Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17243, William Arnold, R. I.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
RI
NUMBER
S. 17243
Arnold, William

CONTENTS Carded
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4
Rhode Island
William Arnold
Providence in the State of RI
was a Lieut in the company commanded
Captain ~~~ of the Regt commanded
Col Hitchcock in the RI
line for Lieut of Arty 2 mos
Sergt in Centry 22

Inscribed on the Roll of RI
at the rate of 143 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of Jany 1833 and Benj Cowell Providence RI

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $214.99
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33, 71.66
$286.65

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by [illegible] Clerk
Book D Vol. 3
Page 107
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Dead
Paid at the Treasury under
the Act of the [illegible] 1838
from 4th March to 9 May 1836
Agt notified 12 May 1841.
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Wm Arnold
13,856
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Rhode-Island District, sc. August June 1832
County of Providence
On this Seventh day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, being a [crossed out] special
District Court of the United States within and for said District, now in session- William Arnold
resident of Gloucester in the County of Providence
and State of Rhode Island aged 81 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, viz.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.

That he was born May 31st 1759 in Smithfield R.I. as per 
record in the Family Bible- he lived in Gloucester when he
enlisted & since the war has continued to reside there - 
and the applicant further states that in May 1775 he
enlisted as a Sargeant in Capt Stephen Kimballs company
and Col Hitchcocks regiment of Rhode Island Troops for
eight months and served accordingly at Roxbury, Prospect
Hill & near Boston - 
and the applicant further states that in December 1776 he was
again drafted and served for one month in the same capacity as before
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Cap Abraham Winn's company & Col Chad Browns reg
met and was stationed in Providence
and the applicant further states that in December 1776 he was
again drafted for Militia under same officers
as last mentioned and was stationed at Bristol--
and the applicant further states that in January 1777 he was
again drafted in same capacity for three months and under the
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same officers and was stationed at Bristol
---
and the applicant further states that in October 1777 he was again
drafted for one month in the militia under the same officers and
was stationed at Tivertonand
the applicant further States that in August 1778 in Sullivans
expedition he was one month Quarter Master in Col Chas
Browns regiment & was on Rhode Islandand
the applicant further states that in the fall of 1778 he was
again drafted, as a for two months in Cap Winson's company
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and Col Charl Browns regiment and was stationed at Providence
and the applicant further states that in the year 1779
again drafted in the militia for months as are under the
same officers as last mentioned and was stationed at Providence
and the applicant further states that in June 1780 he served as
Lieutenant one month in Cap I Wood company of Artillery and in
Cols regiment of land was
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stationed on Rhode Island-- and in June 1781 was again one
month at the same place in the same capacity, and under the
same officers-- at all the above period he served out his time
faithfully & was honourably discharged, but never had any
written discharge, and has no documentary
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17243
INVALID.
17243
File No. 17,243
William Arnold
Lient Rev War
Act: June 7, 32
Index:-Vol 1, Page 438
[Arrangement of 1870]

[another cut page, not clear if relevent]
1893. Jan 18
to J [illegible] Amo
New York
Mch. 11. 1897 - His
Hon. Warren O. Arm
House of Represent
Oct. 4 - 1900-Hist
Miss Carrie M. Eddy
Hist to Ethel Arnold Berg.
Harriet Sexmith Mar 8, 1906.
1911 June T. Miss S. E. Clarke
1913 Apl. 7. Mrs. F. J. Doubleday c
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William Arnold
R. I.
S. F. 17,243
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Providence July [illegible] AD 1770
These my Certify that William Arnold is appointed Quartermaster of my Regiment. 

[signed] Chad Brown Cole
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 4th, 1841

Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, Executor of William Arnold, [illegible]
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Rhode Island Agency, at the rate of one hundred & forty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 9th May 1836. 

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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No. 13,856
Wm. Arnold


Benjamin Cowell Esq
Providence RI