Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,310, for Eliakin Rice, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass
Rice, Eliakin
NUMBER
S. 14.310
carded
CONTENTS

28176
Vermont. N o 28,190
Eliakin Rice
Windsor Co. in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Capt. commanded by Captain Backus of the Regt. commanded by _____ in the M o 4 th line for 10 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont the rate of $3 Dollars 33 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th day of Sept. 1834 and An. A. Curtis
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834 179.99 Pension allowance ending 4 th Sept. " 26.66 $ 186.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Burdick Clerk Book E Vol. 3 Page 88

Elihu Root

STATE OF VERMONT, WINDSOR COUNTY, ss.
On this 23 rd day of January A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Hartford District now sitting, Ebenezer Dyer a resident of the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged 76 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That I resided in the Town of Salem Mass t in the year 1775 That about the first of August 1775 he enlisted in Capt. John Bachelors company, (after officers of the company names forgotten) the Regiment and Brigade Officers names forgotten my term of enlistment was for five Months as I now recollect joined the Army at Cambridge - Mass t and remained stationed at said Cambridge till my term of five Months expired and was dismissed he further says that from his best recollection he enlisted in Ballou Mass t for five Months the last of June or first of July 1776 a substitute for Nathaniel Steadman of said Ballou in Capt. Jones Houghton's company (after officers names of the company forgotten) Regimental and Brigade Officers names forgotten. Marched to Worcester Mass t to N. Haven Connecticut then went by water to N. York and remained a short time there then marched to Kings Bridge and staid a short time then to Harlem Heights and there remained till my term of Months expired and was dismissed he further says that from his best recollection sometime in the last of December 1776 or first of January 1777 he enlisted in Capt. Mainards company of Sullivans Mass t for three Months Marched immediately for Providence R. Island and there remained one week and then marched to New Castle State of N. York then marched over Kings ferry to N. Jersey and remained in N. Jersey till his term of three Months expired and was dismissed. He further says that sometime in the Month of August 1777 he enlisted at Wenchesden Mass t for three Months in the names of all the Officers of the company and Regiment he has forgotten Marched to Stillwater and Saratoga in the State of N. York and was at the surrender of Genl. Burgoyne then marched to Kings Bridge in said State of N. York and was there dismissed at the expiration of said term of three Months. He further says he has no other testimony to his present knowledge to prove his said services except what is herewith transmitted.

1 st When & in what year was you born - Ans in Lancaster N.H. in the year 1756
2 nd have you any record of your age & when is it Ans I have am in my bible at home
" 3 rd When were you living when you were called into When have you lived since the Revolutionary war & when do you now live
Ans I lived in Salem N.H. when called into the service - I have lived in Bolton N.H. & Ashbur- ham N.H. & in Hartland Vt. since the Revolu- tionary war & I now live in P. Hartland
2 4 th How was you called into service Ans I have stated in my declaration
2 5. did you ever receive a discharge Ans I never did a written one
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 the } day and year aforesaid. }
L. Marsh, Register
Eliakim Rice
We, Moses Tufts Henry a Clergyman residing in Hartland and Elihu Linn residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Eliakim Rice who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 76 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the } day and year aforesaid. }
L. Marsh, Register
Moses Tufts Henry Elihu Linn
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the mat- ter, 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 Moses Tufts Henry who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Hartland and that Elihu Linn who has also signed the same, is a resident in Hartland and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Lyndon A. Marsh, Register of the Court of Probate of the District of Keokuk do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original pro- ceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Eliakim Rice for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23 day of January A. D. 1833
L. Marsh, Register

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, October 24 th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Eliakim Rice as a private is found on a Pay Roll of Capt. David Bent's Company, in Col. Job Cushing's Regt. where he is allowed from Sept. 2 nd 5 th to the last of November 1777. Three Months and six days.
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E. D. H.
Edward D. Bangs. Secy

