Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 5437, Josiah Hatch, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
Hatch, Josiah
S 5437
CONTENTS
Carded

3335
Massachusetts
Isiah Hatch
Enrolled in the State of Mass who was a Pr Sgt in the Company commanded by Captain Biebe of the Regt commanded by Col. Haliburton in the Mass. A. discharged for 14 mos & 2 days  Sergeant Mate 11. 28. 28  Private
Conn. Line. May 2/04. Record corrected. S
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass the rate of 197 Dollars 76 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Decr 1882 and Actn o to Hon. D.C. Dale  House of Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1832  $246.64 Semi-ant. allowance ending 11 Nov '33  98.88
$395.52
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D.D. Atkinson Clerk, Book D Vol. 2 Page 76
Oct. 6. 1834 Agency book

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 4 th 1832 —
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. On this 2 nd day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirtytwo personally appeared before the Probate Court now holden at Westfield within and for said County of Hampden —
Present Oliver B. Morris Esq. Judge of said Court —
Doct Josiah Hatch of Gran- ville in said Hampden County aged twenty eight years who being first duly sworn doth on his Oath make

The following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he was born in Guilford in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut on the 24 th day of July 1754 a record of which was in his father's Bible but don't know where said Bi- ble now is - don't know where or there is any other record of his age -
In April or May 1775 he then residing in Litchfield, Connect- icut volunteered as a soldier in the service of the United States under Capt. Buel - A Foot - Hon. Ephraim Riley late of Litchfield deceased and Hon. John Welch now of said Litchfield volunteered

at the same time - Marched im- mediately to Fort Ponge - Crossed Lake George to Ticonderoga - Joined Waterbury's Regiment Gen. Montgomery was Chief Com- mander - Marched to Crown Point and Pundish under the command of Gen. Montgom- ery to St Johns - Montreal and Quebec - Gen. Montgomery was killed Dec. 30 th 1775 - Was taken sick and ordered to winter having served one year quarters -
In April 1776 Joined Capt Bradley's Company at said Pittsfield - Marched to New- haven - Thence by Water to New- York - Joined the Continental Army under Washington - Stationed on Long Island - Was at the Battle there on the

28 th of August under Lord Ster- ling - Retreated with the Army in the last Boal to New York
Received the appointment of Surgery Mate to take charge of the Sick - Crossed the North- river to New Jersey - transported the sick to for Pennington - Took charge of the Hospital at that place until the expiration having served twelve months - of that Campaign -
In April 1777 having served his County two years in two different campaigns was honorably discharged having borne his own expenses half of the time and furnished his own equipment the last year - The late Hon. E. Phelan Riley was with him from the Cernere.

until to the close of said term He had no documentary evi- dence to support his disclaim- tion - nor no living person within his knowledge that knows the facts except the Hon. John Welch aforesaid whose disposition he expects to procure - He removed from Neshannock in Con- nieticut to said Farmville about twenty eight years ago where he has resided ever since - He hereby re- linquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the pens- ion and declares that

his name is not on the Pen- sion Roll of the Agency of any State Joseph Hatch
And the said Court, after investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, do hereby declare their opinion that the above-named Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & servant as he states - And the said Court further certifies that it appears to them that Timothy McCooley who has subscribed the annexed certificate as Pastor of the congregational church in Granville, is a clergyman resident in said Granville, and that James Cooley Esq. & Joel Root who have subscribed & made oaths to the annexed depositions are credible persons residing in said Granville & that their statements substantially are entitled to credit
I Justin Willard Register of said Court of Probate do hereby certify that I have the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Lydia Hatch for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Justin Willard

14078 Josiah Natch
Yours J. H. Bates Hopkins

BRIEF in the case of Isiah Hatch of Granville in the State of Mass (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78 Years  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. As a Gen.     April In 17 75 1 " " Private Capt. Beebe Col. Waterbury   April 76 " 4 28 " Capt. Bradley   76 " 7 2 Sergeant " do.   Mate  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? St. Johnsbury Connec.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Maddison and McCune  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. H. Woodson Examining Clerk.

12-1897-History to William D. Windom Washington. D.C.
1897. History to Miss. Louisa Schermerhorn 816-18 th st. N.Y. City
1909. Jan. 11. Hist to E. N. Hatch. P
Rev War
5437
INVALID.
File No. 5437
Josiah Watch S gn  2 nd Mt  4 th Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. M, Page 15-8
[Arrangement of 1870.]

