# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/4th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 15

This act was printed twice in the Statutes at Large. The duplicate is at United States Statutes at Large/Volume 6/4th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 15.
Chap. ⅩⅤ.—An Act authorizing and directing the Secretary at War to place certain Persons, therein named, on the Pension List.
Secretary at War to place certain persons on the list of invalid pensioners at certain rates.Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary for the department of War be, and he is hereby directed, to place upon the list of invalid pensioners of the United States, the persons herein after named, who have been returned, as such, by the judges of the several districts, pursuant to the act of Congress, passed the twenty-eighth day of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, intituled 1793, ch. 17.“An act to regulate the claims to invalid pensions,” at the rates and proportions annexed to the names of the said persons, respectively; that is to say:
Pensioners and their rates.Of the District of Maine: Daniel Brawn, a private, two-thirds of a pension; John Knowles, a private, one-third of a pension; Ebenezer Phinney, a private, one-fourth of a pension.
Of the District of New Hampshire: Jonas Adams, a private, one-third of a pension; Andrew Aiken, a sergeant major, three-fourths of a pension; Caleb Aldrish, a sergeant, a full pension; Caleb Austin, a private, one third of a pension; John Barter, a sergeant, half a pension; Archelaus Batcheldor, a sergeant, half a pension; Ebenezer Bean, a private, one third of a pension; Job Briton, a private, one third of a pension; Ebenezer Carleton, a private, three fourths of a pension; Levi Chubbock, a fifer, one fourth of a pension; Edward Clark, a sergeant, one fourth of a pension; Morrell Coburn, a private, one fourth of a pension; Richard Colony, a private, half a pension; Ebenezer Copp, a sergeant, a full pension; James Crombie, a lieutenant, a full pension; William Curtiss, a private, half a pension; Henry Danforth, a private, half a pension; James Dean, a private, one fourth of a pension; Lemuel Dean, a private, half a pension; Thomas Eastman, a private, three fourths of a pension; Ebenezer Fletcher, a fifer, one fourth of a pension; James Ford, a captain, half a pension; Stephen Fuller, a private, one third of a pension; Moses Sweat George, a private, half a pension; Joshua Gilman, a private, two thirds of a pension; Windsor Gleason, a private, one fourth of a pension; Joseph Greely, a private, one fourth of a pension; Joseph Green, a private, half a pension; Joshua Haynes, a private, half a pension; Joseph Hilton, a lieutenant, half a pension; Nathan Holt, a private, one fourth of a pension; Jonathan Holten, a lieutenant, half a pension; Caleb Hunt, a private, half a pension; Humphrey Hunt, a private, one fourth of a pension; Charles Huntoon, junior, a private, one third of a pension; Zadock Hurd, a private, one third of a pension; Ebenezer Jennings, a sergeant, one fourth of a pension; Peter Johnson, a private, one fourth of a pension; Thomas Kimball, a private, one fifth of a pension; Abraham Kimball, a private, half a pension; Benjamin Knight, a sergeant, one third of a pension; John Knight, a private, half a pension; Jonathan Lake, a corporal, half a pension; John Lapish, a private, one ​Pensioners and their rates.fourth of a pension; Nathaniel Leavitt, a corporal, half a pension; John Lincoln, a private, one fourth of a pension; Joshua Lovejoy, a sergeant, half a pension; William Lowell, a sergeant, three fourths of a pension; Jonathan Margery, a private, two thirds of a pension; James Moore, a private, a full pension; Samuel Morrell, a private, two fifths of a pension; Joseph Moss, a private, two thirds of a pension; Jotham Nute, a sergeant, half a pension; Phinehas Parkhurst, a fifer, a full pension; Amos Pierce, a lieutenant, one third of a pension; Silas Pierce, a lieutenant, half a pension; Joel Porter, a private, one fourth of a pension; Samuel Potter, a sergeant, half a pension; Thomas Pratt, a private, half a pension; Jeremiah Pritchard, a lieutenant, half a pension; Asa Putney, a sergeant, half a pension; Charles Rice, a private, half a pension; John Smith, a sergeant, half a pension; Samuel Stocker, a private, half a pension; William Taggart, an ensign, half a pension; Eliphalet Taylor, a private, one third of a pension; Ebenezer Tinkham, a private, one third of a pension; John Varnum, a private, half a pension; Edward Waldo, a lieutenant, two thirds of a pension; Weymouth Wallace, a private, half a pension; Josiah Walton, a private, one third of a pension; Jacob Wellman, junior, a private, one fourth of a pension; Francis Whitcomb, a private, one third of a pension; Robert B. Wilkins, a private, two thirds of a pension; Jonathan Willard, an ensign, one fourth of a pension; Seth Wyman, a private, one fourth of a pension.
