Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,222, Jesse Atwood, Conn Continental. Mass.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Conn
Continental
Mass

Atwood, Jesse
Rachel

NUMBER
W. 17222
CONTENTS
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Albany
2690
Jesse Atwood
of Jefferson Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Parks
of the Regt.
commanded
by Col. Shepard in the Mass
line for 23 months

Reduced from $80-
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
the rate of 76 Dollars 67 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of June
1836 and sent to Thos J. Moore
Jefferson, NY
Arrears to the 4th of March 36.
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 36
383.35
38.33
$421.68
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E.2,
Vol. 4
Page 1

Reduced from $80-
Let. Hon. Robt McLellan
Mar. 8th 1838
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under
the act of the 6 April 18 ┃
from 4 Sept 1836 to 14 Oct
1836, the day of his death
Agt notified 10 June 1839.
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State of New York
Schoharie CountySs
On this 28th day of August 1832
 Personly appeared before me Marvin
 Judd a Judge of Schoharie County
Jesse Atwood a resident of Jefferson in the County of Schoharie aged
Eighty years last May who 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 passed June the 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
that he served in Colonel William Shepherds Regt his Company
officers names were Capt Warham Parks Lieut John Shepherd
Ensign Tally that he listed about the 20th of May 1775 for one
year that he resided in the Town of Westfield State of Massachusets
the County he has forgot and went to Roxbury near Boston the
Generals name was Thomas that he was on Dodgester point
near Boston when the retired at them and killed
three men it was the last of their firing before they left
Boston and did duty at Roxbury until the last of February or first of March 
following then we marched to Newlondon and there
took shipping and went to New York and there was discharged at the expiration of the year
I enlisted in Col. Breware
Regt in Capt Shaddocks company for six months and
did duty with the Mechanics and was only called out
at the White plain Battle and was discharged the last of
November 1776 dont recollect any of the continental officers
named except Washington I then went to Woodbury in the
State of Connecticut in September 1777 I Volunteered for two
months in Capt Elijah Shipmans Company in Col Cooks
Regt I then resided in Woodbury Litchfield County State of
Connecticut and marched and joined the Army near Stilwater
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in the State of New York I was in the Battle taking of
Burgoyne and Saw Arnold when he entered the fort after the surrender of the Brittish we marched back by the
way of Albany down the North River as far as Rhinebeck
and there was discharged having served out the two months
in the Month of August 1777 I enlisted for Seven Months in
Capt Yates Company in Col. Meade Regt and went to hous
Neck and was discharged in March 1780 there was no Continent[al]
Regt there as I recollect I then resided in Woodbury Litchfield
County State of Connecticut the whole time I served as a volunteer
in the State troops was two years and four months one month
that I went to Rie & Sawpite is not given in particulars that he
has no documentary Evidence now his discharges are lost and
that he knows of no person whose testimony he can provide
who can testify to his service according to the record which
his Father kept in his family Bible which he now keeps
he was born in Woodby Litchfield County State of Connecticut
in the year 1752 the 23rd of May that he has always resided in
Woodbury except about one year and a half when he
enlisted in Westfield Mass until twenty seven years last
July when I moved to Jefferson Schoharie County State of
New York where I now reside I would refer you to persons
in the Town and neighborhood who can testify as to my
Character & their belief as to my being a Soldier of the
Revolution Ezra Baird Esqr Wm Judd Dr Eli Bord
Jacob Jones He hereby relinqushes every claim whatever to
a pension or annuity except the present and declares that
his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency -
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of any State
Jess Atwood
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid before me

Marvin Judd a Judge of
Schoharie County
We Stephen Fenn a
Clergyman residing in the
of Jefferson County of Schoharie and State of
New York and James
Campbell of the same place
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Jesse Atwood who has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration that we
believe him to be eighty years of
age and a man of truth and veracity that he is
reputed and believed in the neighborhood where
he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion

Stephen Fenn
James Campbell
The 29th of August 1832 Sworn to and subscribed
Before me Marvin Judd  a
a Judge of said County
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier and served as he states and that he is not
able to attend Court to my personal knowledge
over
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And I the said Judge further certifies that it
appear to him that Stephen Fenn who has signed
the preceding certificate is a Clergyman is a resident
in the Town of Jefferson County of Schoharie and that
James Campbell who has signed the same is a
resident of the same place and is a creditable
person and that their statement s entitled to 
Credit
Marvin Judd aJ udge of
Schoharie County
State of New York
County of Schoharie Ss
I John Leonard Jr. Clerk of the said
County do certify that Marvin Judd before
whom the two preceding affidavits purport
to have been sworn, and whose name also
appears to the above certificate of credibility
was at the date of the same one of
Judges of the court of Common pleas in and for the
said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the
said affidavit and certificate of credibility, to be his proper
hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and seal
of Office this sixth day of September 1832-

John Leonard Jr. Clk

Jesse Atwood Declaration
8245
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No 8245
Jesse Atwood
admitted
2 years
$80
Marvin Judd
Jefferson
Schoharie Cny
New York
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No 8245
BRIEF in the case of Jesse Atwood of Jefferson
County of Schoharie
in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Before a Judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? It does
3. How old is he? Eighty years, 80
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period
Enlisted about 1st
May In 1775
at the expiration of the
year, pay, May 17th
volunteer'd in Sept 1777
Enlisted in August 1779
Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days 
1 v8 -
- v6 -
- v2 -
1 v7 -
23

Rank.
As a
private

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Col. William Shepherd
Regt Massachusetts Capt Wareham Parks
Lieut. John Shepherd
Ensign Tally
Col Brancis regt Capt Shaddocks Compy
Col Clarks of Connecticut Volunteers
 Capt Elijah Shipmans Compy 
Col. Meads Capt Goats compy
5. In what battles was he engaged?
at the capture of Burgoyne
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
at Westfield Massachusetts at Woodbury Connecticut
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? His tradition is supported by the belief
of a Clergyman and another respectable citizen of same town whose credibility is verified
by the Judge
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
no ribands

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned 
Chas G Wilcox Examining Clerk
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I Noble Atwood of Watertown in the County
of Litchfield and State of Connecticut do depose and say that 
I am Seventy Six years of age, and that Jesse Atwood
of Jefferson in the County of Schoharie and State of
NewYork is my brother, that my sd brother Jesse at the
commencement of the Revolutionary War lived in Massachusetts a few miles North of Westfield that the
first year of the War
I have always understood
and it has so been understood in the family that
my brother went in the Continental Service as a soldier to Boston and that it was in the spring of
the year 1778 that he thus went to Boston, and
that the sd Jesse Atwood continued as a soldier in
the Revolutionary service in the Army until January 1777, when he came home to Woodbury
in Connecticut in the summer of 1776, I was myself a soldier at New York soon after I arrived
at New York I was taken sick I there found my
brother Jesse a Soldier, who continued at New York until I left which was the 16th of Sept 1776
and for took some care of me when sick, when I left New York I left him there
After he came home he staid at
home for a while with the family, and he enlisted
or was drafted as a soldier and went to the North
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ward [northward] when Burgoyne was taken and performed a two Months Tour of Duty
as we understood when he not even [illeg] and it has  been always understood by us that he was in the service when Burgoyne 
was taken in 1777 - On another occasion My sd brother Jesse performed [illeg] teo months thee Tour of Duty 
at Hooseneck as it was understood a
place so called, I recollect my brother
leaving home distinctly and likewise that my father
went after him and that he return on Sabbath evening with my Father My brother Jesse about
six years older that myself and furthermore the Deponent saith
Not
Watertown September 25th 1835 Noble Atwood
.
Litchfield County Ss [Watertown] Sept 25th 1835
Personally appear Noble Atwood a man who is personally known to me as a man of respectability and truth and is a substantial inhabitant of this place and being duly sworn
made solemn oath that the facts contained
on the foregoing deposition by him subscribed are correct and true 
Holbrook Curtis Justice of the Peace

I Frederick Wolcott Clerk of the County
Court within & for the County of Litchfield
in the State of Connecticut certify that
Holbrook Curtis Esq is a Justice of the
Peace for said County legally
commissioned & qualified, and
that the above signature
which purports to be his is a genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal 
of said Court this 25th day of September A.D. 1835.
-
Frederick Wolcott Clerk
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Albany 3070
Rachel Atwood
widow of Jesse Atwood, who was a
Pensioner under act of June 1832
who died on the 14. October 1836
of Schoharie Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Gates of the regt 
commanded
by Col. Mead Conn, in the Con
line for 23 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 76 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834
15. October 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Sep
1839 and sent to E. Holliday
Schoharie, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 39
259.59
Semi-annual allowance ending 10 Nov '40 38.33
$247.92
Revolutionary
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3V Joint Reso of July 1838
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book A. Vol. 2. Page 103
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V3172
Rachel Atwood
widow of Jesse
N. Y
Act July 4, 1836
Husband died in Oct.
1836 -
Married 4 March 1778
Husband died 14 Oct
1834 -
Col Mead
Capt Yates
Comd
Admitant
Private 23 months
Hon Robt McClelland
E Holliday Esq HR
Schoharie
N.Y
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section
of the act of Congress of the fourth of July 1836
State of New York ⎬
Schoharie County ⎬ SS
On this 25th day of January 1838 Personly appeared
Before me the undersigned one of the Judge of the Court of Com Pleas of said County the widow-
Rachel Atwood a resident of the Town of Jefferson in the County of Schoharie and State of New York
aged twenty nine years last March who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on her
oath make the following Declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act
of Congress passed July the 4th 1836 That she is the
widow of Jesse Atwood who was a private in the Revolutionary War and that he was a pensioner
under the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832
at seventy six dollars and sixty seven cents per annum
which certificate is recorded in the Pension office
in Book E2 Vol 4 Page 1 by D. Brown Clk. She
further declare that she was married to the said
Jesse Atwood on the fourth day of March in the year
1778 at Woodbury in the State of Connecticut by the Reverend 
Noah Benedict that her husband the aforesaid-
Jesse Atwood died on the 14th day of October 1836 and
that he served one compain [campaign] after they were Married
of 6 or 7 months at the Sawpitts [illeg] going at other
times where and how much she does not recollect and
that she has remained a widow ever since that period
as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto
annexed hereto and subscribed on the day and year above
Rachel Atwood
written Before me Marvin Judd
a Judge of Schoharie County
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State of New York 
Schoharie County Ss
on the 25 of January 1838 Personly [personally] appard[appeared]
Before me Statira Campbell of Jefferson County
of Schoharie & State of New York who being duly Sworn deposeth and saith that she was seventy five years old last March that she has been acquainted with
Jesse Atwood and Rachel his
wife for upwards of fifty years that she knew
them when they lived in Woodbury State of Connecticut
and since they moved into this place which is
upwards of thirty years we have lived Neighbors
and that the said Jesse Atwood died in October
1836 and that the said Rachel Atwood still remains a Widow and has not been married
since the death of her husband Jesse Atwood
Statira Campbell
Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year above written Before me Marvin Judd
a Judge of Schoharie commonpleas court
and I would further certify that I am
personly [personally] acquainted with Statira Campbell
and that her statement is entitled to credit
Marvin Judd A Judge Pe [Peace]
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STATE OF NEW YORK, SCHOHARIE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, SS.
I Wm M Holton
Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, in and for the County of Schoharie, DO CERTIFY, That
Marvin Judd Esqr
whose name is
subscribed to the Certificate of the Acknowledgment or proof of the
annexed Instrument and endorsed thereon
was, on the day of the date of the said Certificate a judge of
the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the said County, and duly authorised by law to take the same. And further,
that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe that the signature of
the said Marvin Judd Esq
subscribed to the said Certificate, is his proper hand-writing.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed
the seal of the said Court, this
30th
day of January
1838
of
William M Holton
Clerk.
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I Noble Atwood of Watertown in Litchfield County of
lawful age do depose and say that I was Seventy nine years of age
last October that my brother Jesse Atwood formerly of Woodbury
in Litchfield County in the State of Connecticut
who lately died in Jefferson in the County of Scoharie & State of
New York who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States
was married to Rachel Miner at said Woodbury now Rachel Atwood in the month of March I should think 1778 by Noah Benedict then the Presbyterian Minister of said Woodbury I was present at the wedding saw the ceremony proformed, and the sd Rachel Atwood is
now the surviving widow of the sd Jesse Atwood residing
in sd Jefferson in the State of New York, and the sd Jesse & Rachel lived together as husband & wife up to the time of his death, &
he left a large family of Adult Children at the time of his death
the offspring of himself and the sd Rachel & In Testimony whereof 
I have hereunto affixed my hand & seal this 23 day of Decr 1837
Noble Atwood
Litchfield County SS Watertown State of Connecticut, Decr 23d 1837
Personally appeared Noble Atwood of said town with known to me as a
man of truth and respectability and being duly sworn made oath that the
facts contained in the foregoing deposition by him subscribed are [illeg] true sworn before me
Holbrook Curtis Justice of Peace
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT} 
LITCHFIELD COURT
ss. Lichfeld.

I Geo. C. Woodruff Assistant
Clerk
of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Holbrook
Curtiss Esq is a
Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by law authorized
to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgment of Deeds. And that his commission
was dated on the 10th
day of June
A. D. 1837 and will expire on
the 20th day of June, A.D. 1832 and that the foregoing signature which purports to be his is genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this
25th day of December A.D. 1837
Geo. C. Woodruff
Assistant Clerk
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December 30, 1935
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/MOS
Jesse Atwood, W. 17222

Mr. Eugene Bouton
53 Warren Street
Bloomfield, New Jersey
Dear Sir:

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the
pension claim, W. 17222, based upon the military service of Jesse Atwood.
He was born May 23, 1752, in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. The names of his parents were not given.
While living a few miles north of Westfield, Massachusetts, he
enlisted about May 20, 1775, and served one year as private in Captain
Warham Park's Company, Colonel William Shepard's Massachusetts Regiment.
He next enlisted in Captain Shaddock's Company in Colonel Brewer's Massachusetts
Regiment, was in the battle of White Plains and was discharged
the last of November, 1776, having served six months as private. While
living in Woodbury, Connecticut, he enlisted in September, 1777, and
served two months as private in Captain Elijah Shipman's Company in
Colonel Cook's Connecticut Regiment and participated in the capture of
Burgoyne. He enlisted in August, 1779, and served seven months as private
in Captain John Yates' Company in Colonel Matthew Mead's Connecticut
Regiment. He also served another month as private with the Connecticut
troops, no particulars given.
He moved to Jefferson, Schoharie County, New York in July, 1805,
prior to which time he had always lived in Woodbury, Connecticut, with
the exception of one year and a half when he lived near Westfield, Massachusetts.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1832,
at which time he was living in Jefferson, New York.
Jesse Atwood died October 14, 1836, in Jefferson, New York, leaving
a large family of adult children, their names not given.
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This soldier married March 4, 1778, at Woodbury, Connecticut,
Rachel Minor who was born in March, 1758.
As the widow of Jesse Atwood, Rachel Atwood applied for pension
January 25, 1838, while living in Jefferson, New York. Her claim was allowed.
The soldier's brother, Noble Atwood, was born in October, 1758.
and was living in Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, in 1837.
One Matthew Minor was town clerk of Woodbury, Connecticut, in
1839, but it was not shown that he was related to the widow, Rachel
The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the
soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Mch. 7. 1896.
Soldier pensioned to
Mr. H. B. Simington
Chicago
-
1898. Mr. J. I. Donohue
St. Cloud, Minn.
1928 - Dec. 17. Hon, Peter Norbeck
in behalf of E.F. Atwood, cost of [illeg]
1929. Jan. 12. Photos to Hon.
& Hon. Peter Norbeck so advised add
$1.50 (1.20) to be refunded to him [illeg]
1935. Dec. 30, hist to Mr E Bouton
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Rev
WIDOW, & c.
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File No. 17222
Rachel Atwood
Widow of
Jesse Atwood
Priv Rev War
Act: July 4th 1836
Index: -- Vol. 1
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[Arrangement of 1870.]
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N York
Abigail Thayer
let. to O Nichols 13 Sep/ 1839
Act July 1836
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2690
New York
Jesse Atwood
of Jefferson in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Parks of the Regt commanded
by Col. Shepard in the Massachusetts
line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
the rate of 80 Dollars per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of December 1832 - and sent to Marvin
Judd, Jefferson Schoharie Co N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832
$120.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 40.00
$160.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by John Cromwell, Clerk
Book D Vol. 5. Page 60

See letter to Ezra Ames April 22 1835
See letter to Pensioner April 22 1835
See letter to Hon V E Effner January 20 1836
See letter to T.P. Morris Esq June 6 6 1836
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office
May 28th 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, The widow of Jesse Atwood a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Seventy Six Dollars and sixty seven Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1836
to the 14th October
1836, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Mr. Black I am sending this to you
for further reply as I
do not know just
what division will take
care of it.
I have a case over
here, so if the letter is
not needed for your
files, I will be glad
to have it returned
for filing in Jesse
Atwood, W. 17222,
when you have used
it
I will appreciate
a copy of your
reply also
Thank you
Mr N Finch
12 /30/35
Happy New Year!
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Payments to be made
at
New York
by the the Proed us Br Bk
Agent for
paying Pensioners, in the agency of
New York
Recorded by Jno Cromwell
Clerk, in Book D V. 5
page 60.
Connecticut
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832,
Jesse Atwood
of the State of New York 
who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army-
is entitled to receive in Eighty
dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing
on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the
4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States,
this 4th day of December
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two-
[illeg]
Secretary of War.
Examined and
Countersigned. }
J L Edwards
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186
Thomas J Moore Esq
Jefferson
Schoharie County
N.Y.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, August 8th 1835
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books
and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of
the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears
that the name of Jesse Atwood, as a private,
is borne on a Muster roll of Capt Warham
Parks Company, in Col. Danielson's Regt, where
he is allowed from May 4th to Aug 1st 1775
for services and travel, three months and
four days.
M.d.
3 -4
Jesse Atwood claims for further services,
under Capt. Parks, in 1775, but the roll after
the 1st of August for 1778, is not found in this
Office.-
Jesse Atwood also claims for
services under Capt. Shattrick, Col. Brewers
Regt in 1776, and in 1777, under Capt Shipman,
in Col Cook's Regt. but the rolls are not found
in this Office, for the Secretary of State Edwin D Barns
Wm Swift Ch. Clerk
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NY Aug 25
Jesse Atwoos

Free
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Jefferson
[illeg] Aug 21st
Page 30

Dear Sir 
Enclosed
I send you the certificate of
E.D. Baugs Secretary of the State of Massachusetts. We should have sent sooner. but we had to write twice to Boston before we got the certificate. You will perceive by it
that  rolls containing the services rendered by
Col. Brewer's & Col Cook's Regiment as well as
that containing the latter part of the services
rendered by Col. Danielson's Regt are not to
be found in the Secretary's office-- could they
be found his name would be found amongst them
Mr Atwood was in Col Cooks Regt at the
taking of Burgoyne - He says he was in the
Service more than 2 years - If it is necessary
for you write to Mr Atwood again before he
can draw his pension again you will please
do it - Mr Atwood is in a very poor
State of health, & will not probaly [probably] survive
many months-- Yours Respectfully
Thomas J Moore
for Jesse Atwood
Jefferson Schoharie County
August 20th 1855
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Jesse Atwood
NY
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Personly [personally] appeared before me the undersigned
one of the Judges of Schoharie County Aaron Wheeler
who being duly sworn saith that he is seventy one years of
age that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War that he served one compain [campaign] in the years 78 and 80 under the
command of Col. Mead in
Capt Keelers Company
that he is now personly
acquainted with
Jesse atwood and from our
conversation of circumstances and things that took place am confident that Jesse Atwood was a soldier
and did duty in the same Regt with me
Aaron Wheeler
-
I would further certify that I
am personly acquainted with
Aaron Wheeler and that his
oath is entitled to credit
---
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Sworn to and subscribed this
14th day of November 1855 before me
Marvin Judd a Judge of
Schoharie
County
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Personly [personally] appeared before me the undersigned one of the
Judges of Schoharie County James Smith who
being duly sworn saith that he is seventy three
years of age that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War that he served one compain [campaign] of nine
months commencing in the year seventy nine and ending in the year 1780 was stationed at house Neck under the command of Collonel [Colonel] Mead and
Major Tyler in Capt James Smiths Company
and that he at that time was acquainted with
Capt Yates who commanded a company
at that time and that he is now personly acquainted
with Jesse Atwood whose name is on the Pension list
and from conversations had with him of things
and circumstances that took place at that time
is confident that Jesse Atwood was a soldier there and did duty in Capt Yate's Company
I would testify that I am personly acquainted with Jame Smith that he is a person of respectability and is entitled to credit
James Smith

State of New York
Schoharie County Ss
tenth of November 1835
Sworn to and subscribed
Before me Marvin Judd A
Judge of Schoharie County
Washington Jan. 12, 1836
I certify that the above James Smith is a credible witness I
also certify that Marvin Judd is a Judge of Schoharie County &
that the above is his signature
Valentine Efner
M G
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I Reuben Hart of Goshen [illeg] and County
of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut certify
that I was drafted into the service of the of the
United States as a soldier in the fore part
of August 1779 and served ina company commanded by Capt John Yates in the regiment of Connecticut  State Troops commanded by Col Mathew Mead and was Stationed at Horse Neck and that Jesse Atwood served in the aforesaid Regment with me from the fore part of
July 1779 untill the last day of February
1780 when we were discharged from the service
and that I am now seventy two years of age
Ruben Hart
Litchfield County Ss Litchfield March 3rd 1836
Personally appeared Reubin Hart who [enscribed]
the foregoing
Deposition and made oath to the same
before me & that his general character
for truth is good
Joseph Birgess Justice of the Peace
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I Frederick Wolcott Clerk of the County Court
within & for the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, certify that Joseph Birgeland Esq
is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that
the signature to the within Certificate which purports to be his is genuine. 
Given under my hand and
the seal of said Court at
Litchfield in said County this
third day of March A.D. 1836
Frederick Wolcott Clerk
Page 36

19
Mr Thomas J Moore
Jefferson
Schoharie County
New York
Page 37

Comptrollers Office
Hartford Connecticut
April 18th 1836
On aplication [application] f Jesse Atwood I have examined the Books & papers remaining in this Office relating to Revolutionary services and find and certify, That in the Books of the Council of safety under date of 21st of September 1779 is the
following sentance [sentence] viz, Resolved that Nathan Fordham Obediah Jones & Major King have liberty to go on upon Long Island and bring off quantity of Salt and the produce of their farms
under the care & inspection of Capt Shipman
Captain of the fort at Saybrook, Capt Edward
Shipman is named in Haskell Receipts as follows The United States Dr to the State of Connecticut
for sundry expences [expenses] for the service & expences [expenses] of Misliles
called out for the defence of said State he is named
as receiving £94 -17. March 9th 1792
The name of Capt John Shipman appears on
Paytable Books where he is credited, by his account rendered Feby 4th 1780, £10,77-8-11-- and was is charged same date, amount of Capt S Shipman pay roll same amount
The name of Capt Paul Yates appears on Cas
Kells Receipts where his named as receiving £145-16-8- Specie value & payment made in Specie
The name of Capt John Yates also appears
on payable Books and his account commences
May 29th 1778 & is closed June 7th 1780 when he
is credited by amount of his account rendered
£44,252-13 -9 War is charged the same amount on the same day
Page 38

On the 30th of Aust 1779 the following entry
appears on the Books of the Council of Safety viz,
Recd an express from Gen O Wolcott enclosing a
a letter from Col Meed at Horseneck &c
Wm Field Comptroller
Page 39

Hartford April 13th 1836
Sir
Annexed is a certificate agreeable to your
request & I think it the best evidence of your
services in the Revolution which this office affords
Very Respectfully Your
Obedient Servant
Wm Field

Mr Jesse Atwood
Page 40

Jesse Atwood
Jefferson
N Y Aug 30
Free
To
J L Edwards Esq
Commiss of Pensions
Washington City DC
from
Jesse Atwood
 on 
Military claims
May 4
Jesse Atwood
Page 41

Dear Sir
In addition to the certificate of the
Comptroller of the State of Connecticut I send
you the certificates of Reuben Hart of Goshen Litchfield County Connecticut, & Noble Atwood of Watertown Conn.
We have now I believe furnished all the proof
Required I wish an answer from this as soon as it will possibly meet your convenience, as the claimant
Jesse Atwood is in need of the assistance his pension
will afford him
Yours in haste
Thomas L Moore
for Jesse Atwood
Jefferson 20 April 1836

J L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner
of Pensions
Page 42

From Jesse Atwood
on
Revolutionary [affairs]
June
NY
Jefferson
[illeg] June 17
J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC 
Free
Jesse Atwood
Page 43

Jefferson June 16th 1835
Sir
Enclosed is the certificate of Jesse Atwood
according to your request
Himself and family are much in want of pecuniary and therefore I 
must request you to send
a new certificate as soon as
possible
If it could be so ordered that he might
draw his money at albany
it would be
a great accomodation to him
Respectfully Yours Thomas J Moore

J. L. Edwards
Commisser of Pensions
23
3.33
80.00
3.73
76.67
Page 44

NY
Rachael Atwood
admd  act 36
No 5070
Page 45

Washington Feby 14th 1838

J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir, I have the honor to enclose
you the
Papers
of Rachel Atwood
widow of Jesse Atwood 
who applies
Please Examine the
papers and advise of the
result
Yr Obe Sert [your obedient servent]
Robt McClellan
Ho. Rep
Page 46

Schoharie October 9th 1838.
Sir
One Jesse Atwood of Jefferson, Schoharie County, a Revolutionary pensioner, died in October, 1836, leaving a widow
by the name of Rachel, who was married to him before his Revolutionary services ended. A friend of hers undertook to
obtain a pension for her: after obtaining evidence of her marriage he sent on the papers by Mr McClellan
member of Congress from this district, who probably presented the papers to the Pension Department, for sometime
during the winter, or on his return, he informed
the person who sent on the papers that it was decided that she was not entitled to a pension under the 3d Section of the act, &c. so that nothing further was done about it.
The old widow and some of her friends have requested me to try and obtain a pension for her, as she is poor and
helpless, and they say entitled to a pension. I enquired of Mr.Judd the person who drew her declaration & providings
to ascertain, if I could, how the business stood, he informed me that he drew the declaration after a kind of form
which he found some where, but whether it was
applicable to the 3d Section of the act of July 4, 1836, or not he did not know, but he understood she could not obtain a pension under that act for some cause or other
I now, in behalf of the old widow, wish to ascertain from you, how the case has been disposed of or what is wanting to entitle her to a pension under the act aforesaid. Please to answer my enquiry as
soon as convenient.
I am, your Obed Servt
Elias Holliday
James L Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Page 47

Schoharie October 31, 1838.
Sir
Enclosed are the papers in the matter of the application of the Widow Rachel Atwood for a pension. It appears that her
deceased husband Jesse Atwood, was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the time of his death; and that ten or eleven month ago
the applied for a pension, and in answer to my enquired in relation to the matter, you stated in your letter of the 15th instant
that her claim was objected to inasmuch as her husband died after the passage of the act of July 4th 1836; and that on the 7th
of July 38 Congress, by a joint resolution, provided for this and
similar cases. That the claimant would, therefore, have to make a new declaration and produce record evidence of her
marriage if such evidence could be found. I understand that inquiry and diligent search have been made, and that
no record of marriages can be found in the church of which the priest who married her, was pastor. The old widow informs me that one Noble Atwood, was present at her
marriage, and that she has proved the marriage by him. I further understand that a corroborative affidavit was made
by some other person. I have been told, since the proceedings in this case were drawn that Noble Atwood the witness is dead,
therefore if a new affidavit, of the marriage, were required the old lady could not procure it, if the report be true which I fear is the case; she will, therefore have to submit her claim under the proceedings and evidence as they now stand
I am respectfully,
your obedt Servt
Elias Holliday
James L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
Page 48

Rachel 5576
See rejected papers
Page 49

State of New York
Schoharie County,
Ss
On this 14th
day of May in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, personally
appeared before the Judges of the Court of Oyer and Terminer
held in and for the County of Schoharie and State aforesaid
Rachel Atwood, a resident of the town of Jefferson in the County
and State aforesaid in the eighty second year of her age
who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her
oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the
benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed
July 4, 1836, and the joint resolution of July 7, 1838. That she
is the widow of Jesse Atwood, who was a Revolutionary
Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death of seventy six dollars and sixty seven cents per annum.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jesse Atwood, on the fourth day of March seventeen
hundred and seventy eight, at Woodbury, County of Litchfield and
State of Connecticut, by the Rev. Noah Benidict, that her
husband, the aforesaid Jesse Atwood, died on the 14th day of
October, 1836; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto
annexed. That she applied for a pension about 16 or 18 months ago, that she proved her marriage, the death of her husband,
her widowhood, &c. which proof was annexed to her papers,
as she believes, and sent to the pension Department.
Rachel Atwood
N.B. The word "and" in the 9th line above was
interlined and the figure "18" on the 10th line [illeg] before executed

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court.
On the day and year above written
before me
William M. Holton Clerk
of Schoharie County
Page 50

State of New York
Schoharie County, SS.
Jacob Jones of Jefferson in the
County and State aforesaid, being duly sworn, saith the that he was well acquainted with Jesse Atwood, named in the annexed declaration that he died at Jefferson, aforesaid,
On the 14th day of October, 1836, and that he was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death
as this deponent understood and believes: and he further saith that he is well acquainted with the Rachel Atwood named in the annexed declaration, widow of the said Jesse
Atwood, deceased, and further, that she has not been married to any one since the death of the said Jesse Atwood, but has remained and still is the widow of the said Jesse Atwood, deceased
Jacob Jones
Sworn to and subscribed
this 14 day of May 1839
before me, in open Court,
William M. Holton Clerk
of the County of Schoharie
I certify that the above named Jacob Jones is a person
of veracity
Wiman M Holton, Clerk,
Page 51

State of New York
Schoharie County, ⎬ SS.
I William M. Holton, Clerk of the County of
Schoharie, and of the Court of Oyer & Terminer of said County,
do hereby certify that Rachel Atwood, made, subscribed,
and swore to the annexed declaration in open court
being a Court of Record, and further, that Jacob Jones
Subscribed and swore to the within affidavit
open Court.
Given under my hand and the
seal of said County this 14th day
of May, 1839
William M. Holton. Clerk
Page 52


State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ⎬Ss
Woodbury May 15, 1839
I Samuel R. Andrew, Pastor of the first Presbyterian Church & Sacristy in Woodbury in the County
and State aforesaid being duly sworn depose and say that I have not had in my possession
since my settlement in the County aforesaid any Church Records of marriages
celebrated anterior to my settlement
and that I have made diligent enquiry
for Church words of Marriages, anterior
to my settlement and find none-
That my settlement in the above society
was on
on the eighth day of October
1817. The Revd Noah Benedict
was formerly Pastor of the Church aforesaid
and
Saml R. Andrew
subscribed and sworn
before me this 15th day
of May 1839-
Gideon B Botsford Justice of the Peace
Page 53

STATE OF CONNECTICUT} ss. Lichfield.
LITCHFIELD COUNTY
I Origen S. Seymour Clerk
of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
Gideon B Botsford Esquire is a
Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by law authorized to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgment of Deeds. And that his commission was dated on the 29th day of May
A. D. 1838 and will expire on
the 20th day of June, A.D. 1839 and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 23d day of May
A.D. 1839
Origen S Seymour Clk
Page 54

State of Connecticut
Litchfield County
Ss
Woodbury May 15, 1839
I Matthew Minor of Woodbury County and State
aforesaid. Town Clerk of said Town of Woodbury in the County and State aforesaid, being duly sworn depose and say that I have lawfully examined the Records of Marriages of said Town in my possession and cannot find thereon recorded the marriage of Jesse Atwood to Rachel Minor
and that there are no other records 
of Marriages of said Town, then those which I
have examined, and further saith not
Matthew Minor
Town Clerk of said Town of Woodbury

Sworn and subscribed this
15th day of May 1839- before me 
Gideon B Botsford Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named Deponent,
Matthew Minor is a Person of veracity

Gideon B Botsford Justice of Peace
Page 55

State of New York
Schoharie County,ss
Asa Toles of Jefferson aforesaid
being duly sworn, saith, that he was well acquainted with Jesse Atwood, of Jefferson in said County, who died at Jefferson aforesaid on the 14th day of October, 1836, and
he was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death as this deponent understood and believes; and he further saith that he is well acquainted with Rachel Atwood, of Jefferson aforesaid, widow
of the said Jesse Atwood deceased, and further that she has not been married to any one since the death of the said Jesse Atwood, but has remained and still is the widow of the said Jesse Atwood, deceased
Asa Toles
Subscribed & Sworn before
me the 29th day of Oct 1838
Jacob Houck New. Surrogate.
I certify that the above named Asa Toles
is a man of truth.
Jacob Houck [illeg]
Page 56

Given under my hand and seal the seal of said County this 14th day of May 1839.
William M Hollow Clerk

State of New York
Schoharie County, SS.
I the said Surrogate do certify that the
foregoing contains the proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the Application of Rachel
Atwood, widow of Jesse Atwood, deceased, for
pension.
Given Under my hand and seal of
said Court this 29th day of October
1838
Jacob Houck new
Surrogate
Page 57

State of New York
Schoharie County, ⎬ ss.

On this 29th day of October May 1839.
personally appeared before the Surrogate in the
of for the Surrogated Court before the [illeg] of the Court of Oyer &Terminer in & of the county of Schoharie and State aforesaid
Rachel Atwood, a resident of the town of Jefferson in the
County and State aforesaid, in the eighty first year of
her age, who being first duly sworn, according to law
doth on her oath, make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the
act of Congress passed July 4, 1836, and the joint resolution
of July 7, 1838. That she is the widow of Jesse Atwood,
who was a Revolutionary pensioner at the of the
United States at the time of his death of 76.67 this was [illeg] since [illeg]
She further declares that she was married to the said Jesse
Atwood, on the fourth day of March 1778-
that her husband, the aforesaid Jesse Atwood, died on the
fourteenth day of October, 1836; and that she has remained
a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear
by reference to the proof hereto annexed. That she applied
for a pension about 16 or 18 ten or eleven months ago, that she
proved her marriage the death of her husband her widowhood to which 
proof was annexed
to her papers, as she believes, and sent to the pension department, and she further believes that the evidence of the death of her said husband was also
forwarded together with the proof of her being
and remaining the widow of the said Jesse Atwood and that it would be difficult for her to provide the evidence over again, for the witness to her marriage, if yet living lives she believes, some where in the State of Connecticut, and she further saith that she does not know that there is any record
This was omitted in new declaration
Page 58

This was omitted in the new Declaration

of her marriage in existence: that she was married in Litchfield County, in the State of Connecticut, that she had a
son living in said County of Litchfield at the time
She was preparing for a to apply for pension
and that he, as she has been informed and believes,
made enquiry in order to find if he could, the record of her marriage and could not find any
Rachel Atwood
Subscribed and sworn in open
Court this 24th day of October
1838, before me
Jacob Houck New Surrogate
A Copy
before me William M Holtan
Clerk of Schoharie County

State of New York
Schoharie County Ss
Jacob Jones of Jefferson in the County and State aforesaid being duly sworn saith that he was well acquainted with Jesse Atwood, named in the annexed declaration, that he died at Jefferson aforesaid on the 14th day of October 1836, and there he was a revolutionary pensioner of the united states at the time
of his death, as this deponent understood and believes and he further saith that he is well acquainted with Rachel Atwood
named in the annexed declaration, widow of the said Jesse Atwood decd [deceased] and
further, that she has not been married to any one since the death
the said Jesse Atwood, but has remained and she is the widow of the
Jesse Atwood deceased
Jacob Jones
Sworn to and subscribed this 14th
of May 1839, before me, in open
court, William M Hollon Clerk of the
County of Schoharie
(A Copy)

I certify that the above named Jacob Jones is a person
of viracity [veracity]
William M Hollan
Clerk
State of New York
Schoharie County Ss
I William M. Holton Clerk of the County of Jefferson
of the court of Oyer & Terminer of said county, do hereby certify, that Rachel
Atwood, made, subscribed and swore to the annexed declaration in open court
being a Court of Record, and further there Jacob Jones Subscribed and
swore to the within affidavit in open court
Page 59

Schoharie June 7, 1839
Sir
The papers in the matter of the application of Rachel Atwood, for a pension, which I enclosed to you the 31 of October
last, were returned to me in April. The declaration was made in
the surrogates Court, and it was objected that it should have been in a court of record.-- That the date of the marriage should
have been established by record evidence. That it must be shown by the certificate of the resident clergyman, and the
town clerk of the town where it took place, what evidence,
if any, is to be found there, before parol evidence on that point
could be received. She has made a new declaration in a
Court of record, and has provided two affidavits, one from the
Pastor of the church over which the Priest who married her
formerly had charge, and an affidavit of the town Clerk,
of the town where she was married, showing that there is no
record of her marriage. For the other proof in the case I
would refer you to the rejected papers, in her case, on file at the Pension Office
I am,
very respectfully
your Obed Servt
Elias Holliday
James L. Edwards, Esq
Com. of Pensions
Page 60

Schoharie Sept. 21, 1839
Sir
In your letter of the 17th inst you
require the original declaration of Rachel Atwood I herewith enclose to you. It
having been rejected on the ground of its having been made in the Surrogates court, I supposed
it was of no further use and by a little alteration
I made it serve as a copy of the new declaration
but you can easily discover how it was in
its original State.

I am respectfully
your Obidt Servt [Obedient Servant]
Elias Holliday

James L Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
Page 61

For
No.
Claimant
Co.
Reg't
Return this letter with reply
Please Enclose Stamp for Answer

J. I. DONOHUE
Late Special Examiner U.S. Pension Bureau.
SOLICITOR OF
Patents Pensions and Claims.
St. Cloud, Minn.
Jan 26 1898 
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Sir
Please send company & Regiment in
which Jesse Atwood, a soldier of the Revolution
served, It is believed he enlisted in a
Connecticut Regiment. His widow
Rachel Atwood was a pensioner on account
of the service of Jesse Atwood, rendered
in the Revolutionary War, and did enter
Lockport
April 9, 1849. It is believed
that the soldier as Jesse Atwood died Oct 14
1836. You will confer a great favor on the
undersigned if you will send the
above information at an [illeg] day

Yours ty [truly]
J I Donohue

US Pension Office
Jan 25 1898
Page 62

PETER NORSEOK, S. DAK, CHAIRMAN
WALTER E EDGE, N.J.
LAWRENCE C. PHIPPS, COLO.
FREDERIC ME SACKETT, KY.
LYNN & FRAZIER, N. DAK.
W. R. PINE, OKLA.
SMITH W. BROOKHART, IOWA
FREDERICK STEIWER, OREG.
DUNCAN U. FLETCHER, FLA.
CARTER GLASS, VA.
EDWARD L. EDWARDS, N.J.
EARLE B. MAYFIELD, TEX.
ROBERT F. WAGNER, N.Y.
ALBEN W. BARKLEY, KY.
MILLARD R. TYDINGS, MR.
JULIAN W. BLOUNT CLERK

United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON
BANKING AND CURRENCY
December 15, 1928.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Scott:
I recently received a letter from Mr. E. F. Atwood, Sisseton, South Dakota, as follows:
"Several weeks ago I wrote U. S. Commissioner of Pensions for information -- for some reason did not get reply. Want information for D.A.R. of soldier record, etc. of husband of RACHEL ATWOOD, who died April 9, 1849,
at Newfane, Niagara Co., N. Y., aged 91; pension paid her at Buffalo, N. Y. Her son, Asa Atwood, born 1779, Woodbury, Ct.
Want all data of record, and cost of photostats of record."
If you can furnish me with any information concerning the above,
it will be appreciated.
Yours very truly,
Peter Nubank

US Pension Office Dec 17 1929
Page 63

Form 3229 a

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
MEMORANDUM
Date January 8, 1936. GBA 
From Medical Director
To Mr. Black, Chief Clerk
Subject Letter from Eugene Bouton, Bloomfield, N. J.

In accordance with your request the correspondence
referred to above is returned herewith for your disposition.
Chas M Griffith
Att.
Page 64

ELIAH FRANCIS ATWOOD
ATWOOD RECORDER AND PUBLISHER OF
YE AtteWode Annals
VOLUMES TO
APPEAR AS ADVANCE ORDERS AND
CASH ADVANCED TO BE PREPAID FROM SALES, WILL PERMIT. WILL YOU HELP?
COAT OF ARMS ANY DESIGN, MADE TO ORDER
HAND DRAWN AND IN COLORS
RESEARCH MADE THROUGH A LARGE CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS, ALSO
DATA EXCHANGED HAVE YOU SENT IN YOUR FAMILY RECORD?
ADDRESS
E. F. ATWOOD
SISSETON, SO DAK. Nov. 4 1928,

AMERICAN COLONISTS
MR. JOHN OF PLYMOUTH
PHILIP, OF MALDEN
JOHN WOOD, PLYMOUTH
JAMES, OF ROXBURY
JOHN OF NEW HAVEN
HENRY WOOD, MIDDLESORO
STEPHEN WOOD EASTHAM
HARMAN, OF BOSTON
WILLIAM, OF CHARLESTOWN
THOMAS OF BARBADOS
THOMAS, OF IPSWICH
THOMAS, OF WETHERSFIELD
ATWOODS OF VIRGINIA, ETC.
us. Commissioner Pensions
Dear Sir:- Please state what record you have of
one
Rachel Atwood, died 1849, aged 91, in Niagara County, N.Y. as W.S. Pensioner of Revolution, and name of husband and
his record of service,
We will also want photostats and
all information available from other office of record with
which I am somewhat
familiar
Respectfully
E.F. Atwood
Page 65

Form 3229
18 -- 465 GPO
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Date December 30, 1935.
BA
MEMORANDUM
From. Chief Clerk.
To Medical Director.
Subject...Letter from Eugene Bouton, Bloomfield, N. J.

Attention is invited to the request on the second page of the attached letter from Eugene Bouton, 53 Warren Street, Bloomfield, N. J. dated November 22, 1935, asking for a photograph of a Veterans' Administration hospital and a summary of Veterans'
Administration activities to be incorporated in a text book.
After you have finished with the letter, will you kindly return it to be filed in the case of Jesse Atwood, W-17 222.
W. C. Black
Page 66

53 Warren Street
Bloomfield, N. J.
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.
Mr. A. D. Hiller

Nov. 22, 1935
BA-J/EEL
Eli Smith Rowley
Dear Sir:
My appreciation of the full and interesting information in your letter of Nov. 16 is almost surpassed by the fact that such
an account is possible.

The missing circular is enclosed*. My data respecting the military record of Eli Rowley was obtained from  'Connecticut in the
Revolution." As fifteen members of his company were also recorded as deserters, it looked to me that there was some other reason than disloyalty. It seems tragic that one who was a prisoner from his service to his country should go down to posterity as a traitor to it. Probably
the other deserters of that company and others were so recorded for the same reason. If you know how to remedy the error, it would be a
matter of simple justice to do so.
The statement that Eli Smith Rowley had a pension is from the probate records of Schoharie County, of which Frederick Rowley of
Jefferson was a sheriff. I supposed he was a grandson of Eli Smith Rowley, Edward Rowley, father of Frederick, was the administrator of
Eli Smith Rowley's estate.
A Jefferson tombstone bears this inscription: "Jesse Atwood, D. Oct. 14, 1836, Aged 85. "A wooden bucket, about 10 inches in diameter
and three inches deep, raised the question if Jesse Atwood was a Revolutionary
soldier. The "Connecticut in the Revolution" record contains
this:
Isaac Atwood, enlisted Mar. 1, '78, served 10 mos., discharged Dec. 31. 78. Captain William Manning, of Woodstock, Conn, Second
Regiment of "Connecticut Line". The Regiment wintered at Valley
Forge '77- '78, and was present at the battle of Monmouth July 28, 1778. Assigned to Second Conn. Brig. Huntington's at Camp
White Plains; wintered '78-79 with the Division at Redding.
Jesse Atwood lived near Waterbury in the Census of 1790. I assume that he was related to Isaac, or possibly entered the army by
the name Isaac or was so recorded or misread by some one. Any light
you may give on him, that does not exceed the limits of the intent of
the Administration's service will probably help to trace the connection
of Jesse Atwood with the Revolutionary service.

*In former letter he referred to it as "herewith enclosed' but he had failed to do so F

all on this same answered  in
Rev & 1812 Wars Section MHF
Page 67

2
Veterans Administration
Nov. 22, 1935
As a joint author of a text book on government for 8th and 9th years of school, I would like to be able to tell the provisions of the Nation for the care and help of those wrecked by war service. The best way to do this briefly and attractively would probably be
to use a cut of some large and picturesque Veterans Hospital, and under it give a summary in 75 or 100 words of the relation of the
Veterans Administration to the Government, the number of such hospitals and their inmates, the cost of the service annually and for some recent period, perhaps since the World War, and the proportion of the inmates who were able to return to their homes, the number
of pensioners and the annual cost.

You could probably tell these things correctly with your present knowledge of the subject, and I would greatly appreciate such a
statement. But, if that is out of the limits, I shall be glad to receive any literature available from which I can gather the items most useful.

If the Administration has such pictures, or photographs, I shall be glad to receive one or two which would reduce to the width of a
text book page without confusion, if not, a suggestion of a hospital in the west or the south will probably enable me to secure a photograph from some commercial or local source.

If a statement of the points or others essential can be more easily put in less condensed form, of course I can use the facts as seems best.

This letter, and especially this page, seems to assume that the Veterans Administration is 
 'freely for the people".  Perhaps I ought
to say that two of my great grandfathers served in the Revolution, an older brother in the Civil War, two sons-in-law and a son in the World War, the last of whom was in the A.E.F. and is now in a Veterans Hospital.

With thanks for what you have done and what else you may properly do,
Yours respectfully,
Eugene Bouton
Page 68

3 - 2233
15822
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Jan.  8 1929.
Chief Rev.and 1812  War Section Division.
I have this day received from 
E. F. Atwood, through 
Hon. Peter Norbeck
money order, in the amount
of $6.70 requesting
photostat copy as per letter herewith.
O. J. RANDALL
Chief, Finance Division.
H. C. L.
No C.C.
35 pages - Jan 10
To Last Jan 12
Page 69

Rev + 1812
SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE.
1-681
PHONE Branch 476
All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 28950
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
WASHINGTON
January 10 1928 192
CHIEF, Division of Publications,
Room G 137.
Please furnish work specified below.
Bureau ordering PENSION. Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE,
EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
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Title and description of job photostatic copies of 35 pages from Rev. War.
pension claim of Jesse Atwood W 17332

No. of copies 1 of each Shall form be kept standing?
days
For further information see Mrs Finch
Room No 5033 Phone No. 541
Approved: A D Wilkinson
Chief Clerk of Bureau
Margaret M H Finch
Chief of Branch or Division

NOTE: No order made ""SPECIAL"" unless statement showing necessity is written
below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering
Request of Senator Peter Horbeck for Mr. E. F. Atwood
CHECK WORK DESIRED
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PETER NORBECK, S. DAK., CHAIRMAN
WALTER E. EDGE, N. J.
DUNCAN U. FLETCHER, FLA.
LAWRENCE C. PHIPPS, COLO. 
CARTER GLASS, VA.
FREDERIC M. SACKETT, KY. 
EDWARD I. EDWARDS, N. J.
LYNN J. FRAZIER, N. DAK.
EARLE B. MAYFIELD, TEX.
W. B. PINE, OKLA.
ROBERT F. WAGNER, N.Y.
SMITH W. BROOKHART, IOWA 
ALBEN W. BARKLEY, KY.
FREDERICK STEIWER, OREG. 
MILLARD E. TYDINGS, MD.
JULIAN W. BLOUNT CLERK

United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON
BANKING AND CURRENCY
January 4, 1929.
M.O. # 162981-$6.70
FINANCE DIVISION
BOOK KEEPER'S DESK
Jan 8 1929
Bureau of Pensions

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Sir:
Referring to your communication to me under date of December 17, initialled MMHF ( Rev. & 1812 Wars Section ),
will say, contents of same were conveyed to my constituent Mr. E. F. Atwood of Sisseton, South Dakota.
I have just received a letter from him as per
copy attached, requesting copies of the records therein mentioned, for which he remitted to me, postal money order for $6.70 from the Post Office at Sisseton, South Dakota, number 162981, which I enclose, duly
endorsed to the Commissioner of Pensions. 
I trust the remittance is sufficient to cover
the three sets of records he desires and will thank you if, upon their completion, you will send same to him direct and advise me when this is done.
Thanking you, I remain,
Yours very truly,
Peter Norbeck
N.
Enc.
U S PENSION OFFICE [STAMP]
JAN 7 1929
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
December 17, 1928
Honorable Peter Norbeck
United States Senate
Washington, D. C.

My dear Senator
In response to your letter of the 15th instant, in behalf of Mr. E. F. Atwood, Sisseton, South Dakota, I have the honor to advise you that photostatic copies of original papers on file in
Revolutionary War pension claim W. 17222, Jesse Atwood widow
Rachel of New York State, will be furnished Mr. Atwood, upon request, at the rate of fifteen cents a page with twenty-five cents
extra for certification if that is desired.
The number of pages to be copied is thirty-five.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
The War of 1812 records fail to show that pension was ever claimed on account of the services of any soldier named Asa Atwood.
Due to the very large number of inquiries similar to Mr. Atwood's and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose,
the bureau is unable to make immediate reply to each request for information
relative to soldiers of the Revolution and War of 1812.

Everything received except [illeg] marked "Quiet'
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Letters are being answered as rapidly as possible in the
order of receipt.
If Mr. Atwood has been inconvenienced by the delay, it is regretted.

Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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COPY
This is only a copy so keep on file

E. F. ATWOOD
Sisseton, So. Dak.
December 31, 1928.

Peter Norbeck,
U. S. Senate.
Dear Sir:
It seems an incredible number of pages for one pension record, therefore I am glad to acton your suggestion and send the money to you, and have you get the copies, then
it will not take an act of Congress to get change, in case of error. I believe these three are of the record under Commissioner of Pensions:
*1. Pension claim of Daniel Davis, of Carroll Co., Ind filed about 1845, want photostat copies of all papers, 7 pages $1. 05.
*2. Photostat copy of Bounty Land Warrant, issued to Jacob Atwood for services, War of 1812, used Shawnee Co., Kan, about 1857 by Loyal J. Atwood one page, they tell me$.15
3. Pension record and papers. Jesse Atwood, widow Rachel, or Jefferson and Niagara Cos., N. Y. want full records, photostat copies, reported as 35 pages in all AND CERTIFICATION of this one, $5.50
Enclosed Postal M. O. for $6.70; and, thank you.
Sincerely,
E. F. Atwood.
*Will have to explain this
*Mr Robb confirms my surmise that this in was given from General Land Office & this the WI is no. 71090-160.55
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Rev. &1812 Wars Section.
January 12, 1929.
Honorable Peter Norbeck,
United States Senate,
Washington, D.C.
My dear Senator:
In response to your letter of the instant,
copy of letter of Mr. E. F. Atwood, Sisseton, South Dakota, and money order for $6.70 enclosed, I have the honor to advise you that certified photostatic copies of thirty-five pages from Revolutionary War pension
claim, W. 17222, of Jesse Atwood, widow Rachel, have this day been forwarded to Mr. Atwood.
In his letter he requested photostatic copy of
seven pages in Revolutionary War pension claim of Daniel Davis of Carroll County, Indiana, and remitted $1.05 for same.
He also remitted $.15 for photostatic copy of
Bounty Land Warrant issued to Jacob Atwood, War of 1812.
The number of pages to be copied in claim of
Daniel Davis (R.2707) is eleven*
The amount of remittance is $6.70; the amount,
$1.05, to cover cost of copies of papers in claim of
* If his remittance had been for 4 pages instead of 7 pages from Daniel Davis I should have said no more about it but would have made 4 as E. F. Davis had been adv Hist soldier's appl was 4 p & Daniel's affid. 7 of course he would also want [illeg]
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[illeg] refund was to E.F. Atwood c/o Sen P. N.

Daniel Davis and $.15 to cover cost of copy of Bounty Land Warrant of Jacob Atwood, in all $1.20, will be refunded to you in due time.
If Mr. Atwood desires photostatic copies of eleven pages from Revolutionary War pension claim of Daniel Davis, the same will be furnished at the rate of fifteen cents a page with twenty-five cents extra for certification if that is desired, and the proper amount should be forwarded to this bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
It is suggested that Mr. Atwood's correspondence relative to Bounty Land Warrant of Jacob Atwood may have been with the Commissioner of the General Land
Office, this city, and not the Commissioner of Pensions, as such warrants are not on file in this bureau.
Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
COPIED BY ADY
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January 3, 1936. GBA
Mr. Eugene Bouton,
55 Warren Street,
Bloomfield, N. J.

Dear Mr. Bouton:

Your letter addressed to Mr. A. D. Hiller, Executive Assistant to the Administrator, has been referred to this service for reply.
There is attached herewith a brochure entitled "History of the the Medical and Domiciliary Care of Veterans by Col. George E. Ijams
and Dr. Philip B. Nats, which it is believed contains material for the summary which you have in mind.
There are also being submitted herewith two photographs of Facilities of the Veterans' Administration which you are authorized
to include in your text book.

By direction,
CHAS. M. GRIFFITH,
Medical Director.

Encl.
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December 30, 1935
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Mr. Eugene Bouton
53 Warren Street
Bloomfield, New Jersey

JESSR ATOOD
W. 17222
BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter of November 23, in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Isaac Atwood, of Connecticut,
who served in Captain Manning's company, and of Jesse Atwood, who
resided near Waterbury, Connecticut, in 1790 and was buried in
Jefferson, New York. You request to know, also, if the Veterans
Administration can in some way, as a matter of justice, remedy the error
as shown by official records that Eli Smith Rowley deserted during the
Revolutionary War and further, as joint author of a textbook on
Government for the eighth and ninth years of school, you desire certain
information disclosing the provisions of this nation for the care of
these wrecked in its military service as revealed by the records and
activities of the Veterans Administration.
The Revolutionary War record of only one Isaac Atwood has been
found his record and that of Jesse Atwood, of Jefferson, New York, are
furnished you herewith.
In regard to establishing the fact that Eli Smith Rowley, the
Revolutionary War pensioner, was not a deserter, but was a prisoner
when recorded as such, it is proper to state that he provision has been
made by law for the publication of pension records by the Government
which are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by the
Veterans Administration, nor for contact with state archivists for the
purpose of review and reconciliation of conflicting records in the
establishment of historical facts. In consequence of this fact, such
work is not a part of the activities of the Veterans Administration.
It is hoped that the official report released by the Veterans
Administration in regard to Eli Smith Rowley, Revolutionary War soldier,
above noted, will serve to clear his record in some measure, certainly
to the extent in which it is given publicity by those who may use it
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Your letter has been referred to the proper division of the
Veterans Administration for further reply to that part which
pertains to certain Government compensations and will be given
prompt attention.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator