Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13443, Consider Hopkins, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Hopkins, consider
S. 134,43-
bearded
CONTENTS

20.323 New York
Consider Sophia
of Herk Co. the State of N. York who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Merrill of the Regt. commanded by Col. Mead in the Hunt time for 6 1/2 Mo. S.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 21 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of August 1833 and due to J. P. M. Dollars
Arrears to the date of her death $4 Sem-ant. allowance ending 1/1/31
$3
Recorded by P. { Revolutionary Act June 7, 1832 Book E. Vol. 4. Page 62

1 Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New York } ss. County of Steuben } ss. On this sixteenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting Cousin Hopkins a resident of the town of Bath in the said County aged eighty 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 the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated -
That he was born in the town of New Hartford in the State of Connecticut on the first day of August in the year 1752. that he has no record of his age - but was always informed of his age by his parents as above stated - that he was living in the said town of New Hartford when in the month of July in the year 1776 - he was drafted in Captain Meyer Merrill's Company in Col Pettibone's Regiment - that said Company was drafted for two months service, that the said Regiment of Colonel Pettibone went to New York, that they were at New York at the time of the battle of Long Islands - that they were under the command of General Washington and under his orders evacuated the City, that previous to their evacuating New York and while they were in New York Col Pettibone was taken sick and died - That Lieutenant Col Humphrey of said Regiment came away and that the com- mand of said Regiment devolved upon Major Seth Smith - that they received a verbal dismission

That in the next spring he was again drafted from the said town of New Hartford in Captain Ebenezer Goodwins company that they march through Litchfield and Norwalk to Horse Neck where they were stationed under the command of Colonel Brigadier to guard against the approach of General Howe they were drafted for two months and at the expiration of that time he received a verbal discharge and returned home.
That in the fall of the year 1777 and in the month of September as he thinks, he was again drafted from the same place in Captain Tilles company of Colonel Moadiah Hookers Regiment, that they marched to Peshkill on the Hudson River where they met General Putnam that they then marched to Fishkill, where they were stationed and formed a part of General Putnam's army - that while they were there so stationed the news of Burgoyne's surrender arrived and General Putnam ordered his army to be marched on the top of a hill near where they were stationed, where they fired and hurrahed for joy - that the said company was drafted for two months, but it was between two three months before they were dismissed - he received no certificate.
That in the winter of 1777 Governor Trumbull and General Gates levied a guard to guard the stores which were taken from General Burgoyne on their removal from Albany to Farmington, that he went with said guard to Albany to transport the said stores to Farmington that said guard was commanded by Captain H. Case and were engaged about two weeks - That the whole of his service is between six and a half months and seven months that he

did not receive a certificate for any of the above services. that after said services he returned to the said town of New Hartford and there resided. that for the last twenty years he has resided in the said County of Steuben State of New York.
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.
That David Higgins & Henry W. Rogers are his neighbors & can testify as to his character for truth & veracity & their belief that he was a soldier of the revolution.
Subscribed & sworn the day & year aforesaid. M c L. Ransley Dep CLK Steuben County Consider Hopkins We David Higgins a Clergyman & Henry W. Rogers residing in Bath Steuben County State of New York hereby certify that we are acquainted with Consider Hopkins who has subscribed & sworn to the above to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty years of age - that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed } David Higgins the day & year aforesaid } M c L. Ransley Dep CLK H. W. Rogers Steuben County
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 David Higgins who the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Bath in Steubenville County aforesaid and that the said Henry W. Rogers who also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Geo. L. Edwards Paul G. Cook
Ezra Chapin
I David Rumsay Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas in & for Steubenville County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Consider Hopkins for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this sixteenth day of October in the year 1832.
W. S. Rumsay Deputy Clerk For D. Rumsay Clerk Steubenville Co.

State of New York
County of Steuben } ss.
John Hopkins of the town of Prattburgh in the County aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is a brother of Cousider Hopkins of the town of Bath in said County. That the said Cousider Hopkins is about eighty years of age, that this deponent knows that the said Cousider Hopkins was drafted from the town of New Hartford in the State of Connecticut in the month of July in the year 1776 in Captain Myer Merrill's Company in Col Pettibone's Regiment - that said Regiment went to the City of New York and was there about two months - when the said Cousider returned home. That in the next spring the said Cousider was again drafted in Capt. Ebenezer Goodwin's Company of Col. Moadab's Regiment that they marched to Horse Neck where this deponent heard that said Regiment was stationed it was absent about two months.
That in the fall of 1777 the said Cousider was again drafted from the same place in Captain Tuller's Company of Col. Moadab's Hooker's Regiment, that said Regiment marched to the Hudson River and this deponent thinks to Fishkill. That the said Cousider was at that time engaged between two & three months in the service.
Subscribed & sworn before me this 4 th day of October 1832 }
John Hopkins
W. A. Johnson J. P.

State of New York County of Steubon } ss.
Mark Hopkins of the town of Prattburgh in said County being duly sworn deposes & saith that Couside Hopkins the said applicant for a pension is a brother of this deponent, that the said Couside was born in the town of New Hartford State of Connecticut in August in the year 1752 as this deponent has always understood from his parents.
That he knows that the said Couside performed the services of a militia man as hereinafter stated, to wit, that in the month of July 1776 the said Couside was drafted in Captain Murreles company of Col Pettibone's Regiment that said Regiment went to the City of New York to protect the same, that said Regiment was stationed at New York about two months that during that time Col Pettibone died.
That in the next spring the said Couside was again drafted in Capt Ebenezer Goodwin's company of Col Moad's Regiment, that said Regiment marched to Horse Neck where they were stationed two months as this deponent thinks when they were discharged and the said Couside returned home.
That in fall of the year 1777 the said Couside was again drafted in Captain Tullis company of Col Noadiah Hooker's Regiment, that said company marched as this deponent was at that time informed to the Hudson River to join General Putnam that in that service the said Couside was engaged about two months.
That the said Couside went as one of the

Consider was drafted from the fair & town of New Hartford in the said State of Connecticut Subscribed & sworn before me this 4 th day of October 1832
Mark Hopkins
S. A. Johnson J. P.
Steuben County ss. I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with John Hopkins & Mark Hopkins both of whom personally appeared before me this day & made oath to the above affidavit respectively - & that they are men of truth and veracity and entitled to full credit - Dated 4 th October 1832 -
S. A. Johnson J. P.
State of New York
Steuben County Clerks Office
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I David Ramsey Clerk of the said County and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of Steuben do hereby certify that Samuel A. Johnson was on the day of the dates of the jurats of the above affidavits and on the day of the dates of the above certificate was a Justice of the peace in & for said County & authorized to administer oaths - and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice & verily believe the signature "S. A. Johnson", subscribed to the said affidavits & certificate to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said County & Court this thirteenth day of October A D 1832
D. Ramsey Clerk Steuben County By M c Ramsey Deputy Clerk

18177
Consider Hopkins Steuben county N.Y.
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Joseph G. Masten Bath N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjjoined 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, shewing the Service of Corroder Hopkins, Steuben co. N.York,
   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.     Drafts 1776 2 private Capt Allen Colonel Pittibone Maj Smith To New York Horse neck 80 New Hartford Connecticut tradition   do 1777 2 Capt Goodwin Col Mead living witness proves both years service   do — 253 Capt Fuller Colonel Stocker Keokuk Fishkill   do — About 14   In all 6 1/2 to 7 months  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
He only asks for a pension for 6 1/2 months service

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 he 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 [j] 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.
I believe all the above interrogatories are answered in some part of the declaration or other
J. B. Bradford
allow him for the shortest time stated

ad 1812 action el Ques
April 4, 1929
Mrs. C.W. McClenahan 17930 Rosecliff Road Cleveland, Ohio
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.13443, it appears that Consider Hopkins was born, August 1, 1752, in New Hartford, Connecticut.
While residing in New Hartford, he enlisted and served with the Connecticut Troops as follows:
From in July, 1776, two months as a private in Captain Nehemiah Merrell's Company, Colonel Pettibone's Regiment and was in the evacuation of New York; from in the spring of 1777, two months as a private in Captain Ebenezer Goodwin's Company, Colonel Mead's Regiment; from in September, 1777, about three months in Captain Tuller's Company, Colonel Noadiah Hooker's Regiment; and in the winter of 1777, two weeks in Captain Job Case's Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832, while a resident of Bath, Steuben County, New York, where he had lived for twenty years.

REV. OF WARS S 1832/
It is not stated that he was ever married.
His brothers, John and Mark, were both residents of Prattsburg, Steuben County, New York, in 1832. It does not appear that either of the brothers made application to the United States for pension.
There are no further data concerning the soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War soldier, Consider Hopkins, S.13443, you should apply to the General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing all of the following data:
Consider Hopkins, Certificate No. 20325, issued August 29, 1833, rate $21.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency.
Respectfully,
F. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

Rev. War
13.443 INVALID.
File No. 13.443
Consider Hopkins
Dis Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 155
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1916 Feb 7. History to Mr. Charles W. Hopkins [letter] in S.Y. 44929 Roderick Hopkins. M.B.H.
1929- April 4. List to Mrs. C.W. McInteleaham, M.E.E.

Cleveland O.
Mar. 30 th 1929
To the Commissioner of Pensions Wash. D.C.
Dear sir:-
I am writing to have you look up your records that you find of Conside Hopkins He served [including 7 days going & 6 days coming back] 7 mo. + 20 days in the Revolutionary war, in Lieutenant Thomas Redwell's Co. - 18 th Regiment Conn. militia, commanded by Colonel Jonathan Pettibone.
Can you give his birth & death dates? Also the names of his sons & daughters, if any, also his brothers & sisters.
We rec'd this information from the War Department Wash. D.C. who referred us to your department.

I am anxious to get all the information you can give me.
If there is expense for this please send statement which I will send check.
I thank you in advance
Yours truly
Mrs. C. W. McCleahan 17930 Rosecliff Rd Cleveland O.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Gonider Hopkins 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. 13,443.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1776 2 mos. Private Nehemiah Merrell, Pettibone Conn.   Spring 1777 2 mos. Ebenezer Goodwin Mead.   Sept. 1777 2 or 3 mos. Fuller. Noadiah Hooker   Winter 1777 2 wks. Job. Barr. ✓  
Battles engaged in, Evacuation of N.Y.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Hartford, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 16, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Bath, Steuben Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, 6. August 1, 1752, in New Hartford, Conn.
Remarks: Soldier was the brother of Mark & John Hopkins. There is no further family data.
Respectfully,
✓ brothers John & Mark 6-2856
Capt Nehemiah Merrell p 470 Conn.
Commissioner.