Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,953, Eli Wood, Mass.

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NUMBER
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Wood Eli
S 33,953
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Massachusetts Roll
Eli Wood
Capt Woodbridge
Private
Massachusetts, line 176-3 years In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 17 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th of May 1818 and sent to Hon. Edward Bangs Worcester, Mass.
Arrearages to 4 th Sept r 1818 4 months 18/30 $ 36.80
{ Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }
Brookfield Worcester

33 953 Rev INVALID.
1909 Dec. 2 Hist to Mrs. Mary H. Palmer c 1920 Feb. 9. Hist. to Mrs. R. M. Packard. 1921, July 5 hist. to Miss Julia Wells. Letter in S. 33946 Bangillia Wood. Eu.
File No. 33,953
Eli Wood
Eli Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 463
[Arrangement of 1870.]

229 Austin St. Revere West Newfield 65 Mass.
Commissioner of Veterans Westfield D.C.
Supplementary my letter of recent date.
Eli Wood enlisted June 10 1775 from Springfield, Mass. He was present in Capt. Isaac Belates Co. Col Ebenezer Learned's Regt.
He was on rolls up to Feb 1780. His wife's
Name was Asenath Date of marriage 1781 Yours truly L.P. Packard (Mrs. R.M.)

229 Austin St. New Newton 65 Mass.
Commissioner of Pensions Wash. D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please furnish me with all that you need show about Eliz Ward , a soldier of the Revolution who died at East Brookfield Mass. 1821
This information is desired for genealogical research
Yours truly L. P. Lockwood Mrs. R. M. Lockwood Jan. 1920

Rev
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Kansas City Kans.
Nov. 18 th . 1909.
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington I am writing for information in regard to one Eli Wood who served as a pirate in the Revolutionary war. In Captain Israel Wiggleworth, Regiment 13 th . Mass. He enlisted Feb. 12 th . 1777.
Now I want to find out who he married: He was my Great Grand Father but I have to prove it. If you have any records on this they will be thankfully received I am trying to prove my Ancestor fought and that I am eligible to be a member of the Daughters of the Revolution
Very Respectfully Mrs. May H. Palmer. 329 State Ave.
Kansas City Kans.

Eli Wood -
7 Apr
Correct JH

State of Massachusetts
Eli Wood a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Brookfield in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on or about the end of the Year A D 1776
I entered and was engaged in the Land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the expiration of three Years
as a Soldier against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to Col n Wigglesworth Reg t and Capt n Woodbridges Company, Massachusett Line
and that I left the service on or about the close of the Year A D 1779
and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of Sixty five Years - And I further State that I was Honorably Discharged the Service of the United States
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed. his
att. Col n D. Dangs. (said Wood being paralytic)
Eli Wood mark
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 17th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me,
Edw d Bangs
Judge C. C. C. Com plus western Circuit the abovenamed Eli Wood
and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
with the seal off C Court
Edw d Bangs

Joseph Warrington of Brookfield in the County of Worcester, on oath declared, that in the Year 1776, Eli Wood resided in my father's family together with me, that in the close of the Year that Year, he enlisted into the Regular Army, and departed for the service; in 1778 being at Providence serving in the militia, I saw Eli Wood then doing duty as a Regular soldier, and stayed near him about two months. At the end of three years for which he enlisted, he returned having, as I have no doubt, served out his whole period.
Personally appeared Worcester ss. April 17, 1818 — Joseph Warrington and made solemn oath the P. Joseph Warrington and made solemn oath to the truth of the above Declaration by him subscribed Before me Edw. D. Bangs. Justice of Peace

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Eli Wood a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. F. 33953
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Late 1776 3 yrs 11 mo Pvt Woodbridge Wigglesworth Mass.                                                   
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, _____ Date of application for pension, Apr. 17, 1818. Allowed. Residence at date of application, Brookfield, Worcester Co., Mass. Age at date of application, 65 yrs. Date & place of birth & rank not stated. Remarks: No family data  Only Eli Wood Mass. troops

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Wood, Elias GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8832 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 7, 1789 to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.