Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,796, Elisha Scott Williams, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Williams, Elisha Scott
S 30,796
CONTENTS

384
Massachusetts
Elisha S. Williams in the State of Massa: Essex Co. who was an Adjutant in the Comy commanded by Captain _____ of the reg. commanded by Col. Ward in the Revolution line for 1 year? Comy Mass
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 24.0 Dollars — Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. increased from $160: pr. Annum
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of April 1844 and sent to James Gregory, Marblehead. Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Pemi=ant. allowance ending
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by F. L. Swann Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 95
deduct what has been paid

Apr 22 apC 44
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk ss. Boston Aug 6 1832.
On this sixth day of August , Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Municipal Court of the City of Boston now sitting at Boston within and for the County of Suffolk aforesaid Elisha S. Williams of said Boston now resident at Cambridge , Sumner of the Gospel , aged seventy four years
Who being 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, and served as herein stated. That is to say He entered voluntarily into the service of the United States in a regiment raised in the State of Connecticut commanded by Col. Asahel Ward. The Regiment was raised in the summer of 1776, as the deponent believes in the month of July and he was appointed its commissary as adjutant of the same on the twenty fifth day of July in said year by a warrant from Col. Ward. The regiment was enlisted for one year and was disbanded at the expiration of it and this deponent served with the regiment in the office of Adjutant during the whole of the year until it was dismissed. The original warrant is annexed to these papers and the signature is in the handwriting of Col. Ward. At the time when he rejoined, the Regiment he resided in East Hartford in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut. The field officers of the Regiment, were Col. Ward, Lt. Col. Johnson & Major Cook, with the Regiment to which he was attached, he joined the army under General Washington, was at the battle of White Plains and was ordered up the North River with a portion of the Army to Fort Lee and from thence with a portion of the army, marched through the Jerseys under the command of General Lee and after he was taken by General Sullivan and joined the army under General Washington. He was at the Battles of Trenton & Princeton. Being pursued by the British army, the American army took the road to Morrisstown and the British army fixed their head quarters at Brunswick. Ward's regiment & this deponent were afterwards in frequent little engagements with foraging & plundering parties while the head quarters of the two armies were at Brunswick, and Morrisstown. At the close of the year service the regiment was dismissed with the thanks of Genl. Washington. It was attached to different brigades, which were sometimes commanded by Generals Heath, Parsons & Wadsworth. Colonels Sargeant, Chester, Hoss & Hillys commanded regiments sometimes in the same Brigade with Ward's and sometimes commanded the Brigade. I have no other documentary evidence than the annexed warrant and one orderly book of the regiment in my handwriting. I know of no person now alive who belonged to said Regiment, or who personally knew of my services having ever since the war resided at first in the State of Maine & for thirty years past in Massachusetts. The extra baggage of Ward's Regiment was burnt at Fooks Hill, among which

was his baggage and he was paid for the loss of the same and the Certificate of the Comptroller of accounts of the State of Connecticut is here annexed to prove that fact
He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity whatever, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid His name was altered by an act of the Legislature of the Commonwealth
from Elisha Williams to Elisha Scott Williams since the revolutionary war but he
is the same person, who served in said Regiment as Adjutant by the name of Elisha
Williams, sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Elisha S Williams
Before me Peter A. Thacher Judge, in open Court.
We Heman Lincoln of Boston in the County of Suffolk, Gentleman &
Daniel Sharp D.D.
a Clergyman residing in the town of Boston
in the County of Suffolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elisha S Williams & have known him from twenty three to thirty years who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be nearly seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
Before me Peter A. Thacher Judge of the Municipal Court, in open Court.
Daniel Sharp - Heman Lincoln
And the said Court thereupon proceeded to propound the following interrogatories, which he answered under oath, as follows:
1. Where and in what year were you born?
Answer, In the town of East Hartford in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut on the seventh day of October 1757 and shall be seventy five years of age next October
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer, I have a family Bible at my residence, where my father recorded my birth with the births of his other children
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
When I went into service, I lived in East Hartford, & I have since the war lived in the State of Maine and for the last thirty years I have lived in Massachusetts
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom?
Answer, I volunteered to serve as adjutant & was appointed to that office & my pay as made up at the end of the term was forty dollars a month
5. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental, and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer, Genl. Sullivan, Heath, Parsons, Varnum, Nixon, Mac Dougall, Lord Sterling, & Wadsworth - Col. Sargent, Chester, Storer, Mylles with their respective regiments
6. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution?
Answer, Heman Lincoln of Boston formerly a Senator of the Commonwealth Daniel Sharp of Boston Doctor in Divinity - John K. Simpson of said Boston Gentleman & Nathaniel Greene of said Boston Postmaster

