Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16686, Ebenezer Carpenter, N.H.

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(3-1776)

Service: N.H.

Carpenter, Ebenezer

Number: S. 16686

carded

Contents:

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New Hampshire #3991
Ebenezer Carpenter of Cheshire (?) in the State of N. Hamp who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain {blank} of the Regt commanded by Col. Reid in the N Hamp line for 13 months
The certificate issued in {illegible} dated January 7th 1833
{"Cancelled"}
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 65 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of Jany 1834 and {illegible} Hon. W. Hubbard, House of Reps.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1830 $162.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending {date illegible} $32.50. Total $195.00.
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Record by D.D. Addison clerk, Book D. Vol. 1 Page 148

Dead
Paid at the Treasury widow the {illegible} b. April 1838 from 4 March to 24 Aug. 1833.
Agt. Notified 26 Oct. 1844

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Declaration of Ebenr Carpenter
Roxbury
Cheshire Co.
N.H.

Return to H. Hubbard
H. of Rep. {?}

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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832

State of New Hampshire, County of Cheshire
On this Ninth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Hon. Aaron Matson, Judge of Probate for said County of Cheshire  {illegible} Ebenezer Carpenter of Roxbury in the county of Cheshire and state of New Hampshire, aged eighty eight 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 was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War as follows.
1. In the year 1775 in April immediately upon the alarm from Lexington went to Cambridge Mass. -- and there soon after enlisted for eight months in Captain Mann's Company in Col. James Reed's New Hampshire Regiment - was a Sergeant in said Company - stationed at Cambridge - on Winter Hill - Col. Stark's N.H. Regiment at the same place. - Was dismissed there the last day of Decr. or first day of January.
2. In 1776, enlisted in Capt. Wetherbee's Company in Col. Isaac Wyman's New Hampshire Regiment for five months. Marched to Ticonderoga and was stationed on Mount Independence - was a Sergeant in said Company - was dismissed there he thinks the end of Novr.
Went from Keene aforesaid into said service and was in the New Hampshire militia in both.

He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Ebenezer Carpenter {marked with an X}
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before me Aaron Matson Judge of Probate

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State of New Hampshire, Cheshire Co.
On this twenty sixth day of December A.D. 1832 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Ebenezer Carpenter known to me as the identical Ebenezer Carpenter who subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition, who now on oath says that he was born in Woodstock Connecticut in 1744. - Knows that there is a record of his age in said Woodstock. - That he recollects Genl Washington, Genl Putnam - and he thinks Genl Sullivan in his first service, in his second service he recollects Genl St. Clair - Genl Arnold - that he never rcvd any written discharged.

Ebenezer {X for signature} Carpenter

Cheshire Co.
Subscribed and sworn to the {illegible} aforesaid
Before me Th.M. Edwards, Justc Peace

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9256
Ebenezer Carpenter
{illegible markings, initialed}

11, 12 & 13 interrogations not compliant {?} with
Nov. 23, 1832
Hon. H. Hubbard
$51.66

Th. M. Edwards
Keene, Cheshire Co.
NH

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Brief in the case of Ebenezer Carpenter of Roxbury, Cheshire Cy. in the State of New Hampshire (Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? ----
3. How old is he? 88
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
-- Period: 1775 upon alarm from Lexington ... Duration of Service 8 months ... Rank: Private ... Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served: Capt. Mann, Col. Reed
-- Period 1776 ... Duration of Service 5 months ... Rank: Sergeant ... Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served: Capt. Wetherbee, Col. Wyman
5. In what battles was he engaged? none marked in Role of Service
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Keene
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? No living witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No Clergyman's Certificate

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W.C. Easton, Examining Clerk

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May 1, 1925

Louis S. Carpenter
165 Broadway
New York City

Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16686, it appears that Ebenezer Carpenter was born in 1744 in Woodstock, Connecticut.
While residing at Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, he enlisted in April 1775 and served eight months as a Sergeant in Captain Mann's Company, Colonel James Reed's New Hampshire Regiment.
In 1775, he served five months as a Sergeant in Captain Wetherbee's Company, Colonel Isaac Wyman's New Hampshire Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 9, 1832, while a resident of Roxbury, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. He died August 24,

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1833.

There is no data on file relative to family.
The above noted Ebenezer Carpenter is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

             Respectfully,


WILDER S. METCALF
       Commissioner.

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16686
INVALID

File No. 16686
Ebenezer Carpenter
Serg. Rev War

Act: June 7, '32

Index: Vo. 1, Page 62

(Arrangement of 1870.)

1913, Jan. 27, History to Miss L. Rogers
1925 - May 1 - Hist to Louis S. Carpenter see letter in claim Ralph Schenk - W.17788

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3991.
New Hampshire
Ebenezer Carpenter, of Cheshire in the State of N.H., who was a Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain ______ of the reg't commanded by Col. Reed in the N.H. line for 5 mos. Sergt. {and} 8 months private
Issue {?} allowing 13 months Sergeant - $65

Inscribed on the Roll of N.H. at the rate of 51 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of January 1832 and 4 Sept - Hon. A. Hubbard H of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 $77.49
Semi-anl. allowance ending 21 March 33 $25.83
{Total} $103.32
Hon. A. Hubbard
H of R

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by J.H. McBlair  Clerk
Book D.   Vol. 1st.  Page 148.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Oct. 16th, 1843.

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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may waive their pensions from the pension agents, The Adm. of Ebenezer Carpenter, dec.'d, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Concord, N.H. Agency, at the rate of sixty five Dollars and ____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 24th Aug. 1833, for the difference between the former, and the present rate, $13.34 per annum from 4th Mar. 1831 to 4th Mar. 1833. 

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

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Ebenezer Carpenter
T.M. Edwards

Payments to be made at Portsmouth N.H. by the {undeciphered} Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of N.H.

No. 3991
Sergeant and private
$51.66 - Jan. 27, 1833
Capt. Mann's and Col. Reed's

10 more {?} yrs in Roxbury, before in Keene {?}

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Given at the War Office of the United States this Seventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

Lewis Cass
Secretary of War


Examined and Countersigned,
J.L. Edwards

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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, Ebenezer Carpenter of the State of New Hampshire who was a Sergeant and Private in the Army of the Revolution, is entitled to receive Fifty One dollars and Sixty Six cents 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 Seventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

Lewis Cass
Secretary of War

Examined and Countersigned,
J.L. Edwards

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9256
Ebenezer Carpenter

Return to H. Hubbard

Th. M. Edwards
Keene, Cheshire Co.
NH

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Ebenezer Carpenter which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
 ____
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes
V. Has he mentioned 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? Yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the supplicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? _______
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? _______
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And if not, which of them is not as answered? No as to all but 3 and 4

EXPLANATORY NOTES

QUERE V. In 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."

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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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" is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

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I Samuel Bassett of Keene in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire aged seventy eight years depose and say that in the year 1775 I was a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army in Capt. Stiles' Company in Col. Sergeant's Regt. and was stationed during my term (Eight months, near Boston - that at that time I was well acquainted with Ebenezer Carpenter then of said Keene, now of Roxbury in said County, and well know that he was in said eight months service in said year 1775 - in Capt. Mann's Company, in Col. James Reed's New Hampshire Regiment that I saw him frequently while in said service -  Know that he went down when I did upon the alarm from Lexington and have no doubt that he served his full term - and know that he was a sergeant in said service. -- 
Saml Bassett

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire Co.  Dec. {?} 25, 1832

Subscribed and sworn to
Before me Thomas M. Edwards   Jus. Peace

I certify that Saml. Bassett the above deponent is a credible person.

Th. M. Edwards  Jus. Peace

I Eliakim Nims of Sullivan in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire eighty one years of age depose and say that in the year 1776 I was in the service of the United States in Cap. Wetherbee's Company, in Col. Isaac Wyman's Regt., N.H. Militia, five months and was stationed at Mt. Independence, near Ticonderoga - that Ebenezer Carpenter now of Roxbury N.H. was a Sergeant in said company, and served as such during my whole term above on five months. Eliakim Nims

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Cheshire Co.  Dec. 25, 1832   When Eliakim Nims personally appeared and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him is true.
Before me, Th. M. Edwards Jus. Peace

I certify that said Eliakim Nims is known to me as a credible person.
Th. M. Edwards Jus. Peace

Cheshire Co.  Dec. 25 1832
I Salma Hale clerk of the Judicial Court, in said county certify that Thomas M. Edwards is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that the four foregoing official signatures are in his handwriting. The testimony whereof I hereunto affix the Seal of our Superior Court of {undeciphered}.
S. Hale clerk

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Jan. 21/13

Bureau of Pensions

Gentlemen

Will you kindly send me the military histories of the following persons.
Captain Ephraim Carpenter of Sullivan Co. New Hampshire 
Served in the Connecticut Militia
Private David Carpenter of Cheshire Co. New Hampshire 
Served in Continental Militia,

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Private Benjamin Carpenter of Cheshire Co. New Hampshire
Served in New Hampshire Continental Line
Sergeant Ebenezer Carpenter of Cheshire Co. New Hampshire
Served New Hampshire Continental Line

All of these persons were in the pension roll in 1831, 1832 and 1833.

Than king you for the information.

Yours kindly
L. Rogers

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Address

Miss L. Rogers
345 - 5th Ave.
New York

c/o Jas. McCutchen Esq. {?}

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In reply to your request of ________, received __________ for a statement of the military history of Ebenezer Carpenter a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S.F.16686

Dates of enlistment or appointment; Length of Service; Rank; Officers Under Whom Service Was Rendered:
- Apr. 1775, 8 mos., {Pvt. crossed out} Sgt., Captain Mann, Colonel James Reed, N.H.
- 1776, 5 months, Sergt., Captain Wetherbee, Colonel Isaac Wyman

Battles engaged in __________
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Keene, Cheshire Co., N.H.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 9, 1832. His cl. was al. 
Residence at date of application, Roxbury, Cheshire Co., N.H.
Age at date of application, b. 1744, Woodstock, Conn.
Remarks: There is no data relative to family.
He d. Aug. 24 - 1833

Very respectfully,


Commissioner.