Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23288, for Elijah Keeler, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Keeler, Elijah
NUMBER
S. 23288
CONTENTS

Vermont. 1000
Elijah Steeler
of Middlebury in the State of Vermont who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Barnes of the Reg t commanded by Col. Woodbridge in the Massachusetts line for 10 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per ann. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of October 1832 and sent to S. Swift Middlebury Vt.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 49.99 Pemi=ant. allowance ending 4 th March 1833 16.66 $ 66.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. M. Duffield Clerk. Book D Vol. 4 Page 68

No 1293
Admitted
Operate 10 months.
$33:33:
(HOOO)

BRIEF in the case of  Elijah Steeler  of Addison County in the State of  Vermont  (Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
In the County Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
76 years.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 May 8 private Gen. Massachusetts Troops Capt. Barnes Col. Woodbridge   1776 Sept. 2 do Substitute under Capt. Barnes Col. Simons   10 months  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
Not mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Lanesboro' Massachusetts
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By two living witnesses.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. G. Coffey
Examining Clerk.

Elijah Kules
F. No 1293
P O August 3 1852
[Faint, mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original letter.]

I David Hubbard of Charlotte in the County of Chittenden & state of Vermont, aged Seventy Seven being duly sworn depose & say, that in the year 1776. I lived in the town of Lansborough in Massachusetts, and was then acquainted with Elijah Keeler then living in the same town (now of Maduelbury in the County of Addison State of Vermont, and I further say that in the month of August in the year 1776. I was a Soldier in the Army of the United States, then at New York and at that time, the said Elijah Keeler, came there and was a Soldier in Capt. Joseph Barron's Company in Col. Simonds. Regiment. I frequently saw him during the Campaign and after the retreat retreat. I saw him at White Plains. I know that he was a regular soldier in the Massachusetts State troops, but at what time he went into the service or at what time he left it I am not able to say—
David Hubbard
Sworn & subscribed this 24 th day of July 1832.
Sam t . Swift Clerk

Elijah Kirtland
I Habbell, Affidavit

I Jeremiah Rockwell of Cornice in the county of Addison and State of Vermont, of lawful age testify and say, that I have been ac- quainted with Elijah Heeler who has sworn to and subscribed a declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension, for more than fifty years and say that he has sustained a good moral character for truth and veracity and am knowing to his serving his country as a soldier in the revolutionary war, that I belonged to the same company with him in a town of eight months service at Boston in Massachusetts in Capt Barnes company and Col Woodbridge's regiment and that he served the eight months term as he has stated in his said declaration Sworn to and subscribed this                      Jeremiah Rockwell 24 th day of July 1832. Sam l . Swift Clerk

Elijah Kulea
Line Rockwell's Affair

State of Vermont Addison County, On this 24 th day of July A D 1832 personally appeared Elijah Peeler in open court before the Judges of Addison County Court now sitting, a resident of Middlebury in the County of Addison and State of Vermont aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to Law 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 into the service of the United States in the revolutionary war in May 1775 in Capt Asa Barnes Company, and Col Woodbridge Regiment which was raised for eight months in the Massachusetts line of State troops and that he served out the said term of eight months at Boston in said State and and was dismissed in its vicinity and that he resided at the time of his said enlistment at Lanesborough Massachusetts and he further states that he again entered as a substitute for Nathaniel Hubbell at said Lanesborough in Sept 1776 to go to New- York as a soldier in Capt Barnes Company Col Benjamin Simons Regiment and Genl Lincoln Brigade of Militia and served two months and was dismissed 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 & Subscribed the day Elijah Root Elijah Root Saml. Swift Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Jeremiah Rockwell and David Hubbell, whose affidavits are annexed are persons of respectability & creditable witnesses, and their statements are entitled to credit. Saml. Swift Clerk

State of Vermont
Addison County ss
I, Samuel Swift Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Kules for a pension. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 25 th day of July A.D. 1832.
Sam l . Swift Clerk

Boston
23288
INVALID.
File No. 23,288
Eliph Keeler
His Rev. Dr.
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 217
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Can of Elijah Kules
See letter Hon W Slade House of Repns 27th Nov 1835

War Department Pension Office January 15. 1833
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 24 th December last, in relation to the claim of Elijah Keeler, I have the honor to inform you, that he only declared that he served eight months under Col. Woodbridge and two months under Col. Simons. He was of course entitled to a pension for only ten months service. I herewith return his pension Certificate.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Ob't. Serv't.
J L Edwards
Sir my Reply to the above is that I served two months more and did not say that I could prove it at that time but after I had sent on the claim for ten months & found that I could prove the other two months Service by Liddon Martin and got the necessary papers and sent them to war the department as the Law required but have heard nothing from them since I wish you to see if them papers can be found and if they can ad it to the other ten months the witness has since moved to the west and it would be difficult to get an other disposition, yours Respectfully Elijah Keeler
Hon. W. Slade
House of Representatives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Keeler, Frederick GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7345 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 7, 1795 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.