Comptrollers Office Conn. July 14 th 1832
I Elisha Phelps, Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State of Connecticut, do certify, that it appears from the books in this office, that in the settlement with the Regiment commanded by Colo. Andrew Ward, there was allowed on the 25 th day of February 1778, to Elisha Williams "for arms & baggage taken or destroyed" the sum of Ten pounds, which was charged to the United States, as a part of the disbursements for that Regiment.
Elisha Phelps

7 Did you ever receive a commission if so by whom was it signed & what has become of
Answer I never received any commission except the warrant annexed which was the commission usually given to an adjutant & was signed by Col Ward
Elisha S Williams
Sworn in open court before me Peter A. Thacher, Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that Daniel Sharp pastor of Baptist Church in Middle Street who has signed the preceding Certificates is a Clergyman resident in the City of Boston, and that Herman Lincoln of said Boston is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Peter A. Thacher, Judge
Clerk of the Court of
I do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Elisha S. Williams for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this
day of
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk ss
Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, a Court of Record legally established in this Commonwealth do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elisha S Williams for a pension also that Peter A. Thacher Esquire is sole Judge of said Court & that his signatures upon the several sheets of this application are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court at Boston aforesaid this sixth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty two
Thomas W. Phillips, Clerk.

July 19, 1938.
Mrs. Edith C. Forbes 402 West Lincolnway Jefferson, Iowa.
BA-J/ILL Elisha Scott Williams S. 30796
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of your ancestor, Elisha Williams, who was born in East Hartford, or Roxbury Connecticut, and served as an officer in that war.
The data which follow are found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 30796, based upon service of Elisha Williams in that war. It is the record of the only officer of Connecticut with that name, found on the pension records of this office.
Elisha Williams was born October 7, 1757 in East Hartford, Connecticut; the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of East Hartford, Connecticut, soon after his graduation from Yale College, he was appointed July 25, 1776, Adjutant of Colonel Andrew Ward's Connecticut regiment and served as such for one year; during this time, he was engaged in the battles of White Plains, Trenton and Princeton.
After the Revolution, he had his name changed by Act of the Massachusetts State Legislature to Elisha Scott Williams. He was a Minister of the Gospel, denomination not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1832, at which time he resided in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; he had resided in that state for about thirty years. In 1844, he resided in Beverly, Massachusetts.
There are no data in regard to the family of this officer,

except that he had a son, whose name was not stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the followings:
Elisha S. Williams (as his name was borne on pension roll) Certificate #384 Issued April 22, 1844 Rate $240 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831(Increased from $160 per annum) Act of June 7, 1832 Massachusetts Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Boston July 18. 1832.
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War.
Sir, The Rev d Elisha S. Williams who applies for a Pension for having served as adjutant of the Connecticut Regiment commanded by Col. Andrew Ward, has been known to me for more than twenty five years. And it gives me great pleasure to say that the Government may place as great confidence in his statements as in those of any man. Although advanced in years his intellect possesses all its original strength and vigour.
With sentiments of the
Highest Respect,
Your Obedient Servant
John A. Simpson

$160 per annum
recd 14 Aug.

This may certify whom it may concern, that we the subscribers have for many years been personally acquainted with Rev. Elisha S. Williams residing in this city, that he has been a respectable Minister of the Gospel for many years, but is now aged and infirm, of respectable standing in Society, and have ever understood that he served as an Adjutant to a Regiment in the early part of the Revolutionary War, and we view him as justly entitled to receive a pension.
Boston July 18th 1832.
Heman Lincoln.
Daniel Sharp -
Pastor, Charles St. Baptist Church -
John Gray Rogers Jus P. Court City of Boston
John Kempton

Marblehead.
January, 24 th . 1844.
Honored Sir:
Since the receipt of your Honor's favor of the 8 th . of November last, in relation to the case of Rev. Elisha S. Williams, I have at his request applied to the Hon. Secretary of the State of Connecticut— in the Line of which State he served— for proof of his having been paid at the rate of forty dollars per month for his years' service . The Certificate of the Hon. Secretary affirmatory of that fact is herewith enclosed, together with the Declaration and Pension Certificate of Mr Williams, — with the view of obtaining an increase of his Pension proportionate to his original pay.
I am, with very great respect, Your Honor's humble servt. James Gregory
James L. Edwards Esq— Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office Boston January 20. 1844
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation James Gregory was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Secretary of State

State of Connecticut Office of Secretary of State.
I certify that Andrew Ward Esq at a session of the General Assembly of this State, held in May 1776, Andrew Ward Esq was appointed Colonel of a Regiment then ordered to be raised in this State "to serve in the Continental Army".
I also certify that from an examination of the accounts of the Pay Table Office in this State, I cannot find any Pay Rolls of Col. Ward's Regiment in 1776, nor any roll or other document showing any allowance or payment to Elisha Scott Williams for services as Adjutant. — But I find sundry items of payments made and allowed, between January 1. 1777 and January 1. 1780 to other Adjutants, in all of which, during that period, Adjutants were allowed and paid at the rate of £12.0.0 (equal to forty dollars) per month, for services in the Revolutionary War: — and I can find no settlement or account in which a less sum per month was allowed or paid to them.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said State at the City of Hartford this twenty ninth day of December Eighteen hundred & forty three.
N. A. Phelps Secretary of State