I, Reuben Rice, of Ashburnham, in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy five years, do hereby say that in the year 1776 in the month of December as near as I recollect I was drafted to serve in the army of the revolution for the term of three months. That at that time I lived in Lancaster in said County of Worcester. I marched from that place to Bound Brook in the State of New Jersey in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Ezechiel Sterling in said County. Col. Whitney Regt. I further depose say that my brother, Eliakim Rice, then of Bolton in said County of Worcester, but now of Hartland, in the County of Windham State of Vermont was believed by my self & by my father's family to have enlisted in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Maynard of Sudbury for a like term of three months. I marched to New Jersey. I returned to my father's family in said Lancaster in the month of Feb. or March A.D. 1777 & within two or three days from the time of my return my brother also returned & from the relation he then gave me of his tour I believe he did enlist for the term of three months & that he served in the army of the revolution during that time, and such was the opinion of my father, family & of our neighbors generally; but I did not see my said brother nor do I remember that I heard from him while I was in the army.
I further depose & say that in the spring of 1777 my said brother & myself got ourselves to Lancaster the town of Lancaster in said County of Worcester & that some time in the month of September of the same year (1777) my said brother enlisted as a private soldier, for the term of three months, & marched immediately to the State of New York: That soon after the said Eliakim had marched I volunteered for one month & marched to New York, via Bennington, Vermont, and often saw the said Eliakim while at Still Water, N. York, & as I fully believe he served the full term of his enlistment, in the army of the revolution.
Ashburnham 27 Aug. 1852. Reuben Rice

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss. Aug. 27 1832 Then the within named Reuben Rice personally appeared & made oath the within affidavit by him subscribed is true before me Jos. Jewett } Jur. Prob.
I certify that I am well acquainted with the within named Reuben Rice & that he is a creditable man - Jos. Jewett } Jur. Prob.
Subscribed by Reuben Rice

I James Rice of Auburnham in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age, do depose & say, that Eliakin Rice of Hattusburg, in the County of Windrow & State of Vermont, but formerly of Salem in the Commonwealth aforesaid, in the month of April A.D. 1775, entered a company of Militia, as a volunteer, commanded by Capt. Deziel in Col. Timothy Pickering's Regt of said Salem & after serving in said company about one week was with said company. Missisquoi - I was in the same company with him during that time. I further depose & say that in the month of August A.D. 1775 , as nearly as I can recollect, the said Eliakin again entered the revolutionary army, in the capacity of a private soldier, as a substitute for one Jacob Herrick of South Reading in Mass., then a Member of Cambridge College; that he joined the company of Militia commanded by Capt. John Babb, & that said South Reading in the Regt of Col. Ebenezer Bridge of Chelmsford in said Commonwealth of Mass. and served in said company as a substitute for said Herrick for the term of five months, when he was honorably discharged. I was a soldier in the same company with the said Eliakin during the five months last mentioned.
We were stationed in Cambridge Common, near Boston during said five months, at the house of Anne Hastings, I further depose & say that the said Eliakin again enlisted into the revolutionary army, in the latter part of the month of July A.D. 1776, as a private soldier, in the company commanded by Capt. Houghton of Bolton in said County of Worcester for the term of five months; I do not remember the name of his other officers. Soon after he enlisted he marched to New Haven in Connecticut & from that place moved to the City of New York, and after remaining in New York a few days he marched to Kings Bridge where he was employed as a Blacksmith for the army, and at the end of said five

months he was honorably discharged at Harlem head, in New York - I was in the Army during the five months last aforesaid & marched to New Haven & sailed from that place to New York at the same time with the said Eliakim, but was not in the same Company - The said Eliakim is my brother and I often saw him while at New York & at Harlem Heights - His age is seventy six years; my age is seventy eight years.
At the time my said brother first volunteered & when he served as substituted for the said Herrick, he resided in Salem aforesaid - I resided at that time in South Reading in Mass. When the said Eliakim joined the Army, for the last five months he lived in Bolton in said Mass. my own residence being at that time in Sterling in the County of Worcester aforesaid Eliakim here 24 Aug 1882
Thomas Hill
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worc. ss 24 Aug. 1882 Then the above named Elias Hill personally appeared & affirmed that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true, before me
Joseph Jewett Jus Pacis
I certify that the above named James Rice is personally known to me to be a credible witness
Jos. Jewett Jus Pacis

