Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21214, Amos Greene, R.I.
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Service: R. I. 

Greene, Amos Alse

Number: W 21214
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Written on left margin: Certificate

written at bottom: Greene, Amos
R.I. W21214
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Richmond October the 9 Day of 1785

I hereby certify that Amos Green, sone of Amos Green, deceased of Charleston and Alse Underwood Daughter of William Underwood of South Kingston these two persons appeared before me and were Married together according to the law of the [illegible] by this subscriber.
Charles Boss Elder

[illegible] Dan King for [illegible]
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(written on left hand page)
W/[illegible] 9th

Let to Hon. O. B. Malleson
24 Feb. 1835

(written faintly at bottom of left hand page) Jan 10, 1841

(Right hand page)
Rhode Island
Alse Greene
widow of Amos Greene dec'd. R. I. 
and who died on the 19th December 1822
of Washington Co. in the state of R.I.
who was a captain in the Company commanded by Himself of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Dyer in the R. Island line for 8 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode I. at the rate of 160 Dollars -- Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of March 1840 and sent Wm. R. Noyes Newport R.I.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1840        $640
semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept.    80
                                                            -----
                                                             $720

Act July 1838
Recorded by D. D. Addison
Book A Vol. 2 page 9
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Declaration
Mrs. Alse Greene
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State of Rhode Island
Washington  Ss

On this 11th day of September 1838 personally appeared before William Peckham Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in for the county and state aforesaid Alse Green a resident of the town of  Richmond in the County & state aforesaid aged 86 years who being first duly sworn according to the law doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
I am the widow of Amos Greene late of Charleston Rhode Island deceased who was Captain of the second company of Militia in the first Regiment called Moyes' regiment. I have always understood & believe that my husband said Greene took an active part in the war of the revolution at its commencement. That he then held a commission bearing date the Eleventh day of November 1775 and signed by Nicholas Cook to which he was duly engaged the 29th December AD 1775 by Major Jesse Maxson of said Regiment and that he was also reappointed captain of said 2nd company & 1st Regiment until May 1779 when his health being much impaired, he resigned. I have also understood from my husband said Greene that he was employed a large proportion of the time that his was out and on duty with said company at Green Hill, Point Judith. Boston Neck, Tiverton & Rhode Island but as this service was performed previous to my intermarriage with said Greene I have no personal knowledge of the same and can only relate what I have heard him & his fellow soldiers say and the information I have got from the papers he left at his decease.
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a very few of which is now left and most all of them in a mutilated state having been lent to persons applying for pensions or their attorneys some of them is lost & others cut in pieces & some forwarded to Washington as I have reason to believe to assist them in prosecuting their claims. My husband said Greene's commission orders etc. that now have dates to them will be attached and forwarded with his declaration which is all the documentary evidence I now have in my possession relative to the service of my husband said Greene. And I solemnly & positively declare I am the widow of said Greene whose service is above stated. I further declare that I was married to the said Amos Greene on the Ninth day of October in the Year Seventeen hundred and Eighty five; that my husband the aforesaid Amos Greene died on the 19th day of December 1822; that I was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz. at the time above stated; that I am now and have been for a long time in feeble health and entirely unable to attend in Open Court to make this my declaration. 

her
Alse Greene
mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
William Peckham C. Jus. C, C Pleas

State of Rhode Island
Washington 

Richmond September 11th AD 1838 Then personally appeared Alse Greene and made
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solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by her subscribed which was reduced to writing in her presence and signed by her in my presence. I further certify that said Alse Greene the declarant is very infirm and appears to be unable to go into open court to make this her declaration. I also certify that the declarant's character for truth & veracity is good and justly entitled to full faith & credit.

Wm. Peckham C. Jus. C.C. Pleas
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(form, some blanks not filled out)

Record Division   3-252
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
W.F. 21214

In reply to your request of ___, received ___ for a statement of the military history of Amos Greene a soldier of the revolutionary war, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file i this Bureau.
(columns with noted headings)

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: Nov. 16, 1775
Length of service: served at various times until May 1779
Rank: Captain
Officers under who service was rendered
    Captain
    Colonel:
2nd. Co. or trained band of Charlestown King. Co. R. I. 

