Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33226, Elias Wair, Conn.

SERVICE
Corin
Wair, Olaus
NUMBER _____
S 33 226
CONTENTS

4182 Massachusetts Roll.
Examined with Orig. Rolls Sept. 1853. No. 4.
Elias Wair, Capt. Ell. Private A Connecticut Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 17. of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6. of Nov. 1818 and sent to John Hooker, Esq. Springfield, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 . . . $ 36.80 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Mar. 1819 . . . 48. " " an o 4m o 18/30. . . . $ 84.80
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
( Six years )
Middlefield Hampshire Co

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hampden ss.
B E IT REMEMBERED, That on the Seventeenth day of April A. D. 1818, came before me, JOHN HOOKER,
Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said State, and including the said county of Hampden the above named Elias Warr  who  affidavit for the benefit of the late laws of Congress, in respect of persons engaged in the land & naval forces of the United States in the revolutionary war made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed, and hereto annexed.
I do thereupon hereby declare, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Elias Warr the applicant did serve in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for more than nine months, on the continental establishment, as set forth in his affidavit aforesaid, and that he is yet a resident citizen of the United States, is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the said Circuit Court for the said county of Hampden to be affixed hereto, this 20 th day of May 1818.
I do therefore hereby certify the above & answer as the testimony & proceedings had before me in the application & transmit the same to the Secretary of the department of war of the United States.
JOHN HOOKER
I Josiah Dwight Clerk of said Court in Hampden County do hereby certify that John Hooker is Clerk of said Court & that the above his signature is with my hand & the seal of said Court above affixed.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. I Josiah Dwight Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire do certify That John Sleeper Esq. is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit. That the within signature is his proper hand writing & that the seal hereunto affixed is the proper seal of said Court.
Josiah Dwight

Middlesex Elias Wain
in said army until peace was declared - & I have him relate his being at the taking of Lord Cornwallis & in several battles in other places - and I have no doubt but that he has stated the truth in his aforesaid affidavit - that Col. Wyllie's regiment stated in his affidavit belonged to the Connecticut line -
Cyrus Ingham
April 22.
of Middlesex We Israel Pease & Gideon Russell do severally depose & say that we have for several years lived near the said Elias Wain & that we have many years ago & very often heard him relate his having entered to serve in the revolutionary army on the continental establishment during the war & of taking particularly his being at the taking of Lord Cornwallis - & in the battles at Brandy wine - & at the foraging of Stony Point fort - and we have no doubt fully believe that he served in said army several years & was in it till peace was declared -
Gideon Russell
Israel Pease
Attest the Hampshire County ss April 22. Then the above named Israel Ingham, Gideon Russell & Israel Pease appeared & severally made oath to the truth of the facts stated in the aforesaid affidavits by them respectively subscribed - being first duly confirmed examined & sworn before me John Hooker Clerk Berkshire ss

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden Co.
On this fourteenth day of April AD 1818 personally appeared before John Hooker Esquire chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in Commonwealth including the Counties of Hampden & Hampshire Elias Wain a Citizen of the United States & resident in the town of Middlefield in said County of Hampshire who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that in May 1777 he enlisted into the Army of the United States then called the Continental Army into Capt Ells' Company & Col. With's Regiment that he engaged to serve during the War that he enlisted as a private soldier & that he continued to serve faithfully in said capacity until peace was proclaimed & that he was then Honorably discharged to wit in the month of June 1783 but that was given to Maria Wainfield to enable him to procure my bounty from the State I never did charge as promised to return or but never has returned  as promised to return or but never has returned & this Deponent further saith that he is in reduced circumstances in life & by reason thereof stands in need of assistance from his country for support
April 17-
Elias Wain
I Esther Ingram of Middlefield aforesaid do depose & say that I formerly lived in Hebron in the State of Connecticut & that said Wain also lived there - that I was knowing of his going into into the Army of the United States from said Hebron - that he was some several years occasionally coming home during the war of the revolution - & I knew of his coming home after the said war was ended - that in 1783 I removed to this town & in a few years after the said War also came into this town & I have known him ever since - that I have often years ago heard him speak of his services in the Continental Army against the British that he enlisted to serve during the war & was continued

Eliza Wain
Middlesex
in said army until peace was declared - I have him relate his being at the taking of Lord Cornwallis & in several battles in other places - and I have no doubt but that he has stated the truth in his aforesaid affidavit - that Col. Wyllys's regiment stated in his affidavit belonged to the Connecticut line -
Evastus Ingham
April 22.
We Israel Pease & Gideon Russell do severally depose that we have for several years lived near the said Eliza Wain & that we have many years ago & very often heard him relate his having entered to serve in the revolutionary army on the continental establishment, & many the war along particularly his being at the taking of Lord Cornwallis - & in the battles at Brandy wine - & at the foraging of Stony Point fort - and we have no doubt fully believe that he served in said army several years & was in it till peace was declared -
Gideon Russell
Israel Pease
Attest Hampshire County ss April 22. Then the above named Evastus Ingham, Gideon Russell & Israel Pease appeared & severally made oath to the truth of the facts stated in the aforesaid affidavits by them respectively subscribed - being first duly sworn examined upon before me John Hooker Clerk
Admitted Found on Roll -
Eliza Wain

33226 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33226
Elias Nair
Li Per Mar
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 439
[Arrangement of 1870.]