Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29230, Eliphalet Holman, Mass.

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S. 29230
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15909  Massachusetts  Eliphalet Holman
of ward in the State of Mass who was a Sergeant in the Com y commanded by Captain Burbank of the Reg t commanded by Col Jackson in the Mass line for 13 1/2 Months pri 3 m Sergeants
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 60 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Feb. 1834 and sent to M r .  M r Eliphalet Holman Ward Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833. $ 150. Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th Mar. 34. . 30
$180
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book Co. Vol. 2 - Page 34
This Certificate is issued in Lieu of one dated 6 th Aug t 1833 cancelled
Private envelope from S. P. H. Co. Feb. 26. 1834  Ward 73 H96 Cms 15/1818 60/1818

23986
Alpharet Holman Massachusetts
Mar 13 Mo 15 days
Aug 3 "
47 77 / 66 10 54 99 / 10
12 45 15 / 10
Gen. Nelson Ely Northeast Mass

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Alphalet Holman Ward D. County of Worcester Mass
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1778 — 3 — privt Capt Burbank 71 years Documentary Evidence   " — 1 15 — Capt Putnam Town of Uland   " 1779 — 9 — " Capt Hartshorn Col Jackson State of   " 1780 — 3 — sergt Capt Athens Col Randall Mass  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks, to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Eliphalet Holman
786
S fr M Edward
See letter to A. Bigelow Worcester, Mass 1 st
6 Nov. 1820 Dii con? July 30. 1821, and Gentle Abijah Bigelow. Worcester, Mass

Schedule of the Estate of Eliphalet Holman, of Ward in the County of Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Applicant for a Pension, under the Act of Congress of May 1. 1820.
  3 Cows $34.00   1 Horse 60.00   7 Sheep & lambs 7.00   1 Swine 7.00   1/2 of Wagon & Sleigh 20.00   1 Saddle & bridle 4.00   1 Watch 8.00   1 Gun 8.00   Articles of kitchen furniture 20.00   Annuity due yearly from Simon Holman 47.37   Income of 3 cows and 4 sheep, bring their yearly income 32.00   I certify that I am owing, for which the above property is liable to be taken $57.00 $267.37   79.37 income   $188.00 prop y 
I certify that my family consists of myself, my wife and one daughter; that I am a very infirm man, by reason of two ruptures; I have no occupation but a labour in husbandry. My wife is very feeble, unable to perform labour, which subjects me to the necessity of keeping a maid.
Eliphalet Holman

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this eleventh day of July 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, Eliphalet Holman aged fifty nine years, resident in Ward in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: I enlisted into the Revolutionary army upon the Continental establishment for the term of 9 months in July 1779, in Capt Hartshorn's company and Col. Jackson's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line, and discharged in April 1780, as has been formerly stated - upon which a Pension Certificate was issued No 786; -
and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Eliphalet Holman
Sworn to and declared, on the eleventh day of July, 1820 before the said Court.
Attest, Abijah Bigelow
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is one hundred eighty eight dollars, and that cents the said Holman has an annual income of seventy nine dollars & thirty seven cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eleventh day of July 1820.
Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two - personally appeared in open Court, before Wm Nathan Dain Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, Eliphalet Holman a resident of Ward , in the County of Worcester , and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy one 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 act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he, the said Holman, was born in Sutton, County of Worcester aforesaid, on the sixteenth of July, in the year one thousand seven hundred & sixty one, as it appears by a Family Record. That his property or estate in Sutton was set off to the town of Ward when he was twenty six years of age, when he has ever resided. That he enlisted at Sutton in the company of Capt. Abijah Burbank, in the month of January, A. D. 1778, and proceeded to Providence, Rhode Island, and from thence to a place called Boston Neck, opposite Newport, where he performed duty as station guard for three months, when the company was dismissed. He again enlisted at Sutton, in the latter part of May, A. D. 1778, under Capt. John Putnam, marched to Providence, R. I. and from thence to a place called Quidenist, near Newport, and served a term of six weeks. That early in July, A. D. 1779, he again enlisted at Sutton, under Capt. Bartolom, Regiment of Col. Michael Jackson, Continental Line, and proceeded to West Point, Hudson River, by Springfield, Massachusetts, where he served a term of nine months. Again in July, 1780, he enlisted under Capt. Benj. Allen's Company, Col. Rand's Regiment & proceeded to Clovertick, New York, thence down the Hudson river thro' Fishkill, across to West Point, served three months in the capacity of Sergeant. During this term he had command of the site of old Fort Montgomery, six miles below West Point, with a sergeant's guard for six weeks. That the whole term of his service amounted to sixteen & half months, during a part of which term Joshua Carter, of Millbury, served with him, upon deposition accompanies this declaration. That Lieut. John Fowle, of Millbury, was also well acquainted with the facts of his service, whose deposition is also given. That he drew a pension under the Act of 1818, but was stricken from the roll on account of his possessing property. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Byron N. D. Daine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Eliphalet Holman

We the undersigned  a Clergyman residing in the residing in  and hereby certify that we are well acquainted with who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
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 above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Nathl. Greene Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Shephard Wheeler Register, Clerk of the Court of Probate — do hereby certify that foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Eliphalet  Salmon for a pension. — IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fourteenth day of Oct in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two .
Shephard Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts

INVALID
May 29 1830
No. 29 330
Elizabeth Colman Rev Mr
Act June 7 - 32
Index: Vol. 2 Page 192
[Arranged of 1870.]