Of the district of Massachusetts: Thomas Alexander, a captain, half a pension; Ephraim Bailey, a private, half a pension; Robert Bancroft, a private, one sixth of a pension; James Batcheldor, a private, one fourth of a pension; James Campbell, a private, one fourth of a pension; Caleb Chadwick, a private, one fourth of a pension; Barnabas Chapman, a private, one third of a pension; Richard Chase, a private, half a pension; Joseph Coxe, a sergeant, two thirds of a pension; Thomas Crowell, a private, a full pension; Levi Farnsworth, a private, half a pension; Benjamin Farnum, a captain, one third of a pension; Moses Fitch, a private, one fifth of a pension; Frederick Follett, a private, half a pension; Joseph Frost, a private, one eighth of a pension; Uriah Goodwin, a private, one fourth of a pension; Joseph Hale, a private, half a pension; Gamaliel Handy, a private, two thirds of a pension; Peter Hemenway, a private, half a pension; Jesse Holt, a corporal, one eighth of a pension; Job Lane, a private, half a pension; Ebenezer Learned, a colonel, one fourth of a pension; Moses M’Farland, a captain, one third of a pension; Hugh Maxwell, a captain, one eighth of a pension; John Maynard, a lieutenant, one tenth of a pension; Tilley Mead, a private, one fourth of a pension; Elisha Munsell, a private, half a pension; John Nixon, a colonel, one third of a pension; Timothy Northam, a private, one third of a pension; Joseph Peabody, a private, one third of a pension; Amos Pearson, a sergeant, one fifth of a pension; Abner Pier, a private, half a pension; Job Priest, an ensign, one third of a pension; Amasa Scott, a private, one fourth of a pension; Robert Smith, a private, two thirds of a pension; Silvanus Snow, a private, one third of a pension; Cesar Sprague, a private, half a pension; Samuel Warner, a private, half a pension; William Warren, a lieutenant, one third of a pension; Samuel Willington, a private, half a pension; Nahum Wright, a sergeant, one eighth of a pension.
Of the district of Rhode Island: Clark Albro, a private, one fourth of a pension; John Baggs, junior, a sergeant, one third of a pension; Robert Cars, a private, half a pension; Jonathan Davenport, a private, one twenty-fourth of a pension; Nathan Jaquays, a private, one third of a pension; William Lunt, a private, half a pension; George Popple, a sergeant, one eighth of a pension; Job Snell, a private, one fourth of a pension; Edward Vose, a sergeant, one sixth of a pension.
