Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 14023, for Reuben Nichols, Rhode Island
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R.I. Nichols, Reuben S14023
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1906 May 25. History to Mrs. C.L. Whiting 
1913 Mch. 15. Miss Marian L. Reede

Rev War
14.023
INVALID.
File No. 14.023
Reuben Nichols
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 275
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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74 Summer Street.
Buffalo. New York.
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir: -
Will you kindly send me the record of Reuben Nichols of Erie Co. New York in the pension list of 1840. 
And oblige
Yours Sincerely
[signed] A.R. Whiting.
(Mrs. C.L.)
May 19-1906.
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In reply to your request of ______, received ______ for a statement of the military history of Reuben Nichols a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [crossed out] (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. File 14.023

[chart]
[column headings] 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE.

[secondary column headings]
[below OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.] CAPTAIN | COLONEL.

[data]
1778 | 1 year | Private | Trafton Traffin | Topham | R.I.
| 6 mos || Chandler Burlingame [crossed out] Bralmen | Chrisopher Greene |
Mch. 1782 | 11 mos 8 da || Humphrey | Jeremiah Olney |
dischgd | Feb. 26, 1783 | at Saratoga |||
Was in Sullivan's Expediation.

Battles engaged in, [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [check mark] Enlisted at Coventry, R.I.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 3, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Sardinia, Erie Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, born Aug - 1752 at Coventry, Conn.
Remarks: His claim was allowed. 
Very respectfully,
Commissioner

6-2856
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282 Lexington Ave.
Buffalo, N.Y.
March 2, 1913.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir, 
Will you kindly send me the pension record of Reuben Nichols, died July 20, 1840 and is buried in Sardinia, New York also Jacob Swain, died May 23, 1845 and is buried in East Aurora Erie Co. New York (over)
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Hoping to hear from you
I am
Yours sincerely
[signed] (Miss) Marian L. Reed
282 Lexington Avenue
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Kent Ss. The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas
I John Brown Clk of said court, do hereby certify, that Ebenezer Johnson Esqr whose name is signed on the papers annexed, was at the time of signing a Justice of the Peace for the Town of West Greenwich in our county of Kent, that it is his proper signature in his own hand writing - that full faith & credit is an ought to be given to all his official acts -
In witness whereof I have here unto set my name & the seal of said Court at East Greenwich this sixth day of July in the year 1833
[signed] John Brown
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We Whitman Metcalf a clergyman residing in the town of Sardinia & county of Erie and State of New York and the subscribers residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Reuben Nichols of the same place - that we believe him to be 70 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides and that we believe him to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
[signed] Henry Boween
[signed] BH Colegrove
[signed] Stakely Hudson
[signed] Elister Rice
[signed] Chauncy Hasting
[signed] Willis W. Cornwell
Subscribed and sworn this 27th day of August 1832 before me 
[signed] Ezra Nott Justice
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State of New York
Erie County Clerks Office Ss}
I Noah P. Sprague Clerk of Erie County do hereby certify that Ezra Nott Esq before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the time of taking said affidavit one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Erie duly elected and sworn and authorised by law to do the same and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and do verily believe the signature "Ezra Nott" subscribed to the said Certificate of affidavit to be the genuine signature of said Justice In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this 3d. day of December 1832
[signed] Noah P. Sprague Clerk of Erie Court
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Testimony of Benjamin Greene
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I Benjamin Greene of Coventry in the County of Kent and State of Rhodisland and Providence Plaintation being seventy two years of age and under oath do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Reuben Nichols formerly of Coventry in the County and State abovesaid I was  with him in the Revolutionary War) the said Nichols now lives in the State of new york in the town of Sardinia and County of Erie) I served with him between nine and ten months in the years 1778 and 1779 under Capt Traffin in Colonel Topham Ridgment at Tiverton in Rhodeisland and went on to newport in Sullivan Expedition said Nichols was with me the aforesaid time and how much longer I know not and further the Deponant saith not
[signed] Benja Greene

Kent Ss Coventry September 18 1832
Personally appeared Benjamine Greene Esq subscriber to the above Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same before me.
I further certify that the above Deponent is a man of truth the above Deposition was taken by me in his [illegible] at the request of Reuben Nichols
[signed] Ebenezer Johnson Just Peace
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Testimony of Timothy Andrew
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I Timothy Andrew of Westgreenwich in the County of Kent and State of Rhodisland and Providence Plantation being about seventy years of age and under oath do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Reuben Nichols formily of Coventry in the county and state above said but he now resides in the State of new york in town of Sardinia in the County Erie I always understood that the said Nichols was a Soldier in the revolutionary war I have heard my father Matteson say that he hired him to go in his Room I cannot say whether he hired him for six months or nine months the year (I cannot tell I know that he was absent about that term of time I think he served in the Continental Line and further the Deponant saith not
[signed] Timothy Andrew

Kent Ss Coventry September 18th 1832
Personally appeared Timothy Andrew Subscriber to the above Deposition and made oath to the truth to the same before me
and I further Certify that the above Deponent is a man of truth and that the above Deposition was taken by me at the in his presence at the Request of Reuben Nichols
[signed] Ebenezer Johnson Just Peace
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Testimony of Nathaniel Green
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I Nathaniel Greene of Coventry in the County of Kent and State of Rhodeisland and Providence Plantation being sixty seven years of age and under oath do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Reuben Nichols formily of Coventry but now residing in Sardinia in the County of Erie in the State of Newyork I have often heard said Nichols say that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war I have heard William Matteson say that he hired said Nichols to go in his the said Mattesons room I cannot say whether it was more than six month the year I do not recollect I recollect that he was absent about that term of time I do recolect that said Matteson turned him out a Cow toward, his pay I under stood that served in the Continental Line and further the Deponent saith not
[signed] Nathaniel Greene

Kent Ss Coventry September 18th 1832 personally appeared Nathaniel Greene subscriber to the above Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same before me
I further Certify that the above Deponent his Character for truth is good with whom I am well acquainted the above Deposition was taken by me in his Presence at the request of Reuben Nichols
[signed] Ebenezer Johnson Just Peace
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Reuben Nichols' 
Declaration
Pension Papers
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Testimony of Charles Green
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I Charles Greene of Coventry in the County of Kent and State of Rhodeisland and Providence Plaintation being seventy eight years of age a revolutionary Pensioner and being under oath do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Reuben Nichols formily of Coventry but now residing in Sardinia in the County Erie in the State of newyork I was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and I was with the said Nichols and know him to be a soldier in the said war I was with him between 9 and 10 months in the years 1778 and 1779 under Capt Traffin in Colonel Topham Ridgment at Tiverton in Rhodisland and went on to newport in Sulivans Expedition said Nichols was with me the aforesaid term of time and how much longer I know not I think he was lenlisted some time before I joined ridgement and further this Deponent saith not
[signed] Charles Greene

Kent Ss Coventry September 18th 1832
Personally appeared Charles Greene subscriber to the above Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same before m
I further Certify the above Deponent is a man of truth and veracity and that the above Deposition was taken by me in his presence at the request of Reuben Nichols
[signed] Ebenezer Johnson  Just Peace