Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,965, Chester Hull, Continental (Conn.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Conn.)
Hull, Chester
8.44.965
CONTENTS

5,040 New York Roll
Chester Hull private
Connecticut Line, Sheldon's Bty In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence the 20 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of Oct 1818 and sent to Munson Buel Esq Judge, Lexington, Green Co NY
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818. 4 m o 15 d o 36 c Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 March 1819. 48 c
Sheldon $ 84
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.
2 years.
Lexington, Green Co

Chula Hall
Chester Hull, private, Col o . Sheldon's drago o . 20. April, 1818.
Service admitted.
The Judge's certificate as to circumstances wanting in this case.
Admitted Munson Buel, Esq; Judge, Lexington, Green Co. New-York.
Rec d 27. May, 1818.

State of New York Green County ss
On this fourteenth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green and State of New York personally appeared Chester Hull a Resident in the Town of Pownal in the County and State aforesaid aged fifty two who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth His oath Make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the 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 the said Chester Hull enlisted in the Town of Watrousfield in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Captain George Hobbard called the fifth Troop in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Elisha Sheldon enlisted during the war in May in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one he was transferred into first Troop of State Commanded by Captain Webb in the same Regiment in this Company and Regiment he continued to serve in the said Corps in the service of the United States until the twelfth day of June in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three when he was discharged from the service in Danbury in the State of Connecticut and that he was in the skirmishes or battle in Long Island against the British Fleet under Captain George Hobbard and Schuyler in the skirmish or battle at Trenton Hill being on his Excellency George Washington's guard when attacked and drove off the Men from the guns and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his said services but the discharge of His Excellency George Washington Esquire General and Commander in Chief which discharge accompanies these declarations and proceedings.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid Munroe Buel
I Munroe Buel one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Green and State of New York aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Chester Hull did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy and now having with the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the provisions of the aforesaid act of Congress given under my hand and the seal of the Court the fourteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Munroe Buel

I William Van Bergen Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene and State of New York do certify that Clinton Van Zandt was a Judge of Said Court on the Twentieth Day of April 1818 that I am well acquainted with his Hand Writing and that the Signature of the Said Judge to the above affidavit or Declaration of Chester Hull is Genuine In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Affixed the Seal of the Court aforesaid this 21 st Day of May 1818 -
Wm Van Bergen Clerk ex a testant

State of New-York
Green County ss -
I Munsell Buel one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Green and State of New-York do certify that I am personally acquainted with Charles Hull named in the application to which this certificate is affixed and have been for more than twenty years last past and know that during the time aforesaid he has been a laboring man and has now become insolvent and from the testimony of credible witnesses which have come before me I am satisfied that he is not possessed of any real estate by Deed or Lease nor of personal property but is truly more than insufficient to pay his debts -
Dated at Lexington Dec. 7 th 1818 -
Munsell Buel -

HEAD-QUARTERS Ebenezer Dyer in the 2 d Reg t Pennsylvanians Regiment, having loyally served the United States three years North and being inlisted for the War hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the June 20 th 1864
By J GEORGE General and Com U

made, He to be considered as being on
20 2 10 2
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Mutilated Dec. 5 1911
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the 12 th 1783. will not avail the of the definitive until Proclam-

44965 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 44965
Chester Hull
Pin. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 244
[Arrangement of 1870.]

The enclosed discharge found in mutilated condition when case was opened by me.
L.H.
Dec 5. 1910

Hon ble John C. Calhoun Esq 2 Secretary of the Department of War City of Washington —

Lexington Dec 8 th 1818—
Sir
Enclosed I transmit to you eight of these cases which you returned together with my certificates of their circumstances the remainder I shall transmit as soon as I have sufficient evidence, together with some new applications—
In the case of Charles Plull I have before made a Certificate of his circumstances which he says he delivered to Col Dalmage of Litchfield county Connecticut for him to forward together with some affidavits which it is possible you have received yet he requested me to make sure to accompany the declaration—
I am Sir your most obedt humble Servt
Manson Buel—
Honb! John C. Calhoun Esq—

Act 1828 Settled at Treasury Cons d with Dmaliel file # H. 965

13 No of orig Pay 77 REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
30 June 1828.
Chester Hull ————— of Lexington — in the County of Greene — in the State of New York — has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private ————— in captain Webb's —————'s company, in the 2 d regiment of the Light Dragoons ————— line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, Nothing .
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, A. D. Atkins.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
July 1. 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Chester Hull  a Private in the 2 d Regt Light Dragoons . It further appears that Chester Hull  not is now on the pension list of the Army ————— agency, and has been so since the 3 March  1826  at the rate of  dollars per month .
John H. Payne Aud

Rec
Hon. Richard Rush Secretary of War The Treasury Washington City

in the purpose of obtaining the benefit of "An act for the relief of certain missing officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution;" approved on the fifteenth of May, 1828; I, Chester Hull, of Lexington, in the county of Greene, in the state of New-York, do hereby declare that I was enlisted in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued in its service until its termination; at which period I was a private, in Capt. Webb's company, in the Second Regiment of Dragoons, commanded by Col. Sheldon. And I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress, passed the 15 th of May 1778. And I further declare that I was not, on the Pension list roll of the United States, on the fifteenth day of March 1828.
Chester Hull
Before me Henry Goolee, a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Greene, in the state of New-York, personally appeared this day Solomon Larment, and Ira Whitcomb, of the said county, who did severally make oath, that Chester Hull, by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been a private soldier in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated. Witness my hand, this ninth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.
Henry Goolee, Justice of the Peace.
I Charles H. Dyer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene in the State of New-York, do hereby certify that Henry Goolee Esq. before whom the foregoing Affidavit was sworn, was at the time a Justice of the Peace and Duly Qualified to administer Oaths,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this Eleventh day of June 1828
Chas. H. Dyer Clerk

Lexington June 10. 1828
Sir
The discharge I received at the close of the war, was transmitted to the war office at Washington , with an application made under the act of 1818, which has never been returned. Such communication as you may make in reply to the inclosed application, please to direct to Windham, Greene County, New York.
Your Obedient Serv t
Hon d . Richard Rush Secretary of War
Chester Hull A. C. Hull Jr.