Battles engaged: (not filled out))
Residence of soldier at enlistment (not filled out
Date of application for pension: Sept. 11, 1838 [illegible]
 Residence at date of application: Richmond, Washington Co. R.I.
Age at date of application: She was 86 years old!
Remarks: Soldier, case of Amos Greene, married Oct 9, 1783 Alse daughter William Underwood of South Kingston. He died Dec. 19, 1822 (Note inserted with asterisk) *She died Jan'y 10, 1840. Children are referred to, but no names are stated. 

* from A.B.

Very respectfully, 
Commissioner
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(document consists of three columns of names)
No. 1
Job Card
Edison Persey
Joshua Tucker
Jo. Harvey Jr.
Abraham Clark
Jo [illegible]
Caleb Kenyon
David Persey
Rowland Clark
August Cark
Joseph Holloway Jr. 
[illegible] Clark of Eli

No. 2

Sam'l Percey
Joshua Clark
Joseph Kinyon
John Peary
Allon Green
Johathon Hall
Elisha Kinyon
Daniel Gardner
Wm. (X) Austin
James Lawton
John Collier
Samuel [illegible]

No. 3
Joshua Card Jr. 
Joseph Nichols
Gideon Woodan
Johathon Card
Daniel Knowles
Wm. Clark Jr.
Etheridge Austin
John Adams
John Harvey
Silas Hall
Joseph Holoway
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(Document is three columns of names)
Nial Salsbury
Edward Doake
Wm. Clarke
(X) Nathan Tucker
Joshua Card
Joshua Kinyon
Joseph Hassey
(X) Simeon Perry
Wm. Congdon
Joseph Clark
Gideon Roxin

No. 2
John Layd
Jame Congdon
Gideon Sweet
(X) Samuel Kinyon
Jabez Tucker
(X) Ephriam Peans
James Kinyon
Samuel Cross
Daniel Kinyon

No.#
John Card
Joseph Petty
Thomas Ted
(X) Jebediah Potter
Joseph Cross
Jeorge Peckham
Charles Church 
Peleg Cross
John Wooding
Michael Champlin
John [illegible]
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(Document primarily consists of list of names)

Dan Crandall
Elijah Crandall
Joseph Clarke Son of Job
Jonathon Hagard Jun'r
Johathon Clarke Son of Josh
Ezekiel Gardner
Sam Sherman
Asa Champlin
John Congdon
Emmanuel Daiche
William Clarke Son of [illegible]
Joseph Lock Jun.
Jonathon Austin
Oliver Crandall
Weaden Card
Elisha Babcock
Jonathon Browning
Amos Kinyon
Joseph Lock

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at the bottom left, upside down, is the word
"Copied"

Bottom right is written:

Written along the side of the right side of the document is:

William Clark
camp follower of Commander
Jonathon Ridgemont
 Greene, Amos
R.I W21214
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Document consists of a list of names, some partially missing)

Benjamin Green
(Matthias?) Carey
Johathon Clark
(Joseph?) Congdon
Reginald [illegible]
[illegible] Kinyon
David Charles
Thomas Greene
John Care Jr.
Wm. Champlin
John Greene
Oliver Clarke
James Nye
Johathon Kinyon
George Clarke
William Young
Reuben Green 
Sam Kinyon
 James Kinyon of Sam'l
Stephen Nye
Daniel [illegible] 
Robert Hasurd
James Harvey
Markus Card
Peter Henry
Robeert Jones
James Church
Nathaniel Johnson
Thomas G (document torn, only last initial shown)
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Amos Greene
W. F. 21214 R. I. 

