Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,604, Henry Bacon, Conn. R. I.

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[Document is preprinted, and includes hand written entires.]

(3-1776)

SERVICES
Connecticut
Rhode Island

Bacon, Henry

NUMBER
S.29,604
B.L. Wt 2138-100

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30.575 
Massachusetts 
Henry Bacon 
of Boston in the State of Massachusetts who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Childs of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Swift in the Connecticut line for 2 years. 
Dup [duplicate] from Act 1818. Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 120 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of April 1836 and sent Reuben Baldwin, Boston Massachusetts. Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 - $600.00. Semi-annual allowance ending 4 September - $60.00.      $660.00.    
[Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} Recorded by D. D. Addison, Clerk. book C, Volume 2, Page 43.  
let [letter] to Pension Agent April 3, 1836
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Henry Bacon
13.952
September 1819

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District of Massachusetts, ss. On this twenty fourth day of June 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. the District Court of the United States for the said District, Henry Bacon aged sixty three years, resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk, in said District, labourer [sp] who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, the he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: viz.   enlisted the eighteenth day of May 1775 in Captain Israel Putnam's Company, General Putnam's Regiment 18 December following discharged at Cambridge, Massachusetts from September 1776 to May 1777 was in the service in Rhode Island State March 3rd 1778 Enlisted for nine months in Captain Abner Bacon's Company, Regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkee of Norwich, Connecticut in the Connecticut line of the Continental line of the regular army. Joined the army at Valley Forge, the 3rd of August following enlisted for the war in Captain Child's company 5 Connecticut Regiment commanded by Philip B. Bradley served in said regiment until it was blended with the 6th Commanded by Colonel Swift the Regiment thus formed of the two was numbered 2nd Connecticut Regiment commanded by Herman Swift served in said 2nd Connecticut Regiment from the time of its formation until the ninth of June 1783 when I was discharged. Jonathan Johnson of Middletown, Connecticut was my Lieutenant Colonel, David Smith Major my Captain was David Strong who died some 18 or 19 years since Colonel of one of the two Regiments which were raised soon after the close of the Revolutionary war to go to the westward. I made my original application on the thirty first March 1818 and have received a pension certificate No 18.952. And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. Henry Bacon. 
Sworn to and declared, on the twenty fourth day of June A.D. 1820 before Jno Davis, {Judge of the Massachusetts District Court. 
I, John Watson Davis, Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is seventy nine dollars and 75 cents.    
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this first day of July 1820. J W Davis {Clerk of the U.S District Court, for the Massachusetts District.

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Schedule

Real Estate non of any kind whatever
Personal Estate as follows, vis.
one old wooden clock and case - 12.00
Two mahogany tables - 10.00
One looking glass - 1.50
Two wooden and two sea canisters - 3.50
Andirons shovel tongs - 10.00
Tea cups, saucers, bowls dishes plates knives forks spoons, kitchen things 1 C - 24.00
Chairs - 6.00
One old dish kettle skillet spides & 2 flatirons - 1.00
Tin Ware - 1.00
Two wash tubs and other wooden ware - 1.50
Two candlesticks and brass skimmers - 1.00
One old light stand - .25
Bible and other books - 8.00
[total] $79.75

The above is a true inventory and schedule of my property of every kind. I am sixty three years of age, my employment is that of a labourer but from age and other infirmity I am unable to earn a substance. I am troubled with a rupture on each side, much subject to the Rheumatism when exposed to heat and cold and at times most severely affected with the gravel. My family consists of two persons beside myself, my wife whose name is Dolly Bacon, forty eight years of age. Slender constitution, unable to earn her living, but can, and very willingly does a part, my daughter Caroline S. Bacon, twenty years of age very feeble not able to do more than barely earn her cloths.
Henry Bacon.

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Henry Bacon's declaration of service in the Army of the Revolution.
Rolls - Bacon Duke
3 March '78. 8 months, transferred to Bradley's 5 May '78. & made Sergeant 5 months a private, 3 months Sergeant

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I Henry Bacon of Boston, County of Suffolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged about seventy nine years do declare and set forth that I served a a soldier in the Ware of the Revolution by several short enlistments in the Connecticut and Rhode Island troops from all of which I was regularly discharged. I then on the 3rd of March 1778 inlisted for ten months in Captain Bacon's Company, Colonel Durkee's Regiment, and on the 3rd of August following I reenlisted for the War as a Sergeant in Captain Child's Company, n the 5th Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Colonel Phillip B. Bradley, some time after this the 5th and 6th Connecticut Regiment are blended and became 1 Regiment and numbered the 2nd Connecticut Regiment and commanded by Human Swift. I was then a Sergeant, Captain Strong's Company and continued to serve a such until the 9th of June 1783 When I received an honorable discharge from the Army of the United States at Snake Hill so called in the State of New York. I am now the Recipient of Pension of Eight dollars per month, from the United States under the act of Congress of 189th March 1818.
Henry Bacon

