Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,625, Timothy Holsted, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Holsted, Timothy
S. 2,625
carded
CONTENTS

Dec. 21. 1833 - transfd: to Buff for 4 th Regt. 1833 - certif: sent himself, at Warrenville, Ohio - on the 23 rd June mounted On 1 st Mar. 25 th 1836 Transf d to O. Pittsb g from 4 th March 3 rd - Sept 4 th 1836
3  + Ohio Pittsburgh + Albany
Timothy Holsted
of Oneida Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the company command by Captain Hodges of the Regiment command by Colonel Sherman in the Connecticut line, for the term of three years. from _____ 1781 to _____ 1783
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of Six 66 2 / 3 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of June 1832 and sent to B. P. Johnson. Rome N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of March 1832 $ 80. - Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 Sep: " 40. - $ 120. -
$80.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820.
June 7. 1832
Rec: Book 2. Vol. 5. fol. 99.

Timothy Holstead.
private.
Capt Asahel Hodge Co.
Col Shermans Regt.
5 th Con Regt.
from Spring 1781. to
to Spring. 1784.
3 years.
73. V. Johnson
agent. Rome
N.Y.

Declaration in order to obtain the provisions of an act of Congress passed in 1832, entitled a bill supplementary to an act, for the relief of certain officers & soldiers of the Revolution.
State of New York Onondaga County } ss:
On this 14 th day of June 1832 personally appeared before me, Timothy Holsted of Vienna in said County, aged 64 years & upwards, who being first duly sworn in order to obtain the provisions of an act of Congress passed in May 1832, does declare & say, that he is the identical person named in the Original Pension Certificate hereunto affixed, bearing date the 27 th of April 1819, & numbered 9860, — that he relinquishes all claims under the same, if any claiming he has; and does further declare & say, that he enlisted in the Spring of 1781 in the town of Herrington Co., & that he joined the Continental Army at the Highlands on the North river forthwith, was incorporated in Capt. Asahel Hodge's Company in the 5 th Regiment of Infantry commanded by Col: Sherman, that he served out his term of enlistment, & that the Regiment, was discharged at West Point, to which he belonged, after peace was ratified with Great Britain, in the Spring of 1784. — and further this deponent saith not.
Timothy Holsted

Oneida County ss. On the day & year above written, before me personally appeared Timothy Holsted, above named to me known as a man of truth & veracity, who made oath to the truth of the above affidavit & declaration.
Timothy Holton
Oneida County ss. The within named Timothy Holstead appears before the Subscriber, and being duly sworn declared that he has not drawn any pension under the annexed Certificate since 1820 on account of having some property and he relinquishes Sworn this 14th day of March  April 1832 before me " J. Timothy Holstead "and he relinquishes all other claims." J. B. Johnson Comr of Pensions
73. P. Johnson Com. Oneida County ss. Abraham L. Wood of Vienna in the County of Oneida, being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with the within named Timothy Holstead, and knows him to be the same person described in the annexed certificate and that he has not drawn any pension since 1820 as this deponent has understood and believes —
At L. Wood
Onondaga County ss On this 14 th day of June 1832, before me personally appeared Abraham L. Wood the witness to me well known as a man of truth and veracity - who made oath to the truth of the above affidavit.
581. Johnson Comm of Sues
Timothy Holston

Clerks office Oneida County
I. George Brown Clerk of the County of Oneida do hereby Certify that Joshua Hathaway before whom one of the within affidavits purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Said County, duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to take affidavits, and the signature "J. Hathaway" is in the hand writing of said Judge.
And I further Certify that Benjamin P. Johnson before whom one of the within affidavits purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, a Commissioner duly appointed and sworn, and authorized to take affidavits, and the signature "B. P. Johnson" are in the hand writing of the said Commissioner.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County. This 15 th day of June 1832, Geo. Brown Clerk

Rev War
2625
INVALID.
File No. 2625
Timothy Holsted Print Rev War
Act: June 2 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 176
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9061 New York
Timothy Holsted
of Vienna in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sherman of the Connecticut line, for the term of Three years
inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Ap l 1819 and sent to Charles Wylie Esq. Rome Oneida Co. New York
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 10 17 / 30 85.56 semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1819 6 mos 48.
$133.56
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

May 22 NATCHEZ MISS. 16 O.
12/80 6.66 2 / 3
FREE
Mr. John Holteas Myrick J. J. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City — D.C.
12 6.66 2 / 3

Payable semi-annually---the first pay- ment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of September next at the Branch Bank U.S. at New-York
Recorded

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States,
Timothy Holsted late a private in the Army of the Revolution
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of eight dollars cents per month, to commence on the fourteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen .
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this twenty seventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and nineteen .
J. C. Callahan Sec y at War.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Timothy Halsted which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes no allowance for attending King's Ferry - Proof of service in 1777 required VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

J. W. Olcott
Mar. 29. '36
Timothy Hulsted
City of Washington
Wm. Dept.
Q.M. & P. Bureau
James L. Brown Esq.
Mr. Paton
Q.M.

