Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,396, Eli Williams, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
Williams Eli
NUMBER
S. 6396
CONTENTS
carded

Rev War
6396
INVALID.
File No. 6396
Eli Williams
Rev War
Act: June 7 th '32
Index:—Vol. a , Page 40 B
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pennsylvania 29.639
Eli Williams
Mifflin Co. in the State of Penn a .
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Pugh of the Reg t commanded by Col. in the Pa. mil.
time for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Jan. 1835 and sent to Hon. J. Henderson H. R.
  Arrears to the 14th of Sept. '34.  70.00    Emi-ant. allowance ending 4th March '35.  10.00     $ 80.00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E-2. Vol. 5 Page 68

Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th March 1838 to 4 th March 1839. - Agt notified 19 Nov 1839

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Nov. 15 th 1839.
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," Eli Williams, ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia, Pa. Agency, at the rate of Twenty — Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1838, to the 4 th March, 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson B. Parry Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

rec. 20.
pa.
J. Henderson N.D.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Hon. J. Henderson

Washington Dec 19 th 1834
Dear Sir
I enclose you the application for Pension of Eli Williams — Mr Williams is a near neighbour of mine with whom I have been long acquainted & he has always sustained the character of an honest industrious citizen & man of veracity
Very Respectfully
Yrs Most Ob t
J. L. Edwards Esq
Joshua Wilson

32. 345
Declaration of Eli Williams an old soldier
from 1776 for 6 mo. # 20.
Hon. J. Henderson the ab.
3
cannot allow matter
Hon. J. Henderson N. Ro

Declaration of Eli Williams of Derry township Mifflin county Pennsylvania in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. —
State of Pennsylvania
Mifflin county ss: — On this Fifth day of Novem- ber 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Thomas Burnside, Resident and John Oliver & David Reynolds his associates judges of the court of common pleas (being a court of record) and now sitting and holding Eli Williams a resident of the township of Derry in the county of Mifflin and State of Pennsylvania aged about Seventy four 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers Captain William Roberts Lieutenant William Hinds & Ensign James Shaw — that he was enrolled in New Britain township Bucks county Pennsylvania and marched with him on the 5th day of August 1776 with his company as a musi- cian to Amboy in the State of New Jersey and remained two months the regular tour — was then dismissed and returned home and remained there until the following Spring 1777 when he was again called out under Cap- tain William Pugh — the name of the Lieutenant Crawford — — the company was called a Substituted Company — Marched to Coryells ferry on the Delaware and remained about two months employed in throwing up breastworks — was then dismissed and returned home he remained there until August of the same year when he was a- gain called out and marched under Captain John Cope of Philadelphia county to the City of Philadelphia where he remained for a few days when he marched to Mud Island fort where after lying a few days in the said fort he with the company dropped down

The Delaware to Wilmington and March thence to Chester town and Brandywine Creek near to the place where the battle of Brandywine was fought - Road placed at the fording of the creek as a guard and after remaining one day was ordered and marched in the night back to Chester town aforesaid where he arrived with the company in the morning much dis- treed on account of want of provisions and fatigue having been without any thing to eat for most of  the forty eight hours - The company he was in was attacked by a party of British near the Yellow Springs in Chester County - a Skirmish ensued in which Major Bush and another man were wounded - Had to Retreat and left some of our best arms to be taken care of by the enemy - Retreated to Trap town in Philadelphia County - Then near Marched to Germantown was placed as a guard and there of breastwork across the Road to pre- vent the British from passing and then marched about four miles within sight of a party of British and also of America under the command of General Potter or died some of the front of our army to charge upon them when they were driven off or compelled to Retire -
2 The tour for this time or term was for two months & he served two days over the time and was dismissed on the evening after the battle of Germantown - The field officers in this last tour were Genl Potter Colonel Moon and Major Wright -
He was next employed in driving on of the bag- gage waggons engaged in hauling provisions across the Mountains from Easton to Wyoming the same year that General Sullivan marched against the Indians usu- ally called Sullivan's Campaign - In the following sum- mer he was engaged in the same kind of service - The name of the Waggons Master was Wilson and was engaged in hauling tar to Kings Ferry on the north River - He was also engaged in assisting the main army to move their provisions & baggage until some time in the fall

When he returned to Philadelphia and was then dismissed which put an end to his services and for all he received for the last tour of driving them was not more than two dollars or equal to two dollars in good money - The tour was for two months.
We have no documentary evidence and know of no person whom testimony we can prove that can testify to his services - We have no record of his age and can not state any thing more relative to it than he has done - We never received any discharge that he can produce
Declarant although he is not able to name any person whom testimony we can prove that can prove his services would further state that James Cupples & William Hough know his character for truth and veracity and have known him for many years and can state that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution.
We hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the pension and declare that he is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed } Eli Williams in open court the day & year aforesaid } mark J. R. Reynold Prothy
We James Cupples & William Hough residing in the townships of Decatur Berks in the county of Mifflin Pennsylvania by us hereby certify and declare on oath that we are well acquainted with Eli Williams who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarant; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion - James Cupples
Sworn & subscribed in open } William Hough court the day & year aforesaid } J. R. Reynold Prothy

And the court aforesaid do hereby declare their opinions after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war depart- ment that the above named applicant Eli Williams was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states -
And the court further certifies that it appears to them that James Cupples & William Hough are residents in the townships and county of Dauphin Mifflin aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statements are en- titled to credit -
R. W. Warden John Oliver David Reynolds,
Judge

Pennsylvania Mifflin County
I David R. Reynolds Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Mifflin County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Eli Williams for a Restraint - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of my Office at Lewistown in the County aforesaid this Twelfth day of December in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four
D. R. Reynolds Proth.
[Handwritten flourish or signature]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Williams, Elijah GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 5261 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 1, 1790 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.