Applicant aged 59 yrs.
2 nuptures -
- wife & one daughter - ages not stated - wife feeble, & they keep a maid -
Schedule $ 1000 -
besides an annual income of $79.37 cts. -
Period 9 yrs.
not entitled

786
Massachusetts Roll
Eliphalet Holman
Private 4
Massachusetts line 1779. 9 months In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of June 1818 and sent to Hon. Edward Bangs Worcester, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818
Semester all-accruing
4 months 20/30 $ 57.33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Discontinued
Ward, Worcester (J)
Letter 15 Nov 1832 to G. Holman Esq
Noting that to Abigail Pigeon Esq 30 Sept 1831 Worcester, Mass

159.909 Massachusetts
Eliphlet Holman
was in the State of Massachusetts was a Sergeant in the Army commanded by Captain Warbuck of the Col. commanded by Col. Jackson in the Mass time for } 32 m. 15 d. 8 p.m. } } 0 " 5 p.m. }
Entitled to $60.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 5 5 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Aug, 1833 — and due to Rev. Holman Northampton
Arrears to the 4th of March $110. Semi-annual allowance ending 1831 27.50 $137.50
6 { Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wolster Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 2 Page 34 .
let to Ch. pay. 22'04 at Ward Mfr

State of Massachusetts I Eliphalet Holman a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Leavitt in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on the beginning of July seventeen hundred and seventy nine I entered and was engaged in the Land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to April seventeen hundred and eighty having served nine full months, as was expressed in my discharge as a private soldier against the common enemy, without any interrup- tion or absence: that I belonged to Capt. Martokas's Company, Col. Jackson's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line and that I left the service on April 1780; and was honourably discharged; and I have lost or mislaid my discharge and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of fifty six
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed. Eliphalet Holman
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 15 th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me,
Under E. C. Com  Johnas Swett  Eastern District Edward H. Bangs
the abovenamed Eliphalet Holman and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination du- ly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true,
Given under my Hand and the Seal of said Court, the day of the date aforesaid.
Edward H. Bangs

I John Jacob of Millbury in the County of Worcester declare on oath, that in July 1779 - I was acquainted with Eliphalet Holman & knew that he enlisted into the army, and married the same month; and that in the spring of 1780 he returned having served, as I have no doubt, his nine months - John Jacob
Worcester ss. April 15. 1818 - Personally appeared John Jacob above named, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above Declaration by him subscribed. Before me, Edw. D. Bangs Justice of the Peace
Eliphalet Holman 15-4-82 Correct SH

Eliphalet Holman.
23986
See bottom.
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page]
Payable on the 1 st March & 1 st Sept r of each year at the No. 8. Branch Bank in Boston.

I Joshua Carter of Millbury in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify and say that I am twenty three years of age and that I am well acquainted with Mr Elephalet Holman of Ware in the County aforesaid. That sometime in the Spring of 1778 I think in the month of May myself together with the said Elephalet Holman volunteered in the Company of Massachusetts Militia commanded by Capt. John Putman raised in said Sutton and marched to Rhode Island. our company was first completely organized in Providence and were immediately marched to a place on the West side of the River there known by the name of Quidnesset or some such name where we commenced doing duty as soldiers about six weeks when our company were dismissed and we returned home. I knew Mr Holman well we both belonged to the same town enlisted at the same time marched to Rhode Island and returned together
I do further testify and say that some time in the month of July 1780 I together with the said Elephalet Holman volunteered as a soldier in the Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Benjamin Cotton of Charlton in said County and marched to our place of rendezvous at Gloverick in the State of New York - and from thence to West-Point being attached to the Regt. commanded by Col. Hand we remained at West-Point three months when our company was detached dismissed and we returned home. I knew Mr Holman well we left Sutton at the same time and marched to West-Point together - and performed duty as soldiers in the same company during the time we remained there except six weeks which Mr Holman was detached to Fort Montgomery down the River and we returned to Sutton together after our company was dismissed
Joshua Carter
Worster 1 st August. 8 th 1832.
Personally appeared Joshua Carter above named, and and made solemn Oath that the facts stated in the above Deposition by him subscribed are true
Before me Jonas Libby Jus. Peace in the County of Worcester

I John Jacobs of Millbury in the County of Worcester of and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say
That I am well acquainted with the
Elizabeth Holman of Ward in the County aforesaid and that I lived near him during the revolutionary war - That Mr Holman volunteered sometime in the month of January 1778 in the company of Massachusetts Militia commanded by Captain Abijah Husbank of Sutton in said County and left said Sutton immediately as I then understood and believed and marched to Rhode Island with said Company and performed the duty of a soldier in the same during the term of three months I have known Mr Holman well ever since and have never had occasion to think or believe differently since I was knowing to his being absent from home during the term aforesaid
John Jacobs
Worster 7 th August 8 th 1832
Personally Appeared the above named John Jacobs and made solemn Oath that the facts stated in the above Deposition by him subscribed are true
Before me. Jonas Sibley Jus. Peace in the County of Worcester
ear

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES, of the 18 th of March, 1818, Eliphalet Holman  late a Private in the Army of the Revolution  is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency , at the rate of Eight dollars  cents per month, to commence on the 15 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES, this 15 th day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War

2.00
Payments to be made at Dallas by J. W. M. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
Scott
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book C , Vol. I Page 54 by G. A. Stiles Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Elishalet Holman of the State of Massachusetts who was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary
Army is entitled to receive Fifty five dollars and _____ cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 6 day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
Acting John D. D. L. Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
Cancelled Feb. 26. 1834

WLST MILLBURY, MASS
Free
FEB. 1
7 Feb. 1884
a certificate of age
Eliza Hall Holman
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
 66.67  16.67  11.11  68.45  136.90  34.22  111.12 

Ward Feb. 1. 1834.
Sir
Your Letter of Jany 22 was duly recd. in which you request me to return my pension certificate In compliance with your request I forward it, — wishing to hear from you again soon.
I am your Obt servt
Eliphalet Holman