Col L Edwards Esq Comm te of Pensions
Mech s & Farmers Bank Albany, Pension Agency 29 March 1836
Sir
In reply to Your letter of the 25 th Inst. we have to state that Timothy Holsted Pi at $80. per Annum was last paid to 4 March 1835
very Respectfully Your Obed t Serv t
Th s M c Clusky

Timothy Halstead
N YR to Q. P.
[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]

State of Ohio Cuyahoga County } On this 13 th day of March 1836 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cuyahoga personally appeared Timothy Holsted who on his Oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company Com- manded by Capt t Hodge in the Reg t Commanded by Colonel Sher- man, in the Service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Ohio (Pittsburg Agency) where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in fu- ture. The following are his reasons for removing to the State of Ohio, from New York. He came here to improve his circumstances, and live with his children. Sworn and Subscribed to, before me the day and year above written Timothy Holsted
Geo. Hoadly Justice of the Peace State of Ohio } March 13. 1836. I Geo. Hoadly a Magistrate in the Cuyahoga County } County before named do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence viz the affidavits of A.D. Cutter & Timothy Holsted from whose veracity, may be depended upon that Timothy Holsted who has this day appeared before me to take the Oath of identity is the identical person named in the pension Certificate which he has exhibited before me. Numbered _____ Recorded by W m S. Allison on Book D, Vol 5, page 99, and bearing date at the War Office the 29 th day of June 1832, Given under my hand the day and year above written at Cleveland. Geo. Hoadly Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County ss
I Harvey Rice Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cuyahoga in the State of Ohio do by these presents certify and make known that George Woodley Esquire before whom the foregoing Deposition and acknowledgment were taken, and who has thereto, in his own proper hand writing, subscribed his name; was at the time of taking such Deposition and acknowledgment, and now is a justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and to all whose official acts as such full faith & credit is and ought to be given throughout the United States, and elsewhere. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Cleveland in said County this 15 day of March 1836.
H Rice Clerk
[Faint handwritten mark or signature]

Cleveland Ohio, March 15. 1836 J. L. Edwards Esq
Com d of Pensions.
Mr Woodled's last draught on account of Pension was made One year this present March last at Buffalo, New York
Most Respectfully
Yours Dudley Baldwin

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Hon: S. J. Edwards Com: Passengers Washington

Wm L. Edward Comt. of Pension
Sir I have lately removed from Vienna N.Y., to Warren- ville Ohio, & beg the favor to be transferred from the New York City to the Buffalo N.Y. agency — my pension Certificate is issued under the law of 7 Jan 1832 — is No 0 — is recorded in Book Q. Vol: 5. page 99. — is signed by Sur. Genl & countersigned by yourself & solicit the favor to be advised of the transfer directed to my present Residence Warrenville Ohio
Dated at Rome 28 Oct 1833
Respectfully your obed Timothy Holsted
Done in presence of Jas Hathaway.

Timothy Halstead, An Indigent soldier
April 14. 1818.
(private) Col. Sherman's Regt 1781-3 years. Connecticut line
On roll
Admitted
before me Charles H. H. H.

State of New York Onida County ss } Timothy Halstead a citizen of the United States, residing at Vienna in the County of Onida being duly sworn, deponeth and saith that he has no writings to which he can refer for the correctness of the following dates, but believes them to be strictly true. This deponent entered into the continental Army in the Spring of 1781 at the town of Harrington in the County of Litchfield, under a Captain Hodge and was attached to Colonel Shumans Regiment, and this deponent thinks it was in a Brigade called Huntingtons Brigade - This deponent joined the army soon after he entered at a place called Soldiers Fortune about five miles from West point, in the State of New York, and soon after the Quarters of the army were changed to Pikskill. This Deponent was out in detached Parties a considerable time of his remaining in the army, and at other times remained in Camp. The army laid at Pikskill and New Plank the greater part of the time - The Winter Quarters of the Army were at Soldiers Fortune - This deponent was taken sick in July, 1783, and continued so until he was discharged at the expiration of his three years, and was billeted out at Soldiers  at after staying six weeks in Camp, some distance from the army, with a Brother in Law of this deponent. The army were all discharged a few days before This deponent returned to Camp, and he was told that the three years men had all received a general discharge, and that no written discharge was given.

to any of them. This deponent never received a written discharge. This deponent served his time out agreeable to his enlistment for three years. This deponent further says that the above statement is true in all respects according to the best of this deponent's knowledge and belief.
This deponent further says that from his reduced circumstances he stands in need of his country's assistance for support. This deponent received the payment due him after the three years men were discharged, from Colonel Sherman at New Haven Conn. sworn to & subscribed to this 14th day of April 1818. before me
Charles Wylie one of the judges of Onondaga Pleas. Timothy Halsted
State of New York, Joseph Walstead of Trenton in Onondaga County p. 3 Joseph Walstead of Trenton in the County of Onondaga & State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the above named Timothy Halstead is his brother that after this deponent left the army his brother enlisted under Captain Hoag as stated in his affidavit in 1781. that he knew of his brother being in the army the three years as stated in his affidavit, and also recollects his drawing his pay from Colonel Sherman at New Haven after his time expired, as stated in his affidavit. This deponent also went

to see his Brother during the time of her sickness
And further I say not
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 14 th day of April 1818 At Rome Oneida County the said Joseph making his mark and acknowledging it as his signature.
Joseph his Halsted mark.
Charles Wylie one of the judges of Oneida Co. Pleas.
I Charles Wylie one of the Judges of Oneida Common Pleas, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Timothy Halstead did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding affidavit, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the late 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" & that I am satisfied he merited his country's assistance for his services. Rome April 14 th 1818. Charles Wylie
Clerk's Office Oneida County
I Certify that Charles Wylie was a Judge of this County at the time of making the above affidavit & Certificate & that his signature to the same appears to be of his own proper handwriting. Witness, the seal of said County the 23 rd day of May 1818. James H. Woodgood Clk.

State of New York } John Stroud of Vienna in the County of Onondaga Onondaga County } and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with the within named Timothy Halsted and knows him to be an infirm man and not able to do daily labour and he verily thinks that he stands in need of his country's assistance for his support.
John Stroud
Sworn this 4th day of July 1818 before me Charles Wyllie
Timothy Halsted
Anchoy's Palace
April 14 1818
(Private) Col. Sherman May
1781-3 years Vermont service
On roll
Committee