Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45381, Nathaniel Holmes, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Holmes, Nathaniel
NUMBER
S. 45381
CONTENTS
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3. 974
New York
Nathaniel Holmes
of New York in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Wood of the Regt commanded by Colonel Shepard in the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year from January 1776 to — 177
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 rd day of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th of Oct r 1818 and sent to Richard Riker Esq. Recorder New York.
Restored to the Roll on the 12 th day of February 1828 and notification sent to Maj r Hook at Present Pension commencing on the 5 th of February 1828
Amount due on 4th of March 1828. } $ 8.17
{ Revolutionary Claims, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.
See letter Dec. 21. 1830 to Hon. A. Ward. Sec. to do ap d 25. 1836. do to Hon. J. Fry, Jr., Jan. 10. 1837.

To the Hon. Richard Dicker
Recorder of the City of New-York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, which is a Court of Record of the State of New-York.
The Declaration under Oath of Nathaniel Holmes formerly a Soldier engaged in the Service of the United States during the Revolutionary War, now a Citizen of the United States and resident of the City and County of New-York, respectfully sheweth,
THAT the said Nathaniel Holmes sometime in the the Month of April in the year 1775 Enlisted in the Army of the United States under a Captain Wood in a Regiment commanded by Col t Cutton in the Massachusetts line that he served nine Months in that Regiment (at being the Term for which he enlisted) at Roxbury near the Town of Boston. That after the Expiration of that Term he immediately enlisted in the Same Company in a Regiment commanded by a Col t Shepherd in the said Massachusetts line for the Space of one Year That the said Regiment was quartered at Roxbury until some time in the Month of April then next That after the British Troops evacuated the said Town of Boston he Marched with the said Regiment to the City of New-York That he continued to Serve in said Regiment during the Campaign 1776 and until the Expiration of the said Term for which he Enlisted. That immediately after the Expiration of that Term he enlisted under Captain Anthony who commanded a Company of Virginia Artillery Part of Col t Lamb's Regiment of Artillery in the line of the Army of the United States. That He Served about one year and a half under the said Captain Anthony by virtue of such enlistment and was honorably discharged from the said Service  and was then Honorably discharged from the said Service
And the declaration further sheweth, that the said Nathaniel Holmes is now a citizen of the United States, resides in the city of New-York, and is, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from his country for support
Therefore the said Nathaniel Holmes conceives himself entitled to the benefit of the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," approved 18th March, 1818, and requests your Honor will examine into the truth of the matter aforesaid, certify and transmit

the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, to the end that such relief may be had in the premises, as is by law in such case made and provided. And in support of the facts above set forth, the said Nathaniel Holmes refers to the Testi-
mony of Col. Part Lamb a Col. in Col. Lamb's Regiment in which he served
City and County of New-York, ss. Nathaniel Holmes of the City and County of New-York, being duly sworn, saith, that the matters by him set forth in the foregoing Declaration, are in all respects just and true.
Sworn before me this third day of April 1818, }
Nathaniel Holmes
J. P. Pike
Records of the City of New York
City and County of New-York, ss. Col. Anthony Part formerly a bat- of Artillery attached to Col. Lamb's Regiment of Artillery in the Army of the United States
of the City and County of New-York being sworn, saith, that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Holmes the above applicant that same time in the beginning of the year 1777 the said Nathaniel Holmes Enlisted under him in a company of Artificers, attached to Col. Lamb's Regiment of Artillery that he served in his said Company about one year and in half and was Honorably discharged from his said Company. That in said Company That during the time of the service of his said Company then sworn Mustered by the Muster Master of the said Regiment and paid by the paymaster of the said Regiment of Artillery
Sworn before me this 3rd day of April 1818 }
J. P. Pike
J. P. Pike Recd

