Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15464, John Hobart, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Hobart, John
NUMBER
S. 15464
CONTENTS
carded

N o 18377 Vermont
John Hobart
of Orange Co. in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Vinton of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Mass. Troops for 16 months & 14 days
Feb 18 1834
Enrolled on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 54 Dollars 87 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of August 1833 and sent to J. K. Parish Randolph Vt.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 109.74 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep. 1833 27.43
$137.17
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
book E Vol. 3 Page 69

Declaration of John Hobart.
No 6307

State of Vermont
District of Randolph
On this 10 th day of August A.D. 1832. personally appears in open court before the Hon. the Probate Court for said District now sitting at Randolph in the County of Orange & State of Vermont being a court of record John Hobart now of Randolph, in Orange County and State of Vermont but formerly of Braintree Mass. aged seventy-seven 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 7. 1832. That on the 19 th of April 1775 he belonged to a Grenadier company, and marched from Braintree Mass. for Lexington and was stationed in the neighbourhood till the 3 rd of May following and then enlisted into Capt. Vinton's company, in the Mass. line for eight months & served 8 mo. 2 Wks & 4 days -
That in 1776 March 4 th he again turned out a volunteer & was marched to Dorchester heights under Capt. Moses French and from thence to Horse-Creek Braintree Mass. and remained in service until the last of July following - & was stationed there That about the first of Nov. 1776 again marched under Capt. French to Nantasket till some time in the month of Feb. 1777 - he further states that he stood as a minute-man during the whole war and that in consequence of residing on the shore or seaboard was very frequently called out and in fact was almost constantly under arms by day & by night, and in his opinion performed more than two years service besides the different periods of enlistment above stated, during which time he rec d . neither pay or rations that he has no documentary evidence except the certificate of the Secy. of the Commonwealth of Mass. herewith forwarded and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his service -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State -
John Hobart
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid -
Frederick Griswold Judge of Probate

Mr Tilton Eastman a Clergyman & Dudley Chase both residing in Randolph, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Hobart who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 77 years of age that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Tilton Eastman
Dudley Chase
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
A. Smith Linwood Judge of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Aug. 2. 1832.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears
that The name of John Hubbard  2 nd is borne on a "Mustering Roll of Capt John Vinton's Company" in the service of the State of Massachusetts. By which it is therein stated to have served for the period of eight months, two weeks and four days from May 3. 1775 — Edward D Bangs. Sugg Comt

Mr Tilton Eastman a Clergyman & Dudley Chase both residing in Randolph, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Hobart who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 77 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Tilton Eastman
Dudley Chase
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Frederick Gairwold Judge of Probate
And the said Court hereby declare the opinion after investigation & putting the interrogatories presented by the Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court also certify that Tilton Eastman a Clergyman & Dudley Chase late Senator to Congress residing in said Randolph are well known to this Court & who have signed the foregoing certificate are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit -
J. R. Parish Clerk on Regr of the Probate Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original pro- ceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Hobart for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10 th day of
August A 1832 -
J. R. Parish Clerk on Regr
Edward D. Langes. Jugg (Pm W)

No 6307
John Hobart
Admits
16 mos 14 days
$54.69
J. K. Parish : Randolph Va

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 14 1833
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 subjoined 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 John Hobart
   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.     1775 & 76 8 18 private Names of field officers unknown - 77 Braintree Mass E.D. Bangs Cert.   1776 & 77 1 15 ordered out by Gen. Putnam no positive proof   1. 9 3   2 years as a minute man & service actually performed during war of revolution   for the last term allowance from 26th   8.18 7.26 16.14  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Mr. John Hobart

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 [i] 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

8/5464
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., _____, 189__
Sir
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of John Hobart , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 5 75 8 mo. Pri. Trinton _____ Mass   Mar 4 76 4 " " French _____ "   Nov 76 3 " " " _____ "    States that he also rendered about 2 years service as a minute man but does not name officers.  Battles engaged in, None mentioned.  Residence of soldier at enlistment, Braintree Mass.  Date of application for pension, August 10 1832  Residence at date of application, Randolph Vermont.  Age at date of application, Born Braintree Mass., 1756  Remarks: His pension was allowed.
Very respectfully,
Emerson Eg. Dept. Interior.
Commissioner.

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15464
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1893 Apr 1 Hist to End C.C. Dept. Dec H.
File No. 15464
John Hobart Pin Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1882
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 185
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Vermont District of Randolph
On this 10 th day of June A 1833 personally appeared John Hobart in open Probate Court before the Hon Calvin Blodgett Judge of S d Probate Court now sitting at Randolph in the County of Orange & makes the following 2 d declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following additional declaration
"That it is not in his power to procure any testimony to his services other than the certificate of the first 8 mos. 2. W. & 4. days that has yet come to his knowledge but that he is positive that after that service ended the 21 st of January 1776 he forthwith volunteered again under Capt French and continued under his command until the month of February 1777 not making a less time than 12 1/2 months. He was not attached to any Regiment while in either of the foregoing companies but was ordered into service by Genl. Palmer, he states that during the aforesaid 21 months he bore arms & was not employed in any civil pursuit. He further states that his declaration made on the 10 th day of Aug. 1832 relative to his services as a minute man are to the best of his belief & memory strictly true -
He states that his place of service was at Dorchester Hill, Nantasket & Home Neck all in Mass. and at various other places on the shore or sea coast. He states he is the identical person named Ed. D Bangs certificate. He was born Braintree Mass. 1755 - supposes his age recorded in town Clerks Office in S d Braintree, was living in S d Braintree at all times when in service & resided there & in Randolph Vermont ever since - volunteered each time for the 21 1/2 mos. & stood as a minute man as stated in first declaration & went as called for - Cannot state particular the names of Officers think the Maj. of Militia at the time was Viles - never had a written discharge - Refers in answer to 7 th question to Hon. Dudley Chase Tilton Eastman Wm. Nutting &c -
John Hobart
Sworn & subscribed day & year aforesaid - Calvin Blodgett Judge

William Hobart Clerk or Register of the Probate Court of said County certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in relation to the case of John Hobart in his application and Second Separation for the purpose of obtaining a Pension. —
In testimony of which I here to set my official name and affix the Seal of said Court this 10 th day of June A 1832.
W m Hobart Clerk or Register

Hon. Secretary of War Pension Office

Randolph W. June 12 th 1873
Sir, I herewith return to the Pension Office the Papers of Asel Durkee, John Hobart, Asbel Tucker, Ichabod Noyes, & Samuel Bagley, claiming to be placed on the Pension Roll
I am Sir your obed Servt
J. R. Pausch
Hon. Secretary of War