Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4703, Andrew Hartshorn, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Hartshorn, Andrew
P. 4703
CONTENTS
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4703
P. O. Andrew Hartshorn
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

Rev.
Act 7. June 1832
Andrew Wartshorn
Suspended
49 63
See letter to
Jos. Reynolds
Virgil
In York
Nov. 1. 1833
let to J. Reynolds - Aug 8 '34 -

Andrew Harkness
June 3. 34
Ans - Aug. 8. 34
Washing City 500 450
Emancipation of persons
John Frederick 242
Washington 242
Emancipation
7. Nov. 1834

28/24 } Revolutionary Era } one sum } 7. Jan. 1839 } J. L. Edwards Esqr - Commissioner of Pensions Washington City 450 540
Andrew Jackson Esqr June 3. 34 am d Aug. 8. 34

Worthing 2 nd June 1834
J L Edwards Esq r
Dear Sir I Relation to Andrew Hartshorn the officer that he served under the General that was Commanded in the State of Massachusetts Resided in Mansfield Connecticut and was fleeing from that State, Hartshorn went out with them an anabaptist and when he got them enlisted under them, now what I wish to know is whether it is probable under such a state of things it is likely that there is any Record of his Services in the Secretary's office of Massachusetts if it is not please inform me what is necessary for him to do and what steps young H. C. J. Reynolds

Corrland County ss
I, Avery Hantson, a Resident of Virgin in the County of Corrland doth here Certify that Andrew Hantson is his father and that from his earliest Recollection had heard his father tell of being in the war and that he served in several campaigns that it has always been a topic in his conversation to tell of his service in the Revolution any war and this deponent strongly believes that he served as stated in his declaration and that it has always been believed and understood in all the places where he has resided and this deponent further saith that
Sworn and Subscribed Avery Hantson before me this 22 nd day of January 1833
Joseph Reynolds a Judge of Corrland County Court
I Certify that I am personally acquainted with Avery Hantson and John H. Gee who has signed the two affidavits on this sheet and know them both to be men whose statements are entitled to credit
24 th January 1833 Joseph Reynolds a Judge of Corrland County Court
State of New York
Corrland County Clerk's office ss
I Samuel Hotchkiss Jr clerk of said County Certify that Joseph Reynolds Esq before whom the foregoing & within affidavits purport to have been sworn was at the time thereof a Judge of Corrland Common Pleas duly commissioned & sworn Also that I am acquainted with his handwriting and truly believe his name thereto subscribed to be his own proper handwriting and signature
Witness my hand & seal of office Jan 25. 1833
Sam Hotchkiss Jr Clk.

I John H Gee age thirty three years Residing in Virgil Cortland County do certify that I am well acquainted with Andrew Hartshorn who has subscribed & sworn to the affidavit declaration that I believe him to be seventy seven years of age that he is Reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that I do concur in that opinion Sworn & subscribed before me the 24th day of January 1833
John H Gee
Joseph Reynolds a Judge of Cortland County Courts
I Joseph Reynolds a Judge of Cortland County Courts do hereby declare that my opinion after the investiga- -tion of the matter and putting the interrogatories pre- scribed by the war department the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Service and I do further certify that the said Andrew Hartshorn is so infirmed that he is wholly un- able to attend Court and I do further certify that there is no Clergyman living in the neighborhood of the said applicant & I do further certify that Andrew Hartshorn & John H Gee are Residents of Virgil and are Creditable persons and their statements entitled to Credit
25th January 1833
Joseph Reynolds a Judge in and for the County of Cortland Court taking
Andrew Hartshorn

State of New York
• Cortland County ss } personally came before me a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cortland Andrew Hartshorn of Virgil aged 77 years the 14 th day of January last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated he enlisted under Capt Dana in May 1776 at Cam- bridge in the State of Massachusetts for seven months, and served at Cambridge near Charleston, his Lieut was Samuel Clark and the next year in September enlisted under Capt Huntington & Lieut [blank] and served at East Chester near New York and served two months in November of the same year enlisted for two months and went and did the service at Providence in the State of Rhode Island and served at the time did the service under Capt Samuel Clark who was the Lieut in his first tour in June 1777 was drafted and went to New London in the State of Connecticut and served one month Jacob Hovey was captain of the company does not re- member the name of the Captain and in September of the same year went to New London and served one month cannot remember the name of the officer; he said that he was in the Battle of Bunker Hill, and was in no other Battle
No 31.612 Andrew Hartshorn

That he lived in Mansfield in the State of Connecticut he further states that he has no documentation evidence nor no person that can testify of his service He hereby relinquishes every claim what soever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension list Roll of the agency of any State
He was born in the town of Canaan in the State of Connecticut in the year 1755 has a Record of his age in his own possession
Lived in Mansfield when called into service and Remained there for ten years then went to Franklin lived there eleven years and for the last fifteen years in northern Cortland County till the last year that he has lived in Virginia in said County of Cortland enlisted each time except one at New London the first service done there that month was drafted General Washington was at Cambridge and Genl Putnam also Genl Lee was at East Chester never received any discharge that he served one year and one month in said Revolutionary war
Andrew Hudson
Sworn and subscribed before me at Haver in Cortland County this 22nd day of January 1833 Joseph P. Merrill a Judge of Cortland County Court