Mutilated pay abstract of Capt. Amos Green's Co., Col Joseph Noyes's regt. for meals, endorsed Dec. 5, 1776;

Order to Capt. Amos Greene to warn the men of his co-drafted for first tour of month to appear and receive orders, signed Thomas Sheffield, Maj'r, dated Charlestown (illegible) 5 1777;

Order to Capt. Amos Greene, or other officers in Charlestown, to march the drafted men for the fourth tour to Point Judith, and make return of all his men to Col. Christopher Green, Comd. at East Greenwich, signed Joseph Noyes, Col., dated June 15, 1778;

Orders to Capt. Amos Greene signed Thos. Sheffield, Major, dated July -- 1778;

Order to Capt. Amos Green, signed Joseph Noyes, Col., dated Apr. 19, 1779; endorsed by list of delinquents in Capt. Amos Greene's co., who failed to do duty in R.I.;

Regimental orders to commanding officer of Col. Jos. Noyce's regt. at Point Judith, signed C. Dyer, Col., dated Head Quarters, North Kingston, June 15, 177--;

(written in a different hand) Sent to War Dept. June 16, 1913

These papers have been removed from this case to be forwarded to the War Department.
J.MH. Apr. 21, 1911
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Mrs. A. Berton March
813 Avenue A,
Lawton, Oklahoma
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 1st ultimo, you are advised that this Bureau is unable to furnish the record of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services and a careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file for a Samuel Cross described by you, but in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. File No. 21,814 of Amos Greene Rhode Island troops the name Samuel Cross appears on a list which has neither dates nor names of officers of company or regiment thereon. It is suggested that you apply to the Adjutant General U.S. Army, War Department for further data in this matter.
Very Respectfully,
(signature) F. D. Byington
Acting Commissioner.
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(Left side of the document follows:)

Dec. 2/91 Mrs. Harriet M. Woodard, Westerly, R. I. 

January-25-1900 A.A. Kenyon No. 7 [illegible]

June 6, 1904 His. to Mrs. C.S. Earl Oswego N. J. 

March 16, 1905 His. to Hon. M.C. Burch Dept. of Justice

1913 Folio 3 Hist. to Mrs. W. H. Lane
1915 April Hist to Mrs. F.H. McSweeny
1920 Oct. 14 Mrs. A.B. March advised that name Samuel Cross does appear on undated list in this claim.
1922 Mch. 16 Hist. to Mrs. Clyde C. Hill

(Right side of document follows)

Rev.
WIDOW, Etc.

File No 21,214
Alse Greene Widow of  Amos Green Capt. Rev. War

Act July 7th 1838
Index: Vol. A, Page 291

[Arrangement of 1870}
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The Commissioner of Pensions

Sir
I desire to apply to you for a copy of the pension certificate of Alice Underwood Greene, widow of Captain Amos Greene, Jr. a Revolutionary soldier, who enlisted November 11th, 1775, as captain in the Second Regiment. I do not understand what State this Second Regiment belonged to but presume that you will easily be able to determine. This is desired by a descendant of the deceased captain for purposes connected with the Daughters of the American Revolution. If you will kindly send this copy to me at the Department, I will forward it to the friend who makes the application. Early attention will place me under great obligations to you.

Very respectfully,
 M.C. Burch
Special Assistant to the Attorney-General
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(Letter written on paper with letterhead for Henry Stevens & Son stock farm.)

Mar. 23, '15

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C. 

Gentlemen:-
I am desirous of obtaining the military record of Amos Green, Jr. who was born in Charleston, R.I. on the 25th day of March 1741. Any information you can give me on this subject will be greatly appreciated and if there are any fees required, I would be glad to remit. Thanking you in advance for this favor, I am
Very truly yours, 
(signature) Mrs. F.H. Stevens
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United States Pension Agent
Pensions Office
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir--
Will you please send me a certified copy of the pension certificate of Alice Underwood Greene who was the 2nd wife of Capt. Amos Greene Born in Charlestown R. I. March 25th, 1741, died June 12, 1823, aged 84 years. I am a descendent of Capt. Amos Greene and wish to become a D.A.R. Will you please let me hear from you as soon as possible.

Your very sincerely Mrs. C.S. Earl
141 E 2nd St.
Oswego N. J. 

