Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,849, Ebenezer Bacon, Conn.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Bacon, Ebenezer
NUMBER
S.30.849

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By the Honourable
Major-General Knox, Commanding the American Forces on Hudson's River.
Ebenezer Bacon, Serjeant [sp] in the Corps of Connecticut Troops being inlisted [sp] for Three Years, is hereby honourably discharged from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York, the fourth Day of January 1784
KnoxMGen
By the General's Command,
Jno. Doughty
ADC[illegible]
Registered in the Books of the Regiment

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700
Illinois
[cross out] New York {end cross out]
Ebenezer Bacon.
Otsego Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Hopkins in the regt. commanded by Col. Webb [illegible]
line for two years from April 1781

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars ___ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of October 1832 and sent to Pensioner, Unadilla NY.

Arrears to 4th of September 1832 $120.
Sem-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833 $40.
$160.

[illegible] in Feb. June 1, 1839
Last pd. Sept. 4, 1836
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Wm. S. Allison, Clerk
Book S. Vol. 5 Page 69

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[illegible] Cir. May 26
Transf'd to Illinois
Alby. fr. 4 Sept. 30

Let to T. Alivateo July 13

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Unadilla, Otsego County, State of New York
4th August 1832

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832 the undersigned Ebenezer Bacon humbly states under oath that he enlisted in the Army of the Revolution War for part of April 1781 as a private Soldier ^for the time of 3 years. That he was marcht [sp] to & joined the Company thus commanded by Capt. Allen at the Highlands near West Point that he also serv'd in  Capt. Will's Company both in the 3'd Connecticut Regiment Commanded by Colo. Samuel B. Webb and was also transferred to Capt. Elisha Hopkins Comp of Light Infantry and served in said Comp'y in the capacity of Sergeant until the close of the War and was discharged in the City of New York, which said Discharge. Sergeants Warrant [illegible] maybe be seen by reference to his said Bacon's former application for Pension in the year 1818 & now supposed to be on file in the Pension Office at Washington. That his name was then put on the Pension list as appears by Int. Certificate hereto annexed and drop't there from by reason of property. That he has not received any pension except once about 12 or 13 years ago. that he that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present. that he now resides in the Town of Unadilla in the County of Otsego and did reside at the same place when his former application was made. that he is. now 71 years of age. that he was in the Battles of York Town, the [illegible] of Cornwallis & [illegible] Evidence of the above will appear by the rolls of Webb's ^Regt & the papers on file aforesaid at the Pension Office.
Eben. Bacon
Sworn to & Subscribed the 4th day of August 1832 before me
John Ells, Justice of the Peace

The said Bacon also saith that he enlisted at Woodstock in Connecticut in the spring of the year 1777 in Capt. Keyes Comp'y, Colo's Elys Regiment Comm troops for six months that his Brother Benjamin Bacon enlisted at the same time in [illegible] Comp'y. that they went to New London & Groton. Thence to Rhoad [sp] Island and lay there until the British left it. then said Reg't. went to Goose Neck near NYork & guarded the lines until Winter after serving out said time of 6 months. and also served two months in Capt. Grosvenor's Comp'y at New London at the time the British Fleet lay off there in 1778 or 1779.
Ebenezer Bacon

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State of New York
County of Otsego
Sir,
I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the said County do certify that John Ells before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that I am acquainted with his handwriting & verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature.
Witness my hand & Seals of Office this 6th day of Aug't, 1832.
Horace Lathrop, Clerk
Rg. T. K.[illegible] Dept. Clk.

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Ebenezer Bacon
Alby [cross out] N.Yk [end cross out]
to
Illinois

Wyoming [illegible]
April 30th 
free
War Department
Washington
DC

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B 712
25 May 1837
Pension Office

Js. Burdine

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Application for a Transfer
State of Illinois
County of Putnam

On this seventeenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Putnam personally appeared Ebenezer Bacon who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt Elisha Hopkins in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel B. Webb in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed. that he now resides in the state of Illinois where he intends to remain and wishes this pension to be there payable in future and that his reasons for removing to the State of Illinois are in inclination to benefit his children and having obtained a farm where he expects to reside for the remainder of his life.
Ebenezer Bacon
Sworn & subscribed to before me this day and year above written
Benjamin Smith JP
State of Illinois
County of Putnam 
March 17th 1837
I Benjamin Smith a magistrate in the county above named do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence v'the affidavit of Henry Butler a respectable person that Ebenezer Bacon who has this day appeared before me to take the oath of Identity is the identical person named in the Pension Certificate which has exhibited before me signed Lewis Cass, Secretary of War

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examined and countersigned by J.L. Edwards, recorded by Wm S. Allison, Clerk in Book D Vol 5 Page 69 and bearing date at the War office thirteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two given under my hand at Putnam County on the day and year above written.
Htest
Benjamin Smith J.P.

