Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 4414, Jacob Huchins, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hutchins Jacob Hutchins or
S 4414
CONTENTS
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7.762 Ohio. Pittsburgh.
* Jacob Hutchinson
of Cuyahoga in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Black of the Reg t commanded by Col o Wood. in the Mass. line for two Years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. Pittsburgh. at the rate of 80. Dollars. 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29. day of Mar. 1833. and sent to Geo. Hoadly. Cleveland. O.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 33. 160. = Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th 1833. 40. 200. =
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. W. Dahn Clerk. Book 6, Vol. 8, Page 113.
* Jacob Hutchins Records corrected Apr. 20, 1904. S.

Entered
Jacob Hutchings
20081

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 Jonathan Cole & Jacob Litch who have signed the within certificate are residents in the County of Cuyahoga and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
The State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County }o
I Horace Perry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Hutchings for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this seventh day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. - the above erasure made & "Jacob Hutchings" inserted before signing.
Horace Perry Clerk Com Pleas.

The State of Ohio { Guadalupe County {
In the Common Pleas November Term 1832
On this ninth day of November 1832 before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting personally came in open Court Jacob Hutchins a resident of Osage township in said county aged forty three last April and having been duly sworn according to law doth on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States and served as herein stated
In the year 1775 soon after the battle of Lexing- ton he enlisted in the Massachusetts troops for eight months and served out the time and was discharged at the end of the year. He enlisted at Athol Wor- cester county Massachusetts and marched directly to the neighborhood of Boston, was stationed at Sullivan's Point, was at the battle of Bunker's Hill and engaged in the action, saw Charlestown burned, served under Capt. Ichabod Dexter, En- sign Mayhew, Lieut. Goodnow. The com- pany was called a ranging company and not attached to any regiment, Putnam was present and had command -
In 1776 in the spring about the middle of May he enlisted and served a tour of six months with the Massachusetts State troops, He enlisted at Athol, marched to New Haven, then to White Plains & to Dobbs Ferry to where he was discharged. He served under Captain

Black, was sometimes shifted from one corps to another, was sometimes a part of Kinne's Brigade and was under Col. Wood sometimes.
In 1777 he he enlisted at Athol with the Massachusetts State troops, and served for a year. In April he marched up the Mohawk to Fort Stanwix, then to Bennington, was in the battle of Saratoga, saw British Genl. and their arms, was taken sick after the battle, lay sick two months and unable to follow the army, until the period of his enlistment had expired - His officers were Captain Blanchard Lieut. Hart, served under Arnold for a while and was in the artillery at the battle of Saratoga.
The applicant has no documentary evidence, his brother Moses Hutchinson now living in Middlefield, Franklin county served with him in Burgoyne's campaign and can testify to his services. He knows of no other living witnesses. Caleb Smith and Jonathan Gile Esquires can testify to his character. There is no settled clergyman in Orange.
The applicant was born in Charlton, Worcester county Massachusetts. When about ten years old removed to Athol in the same county. At the close of the war, he removed to Ward in same county. After a year he went to Montague Farm State, then back again to Athol, then to Plattsburgh N.Y. to Onondaga, Canada, then to Chepewa N.Y. and remained there eleven years, then to Rottersburg Pennsylvania, then to Piqua Ohio then to Buxton Ohio, then after some other wandering came to Orange his present residence about

1817 - He hereby relinquishes every claim what- ever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pen- sion Roll of the Agency of any state Sworn to and Subscribed J. A. McChesney in open Court Nov 6. 1832 Horace Perry Clerk Com Pleas
We Caleb Leitch and Jonathan Cole re- siding in Orange township, Lucas County Ohio hereby certify that we have been man- y years well acquainted with Jacob Hutch- ins who has submitted and assented to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five 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. We have both been Justices of the Peace for said township Sworn to and Subscribed Jonathan Cole in open Court Nov 15 1832 Caleb Leitch Horace Perry Clerk Com Pleas

State of Ohio
Geauga County ss
On the 13th day of August AD 1832 personally appeared before me Moses Hutchins who deposes that Jacob Hutchins is a brother of his, that he believes him to be of the age of Seventy two years last March, and that he knows that the said Jacob was a soldier in the Revolution, that he belonged to the Company under the command of Capt. Ichabod Dexter, called the Hanging Company that the said Jacob Hutchins volunteered in said Company & that he then resided in a Town called Athol ( now Orange ) County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, and that he afterwards enlisted under Capt. Black at White Plains in the State of New York, and further that he afterwards enlisted and served under Capt. Blanchard, in Company with the said deponent, & that the said Jacob was in the engagement at Stillwater, under the command of General Gates & served in the Artillery under Capt. Blanchard at said engagement, & that — He was a Lieutenant in said Company Moses Hutchins
Sworn to this 13th day of August 1832
Before me
Simeon Morse
Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I have been twenty years acquainted with Moses Hutchings & consider him to be a man of truth and veracity and that I believe him to be seventy two years of age Simeon Morse Buxton August 13th AD 1832

The State of Ohio Guadalupe County, ss
I, S. D. Aikin, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that Simeon Rose Osburn, before whom the within affidavit was made, on the thirteenth day of August 1832, was at that time, and still is a justice of the peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, according to law; and fur- ther, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said justice, and do truly believe the within sig- nature, purporting to be his, is true and genuine.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said Court, at Chandos, this first day of October, A.D. 1832.
S. D. Aikin, Clerk.

7762. 20081 Hutchins Jacob Hutchins Cuyahoga County Ohio
Admitted for 2 years From 7/75 $80.
George Wadley Cleveland Ohio

Hutchins  BRIEF in the case of  Jacob Hutchins  of Cuyahoga Co in the State of Ohio  (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? 73 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.     In 1775. 8. Private Gen. Schuyler Decker   1776 — 6 — " Capt. Black. Col. Wood   1777 — 1. — " — " " "  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Bunker Hill. Saratoga.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Worcester Co. Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living Witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Joseph Rowen Examining Clerk.

Rev Way
4414
INVALID.
File No. 4414
* Jacob Hutchins Pris. Mass. Pen.
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: Vol. A , Page 184
[Arrangement of 1870.]
* Jacob Hutchins Records corrected. Apr. 20, 1904. B.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jacob Hutchins Hutchins 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? Two citizens
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? Yes
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? None obtained
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
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? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 2
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 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 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 shewn 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.
†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 authenticates 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 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.