May 1 1904

Letter is stamped in upper right corner, reading "U.S. Pension Agency. Received May 21, 1904, Washington D.C."
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Adelbert A. Kenyon
New York

44 Pine Street, December 14, 1899

To The Hon. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C. 

Dear Sir: 
I regret to trouble you again in this connection but write to ask if I may be favored with a reply, at an early date, to my communication of November 29th, in re the military services in the Revolutionary War of my ancestor, Captain Amos Greene?
thanking you in anticipation, I remain,
Yours Respectfully,
(signature) Adelbert A. Kenyon

Letter is stamped on upper right-hand corner as follows:
U. S. Pension Office Dec. 16 1899
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Adelbert A. Kenyon
New York

44 Pine Street, November 29, 1899
To the
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:
(underlined heading} Captain Amos Greene

Captain Amos Greene was born March 25 1741 and died June 25 1823, was of Charlestown, Rhode Island, and served in the Revolutionary War. This gentleman was an ancestor of mine and I am desirous of securing a full and accurate account of his military services - for genealogical purposes.
I am just in receipt from the record and Pension office of the Was Department, that the records in that office show "That one Amos Greene served as a Captain in a company of Rhode Island troops in the Revolutionary War. His name appears on a pay abstract for the period from January 8, 1777 to July 28 1778, without special remark relating to his service."

As Amos Greene's wife, Alice, who died January 10, 1940 drew a pension during the later years of her life, the record of her husband's services doubtless exists in

(Two Stamps appear at the top of the page.)
{Rectangular date stamp on left side) : 
O.W & N Division
Received Dec. 5 1899

Round stamp on right side:
U.S. Pension Office Dec.c, 1899
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Com-Pen-2)
11/29/99:

the pension records of the Revolutionary war, which I am informed are in your custody, and at the suggestion of the "Record and Pension Office" I write to you concerning the matter.
If you will be good enough to furnish me with the desired information i shall esteem it a coourtesy.
Meantime, thanking you in anticipation, I remain, Yours respectfully,
Adelbart A. Kenyon
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Stamped : U.S. Pension Office Sept. 7 1920

Lawton, Okla
Sept. 1, 1920
Revolutionary War Section
Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Mr. E. C. Tieman

Kind Sir;
I wrote some months ago asking concerning my Revolutionary War ancestor, Samuel Cross, but until recently have been unable to get information you asked for.
The name of Samuel
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Cross appears on an undated list of Capt. Amos Greene's militia in Col. Noye's Regiment from King's County Rhode Island. He enlisted with Charlestown and his name in pay roll at State House at Providence Rhode Island. I am told that this list on which the name of Samuel Cross appears
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filed with the papers of Capt. Amos Green's application for Pension. Samuel Cross was born in Rhode Island 1719 married Ann Clark 1757 was Justice of Peace of Charlestown Rhode Island in 1770.
[illegible] Oblige
Mrs. A. Berton March

813 Ave. A
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Feb. 14, 1922
Commissioners of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Can you give me the Rev. War Record of Capt. Amos Greene of Charlestown R.I. born March 25 1741. His wife Alice Underwood G. drew a pension.  
[illegible] Oblige
Ms. Clyde C. Hill
72 So. Luke St.
North East Pa.

Document is stamped on upper right: 
U.S. Pension Office Feb 16 1922.
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V Sol Wm. R. Noyes [illegible] 25 '39 to Feb. 10 '40
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Washington
Feby. 20th 1855

Dear Sir--Enclosed is a letter having reference to an application I made to you some days since for Mr. Green. Your attention will oblige.

Yr. Friend
O.B. Mattel
Sam'l Cole
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212 W. 1st St.
Oil City Pa.

Pension Bureau --
Would you please tell me when Alice Underwood wife of Capt. Amos Green drew a pension and for how long. I want it
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for reference for D-A-R papers.

