Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43674, Reuben Hildreth, Continental (N.H.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (N.H.)
Wildreth, Reuben
S. 43674
CONTENTS

William D. H. H. H. Samuel Brown Ruben Hildreth Herkimer N. York
M. Hoffman N. York.
Printed to S. & L. Ford Herkimer N. York
5777 19.967
Reuben Hildreth, Herkimer County, N.Y. 15. April, 1818 Col: James Reid's regiment N. H. line. Dec. 1775. to Oct. 1776.
See endorsement in the case of Samuel Brown.
No. 1
This to be returned to the War Department. April 29. 1826.
David Holt, judge, S. & L. Ford, agents, Herkimer, N. York Rec. d 24. Feb. 1820.

State of New York
Herkimer County
I, Zebulon Moffatt of the Town of Mayfield in the County of Herkimer, being fully sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Reuben Hildreth & has known him ever since some time during the Revolutionary War - That on the fifth day of February one thousand Eight  Seven hundred & Seventy six this Deponent joined the American Army then being at Winter Hill near the Town of Boston in the State of Massachusetts - That this Deponent was at- tached to a Company commanded by Capt. Isaac Stearns, in a Regi- -ment commanded by Col. James Reed in Genl. Sullivan's Brig- -ade - That at that time the said Reuben Hildreth was a private soldier in said Company - That this Deponent was left sick in the Hospital on Winter Hill when the Regiment moved left the vicin- -ity of Boston & marched to New York - That the said Regiment soon after marched to the Province of Lower Canada, and this Deponent did not again join the aforesaid Company until some time in the latter part of the month of June when this Depon- -ent again joined the aforesaid Regiment at St. Johns in the Province of Canada, the said Regiment then being on a retreat from said Province - That this Deponent of the said the said Reuben was at that time in said Company com- -manded by Capt. Stearns - That this Deponent of the said Reuben both remained in said Company until the latter part of the month of November, when the said Reuben was 

discharged from the said Regiment. After the said Regiment at Allentown Independence near Secondogon, the said Reuben being at that time sick & unfit for duty. That the said Regiment belonged to the Massachusetts  Massachusetts Line on the Continental establishment. That this Deponent the said Zebulon is now seventy years of age.
Subscribed and sworn October 13th 1818 before me
Zebulon Hossell
David Colt
Judge of Berkshire Com. Pleas.
Herkinness - I certify that from the declarations of Jonathan Wright whom I hereby made before me, upon the oath of the said Jonathan, I am satisfied of the credibility of the above deponent Zebulon Hossell - dated October 13th, 1818
State of New York
Clarks Office Herkimer County
David Colt Judge of Herkimer Com. Pleas.
I hereby certify that David Colt Esquire whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate was at the time and now is a
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Duly commissioned and qualified to act as such I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his signature to be in his own proper hand Given under my hand and Seal of office at Herkimer this 13th day of October 1818
Walter Fish Clerk

I Reuben Hildreth, of the Town of County of Herkimer State of New York, aged fifty three years do according to the act of the Congress of the United States of America, entitled "An Act to provide for certain pensions in the said of various services of the United States, in the "Revolutionary War" make the following declaration under oath That is to say - I do solemnly declare that I am a resident Citizen of the United States, to wit of the Town County of Herkimer State of New York. By reason of my reduced circumstances, in life, I am in need of assistance from my Country for support - I do further declare that I was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution and served as such for the space of one year against the Common Enemy on the Continental Establishment - That in the month of December 1775 I enlisted as a private soldier, at Chatham in the State of New Hampshire in a company commanded by Captain Jacob Himes in a Regiment of Infantry com- manded by Col. James Reed of the New Hampshire Line on the Continental Establishment - That shortly after my enlist- ment the said Company marched to a place called Winter- Hill, near the Town of Boston - That in the month of March 1776 the said Company marched to the City of New- York, and from thence to the town of Montpelier in to the Province of Lower Can- ada - That in the month of October of the year 1776 I was then dangerously sick whilst doing duty in said Company

my return from the Canada - and left the said Company and was car- ried to my place of residence in New Haven where I remained sick until the time of my enlistment has expired - That I constantly was on duty in said Company from the time of my first enlistment until I was taken sick as aforesaid - And I do further declare that I never received any regular discharge from the said Company on account of leaving the same before my term of enlistment had expired - And I do further declare that I hereby relinquish all claim to any and every pension hereafter allowed me by the laws of the United States or of any individual state - Witness my hand at New Haven April 15. 1868
b Resen Gilbalt
Signed & April 15. 1868 before me David Scott Judge of Superior Court
State of New York } Hickman County } ss. I, Phoebe Hildreth of the Town of Roxbury in said County, being duly sworn, saith that the applicant named in the foregoing affidavit is the Brother of this deponent and that this deponent has a perfect recollection