I Oaks Turner, Clerk of the county commissioner court the county of Putnam state of Illinois certify that Benjamin Smith is a magistrate as above and that they foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 30th day of Marchin the year 1837
Oaks Turner, Clerk

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Hennepin Il. June 29 '43
Thomas Atwater
Presents pension case of the widow of Ebenezer Bacon
A 73 Rec July 12, 1843
Pension Office.

Eb. Bacon
Jas [illegible]

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HENNEPIN IL.
JUN 29

25

Hon. J. Porter 
Sec at War
Washington City
D.C.

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Hennepin
June 29th 1843
Hon J. Porter, Sec at War
I have been requested by the widow Ebenezer Bacon a Revolutionary pensioner formerly of Madison County in the state of New York but late of Knox County in the state of Illinois [illegible] to address a line to you requesting information whether she is by law entitled to ^receive the pension of her late husband, and if so what steps are necessary to be taken by her for that purpose. Mr. Bacon died in September 1838 a few days after that very pension had been received. Mrs. Bacon now resides near the place.
Very Respectfully
Thomas Atwater

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1818
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63

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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Ebenezer Bacon S.F. 300849

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Spring of 1777
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
6 mos.
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Keyes
COLONEL.
Ely
STAFF.
Conn.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1778 or 1779
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
2 mos.
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Grosvenor

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
[cross out] Fall of 1780 [end cross out]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
[cross out] as officers stated [end cross out]

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Apr. 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
June 8, 1783
RANK.
Sgt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Allyn
Welles
Elisha Hopkins
COLONEL.
Samuel B. Webb

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
June 8, 1783
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
Jan'y. 4, 1784
RANK.
Sgt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
COLONEL.
Heman Swift

Battles engaged in, Yorktown & taking of Cornwallis
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Woodstock Conn.
Date of application for pension, May 9, 1818. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Unadilla, Otsego Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, believes 55 and 56 yrs, died Sept 1838
Remarks: in 1837 soldier was living in Putnam Co. Ill. 
he refers to his children but no names are stated.
His widow was living in 1843. Her name is not stated.

[illegible]
Very respectfully,
brother Benjamin
(Dep of 4 Aug. 1832)

31793b5m10-07

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Ebenezer Bacon
Conn.
S.F. 30849

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Heman Swift, Esq; Colonel of the Connecticut Regiment, in the Service of the United States.

To Ebenezer Bacon.
By virtue of the Authority vested in Me, by the United States in Congress assembled, I do by these presents constitute and appoint You to be a Serjeant [sp] in the Regiment under my Command, to take Rank as such from the Eighth day of June 1783. You are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions, as you shall from Time to Time receive from me, or other your superior Officers; and diligently to execute the Duties of a Serjeant [sp] for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

Given under my Hand, in the Garrison of West-Point this thirtieth Day of July 1783.
Heman Swift
Registered in the Books of the Regiment,
Lebb Loomis [illegible]

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6'96.
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30849
Rev'y INVALID.
File No. 30849
Ebenezer Bacon
Pri. Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: -Vol. 2, Page 26

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Mch.
Ref. to Auditing
date last pension
Mrs. S.E. Brown
Ogdensburg
May 2, 1900
1911 July 12 Hist. to
Mrs. N.S. Harwood, V.L. M.
[illegible] 9 Hist. to John B. F. Bacon
Nov. 19 Hist. to Miss Elizabeth Bacon

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Unadilla N.Y.
Oct. 23

Free

Revolutionary Claim
To the Secretary of the Treasure of the United States
Washington City

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Ebenezer Bacon
Serjeant [sp]

Col. Webb's Connect. Regt.
1781 - 3 years
9 May 1818
Admitted
The certificate of the Judge as to reduced inconsistencies of applicant [illegible] is waiting.
also the Cert. of the Clk. & the seal of the Court attesting to.

