Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,457, for Conrad Hyer, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hyer, Conrad
S. 35,457
B.L.Wt. 28,520-160-55
CONTENTS

13.293 Q
District of Maine
Conrad Hyer.
of Waldoboro in the state of  District of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bona of the Massachusetts line, for the term of One Year
Inscribed on the Roll of District of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 of April  1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of July  1818 and sent to Ebenezer Thatcher Thomaston District of Maine
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 . 86.89 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Sep 1819 . 48.00 10 Mo \frac{22 \frac{1}{2}}{30}  $134.89
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Waldoboro sent of... 1818 to... Ebenezer Thatcher... Thomaston... Lt H. G. W. Jones, of... 3/52.

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Cir J. Kennedy Mar 31/56
Conrad H. A. Prio.
Capt. Smith
Bob Pond
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Geo. H. Kennedy Waldoboro. Main
Vol. No 177.

STATE OF MAINE.
County of Lincoln ss.
On this Twenty first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid,
Conrad Ayer aged One hundred & six years, a resident of Waldoboro in the County and State aforesaid, who, being duly sworn according to law, on oath declares that he is the identical
Conrad Ayer who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Smith in the Regiment of Infantry , commanded by Colonel Pond ,
in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the eighteenth day of June, 1812.
called The Revolutionary war. was in the Army. when Burgoyne surrendered. for the details of his services Refers to his application & proofs, on which his cert. of Pension was issued, dated July 14, 1819- no. B.293
That he Enlisted first at Waldoboro State of Maine on or about the first day of December  1775 for the term of Three years and continued in actual service in said war for the term of Three years. in all.
and was honorably discharged at in the State of New York on the or about the fifteenth day of Septm A. D. 1778 as will appear by The Muster Rolls of Capt. Smiths company, & other Rolls. That he was at one time one of Genl Washingtons body Guards.
And your applicant states that at the time he entered the service aforesaid, he was residing in Waldoboro in the County of Lincoln and State of Then Mass, now State of Maine He also declares that he has not received a warrant for Bounty Land under this or any other act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor.

He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which he may be entitled under the Act of Congress, approved March 3d, 1855.
That he has drawn Pension at rate of $16 per year, since Apr. 9, 1818, as Per Cert. dated July 14, 1818
And for the purpose of this application, I, the said Conrad Hyer do hereby constitute and appoint Isaac Reed of Waldoboro in the State of Maine, my true and lawful Attorney, for me, and in my name, to demand and receive from the Secretary of the Interior, a warrant for the quantity of land due me as aforesaid: and I fully authorize and empower him to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purpose therein expressed, hereby ratifying and confirming whatever my Attorney or his substitutes may lawfully do in the premises.
Attest. J. H. Kennedy
Conrad his Hyer mark
We George Harrington and C. C. Atwell residents of Waldoboro in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine on oath depose and say, that the foregoing declaration and Power of Attorney was signed and acknowledged by Conrad Hyer in our presence, and we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant, and our personal knowledge of him for many years past, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be in his declaration.
15-240
George Harrington
C. C. Atwell
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me, on the day and year first above written, by Conrad Hyer the declarant above named, and by George Harrington and C. C. Atwell witnesses above named, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
John H. Kennedy
Justice of the Peace.

100
Conrad Hygen
13.293.
can
Sept. 10/9
Thatch.

STATE OF MAINE.
LINCOLN, ss.....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at Wiscasset, within and for the County of Lincoln, on the third Tuesday, being the twentieth day of June, and by adjournment from day to day, on the 8 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable JOSIAH STEBBINS & EBENEZER THATCHER , Judges of said Court.
ON this sixth day of July in the year 1820, personally appeared before Eben Thatcher one of the Judges of the Circuit Court Common Pleas 2 d Eastern Circuit
the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Circuit, Conrad Hogen aged 67 years, resident in Waldoboro in said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Smith in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Bond in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the 9 th day of April A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 13.293 . was granted. 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; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is particularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me.
his Conrad Hogen Mark
Sworn to and declared, on the sixth day of July A. D. 1820.
BEFORE
Eben Thatcher
{ One of the Judges of the said Court.

SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz :
No Real Estate 1. Ox $ 20. 2 Cows $30. Old Furniture $5. Some Don. Brown $100 Mr Isaac Winchuback 25 John Stora 5
Conrad his wife Mark
SCHEDULE of the family residing with me who, by occupation am a Farmer which I am unable to pursue by reason of my old age & infirmity
   NAMES. AGES. Capacity of each to contribute to their support.     Wife 73. cripple   Daughter 26. nurse to my wife   Conrad his wife Mark    Attest Nat L Coffin Clerk
STATE OF MAINE.
LINCOLN, ss.
I, NATHANIEL COFFIN, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit, within the county of Lincoln, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules 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 Fifty dollars and 75 cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eighth day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Nat. L. Coffin } Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of Lincoln.

of April 1810
Conrad Hyer — Waldenburgh
In the middle of Dec 1775 enlisted as a Private in Col Boudy's Regt. on his Beek Co. Comm. D. by Col. Schuyler Served to the middle of Dec 1777.
Daughter of Conrad
Samitica

I Conrad Flyer of Waldoboro in the County of Lincoln & State of Massachusetts testify & declare that about the middle of December AD 1775 I enlisted to serve as a private in the Army of the American Revolutionary War in the Massachusetts line and Continental establishment to serve against the common enemy for the term of one year and that in pursuance of said enlistment I did actually serve said term of one year in the Army aforesaid and the line aforesaid & Continental establishment and against the common enemy that the first of said year I was under Capt Fuller in Colonel Bonds Regiment - but that I was afterwards transferred to Captain Smiths company in said Regiment and that after the death of said Colonel Bond - the Regiment was Commanded by Colonel Alden who had the command of the same when I was discharged & that I was then in said Smiths company - I received my discharge which was an honorable discharge from Captain Agry who gave me a pass in writing including three or four others - but nothing else in writing & said pass is now lost - The place of my discharge was on the North River at Fish Kebns and the time I received it about the middle of December AD 1777 That I never have received any pension under the United States - And I further testify & declare that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my country for support & therefore respectfully ask to be placed on the pension list of the United States by virtue of the Act of Congress of March 10 th AD 1818 - entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War"
his Conrad X Flyer Mark

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that Conrad Flyer , a citizen of the United States, now resident in Waldoboro , in the said County of Lincoln , in the District of Maine, on the ninth day of April , A. D. 1818, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the Pension List of the United States, agreeably to the provision of an Act, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed March 18, A. D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by said applicant are hereunto annexed.
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a Soldier in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for his support.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the said Court to be hereunto affixed, this tenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Ebenezer Thatcher
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
LINCOLN, ss.
I the subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Lincoln, hereby certify that the Honorable EBENEZER THATCHER , Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto this certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand:—Dated at Wiscasset , in said County of Lincoln , this tenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen .
Nathl. Coffin

MMNF
December 15, 1925
Erwin H. Schell Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau it appears that Conrad Hyer, S. 35457, enlisted in Waldoboro, Massachusetts in December 1775 and served one year as a private in Captains Fuller and Smith's Companies, Colonels Bond and Alden's Massachusetts Regiment.
He was also in the service in 1777 and was discharged about December 15, 1778, having served about three years in all, and was at one time one of General Washington's body guard.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 9, 1818 while a resident of Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine (formerly Massachusetts).
In 1820 he stated that he was aged sixty-seven years and referred to his wife aged sixty-three years and daughter aged twenty-six years, their names not given. In 1855 he was still living in said Waldoboro and stated that he was aged

one hundred and six years.
In 1852 soldier's grandson was referred to, his name not stated.
Respectfully,
Date of death not on a/p
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

35 457
Rev INVALID.
File No. 85, 107
Conrad Dyer
Br Rev Wao
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 201
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1925-Dec. 12 th - Hint. to Edwin A. Scheele - MMNF 1928-Dec 5. Photos made of B. G. S. in F. Schell's bag 1935-July 28/37- Hint to Richard Dyer. G.

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28.520
VS Geo Am

From Geo. W. Jones Sus
Hon D o E. Heath Comm r of Pensions
Genl. N. H. [?]
Mar 30/12

From Geo. W. Jones Sus
Hon. D. E. Heath Comm r of Pensions
Mar 30/12 for N. H.

STATE OF MAINE.
Lincoln, ss.
I, EDMUND B. BOWMAN, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Lincoln, do hereby certify that John H. Kennedy whose name is affixed to the annexed paper as a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, was on the day of the date thereof, legally commissioned and duly qualified to act as such ; and that the signature to the annexed papers purporting to be his s genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this twenty fourth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five
----- E. B. Bowman Clerk.

Hon G.W. Jones
April 3/1852

Penna Office, April 3, 1852.
Sir,  I herewith return the petition of citizen of Waldoboro, Maine, praying that the pension now secured to Conrad Hoyer, of that place, under the Act of March 18, 1818, at the rate of $96 per annum, may, after his death, be continued to his grand-son, and have the honor to state that there is no law in existence which would authorize the office to grant the prayer of the petitioner, nor am I aware that a to meet a similar case has ever been passed by Congress.  I have the
Hon Geo. W. Jones, Chairman Com Reo Pensions U S Senate.

To Comm ee of Pensions S. D.

March 30, 1852
Hon. Jas E. Keath Comm te of Pensions
Sir
On the subject of the enclosed petition of the citizens of Waldborough, Me please send such information as you may deem necessary to the committee on pensions. No papers were referred with the petition.
very respectfully
Your obedt Servt
Geo W Jones 345
Chas Cummins

I John Vanner of Waldoboro in the county of Lincoln & State of Massachusetts testify and say that I was a private in the Army of the Revolutionary War of Amer- ica in the Massachusetts line & continental estab- lishment - That while in said Army I well knew Conrad Flyer of Waldoboro aforesaid - late a private in said Army of the Revolution & that he served in said War of the American Revolution in the Massachusetts line and Continental establishment as a private faithfully a- gainst the common enemy, from December 1775 to December 1776 that the first part of said term he was in Captain Fullers company in Colonel Bonds Regiment & that he was afterwards transferred to Capt Smiths company & continued in said Smiths company till his discharge & that at the time of his said discharge, the Colonel Randall commanded said Regiment having been promoted to said Command in consequence of of said Colonel Bonds death - That said Conrad Flyer was honorably discharged at Fish Kill by a pass from Genl. Hays to himself and several others of whom I was one
his John Vanner Mark
I hereby certify that John Vanner whose mark is affixed to the above deposition was by me solemnly sworn to the truth of the same & that he is a Credible witness -
Ellen Thatcher Judge of a Court of Pleas in the state of Massachusetts

Valentine Mink of Waldoboro in the County of Lincoln late of Army of the American Revolutionary War in the Mas- sachusetts line & continental establishment testify & say that I was in said Army from December A D 1775 to Decem- ber A D 1776 that I served as a private in Captain Fullers Company & Colonel Bonds Regiment the first part of said Term & that I completed said term in Captain Smiths company & in the Regiment under Colonel Alden that I well knew Conrad Flyer in said Ser- vice that he entered the same with me and served faithfully in said Army against the Common enemies in first part in said Fullers company & said Bonds Regiment and afterwards in Captain Smiths company in Colonel Aldens Regiment and that whole of said Service was in the Massachu- setts line & on the Continental establishment and against the common enemies & that he served from the Middle of December A D 1775 to the Middle of December A D 1776 at which time he was discharged Honorably from said Service at Peter's River on the north River by a pass in writing signed by Captain Doyen - & that said Flyer is now resident within the United States City of Waldoboro aforesaid & that he is the same man who has made applica- tion for a pension under the Act of Congress of 18 of March A D 1818 to which his affidavit to which this is annexed
Valentine his X Mink Mark
I hereby certify that Valentine Mink who made the above deposition before me on the ninth day of April A D 1818 & signed thereto his mark was at the time of making the same duly sworn to. Legally sworn to the truth of the same (the the certificate was accidentally omitted) & also that Valentine Mink the Deponent is a Credible Witness
Ebenezer Thatcher Judge of a Court of Record in the State of Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
November 9th 1925.
Pension Bureau, Old Army and Navy Rolls, Washington.
Gentlemen:
I would like to obtain a copy of the pension record (if any) of Conrad Heyer of Waldoboro, Maine, who was reputed to have been in Washington's bodyguard.
Any data or information you can give me would be gratefully received.
Very truly yours,
Erwin H. Schell.

Waterloo, New Hampshire, June 28-1938.
Rev. War Section, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Please let me know if you have record of pension or bounty having been claimed on the Revolutionary services of Godfrey Hyer (Higher) of Massachusetts, and Conrad Heyer of Waldoboro, Maine.
Godfrey Highers is mentioned in MASSACHUSETTS SOLDIERS AND SAILORS IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION, vol. 7, page 852, as a private in Capt. Joseph Eliot's company, Col. William Thomas' regiment, who enlisted July 18-1781 and was discharged Dec 1-1781; roll dated Camp Battes Hill. Also in vol. 8, page 598 of the same work, Godfrey Hyer, age 17 years, is engaged for the town of Charlton on Dec 15-1781 for a term of 3 years.
This man may also have performed service in the War of 1812, as I have a newspaper clipping from the (N. Y.) Columbian dated Feb 8-1813, stating that Godfrey Hyer, aged 47, a seaman on board the frigate PRESIDENT died on the 25th ultimo. He is given here as a native of Rhode Island and was interred at Charlestown, Mass.
In regard to Conrad Heyer, he is stated to have been born in the year 1749 at Waldoboro, Maine, and to have died in 1856 at the same place in his 107th year. He is stated to have served upwards of 3 years in the Rev. War and was a pensioner.
Very truly yours
Richard Hyer
Richard Hyer
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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
December 17th 1925.
Winfield Scott, Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section MMHF
Dear Sir:
Thank you indeed for your letter of December 15th regarding Conrad Heyer, S. 35457,
Would it be possible for me to obtain a photo- static copy of the record where it is stated that Conrad Heyer served on General Washington's bodyguard.
I am particularly interested in getting the details of this portion of his war service as family tradition states that he crossed the Delaware with Washington and I wish to substantiate this if it is possible to do so. The time of service during which he was on the bodyguard will probably enable me to carry out my wish.
Any specific information concerning this detail which I could obtain I should greatly appreciate and would of course be willing to stand any expense.
Very sincerely yours,
Erwin H. Schell.
Spd for copy ap of 1878 Mudale = 2 pages so copy etc. = 2 pages & " for b. l.

BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Nov. 27 1925
Chief Rev. 41812 Vars Section Division.
I have this day received from Erwin H. Schell check in the amount of $ 85.00, requesting photostat copy as per letter herewith.
C. J. RANDALL
Chief, Finance Division.
266 L.
Photo mailed Finance Div notified Dec. 5 1925 awf.

67 FRANCIS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
Nov 24, 1928
Bureau of Pensions
Rev. and 1812 Wars Section Washington, D.C.
Check # 557 - 85 cents
Gentlemen:
Enclosed please find check for 85 cents for which please send me certified photostatic copies of the service claim of Conrad Hyer - War claim S. 35457, in accordance with your letter of Dec. 21, 1925.
Sincerely,
Frederick H. Achele

Rev. & Misc. War Section.
Dec. 21, 1908.
Erwin H. Schell, Dept. of Economics, Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Sir:
I have to advise you, that in the Revolutionary War claim, S. 35457, there is but one statement relative to the service of the pensioner Conrad Myer , in Washington's body guard, and that is when he applied for bounty land in 1855, when he stated under oath as follows: "that he was at one time one of General Washington's body guards".
If you desire photostat copies of the papers setting his services, the same will be furnished you, at the rate of fifteen cents a page, with twenty-five cents extra for certification, if that is desired. The number of pages to be copied is four.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau, by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior..
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.
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July 28, 1938
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Mr. Richard Hyer Waterloo New Hampshire
BA/EXEL Conrad Hyer-S.35457
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Godfrey Hyer(Higher), of Massachusetts and Conrad Hayer, of Waldoboro, Maine.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file in this office based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of a Godfrey Hyer, under any spelling of that surname. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office. You are furnished herein the record of Conrad Hyer, the data for which were obtained from the papers filed in pension claim, S.35457, based upon the military service of that soldier in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Conrad Hyer are not stated.
Conrad Hyer enlisted in Waldoboro, Massachusetts(Maine District), about the middle of December, 1775, served as a private in Captain's Miller's and Smith's Companies, Colonel Bond's (and after the death of that officer in Colonel Alden's Massachusetts Regiment) length of service, one year; he was, also, in service in 1777 and was discharged about December 15, 1778, having served about three years in all; he stated that at one time he was a member of General Washington's body guard but gave no details of this last service.
Identified all officers
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 9, 1818, while a resident of Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Massachusetts (Maine District).
In 1820, he gave his age as sixty-seven years and stated that his family then residing with him consisted of his wife, aged sixty-three years and a daughter, aged twenty-six years, but gave no names of wife or daughter and there are no further data in regard to wife or children. A grandson was referred to in 1852, no name given.

May 21, 1855, Conrad Hyer, then a resident of Lincoln County, Maine, applied for the bounty land which was due on account of his service in the Revolutionary War. He was granted one hundred sixty acres of land on Warrant No.28520, under the Act of March 3, 1855. At that time he stated that he was aged one hundred six years. No explanation was made for the discrepancy in age.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and the act under which said warrant was issued.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Conrad Hyer(S.35457), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office. Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Conrad Hyer Certificate No.13293 Issued July 14, 1819 Rate, $8.00 per month Commenced April 9, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 Maine Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.