Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5429, John Hawes, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hawes, John
S 5429
CONTENTS
Carded

2681
Massachusetts
John Hawes
of Farm - in the State of Mass who was a Ringer in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by Col Brown in the [blank] time for Private [blank] Aug - 2.
d. July 27. 1835 Springfield.
Inscribed on the Roll of [blank] at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the [blank] day of [blank] 1832 and said Claimant Enula Hawes Co Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sep - 1832 $45-- Semizant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 15-- $60--
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by [blank] Clerk Book [blank] Vol. [blank] Page [blank]

DECLARATION,
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF THE 7TH OF JUNE, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE. }
ON this fifteenth day of August personally appeared in open court, before Hon Samuel H. Braceley the court of Probate now sitting, John Haines a resident of Enfield in the County of Hampshire, and State of Massachusetts, aged 82 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
I enlisted into the Company commanded by Capt. Lewis Whiting then residing in Wrentham, County of Norfolk. Asa Hall of Wrentham in the County of Norfolk was Lieutenant and John Blake, Christian name not recollect- ed Ensign. I enlisted in the year 1776 and I be- lieve in the month of May. The term of en- listment was six months. Soon after enlistment we marched to New Hampshire then across the Connecticut River and Green Mountain to Sheldahl where we joined the Right Regiment of the Continental Army and there served as a private six months and was discharged without pay discharge in November. I was not in any battle. The British came down the lake which was then in our hands and went from the fort out the bay in two. I received the following named persons who belonged to my com- pany: John Haines, David Ray, Samuel Pratt I cannot name any one in my company is now living. I have heard long since of the death of my officers. In the year 1779 I was drafted to go to Providence in Rhode Island. I went and served two months in the Company commanded by Capt. Samuel Dyer. I do not recollect the names of any of the field officers at the time of the last service I was a sergeant and had a sergeant. I know I was not captured by whom I can prove any por- tion of the service. Gen. Gates commanded at Providence
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
John Haines
Before me Samuel H. Braceley Judge of Probate for the County
We, Joshua Crosby residing in the town of Enfield and William Stone residing in Enfield hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Haines who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 82 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.
Joshua Crosby William Stone
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that The Rev. Joshua Crosby who has signed the preceding certificate, is resident in Enfield and that Wm. Stone who has also signed the same, is a resident in said Enfield and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Samuel H. Braceley Judge of Probate
I, Saml. H. Braceley Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Haines for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fifteenth
day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Saml. H. Braceley Register Clerk.

John W Hams Enfield Hampshire County Mass
No 2000
Notes 6 mos Sept 2 8
ad
$30 —

BRIEF in the case of John Harris of Hampshire County in the State of Massachusetts (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Ans  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? eighty two  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 17 76 6 Private Capt. S. Whiting   21 Sergeant Major Brown  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wentworth  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Documentary proof and traditional evidence -  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? they are correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
D. D. Addison Examining Clerk.

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 John Haines 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1776 6 mos Col. James Huntington Mass.   May 20 1778 ✓ Lieut Samuel Fisher Benj. Hawes   1779 2 mos Lt. Col. Samuel Fisher  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, May 15 1832 His d. was at
Residence at date of application, Enfield Hampshire Co Mass
Age at date of application, 82 yrs Died July 27 1832 *
Remarks: it's data as to family
* from A. B. The only sol. this name found on the Rev. War. Records of this Reg.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

62000
W. L.
PO
Aug 25-1832
of the United States
to the Secretary of War
Memorandum of the War
Washington D.C.

John Naws Enfield Massachusetts 0000
return to Claimant

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
John Haws 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 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? Yes 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? Yes 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.

257 School St., Winter Hill, Mass.
12 June 1912
The Pension Bureau, (Revolutionary Soldiers) Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am writing, to learn what records, if any, your Archives may hold con- cerning one John Hawes (Haws, Haase, Hawse), of Weymouth, Mass. He was born Dec 24, 1848(?) and died in March 1836 or 1837. He is supposed to have been a Revolutionary soldier (fam-

ily tradition, and to have had a pension.
I have already had courteous replies to my other inquiries, and money sent has been refunded. Thanking you in advance, I am,
Yours very truly,
Frank M. Howes.

Woodlea Hotel Kansas City Mo.
Aug 19-22
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please give me the Pension record of John Hawes, Hampshire Co Mass. Pensioner of the revolution, Placed on Roll Dec 4. 1832.
Yours Truly
(Mrs) Katherine Hawes McNamara

1914 June 16, Fish. to Frank H. Hanes V.P.R. 1922-Sept. 14-Fish to Mrs. Katherine Hanes McMannara R.M.T.
Reborn
5429 INVALID.
File No. 5429
John Hanes Sgt. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 158
[Arrangement of 1870.]

To John Hawes Greeting.
Reposing special trust & confidence in your good conduct, Fidelity & Patriotism, do by the Power & Authority in me vested constitute & appoint you John Hawes Ensign in the Company commanded by Samuel Fisher Esqf. Captain. And all soldiers under your command are directed to be obedient to you as such. And you are faithfully & diligently to discharge the duty of Ensign in said Company, agreeable to the Rules & discipline of War. for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.
Given under my hand at Wrentham the 30 day of May, 1778.
Benjamin Hawes Col.