That the said Ruben enlisted in the service of the United States for the term of one year as set forth in the foregoing declaration - and this deponent also well recollects that the said enlistment took place in the winter season, and that in the next fall or autumn of the said enlistment the father of the said Ruben went from his residence in New Hampshire to some place in the province of Lower Canada for the purpose of bringing the said Ruben home - and further that the said Ruben was brought home by his father at that time, being very sick, and that the said Ruben remained sick for a considerable time after his return with his father -
Sworn to April 28 1818
Shealtiel Hildreth
Upon me Darius Hildreth
Judge of courts of common Pleas

I have long been personally acquainted with David Holt & David Hurlbut whose names  signatures are subscribed to the perats of the within affidavits. They were such judges as stated in the said perats & at the times the affidavits purport to have been made were author- ized to administer oaths & to take affidavits to be read in courts of record.
Michael Hoffman Rep. Comr.

20. 100
New York.
Reuben Hildreth
of Herkimer Co in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Haines of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Reed in the New Hampshire line, for the term of one year from December 1775 to October 1776
Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 day of February 1830.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of February 1830 and sent to Hon. Michael Hoffman. H. R.
Arrears to 4th of March 1830 $ 6. 45 Semi-annual all'ce ending
$ 6. 45
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Recs Book D. Vol. 5. fol. 98.
See letter to Hon. J. B. Hunt Dec. 27. 1843 -
let. to Hon. A. R. McIlwaine H. R. Jun 23. 1844

Reuben Hildreth Inclination for Rev. "Pension"
M. Hoffman H. Reps.

State of New York County of Ulster
On this 1 st day of February 1830 personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas being a Court of Record for the County of Ulster in said State; Corbin Hildreth resident in said State aged 74 years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the first of May 1820: — That he, the said Corbin Hildreth enlisted for the term of one year in the month of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five in the State of New Hampshire in the Company commanded by Capt Jacob Himes in the Regiment of Infantry commanded by Col. James Peid in the line of the State of New Hampshire on the Continental Establishment: — That he continued so to serve in the said Corps until the month of October in the year 1776 when he was taken dangerously sick and so continued remained until the term for which he had enlisted had expired: — That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present: — That his name has never to his knowledge been placed on the pension List: — That in the year 1818 he made application for the benefit of the act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818: — That he made an affidavit setting forth the grounds on which he claimed the benefit of that act: — That he employed an Attorney and delivered his papers to him with directions to have them forwarded to the Treasury Department for the purpose of procuring his name to be placed on the Pension List: — That has been informed by his Attorney and believes, that his papers were so forwarded according to his directions: — That shortly afterwards he was informed by his Attorney that his papers had been returned from the Department as defective: — That being unacquainted with the forms of business, he entrusted the whole management of his business to his Attorney who promised him that his papers should be

Amended in conformity to the directions of the Treasury Department and again forwarded to said Department — That relying upon the promises of his Attorney, he took no further steps to procure a pension & understood from his Attorney that no additional affidavits or papers were requisite, though in what respect his original papers were defective, he was not informed — That he called from time to time upon his Attorney to inquire into the State of the business, who uniformly represented it as in a state of forwardness and promised that it should be brought to a close as speedily as possible — That in consequence of such representations and promises he remained long in expectation of receiving a pension from Government — That after a long delay he was induced to inquire more particularly into the State of his business when he learned to his surprise and astonishment that his papers had not been returned to the Department — That he thereupon employed another Attorney who, as this deponent is informed and believes, procured his papers to be sent to the Department and within the past month he has learned that his papers have again been returned as defective and now makes this Declaration in open Court in compliance with the requisitions of the Treasury Department —
And in pursuance of the act of the 1 st of May 1830, he the said Benjamin Hildreth, on his oath, further says, that he was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, that he is not and has not been since the 18 th day of March 1818 the owner of any real or personal property of any description except the necessary wearing apparel of himself & wife, that his occupation was that of a farmer — That his constitution has become so impaired by age and accidents that he has been unable since the 18 th day of March 1818 and for some time previous to support himself

That he and his wife, Susannah, now aged 75 years, have resided in the family of their son, Thaddeus Hildreth, since the 18 th of March 1818 And for some time previous, during which time they have been entirely dependent on their said son for support — That he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts or debts due to him nor has he any income.
Sworn to & subscribed This 1 st day of February 1830 Before me in open Court Abijah Beckwith Clerk
Perben his Hildreth mark
I, Abijah Beckwith, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Herkimer do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Perben Hildreth did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common Enemy for the term of nine months under the engagement on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath is truly copied from the Records of the said Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this second day of February 1830
Abijah Beckwith Clerk

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INVALID.
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File No. 43674
Renben Kildreth
Pr Rev Was
Act: 18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 227
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June 11. 1897- Hist to Miss Stella Root Stamford, Conn.

