Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 763-850, John Glover, Continental Mass.
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Service: Continental, Mass. 

Name: Glover, John 

Number: B.L. Wt. 763-850
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1912 Nov 19th 
History to Mrs. F. E. Shallenberger

1913 Oct 20 
Hist to Mrs K. G. Hinson

1927 Jan 31 
Hon. A. P. Andrews 
Infd names of parents not on record


No. 723 
John Glover, dec'd.
Brigr: General
Massachusetts line -

Mrs. Mary Hooper,
Daughter, and the other being at law
Warrant issued 25th February 1819
850 acres
Hon. N. Silsbee Attorney
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State of Massachusetts

Marblehead January 23, 1819

We the subscribers do hereby certify, that we were well acquainted with General John Glover late of this town deceased, who served as a Brigadier General in the army of the United States, during the Revolutionary War, from which service he was released on account of ill health, as appears as a resolve of Congress, passed on - (remainder covered by extract)

Extract from the records of the Second Congregational Church in Marblehead, viz

1780 Dec 11th, Married by Revd Isaac Story, Capt Robert Hooper and Miss Mary Glover.

John Bartlett, Pastor 2nd Congregational Church Marblehead

Marblehead Jan 22 1819
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex Co. Marblehead...

Be it known, that on this twenty-third day of January A.D. One-thousand eight-hundred & nineteen. Before me Nathan Bowen, Notary Public by legal authority admitted and sworn, and dwelling in said Marblehead: personally appeared, the within named William Reed and Joseph Wilson Esq, and made solemn oath to the truth of the within written affidavit by them subscribed...

And I hereby certify that John Bartlett by whom the annexed certificate of marriage is signed, is now Pastor of the second church in said Marblehead, and keeps the records thereof. to whose Certificate in his said quality full faith and credit is given in court thereout, also Robert Hooper Esq within named made oath to the truth of the within affidavit...

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto let my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal, the day, month, & year first above written. 

Nathan Bowen
Not. Public
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The Hon John C Calhoun Esq
Secretary of War US
Washington City D.C.
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To the Honorable Secretary at War,

Respectfully represents Robert Hooper of Marblehead in the County of Essex, State of Massachusetts, Merchant, that Mary his wife is the only surviving child of Brigadier General John Glover, deceased, who enlisted and served in the rank aforesaid, in the War of the Revolution, and was legally & honorably discharged, as appears by a resolve of Congress passed on the twenty-second of July in the year of our Lord seventeen-hundred & eighty-two.

Your petitioner further states that by a resolution of Congress passed on the twelfth of August in the year of our Lord, seventeen-hundred and eighty, making provision for granting Land Bounties, to all such as should serve during the War, or be legally discharged - the said John Glover was entitled to Eight-Hundred & Fifty acres of Land - and your petitioner further states... (cont)
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... that according to his best knowledge and belief, the said Glover deceased, never relinquished his claim or title to the same, or had the same located.

Your petitioner therefore prays that a patent may issue in his name, in the right of his wife, and the other heirs at law, that he may have the same located for the benefit of the heirs of the said deceased General Glover, agreeably to the provision and intention of the resolution aforesaid, and as in duty bound will pray.

Marblehead, Jan 23rd 1819
Robert Hooper
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Know all Men by these Presents,
That we, Robert Hooper of Marblehead in the County of Essex Esquire, and Mary Hooper wife of Robert,

have constituted, ordained and made, and in our stead and place put, and by there presents do constitute, ordain and make, and in our stead and place put Nathaniel Silsbee Esq, a member of Congress at the City of Washington,

to be our true, sufficient and lawful attorney for us and in our name and stead, to ask for, demand and receive of and from any person who is or may be authorized to grant or deliver the sd [said] Land Warrant for the Bounty Land belonging unto the Heir at Law of the late General John Glover Esq decd [deceased] for his service during the American Revolutionary War - and we do hereby authorize our sd [said] Attorney to receive the sd [said] Land Warrant for and on account of the sd [said] Mary Hooper, who is the only child of the sd [said] General John Glover, now living.

Giving and hereby granting unto us said attorney our full power and authority in and about the premises; and to use all due means, course and process in the law for the full, effectual and complete execution of the business afore described; and in our name to make and execute due acquittance and discharge; and for the premises to appear, and the person of us the constituent to represent before any governor, judges, justices, officers and ministers of the law whatsoever, in any court r courts of judicature, and there, on our behalf, to answer, defend and reply unto all actions, causes, matters and things whatsoever, relating to the premises. Also to submit any matter in dispute, respecting the premises, to arbitration or otherwise: with full power to make and substitute, for the purposes aforesaid, one or more attorneys under our said attorney and the fame again at pleasure to revoke. And generally to say, do, act, transact, determine, accomplish, and finish all matters and things whatsoever, relating to the premises, as fully, amply and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as we the said constituents, if present, ought or might personally, although the matter should require more special authority than is herein comprised, we the said constituent ratifying, allowing and holding firm and valid all and whatsoever our said attorney or his substitutes shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, in and about the premises, by virtue of these presents. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and sealed this twelfth day of February in the year of our Lord one-thousand eight-hundred and nineteen. 