Boston August 6 th 1832
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
Your communication of the 25 th ult o addressed to the care of J. M. Simpson Esq. was duly received enclosing a copy of the rules of evidence , which you had the goodness to forward me. But the present agitation of the publick & distressing fear on account of the prevailing Malady, the Cholera, hardly admits a thought or word to be uttered on any other subject, together with my own very feeble state of health, has retarded me in placing my documents in the legal manner prescribed but by the aid of an Attorney, Shaw & Lunt I hope & trust you will find my Declaration to be in strict conformity to the Copy. I could have been more minute & particular but it was thought needless. The length of time which has elapsed since my term of service in the army, & the widely different warfare (as respects both weapons & enemies) in which I have been engaged, for almost Forty years, has undoubtedly effaced from my memory many things, yet that I have testified to in my Declaration is perfectly fresh in my mind.
Permit me to refer you to my former letter & to those of Mr. Lincoln & Mr. Simpson for further particulars.
Altho' my present residence this very warm weather is at Cambridge a short distance, a letter addressed to me at Boston Post Office readily obtain.
very respectfully your friend &c Eliza S. Williams

Boston August 21 st 1832 J L Edwards Esq r
Sir
On the 6 th of the present month I sent into the Post Office, my Documents, which entitled me to a Pension, addressed to the Hon ble Sec y of War; they were made out in conformity to the regulations, a copy of which you had the goodness to send me, but have not as yet the pleasure of receiving a Certificate from the Hon ble Sec y of War to enable me to obtain my Pension, whether it be owing to the absence of the Hon ble Sec y or the multiplicity of Business in your Department, that it has been delayed I know not, I hope the awful calamity which has been & still is visiting so many parts of our beloved Country has not reached your City, but it has just begun to visit us in this region, May a kind Providence arrest its progress — You will Sir, I trust, excuse an old & very infirm man thus daily & post o to be summoned away, if he requests that a Certificate, or whatever is necessary to enable him to obtain his pension may be forwarded to him as soon as you can, consistent with your multiplicity of vocations —
Respectfully your friend &c Elisha Williams

Boston Sept r 8 th 1832
John P. Noble Esq r Acting Sec y of War
Sir,
I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of my Certificate entitling me to a Pension from your Office dated August 27 th but upon application to the Pension Office in this City I am inform d by Mr Lilly that he has receiv d no order or Money to pay it, that a List of Seventeen names were sent to him, & mine was not inserted in the List, I wish to be informed if it is not now to be paid, will you have the goodness to write me or Mr Lilly on the subject, from my very feeble state of health, I much fear, if it is not soon paid, I shall never be benefitted by it.
Respectfully your friend &c
Elisha S Williams

Boston Sept. 15 th - 1832
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
I this morning recd your favour of the 10 th inst., on the 8 th of the present month I addressed a Letter to Mr. Noble & also to yourself, acknowledging the Receipt of my Certificate & upon my presenting it at the Pension Office Mr. Libby said that my Name was not on the List of Names, which had been sent on to him to be paid, & therefore he cou d not pay it. I wished to be inform d , when or how I was to obtain it, I presume my Letter must have reach d you, the day following the Date of yours to me - My certificate entitles me to $160 per annum; as my pay when in the Army was $40 per month, I expected my ratio my Certificate wou d have been $240. per Annum. I feel grateful however for what it is, when I get it will you for have the goodness to inform me on what principle the sum is made up, & give directions to the Pension Office here to pay my Certificate, I hope an Answer to my communications of the 8 th inst is on the way.
I am Sir Respectfully your friend &c
Elisha S. Williams

Marblehead, November 3 d 1843.
Honored Sir:
Having occasion to visit the town of Beverly recently, I was solicited by Rev. Elisha S. Williams, a Pensioner under the law of 1832 - to ascertain whether he is not now entitled to an increase of his Pension.
It appears by his statement to the undersigned that the only Public Service he performed was for one year, in 1776, as an adjutant of a Connecticut Regiment commanded by Colonel Andrew Ward, for which he received forty Dollars per month , - while his per annum pension allowance ($160) gives him only, at the rate of $ 26 2 / 3 per month.
Should he be entitled - under these circumstances - to an increase of his pension, in consequence of any recent decision of the Department or otherwise - I beg in his behalf to be so informed, - when the necessary Declaration & old certificate will be forwarded.
I am, with very great respect, Your Honor's humble servt. James Gregory James L. Edwards Esqr Commission of Pensions, Washington, D. C.

