Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,314, Ebenezer Horsam, Continental Mass.
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SERVICE
Continental
Mass.

Horsam, Ebenezer
or Horsom
or Horsum

NUMBER
S.22314
BL.Wr 886-100
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-886-
Ebenezer Horsum
Private
Sheldons Dragoons
Warrant iss'd March 27th 1820

Hon'ble J Holmes
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Portmouth 31.7
New Hampshire
Ebenezer Horsom of Essex Co. in the State of Mass. who was a [illegible] in the comp'y commanded by Captain [blank] of the Reg't commanded by Col. Sheldon in the Ct. Con line for 2 years.

From act 1818
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hamp. at the rate of 100 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of May 1840 and sent Wm Woart Newburyport MS

Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '40 $84.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. " $50.00
$134.00
Revolutionary Claim act for June 7, 1832

Recorded by D.D. Addison
Book [illegible] Vol. 1st Page 91

Let to Pen. Agt. Mar. 12th, 1840
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Ebenezer Horsom
N.H.
Act 7 June 32

aomd
2 yrs Dragoon

100$

deduct what has been paid under act of 1818 since 4 March 31.

Wm Woast esq
Newburyport
Mass.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832

State of Massachusetts Essex County ss, on this tenth day of December in the year of our LORD, one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine before the Honorable David A White, Judge of Probate for the county of Essex personally appeared Ebenezer Horsom of West Newbury County and State aforesaid aged seventy seven years where being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832.

That he served in the Army of the United States in the war of the revolution more than four years. That he first enlisted in the service of the United States, in a company commanded by Captain Burbank, in Colonel [illegible] Regiment in which he served as a private the full term of Nine months  in the year 1778 and afterwards to wit in September 1779 enlisted at Litchfield in the State of Connecticut in the second regiment of Dragoons, to served during the war and actually did faithfully serve in said Regiment of Dragoons until same time in the month of June 1793 for which said service he has been enrolled on the pension List of the United States, Roll of Massachusetts agency Certificate for which was issued to him, numbered 9600 under the Law of Congress of arch 1818, which he now surrenders, in order to obtain the benefit of  the said last mentioned Act. 

Signature of Ebene Horsom

[illegible] subscribed in open Court the day as year above mentioned

before 
David A. White Judge of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
County of Essex, ss. Probate office. 
I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that the honorable Daniel A. White, before whom the above written declaration of Ebenezer Horsom purports to have been taken, is the judge of probate for said county; and his name, subscribed to the certificate thereon, is his genuine signature. 

Given under my hand and seal of office this tenth day of December, A.D. 1839.
Signature of Nath Lord jr.
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Eben. Horsham
Eben Horsom  9. 600
Sept 1817(?)

N. Hampshire
Con I.L.E.

Text crossed out. 
These papers were once retuned to have the opinion of the court as to the value of land duly certified. Such certificates have been made out before the Court of Sessions. Is that a court record? If so, state why.

It is a Court of Record by the authority of the State by one Act (?) Dec. 15 1821 entitled "One act regulating the Jurisdictions of the Court of Law & altering the style & name of the Courts of Comm. Pleas"
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State of New Hampshire

Stafford ss. 
At a Court of Sessions holden at Rochester within and for the County of Stafford and State aforesaid on the first Tuesday of January 1821

Present
The Honorable Daniel M. Durell, Esquire Chief Justice

Esquires Associate Justices
Valentine Smith
Samuel Quarles
Daniel Gate
John Wheeler

It is the opinion of the Court that the value of the Land mentioned in the within Schedule is One hundred & seventy dollars, which land is pledged for more than its value,  attent, A. Peirce Clerk

Signature of Clerk

State of New Hampshire
Stafford ss. I Andrew Peirce Clerk of the Court of Sessions within and for the County of Stafford, being a Court of record,  do certify that the foregoing opinion of the Court is true

copy from the records and files of said Court

In testimony whose of I have
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 10th day of May AD 1821

Signature of A. Peirce, Clerk
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Ebenezer Horsom

170$
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That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is 18 Apr 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 9600 That his occupation is that of a farmer and that he is inform & unable to do half a common mans labour That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, as as follows, viz.

his wife Charity aged fifty six hears always weakly or healthy at this time as common unable to support herself 

daughter Betsy aged thirty four years, her health has been poor for ten years or more & unable to support herself

son Ira aged seventeen years healthy and able to labour & support himself

daughter Sarah aged sixteen years helathy & able to support herself 

daughter Lydia aged thirteen years healthy & able to support herself

Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule. 