Of the district of Connecticut: Theodore Andrus, a private, a full ​Pensioners and their rates.pension; Samuel Andrus, a corporal, half a pension; William Bailey, a private, one fourth of a pension; Robert Bailey, a private, one fourth of a pension; Job Bartram, a captain, half a pension; Francis Baxter, a private, three fourths of a pension; Enos Blakesly, a private, a full pension; David Blackman, a private, two thirds of a pension; Elijah Boardman, a sergeant, three fourths of a pension; Jonathan Bowers, a corporal, half a pension; Aner Bradley, a sergeant, half a pension; Jedediah Brown, a sergeant, one fourth of a pension; Isaac Buel, a private, one third of a pension; Oliver Burnham, a sergeant, one fourth of a pension; William Burritt, a private, one fourth of a pension; John Chappell, a private, one third of a pension; Elisha Clark, a private, one fourth of a pension; Jonah Cook, a private, half a pension; Henry Cone, a private, one fourth of a pension; Simon Crosby, a private, half a pension; Prince Dennison, a private, half a pension; Israel Dibble, a private, one third of a pension; Gershom Dorman, a private, one third of a pension; Joseph Dunbar, a corporal, three fourths of a pension; Henry Filmore, a private, half a pension; Samuel French, a private, half a pension; Burr Gilbert, a corporal, two thirds of a pension; David Hall, junior, a sergeant, half a pension; Nathan Hawley, a corporal, one third of a pension; Daniel Hewitt, a sergeant, one third of a pension; Isaac Higgins, a private, half a pension; Thurston Hilliard, a private, one third of a pension; Thomas Hobby, a major, half a pension; John Horseford, a private, one eighth of a pension; Benjamin Howd, a private, three fourths of a pension; Elijah Hoyt, a private, half a pension; David Hubbel, a private, half a pension; Enock Jacobs, a private, three fourths of a pension; Robert Jeroin, a fifer, one fourth of a pension; Aaron Kelsey, a lieutenant, one fourth of a pension; Lee Lay, a captain, one sixth of a pension; John Ledyard, a private, three fourths of a pension; William Leeds, a lieutenant, half a pension; Naboth Lewis, a private, two thirds of a pension; Nathaniel Lewis, a private, one fourth of a pension; George Lord, a private, half a pension; Samuel Loomis, a corporal, one fourth of a pension; Jeremiah Markham, a sergeant, half a pension; Allyn Marsh, a corporal, half a pension; Josiah Merryman, a corporal, two thirds of a pension; Stephen Minor, a quarter gunner, half a pension; Justus Munn, a private, half a pension; Elnathan Norton, a private, three fourths of a pension; Joseph Otis, a private, half a pension; Thomas Parmelee, a sergeant, one eighth of a pension; Chandler Pardie, a private, seven eighths of a pension; Frederick Platt, a private, one third of a pension; Daniel Preston, a private, one third of a pension; David Ranney, a private, three fourths of a pension; Solomon Reynolds, a private, two thirds of a pension; Isaac Richards, a private, one third of a pension; Samuel Rossetter, a private, half a pension; Elijah Royce, a private, three fourths of a pension; Elihu Sabin, a private, half a pension; Samuel Sawyer, a private, half a pension; Nathaniel Scribner, a captain, one fourth of a pension; Thomas Shepherd, a private, one fourth of a pension; Amos Skeel, a private, one third of a pension; Heber Smith, a sergeant, half a pension; Aaron Smith, a private, one fourth of a pension; Edmund Smith, a private, half a pension; Josiah Spalding, a lieutenant, half a pension; Samuel Stillman, a private, half a pension; Benjamin Sturges, a private, one sixth of a pension; Enock Turner, junior, a private, two thirds of a pension; Richard Watrous, a private, three fourths of a pension; Stephen Wells, a lieutenant, half a pension; Jonathan Whaley, a private, one fourth of a pension; Ezra Willcox, a private, one fourth of a pension; Azel Woodworth, a private, three fourths of a pension.
Of the district of Vermont: Elijah Barnes, a private, one fourth of a pension; Elijah Bennett, a private, half a pension; Gideon Brownson, a major, a full pension; Thomas Brush, a private, one fourth of a pension; David Brydin, a private, half a pension; Nathan Burr, a private, half a ​Pensioners and their rates.pension; James Campbell, a private, half a pension; Oliver Darling, a private, five eighths of a pension; Samuel Eyres, a private, one fourth of a pension; Asa Gould, a private, half a pension; Benjamin Gould, a private, half a pension; Amasa Grover, a private, one third of a pension; William Hazeltine, a private, half a pension; Jonathan Haynes, a private, two thirds of a pension; Zimri Hill, a private, half a pension; William Hunt, a private, half a pension; Elijah Knight, a private, one fourth of a pension; Ebenezer M’Ilvain, a private, half a pension; William Martin, a private, two thirds of a pension; Pliny Pomeroy, a private, four fifths of a pension; Moses Saunderson, a private, two thirds of a pension; John Stark, a captain, one fourth of a pension; Thomas Torrance, a private, half a pension; Benjamin Tower, a private, two thirds of a pension; William Waterman, a private, one third of a pension; John Wilson, a sergeant, one third of a pension.
