Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23715, John Hubbard, Conn.
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Conn
Hubbard, John
S23715
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(Illegible) with Orig.
Roll Aug. 1873 MG

New York 28776
John Hubbard
of Otsego Co in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Church of the Regmt commanded
by Col Willis in the Connecticut
line for 12 months 14 days

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 41 Dollar 54 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of June
  1834 and sent to I. C.
Walworth Burlington NY

Arrears to the 4th of March '34 $124.62
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept 4 '34 20.77

                                                   $144.39
                           (   Revoluntionary Claim}
                           (Act June 7, 1832          )

Recorded by Sam H. Page Clerk
Book E  Vol. 4 Page 112
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John Hubbard
Declaration

(Illegible) to be sent to
James C. Walwroth Esq
Burlington Otseg
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State of New York
Otsego County

On this 4th day of December
A.D. 1835-----personaly appeared before
James C. Walworth ____   ______ _______ judge of the 
County Courts of Otsego County John Hubbard
a  resident of the town of Burlington County of
Osego and State of New York aged ninety
one years being duly _______according to _____
___on his _____makes the following declora
tion in order to obtain two benefits of the Act 
Congress _____June 7th 1832

That he entered the United States service in 
the year 1775 under the following named
officers at the town _____ in the state
of Conneticut on the first Monday of May
Enlisted into Captain Churches command and 
Col. Willises Regiment of Conneticut ____ _____
___ ____ for the term of six months and
was marched to the town of Lebanon in New
York was there ______by Govenor
_____and was then marched to Roxbury near
Boston and then built forts and _____
_____to a___ at the time of Bunker Hill
Battle in June was a _____the Meeting House
in Roxbury and ____all of that engagement
and that he so served at Roxbury and Cambridge
until the tenth day of December and was then
discharged at Roxbury by Governor Joseph Spencer
_____ after a Service of more than 7 months
and then returned home to Middletown ______
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And then again the year 1776 at the town
of Middletown (now town of Cha____) about the first
of May he enlisted into Captain Dunham's Company
and Col. ____ Regiment at he thinks but it might
be Col. Elisha Se___ Regiment of Conneticut State
Troops and was mustered  at Port Hardan on
Conneticut River and was then inspected by
Lieut. Gov. Griswold and the same day sent
on board an old Sloop in the River and
sailed for New York and there ____ ____until
the Long Island Battle in August and was
in what was called the Orchard Battle near Little
Bay that was on Sunday in an orchard and Col.
J. Wadsworth had the command Col. St____then
being sick in the city and then retreated
to Kings Bridge and then to White Plains and
was in Battle of White Plains and was
discharged at WestChester in N York on the 10th day 
of December verbally ___officers ____ ____
R___________________and then returned home
and that he served more than a year after 
this time in the Northern Army but as he was ____
and cannot state all the particulars nor the officers names
he makes no further claim only for the first
campaign and relinquishes all other claims.
and that he does not know of any Documentary
evidence to prove his services by __
any living witnesses except Joseph Johnson
whose affidavit is herewith a_____ that he 
can _____
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He _____ relinquishes every claim whatsoever 
to a Pension or annuity except the present ones
and declares that his name is on the Pension Rolls
and that by Reason of Old age and the consequence
loss of memory he cannot _____ _________
to the precise length of all his services or as 
to all the particulars relative to ____ but accordi
ng to his best recollections he serves ____
____ than the _____ __________and
in the following guards for one year (underlined) and
___months (underlined) and ten days (underlined I served as a private
and for such service I Claim pension

The following are the interrogatories ___to
him by the Judge and his answers to the same

1 Where and in what year were you born
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[handwritten]
Ans. That he enlisted or volunteered and that he never served as Substitute for any person –

5 State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served. Such Continental and Military Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your Services –

Ans. Capt. Church, Capt. Dunham, Cols Willis, Sage, Selden, Wadsworth, Genl Spencer, Huntington, Washington, Arnold, and Gates and Gen Burfoir after he was a prisoner – and that he the saw the engagement of Bunker Hill. Long Island battle. And was in the Orchard battle. And the battle of White Plains and at the taking of Burfoir – 

6 Did you ever received a discharge and if so by whom was it signed and what has become of it –

Ans. That he received a discharge in writing from Col. Willys and that it is lost or destroyed and that he cannot now produce it –

7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood. And who can testify as to your character for veracity. And there belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 

Ans. Truman Wilbourn Esq. Post Master. William Parts Esq. Justice of the Peace. Hon. James C. Walworth Judge of Otsego County Court. [illegible] Johnson. Saml Hubbard, and Gen. Billings Born and Capt. William E. Peck. Judge. Tho. Brooks ---

And that there is no clergyman living in his neighborhood with whom he is acquainted –
[signed] John Hubbard
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[handwritten]
State of New York
Otsego County ss
We Ira Johnson and Samuel Hubbard both Residents of the town of Burlington in the County of Otsego and State of New York hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with John Hubbard that has Subscribed and Sworn to the above Declaration and that we believe him to be 90 years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been Revolutionary Soldier and that we concur in that opinion and that from his bodily infirmities that he is unable to attend the Courts
Subscribed and Sworn the day and year aforesaid Before me
[signed] Ira Johnson
[signed] Samuel Hubbard
[signed] James C Walworth
A Judge of Otsego County Courts
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[handwritten]
And I the undersigned Judge do Certify and declare my opinion after all investigations of the matters and putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Served as he States and that from bodily infirmities he is unable to the courts
And I the said Judge further Certifies that I am well acquainted with Ira Johnson and Samuel Hubbard who have Signed the foregoing Certificate and Sworn to the Same before me are Residents of the town of Burlington & County of Otsego are credible person and their statem are entitled to credit.  
[signed] James C Walworth a
Judge of Otsego County Courts

State of New York
Otsego County} ss
I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that James C Walworth Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the date the same a Judge of Otsego County Courts  And further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and to the above Certificate to be his proper handwriting and signatures  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 19th day of December 1833
[signed] H. Lathrop Clerk
[illegible] T. W. Richardson Depy
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[handwritten]
State of New York
Otsego County} ss
Be it known that Joseph Johnson a resident of the town of Burlington in the county of Otsego and State of New York aged 82 years being duly sworn according to law Before James C Walworth a
Judge of the said County deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with John Hubbard a resident of the town of Chatham in the State of Connecticut in the years 1775 and 1776 and well knows that he enlisted in the years in this town of Chatham then town of Middletown in the Company of Captain Dunham Col. Sages Regiment of Connecticut State Troops in the spring of the 1776 and that this deponent served with him on Long Island and Saw in the Long Island Battle on the 26th of August and afterwards in the service in the City of New York and knows that he did serve near to or all of that Campaign
[signed] Joseph Johnson
Subscribed and Sworn 
this 25th day of September
1832 Before me
[signed] J. C. Walworth a
Judge of Otsego County

I certify that I am personally & well acquainted with Joseph Johnson that has made and Sworn to the above affidavit before me  that he is a credible person and entitled to full credit.
[signed] James C Walworth
Otsego County Courts Judge
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[handwritten]
29588
John Hubbard
Admitted
Private 12 mo & 14 days

James C Walworth Esq
Burlington
New York
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[printed, completed in handwriting]
War Department,
Pension Office,

Sir: 
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
______________________________________________  
A statement, shewing the Service of John Hubbard 
[following is a table – columns are separated by “/” and the table is not completed”]
Period when the service was rendered/Duration of the claimant’s service. – years. – months. – days./Rank of the claimant./Names and rank of the field officers under whom he served./Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service./Proof by which the declaration is supported.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
James L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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[printed form not completed]
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff
of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and
"volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military
service, but not those who were occasionally employed with, the army upon civil contracts, such
as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the
benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding
particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular 'Troops.
2. The State 'Troops. Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all
persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or
privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration,
which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And
every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of ss.
On this [——] day of personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of [——] and State, Territory or District of [——]
aged [c] [——] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the. benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress,
passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [——],
with [——] and served in the [——] (e) regiment of the line, under the following named
officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the
service; (and if lie served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular
period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided
when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country
through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers
and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the
present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if
any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [——]
Sworn to and subscribed the dad rear aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was
a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I [—— —— ——] of the Court of [—— ——] do hereby certify (h) that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of [—— —— ——] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [——]
day of [—— ——] &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration,
cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers
or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of
Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following
additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [—— —— ——] and C. D. residing in (the
same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [—— —— ——], who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [——]
years of age; 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 the Court further certifies,
that it appears to them that A. B. [—— —— ——] who has signed the preceding certificate is a
clergyman, resident in the [—— —— ——] and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a
resident in the [—— —— ——] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to
credit.
I [—— —— ——] Clerk of the Court of [—— —— ——] do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application
of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [seal
embossed onto document] of office, this [—] day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or
commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will
then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his
personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith,
as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l)
and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts,
which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with
the events of the period of his 
[handwritten at bottom of page]
The claimant is referred to Elisha Phillips Comptroller of the [cut off]
Please to notice the enclosed Certification of Mr [cut off]
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[printed form]
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full
account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in theCounty , in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following [m] interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New
Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of
the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration,
and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the
Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant,
who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in
the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the
subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the
declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the
proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature
annexed is his genuine signature. No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died
before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing go by reason of bodily infirmity; in which ease the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier most give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must
state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is
entitled. ln a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following
words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below. and in the following
grades: — For — year — months, and — days, I served as a — — . For — months and — days, I served as a — ; and for such service I claim a pension.”
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, As the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, it too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who
apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a
declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by
competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member
of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which, contains the affidavit, or other papers
authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any
paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in
their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and
State Troops, The proof required by rule in this case applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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State of Connecticut for proof of his Services
Phelps. ---
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Revolution
23715
Invalid.
File no. 23,715
John Hubbard
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 196
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Comptrollers Office
June 2nd 1834
I Elisha Phelps Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Connecticut do certify that appears by a copy of the pay roll of the 4th Co. 2nd Regt. commanded by Genl Joseph Spencer, raised by order of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut May 1775, that John Hubbard served therein as a private from the 5th May to the 19th December 1775. being seven months & fourteen days. This company was commanded by J. B. Meigs, Ebenezer Sumner & afterwards Capt. Abijah Savage & Robert Warner Ens.

	The General Assembly of Connecticut in June 1776 ordered six battalions to be raised & to serve untill the 25th of Dec. 1776, & appointed Samuel Selden Col. of one of them & _____ Bingham a Captain therein.
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And that there is charged on the books of the Pay Table, to the United States, under date April 16th 1779 for pay to Capt. E Bingham for expenses &c And under the same date Capt. Elijah Bingham is credited by his account of losses so rendered. Under date June 22nd 1776 Capt. Elijah Bingham” Seldens Regt is charged an order on the Treasurer for £580,0,0. No roll of Capt. Bingham’s company or of Col. Seldens regiment has found, or evidence showing how long it served has been found.
[signed] E. Phelps
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[handwritten]
Sir
Transmit all the direct [illegible] corroborative evidence to be found here
I am very respectfully
[illegible]
[signed] E. Phillips

J. L. Edwards Comm [illegible]
Sir I send you the above Certificate and wish you to give those claim an other examination. I understand from many of the Old Soldiers that served in Col. Seldens Regt. that he was] taken sick soon after he got to N. Y. and that Col. Sage or Savage commanded the Regt.
[signed] J. C. Walworth