James Gregory Nov 8 1843

Gen H Nov 8
43
Sir
In reply to your enquiring in the case of Elisha C. Williams I would inform you that he is now drawing all the pension his years service as adpt entitles him to - viz the half pay of a Lt if he can shew by the records of Mass. that his pay was forty dollars p. month & that he served 12 months he would be entitled to an increase
James Gregory Esq Marblehead Mass

Massachusetts
Elisha S. Williams, of Boston Mass who was an Adjutant of the Reg t Commanded by Col. Ward of the line. mustered into for the term of one year from July 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of the Massa- chusetts Agency at the rate of $160 per annum. Commencing 4 th of March 1832
Certificate opened 27 August 1832 and sent to the claimant at Boston Mass
Amount to 4 March 1832 in $1141. 00
Same and ending 4 Sept 1832 .. 80
$1221. 00
Act 7 June 1832

Recorded Book 10 Vol 2. page 93. B. B. In letter 14 Sep r to Agent and Receiver. Set to J Gregory Nov 8 1843

Eliza Williams Adjutant Warrant July 1776
10796 Red War Williams

To M c Elisha Williams of Hartford in the State of Connecticut.
Sir.
Reposing trust & confidence in your patriotism & military skill I do hereby appoint you to the office of Adjutant to the Regiment, now raising in this State under my command, for which, this shall be your sufficient warrant, & you are to be respected as obeyed accordingly.
Given under my hand at Hartford in the State of Connecticut this 25 th day of July A D 1776
Andrew Ward Col.

Boston, July 14 th 1832.
Sir,
I beg leave most respectfully to ask your attention to some facts in relation to Rev. Eliza Williams who has made application for the benefit of the Pension Law . I have personally known him for more than thirty years during which time he has retained ( & still retains the character although unable from age & infirmity to labor) a respectable standing as a Minister of the Gospel & a valuable member of the community. Any statements that he may make with regard to his connection with the Army during the Revolution are entitled to the fullest credit.
He can furnish if required the most ample testimonies from the clergy & laity not only of his love of country but integrity of character.
His necessity for the relief for which he has

affidavit is owing to the departure of his son for whom he was so unfortunate as to become responsible. He is now nearly seventy five years of age & greatly needs assistance which I most ardently hope he may obtain.
I have the honor to be with great respect Your Oat & He servant.
Heman Lincoln
To the Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War.

277 1/2 623 1/2 6 7 1/2 1873 Hanley Lewis Cass Secy of War Washington (District of Columbia)

Boston July 19 th 1832
Hon ble Lewis Cass. Sec y of War.
Sir
As the Hon ble Congress in their late Session have been pleased in their Wisdom & Goodness to pass a Resolution to Remunerate or rather do justice to those few remaining Survivors of the Revolutionary Army, (who were not before provided for) by granting them a Pension. The object of my Letter now, is to inform you that I served in the Office of Adjutant for one year, in the Regiment commanded by Col Andrew Ward rait d in Connecticut in the Summer of the year 1776.
The Regiment arriv d in New York in the month of August the same year & joined the army under the command of Gen l Washington, & after various little engagements with the British Troops on York Island & White Plains, we were ordered up the North River with a portion of the army & Built a Fort cal d Fort Lee, in the Month of Nov r we march d thro' the Jerseys under the command of Gen l Lee until he was captur d one night by a party of British Light horsemen, (in consequence of going a few miles distant from the army to lodge) but not to be more particular. The Regiment in conjunction with the army under command of Gen l Washington crossed the Delaware on the 25 th of Dec r & after a tedious march of ten or twelve miles on the night arriv d at Trenton at the rising of the sun on the memorable morning of Dec r 26, & after a short engagement made Prisoners of about one thousand Hessians Troops, but as I am not designing to write a History of that arduous winter campaign, I will only observe that shortly after this we were in the Battle at Princeton, & frequent skirmishing thro' the winter & Spring with the British foraging parties, while the British Head quarters at Morristown & Gen l Washington's at Morristown at the expiration of the year the Reg t was Discharg d with the thanks of Gen l Washington for our faithful Services. Con d . I recall to life those with whom I was associated in Dangers toils & sufferings in the year 1776 & 7. I can furnish abundant living testimony of my personal Service, in the capacity of Adj t to s d Regiment. I lived in East Hartford in Connecticut when I join d the Reg t , but have resided in the State of Maine & Massachusetts since the close of the Revolutionary war, & have no knowledge if there be any one now living who belonged to the Regiment. The Field Officers, Col l Ward, Lt Col Johnson & Maj r Cook were at that time somewhat advanced in life, as were many of the other officers. I believe I was much the youngest, Having just graduated from College at the time I join d the Regiment.

