Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42866, for Uriah Linnell, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass.)
Linnell, Uriah
S 42866
CONTENTS

8368 New York, from Massachusetts.
Uriah Linnell,
of Lenox, — in the state of Massach tt s who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Larned , of the Massach tt s e, for the term of one year .
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts , at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 of April , 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of March , 1819, and sent to John Hooker , judge Springfield , Massachusetts .
  Arrears to 4th of March , 1819. . .  82.90    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept. } 1819. }  48. "    10 mo. 7 } 1819. }  $: 130.90    8 4 30. }     31. }   
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Notification sent September 6 th 1820 to Parker L Hall, Leic d Massachusetts transferred to New York May 12. 1827, from 4 March 1827 & Notification sent to care of Simon Stone 2 nd Pittsford Marroe Ct N York

To the Honorable the Secretary of War of the United States.
Your Petitioner being one of the pensioners of the Revolutionary War under the acts of Congress passed the 18 th Day of March 1818 - And inscribed upon the pension List Roll of the Massachusetts agency. Would represent. That he has removed from the Town of Lenox. County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts to the Town of Pittsfield in the County of Monroe and State of New York a distance of near three hundred miles. And your Petitioner is desirous that his name. may be transferred from the Massachusetts Agency for paying of pensions of the Army of the Revolution to the New York Agency for paying of the same. And your Petitioner would request. That you would inform me. or direct your agent at New York to give me the Earliest information of such transfer so that I may be enabled to draw my said pension - A Copy of the Certificate of my being entitled to a pension is herewith annexed. Pittsfield Monroe County May 3 d 1827. Uriah Linnell
War department Revolutionary Claim
I Certify that in conformity with the Laws of the United States of the 18 th of March 1818. Uriah Linnell of Lenox. Berkshire Co. Mass. late a private in the Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the pension List Roll of the Massachusetts Agency at the rate of Eight Dollars per month to commence on the twenty fourth Day of April one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen
Given at the War office of the United States. This twenty Seventh Day of March one thousand Eight hundred and nineteen
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War -
State of New York Monroe County ss. Uriah Linnell of Pittsfield in the County of Monroe being duly sworn says. That he is the identical person named in a original certificate which is now in his possession of which the foregoing is a true Copy.
Subscribed & sworn this 3 d Day of May 1827 before me -
Simon Stone 2 d Justice

State of New York ss. Joshua Linnell & Elijah Linnell both of the Town of Pittsford in the County of Monroe and State of New York being duly sworn say that they are the sons of the above named Elijah Linnell and will swear that he is the same person described in the foregoing Certificate and further their deponent say not.  Subscribed & sworn this 3 rd day of May 1827 before me - Simon Stone 2 d J.P.  Joshua Linnell Elijah Linnell
Monroe County ss. Alvin Frost of Pittsford in the County of Monroe being duly sworn says that he has been acquainted with the above named Elijah Linnell for ten years last past and that he was personally acquainted with him in Lenox Massachusetts and is now acquainted with him in Pittsford Monroe County State of New York and has no doubt but what he is the same person described in the foregoing Certificate and further saith not.  Subscribed & sworn this 3 rd day of May 1827 before me Simon Stone 2 d J.P.  Alvin Frost
I Simon Stone 2 d do hereby certify that Joshua Linnell Elijah Linnell & Alvin Frost are respectable men and that full faith & credit ought to be placed in their affidavits.  May 3 rd 1827  Simon Stone 2 d J.P.
State of New York Monroe County ss. I certify that Simon Stone 2 d Esquire whose name is subscribed to the above certificate was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe the above signature, purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said county.

This fourth day of May 1827-
Jeremiah Cutter Dep. clerk

Abiah Linnell,
8368 March '19
Apr 189

District of Massachusetts, ss :
ON this 1 st — day of July — 1820 ; Personally appeared in open Court before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Lenox, within and for the County of Berkshire, in the Western Circuit, on the 4th Monday of June 1820, the same Court, being a Court of record for said Circuit ; proceeding according to the course of the common Law, with a jurisdiction, unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment,
Uriah Linnell — aged thirty four years, resident in Lee — in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows ; that he enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Peter Herward — in the regiment commanded by Colonel William Shepard — in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment. That his original declaration is dated April 24 th 1818 — and that his pension certificate is numbered 8,308 —
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 an 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," 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, and by me subscribed—schedule of property, necessary clothing and bedding excepted—to wit :
  one chest of drawers old - $6. 2 old tables 2.50 4 old chests 1.33   4 chairs — 3.50 1 small looking glass — .40 2 tables & one pitch fork — .60   2 small cranes 1.25 5 small tin pans 1.67 one tea kettle — .16 2/3   1 fire shovel & tongs 1.33 2 wooden pails — .40 one spider — .16 2/3   1 Bellows — 2.50 one wooden bottle .12 one iron basin — .06   1 half Bushel — 12.5 5 glass bottles — 1.20 one lamp — .06   2 meal bags — .67 12 Earthen Plates — 1.80 2 tea pots — .40   3 small iron kettles 2.50 4 doz knives & forks .67 3 Eastern platters — .50   2 small pots — 1.00 12 Re cup & saucers .40 2 meat barrels — 1.00   1 small trunk .33 4 sets Spoons & tea trays 2.30 1 man's saddle — 4.50   6 old barrels — 1.50 one old horse waggon Plow $20.00   3 old sheep & one lamb — 3.00 one old plough — 2.00   2 axes — 2.00   3 hoe & one scythe — 1.50   one lawn mow — 15.00   one farrow cow — 12.00   2 hines & 4 little pigs — 18.00   2 yearling cattle — 18.00 
That I am by occupation a Farmer — that I am now in one of my continued sore on it, so that I am unable to labor a great part of the time that the number of my family residing with me is three — that their names and ages are as follow : Frankfull Linnell my wife aged sixty seven years of feeble constitution — Uriah Linnell aged thirty four years of feeble constitution my daughter & Huldah Linnell my son aged fourteen years
(Signed) Uriah Linnell
Sworn to, and declared on the 1 st — day of July — 1820, before the said Court Parker L. Hall Clerk pro tem.
I Parker L. Hall , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Berkshire do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto 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 aforesaid schedule is one hundred fourteen dollars and eighty four cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this ninth — day of August 1820.
Parker L. Hall
CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.

Berkshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SS. B EIT REMEMBERED, That on the 24 th 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 Berkshire the above named Mrs. Linnell
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 Mrs. Linnell — 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 Berkshire to be affixed hereto, this 24 th day of April 1818
This foregoing Linnell the above as the testimony & copy had before me in the above application to the Secretary of the department of War
J. H. Hooker
John H. Hooker

Abiah Linnell of Seno affidavit &c inst
I John Hooker within named do hereby return the application to the Sec'y of the Department of War with the additional testimony of Barnabas Cragg & Abner Robins, Rec'd answered - Nov 3. 1818
John Hooker
I return the application with a further affidavit of the Applicant, & a more explicit certificate of mine within, to which the attention of the Sec'y is particularly requested -
Mar. 6. 1819 -
John Hooker

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Berkshire ss. On this 24th day of April A.D. 1810 before me, first Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas in the western Circuit of the Common- wealth aforesaid which includes the said County of Berkshire personally appears Uriah Linnell of Seno p in the said County of Berkshire who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by 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 the Uriah Linnell is sixty two years of age & upwards That he enlisted at Albany then called Eastham in the State of Massachusetts in November 1775 under a Lieutenant George Webb and Marched to Roxbury & joined the Company commanded by Captain Peter Hearn in a Regiment commanded by Col. Learned & Lieut. Col. Shepherd - That he continued to serve in that corps in the United States Service thirteen months - and was discharged from service January 1-1777 at a place called Sheng's bridge on Kings ferry about fourteen miles from the City of New York - He was in an skirmish under Col. Tupper for taking a York light horse - also in an attempt to take a British ship off New York - That he is now in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the as- -sistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said Services - That at the time his term of enlistment expired he was very sick and confined at said Kings ferry & the company he belonged to had Marched to the south & no officers my present to give a discharge & he never had any in writing in proper form - & further saith not  Uriah Linnell
Sworn to the day & year aforesaid before me John Wicker

I John Hooker within named do hereby return this Application to the Secretary of the Department of War with a supplementary Affidavit of the Applicant, requesting a review of the case - The last return on the Application being that Larned Regiment was not a continental Regt & therefore not admissible . I am satisfied that there is some mistake & that the Regiment for nearly the whole of the year 1775 was commanded by Col. Shepard - that when the Applicant first joined the Regiment Col. Larned had the command - but that very soon it devolved on Col. Shepard - and I have no doubt but that all the Regiments raised at the close of the year 1775, when Genl Washington had the command, to serve for one year, were on the continental establishment & I am confident several certificates for Pensions have been granted for serving the year 1775 in the same Regiment - The testimony in this case it seems to be to be full as to the service - it has been obtained at very considerable expense & from a late examination made by me, the Applicant appears to be a very poor & honest man, & truly to come within the description of the Law of Congress -
Springfield Mar 5 th 1819 John Hooker,
181. 18. 2

I Uriah Linnell before named, do fur the testify and say, that at the time I joined the army as stated in my foregoing affidavit, the Regiment, to which I was attached was commanded by Col. Sarnes, but the said Sarnes did not continue with the army but a short time after, when he retired on account of age or ill health and then the Regiment to which I belonged was then commanded by Colonel William Shepard and I continued in the Reg- -iment commanded by Col. Shepard during the term of my enlistment, and I further say that I did serve in the army of the United States for thirteen months as stated in my foregoing affi- -davit, and as in the affidavits of the two witnesses hereto annexed, and I do verily believe that my name must have been upon the rolls of Col. Shepard's Regiment -
Uriah Linnell
Feb. 27. 1819.
Berkshire County Mass. ss.
Feb. 27. 1819. Then the above named Uriah Linnell being duly cautioned examined & sworn made oath to the above as supplementary to his original application before me.
James Hooker Col. Justice as aforesaid.

We the Subscribers of Brewster in the County of Brewster and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby testify and say that in the month of November or December in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy five together with Uriah Simrell now of Senox in the County of Berkshire enlisted into the service of the United States on the continental establish- -ment, for one year - under Capt. Peter Harnood in the Regiment commanded part of the year by Col. Bennet and afterwards by Col. Shepard - We were enlisted at Brewster in Mass a and together with the said Uriah Simrell marched to Boston where we joined the Army in January 1776 - and we further say that we were well knowing to the time the said Simrell served in the Army as he belonged to the same Company with us, and that he did serve out his term of enlistment which was one year, and that he was discharged about the first of January 1777. at a place called Kingsbury in the State of New York -
Barnabas Griffith
Abner Robbins

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Barnstable ss. September 16 th 1888
Personally appeared Barnabas Goffeth & Abner Robins both of Brewster in the County of Barnstable the Subscribers to the within affidavit and made oath that the facts therein stated are true - And I certify that they are credible persons and well known to me -
Isaac W Whitman J Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Barnstable ss
I David Scudder Clerk of the Judicial Court within and for the County of Barnstable aforesaid hereby certify that Isaac W Whitman before whom the within affidavit was sworn to is a Justice of the Peace, that the above is his signature, and that full credit may be given to his certificate -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this seventeenth day of September A D 1888 -
David Scudder Clerk -

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
No. 42866
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Isaac Linnell 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.     Nov. 1775 July 1777 Pvt. Peter Harwood Learned Wm Shepard Mass.                                  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Northampton Mass. Date of application for pension, Nov. 20 1818. His d. was al. Residence at date of application, Lenox Berkshire Co. Mass. Age at date of application, 62 years. Date not stated.
Remarks: In 1820 his wife Hannah was 57 years old. Daughter Hannah aged 34 and son Haskell aged 14 years. Joshua and Elijah whose ages are not stated. In 1826 Soldier moved from Lenox to Pittsfield, Mass. Co. Mass. He only soldier this name + c
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

42866
Rev  INVALID.
File No. 42.866
Wiah Linnell Dr. Ser Iss
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 295-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nov. 16, 1904 Nasty to C. W. Linnell - Letter Sect Present 913 Mich. St. Apt. 50 Mrs. E. F. Sykes. V. L. M.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office,
May 12. 1827
SIR:
In conformity with the regulations of this Department, you have this day been transferred from the Roll of Massachusetts to that of Vermont _____ to take effect from and after the 4 th of March 1827.
I am, sir, respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
J. L. Edwards
Mr. Uriah Linnell
U. S. Pensioner.
Care of Vernon Stone 2 nd wife Pittsfield, Monroe Co NY

Pension Office May 28 th 1827
ms
Hon. Secretary of War. Washington City —

State of New York
Monroe County ss. Uriah Linnell of Pittsford in the County of Monroe and State of New York, being duly sworn says. That he removed with his family from the Town of Lenox in the State of Massachusetts in the month of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty six to the Town of Pittsford in the County of Monroe and State of New York. And this deponent has continued to reside in the said Town Pittsford since the said month of October last. And this deponent further saith that he has not drawn any pay as a pensioner of the Revolution since the pay up to the fourth Day of September one thousand eight hundred twenty six and further this deponent saith not.
Subscribed before me this 21 st Day of May 1827 before me — Simon Stone 2 d S r Clerk
Uriah Linnell
To the Honorable the Secretary of War of the United States
Sir
I enclose you the Certificate of the transfer of Mr. Uriah Linnell from the Massachusetts Roll to that of Vermont. You will readily perceive the mistake you say this transfer have made as it will make further for him than to go to Massachusetts by this transfer. I presume it was a mistake by inserting the word Vermont instead of New York which is his wish and his wish is that it may be dated back and take effect from the 4 th of September last as he has not drawn any pay since that time. I hope this business will be settled as soon as it can conveniently may be.
May 21. 1827
Yours &c Simon Stone 2 d

2317 Pleasant Avenue, Minneapolis, March 13-1913 Secretary Bureau of Records and Pensions Washington, D.C.,
Dear Sir.
Can you kindly let me know whether there is on record - the giving of a Pension to the widow of Uriah Linnell - born Eastham, Mass. Feb. 16 - 1756 said to have served in the Revolutionary war (probably Co. Col. Samuel M c Cobb's

Regiment 1777-)- Later moved to Lee - & Lenox Mass. - date and place of death not known
An early reply will be appreciated,
Very truly yours, (Mrs. G. T.) Alice Griswold Lykes, 2317 Pleasant Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn.,