Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33324, for Hezekiah Hutchins, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hutchins, Hezekiah Hutchings or Hutchens or
S 33324
CONTENTS

(293) Massachusetts.
Hezekiah Hutchings
Capt Allen Private
Massachusetts line 1777. 3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of — 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 th of March 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of April 1818 and sent to the pensioner at  John Waltham John Waltham  Waltham  Massachusetts  New Hampshire Massachusetts.
Arrearages to 1 st Sept. 1818. 5 3 / 28 mo. $40. 85
$40. 85
{Revolutionary claims, {Act 18th March, 1818, }

Hezekiah Hutchins
Private Correct
Apr 29 th 188
EB.
Massachusetts roll. Wadsworth
Security of the Department of the
Western. From the California
Mr. [unclear]
 9.44 28  3.29 72  5.13 3/28 15  8. 8/28 2/28  $46.88 8 
April 18 th 1888
Hezekiah Hutchins
 160  140  20 
5

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hampshire, ss.
On this thirtieth day of March 1818 before me John Hooker Esquire Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas within and for the Western Circuit in said Commonwealth, personally appeared Hezekiah Hutchins a citizen of the United States resident at Northampton in said County of Hampshire who being duly sworn deponeth & saith: That in the year 1777 he enlisted into the army of the United States then called the Continental Army in the company under the command of Capt Jonathan Allen of the 5 th Regiment of the Massachusetts line commanded by Col o Rufus Putnam for the term of three years. That he continued in said service against the common enemy during the period of three years and more and received an honorable discharge from Col. Rufus Putnam on the 14 th day of December 1780. and when is present armed And the said deponent further states that he is now sixty years of age and by reason of his reduced circumstances in life & bodily infirmities stands in need of assistance from his country for support. Hezekiah Hutchins

Elijah H. Mills Member of Congress from Massachusetts deposes & saith That he has for many years been well acquainted with the the Benekiah Hutchens Signer of the foregoing deposition.
That the said Hutchens is a very honest, worthy upright man, and his moral character is in all respects good. That he has for many years now last past been infirm in health and unable to support himself and family and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Elijah H. Mills
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss. Mar. 30 th A.D. 1810. Then the above named Benekiah Hutchens & Elijah H. Mills personally appeared before me John Hooker Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said State including said County of Hampshire & made oath to the truth of foregoing affidavits by them respectively subscribed - and it appearing to my satisfaction that the said Benekiah Hutchens the Applicant served in the revolutionary war for more than nine months in the Continental establishment as is stated in his affidavit aforesaid & yet a resident citizen of the United States - I do therefore hereby certify & transmit the same above as the testimony & proceedings had thereon before me to the Secretary of the department of War.
John Hooker
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set

my Ward I caused the seal of said Court in the County of Hampshire opened to be offered the day 2 year aforesaid
John Hooker

No 83
Horekiah Hutchens
2931 ... Newbury
29 April 1814
[Faint signature or initials]
[Stylized flourish or mark]

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPSHIRE ss.
At a Special Session of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Western Circuit, begun and holden at Northampton, within and for the County of Hampshire, on Wednesday, the fifth day of July, and de die in diem to the sixth day of said month A. D. 1820 :
PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County, created such by the Laws of the Commonwealth, Hezekiah Hutchinson aged sixty two years, resident in Northampton in said County, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows :
He enlisted into the Company of Capt Nathan Rootdale in the Regiment of Col. Rufus Putnam for three years & served out the term of his enlistment & was regularly discharged at West Point after his said term of enlistment had expired, and for the services aforesaid he obtained his Pension commencing on the 30th day of March 1818 as by his Certificate No 293 will appear. I have a Wife aged 61 years who is in ill health & unable to maintain herself. I have been unable for many years to do any business of any kind for a support by reason of bodily infirmities & most of the time unable to dress myself.
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 following schedule by me subscribed.
Williams Cols, Bedding & necessary appurtenances 14.00 Rent up - 34.25 Rent up - 40.00

day of March, 1820, 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 following schedule by me subscribed.
  14.00 Rent up 31.25 Rent up 40.00   12 Com Dining Chairs 3.00 1 Head Iron 1 Head Iron 25   2 Sideboard Tables 2.50 1 Grid Iron 1 Grid Iron 50   1 four foot table 2.00 3 pc Candle sticks 1 Park Shuttle 50   2 small tables 1.00 1 Iron Pot 1 Wash tub 50   1 pc Kitchen stove & pipes .75 2 Powder horns 2 Pails 50   1 pc Brass tub &c .50 9 do Plates 6 gallon Milk pails 9.00   1 pc Tongs .25 2 Candle stands 6 do Tea Sp 2.00   1 pc five days 1.25 Sundry articles of Iron 1 Dish 1.00   1 pc Kitchen Utensils 1.50 Sundry articles of Wood 3 old benches 50   1 pc Broom &c 3.00 Sundry articles of Glass 1 large Spinning Wheel 50   1 large Brass Kettle 2.00 One Sack of Potatoes 1 small do 75   1 Sack of Potatoes 1.50 Sundry Cash & Notes 1.50   1 pc Kettle .50 3 Bed Frames 75   1 pc Shovel .50   34.25 60.00 Total $ 78.75 
Hezekiah Hutchins
Sworn to, and declared, on the before the said Court.
Sixth day of July 1820,
Attest, Josiah Dwight Clerk.
I, JOSIAH DWIGHT, Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule which follows it, 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 Seventy eight dollars, and seventy five cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this sixth day of July 1820.
Josiah Dwight

O. W. & N. Div. P. S. M. E. C. I. 33324. W. 16509.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 2, 1896.
Sir:
In returning herewith your letter of March 21, 1896, you are advised as follows:
Hezekiah Hutchins made an application for pension on March 30, 1818, at which time he was residing in Northampton, Mass., and sixty years of age, and his pension was allowed for three years' actual service as a private in the Massachusetts troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time served under Capt. Jonathan Allen and Col. Rufus Putnam. No record found of any other Hezekiah Hutchins as a pensioner.

33 324 Rev INVALID.
On 2/9/6 Soldier pensioned Justice M. Stevens. Puncilun.
File No. 33, 324
Lezekiah Hutchings Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 198
[Arrangement of 1870.]

My Discharge

Hezekiah Hutchings a Soldier in the 5 th Massachusetts Regiment having completed the term of three years service for which he was engaged (X more as will appear by the Muster Rolls is hereby Discharged the Service of the United States
Given under my hand at West Point this 12 th day of December 1780
Rufus Putnam Col d