My commission was  was the only Warrant appointing me Adjutant vice  vice  Major  Major  my  my  my  my I did not preserve, not thinking of ever needing them except  except one for the Month of September 1876 which is very much dis  dis  in town, which I left at a friend's when I went to the  the I herewith forward you such testimonials of my Service as before stated, as I can at present procure, which I hope will be so far satisfactory as to enable you, cheerfully to forward me, as soon as convenient by Mail, a Certificate or such Document as is necessary to enable me to obtain from the Pension Office in this City, what is allow d by the Provisos of Congress
I am now far advanced in life & in company with many bodily infirmities, & cannot expect long to enjoy the benefit of a Pension, but I fondly hope I may be spared long enough to receive the first payment, as I stand much in need of it for the support of my family —
May you for long continue to enjoy the blessings of our beloved Country for which I Independence I fought & suffer, many hardships.
Respectfully your friend &c E. P. B.
Elisha Scott Williams.
V/3. I rec d the addition of Scott to my name, a few years since by an Act of the Legislature of Massachusetts.
by an act of the Legislature of Massachusetts. You will please address Rev. Elisha Williams, Boston (Ms) =
I am spending a few weeks at Cambridge this hot weather on account of my health.

7- WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June 1832,
Elisha D. Williams of the State of Massachusetts who was an Adjutant in the Army of the Revolution
is entitled to receive one hundred and sixty dollars, and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty seventh day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two

Commonwealth of Massachusetts } ss. Beverly, January, 15 th , 1844. County of Essex . . . . . }
On this fifteenth day of January, A.D. 1844, personally appeared before me James Gregory — a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Essex, Elisha S. Williams, a resident of said Beverly, aged Eighty six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath testify and declare — that he was a resident of Hartford — in the state of Connecticut in the Revolutionary War and received his education at Yale College in that State: That shortly after he graduated from said College he entered the Army of said War — sometime in the month of May, or June, 1776, as near as he can recollect — and served as Adjutant of a Regiment of Infantry commanded by Colonel Andrew Ward, until sometime in the summer of the year 1777 and until the term of service expired.
He further declares that he was paid at the rate of Forty dollars per month for the whole term of his service as Adjutant aforesaid : That he was pensioned on the 27 th of August, 1832, under the law of June 7 th of that year, at the rate of one hundred and sixty dollars per annum, — while he understands that if his pension had been rated and granted according to the sum per month which he actually received for his service in the original settlement of his pay, he should have received a much larger allowance: That he desires nothing from the government that is not clearly right, but makes this supplemental Declaration with the view of claiming such an increase of his said Pension as law and justice may afford; — and he begs to refer to the annexed Certificate of the Secretary of Connecticut to show that forty dollars per month was the regular and only rate of pay allowed to Adjutants by said State during said War.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written Before me, James Gregory, J. of the Peace.
Elisha Scott Williams

To M c Elisha Williams of Hartford in the State of Connecticut.
Sir
Reposing trust & confidence in your patriotism & military skill I do hereby appoint you to the office of lieutenant to the Regiment, now raising in the United States under my command, in which, this shall be your sufficiency warrant, & you are to be respected obeyed and followed.
Given under my hand at Hartford in the State of Connecticut this 25 th day of Feb y 1776
Andrew Ward Col

June 26, 1933.
Mr. George Whittinghill 12 East 97th Street New York, New York.
BA-J/MWHF/ILL Elisha Scott Williams S. 30976
Dear Sir:
This is in compliance with your request of June 10, 1933 that the Revolutionary War record of Elisha Scott Williams be furnished you.
His record is given below as found in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 30796, based upon his service in that war; photostatic copy of his warrant as Adjutant was mailed to you on June 24th.
Elisha Williams was born October 7, 1757 in East Hartford, Connecticut.
While a resident of East Hartford, Connecticut, soon after his graduation from Yale College, he was appointed on July 25, 1776, Adjutant of Colonel Andrew Ward's Connecticut regiment and served as such for one year; during this time, he was engaged in the battles of White Plains, Trenton and Princeton.
After the Revolution, he had his name changed by act of the Massachusetts State Legislature to Elisha Scott Williams. He was a minister of the gospel, denomination not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1832 while a resident of Boston, Massachusetts; he had lived in that state for about thirty years. In 1844, he resided in Beverly, Massachusetts.
There are no data on file in regard to soldier's family, except that he had a son whose name is not stated.
The above record was furnished you on September 28, 1931.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

October 13, 1932
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Elisha Scott Williams-S.30796 BA-J/MLHF/eel
Mr. George Whittinghill Hollins Virginia
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of September 11, 1932, requesting further information in regard to the rank of Elisha Scott Williams, Revolutionary War soldier(S.30796) and whether or not the amount of pension, $240 per annum, which he received, was equivalent to that received by Revolutionary War lieutenants or by privates.
The law under which that soldier applied for pension provided that pension be paid according to the rank and length of service of the soldier, therefore, since length of service of soldiers varied, the amount of pensions granted was irregular.
See Report of Sec - of War page 18 - Vol. 1 Elisha Scott Williams received the amount of pension granted commissioned officers. The amount of pension granted him on certificate issued August 27, 1832, was $160 per annum, which it is shown was "the half pay of a lieutenant". He requested an increase of pension and furnished proof that he received $40 per month in the army, so a new certificate of pension for $240 per annum was issued April 22, 1844.
Office letter of September 6, 1932, is enclosed herewith as you requested.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator,