ST. JOSEPH IRON WORKS
LEONARD D. BARNES ATTORNEY AT LAW 100 STATE STREET BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
United States Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.
3. 12/11/1891

N. E. BROWN, PRES. & SUPT. JOHN LINDT, VICE-PRES. E. N. HATCH, SEC. & TREAS. JOHN ECKLUND, FOREMAN.
ESTABLISHED 1877
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS SPECIAL MACHINERY MACHINE SHOP AND FOUNDRY
ST. JOSEPH IRON WORKS
MANUFACTURERS OF
VENEER LATHES
—AND ALL KINDS OF— LATEST IMPROVED BASKET AND FRUIT PACKAGE MACHINERY
606 TO 622 WATER STREET
St. Joseph, Mich., 12/21/08
United States Commissioner of Pensions, War Dept. Washington, D. C.
Sir:--
It is suggested by the Adjutant General that you can furnish me with the Military history or certificate of service of the Revolutionary War Surgeons and surgeons mates.
I particularly wish the war record of Dr Josiah Hatch, who I believe, served in the Revolutionary War, with Surgeon Roger Conant as his assistant or mate, and was at once time stationed at Brooklyn Heights.
Also does his name (Dr Josiah Hatch) appear on the Pension Rolls?
Inclosed memo which may aid you in giving me the desired information.
Thanking you in advance, I am,
Yours truly,
E. N. Hatch

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Josiah Hatch
Service Mass.
Additional Service Res. War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190____
No claim, combination records _____, 190____
REMARKS:
No claim, except I. # 5437 W. # 14874
1832 28 1754

Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., ..... 189....
Respectfully returned to the writer, who is requested to furnish, for purposes of identification, as much as possible of the information called for below.
J. P. Lockhorn Commissioner.
Full name of soldier: Josiah Hatch Surgeon
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Conn.
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Mass.
Date of death (as near as possible):
Christian name of widow:
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
He did
Remarks:
Present at Battle of Brooklyn.
Your name and address:
Louisa Schermerhorn 816 - 18th St. N.W. Section 3 - S. Div.

W. D. WINDOM, ARCHITECT, 1737 F STREET, NORTHWEST. WASHINGTON, D. C.
Jan 21 st 1897
OLD WAR & NAVY JAN 27 1897 PENSION OFFICE
To the Honorable
The Commissioner of Pensions
Sir -
Will you kindly inform me where I can obtain from the records in your office any information relating to Josiah Hatch of Massachusetts who served as Surgeon or as Surgeon's Mate in the Revolutionary War and is mentioned in a note to page 106 of Dr J. M. Toner's book "The Medical Men of the Revolution," as one of those who drew a pension.
Any information which may assist me in looking up his record will be a highly appreciated favor.
Very respectfully,
William D. Windom.

14078 Watch
Sergeant Math 7 Mo 22 days Private 16 Mo 28 -
2 Years
adm
H. Bates H.R.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Isaac Hatch which require 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?
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.

Docl J. Hatch
Declaration
14078.

I Jos Root of Granville in the County of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Justice of the Peace for said Hampden County testify and say that I have been acquainted with Josiah Batch of said Granville for about thirty years and have lived a neighbor to him ever since and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity - I have fre- quently heard him speak of being in the Revolutionary War - and further the Deponent saith not
Jos Root

Hampden St. Granville 10 th August 1882
Then personally appeared Isaac Root Esq. and made Oath to the truth of the foregoing disposition by him subscribed Before James Cooley Justice of the Peace

I James Cooley of Granville in the County of Hampshire and Common- wealth of Massachusetts a Justice of the Peace for said Hampshire County testify and say that I have been acquainted with Jo- siah Batch of said Granville for nearly thirty years, and believe him to be a man of truth & veracity - have frequently heard him speak of being in the war of the Revolution - and further the deponent saith not James Cooley

Hampden Ss. Granville 10 th August 1832 Then personally appeared Samuel Cooley and made Oath to the truth of the fore- going deposition by him subscribed
Samuel Cooley

Josiah Hatch
Declaration & Testimony,
Transmit to James Cooly Gosville Massachusetts

I Timothy M. Cooley do hereby testify and say that Dr. Josiah Hatch has lived in the same neighbourhood with myself for the last twenty eight years — that I am well acquainted with him and regard him as a respectable citizen and of unquestionable truth and veracity — Have often heard him allude to services done in the revolutionary War. Dr. Hatch is about seventy eight years old. Further the Deponent saith not
Timothy M. Cooley
Pastor of the Congregational Church in Granville
Granville Aug. 10 th 1832
I the Subscriber hereby concur in the truth of the above statement. —
Charles F. Bates
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss Augt 10 th 1832 the above named Tim o M c Cooley and Charles F. Bates personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the above Deposition by them subscribed.
Joel Root Justice of the Peace

I Timothy Hatch of Hartford in the County of Hartford in Connecticut, being Seventy four years of age do hereby testify and say, that I was in the Revolutionary service in the years 1775 and 1776, and I know that my elder brother Josiah Hatch of Granville in the State of Massachusetts was in the Military service in the Revolutionary war in the year 1776. I saw him in the service at Saratoga near New York, but for what term he enlisted or how long he served I cannot now recollect
Timothy Hatch
State of Connecticut County of Hartford } ss
On this 19 th day of Sept. 1832 personally appeared the above named Timothy Hatch and made oath to and subscribed the above certificate before me and I certify that the deponent is a credible person and that his statements are entitled to credit.
Nathan Johnson Just. Peace