Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,838, Ichabod Hicok, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hickok, Ichabod
S. 32,838
Hickock or
CONTENTS

Massachusetts Roll.
1,561
Ichabod Hickock / Capt Warren / Massachusetts Private 4 line 1777. 4 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 d of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818, and sent to John Hooker, Esq. Springfield, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
Semi-annual ending
4 months 12/30.
$ 35.20
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Witness, Br...

6 Feb
Jim Aife
Hickok, Ichabod Mass S 32838

Lancaster Feb. 4 th 1783
This may certify that I have Recd all the Pay of Isaac Hich that I was to have and he is in titled to all the back Revenues the sixty Dollars the hundred acres of land and all Bounties given by the State or Congress I have no right to any part only the Bever wages witness my hand impresse of
Joseph Loomis Thaddeus Priest
Y. H. Foot

Mrs. Northbridge, B.H.
Berkshire  Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SS. B E IT REMEMBERED, That on the 23 rd day of April A. D. 1818, came before me, JOHN HOOKER,
Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said State, and including the said county of Berkshire the above named Isaac Harkness & applied for the benefit of the late law of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval forces of the United States in the revolutionary war" & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed, and hereto annexed.
I do thereupon hereby declare, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Isaac Harkness the applicant did serve in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, for more than nine months, on the continental establishment, as set forth in his affidavit aforesaid, and that he is yet a resident citizen of the United States, is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the said Circuit Court for the said county of Berkshire
to be affixed hereto, this 23 rd day of April 1818 and I do certify the above & annexed as the testimony & proceedings had before me in the application & thereon the form & substance of the department of war
John Hooker

Buckingham Isabell Hickock
Bailey's Msp. rgt.
Correct

I Ichabod Hickok a citizen of the United States & now resident in Pittsfield in the County Berkshire State of Mass ts do depose & say that in the last of March or the first of April 1777 at Lanesborough in said County I entered with Capt n Isaac Warren to serve in the revolutionary army on the continental establishment to serve during said war, that soon after at Albany I joined the regiment commanded by Col o Bailey being the second Massachusetts Regiment & in the company of said Capt n Warren in said regiment & that I continued in said service until the Month of May 1781 - That at short time before I was informed that my family was afflicted with sickness in distressed circumstances & greatly needing my aid & that in consequence of it I applied for a discharge & was informed that if I could furnish a man to fill my place I might be discharged - That a furlough was given me & I returned home & procured one James Hook to take my place & went with him to West Point & he was received in my stead - I took of Col o Hook a writing which is hereto annexed & then rec d my discharge in May 1781 - The said discharge has been lost - as it was not considered of any value - That I was in the battle at Stillwater in New York - & in one previous to the capture of Gen l Burgoyne - & at the battle of Monmouth -
I do also depose that I am now seventy four years old & am in reduced circumstances in life & stand in need of assistance from my country for support
Ichabod Hickok
April 23. 1810
I David Jewett of Lanesborough in the County of Berkshire do depose & say that I knew the s d Hickok in the s d army of the revolution that we both went from the same town - that I saw him in the army at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania & I always understood he enlisted to serve during the war & believe he served as he has stated in his aforesaid affidavit -
Sworn to April 23. 1810 before me John Hooker
David Jewett
I Josiah Lawrence of Pittsfield Mass ts do depose & say that I was in the revolutionary army & knew the s d Hickok & that I knew of his being in s d service at least three years in the time mentioned in his s d affidavit - I was in the same brigad the s d war in the same regim t with him
Sworn to April 23. 1810 before me
Josiah Lawrence
John Hooker

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 30294, I. 32838.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
January 7th, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning Reuben Brooks and Ichabod Hickok, soldiers of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that Reuben Brooks, made an application for pension on September 25th, 1832, at which time he was 69 years of age and residing at Pittsfield, Mass., and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Wadsworth and Col. Allen. He enlisted at Bristol, Conn.
Ichabod Hickok made an application for pension on April 23, 1818, at which time he was 74 years of age and residing at Pittsfield, Mass., and his pension was allowed for four years' actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Warren and Col. Bailey. He enlisted at Lanesborough, Mass.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. H. N. Saxton,
187 Hamilton St.,
Albany, New York.

187 Hamilton St. Albany NY Dec. 22, 1897.
The Comr. of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sir: Will you have the kindness to furnish what your records show concerning the Revolutionary services of Ichabod Hickock of Berkshire Co., Mass. who drew a pension. Also the same of Reuben Brooks who served in the Conn. State Troops but who lived and died in Pittsfield, Mass.
Respectfully
H. N. Saxton.

H. Y.
32838 Rev INVALID.
Jan. 7/98. History to Mr. N. Saxon - Albany. N.
File No. 32,838
Chabod Hickok
Rev Rev. Ind
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 187
[Arrangement of 1870.]