September 6, 1932
Elisha Scott Williams-S.30796
Mr. George Whittinghill Hollins Virginia
BA-J/HEL
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information as to whether or not there are any further family data on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.30796, of Elisha Scott Williams, whose record was furnished you on September 28, 1931, also the amount of his pension.
In the papers on file in pension claim, S.30796, based upon the military service of Elisha Scott Williams, there are no family data on file other than the reference to the soldier's son, whose name, as stated before, is not shown.
Elisha Scott Williams was pensioned at the rate of $240 per annum, on account of his service as adjutant, War of the Revolution.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

November 16, 1931
BA-J/EEL
Mr. George Whittinghill San Carlos 150 East 50th Street New York, New York
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request further information in regard to the rank of Elisha Scott Williams (S.30796), Revolutionary War.
The papers have been reexamined and no service is designated other than the office of Adjutant. His rank is not shown.
It is suggested that further information in regard to the matter might be obtained from the Old Records Division, Adjutant General's Office, this city, also from the International Encyclopedia, First Edition.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

September 28, 1931.
George Whittinghill San Carlos 150 East 50th Street New York, New York.
BA-J/ILL
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 30796, that Elisha Williams was born October 7, 1757 in East Hartford, Connecticut.
While a resident of East Hartford, Connecticut, soon after his graduation from Yale College, he was appointed on July 25, 1776, Adjutant of Colonel Andrew Ward's Connecticut Regiment and served as such for one year; during this time, he was engaged in the battles of White Plains, Trenton and Princeton.
After the Revolution, he had his name changed by act of the Massachusetts State Legislature to Elisha Scott Williams. He was a minister of the gospel, denomination not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1832, while a resident of Boston, Massachusetts; he had lived in that state for about thirty years. In 1844, he lived in Beverly, Massachusetts.
* The soldier referred to a son but did not give his name; the name of his wife was not stated.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.
not the soldier's statement.
data by death not on AB
use → * There are no data on file in regard to soldier's family, except that he had a son whose name is not stated.

Rev. War Section. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS CW
December 13, 1922.
Mr. Thomas C. Montgomery, Librarian of the Historical Society of Penn. Philadelphia, Penn.
Sir:
In response to your letter of the 11 th instant, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 30,796, it appears that Elisha Williams was born October 7, 1757, at East Hartford, Connecticut, and while living there, soon after his graduation from Yale College, he was appointed on July 25, 1776, Adjutant of Colonel Andrew Ward's Connecticut Regiment and served as such for one year, during which time, he was engaged in the battles of White Plains, Trenton, and Princeton.
After the Revolution he changed his name by an act of the Massachusetts State Legislature, to Elisha Scott Williams. He was a minister of the gospel, denomination not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1832, at which time he was residing in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1844, he was living in Beverly, Massachusetts.

December 12 th 1853.
There is no data on file as to his family, except that he had a son, whose name is not stated.
For the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and date of death, you should apply to the Pension Section, Interior Department Division, General Accounting Office, Ordnance Building, 1800 E. St. N.W. Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data:
Elisha S. Williams, Certificate 384, issued April 22, 1844, rate $240 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832. Massachusetts Agency.
Very respectfully,
A handwritten signature in cursive script, reading "Washington Gardner". The signature is written in dark ink and is positioned below the closing "Very respectfully,".
Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
S.F. 30796
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Abisha Scott Williams a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 2 1776 1 year Adft Andrew Ward Conn.                                                   
Battles engaged in, White Plains Trenton Princeton Residence of soldier at enlistment, East Hartford Hartford Co. Conn. Date of application for pension, Aug 6 1832 Housatonic Residence at date of application, Boston Mass. Age at date of application, Oct 7 1757 at East Hartford Conn. Remarks: In 1832 Soldier was referred to as a minister of the Gospel. A son was also referred to but no name is stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

June 23-1936
Veteran Administration Office. Washington, D.C.
Will you please send me the data of my gt-gt-gr-father Elisha Williams who was born in Roxbury, or East- Hartford, Conn. I think that they once lived in Wethersfield, & Colchester, Conn. & that he was an officer in the Rev War.
Yours Truly
Mrs Edith Cook Forbes #402 N Lincoln way. Jefferson. Iowa.
Elisha - Private Wm