Sworn and declared before the said court the 11th day of July 1820. 

Signature of Eben Horsam

Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
At a Court of Common Please holden at Wolfborough within and for the county of Strafford and the state of New Hampshire, on the 11th day of July 1820 before 

Daniel M. Durell, Esquire, Chief Justice, and 
Valentine Smith and Samuel Quarles - Associate Justices of said Court. 

The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Ebenezer Horsam having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is two hundred twenty dollars ninety five cents. which property is (?) for the payment of two hundred dollars nineth five cents.  Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon be duly certified to the Secretary of War. 

Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk

State of New Hampshire  Stafford 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 proceedings and opinion of the court thereon are true copies from the Records and files of said court 

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

A. Peirce, Clerk.
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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.


2 chests & 1 trunks
8 chairs 
2 spinning wheels
some old crockery and earthenware
1 table
salt mortar
1 bible
1 testament
1 arithmetic
cast iron ware
Loom 
3 old axes
2 hoes
old scythe & snead
pitch for & rake
1 pair cards 
1 sheep
saw &  pigs
39 1/2 acres of land, which land is pledged for the payment of $202.89

Signature of Eben. Horsam

And the said Ebenezer Horsam in pursuance as aforesaid produceth to said Court the following oath by him duly taken and subscribed: - viz. 

I Ebenezer Horsam 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, 1818; and that I have not nor 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. 

Signature of Eben. Horsam

And the said Eben Horsam doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the revolutionary was as follows, Viz. in the company commanded by Capt. Burbank in Col. Brewer's Regiment in Massachusetts line from May or June 1778 to March 1779 nine months when he was discharged at West Point and in September 1779 he enlisted for during the war and Col. Sheldon and Col. Jameson until June 1783 when he was discharged at Danbury
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Revolution
22314

Invalid. 

File No. 22314
Ebenezer Horsom
Pri  Rev War

Act:  June 7th 32
Indez: - Vol. 23 Page 190

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Let to Hon. C. Cushing  ltr
May 30 1836
Let 19 Nov 1839 to W. Woart


9600
New Hampshire

Ebenezer Horsom
of Strafford CO: in the state of N. Hamp.
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sheldon, of the dragoons. Conn. for the term of four years - 1779

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of April (/) and sent to Damiel M. Durell, judge, Dover, N. Hamps. 

Appears to 4th of March, 1819  84.50
Sem-Anl. All'ce ending 4 Sept 1819   48.50
$132.50

Revolutionay Claim, 
Act 18th March, 1818.
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To The honorble I.C. Calhoun  Sec'y of War

Please to deliver to the (?) John Holnus my land warrant for services in the Revolutionary War, should one be granted upon my application.

March 4 1820  Elsse Horsum x

Witness C. Greene

(Ebenezer Horsum x)
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E. Horsom 
private
Col Sheldon Regty Dragoons
Connecticut Line

1770 - 4 years

Services Admitted
Warranted judge's certificate that (?) circumstances of the applicant
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss.

On this eighteenth day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Please for the First District in said State, personally appears Ebenezer Horsom age fifty six years, resident in Ossipee in the said County of district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitles "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 Ebenezer Horsom enlisted in said service, in June 1778 in the state of Massachusetts in the company by Captain Burbank of the Massachusetts Regt. commanded by Col. (Brewer?) to serve nine months that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the 5th day of March 1779 when he was discharged from said service at West  Point - that he again enlisted in September 1779 in Litchfield, Stat of Connecticut in the E. Troop of the Regt. of Dragoons to serve during the war - which troop was commanded by Capts. Halliput & Wadsworth of Co. Sheldon's Regt. that he continued to serve in the corps last aforesaid  of as said till June 1783 when he was discharged from service in Danbury in the state of Connecticut -  that he was in the skirmishes at Frogsneck & Valentine's Hill in the state of New York 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. 

