Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,508, Archelaus Batchelder, Continental Mass. N.H.

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(3-1776)

Service: Continental Mass. N.H.

Batchelder, Archelaus

Number: S. 45,508

Contents:

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New Hampshire
Archelaus Batchelder, Lieutenant
Capt Newell Massachusetts line 1 year In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 31st of March, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th of Jany, 1819 and sent to the Hon[or]able Mr. Claggett House of Reps res

Arrears of the 4th Sept 1818 $82.64
Semi-anl. all'ce [Semi-annual allowance] ending 4 March 1819 $120
5 1/31 and 4/30 months $ 202.64

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

Amt due to 4th Sept 1818 as a Revy Pensr $103.30
Amt paid to 4 d[itt]o from 31 March 1818 as an Invalid pensioner $20.66
Bal[an]ce between Invld and Revy Penr $82.64
Continued

Notification sent to J. K. Smith Esq
first N. Hamp. 7 Sept 1820

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Copy 59
Archelaus Bachelder
5. 341
Amherst 53 [illegible]

C
March 1819

[crossed out] Archelaus Batchelder 59

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State of New-Hampshire Hillsborough, SS.
At a special Court of Common Pleas for the first district, now holden at Amherst in said county, on this first tuesday of July 1820, being a court of record; having power of fine and imprisonment, and unlimited Jurisdiction in point of amount.
Present Honl Joshua Darling J K Smith Justices.
Personally appeared, in open court, Archelaus Batchelder aged seventy seven years, resident in Amherst in said county, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, to wit:- he served in the continental service in the year 1776 for one year, which I faithfully served as a Lieut in Capt Ezra Newell's Company, Col Hutchinson[']s Regiment Massachusetts line the date of my original declaration was on the thirty first day of March 1818
I have received a pension: No 5341
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 the act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or 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 an by me subscribed.
My occupation was that of a shoemaker while I was able to pursue it[.]
My family, residing with me, consists of myself, my wife aged 69 years - we cannot earn but a mere trifle toward our support by reason of age and great bodily infirmity Archelaus Batchelder

Sworn to and declared in open court, 5 day of July Anno Domini, 1820. M Eastman Clerk
I M Eastman Clerk of the above named Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration 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 foregoing schedule, D 45.29 [crossed out] D65.83
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fifth day of July 1820.
M. Eastman Clerk of the Court for the County of Hillsborough.

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Schedule or inventory of the Estate of Lieut. Archelaus Batchelder of Amherst State of New Hampshire - with the exception of Beds, Beding [Bedding] and wearing apparell - as shown to and appraised by us the subscribers this 23 June 1820
1 old case Maple drawers - 2.00
1 D[itt]o Wooden Clock and Case - 5.00
1 Maple Writing desk - 2.00
1 round Maple Table and 1 pine d[itt]o 2.10
1 old Trunk - .50
1 d[itt]o chest - .50
2 Pewter dishes - .50
6 small earthan [earthen] plates - .50
6 d[itt]o d[itt]o called Troiflers - .24
3 earthan [earthen] plates 1 Wine glass - .26
4 pewter Spoons 18 - 1 Earthan [Earthen} pitcher - .30
6 Silver Tea Spoons - 2.00
6 Cups and Saucers - .60
1 Earthan [Earthen] Tea pot - .20
1 Small Looking Glass - 1.00
10 chairs (a variety) - 3.00
1 Great chair - .30
1 Old Brass Kettle - 2.00
1 Iron Pott 1.00 1 Small Kettle .25 - 1.25
1 Frying Pan - 1 Small spider .75
3 old C[illegible] 60 - 1 Wash Tub 20 - 80
Hand Irons shovel and Tongs- 1.25
1 pair Flat Irons -.75
1 Tin coffe[e] Pott 20 6 Knives and Forks 75 - .95
1 Light stand .33
1 Candle stick
1 old scythe and trimmings - .25
1 Shoemaker bench and Sundry old tools - 1.25
1 Old family Bible - 1.00
1 Psalm Book 18 - 2 Old Spiritual [illegible] 150 - 1.68
Sundry old Books in pamphlets, Sermons &c - 1.25
2 Small table cloths 1.00 4 Towels .50 - 1.50
1 Cheese press .25 - 6 old Tin pans 65 - .90
1 Spinning Wheel 1.00 - 1 Foot Wheel .75 - 1.75
1 pan cotton Cards .33 - 1 Clock Reel - 55 - .88
Sundry old Iron &c - 2.00
Grindstone - .50
shaving and [illegible] ap[p]aratus - .33
Bellows - .20
Water Pail - .10
Tin pail - 25
Wooden Mortar and pestle - .25
Old Coffee mill - 50
[illegible] safe - 50
Total $45.27
one Milch Cow - 20.00 - 65.27
Errors in Casting [illegilble] excepted
Archelaus Batchelder Wm Low Luther Dana
1 Small Tub - .30
1 Earthan [Earthern] Bowl - .14
2 Bottles - 12
$65.83