State of New York } Herkimer County } ss. Henry Ellison & Isaac Turtlett
of the Town & County of Herkimer being duly sworn do hereby say that their Deponent, ever since the year 1814, has lived within one mile of said Reuben Hildreth, and has during all that time been well acquainted with the said Reuben & with his pecuniary affairs - That during all that time said Reuben has lived upon the farm owned & occupied by his son Thaddeus Hildreth, and has been considered a man of no property - That this Deponent Henry Ellison has, during many years, been an officer in said Town and said Reuben has never been taxed or assessed in said Town since 1814 That at this time said Reuben lives in the House & family with his son Thaddeus & has so lived with him ever since the year 1814 - Henry Ellison & Isaac Turtlett
Sworn December 7th 1829 before John Warren } Judges of the County Courts in & for the County of Herkimer

I Abijah Beckwith Clerk of the Courts of Common Pleas in & for the County of Herkimer in the State of New-York do hereby certify that John Mahon before whom the within Affidavit was sworn was at the time a judge of the County Courts in & for said County and duly empowered to administer Oaths.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said County at Herkimer this seventh day of December 1829
A Beckwith Clerk
6th Dec 1829

In testimony to the office of the President of the the seal of our Superior Court of Judicature J. Hale clerk
Richard Hildreth Rev. Pension
Newspaper
M. Hoffman A. Raper
No 2-

I Oliver Brown of Chestfield in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire, aged 72 years on oath say, that I have been acquainted with Reuben Hildreth now of Herkimer in the State of New York since previous to the year A.D. 1776. That the said Reuben in said year A.D. 1776. at said Chestfield, enlisted into the Continental Service in the company commanded by Capt. Jacob Kimball in the Regiment commanded by Col. James Read I being a soldier in the same company - we joined the Continental Army at Winter Hill near Boston - we marched together to New York & from thence to Ticonderoga & Montreal - the said Hildreth was returned to Ticonderoga with me where he was discharged & we both returned to said Chestfield - I further say that said Hildreth served in said company the term of one year, the time for which he enlisted Oliver Brown
I Benjamin Wheeler of Chestfield in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire, aged 73 years on oath say, that I was a soldier in the Continental Army in the year A.D. 1776. in the Regiment com- manded by Col. James Read - whilst I was stationed at New York, I recollect meeting Reuben Hildreth now of Herkimer, N.York. who was then a soldier in the same Regiment, serving in Capt. Jacob Kimball's company - We marched together from thence to Ticonderoga, where we were both (the said Hildreth & myself) discharged and returned home to said Chestfield together I knew of his being in the service about 9 months & understood at the time of believing he served a year the term for which he enlisted - Benj m Wheeler
State of New Hampshire Chestfield - October 29. 1829 Then the said Oliver Brown & Benjamin Wheeler. signers of the

foregoing Affidavit - personally appearing each solemnly swore, that the foregoing Affidavit by them respectively signed, are just & true
Before me
Sarkin G. Mead, Just Peace
I hereby certify that each of the persons making the foregoing Affidavit is known to me to be a person entitled to full credit and a man of good char- acter for truth & veracity. Sarkin G. Mead. Just Peace.
Chatham, Nov. 30. 1829.
I Salme Hale, clerk of the Judicial Courts in said county certify that Sarkin G. Mead is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that the foregoing are his signatures.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix the seal of our Superior Court of Judicature.
S. Hale clerk

A. L. Edwards
pen: to com: Feb. 10. 1830
Rec d 10. Feb. 1830

Washington City
Feb. 7 9, 1830
Sir,
I enclose you the papers in the case of Reuben Hildreth of Haskins, N. York, a revolutionary pensioner. He is old and infirm. There may be some correctness in the papers as to the time of his enlistment but I believe an affidavit No 2. will enable you by a search of the rolls  records to determine that he did serve more than nine months in the Continental establishment.
Please inform me of the result.
With extreme ad
you
Michael Hoffman
John Edwards -

Jan 16 1844
Reuben Hildreth
Say to Govt & State
he Col. Edwards Esq Com. Pensions
Washington D.C.
Hon. A. B. M c Keane P.R.
Reuben Hildreth
Ans d Jan 17 1844

Washington May 16. 1844
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Sir
The petition of Reuben Wilder, a Revolutionary Soldier, referred to the Court on Pensions, represents that he made his declaration for a pension under the act of 1818 in the early part of 1819 but that he was not placed upon the pension roll until Feb. 1830.
Please inform me whether the declaration referred to was ever received at the Department and if so the cause of the suspension of his case -
Very respectfully
A. H. McMoran
Mem. Com. Rev. Pen.