Of the district of New York: Thomas Baldwin, a sergeant, half a pension; Abraham Blauvelt, a private, a full pension; Thomas Brooks, a private, three fourths of a pension; Duncan Campbell, a lieutenant, half a pension; William Champenois, a private, three fourths of a pension; Russell Chappell, a private, half a pension; Jeremiah Everett, a private, half a pension; Samuel Miller, a private, a full pension; Jared Palmer, a sergeant, half a pension; Stephen Powell, a private, one sixteenth of a pension; John Rogers, a private, half a pension; William Smith Scudder, a private, half a pension; James Slater, a private, half a pension; John Utters, a private, three fourths of a pension; John Vaughan, a sergeant, one fourth of a pension; Asa Virgil, a private, one fourth of a pension.
Of the district of New Jersey: William Crane, a lieutenant, a full pension; William Oliver, a lieutenant, two thirds of a pension; Joel Phelps, a private, half a pension; Samuel Taylor, a corporal, two thirds of a pension.
Of the district of Pennsylvania: John Cardiffe, a private, a full pension; Josiah Conckling, a private, half a pension; William Dewitt, a private, half a pension; Thomas Eagan, a matross, half a pension; Jacob Fox, a private, one third of a pension; Alexander Garrett, a private, three fourths of a pension; Samuel Gilman (alias Gilmore,) a private, half a pension; Adam Godenberger, a private, one fourth of a pension; John Haley, a corporal, three fourths of a pension; David Hickey, a private, a full pension; Lawrence Hipple, a private, half a pension; Nathamel Hubble, a major, two thirds of a pension; Philip Lauer, a sergeant, one fourth of a pension; Charles M’Cormick, a private, a full pension; William M’Hatton, a lieutenant, a full pension; Michael Orner, a private, one fourth of a pension; Griffith Rees, a private, half a pension; Thomas Richart, a private, a full pension; Edward Wade, a private, half a pension; Thaddeus Williams, a private, one fourth of a pension; John Wright, a sergeant, half a pension.
Of the district of Delaware: Donald M’Donald, a corporal, a full pension.
Of the district of Maryland: John Bean, a private, half a pension; William Ormond, a private, three fourths of a pension.
Of the district of Virginia: John Bell, a lieutenant, three fourths of a pension; David Welch, a private, a full pension.
Of the district of Kentucky: James Speed, a lieutenant, a full pension.
Of the district of North Carolina: John Benton, a private, a full pension; George Bledsoe, a private, a full pension; Thomas Chiles, a captain, two thirds of a pension; James Christian, a private, half a pension; Robert Harris, a private, a full pension; John Knowles, a private, two thirds of a pension; James Smith, a private, a full pension.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the pensions allowed by this ​These pensions how to be estimated.act, shall be estimated in manner following; that is to say: A full pension to a commissioned officer shall be considered, the one half of his monthly pay, as by law established; and the proportions less than a full pension shall be the like proportions of half pay: And a full pension to a non-commissioned officer or private soldier, shall be five dollars per month; and the proportions less than a full pension, shall be the like proportions of five dollars per month: Provided,Return of commutation. That every commissioned officer who shall, by virtue of this act, be placed on the pension list, as entitled to a sum less than a full pension, shall receive such pension, only upon compliance with the same rule respecting a return of the commutation, which he may have received, as is provided for, in the case of captain David Cook, by1791, ch. 2. an act of Congress, passed December the sixteenth, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one.
These pensions how to be paid.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the pensioners aforesaid shall be paid in the same manner as invalid pensioners are paid, who have heretofore been placed on the list of pensioners of the United States, under such restrictions and regulations, in all respects, as are prescribed by the laws of the United States, in such cases provided.
Approved, April 20, 1796.