Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23275, Nehemiah Hulet, Mass.
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Mass.
Hulet, or Hulett, Nehemiah      S.23275
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Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1838 to 4th Sept 1838 agt notified 3 July 1839

Paid as above from 4 March to 4th Sept 1840 Agt notified 28th May 1841.

Paid as above from 4. Sep 1841. to 4 March 1842. Agt notified Oct 1844

New York 4813

Nehemiah Hulett of Washington in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Coop -- of the [illegible] commanded by Col. Sheperd in the Masstts line for 2 Years

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars --- per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of Jary 1833 -- and sent to H. AR. Pitch [illegible]

Arrears to 4th of Sp. 1832 
Seminal allowance ending 4'11'33
$120
40
$160

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Geob. Stiles Clerk
Book D. Vol. 5 Page 127
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Nehemiah Hulett 
Applicant for a Pension
admitted 2 years 
$80
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State of New York
Washington County ss.

On this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court before John Willard first Judge, Charles Ingalls, John Moss and [illegible] Hood for side Judges, holding the Court of Common Pleas in the town of Salem in the County of Washington aforesaid, Nehemiah Hulett, a resident of the town of Granville in said County, aged sixty Eight years, who, being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That in February in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one in the town of Belcher in Hampshire County in the State of Massachusetts, he Enlisted, as a private, for the term of 3 years in Glover's Brigade and 4th Massachusetts Regiment Commanded by Colonel Shepherd. That the names of the Officers in the Company in which he first served, were Captain -- Cooper Lieutenant Pratt, and Ensign Wood. That he afterwards served in the same Company under Captain Drew, Captain -- Clapp and Captain Hollister -- That he can not now recollect the names of the Officers, further than he has above stated. That he served in the same company and in the aforesaid Regiment from the time of his Enlistment until the thirty first day of December in the year one thousand
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seven hundred and eighty three, on which said thirty first day of December he received at or near West Point in the State of New York, he received an honorable discharge, signed by Major General John Knox -- and which said discharge is the identical one hereto annexed

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State

Nehemiah Hult

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid J. S. Leigh Clk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he stated.

I, Jesse S. Leigh Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Washington in the State of New York, do hereby certify the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the the said Court in the matter of the application of Nehemiah Hulett for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 28th day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two

J. S. Leigh Clk
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By the Honourable Major-General KNOX, Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River. Nehemiah Hulet soldier --- in the fourth Massachusetts Regiment, being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.

Given in the State of New-York, the Thirty first Day of December.

By the General's Command, J Knox [illegible]

REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment, [illegible]
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Washington County
Ebenezer Martin of Fort Ann in the County and State of our aid being duly sworn saith that he this Deponent served in the first Massachusetts Regiment for three years during the revolutionary War That he was discharged on the 21st day of January 1784 by Genl Knox. That in the year 1781 this Deponent became acquainted with Nehemiah Hulett now of Granville in the County and State of our aid. That said Hulett belonged to the fourth Massachusetts Regiment, and this Deponent frequently saw the said Hulett in said Service from the year 1780 to the time of his being discharged in the year 1783 and knows that he served three years or about that time in the Revolutionary War and this Deponent further saith that he has been acquainted with the said Hulett ever since the Revolutionary War until the present time.
Eben. Martin 
Sworn this 11th day of April
1832 Before me
M Parker Justice
of the Peace
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State of New York
Washington County ss

Ebenezer Chapman a resident of the town of Hebron in the County aforesaid, being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has known Nehemiah Hulett who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, even since he was a small boy - That he and the said Hulett were brought up [inserted] together in the town of Belcher in the State of Massachusetts - and this further saith that in the year 1781 in the month of February or March he enlisted in the service of the United States in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment for three years and that he and the said Hulett entered the army at the same and served in the same regiment until the thirty first day of December in the year 1783, near West point in New York - They both received their discharges together, signed by Major General John Knox - And this deponent saith that he was in Capt. Hollister's company with said Hulett during the last campaign previous to their discharge - That he saw the said Hulett receive his discharge at the time stated in the declaration which he has above subscribed + sworn to -

And this deponent further saith that he + the said Hulett left the army together - + returned home together + have lived in adjoining towns in the said County of Washington more than thirty years. 

And further this deponent saith not.

