Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11869, Asa Work, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
NUMBER _____
79 11869
Work, Asa Works or
CONTENTS

State of Illinois } Hancock County }
On this the eighteenth Day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Three, personally appeared in open court before The Hon. Jesse B. Thomas one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois and Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court now in session in the said County of Hancock & State of Illinois, Asa Work a resident of the City of Newoo in the County of Hancock & State of Illinois, aged Eighty years the the twenty fifth Day of August last . At the being first Duly Sworn according to Law doth doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he Entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. William Crossman at the of the Company in which he enlisted Colonel Bigelow commanded the regiment. That he Enlisted in the Month of October A. D. 1776 (the day of the month not recollected) in the Town of Worcester in the County of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts, That he was a Volunteer, That he was in the Battle of Monmouth in the latter part of June A. D. 1777. The officers recollected in said Engagement were Mr Crossman Capt. Asenath Colver, Colonel Henry Jackson. Major Chittenden or Chittender also officers Lee. and Wayne. Lee having the Command of the Left Wing of the army in said Engagement The Country through which he traveled from the time he Enlisted until he was permitted to return home is as follow Don't he left the Town & County of

2 nd Worcester aforesaid about the first of April A.D. 1777 with Colonel Bigelow in Captain William Crossmans Company passing through the Town of Springfield on to White Plains then to Ulster County in the State of New York to a place called New Rochelle at which place orders came from Genl. Washington to repair to the State of New Jersey to the Town of Monmouth in said State under the Command of General Glover who was the Commander of the Brigade That marched into the State of New Jersey - That he was and served as a private during the time he served having volunteered being a Minor having the consent of his parents. That in said engagement at Monmouth he received a severe wound in the left arm by a Musket Ball from one of a Company of British Grenadiers. said Ball or Bullets passed through his arm. The time he was in the service was from the Month of October A.D. 1776 until the latter part of June A.D. 1777 at that time his wound being of that severe and serious character that he was permitted to return home by the consent of the Surgeon whose name was Bartlett whose Christian name is not recollected And further that he has no documentary Evi- dence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State -
Sworn to and subscribed WDA 18 Oct 43 before me this the 18 th Day of October A.D. 1843
J. P. Backus, Clerk. Circuit Court. Worcester Co. Mass.

The following are the Interrogatories propounded (by the Court to the said Declarant -
1 st Where and in what year were you born?
Ans In the Town of Leicester Worcester County State of Massachusetts - was Born in the A.D. 1763 -
2 Have you any record of your age; and if so where is it?
Ans I have no record of my age
3 Where were you living when called into service; Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War; and when do you now live?
Ans In the Town of Leicester Worcester County State of Massachusetts, have lived in the town of Ithaca Cayuga County State of New York more than forty years in the Town of Canajoharie New York in Town of Coburn New York from them to the City of New York - Hancock Court - I do not know where I am now.
4 th How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute; and if a substitute for whom?
Ans I was a volunteer as a Minor had the consent of my parents to enlist -
5 th 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 -
Ans General Lee General Wayne. I was in the Company of Captain William Crossman. Col. Bigalow commanded the Regiment when I enlisted. Col. Bigalow soon after resigned and Col. Henry Jackson acted in Col. Bigalow's place. There was Col. Gregory's Regiment. I cannot recollect the No. of the Regiment a great many names of officers I have forgotten - I enlisted in the month of Oct 1776 served until after the Battle of Monmouth at which place I received a severe wound which rendered me unable to do duty - I was then in the service from Worcester in Mass. to Springfield from there to White Plains and a stand in Ulster County N.Y. from there to New Jersey. I was in the Battle of Monmouth from there I don't know. State the names of persons whom you know in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for honesty & the length of your service as a soldier of the revolution - Ans Aaron Johnson & Geo. W. Whittaker
6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so by whom was it given and what was the cause of it? Ans. The wound I recd. at the Battle of Monmouth rendered me unable to do duty and I was permitted to go home under the direction of the Surgeon. But the

We Aaron Johnson a Clergyman residing in the City of Nauvoo in the County of Hancock & State of Illinois and Geo. W. Thatcher residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Works who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be of the age he represents, and that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood to have been a revolutionary soldier and that they concur in the opinion, and that he is a man of good character and is a man of truth and veracity - Aaron Johnson Geo. W. Thatcher Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. B. Backenstos Clk. Circuit Court H. Co. Ills
3549 And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hearing the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that that it appears to them that Aaron Johnson is a clergyman who has signed the above certificate is a Clergyman resident in the City of Nauvoo County of Hancock & State of Illinois and that Geo. W. Thatcher is a resident of Carthage in said County and is a credible person and that statement is entitled to credit -
And J. B. Backenstos Clerk of the Circuit Court of Hancock County in the State of Illinois do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Asa Works - In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal of office. This 19 th day of October A. D. 1833 J. B. Backenstos CLK

On DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
R. 11.869
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Asa Cook a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Oct 1776 ✓ Pvt. William Grossman Bigelow Mass.                                     
Battles engaged in, Monmouth when he was wounded in left arm.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Harnester Mass.
Date of application for pension, Oct 18 1843.
Residence at date of application, Tauvoo. Hancock Co. Ill.
Age at date of application, born Aug. 25-1763 at Leicester, Worcester Co. Mass.
Remarks: There is no data as to his family.
1843 1763 The cl. was rejected on the ground of insufficient proof of alleged service as required by the Act of June 7, 1832 under which he applied for pension.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Sir
Sen H
Aug 9th 44
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The claim of Asa Works has been examined & his declaration filed under the act of 7 June 32 - He asserts that he enlisted in Oct. 76. under Capt. Grovesman for Col. Bezelow of the Mass. Line and served untill after the Battle of Monmouth (June 78) when he was furloughed from the Hospital & did not rejoin -
Waiving any objection to forms or to the circumstances under which this claim is presented at this late hour. I would inform you that the rolls of Col. Bezelow's regt. which commenced its enlistments the last of Nov. 76 are full & complete and they afford no evidence of any such soldier as claimant nor of such an officer as Capt. Grovesman - If his statement were correct it might be confirmed by the records of the town where he enlisted and by the books & rolls in the Secy's office

at Boston - But the silence of the rolls in this office as to his or his Captain's service is deemed very conclusive against his claim -
Aaron Johnson Aug 9. 1849
Aaron Johnson Esq City of Nauvoo Hancock Co Illinois -

Apr. 6 1903 - Hist. 6 Jas. E. McAnutt - Quincy Ill
1915-May 3 Hist. to Mrs. A. McAnutt
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11,869
P. O.
Asa Works
Service: _____
1-0
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: REJECTED _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

MR. BOYD DUDLEY, PRES. MRS. KATHRYN V. BROWNLEE, TREAS.
MR. T. J. HOGE MR. FRANK W. ASHBY MRS. ALICE K. ROWLAND
THE STATE INDUSTRIAL HOME FOR GIRLS
MRS. A. M. CLAY, Superintendent.
CHILLICOTHE, MO.
April 26, 1915.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington,
D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly advise if record may be obtained in your department concerning one Asa Works, of the Revolutionary Army, who is said to have enlisted from Massachusetts?
Thanking you in advance for any and all information pertaining to this matter, I am
Respectfully yours,
(Mrs.) A. M. Clay
Superintendent.

L. B. MCKENNA, M. A., LL. D., PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR. WICK ANDERSON, LL. D., GENERAL SECRETARY. A. C. ANDERSON, VICE-PRESIDENT AND AUDITOR. J. A. CALIFF, Ex-Supt. Hancock County Schools, Carthage, Ill. CHARLES M. FLEMING, Supt. Shelby County Schools, Shelbyville, Ill. H. M. TIPSWOOD, Supt. Cumberland County Schools, Toledo, Ill. ADVISOR.  "QUINCY METHODS" ARE USED IN EVERY CLIME.
QUINCY SCHOOL OF CORRESPONDENCE.
DAVID B. RAWLINS, PH. B., INSTRUCTOR IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. WM. A. REDENBAUGH, PH. D., INSTRUCTOR IN SCIENCES. N. J. HINTON, INSTRUCTOR IN MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES. H. V. PLANT, A. B., INSTRUCTOR IN CIVIL GOVERNMENT. RUTH WELLS, A. M., INSTRUCTOR IN HISTORY AND LANGUAGE. A. M. SIMONS, B. S., INSTRUCTOR IN PLANE AND SOLID GEOMETRY. MRS. LUNA ANDERSON, RECORDER AND SUPERINTENDENT OF MAIL. WILLIAM G. OTTWEIN, M. C. S., TEACHER OF BUSINESS TRAINING.
Quincy Business College
(INCORPORATED.)
PAID UP CAPITAL $15,000.00.
A Normal, Scientific and Business Training School.
QUINCY, ILL., Mar. 30, 1903.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Hon. Sir:-
Would you kindly inform me if the name of Asa Works' appears on the pension roll, as a soldier of the Revolutionary War. He was a resident of Leicester, Worcester County, Mass.
Also inform me if Samuel Works' name appears on the pension roll as a Revolutionary soldier from the same city, and greatly oblige,
Yours truly,
James E. M c Nutt 631 York St.

James M. Porter
To Hon
James M. Porter Secy of War Washington City District of Columbia

35192 Nauvoo Ill.
Asa Works Illinois Declaration was penned
W 241. See p 141
8 Nauvoo office
No. 14. 1843
Asa Works, June 7. 1832.
Illinois.

To Hon
James M. Pople Tearsire
By the request of Mrs. Woark I send you enclosed the paper subscribed to by him at the last session of the current Court that he might recd the Benefit of act of Congress 1932
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Yours commensate to Mrs Woark City of Penn Hancock Co Miss
By Aaron Johnson City of O Kanaw Hancock Co Miss

35.692 Asa Clarke Ill.
Lot to Aaron Johnson August 9 1844
11869
Act June 7. 1832

35.692
Asa Works
Illinois
Act 7. June '39