Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38785, Edward Harvey, R.I.
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(3-1776)
Service Number

R.I. 
Harvey, Edward 
S.38785

Content
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Rhode Island
1415

Edward Harvey,
Private
Capt Potter R.I. line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Rh. Island at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence ion the 28 of April 1818. Rhode Island Line
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818, and sent to the Pensioner at Little Rest, Rh. Island.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
4 months 7/30. $33.86
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.

Dah. Cert. is Dec 27 1834 + sent to Hon D.J. Pearce H.R. 30th
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March to 14 July 1835. Agt holified 28 Feb 1842.

[illegible] sent September 27 1820 to Benj Cowell Providence R. Island
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Washington Ss Southkingston State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations on this twenteight day of April 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court Common Pleas for the County of Washington in the State afforesaid personally approved Edward harvey aged fiftynine years resident in Southkingston in Said County who being by me, first duty sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the provision made by the Late act of Congress Entitles on act to provide for certain persons Engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, that he the Said Edward Harvey Enlisted in Southkingston in the State od Rhode Island in the Company Commanded by Capt William Potter of the Town + State afforesaid in April 1777 that he Continued in the service of the United States until the Close of the war when he was Discharged fom service in the State of Newyork on the 15th of June 1783 that he was in the battels of Red bank, monmouth and the takeing of Lord Cornwallace and that he is in Reduced Circumstances and Stands in needs of assistance from his Country for Support and that he has no Other Evidence now in his power of his Said Services Sworn to and declared before me the day and year afforesaid 
Edward Harvey

I William C. Clarke one of the Justices of the Court of Common Please for the County afforesaid do Certify that it appears to my Satisfactio that the said Edward Garvey did serve in the Revolutionary War as Stated in the preceeding Declaration against the Common Enemy for the term of six years two months and nine days on the Continental Establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the Aforementioned act of Congress
William C. Clarke J.C. Pleas 

Witness
Thomas R. Wells Clk of Said Court
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The deposition of Timohty Carpenter of South Kingstown in the county of Washington of lawful and engaged according to law deposeth and saith that he the said Timothy being this the sixth day of July AD 1820 being called upon by Edward Harvey to take a view of his lot of land in said South Kingstown have complyed with his request accordingly and after viewing said lot I value the same to be worth no more than thirty dollars as there appears to be not so much of the land as specified in his deed and a great quantity of the wood reserved. 
Timothy Carpenter

Washington } Kingston July 6th 1820
In person came Timothy Carpenter and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me Matthew Robinson Just. Peace

I apply that Matthew Robinson Esq. whose signature is hereto affixed is a Justice of the Peace for the town of South Kingstown legally choosen and qualified as the law requires. 
Wilm. Samuel Helme Clerk 
C. Pleas
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Edwd Harvey
1415

Sept. 1810
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Washington, Court of Common Pleas, Spring term AD 1820 on this fifth day of July 1802 personally appeared in open court being court of record within and for the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island, &c. Edward Harvey aged sixty two years residing in the Town of South Kingstown 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: that he served as a private in Col. Angello and Co. Olney's regiments of the Rhode Island line upwards of six years.

That he made a previous Declaration on the 28th Day of April 1818, and that he has received a certificate for a pension, being No. 1415 -- And in pursuance of the Act of Congress
, passed May 1st, 1820, 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 whatever,
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.
Edward Harvey
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38785
Revy
INVALID.
File No. 88,785
Edward Harvey
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 210
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Edwd Harvey
App for Dup
Cert
Cor
R I
Hon
30 June 18
Hon. D. J. Pearce
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Application for a new Certificate
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington} Ss
On this fifteenth day of December 1834 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in the County of Washington aforesaid, appeared Edward Harvey of the Town, County and State aforesaid, who on oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain David Sayles in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jeremiah Olney in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Rhode Island, that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of John C Calhoun the Secretary of War which certificate, on or about the month of August 1834 at said South Kingston was lost by Willard Hazard of South Kingstown aforesaid with whom I left said certificate for safe keeping as I usually had done for the four or five years last past. That I drew my pension in March last through my Attorney John Hazard for that purpose duly authorised and then I returned said certificate to said Hazard for safe
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keeping and said Willard Hazard hath lost the same and I was prevented from drawing said pension in September last. And said certificate hath not been since found. I pray a new one to be granted to me.
Edward Harvey
Sworn & subscribed to before me, the day & year aforesaid}
Wilkins Updike Just Peace
Willard Hazard of South Kingston in the County of Washington, Rhode Island aged thirty four years on solemn oath makes the following affidavit that I am well acquainted with Edward Harvey the aforesaid
applicant and saw him sign the above application and that he is the same person therein described - That I have read his affidavit and that the parts therein stated by said Harvey is true. that John Hazard was the Attorney of said Henry & drew his pension at the Providence agency for paying pensions in this State in March last, and that said original certificate was signed by John C Calhoun Secy at War and that said certificate has been left with me by said Harvey for for [four] or five years past for safe keeping & was so left after he drew his pension last March. That since the first of August last I have duly searched for said original certificate but have been unable to find the same and since have made repeated examinations among my papers and am wholly unable to find the same and am satisfied that I have accidentally lost said original certificate and in consequence of said accidental and undesigned
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loss of said original pension certificate of said Harvey's he cannot obtain his semiannual pension money.  And I feel satisfied that it was so lost at the time or near it stated in his affidavit and after said John Hazard had drawn the pension money of said Harvey and the certificate was returned to me by said Harvey.
Willard Hazard
State of Rhode Island Washington County 
to Kingstown Dec 15th 1834

Personally appeared the above named Edward Harvey and also the above named Willard Hazard and before deposing as aforesaid was by me solemnly sworn to testify the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth and then gave the foregoing affidavits which was by me reduced to writing in their presence and they agreed the same in my presence.  And I further certify that the said Edward Harvey and Willard Hazard are both well known to me, that they sustain fair character for truth and veracity and that the aforesaid affidavits are entitled to implicit credit.
Wilkins Updike, Just. Peace

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Washington County Sc

I, Thomas Wells, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, within and for the County of Washington and State aforesaid; do hereby certify that I believe the signature to the papers hereto attached which purport to be that of Wilkins Updike, Esq. to be in his own proper hand writing; and I further certify that said Wilkins Updike is a duly commissioned and qualified Justice of the Peace of the town of South Kingstown in said County.
In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal of said Court, this 15th day of December, in the year 1834.

Thos. P. Wells, Clerk.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
Dec. 27th, 1841
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, "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," Five of the six children of Edward Harvey, died, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Rhode Island Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars per month under the law of the 18th March, 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 14th July, 1835.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Paris.
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ.
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America
These are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Edward Harvey, soldier in the Rhode Island
Regiment having faithfully served the United States two years two months, three days,
and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 15th January 8?
G Washington
By HIS Excellency
Command
J. Trumbull,  (illegible)
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment, Rhode Island
J.Guenman, Adjutant
The above Edward Harvey has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for six years
faithful service.
Level Ohi Liet. Col. Howard
Rhode Island Regiment