I, Daniel M. Durell, Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the first district in the state of New Hampshire, as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction,  that the said Ebenezer Horsom 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.

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 to the same, this 18th day of April A.D. 1818.

Signature of D. M. Durell
Attest Dan Warson Clerk of the Court of Com. Pleas for said County of Strafford.
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State of New Hampshire
First Judicial district  ss
March 30 1841

I, D.M. Durell Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Please for the district aforesaid, do certify that is has been made to appear to my satisfaction that Ebenezer Horsom who made the foregoing declaration, is in reduced circumstances  in need of the assistance of this country for support. 

D.M. Durell
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Newburyport  December 16th 1839

I L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of pensions

Sir
Will you permit me to forward you herewith, in behalf of Mr. Ebenezer Horsum his Declaration, and application for the benefit of the provision made the the Act of June 1832 and respectfully to request, that such certificate as you may issue to him, and in amount as you shall consider him entitled to receive under the said Act, may be payable in the agency of Massachusetts?

with great respect
Your  Ob Servant
W. Woart
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NEWBURYPORT Mas. NOV 19
FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq.          
Commissioner of Pensions          
Washington         
Ansr 19 November 1839 
Hansom Actg Comr
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Newburyport November 13th 1839

J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I have been requested by Mr Ebenezer Horsam, who is now a resident of West Newbury, in this State, a revolutionary pensioner of the United States enrolled on the New Hampshire Agency at the rate of $8 per month under the Laws of Congress of March 18th 1818, do appears by his Certificate under date April 19 1819 and numbered 9600, respectfully to ask, whether he is not entitled  under the Laws of June 1832 to additional pay as Dragoon, in the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons, under Colonel Sheldon, and if so whether the evidence of such service, on file with his application for the benefit of the first act, in your Department will be satisfactory. - He alleges that he served, nine months, on Captain Burbank's Company, Colonel Brewers regiment in 1778, and that in September 1779 he enlisted at Litchfield, Connecticut in the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons to serve during the War, and that he actually did serve until June 1783 - To him, in his humble circumstances in life, such addition if deemed by you to be due him, would be greatly beneficial
with much respect
yr obt serv
W Woart
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Ebenezer Horsom

Payable semi-annually. 
The first payment on this Certificate will be on the 4th of September next, in New Hampshire at the Branch Bank of the United States, Portsmouth.
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War Department. 
Revolutionary Claim:

I Certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March 1818 Ebenezer Horsom of Strafford County, New Hampshire late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Rolle of the New Hampshire Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the Eighteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen.

given at the War Office of the United States, this nineteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.

I C Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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May 27
Ebr Harsum
Act 1878
19 Apl 19

Hon. C Cushing; A.R.

Jas. L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington 
Cushing NC
Free
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Washington May 26. 1836
Sir:
Will you permit me to solicit your attention to the enclosed letters; & I remain, very respectfully, 
your ob't ser't
C. Cushing
Jas. L. Edwards Esq.
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Ebenezer Horsum states the loss of his discharge, desires to know how he shall Procure
tha Land promised him for his services in the Revolutionary War. 
Massachusetts Lines




This letter came via Gen. L. Offic
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South Harwich  June 26 1818

Sir

I wrote you about 2 mos ago to know how I could get my Land for Services in the Revolutionary War. I served in Capt Wadworths Company Massachusetts i Col Sheldens Light Dragoons for & During the War. I was discharged at Danbury in Connecticut in June 1783. will you be kind enough to inform me how I can get my Land as my discharge is lost  - my name I have not doubt is on the Roll  your complyance will oblige 
Yours
The Lt  Ebenezer Horsom
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55.155