Not Holmes
3976
March 189
Not dated
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NEW-YORK MAYOR'S COURT.
IN the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, held at the City-Hall, in and for the said City, before the Judges of the same Court, of August — term, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
PRESENT the Honorable  Peter A. Jay Recorder.
City of New-York, ss. Be it Remembered , That on the Second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, in open court, the said court being a court of record for the city and county of New-York, according to the charter of the said city and the laws of the state of New-York, Nathaniel Holmes aged sixty four — years, resident in the City and County of New York — who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:
That he enlisted as a Private in the Army of the Revolution in the Month of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five for the Term of One Year under Capt Wood in Col Collons Regiment in the Massachusetts line That he served the Campaigne of seventeen hundred and seventy five at Roxbury That at the expiration of that Campaigne he enlisted again under the same Captain for the next Campaigne in Col Shephards Regiment in the same Line and served out that Campaigne That at the expiration of the Campaigne of seventeen hundred and seventy six he enlisted under Capt Anthony Post in a Company of Artificers attached to Col Lambts Regiment in the New York Line and served upwards of one Year under him and was then regularly discharged.
and that his original declaration is dated the third — day of April — one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 3974

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, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: 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 schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit:
(Necessary Wearing Apparel and Bedding excepted)
   1 House valued at $ 25,,   1 Waggom 50,,   1 Cow 20,,   2 Hogs 15,,   1 Lot of brockery 12,,   1 Lot of Kitchen furniture 14,,   2 Pair of Hand Irons 4,,   2 Pair Shovels & Tongs 2,,   1 Lot of Carpenters Tools 25,,   3 Tables 11,,   11 Chairs 11,,   1 Carpet 6,,   1 Bureau 10,,   1 Bible 2,,   1 Lot of Books 10,,   1 Watch 10,,   1 Spade & Crow-bar 2,,   1 Set of Harness 5,,   1 Lot of Old Iron 1,,   1 D o of Empty Casks 2,,   - D o Table Linen 6,,   4 Silver Table Spoons 10,,   1/2 Dozen D o Tea 4,,   1 Pair Spectacles 3   260  
That he has a Debt due to him but the Recovery of which he thinks doubtful amounting to _____ $ 200,,
That he is indebted in the Sum of Fifty Dollars
That his family consists of himself his Wife & Daughter about thirty Years of age and three Grand Children the Eldest of which is about ten Years of age and is very weakly and one other

of the Grand Children is blind And neither of them able to contribute to their support That he has no other means of support except what he acquires by manual labor And that from Informities he is unable to support himself and his family That his wife is aged sixty four years That his Daughter is named Frances That the Eldest Grand Child is named Robert about ten years of age The next is named Henry about seven years of age And the youngest named Mary five years old And that he is in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his Country - Nathaniel Holmes
Given in open Court the 2 nd day of Sept 1820 Benj. Ferris Clerk
I, Benjamin Ferris _____ Clerk of the city and county of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, Do hereby certify, That the foregoing Deposition and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 about four hundred & sixty Dollars.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this fourth _____ day of September. 1820
Benj. Ferris Clerk

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. R. I. 45381.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
April 14, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning Nathaniel Holmes, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on April 3, 1818, at which time he resided in New York City, N. Y., and that he had become 62 years of age on December 16, 1817. That his pension was allowed for the following actual service as a private:
From April, 1775, nine months under Capt. Wood, in a regiment commanded by Col. Cotton in the Massachusetts Line, stationed at Roxbury, Mass. From January, 1776, one year under Capt. Wood, in a regiment commanded by Col. Shepherd in the Massachusetts Line, stationed at Roxbury, Mass., until April 1776, and then in the vicinity of the City of New York. From January, 1777, eighteen months in Capt. Anthony Post's artificers in Col. Lamb's regiment of artillery in the New York Line.
It further appears that on January 14, 1828, he resided in Harlem, in the 12th Ward of the City of New York.
Very respectfully,
Mr. Henry B. Williams, 31 Nassau Street, N. Y. City.
Commissioner.

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apr 14 '98 H B Williams
45 381
Rev INVALID.
File No. 45-381
Nathaniel Holmes
Pris Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818 1 st May 1820
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 234
[Arrangement of 1870.]

3,974
New York Roll
✓ Nathaniel Holmes
Private
Massachusetts Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York — at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 3rd of April 1810
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th of October 1818 and sent to Richard Riker Esq. Recorder New York
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 \frac{59 \text{ mo } 4 \frac{2}{30}}{30} = 40:53 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 — 40:
Shepard $88:53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
9 months
Discontinued
city of New York
Nathaniel Holmes, City of New York, 1820 to Benjamin Oliver, City of New York

State of New-York.
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, ss.
I, BENJAMIN FERRIS, Clerk of the City and County of New-York and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said City and County,
Do hereby certify, That Richard Riker, Esq. before whom the annexed affidavits were made, and who hath subscribed his name to the Certificate also hereto annexed, was on the day when the said Affidavits were made, and the said Certificate signed, Recorder of the City of New-York, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, and duly commissioned and sworn. And further that the said Court is a Court of Record of the State of New-York; and that the signature of R. RIKER subscribed to the said Certificate is the proper hand writing of the said Richard Riker.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this fifteenth day of April 1818
Benj. Ferris Clerk

m - at. Apr 9.
Math Holmes Myroll for Arrears.
26 Oct 1818
J. L. Edwards
Parson Office
Am. A. Ward TR

Washington April 8 th 35.
Dear Edwards.
I send you the enclosed
It will speak for itself - Let me however request you to exert your attention to the request of the old soldier he is a good man & I do think it is in your power to pay to to him the back pension.
I am truly
A. Ward.
P.S. - The enclosed papers must be returned to me

Recd 19 Jan'y 1828
Hon. A. Ward
J. L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office

Washington Jan y . 19 th 1828
Dear Sir
I send you herewith a Letter in reply to mine from Mr Nath l . Holmes, wherein he states that he had already forwarded his papers to Major Hook. & I presume they have ere this been laid before you for your decision, Mr Holmes states in his Letter that in the valuation of his property it was set down in his schedule at what it costs him, which is no doubt much above its real Value of his case Under all the circumstances. I do hope that his pension will be restored to him again and that he may receive his full pay. he is an honest and a very poor man and is certainly deserving of a pension.
Sincerely Yours &c
J. W. (W. A.)

Mar 29 Jan 2 '37 M. P. ...
Nathe Holmes July 19 May 26 1878
J. S. ... 26 Oct 18 Cushion ... H. H. R.
Staple ...

House of Reps. 30 Dec. 1836
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir,
The petition of Nathaniel Holmes of New York for arrears of pension from 1820 to 1828 I desire a copy of the schedule of his property filed, the time of filing, and such information relative to his having been struck from the list and his restoration: it will enable the Committee to act upon his application
I should be glad for an early answer
A friend
J. Fry.

Nathaniel Holmes Soldier
Res on Pills G
Admitted

city and County of New York ss William Brady of the City and County of New York in the State of New York being Sworne Saith that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Holmes the ap- plicant in papers herewith annexed and hath known him ever since the year 1777 during the Revolutionary War that he knew him to serve in and belong to Capt. Potts Company (which he then understood) belonging or was attached to Col. Lamb's Regiment of Artillery in the time of the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War that he knew him to serve in the said Compa- ny about eighteen months
Sworn 22 Sept 1818 P. Miller
William Brady

City and County of New York ss. Samuel Young of the County of West Chester and State of New York being Swoon saith that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Holmes the applicant named in the papers herunto annexed and hath known him ever since some time during the Revolutionary War. That he knew him to serve in Col d An- thony Pats of Henderson Company in Col d Lamb's Regiment of Artillery during the Revolutionary War That the said Regiment belonged camped a part of the York line of the Army of the United States. That he doth not know how long he served in the said Regiment but from the number of times he see him in that Service he thinks it must have been more than one year
Swoon before me — } Sam l Youngs this 18 th Day of September 1818 }
J. Riker.

