Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 16,147-160-55, Moses Hatch, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Hatch, Moses
NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 16.147-160-55.
CONTENTS

Civ J. Jenkins Jan'y 4/56 July 22/59
Spec duplicates to be sent to S.C. Howland South Sandwich Maps original cancelled
Aug. 7/56. Mr. to Com. New Land Office - 2/8
Vol. Her-17. 0
112.384
Act. Mar. 3 May 2 d / 56
Moses Walsh
Capt. Tobey Col.
Revolutionary War. Brevet Capt. Tobey Map No Papers Maps Militia
Ad. 160 acs Feb 12/56 Dodge
John Perkins Halmouth Mass

Justice of the Peace for the County of Nantable
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
Ms. 384

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 27. 1855.
I Hereby Certify , That at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed,
John Jenkins was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Barnstable
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
Ms. 384
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
T. M. Winthrop Secretary of the Commonwealth.

STATE OF Massachusetts
COUNTY OF Barnstable
} ss.
We William W. Chadwick and Vinal N. Hatch , residents of Falmouth — in the State of Massachusetts do on our oaths testify and declare that we do well know that  Moses Hatch
the person named in the declaration hereon, actually performed  all the service described therein, that we well knew him at the time of his performing the said service, and that he is the identical man that he is represented to be, as we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, and that the foregoing declaration hereon was signed and acknowledged by said Moses Hatch in our presence.
William W. Chadwick ,
Vinal N. Hatch
Subscribed, and duly sworn to before me, this thirteenth day of April — A. D. 1855.
AND I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above named witnesses are personally known to me, and that they are entitled to credit, that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be; and that I have no interest in this claim.
John Perkins , Justice of the Peace.

State of Massachusetts, Barnstable County, ss.
On this thirteenth day of April A. D. 1855 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said County Moses Hatch aged ninety three years, a resident of Falmouth in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Moses Hatch who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Tobey in the Regiment of Infantry commanded by in the War with Great Britain, declared by the United States, on the 18th day of June, 1812, that he  War of the Revolution, that he enlisted at Falmouth on or about the _____ day of July A. D. 18 _____, for the term of three months and continued in actual service in the said War for the term of more than fourteen days and was honorably discharged as  in the State of Rhode Island on or about the _____ day of October A. D. 18 _____, as will appear by the rolls of said Company.
He also states and declares that he cannot now, remember the name of the commander of the regiment in which he served, nor the year in which he enlisted.
He further declares that he never received any written or printed discharge; that he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled, under the Act of March 3, 1855 ; that he prays that the Certificate thereof may be sent for him to John Perkins, Falmouth Massachusetts ; he also declares that he has not that he is not entitled to, nor has he received bounty land under any other Act of Congress  this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor.
Moses Hatch
Subscribed and duly sworn to, before me, the day and year first above written. And I hereby certify that I believe the said Moses Hatch to be the identical man who served as aforesaid, and that he is of the age above stated.
John Perkins Justice of the Peace.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
160 ACRES
160 ACRES
Bounty Department
of the Interior
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS
It is hereby Certified that under the Act of March 3 rd 1855, entitled, "An Act in addition to certain Acts granting Bounty Land to certain Officers and Soldiers who have been engaged in the Military Service of the United States."
Aboseth Hatch Private 160 Revolutionary War
is entitled to locate ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES , at any Land Office of the United States, in one body, and in conformity to the legal subdivisions of the public lands, upon any of the public lands subject to sale at either the minimum or lower graduated prices.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the Department, this 15 th day of February 1856
No 16147
N. A. [Signature] Commissioner
Note. You can locate this Certificate at any of the United States land offices, or it will be located for you by the General Land Office on the return of it, with your request to that effect endorsed thereon, specifying the State and Land District in which you wish the location made. If you locate it, fill up and sign the following application.
To the Register of the Land Office at _____ I locate this Certificate, in the _____ quarter of section _____ in Township _____ of Range _____ at _____ 18 _____ Attest _____ Register.

112 384
Oct 55
Stover Watch
Rev. War
Warrt. 16147 for 160 acres cancelled Aug. 2/36 Grant lapses
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16,147
160 Acres

No. Sandwich July 19 th 1859.
Sir:
Moses Hatch of Falmouth through John Jenkins received a Land Warrant which afterwards was returned to the Department by reason of Mr. Hatch's decease in consequence of the advice of Mr. Jenkins he saying that it was necessary to do so. and now the administrator of his estate. Mr Silas Hatch the Grandson of said Moses requests me to write you to know if the same or another warrant cannot be sent to him as he believes that the one that Mr. Jenkins returned. should not have been sent back.
Please inform me about the matter or return the warrant to Mr Silas Hatch whom I know to be the Administrator of the Estate of Moses Hatch deceased. or give instructions respecting the same.
Respectfully.
P.S. Moses Hatch sometimes went by name of Jr.
S. C. Howland.

Halmouth, Mass. Feb. 7. 1856.
J. Minot Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Sir,
The claim of Moses Hatch for bounty land under the act of the 3 d of March, 1855, N o 112,384 having been examined & suspended, - permit me to call your attention to the enclosed certificate of the Secretary of State of this Commonwealth, furnishing "record evidence" of the performance of military service of the applicant, - which I trust will receive the favourable consideration of the Department.
Very Respectfully
Yours John Perkins

Falmouth, Mass. April 2. 1856.
J. Minot Esq. Commissioned &c.
Sir,
Enclosed herewith I return to you Land Warrant for 160 acres, No 16.147, issued Feb. 15. 1856 to Moses Hatch, he, the said Moses Hatch, having died prior to the date of the Warrant.
Very Respectfully, Yours, John Perkins
P.S.
Having received no reply to the claim of Edmund Saunders for Bounty Land No 225,267 received at the Pension Office Nov 29. 1855, I presume his turn in due course has not yet come —

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston,
February 5. 1856.
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 Moses Hatch is borne on roll of Men raised by the Town of Falmouth to guard the Shore for the security of said Town and paid by a resolve of the General Court passed June 30 1783 from July 10. 1783. 5 mos. 5 days.
Sworn to by the Selectmen of Falmouth Jan'y 16. 1784. Read and allowed in Council March 3. 1784.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
F. D. Witt
Secretary of the Commonwealth.