I Ebenezer Horsom now resident in Ossipee in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire of lawfull age testify and say, that in the month of August or September A.D. 1789 I enlisted as a private soldier into the army of the United States for during the war and joined the army under Capt Hothbert's   of the second Regiment of light Dragoons commanded by Col. E. Sheldron of the Connecticut Line, and that I continued to do my duty in said Company and Regiment until the close of the war, when I rec'vd a discharge signed by Genl. G. Washington, which discharge I afterwards delivered to one Ebenezer Heard for the purpose of obtaining my bounty land, which land I have never obtained, nor have I ever seen my discharge since.  I delivered it to the said Heard who has since died & my said discharge is now lost.  I further testify that there is not now living to my knowledge any commissioned officer or private who served in the same corps with me, whose testimony I can now obtain, but I presume that my name may now be found upon the rolls. And I further testify that there was no other man by the name of Horsam in the regiment in which I served.
Ebene Horsam
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
[illegible] July 17th A. D. 1879 then the above named Ebenezer Horsom personally appeared and being first duly sworn according to law, he upon his oath does say that the foregoing declarations by him made and subscribed in my presence, are true.
Benj. Greene Jus. Peace
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Ebenezer Horsam
[unreadable
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So 55.155
I John Hooper of Berwick in the County of York and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age testify and say that I am well acquainted with Ebenezer Horsam late of said Berwick now resident of Ossipee in the County of Stratford State of New Hampshire and I well remember that the said Horsam enlisted as a soldier in the revolutionary war, and that he was absent during almost the whole of the war and that after peace took place between the United States and Great Britain the said Horsam returned to Berwick had a regular discharge signed I think by Genl. Washington - which discharge at the request of said Horsam and Ebenr Heard & believed Ebenezer Sullivan, then a lawyer in said Berwick for the purpose of recovering said Horsams bounty & the said Sullivan soon after absconded and I have not even the discharge since, nor do I know what has become if it. I further testify that I saw a certificate from the board of war in Boston Mass certifying that the said Horsam had been a returned as a soldier from the town of Berwick aforesaid. 

Signature of John Hooper

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
York ss  August 8 1819 the above named John Hooper personally appeared and made solemn oath of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed is true & subscribed the same in my presence and I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said John Hooper & that he is credible & interested witness

Benj'n Greene Jus. Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
York ss,. I the subscriber Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Please within & for the county of York hereby certify that Benjamin Greene is Justice of the Peace within & for said country duly justified to act as such.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said County the ninth day of August A.D. 1819

Daniel Sewall
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Dover N.H. May 13

Honorable John C. Calhoun

Secretary at War

Washington City
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford - Clerks Office
Dover 10th May 1821

Sir,

The enclosed papers were returned "for the value of the land" and there was not any Court holden in the County [illegible] estimate the value until the first Tuesday of Janr'y [January] 1821 previous to which time a Law of this State took effect entitled "An Act regulating the jurisdiction of the Courts of Law and altering the style and names of the Court of Common Pleas" passed December 15th 1820 and by which act the Court of Common Pleas are styled and called Courts of Sessions and it is thus declared in said act "and the said Courtss of Sessions shall be Courts of Record."

I have annexed to the copy of the opinion of the Court, a Certificate under the Seal of the County.

I forwarded from this office during the year 1820 a number of pension Schedules to which there have not been any returns. I also forwarded a number of Schedules in the months of January and February but no answers have been received. As the applicants are wishing to know the result of their applications, answers are respectfully requested.

I am Sir respectfully
your ob't servant
A. Peirce

Honb'e J. C. Calhoun
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I Moses Colby of Ossipee in the County of Strafford state of New Hampshire physician depose on oath. That I am acquainted with Ebenezer Horsam of said Ossipee. That I have visited him in sickness & know that he is not able to labour much having a disability of the stomach, languid circulation, & consequent debility of the whole system.

Moses Colby

State of New Hampshire
Strafford. Court of Common Pleas
July 11, 1820
Sworn to in Court
A. Peirce, Clerk
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I Samuel Quarles of Ossipee testify & say that I am well acquainted with Ebenezer Horsam, and with the land named in his Schedule exhibited to the Court of Common Pleas July 11th, 1820 that he has no legal title to said land nor can have any until he pays the sum of $202.89 mentioned in his schedule and interest thereon and which is more in my opinion than the land will sell for together with the old hovels on the same (which are not worth five dollars) will not sell for more than one hundred & eighty dollars, that said Horsam has not property to pay his other debts and is very infirm and not able to labour constantly.

Samuel Quarles

Stafford ss
Court of Sessions
January term 1821
Sworn to in court
Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk