Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,256, Oliver Hartshorn, Conn.

SERVICE
SERVICE born.
Hartshorn Oliver Hannah
NUMBER _____
W. 21. 256
CONTENTS

3792
New York Albany
Wannah Hartshorn widow of Alvin Hartshorn Com who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of Dec 1843 and sent to John Foote, Hamilton N. York.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book D Vol. 1. Page 140
Died 28. July 1847.
Reported Letter to Pension Agent J. John Foote, 3 Sep 1847. Letter to Dr E Maynard 15 Nov 47

State of New York Madison County, on the 27 th day of December Eighteen hundred & thirty eight personally appeared before me Ephraim Holmes one of the Judges of the County Courts of said County, Hannah Hartshorn, a resident of the town of Libbon in said County, aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7 th 1838, entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows: That she is the widow of Oliver Hartshorn deceased, who was a soldier of the Revolution as she has heard him frequently declare & she has also heard him say that he served under Capt Miles & for proof of his services she would refer to the affidavit of Jason Bushnell her with sent, The further declares, that she was married to the said Oliver Hartshorn by Col Storrs at Mansfield (Conn) on the twenty sixth day of February Seventeen hundred & eighty six. That her husband the aforesaid Oliver Hartshorn died on the 18 th day of December 1810 in Libborn (Conn) That she was not married to him prior to his having the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred & ninety (four years) at the time above stated. That she has no record of her marriage & that she has remained the widow of the said Oliver Hartshorn ever since his death - She always supposed that her said husband was a Sergeant in the service & is sure that he had a Warrant, which is lost - Hannah Hartshorn Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before me & I certify

That the said applicant Hannah Hartshorn cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court, Ebenezer Holmes Judge of Madison County Courts
State of New York Madison County, Hannah Palmer of Lisbon in said County being duly sworn says that the foregoing named Oliver Hartshorn was a brother of the defendant & that the said Hannah Hartshorn is the widow of the said Oliver & she has remained his widow ever since his death, which took place on the 18 day of December 1810 & this defendant further says that she was present & saw the said Oliver Hartshorn married to the said Hannah Hartshorn, whose maiden name was Hannah Pettengall; that the marriage ceremony was performed by Col Storrs of Manlius on the 26 day of February 1786 - I & my said brother both resided at Lisbon (Coun) at the time of the marriage & the said Hannah resided in Manlius, and this defendant further says that she is seventy one years of age - sworn before me this 27 th of her December 1838 & I certify, Hannah Palmer That the said Hannah Palmer mark is a credible witness,
Ebenezer Holmes Judge of Madison County Courts
State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office J. S. Alexander Donaldson

Hannah Hartshorn 4333 application for a Pension widow of Oliver N.Y.
Act 7 July, 1838.
Mrs P. Granger Morrisville Madison County N.Y.
agent
Maria 26 Feb 1786
Husband died 18 Dec 1810
Col Canfield Conn Capt Milia 3 State Troops 1782 12 mo -
Admitted
Private 12 months
4333
Mar 26 Feb 1786
Mar 18 Dec 1810

I Clerk of Linn County do hereby certify that Epnetus Holmes the person before whom the foregoing Declaration & affidavit purport to have been made was on the day of the date of said Declaration & affidavit a Judge of the County Courts in & for Linn County duly appointed & qualified & that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Epnetus Holmes & verify within the above signatures are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto my hand & affixed the Seal of Linn County the 27th day of December 1838
Alyanda Donaldson Clerk

November 13, 1931.
BA-J/ILL
Maretta A. Hartshorn 510 Park Avenue, Lyon Park Clarendon, Virginia.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your personal request for the record of Oliver Hartshorn, Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 21256.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the above noted claim, based upon his military service in that war.
Oliver Hartshorn, while a resident of Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, enlisted in March or April, 1781 and served one year as corporal in Captain Charles Miel's Company, Major Humphreys' Connecticut Regiment.
He died December 18, 1810 in Lisbon, New London County, Connecticut.
The soldier, while a resident of Lisbon, Connecticut, married February 26, 1786, in Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, Hannah Pettingall of said Mansfield; the marriage was performed by Colonel Stearns of Mansfield, Connecticut.
Hannah Hartshorn, soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed December 27, 1838, while a resident of Lebanon, Madison County, New York. She was then seventy-nine years of age.
She died July 28, 1847.
There is no reference to children in the papers in this claim.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Assistant to Administrator.
Soldier's sister - Hannah Palmer - in 1838 - res. of Lisbon, Conn. 71 yrs old.