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State of New York,
Otsego County} SS.

Zebina Bacon of the town of Unadilla in the County aforesaid being duly sworn, saith, that he is personally well acquainted with Ebenezer Bacon the applicant above named, and has been so acquainted with him the said Ebenezer Bacon for ten years, and during that time she said Ebenezer Bacon has sustained a good character for truth and veracity, and he this deponent verily believes that full credit ought to be given to the declarations of the said Ebenezer Bacon when under oath.
Zebina Bacon
Sworn & subscribed the 9th May 1818 before me Abijach H. Beach one of the judges as aforesaid.

State of New York,
Otsego County} SS.

I Abijach H. Beach one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, do certify that I am satisfied the said Ebenezer Bacon served in the revolutionary war as aforesaid, against the common enemy, for a longer term than nine months, as state in the affidavit of the said Ebenezer Bacon hereunto annexed. And I do further certify that full credit is due tot he deposition of the above name Zebina Bacon and also the evidence on which I have founded my judgment is contained in the affidavit of the said Zebina Bacon and the papers hereunto annexed.
Abijach H. Beach

State of New York
Otsego County}SS
I hereby further certify that it appears to my full satisfaction that the aforesaid Ebenezer Bacon served in the Revolutionary War as stated in the foreceeding declaration. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his Country for support.
Abijach H. Beach one of the judges as aforesaid

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State of New York
Otsego County Clerks Office SS: I certify that Abidjan H. Bacon whose signature appears to the within papers was at this time of signing said papers as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said county duly qualified as such & that the said signatures are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said county this 12th April 1819.
Rbt. Morell Clk.

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State of New York,
Otsego County}SS
Ebenezer Bacon being duly sworn, saith, that he is a resident of the town of Unadilla in the County aforesaid, and has served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution against the common enemy, for the term of Nine Months and longer, at a certain period of the war herein after mentioned, on the Continental Establishment, and is yet a resident citizen of the United States; and by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support. And this deponent further saith, that he never has received any pension from the United States, and doth hereby relinquish his claim to every pension the tmay have been heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States, excepting and reserving to himself the right of claiming, and he doth hereby claim a pension under an act entitles "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed 18th March, 1818. And this deponent doth further declare under oath, that the time he entered the army of the United States in the war of the revolution aforesaid, on the Continental Establishment, the officers under whom he served, and the line to which he belonged, together with the time and under whom he served, and the line to which he belongs, together with the time and manner of leaving the service, are all correctly set forth, according to the best of his knowledge and recollection, in the following manner; that is to say, he the said Ebenezer Bacon enlisted as a Private Soldier in the State of Connecticut in the month of April 1781 in the Companys commanded by Capt. Allen G. Wells and served Hopkins ^in the Regiment commanded by Samuel B. Webb for three years and joined the Army at ^the highlands opposit [sp] West Point and served as Private in said Regt. about two years when he was transferred under the then reassignment into the Regiment commanded by Colo. Human Swift and promoted to a Sergeant as by his warrant thereunto annexed may appear, that he continued as Sergeant and served out the said term of three years and was Discharged at New York the 4th Jan'y 1784 as by his Discharge hereunto annexed may appear that he is now between fifty five or six years of age that he has now no further evidence of his said services and further saith not.
Ebenezer Bacon
Sworn & subscribed the ninth day of May 1818 before me Abijach H. Beach one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas fro the County of Otsego and State of New York.

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For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the Act entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved on the 15th of May 1828. I, Ebenezer Bacon of the Town of Unadilla in the County of Otsego in the State of New York do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution for the War in the fall of the year 1780 and joined the 3'd Connecticut Regiment commanded by Colo. Samuel B. Webb in the spring of the year 1781 and continued in the service until the termination of the war at which period I was a Sergeant in Captain Elisha Hopkins company of Light Infantry in said line and army. And I further declare that I was not o the fifteenth of May 1828 on the Pension List of the United States.  Witness my hand this 12th day of October in the year 1828.
Ebenezer Bacon

Otsego County SS} Before me Gilbert Cone a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Otsego in the state of New York personally appeared this day Abijach H. Beach and Samuel Bartholomew of the said County who did severally make oath that Ebenezer Bacon by whom the foregoing declaration was made & subscribed is generally respected and believed to have been a soldier in the army of the Revolution in manner as this in [[illegible - obscured] day of October 1828.