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Principal Claim
Henry Bacon
of Boston, Massachusetts

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DEPARTMENT OF WAR State of Massachusetts Suffolk County, } ss. I, Henry Bacon aged seventy nine years, do upon oath testify and declare, that about or in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven I entered or enlisted into the service of the United States, for the term of "During the War," and served in the fifth regiment of the Connecticut line, commanded by Colonel Phillip B. Bradley, and that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war, when I was regularly discharged from the Second regiment of the Connecticut line, under the command of Colonel Herman Swift and when I was a Sergeant I do further declare that I have never received a Warrant for the Bounty Land promised me on the part of the United States, nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever: Therefore, KNOW all men by these presents, that I Henry Bacon aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Reuben Baldwin to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Bounty land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of March 1836. Signed, Sealed, and Delivered, in presence of George W. Coffin 
Henry Bacon 
I Elijah W. Cutting aged fifty years, do upon oath declare that I am well acquainted with Henry Bacon who has subscribed the above declaration my presence, and do well know him to be the identical person he represents himself to be: and further I know or do believe he did perform the military service therein stated. Elijah W. Cutting State of Massachusetts Suffolk County, } ss. Before me George W. Coffin a Justice of Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared the above name Henry Bacon subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, to be his free act and deed; and likewise personally appeared Elijah W. Cutting subscriber to the above certificate of identify, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed. Dated with 16th day of March 1836. George W. Coffin Justice of Peace 
State of Massachusetts Suffolk County. }ss. I, Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, do hereby certify, that George W. Coffin, before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn, and the subjoined power of attorney purports to have been acknowledged, is and was at the ate thereof, on elf th eJustices of the Peace, in and for the County of Suffolk duly commissioned sworn and qualified by law to take affidavits, etc. and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice, and verily believe the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said Court and subscribed my name at Boston this 16th day of March in the year 1836. Thomas W Phillips. 
Satisfactorily identified by his Pension papers 
in Massachusetts Rolls - Act of Congress 1818

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RECEIVED

Honorable Secretary of War
Bounty Land Office
Washington

[ink stamp]
BOSTON, MA
April 2

Received April 6th 1836

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Boston, Massachusetts
April 1st, 1836

Sir,
Your letter of the 25th Ulto. is received. Enclosing Land Warrant No. 213th for 100 acres issued to Henry Bacon, who was a Sergeant in Colonel Swift 2nd Connecticut Regiment of the Revolutionary Army. The receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
Said Henry Bacon has attempted through me to claim a Sergeants pension under the Act 7th June 1832 and has surrendered his pension certificate for that purpose. But it appears from the import of the letter from the Pension Office that the record in said office are not as full as they are in the Bounty Land Office. The Commissioner of Pensions questions not only said Henry as being a Sergeant but likewise of his enlistment for "The War" and states further "that his name is not found upon the final settlement of Swift's Regiment at the conclusion of the War." and refers for further information to the Comptroller of Connecticut to establish his claim.
I therefore infer from the foregoing that there is a greater deficiency in the Records in the Pension than in Bounty Land Office. Otherwise his claim to Land Bounty would have been suspended if not rejected.
I have therefore to request that if there are any records on file in the War department exhibiting the above Henry Bacon as a Sergeant and for the War in Swift's Regiment of the Connecticut line, you will please communicate the same to the same to the commissioner of Pensions; Otherwise there will be no necessity of taking any further notice of this communication.
Very Respectfully Sir I am Your Obedient Servant, Reuben Baldwin

Honorable Secretary of War
Bounty Land Office
Washington}

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29604
Revolutionary INVALID.

File No. 29,604
Henry Bacon
Sergeant Revolutionary War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: Vol. 2, Page 25
[Arrangement of 1870.)

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No. 40,956. Certificate for the Gratuity of $80. See Vol. 2, P. 160 Lists of final Settlements
No. 42,575. ditto for pay due 4th November 1783. $74.48. See Vol. 2, P. 176. Lists of final Settlements.

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See letter to Reuben Baldwin, Esquire, March 25, 1836 relative to increase of pension.

Notification sent July 13th 1820 to John W. Davis, Esquire
Boston, Massachusetts


13,952

Massachusetts
Henry Bacon of Boston in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Swift on the Connecticut line, for the term of three years [illegible].

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 31 of March 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of July 1819 and Sent to Judge Davis, Boston.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - $89.29
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 September 1819 - $48.00
11 5/31
[total] $137.29

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued.

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No 100 Henry Bacon 78 War Swift's Connecticut Regiment Judge certified case as to claim amts circumstances to awted
DEPARTMENT OF WAR
And caused the                          
The District Cour of the United States for this District                       
to be hereunto affixed.
McDavid
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District

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of Boston, District of Massachusetts I, Henry Bacon testify and swear, that, I am a native & resident citizen of the United States, that I enlisted May 18th 1775 into General Putman's Regiment, Captain Putman's Company was discharged 10th December following in the latter part of the year 1776, and forepart of 1777 I was eight months in the service in Rhode Island State.     
March 3, 1778, I enlisted into the Connecticut line of the Regular Army, Regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkey, Captain Bacon's Company for the campaign, the 3rd of August following I re-enlisted for the war, into the 5th Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Colonel Phillip B. Bradley, Connecticut line of the army, about November 1780, Colonel Bradley's and Colonel Swift's Regiment were blended and numbered the 2nd Connecticut Regiment, Colonel Herman Swift commander Jonathan Johnson Lieutenant Colonel and when I was discharged David Smith Major my Captain was David Strong, who died 16 or 18 years ago. Colonel of one of the two Regiments raised soon after the close of the Revolutionary war, to go to the westward, the 9th of June 1783 I was discharged it being the time that all that part of the Army enlisted for the war were discharged and that I am very poor man Henry Bacon Massachusetts District ss. Boston 31, March 1818 [illegible] MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss. 8 May 1819. I AM satisfied that the above name, Henry Bacon by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support. Jno Davis {District Judge U.S. Massachusetts District. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

And caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed Jno Davis } Judge of the District Court, U. S

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of Boston, District of Massachusetts I, Henry Bacon testify and swear, that, I am a native & resident citizen of the United States, that I enlisted May 18th 1775 into General Putman's Regiment, Captain Putman's Company was discharged 10th December following in the latter part of the year 1776, and forepart of 1777 I was eight months in the service in Rhode Island State. March 3, 1778, I enlisted into the Connecticut line of the Regular Army, Regiment commanded by Colonel John Durkey, Captain Bacon's Company for the campaign, the 3rd of August following I re-enlisted for the war, into the 5th Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Colonel Phillip B. Bradley, Connecticut line of the army, about November 1780, Colonel Bradley's and Colonel Swift's Regiment were blended and numbered the 2nd Connecticut Regiment, Colonel Herman Swift commander Jonathan Johnson Lieutenant Colonel and when I was discharged David Smith Major my Captain was David Strong, who died 16 or 18 years ago. Colonel of one of the two Regiments raised soon after the close of the Revolutionary war, to go to the westward, the 9th of June 1783 I was discharged it being the time that all that part of the Army enlisted for the war were discharged and that I am very poor man Henry Bacon Massachusetts District ss. Boston 31, March 1818 [illegible] 

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss. September 22 A. D.  1818. 
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Henry Bacon subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act of provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid together with this certificate. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed. Jno Davis {Judge of the District Court U.A. Massachusetts District.

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of Boston, District of Massachusetts I, Henry Bacon testify and swear, that, I am a native & resident citizen of the United States, that I enlisted May 18th 1775 into General Putman's Regiment, Captain Putman's Company was discharged 19th December following in the latter part of the year 1776, and forepart of 1777 I was eight months in the service in Rhode Island State. March 3, 1778, I enlisted into the Connecticut line of the Regular Army, Regiment commanded by Colonel John Turkey, Captain Bacon's Company for the campaign, the 3rd of August following I re-enlisted for the war, into the 5th Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Colonel Phillip B. Bradley, Connecticut line f the army, about November 1780, Colonel Bradley's and Colonel Swift's Regiment were blended and numbered the 2nd Connecticut Regiment, Colonel Herman Swift commander Jonathan Johnson Lieutenant Colonel and when I was discharged. David Smith Major my Captain was David Strong, who died 16 or 18 years ago. Colonel of one of the two Regiments raised soon after the close of the Revolutionary war, to go to the westward, the 9th of June 1783 I was discharged it being the time that all that part of the Army enlisted for the war were discharged and that I am very poor man.
Henry Bacon  

Massachusetts District ss. Boston 31, March 1818 
Sworn to before me
Jno Davis
District Judge
Massachusetts District.