I Frederick F. Hawks of Mansfield in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut do certify that I am Clerk of the Town of Mansfield aforesaid and that I have the custody of the Records of said Town and have carefully examined the same to find an entry of the marriage of Oliver Hartshorn to Hannah Pettigall formerly of said town of Mansfield but I cannot find an entry of it in said Town Records under any date - And I further certify that previous to the year 1820 when a new Law went into operation, requiring, under a penalty that all marriages should be entered in the Town Records the practice of recording marriages had in a great measure ceased for many years, and the number entered were but a small proportion of those which took place in said Town.
And I further depose & say that I hold the office of Town Clerk aforesaid and that the above certificate is true Frederick F. Hawks
State of Connecticut }
Tolland County } December 3 rd 1838.
Sworn to and subscribed before me John Fitch Judge of Probate for the District of Mansfield in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut

the day and year as therein written. . . I further certify that the Deponent is Clerk of the Town of Mansfield as within stated, that he is a credible person and his statement entitled to full credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand officially and caused the seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed.
John Tuttle Judge of Probate
Attest.
Edmund Freeman Clerk

October 31, 1931. - Visitor - 222.
Kindly furnish history of Oliver Hartshorn - W. 21256. - Rev. Hark.
Very truly yours,
Maretta A. Hartshorn 510 Park Ave., Lynn Park, Clarendon, W. Va.
Personal Call

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21256
Hannah Hartshorn widow of Oliver Hartshorn His Rev. was
Act March 3 d 48
Index: Vol. 21 , Page 315-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Hamilton Madison County
NYork Sept 7. 1843.
Dear
I send enclosed herewith the Declaration of Hannah Harkness a widow who has a pension under the act of 1838. But she does not remember the Regiment &c in which her husband died, and refers to papers in file which contain evidence in that respect, which I presume will be as satisfactory as stated by her, as if he had made the statement it could be only from recollection of what was known to her than papers, or hearsay. Besides she does not know that any person is now living by whom it could be proved as before. and I suppose it would not be more satisfactory had she obtained a copy of the evidence in that respect, from the War Department since & had it verified with her declaration. But if it is requested that she should state state the Rank Regiment & in which her husband died. I must ask for that part of the evidence in file to be sent. It will be observed that she states the Rank for her husband held was Sergeant. This was so stated in order to correspond with what she considered the truth tho' she does not expect to prove any greater than if her husband had been in fact a private as much as her other papers show that he

a private. This happened in this way as I am told that - The person by whom the pension was procured with Venus, the husband who received the pension but had forgot that he held a commission - I am told that the act of March 1843 is construed so as to give the pension commencing with the expi- ration of the former certificate (in 1841) & ending with 1843 if so the Certificate will be so granted in this case I suppose - I am also told the 2 nd wife or widow of a pensioner is entitled to a pension That is to say, suppose A. was a pensioner & lived with a second wife to whom he was married in 1825 it is alleged that on A's death the last wife after the death of the pensioner (who died 6 years since) is by an act of Congress entitled to a pension of the same amount as when the marriage took place before 1794 - Will you be good enough to inform me how this is - (I had supposed that the marriage of the (new) widow to the pensioner must have taken place before 1794 in order to be entit- led to a pension.)
Most Respectfully Yours
John Foster
Hon J. L. Edwards Esq

PS If the Certificate shall be granted please enclose to me, or the widow to post office in Hamilton Med. Co. N.Y.

V
4333
Hannah Hartshorn N.Y.
Set. to O.P. Granger June 1, 1839. to same 29. Nov. 1839
Act July 1838

Albany 4933
Hannah Hartshorn widow of Oliver Hartshorn
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 18 th Dec. 1810 of Madison Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Miel of the regt. commanded by Col. Canfield in the Con. State Troops time for 12 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per ann to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of January 1840 and sent to O. P. Granger Morrisville, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '39, 140.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '40 20.00 $160.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838 }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book 1, Vol. 2. Page 89
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4. Sep. 1840. to 4 March 1841. Agt Notification 25 Feb 1842.