1933 June 24. Photo mailed to George Whittinghill Account. Div. Mtfd. A.N.Y. 1933 - June 24 - Hist. to Mr. Geo. Whittinghill - M.N.H. 1933 - July 19 - History to Mrs. Edith C. Barber - J.L.R.
30796
Rev INVALID.
1893 Jan 18 His to J. Spencer Wilson Baltimore Md
File No. 30796
Elisha S Williams
Adjutant Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1862
Index: - Vol. 2 , Page 455
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1913 Apr 29 Hist to Charles Moore 1923 Dec 13 Hist to Thos. C. Mont- gomery Librarian of Historical Society of Penna 1931 - Sept. 28 - Hist. to Geo. Whitting- hill. J.L.R. 1931 Nov 16 - Ad. Geo. Whittinghill that no record is shown for Elisha Scott Williams M.N.H. 1932 - Sept. 6 Ad. Geo. Whittinghill that there are no further family data & that sol. was received at 240. Pennsylvania Ave sent as adjutant. E.C.L. 1932 - Oct. 13 - Mr. Geo. Whittinghill adv. further in regard to aunt's pension etc. M.N.H. 1933 Apr 20 Photo mailed to George Whittinghill Acctg. Div. notified same date M.N.H.

JOHN A. EMERY & BROTHER,
PORTLAND, ME.
March 11 th 1891
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Sir:
Will you kindly inform me as to the rank, company, and regiment of Elisha (Scott) Williams, a soldier of the Revolution, who was a pensioner on the rolls of Massachusetts up to February 3 rd 1845. He is believed to have been

on Washington's staff as an aid and is supposed to be represented in that well-known engraving entitled "Washington crossing the Delaware". any light that you may be able to shed on his career will be appreciated by
Yours obedient servant Naniwa H. Emery
Hamble H. Emery March 11. 1891 Eliza (Scott) Williams State West

J. APPLETON WILSON, ARCHITECT, 5 E. LEXINGTON STREET, BALTIMORE.
February 8, 1892
Hon. Green B. Raum U. S. Commr. of Pensions:
Dear Sir:
I wish to find out the name or number of the Regiment of Conn. troops to which my Great Grandfather Elisha Scott Williams belonged, during the Revolutionary War. He was born at East Hartford Conn. Oct 7, 1757 & died at Beverly Mass. Feb. 3, 1845. He raised a Conn. Regiment & was its Adjutant, & was in the battles of Trenton & Princeton & crossed the Delaware with Gen. Washington. I believe he must be on your records & if I could get this information I would be much obliged. If you cannot furnish it, can you advise me where it might be found in Washington.
Respectfully yours
Appleton Wilson

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205 Seminole ave., Detroit, Michigan April 20, 1913.
Dear Sir,
I respectfully request copies of any and all letters in the files of the Bureau of Pensions relating to the application for pension, and to the payment of pension, written by or concerning Elisha Scott Williams, who served in the Revolutionary Army under the name of Elisha Williams. He was born October 9, 1757, in East Hartford, Conn.; he served as adjutant of Col. Andrew Ward's regiment; he applied for a pension in August, 1832, his residence then being in Cambridge.
If it is not convenient for the Bureau to make these copies, I will be glad to be told the name of some copyist who can be employed to make them.
Very respectfully,
Charles Morn
Hon. James H. Davenport, Commissioner of Pensions

Rev. & 1812. No. 168.
June 19, 1933.
Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
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Rev. War claim for pension of Elisha Scott Williams, File No. S.30796.
Actual 2 copies.
U N C E R T I F I E D .
1 copy for official use.
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25¢.....1 page adjutant warrant.
Kindly leave margin of 1½ in. at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number. The word "omit" written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.
Chief, Rev.&1812 Wars Section.

BA-J/MLB
April 13, 1933
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Please furnish photostatic copies of two pages from Revolutionary War pension claim, Elisha Scott Williams, S. 30796, uncertified.
Mail to:
GEORGE WHITTINGHILL, c/o MR. GEO. BRAXTON TAYLOR, HOLLINS, VIRGINIA.
Received payment
30 cents
April 13, 1933
Mary L. Pottorff
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

Description of Photostat Order of Apr. 13, 1933.
1. Commission dated July 25, 1776, signed by Col. Andrew Ward, appointing soldier Elisha Scott Williams as Adjutant of Conn. Regt. 1 page 2. Cef. of Pension, dated Apr. 22, 1844, rate $240 per annum, increased fr. $160 per annum 1 page

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Rev. War claim for pension of Elisha Scott
Williams, S. 30796
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Kindly leave margin of 1½ in. at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with correspond- ing name and number. The word "omit" written on those pages which are not to be copied.
Chief, Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

April 20, 1933
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ELISHA SCOTT WILLIAMS S. 30796 BA-J/MLB
Mr. George Whittinghill C/o Dr. George Braxton Taylor Hollins, Virginia
Dear Sir:
You are furnished herewith photostatic copies of two pages from original papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim of Elisha Scott Williams, S. 30796.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Revolutionary & War of 1812 Section.
12 East 97th Street, New York, N. Y.
June 10, 1933.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
I beg to refer to your letter of April 20, 1933, (File: ELISHA SCOTT WILLIAMS - S. 30796, BA-J/MLB) in which you furnished me a photostatic copy of the commission issued to the above named Revolutionary War veteran, by Andrew Ward, Colonel and commander of Andrew Ward's Connecticut Regiment. Elisha Scott Williams was appointed the adjutant of this regiment on July 25, 1776.
There is enclosed herewith $ 0.25 to cover the cost of another photostatic copy of the above mentioned commission. Please send this one to the above address. I would also appreciate it very much if you would let me have a brief summary of this veteran's military record (complete).
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Thanking you in advance for this favor,
I am,
Very truly yours,
George Whittinghill George Whittinghill.
Enclosure: $ 0.25 in stamps.

