Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2285-100, for Jonathan Huntress, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Huntress Jonathan
B.L.Wt. 2285-100.
CONTENTS

Cochester N.H. October 25 th 1842
Recd of James S. Edwards Esq. Bounty Land Warrant No 2285 for 100 Acres issued in favor of Olive Parshley as sole heir of land of Jonathan Hennings deceased
M. C. Russell { Attorney of Olive Parshley

I Samuel B Mason of Moultonborough in the County of Carroll State of New Hampshire eighty three years of age do hereby say that I enlisted as a soldier into Captain Benjamin Tiltons Company & Col o Enoch Poor Reg t of the New Hampshire Line in 1775 for six months. I then again enlisted into the said Company in 1776 for one year. Then in November following I enlisted again to serve during the war into Captain William Rowells Company & Col o Northern Hales Regiment of the New Hampshire Line. Col o George Reid Commanded said Regiment at the close of the war. I was promoted to the Office of Sergeant soon after that I was promoted to the office of Ensign soon after that I was promoted to the Office of Lieutenant in which office I served until the close of the war at which time I was selected as one to see the soldiers home those that enlisted to serve during the war & none else which duty I attended to. I further state that I was well acquainted with Jonathan Huntress of Herkington in said State. The said Jonathan Huntress enlisted in 1777 to serve during the war into Col o Northern Hales Regiment afterwards Commanded by the said Col o Gary. Said Jonathan Huntress served in said Regiment until he was killed in August 1779 by the Indians at the Town so called on General Sullivan's expedition into the Indian Country.
Samuel B Mason
State of New Hampshire
Carroll County } ss.
Be it known that on this sixth day of Aug st 1832 personally appeared the above named Samuel B. Mason a credible man to me known & made oath that the above Affidavit by him signed is true.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Notary Public.
Moses C Russell Notary Public

State of New Hampshire } Strafford August 30 1842 County of Strafford }
I Oliver Pashley here at law of Jonathan Huntress, do, upon oath, testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that Jonathan Huntress did enter the service of the Revolutionary war for the term of during the war and served as a Soldier in the Regiment commanded by Colonel George Buel of the New Hampshire Line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the twenty ninth day of August, one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, at which time he was slain by the enemy. I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the County land promised to Jonathan Huntress on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever. Therefore,
Know all men by these presents, That I Oliver Pashley aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Moses C. Russell of Manchester in said County to be my true & lawful Attorney, for me and in my name to demand & receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a Warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said Attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute & appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest Martha W. Libbey Elizabeth H. Libbey
Oliver Pashley Mark
State of New Hampshire } Strafford Aug. 30. 1842 Then personally Strafford County } appeared the above named Oliver Pashley subscribed to the foregoing declaration & made oath to the same and in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney then to subjoined to be his free act & deed for the purposes therein mentioned.
Before me Richard Musgrave Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss. I. Winthrop A. Marston Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Strafford, certify that Moses C. Russell of Rochester in said County is Notary Publick within and for said State, duly & legally qualified to discharge the duties of said office, that his commission bears date May 16 A. D. 1842 and will expire on the fifteenth day of May A. D. 1847. And that his  the signature on the first page of these sheets purporting to be his genuine—
I also certify that Richard Russell of said Rochester is a justice of the peace within and for said county of Strafford duly qualified to discharge the duties of said office, that his commission bears date May 21. A. D. 1839. and will expire on the twentieth day of May A. D. 1844. And that the signature of said Richard Russell on the opposite next preceding page, which purports to be his, is genuine—
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate this fourth day of October Anno Domini 1842
W. A. Marston, Register of Probate for said County

100 th Kintrip by Edmund Anderson

State of New Hampshire Strafford ss. I certify that satisfactory evidence has been filed in the Office of the Registry of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Strafford, which proves that Olive Parshley widow of Thomas Parshley late of Strafford in said County deceased, is the daughter and the only surviving child of Jonathan Huntress, a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and named in the preceding papers, and that she has no brothers or sisters or children now living.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate this fourth day of October A.D. 1822
W. A. Merston, Register of Probate

Rochester Oct 6 th 1842
Mr Jordan
Sir. Herewith is enclosed the claim of Oliver Pashley Tinker of your & Herkness for his bounty lands which I wish you to examine and report thereon after a power of substitution shall be furnished to some person in your city to sign the Books for the warrant if you will be so kind as to name a suitable person.
I am very respectfully Department of War Your Affec. Servt Revolutionary Army Major S. Russell Land Office W m Jordan Esq. Washington City

Jonathan Huntress
No. 2285.
Mass.

Jonathan Hunsicker to his wife (Katherine) D. 8
Sundries supplied by Hunsicker 2. 11. 3
Bal. by the Hunsickers in 1877 12. 1. 1
do in 1878 to 1. 1. 1 do in 1879 do 4. 18. 11
Balance clothing sold by Hunsicker 4. 6. 8
1880 - Average of Hunsicker's sugar etc 15. 9 22. 1. 3
July 6 To a certificate on Maj. Hunsicker for the balance 41. 6. 7
£ 65. 18. 6

Contr.
Per
Engaged
Nov. 12. 1776 By 12 months service in 1777 - a 41/2 27. 1. 0
From old debt By 10 months a 41/2 2 do a 41/2 in 1778 - 24. 8. -
Nov. 1. 1778 By 7 months & 29 days a 41/2 in 1779 - 17. 11. 6
Billed
$ 65. 18. 6
Aug. 29. 1779

State of New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office.
September 8. 1842.
I certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original & of the whole of said original the same having been examined & compared by me. The original contained no marked or alterations of any kind which are not represented on this copy and may be found on Page 148. of "Rec'd. 1. H. Regiment" of the Records return- ed to this Office from the War Office Jan'y 21. 1841. In testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State.
Foris T. French Secretary of State