State of New York Madison County ss On this fifth day of September 1843 personally appeared before the Subscribed a Justice of the Peace of said County Hannah Hartshorn a Resident of Lebanon in the County of Madison aforesaid aged Eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declara- tion, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Oliver Hart- shorn who was a Sergeant (as she believes) in the army of the Revolution altho it was stated in the proof given in her proceedings to obtain her pension under the act of 1838 that he was a private and she does not recollect the Regiment or corps which he served in but that he served part of all of the time under Capt. Miles and for the requisite proof or information in this Respect she refers to the testimony & papers on file in the War Department upon which her pension was granted under the act of 1838 and she further declares that the amount of her pension which she received annually under the "act of July 7. 1838" was Forty dollars and that her former certificate was given up when she received or drew her last pension money in 1841 & also that she is still a widow
The words "or all" interlined before part to all Hannah Hartshorn John Root Jr
Sworn to & subscribed in the fifth day of September 1843 before me and I certify that the said Hannah Hartshorn is personally known to me and she is a person of veracity John Root Justice of the Peace

State of New York Clerks Office Madison County I, William Fairchild Clerk of said county do hereby certify that John Foot, Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly elected and qualified also that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and truly believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and official seal the 7 th day of September 1843 William Fairchild Clerk.
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State of New York } Onondaga County. } ss
Jason Bushnell of the town of Raun in said county, being duly sworn says that he is about seventy seven years of age, and was well acquainted with Oliver Hartshorn, at the time of his enlistment into the service of the United States, in the revolutionary war he enlisted some time in the months of March or April, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty seven, for the term of one year, and served in the company commanded by Captain Miles, of the Regi- ment commanded by Major Humphrey, in the state of Connecticut in the town of Norwich, in the county of New London, when he then resided. He served as a corporal, and marched to White Plains in the state of New York, and there gained the contin- ental army, and remained there until about the first of October then following; and then marched to Stanwick, and there remained until the expi- ration of the term of enlistment, (one year) and was discharged from the service. This deponent served for the same time, and in the same company, and the said Oliver Hartshorn did not to the knowledge of this deponent continue in the service of the United States for more than one year. and this de- ponent further says that the said Oliver Hartshorn died in the town of Lisbon in the county of New London in the state of Connecticut, about the month of December in the year 1810, and left his widow Hannah Hartshorn, who now resides, as this deponent is informed & believes, lives in the town of Leb- anon in the county of Madison in the state of New York. and further deponent saith not
I certify that I am acquainted with Jason Bushnell Jason Bushnell the above deponent & know him to be a person whose character for truth & veracity is good and further that he subscribed & swore to the above affidavit before me this 28th day of Sept 1838, Israel Smith justice of the peace of the county of Onondaga

Clerk's Office Union County, N. H. ss:
I James Dean Clerk of the said County, certify, that Israel Smith Esq. was, on the 25 th day of September 1878, a Justice of the Peace of the said County, duly elected & sworn; — and that the signature within written, purporting to be his, is genuine. —
Given under my hand and seal of office this 28 th day of Decem- ber 1878. —
James Dean, Clk.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
Jan'y 13 th , 1842.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Hannah Hartshorn, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Forty — Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1840, to the 4 th March 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

1839 Jan 8. N.Y. 1333 7 July 1838 R

FREE
fee
L. S. Edwards Co. Comm of Pension Washington D. C.
[Faint mirrored text from the reverse side of the page, including the date 1890 and the name Mrs. Mary Edwards]

1839
Morrisville Madison County N.Y. Jan 3
Sir
Enclosed I send the Papers of Hannah Hartshorn an applicant for a Pension.
Respectfully yours Otis P. Granger
J. L. Edwards Esq
Dec 11 1838 N.Y.

add proof June 27 Hannah Hartshorn Rhoda Wood,
N.Y.
[Handwritten signature]

11-11
free
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm of Pensions Washington D.C.

Morrisville Madison County N.Y. Dec. 22. 1839
Sir
Enclosed I send you the Certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut, in support of the application of Rhoda Wood widow of Eli Wood for a pension.
You will observe by the letter of the Comptroller also enclosed that no evidence is found as to the services of Oliver Hartshorn - Hannah Hartshorn widow of said Oliver is the applicant for a pension & you have the affidavit of Mr Bushnell as to the services of Oliver Hartshorn, who was a soldier in the same Company - Bushnell is a pensioner & receives his pension for the same services.
In relation to the services of Eli Wood in Capt Bush Company, the account from the pay table corresponds with his statement of his services when he made application for a pension under the act of 1818 -
Respectfully you Atts P. Granger
J. S. Edwards Esq

Jan 16. 1840
My Admiral Keppel Hartshorn,
R D D

free
L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington D. C.