Hollins, Virginia.
September 11, 1932.
Veterans Administration, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
I beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your letter of September 6, 1932, relative to the pension file No. S-30796, of a certain Elisha Scott Williams of East Hartford, Conn. I am enclosing said letter for your convenience and would appreciate it if you would return it to me as soon as it has served your purpose.
I would very much appreciate it if you would again examine the said veteran's pension file and let me know whether his pension ($ 240.00 per annum) was equivalent to that received by Revolutionary War Lieutenants, or whether his compensation was equivalent to that paid to Revolutionary War privates.
In your letter you advise me that the said veteran was referred to in your files as an "ADJUTANT". I know he served as such in the First Regiment, Connecticut Line, Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Ward. According to the Adjutant General's Office, War Department, Washington, D. C. an "ADJUTANT" of a Revolutionary War regiment was a Lieutenant and a Staff Officer. Private records also show that he was an officer . I am trying to prove, if possible, by the amount of his pension that he was actually an officer, although he applied for a pension under the term of "adjutant".
This information is desired only for private genealogical records.
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I fully realize that you are very busy and that you receive many demands of this nature, but on the other hand your office is the only place where this information can be obtained. I trust you understand my position.
Thanking you for your courtesy,
Very truly yours,
George Whittinghill George Whittinghill.
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Hollins, Virginia.
July 20, 1932.
Veterans Administration, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
old war file
Dear Sir:
I beg to refer to your letter of September 28, 1931, (File BA -J/ILL) addressed to me at the San Carlos, 150 East 50th Street, New York, N. Y., relative to Pension No. S-30796, of a certain ELISHA (SCOTT) WILLIAMS, of East Hartford, Conn.
In this connection, I would like to know if you have any additional data about this veteran's family; if given in his original application, or in any subsequent changes. I would also like to know what was his pension (how much). Did he receive a pension equivalent to that of an officer (Lieutenant). He was an Adjutant, and according to the War Department he was rated as a Lieutenant and was a Staff Officer.
Thanking you,
Very truly yours, George Whittinghill George Whittinghill.

Henry Finch
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San Carlos, 150 East 50th Street, New York, N. Y.
October 1, 1931.
A. D. Hiller, Esq., Assistant to Administrator, Veterans Administration, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
I beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your letter of Sept. 28, 1931, File BA - J/ ILL, relative the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S - 30796 of Elisha (S.) Williams..
In your second paragraph you mentioned that the above veteran was appointed Adjutant of Colonel Andrew Ward's Connecticut Regiment on July 25, 1776,

and served as such for one year.
In this respect I would like to know whether an Adjutant at that time was ranked or rated as an officer, and if so what was Elisha (S.) Williams' rank. Is there any way of findin this out? Would you also let me know how long the said veteran served in the Revolutionary War.
Again thanking you for your kindness in this matter,
I am,
Very truly yours,
George Whittinghill George Whittinghill.

San Carlos, 150 East 50th Street, New York, N. Y.
September 13, 1931.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
Would it be possible to obtain from your files a copy of the Revolutionary War record of a certain Elisha Scott Williams , of Hartford, Conn. Some information relative to the afore mentioned soldier is listed as follows:
"Elish Scott Williams was born at Hartford, Conn., on Oct. 7, 1757. He entered the Revolutionary Army in 1776, as adjutant of a Connecticut regiment and crossed the Delaware river with General Washington, and afterwards fought in the battles of Trenton and Princeton. Later he served on board the Privateer Hancock, under the command of Captain Hardy. The latter was killed in an engagement with the British frigate Levant, off the coast of Bermuda".
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Hoping that you will have the required information, and trusting to receive a reply as soon as convenient and at the same time thanking you in advance,
I am,
Very truly yours,
George Whittinghill. George Whittinghill.

Per S...
Office of the Librarian The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Philadelphia December 11, 1922
The Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you be kind enough to give to us the record that accompanies the pension of Elisha S. Williams, and his services during the Revolution? He was from the State of Connecticut, in Colonel Ward's regiment at Harlem, and was also reported to have been at the battles of Trenton and Princeton. The Librarian of Connecticut says that in their manuscript index to Connecticut pensioners (the material for which is in the Pension Office at Washington), he finds that File #S-30796 relates to Williams. We are anxious to establish his title.
Very truly yours,
Thomas Kirtley LIBRARIAN