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Henry Bacon
Massachusetts
1818.

J. L. Edwards, Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

April 7
Caleb Whitney
Massachusetts Roll
1818
29 January 1819

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Boston, Massachusetts
April 3rd, 1836.
Sir
Your letter of the 25th Ulto. with its enclosures has come safely to hand by due course of mail.
The evidence furnished thereby, in support of the claim to the state gratuity of 50 Dollars by the widow of James Blake, deceased, was deemed satisfactory and her claim admitted by this Government.
In relation to Henry Bacon's claim to a sergeants pension under the Act 7th June 1832 I would observe that I am some surprised at the import of your letter especially of the paragraph [illegible] his having enlisted "for the War" since his right to Land Bounty has been recently recognized, and a Warrant issued from the War Department, dated 24th March of the present year.
I therefore infer that the records on file in the Bounty Land Office, of Colonel Swift's 2nd Connecticut Regiment are fuller and more complete than they are in the Pension Office.
The further evidence in support of the above claim will be forwarded as soon as obtained.
The widow of Caleb Whiting, residing in this city, has authorized me to obtain such evidence as may be found in the War department in support of her claim to the State Gratuity of 50 Dollars.
Will you therefore please to forward a brief certificate of the declaration of said Caleb Whiting together with a accompanying affidavit which are forwarded to the War Department tin support of his claim to a pension under the Act of 18th March 1818.
I am instructed to say that said Caleb was admitted to the benefits of said Act and that subsequently has been discontinued in consequence of the amount of his property and that he died

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in this City of Boston, on the 14th of February 1825.
Please answer this communication and forward the same directed to me at "This place"

Very respectfully sir 
am your obedient servant
Reuben Baldwin

J.L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

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Boston, Massachusetts
March 18th 1836.
Sir
I transmit herewith the papers and documents in relation to the claim of an increase of Pension under the Act of Congress of 7th June 1832 by Henry Bacon of this City who was a sergeant more than five years in Colonel Bradley's & Swift's Regiments of the Connecticut line in the Revolutionary Army.
A brief declaration of service of said Henry aforesaid, drawn up in his own hand writing is herewith enclosed, also his original Pension Certificate.
Said Henry has authorized me to say that most of the muster and Pay Rolls of Colonel Swift's Regiment were made out in his own hand writing as he the said Henry officiated as Clerk to the Paymasters of those above mentioned Regiments but more particularly while Lieutenant John Sherman was Paymaster of Colonel Swift's Regiment.
The above observations have been made for the purpose of enabling the Department to decide as to the genuine of the ^signature and hand writing of said Henry, should any of those original documents referred to be found in the War Department.
If the claim should be admitted you will please issue a new certificate agreeably to the Act above alluded to and forward the same to me at this place. If otherwise you will please return the original to me as above.
Very respectfully sir I am your obedient servant
Reuben Baldwin

Honorable J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

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Boston, Massachusetts
March 16th 1836

Sir

I transmit herewith the papers in application for Bounty Land from the United States by Henry Bacon of this City, who was a sergeant in the second Regiment of the Connecticut line of the Revolutionary Army.

I am instructed to say that said Henry served in Captain Childs Company of Col Bradley's 5th Regt - also in Captain Halls 8 Strongs Companies of Col Swifts 2nd County Regt -  and was home from 1777 until discharge in 1783, a Sergeant

If this claim should be considered admissible you will please issue a warrant in satisfaction thereof and forward the same to me at this "place"

Very respectfully sir
I am your Obt Servant
Reuben Baldwin


Jbon. Secretary of War
Bounty Land Office
Washington

P.S.

Said Henry Bacon is still surviving and under a pension from the United States under the Act of 18th March 1818

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Henry Bacon
No. 2138

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Received March 21st 1836

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Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of September next, in Boston, Massachusetts at the U.S. Branch Bank.

Issue certificate under Act of June 18323 for 2 years Sergeant
$120
drop from old roll & deduct under new

Reuben Baldwin, Esquire
Boston
Recorded

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War Department
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I CERTIFY, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Henry Bacon, late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the thirty first day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
GIVEN at the war Office of the United States, this tenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

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13,952