State of New York,
Otsego County,}SS.
I do hereby certify, that Gilbert Cole Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavit was sworn to was at the time of taking [illegible] a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, dwelling in the said county, duly commissioned and sworn as such. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice and verily believe the signature officially set to the annexed affidavit to be his proper hand-writing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the County aforesaid, the 21st day of October 1828.
Thos. K. Cory, Dept. Clk.

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For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved on the 15th of May 1828. I, Ebenezer Bacon of the Town of Unadilla in the County of Otsego in the state of New York do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution for the War in the fall of the year 1780 and joined the 3'd Connecticut Regiment commanded by Colo. Samuel B.. Webb in the spring of the year 1781 and continued in the service until the termination of the war at which period I was a Sergeant in Captain Elisha Hopkins company of Light Infantry in said line and army. and I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth of May 1828 on the Pension List of the United States. Witness my hand this 12th day of October in the year 1828.
Ebenezer Bacon

Otselgo County SS}
Before me Gilbert Cone a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Otsego in the state of New York personally appeared this day Abijach H. Beach and Samuel Bartholomew of the said County who did severally make oath that Ebenezer Bacon by whom the foregoing declaration was made & subscribed is generally respected and believed to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated. Witness my hand this 12th day of October 1828.
Gilbert Cone Justice of the Peace

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1217

Revolutionary Claims.
Treasury Department,
13 Nov 1828

Ebenezer Bacon of Unadilla in the County of Otsego in the State of New York has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Sergeant in captain Hopkins's company, in Col Webb's regiment of the Connecticut line; and [cross out] that [end cross out] ^does not state he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15h day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing. 
the Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
by order of the Secretary F.A. Dickins.

Treasure Department, Third Auditor's Office
14th November 1828
[cross out] It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to ____ in the ____. [end cross out]
It further appears that Ebenezer Bacon is ^not now on the pension list of [cross out] the [end cross out] any agency, and has ^not been so since the 3d March 1826 [cross out] at the rate of __ dollars per month. [end cross out]
The name of Ebenezer Bacon cannot be found among those of the Connecticut line to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued. It appears from the Muster Rolls of the Connecticut line, that a man by the name of Ebenezer Bacon enlisted for three years in  Col. Webb's Regiment, on the 4 April 1781.
Peter Hagner And.

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June 1
War Pensions

James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
War Dept.
City of Washington

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MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
May 29, 1837

James L. Edwards, Esquire,
Commission of Pensions.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 26th [illegible] I have to state, that Ebenezer Bacon a Pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832 at $80 Dollars per annum was last paid to the 4 day of Sept. 1836.
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully, 
Your ob't serv't,
Thom M [illegible]
PRES'T, AND PENSION AGENT.

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Payable semi-annually. The first payment of this Certificate will be made on the 4th of Sept. next, in New York at the U.S. Bank.

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War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818.
Ebenezer Bacon late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the ninth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this First day of July one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

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13.320
New York

Ebenezer Bacon
of Unadilla in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Webb of the Connecticut line, for the term of three years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence of the 9 of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of July 1817 and sent to Abijah H. Beach Esq. 
Unadilla New York

arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819  78.90
Semi-anl. alll'ce ending Sept. 1819.  48.00
9 Mo. 27/31
126.96

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818

Dept Of is. Apr. 18, 1821
A.B.

[Left side]
Duplicate certificate issued
18 April 1821. and sent to
E. Mosely, [illegible] N.York
See letter 10 April 1829 [illegible]
Bacon.

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Ebenezer Bacon - Sgt
Conn Line - 

New York

Inv File No 44,569 [crossed out]
                   30,849
                   32,673 [crossed out]

{not allowed}
{under act 1828}

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Act 1828
papers to
be filed
with A'd
On Inv. File
#30849

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[illegible]...County, St. New York
8th August 1832.

The object of the enclosed papers is to put the applicant on the pension List. [illegible] or under the later Law of Congress & that the result be communicated to him at Unadilla as aforesaid.
Ebenezer Bacon

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Unadilla NY
8 Aug

Free

War Department
Pension Office
Washington City

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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
D
JUL 7 1911

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July 5, 1911
1618 L. St.
Lincoln, Nebr.

U.S. Pension Office.
Please send me the record of Ebenezer Bacon, revolutionary soldier, in a Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted from Wyndham County, Conn. I think the [illegible] was either Woodstock or Pomfret.
and much oblige
Celia Harwood
(Mrs. N.S.)

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Apr. 13, 1900
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
My dear Sir:

Kindly permit a word of inquiry. In a list of soldiers of the Revolution, that I have seen, there appears the name of Ebenezer Bacon. In fact, there seem to have been two soldiers by that name.
One enlisted July 10th 1775, and was discharged Dec. 19th, same year, term of enlistment having expired. He was in 7th Reg. Conn. Volunteers, under Col. Chas. Webb. Were ordered to Boston by Gen. Washington they were attached to Gen. Sullivan's Brigade. Col. Webb reorganized the 7th regiment the next year (1776)
this Ebenezer Bacon appears also in the list of Connecticut volunteers residing in New York, who received a pension under the act of 1818. 
He is also named along with others who drew pay as soldiers in 1781.
The points that I would like infoma-

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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
K
APR
16
1900

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[informa]tion on are these:
1. Where did he enlist from, July 19th 1775? What [illegible] in Conn.?
2. Did he reenlist in 1776 when Webb reorganized the regiment, as would seem to be indicated by his drawing pay as mentioned?
3. Where in New York State was he living when he drew pension under the act of 1818?
4. The other Ebenezer Bacon I found mentioned only once, and that in the list of Connecticut soldiers residing in N.Y. who received pensions under Act 1818. Would like to know about him also. Where in Conn he resided when he enlisted, and where in N. Y. state he resided when he got the pension.
I shall very much appreciate the favor, if you will give me such information as you can as requested, and hope it may be at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely Yours
Joseph F. Bacon
No. 7 Ashburton Place,
Boston, Mass.

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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
D
APRIL 8, 1913

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733 Yale Station
New Haven, Conn.
April 2, '13.

The Honorable Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Believing that you have some record of pensions granted for services in the American Revolution, I am writing for such information as

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granted a tract of land in Otsego County and there he settled marrying one Eunice Hough from Albany who gave birth to my grandfather.
Any information you can give me concerning either of these men will be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
John. B. F. Bacon

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you may have concerning two privates who fought in the Revolution and who came from the state of Connecticut. Their names were Ebenezer Bacon and Ebenezer Bacon 2nd. Both are mentioned in "Conn. Men in the Revolution" as receiving pensions by the Act of 1815, and at that ^time both men are said to have lived in New York State.
I have been told that one of these men was

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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
O
NOV
16
1914

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                           University Station
                           Austin, Texas
                           Nov. 11, 1914

U. S. Pension Office, Department of Revolution
Washington, D. C.

Sirs:
    Will you kindly send me the record or a copy of the pension, of my ancestor, Ebenezer Bacon, who was a private in the Revolutionary War, and who, after the war was granted a pension by the government?  I wish this certificate that he was a Revolutionary soldier in order that I might join the Daughters of the Revolution.  I do not know the name of the officer under whom he served; nor am I sure of the name of the state in which he enlisted.  I think it was either Connecticut or New York.  It seems to me that the the place was Woodstock, Connecticut.  Will it be possible for me to get the copy of the pension without giving the name of his officer?  It seems to me the name was Allen.  I shall certainly be grateful if you can send me the certificate.  

                          Yours Truly,     
                          (Miss) Elizabeth Bacon

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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON

RECORDS DIVISION
IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE R_RHH_LA

October 15, 1929.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.

Sir:
Attention: Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

With reference to your telephone communication of recent date in which you request information concerning Ebenezer Bacon, certificate #13938, Illinois Agency,. Revolutionary War pensioner, you are advised that the only information of record in this office, with reference to the above named pensioner, is that the last payment of pension was made on September 26, 1837, to James Knox, as attorney for the pensioner, and covered the period from September 4, 1836, to September 4, 1837.

The soldier gave his address as Knox County, Illinois, and stated that he had lived there for nearly one year, prior to which time he resided in the State of New York.

For the Comptroller General of the United States.
Respectfully, 
R. Herrece
Chief, Records Division.

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REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS SECTION
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
OCT 17 1929
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See also Ebenezer Bacon with cert. no. 13320 (File No. S.30849)