Robert Hooper
Mary Hooper 

Signed, sealed, and delivered, in presence of us, 
Hannah Williams
Martha Hooper
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Essex ss. Feby 12 1819. Then Robert Hooper & Mary Hooper acknowledged the within Power
of Attorney by them appointed to be their free act of deed. [illegible] me Ralph H. French J. Peace
Essex ss. I Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of all the
Judicial Courts within and for the County
of Essex, do certify that Ralph H. French Esq
before whom the above acknowledgment was
taken, is one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace within and for said County of Essex,
duly qualified to administer oaths and to take
the acknowledgment of deeds agreeably to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth
at Salem in said County of Essex
this sixteenth day of February
Anno Domini 1819
Ichabod Tucker, Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Essex, ss. Probate office, February 16, 1819.

I, Daniel A White, judge of probate for said county, hereby certify, that Mary Hooper, wife of Robert Hooper, of Marblehead in said county, esquire, is the daughter, and only child now living, of John Glover, late of said Marblehead, esquire, deceased, who was an officer in the American revolutionary army;
as appears by the records in said office.

Given under my hand and seal of office the day and year above written.

Attest. Nath. Lord jr, register. D.A. White
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Resolve of Congress
July 22. 1782
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In Congress, July 22nd 1782

Resolved, 

That Major General Parsons and Brigadier General Glover on account of their want of health be considered as retiring officers, and put upon the half pay establishments. 

Extract from the minutes,
Recorded in the War Office
July 23rd, 1782

W. Jackson
Defense Secretary at War
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See Book of Officers
[illegible seal]
War Office July 23. 1782
Dear Sir, 
I do myself the honor to transmit you a resolve of Congress, founded on your application, which passed this day.
I have the honor to be, with great esteem,
Dear Sir, Your very obedt servant 
B Lincoln
honble Brigadier General Glover
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M.head
Feby 17th
free
Hon. Nathl Silsbee
member of Congress.
Washington
The heir of Genl Glover
Wr. Apd No 763
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M.head
Feby 17th
free
Hon. Nathl Silsbee
member of Congress.
Washington
The heir of Genl Glover
[illegible] No 763
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Marblehead Feby 16. 1819
Nath Silsbee Esq
the
Sir, Inclosed you have the
papers for the Bounty Lands of General
John Glover. If any farther documents
should be necessary please inform me in
session and they shall be furnished-
I am respectfully your obd. svt.
R. H. French
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[letter is scanned in mirror image]
To the Pension Office
Washington DC.
Any information about
a man named Murphey
who enlisted in the Army
of Revolutions at Lancaster
Penn and fought seven
years in that war who's sur
name I am unable at
present to to name,
will be highly appreciated.
address
Mrs. F. E. Shallenberger
1216 S. Cheyenne Ave.
Tulsa Okla
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Tulsa Oklahoma
Nov 13th 1912.
To the Pension Office
Washington D.C.

I am seeking information
in regard to John Glover
who joined the Army of
Revolution at Cambridge
Mass. he commanded
the
regiment called "Amphibious
Regiment".
Any information in regard
to his family will be highly
appreciated
Mrs. F. E. Shallenberger
Tulsa Oklahoma
1216 S. Cheyenne Ave
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Just a stamp that reads:
U.S. Pension Office
Oct 16 1913
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Hon Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
In my application to join the D.A.R. I am lacking the dates concerning my Great Grand Father Brigadier General John Glover of the Revolutionary War.
He was born in Mass. but I do not know the date of birth or place
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and date of death, or to whom he was married
or date of marriage.
We know from family tradition and Lossing, in his "Field Book of the Revolution"
gives some accounts of
his service.
He was at the Battle of Bemis' Heights -
Superintended the evacuation of New York - Signed the remonstrance sent
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to D'Estaing -  was also a member of the Court
of Inquiry at the trial of Major Andre
Fought at Valley Forge &c.
Any information in regard to the dates
required above will be most gratefully
received
Yours Truly
(Mrs) Kathryn Glover Hinson
Oct 14 - 1913
La Belle Mo.
Lewis Co.
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A. PIATT ANDREW
Sixth DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
ERNEST INGERSOLL
SECRETARY
DAVID C. WILLIAMS
Assistant

January 29, 1927.
Dear Mr. Commissioner
I have been asked whether it is possible to
obtain any information as to the parents of one Col. John Glover of Massachusetts, who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. It occurs to me
that the records of your Bureau may disclose information on this point. I shall appreciate it very much, therefore, if you will have search made and advise me as to whatever information is obtainable.
Very truly yours,
A. Piatt Andrew
Hon. Winfield Scott,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Stamp at the bottom which says:
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
JAN 31 1927
U. S. Bureau of Pensions