1840 Morrisville Madison County N.Y. Jan'y 9
Sir
Enclosed I send you an explanatory affidavit made by Jason Bushnell in support of the application of Hannah Hartshorn for a Pension. I trust this affidavit will be entirely satisfactory & I hope that a Certificate will be forwarded soon, as the application is an old one.
Respectfully yours Otis P. Granger
J. L. Edwards Esq

O.P. Granger
Nov. 27. 1834
Aus d —
Rec d
My
FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq Commission of Pensions Washington D. C.
No 4933
due 38-
act
Miss Hannah Hattorn

1839 Morrisville Madison County N. Y. Nov 27
Sir
May I call your attention to the case of Hannah Hartshorn an applicant for a pension - Her application has been a long time before you -
Respectfully yours Otis P. Granger
J. L. Edwards Esq
P. S. Will none of the pensioners be paid, before the 1 st of March next, whose certificates have not since Sept last?
Otis P. Granger

free FRDA
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm. of Pensions Washington D.C.

1889
Morrisville Madison County N.Y. March 11
Yrs
In the month of October last I forwarded to you Pension applications in the following cases to wit that of Elizabeth Barker; Alice Hill; Phoebe Truesdell - the applications of Versally Newton; Hannah Hartshorn. Maria Jones. Maria Sloan. Anna Lombard. Agnes M c Ferson Sarah Colson & Betsey Jones have also been a number of months at Washington -
Is it not time that I should hear from some of these applications?
Maj Beckwith our M.C. from the district informs me that he presented original applications for pensions during the last session of Congress & what was acted upon - If so, many of the above applications have not been taken up in their turn - It does appear to me that six months having expired, the department cannot complain if I make an enquiry .
Respectfully yours
Oliver A. Grange
Stamp here
 *2317 Eliz Barker Oct 9 3214 Sarah Colson 19 Nov  ✓2318 Alice Hill " "  ✓2319 Phoebe Truesdell " "  ✓2843 Betsey Jones " 29   4259 Anna Lombard Jan 2  4246 Versally Newton " 2  4333 Hannah Hartshorn " 8  3527 Maria Jones - Dec 3  4100 Agnes M c Ferson " 26 

State of New York
Onondaga County
Jason Rushnell of Rome in said County, being duly sworn deposes and says that he is aged 76 years, and is now a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the act of 1832 Certificate No 3.892 $46.66 2 / 3 per annum. That this deponent according to his best recollection, and agreeable to a minute in the book of Benjamin D. Johns in Rome as formerly stated by him when he made his application for a pension, enlisted in April 1781 at Lisbon Con. in Captain Chase, Myles 607 Maj. Humphreys Regiment. Genl. Washington's Brigade, and served in that Company under their officers, until 1782 when he was discharged at Stamford Con. This deponent cannot be positive that this was in 1781 - but such is his recollection - it may have been that the service commenced in 1782 and ended in 1783 - This deponent recollects that peace was declared in July after his term of service expired.
This deponent further says that during this year's service Oliver Hartshorn was a Corporal in the same Company, and served in said Company during the whole year, and was discharged at the same time this deponent was - and this deponent has been well acquainted with the said Oliver Hartshorn since the Revolutionary War - and knows that he was the husband of Mrs Bannah Hartshorn of Lebanon Madison County N.Y. who is as this deponent is informed and believes an applicant for a pension -
And this deponent further says that he made an affidavit in relation to this

Mattew Asfne Israel Smith Esquire a Justice of the Peace of the County of Sonoma, about October 1838 or, as he now recollects, - that when he made that affidavit he stated to the said Smith that the Service which he and Mr Hartshorn had rendered was, either in 1781 or 1782 - and that this deponent did not know that the affidavit was written 1777 until so informed by a letter from the War Department shown him dated Nov 29 th 1839. The inserting of that date must have been by mistake, or misapprehension on the part of Mr Smith when he drew the affidavit, as this deponent intended to state what he has now done as to the Service and supposed he had done so, until informed as above. Jason Buffum
Given before me this 2 nd day of January, 1840, and to certify that I am well acquainted with Jason Buffum and that he is a man of truth and veracity, and entire credit is due to any statements he makes.
W. P. Johnson Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. COUNTY OF ONEIDA, }
I, JAMES DEAN, Clerk of the said county of Oneida, do certify, that
A. D. Johnson Esq
whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, and endorsed thereon, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Supreme Court Commissioner in and for the said county, dwelling in the said county, and duly authorised to take the same; and that I am well ac- quainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment, is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, the
Sixth
day of
January
1840
James Dean Clerk.
by James Edgar Dep. Clerk