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcesters. I Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Court, holden within and for the county of Worcester, do hereby certify, that Joseph Jewett, Esquire, before whom the foregoing Affidavits of Reuben Rice and Jonas Rice were made and sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for the county of Worcester, and that his signature, thereto appear to me to be in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County Seal, this twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.
Affidavit of Jonas Rice

Electron Price Winder 6" Wirt 23, 812
E. Luce Esq. Scotland ✓

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
June 6, 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Elihu Price
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1 Aug 1775 5 Private Capt Backus Hartford 76 years Testimony of a clergyman   July 1776 5 " Capt Naughton Cambridge 75 years Leaving   Sept 1776 3 " Capt Maines Mineh 74 years Witnesses   Aug 1777 3 " Officers names forgotten New Haven   Stamford   Shoreham   Wyk   Shuck   "   Rhode   Island   "   Wyk   "   N Jersey   Hill   Jerusalem  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. 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 services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served ; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
He has not given his colonel in any instance —

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I Eliakim Rice of Hartland Windsor County State of Vermont in addition and amendment of my former declaration, dated the 23 d of January 1833 Make the following amendment. First as to my first Campaign I now remember that Ebenezer Brudge of Chelmsford Mass. was my Col, As to my 2 nd Campaign I have learned and now remember that I was attached to Col. Brewers Regiment, As to my 3 d Campaign I now recollect that I was attached to Col. Thatchers Regiment As to my fourth Campaign I find by having recourse to the Mass. Documents that I belonged to Capt. Daniel Bents company Col. Job Cushings Regiment. Eliakim Rice
State of Vermont } At Hartland in said County Windsor County ss } by me on the 16 th day of Novem- ber 1833 personally appeared Eliakim Rice and made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is just and true - before me John S. Miley Justice of the peace
State of Vermont } Windsor County ss }
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, Do hereby Certify that John S. Miley is one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County duly qualified, and that the above is his signature
In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the Seal of said Court and subscribe my name this 21 st day of November 1833
Benj. Swan Clerk

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of _____ 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. S.F. 14310 Elikim Rice
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1775 1 week Pvt Herby Timothy Pickering Mass.   Aug. 1. 1775 5 mos. " John Bacheller Ebenezer Bridge "   June or July 1776 5 mos. " Houghton Brewer "   Dec 1776 or Jan 1777 3 mos. " Maynard Thatcher "   Sep 15 1777 3 mos 6 days " David Bent Job Cushing "  
Battles engaged in, Saratoga (Capture of Burgoyne)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Salem, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Jan. 23. 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Hartland, Windsor Co., Vt.
Age at date of application, born in 1756 in Lancaster, Mass.
Remarks: The above is the only Elikim Rice found on the Rev. War records of this Bureau.
Roos, Reuben T Jones
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

1913 Sept 18. West to Mrs. E. St. Clair Snyder. M.B.H.
Pres trans
14310 INVALID.
File No. 14 310
Elia kin Rice
Brn. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 317
[Arrangement of 1870.]

September 8 th 1913.
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington. D.C.
Sir! =
Will you kindly inform me if Eliakim Rice who served in Capt. Robert Andrews Co. in 1775 received a pension for Rev. War service. There is

also one who served in 1976 and again in 1977. I am inclined to think the service belongs to the same Eliakim Rice. If he was granted a pension will you kindly send me a copy. Thanking you in advance I am,
Sincerely,
(Mrs) E. St. Claire Snyder. State Vice-Regent, D.A.R. 617 - 2 nd St. N.W. Waterloo, S.D.

100
RECEIVED U. S. SEP 11 1913 OFFICE

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Rice, Elijah GRADE Private LINE Connecticut (Royce) Supercil only
WARRANT NUMBER 6362 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 10, 1789
to Richard Platt, assignee
*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.