City and State of New-York, ss.
BE IT REMEMBERED , That on this Third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me Richard Biker Recorder of the City of New-York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, which is a Court of Record, personally appeared the aforesaid Nathaniel Holmes
who being by me duly Sworn to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing Declaration and that the said Nathaniel Holmes is aged Sixty two years on the sixteenth day of December last
WHEREUPON I being satisfied that the said Nathaniel Holmes did serve in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and longer, to wit: for the term and the manner stated in the Declaration of the said applicant; and that the said applicant is fairly and justly entitled to the benefit of the Act aforesaid. THEREFORE I DO HEREBY CERTIFY and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, as before set forth, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War .
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal of the said Court, in the City of NEW-YORK , this Third day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
R Biker

Wm. Aaron Ward
House of Representatives
Washington
D. C.
for Mail

The Hon ble Aaron Ward
Dear Sir
Yours of the 8 th of Jany was received With great Satisfaction and my sincere Acknowledgement for the Interest you take in my behalf. The day I received your letter, I recd. inform'd of an advertisement in the New York Engineer , requesting me to call at the Office and I would be inform'd in what manner I should proceed to be reinstated on the Pension List. I called on Mr. Noak who politely shewed me a letter from Major Hook (Commissary Genl of Subsistence) requesting me to make affidavit respecting the doubtful debt of $211, which affidavit I have made and to Mr. Noak's request, I have handed it over to be forward'd to Major Hook. I presume Major Hook's letter is the one you alluded to as I have not re- ceived any other. You will excuse my not sending my papers directly to you as Major Hook has taken a great interest in having me reinstated from having seen a publication in the Engineer a few weeks since, stating facts, I hope you will unite with him and by your joint efforts I can almost assure myself of being reinstated from the time I was struck from the Pension List, which was Nov r 19 th 1820, as it respects the valuation of my property I estimate it at what it cost.
With sentiments of Esteem
Your Ob t Servt
Isaac Holmes

2 State of New York
United States of America ss: James Smith of the city of New York, Counsellor at Law being duly sworn saith that Nathaniel Holmes of Harlem in the twelfth ward of the city of New York is justly indebted unto this deponent in the sum of One hundred & thirty six dollars & fifty two cents for which sum this deponent holds a mortgage on the leased estate of the said Nathaniel Holmes bearing date the twenty fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred & twenty four. And further this Deponent saith not.
J. Smith
Sworn this fifth day of February one thousand eight hundred & twenty eight before me
Fred. C. Bell U.S. Dist. Clerk S. Dist. of New York

State of New-York, } ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, }
I, NICHOLAS DEAN, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City and County, Do hereby Certify,
THAT  James Flanagan whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the annexed Affidavit was on the day of the date of the said Jurat Assistant Justice in & for the City & County of New York duly appointed & sworn & further that the signature of "James Flanagan" subscribed to the said Jurat is in the proper hand writing of the said Justice
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this 14 day of Jan y 182 8
N Dean

State of New York City and County of New York
Nathaniel Holmes of the village of Harlem in the 12 th ward of the city aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose and say that since he has received notice of been struck off the Pension List of the Pensioners of the United States, he has received the debt specified in his declara- tion now on file in the Pension Office, amounting to Two Hundred Dollars. That owing to his advanced age and increased infirmities his debts have been increased from Hundred and Thirty six Dollars, Three Hundred of which was borrowed from his son Nathaniel, now a resident of East Florida, and One Hundred and Thirty six Dollars from James Smith Esq. of this city Counsellor at Law, so that in reality before adding the Two Hundred Dollars received to his whole property, and deducting from the whole, his increased indebtedness; he is really and truly, Two Hundred and Thirty six Dollars poorer now, than he was, when he filed his declaration in the Pension Office. And further deponent saith not
Sworn to before me This 24 th day of January 1828 James Flanagan Assistant Justice
Nath l Holmes