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I Archelaus Batchelder a resident Citizen of Amherst in the County Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire Gentleman do solemnly swear that in the year of Our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy five I received an appointment of an Ensign in the foot Company in the Regiment of Foot whereof John Mansfield Esq was Colonel raised by the Congress of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay that my Commission bears date 19th of May AD 1775 and signed by Joseph Warren Esqr President and P.T. and Samuel Freeman Secretary P. T. and on the 7th June 1775 Took the oath required by said Congress as appears by my Commission and certificate thereon now in my possession; previously to which I served as orderly Sergeant in Capt Asa Prince's Company then called minute men - under said appointment of Ensign I served according to the best of my recollection till January 1776 when I had the honour of receiving the appointment of a Lieutenany [Lieutenancy] in what was called the years service in the Company Commanded by Ezra Newell in Col Israel Hutchinson's Regiment, under which appointment I did the duty of first Lieutenant for one year I was in Trenton Battle and soon after said Battle the year service ended and I returned to my native town in Danverse [Danvers] Massachusetts; in this years service I was in the Massachusetts line. I was offered a Captaincy but my health being poor I declined the offer. After this I volunteered under Genl Stark and was in Bennington Battle so Called when I was wounded which was the

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last of my services in the Revolutionary war[.] I now receive the small pension of four dollars per mont[h] in consequence of my wound which I wish to relinquish should I be placed on the pension list under the late act of Congress. I am now in my seventy fourth year of age and am feeble and have no real estate and but trifling personal property consisting of necessary household furniture and am dependent for support on my said pension and assistance from others and stand in need of support from my Country to render me comfortable in my decline of life
Archelaus Batchelder
Sworn to this 31st day of March AD 1818 Before me J K Smith Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

I Uziel Batchelder of Milford in said County of Hillsborough testify that I am well acquainted with Archelaus Batchelder above named and am [illegible] his being in the eight months service in AD 1775 as he has in the foregoing affidavit declared Also am well knowing to his holding a Lieutenancy in the year's service AD 1776 and was out before his return till Jany or Feby AD 1777 also of his being in Genl Stark's Brigade at the taking of Bennington fort and that he was in the battle Uzziel Batchelder
Sworn to Apl 3d 1818 Before me J K Smith Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
This Certifies that Uziel Batchelder who gave the above affidavit before me is a Creditable witness in Courts of Law-- J K Smith Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

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State of New Hampshire Hillsborough SS. On the 31st day of March AD 1818 Before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hillsborough personally appeared Archelaus Batchelder a resident of the Town of Amherst in said County in the seventy fourth year of his Age, and being duly cautioned made solemn oath agreeably to Law in order to obtain a pension under the late 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, that he served as a Lieutenant in what was call the years, servis [service] commencing in January AD 1776 sending the last of Dec following in the Company commanded by Capt Ezra Newell in the Regiment Commanded by Col Israel Hutchinson in the Massachusetts Line and Continued to serve in said Corps or the service of the United States as a Lieutenant from Jan 7 AD 1776 to Jan 7 1777 inclusive when he returned to his residence or home in Danverse [Danvers] in Massachusetts - that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his Country for his support Being now a pensioner as an invalid he wishes to relinquish the same to the United States should he be placed on the pension list under the foresaid Act From all which it and other evidence to me given it appears to my satisfaction that the said Archelaus Batchelder did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the Common Enemy, on the Continental establishment for more than nine Months[.] I further certify that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his Country for his support from my own knowledge of his circumstances in lIfe and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken by hand before me to the Secretary of the Department of War.
J K Smith Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
This certifies that the signatures of J K Smith on this sheet is in his own hand writing and that he is one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hillsborough In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of said Courts
[illegible] Eastman Clerk