Sworn + subscribed this 28th day of August AD 1832 in Open Court before me

J. S. Leigh

Ebenezer Chapman
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Nehemiah Hulett

Shepherds Regt-  [faint]

Hon
Nath'l Pitcher
HR
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BRIEF in the case of Nehemiah Hulett of Granville
County of Washington in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? Sixty-eight years 68
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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Period. | 
Enlisted in July in 1781 until 31st December 1783 |

Duration of Service. | 
Years, Months, Days.
2. 10 - |

Rank.| 
As a
private|

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.|
Gen
Glover's Brigade 4th Massa - 
Chapetts Regt. Col Shepherd
Capts Cooper, Drew, Clapp &
Hollister, Lieut Pratt|
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5. In what battles was he engaged?
Not any 
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Belcher, Hampshire Cy. Massachusetts
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By documentary proof his discharge, + by living witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? [illegible] M.C. certifing his belief that the papers are [illegible] same that originally [illegible]  the County
I CERTIFY that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. G Wilcox [signed] Examining Clerk.
July 17th 1833
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November 28, 1939.
Mrs. Irvin H. Deer              BA-J/ILL
1604 Hinman Avenue        Nehemiah Hulet
Evanston, Illinois.               S. 23275

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Nehemiah Hulett, a Revolutionary War soldier who received pension in 1840, while a resident of Washington County, New York.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 23275, based upon service of Nehemiah Hulet (Hulett) in the Revolutionary War.
Nehemiah Hulet (Hulett) lived as a boy in Belcher, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; he was living there at the time of the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted in February 1781, served as private in Captains Cooper's, Drew's, Clapp's and Hollister's companies, Colonel Shepard's 4th Massachusetts regiment and was discharged December 31, 1783 at West Point, New York. His name was borne on the military rolls as Nehemiah Hulet.
Nehemiah Hulet (Hulett) returned home to Belcher, Massachusetts, after his discharge.
He was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed August 8, 1832, at which time he resided in Granville, Washington County, New York. He had lived there about thirty years. His name was borne on the pension roll as Nehemiah Hulett. The soldier gave his age at the time he made application for pension as sixty-eight years, but did not state the date and place of his birth nor the names of his parents.
There are no data regarding the family of this soldier.
One Ebenezer Chapman resided in Hebron, Washington County, New
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York, in August 1832. He stated then that he lived in the same town with Nehemiah Hulet (Hulett) as a boy, that he enlisted with him, returned home with him after service, and had resided in an adjoining town in Washington County, New York, ever since.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Nehemiah Hulett
Certificate #4813
Issued January 23, 1833
Rate $80 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER, 
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
2.
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Revolution [slanted writing] 23275
INVALID.
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File No. 23275
Nehemiah Hulett
In Rev War
Act: June 7th 38''
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 195
[Arrangement of 1870]

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1912 Sept. 21, History to Mrs. Malcolm A. Smith, F.W.
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1939, Nov. 28 - Hist to Mrs. Irvin E. Deer - ILL.
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GIDEON, PRINTER [underlined]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, 
May 24th, 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Nehemiah Hulett, - a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, NYork Agency, at the rate of -eighty- Dollars [crossed out "and Cents"] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1841, to the 4th March 1842.
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris [signed]
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, 
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office
June 18th, 1839
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Nehemiah Hulett, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany NY Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department from the 4th of March, 1838, to the 4th Sept., 1838.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 11th 1841.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Nehemiah Hulett, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Eighty - Dollars [crossed out "and Cents"] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris [signed]
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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RECORD DIVISION.   3-525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C., ..................m 19....
In reply to your request of ............, received........... for a statement of the military history of Nehemiah Hulett a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [crossed out "(or his widow's)"] application for pension on file in this Bureau. SF.23,275
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Dates of Enlistment or Appointment |
Feb. 1781 to Dec 31, 1783|

Length of Service.| Rank.|
Pri.|

Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered.|
Captain. 
Cooper.
Drew.
Clapp.
Hollister.
Colonel.
Shepard 4"rgt.

State|
Mass.

Battles engaged in, 
Residence of solider at enlistment, Brought up at Belcher, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 8, 1832. His [illegible].
Residence at date of application, Granville, Washington Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 68
Remarks: There is no data relative to family.
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Mrs. Irvin E. Deer
1604 Hinman Avenue
Evanston, Illinois

Nov. 11th, 1939
Veterans Administration, 
Washington, D.C.

Dear sirs:

Will you please send me a copy of all records concerning the pension claim of Nehemiah Hulett, who served in the American Revolution, and who was living in Washington Co. New York in 1840, aged 75 years.
I would appreciate all the information that you can give me about the said Nehemiah Hulett, and also the names of all relatives, or other persons, mentioned in the claim.
Thanking you for your attention to this matter, I am; Sincerely Yours, Rosemary French Deer (Mrs. Irvin E.)
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JMD
(stamp saying PENSION (illegible word) U.S. D SEP 14 1912)
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1010 N. Topeka [illegible]
Wichita, Kans.
Sept-11-1912-

U.S. Pension Bureau.
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs.-
Will you please tell me if Nehemiah Hulett, Revolutionary soldier in Fourth Mass. Regiment, commanded by Maj. Gen. Knox, and honorably discharged Dec-31-1783 drew a pension for services.
Also did Felty Fish, Rev. soldier of Virginia, mentioned in Saffal's Records of Rev. War, p - 261, receive pension for services.
Very truly-
Mrs. Malcolm A. Smith.
Registrar, Eunice Sterling Chapter, D.A.R.