaration before me
is in reduced circumstances stands in
need of the assistance of of his country for
support.
                     D.M. Durell Ch. Ins. Cts of
                                      Common Pleas
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68

Ichabod Horn

13864

"illegible"

Sept 1819
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To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Wolfborough within and for the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, on the second Tuesday of July, 1820.

Ichabod Horn aged sixty three, resident in Ossipee, in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress pass on the 1st day May, 1820, brings with him and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole Estate and Income - his necessary clothing and bedding excepted - as follows: -

One hog & furniture perhaps worth one dollar.
 
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That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension the 25th of May 1818 and the number of his pension certificate 13864 : - That his occupation is that of a farmer, he is a cripple and unable to pursue his occupation.  That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz.  his wife Eliza Horn forty one years old - his wife's daughter Betsy Sanderson aged ten years & his son Ichabod Horn aged five years & unable to support himself.

Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises be duly certified to the Secretary of War.

Sworn and declared before the said court the 11th day of July 1820.  }  
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Attest, A. Peirce, CLERK

STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRE ......... Strafford SS.
I, ANDREW PEIRCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford, being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath, and the declaration annexed, with the proceeding and opinion of the court hereon are true copies from the Records and files of said court.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 11th day of July 1820.

A. Peirce, CLERK
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44431
INVALID
Revy

File No.  44431
Ichabod Horn
Priv. Rev. War

18 March 1818

Index: -Vol. 3, Page 233

{Arrangement of 1870.}