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AW
Sept 6, 1906
NJF

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Batchelder, Archelaus
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pensions returned by the District Court for the District of New Hampshire, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War, on December 31, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, class q, page 136.

Rank: Sergeant-major
Regt: Colonel Nichols's
Disability: Wounded by a musket ball, which entered his side.
When and where disabled: August 16, 1777, Bennington.
Residence: Wilton
To what pension entitled: one-half
Remarks: Militia.
Evidence complete. Has received £30, for which he is held accountable, as appears by the original return form the above state.

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45508 
Revy Invalid
File No. 45508 AW
Archelaus Batchelder
P[?] Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:- Vol. 3, Page 25
{Arrangement of 1870.}

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Captain Emerton's affidavit

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I Ephraim Emerton of Salem in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Mariner - Do on Oath testify and declare that I was a Subaltern Officer in a Regt raised by Massachusetts Govr in the year 1775 commanded by John Mansfield Esqr - and that Archelaus Batchelder now living in Amherst in the County of Hillsborough State of New Ham[p]shire - was also a Subaltern I believe an Ensign in the aforesaid Regiment, and that he served the whole of the first Campaign and at the commencement of the 2d Campaign in 1776 [illegible] his engagement and continued in the same Regt then numd [numbered] 27th and under Command Israel Hutchinson and I do further say and declare that to the best of my Belief Knowledge he served the entire year of 1776 in the Capacity of Subaltern in said Regiment in the States of New York and the Jersies
Ephraim Emerton

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex SS Town of Salem April 28 th 1818 Then Ephraim Emerton made Oath to the Affidavit foregoing - by him subscribed -
before Ezekiel Savage Jus Peace

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Lynn July 2, 1818
I the Subscriber Do hereby Certify that Archelaus Bachelor of Amhersst was a Commishend [Commissioned] officer in the Regiment of foot Commanded by Col John Mansfield in the year 1775 and I Do further Certify that he was first Lieutenant in the Company of foot whereof Ezra Newhall was a Captain in the 27 Regiment Commanded By Colon[el] Israel Hutchingson in the year 1776 and served During said year in Said Capassaty [Capacity] and that I the subscriber - was 2d Lieutenant in Said Company, Commanded by said Capt Ezra Newhall of Lynn in the County of Essex State of Massachusetts
Frederic Breed

Essex SS 3d July 1818 Then the above named Frederic Breed personally appeared and made solemn oath that the foregoing statement by him signed is just and true. before me Robt W Trevett Just. Peace.
I Henry Hallowell of Lynn[,] County of Essex do depose and say that Archelaus Bacheller of Amherst in said County was first Lieutenant in the company of foot whereof Ezra Newhall was Captain in the 27th Regiment commanded by Col Israel Hutchinson in the year 1776 and swore during said year in said capacity, and that I was a private in said company.
Henry Hallowell
Essex SS 3d July 1818 Then the above named Henry Hallowell personally appeared and made oath that the statement herein before subscribed by him is Just and true.
before me Robt W Trevitt

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Essex SS I, Francis Peabody of Middleton in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do Depose and say that I do know that Lieut Archelaus Batcheldor formerly of s[ai]d Middleton but now of Amherst in the State of New hampshire did serve in the United States service in the year 1776 under the Command of Ezra Newhall and Col Israel Hutchinson's Regiment the term of one year Francis Peabody

Middleton June 18th 1818 Then the above named Francis Peabody personally appeared and made Oath that the above Deposition by him Subscribed to be true in all its parts -
before me
Daniel Fuller Just Peace