Yours truly
Mrs. W. H. Lane
January twenty-second
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Westerly, R. I. Nov. 16, 1897
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions

Gentlemen:
Will you kindly tell me the service of Amos Green. He was born i Charlestown R.I. March 25, 1741 and died there June 25, 1823. His second wife Alice received a pension between the years 1823 and 1840. You will greatly oblige--
Yours truly
Harriet N. Woodard
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(illegible) R.I.
(illegible)

Jan 6. 1840
R.I.
add proof
Alec Greene 

G. Wm. Crump Esqr.
Acting Comr. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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V  4008
Alse Green
widow of Amos
R. I.
Act 7 July 38

M 85 d 22
aom'd 
8 mo Capt.
$160

No deduction
Wm. R. Noyes
Newport R. I.
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation

Washington JC Clerks Office court of Common Pleas
September 1 AD 1838. I hereby certify that William Peckham Esq. is Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his & attached to the declaration of Alse Green is genuine. I also testify that Dan King Esq. is one of the Justices of the Peace for the town of Charlestown in said county and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his and attached to the Depositions of Martha Kinyon, William Kinyon, John Stanton & Moses Kinyon are genuine. In testimony whereof I have honor to set my hand and the seal of said court the day and year above written.
Matthew  Waite, clerk
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Jame L Edwards Esq.
Commis. of Pensions
Washington DC

(Written along the left-hand side:)
March 2,1840
R. I. 
Alse Greene
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Newport Feb. 29th 1840

Sirs,
Yours of the 10th Inst. relative to the claim of Mrs. Alse Greene Widow of Capt. Amos Greene was received last evening. And in reply would beg have to observe that the allowance of 8 mo. is less than the claimant at first expected but at this late period when so few are left to testify in behalf of their fellow soldiers & a strict compliance with the regulations of the department is required, I am instructed to request you to forward me a certificate for what you  may find her justly entitled, as her situation is such that she will shortly be deprived of the privilege of enjoying her Countries gratitude.
Obt. Servt.
Wm. R. Noyes
Agt. for Mrs. A Greene

James l. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions
Was DC
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Newport Dec. 15 1838
Sir
Herewith I forward you the Declaration of Mrs. Alse Greene widow of the late Capt. Amos Greene & sundry documents in support of her claim to a pension under act of Congress passed July 7th, 1838. From Mrs. Greene I learned that she has been so infirm for many years that she could not walk a step and consequently the papers left by her late husband's relative to his services in the War of the Revolution had fell to the care of her children who are now far separated from her. That from the time Congress passed the act granting pensions for Militia service unto the time of making her declaration more or less of her papers [illegible] loaned either by herself or children to applicants for pensions or their Agents. That many had been mutilated and others entirely lost to her unless they had been forwarded to the War Department. Since Mrs. Greene's declaration was certified by the clerk, I have received from New York sundry letters, orders, pay rolls etc. which I also forward in hopes that the documentary & parole proof of this Company service will convince the Department of the Justice of Mrs. Greene's claim and settle her to a pension.

Respectfully Your Obt. Serv. 
Wm. R. Noyes, 
Agent for Mrs. A. Greene

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Court of Pensions
Washington D.C.

[Note: at the bottom of the page are the numbers 30 29 28 27 with no notation to significance.]
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Newport Dec. 26th 1839
Sir
Your favour of May 27th relative to the claim of Mrs. Alse Greene widow of Capt. Amos Greene was duly received and in reply would afford me particular pleasure to comply with the regulations of the Department and place before you a full & just account of all the services rendered by that veteran soldier Capt. Greene in the War of the Revolution. But the loss of a large proportion of the most valuable of the papers left at his decease, such as Reg't letters, orders, muster & pay rolls by loaning them to applicants for pensions. This together with the hands of time which has carried death into the ranks of the company he commanded leaving only two or three to bear records of said Greene's service will for ever deprive me of the pleasure. And at this late period I have only to entreat a careful examination of the papers forwarded to you Dec. 15th '38 - Jan'y 11th. '39 and those herewith enclosed. As the intermarriage of Capt. Greene with the declarant was so long after the service was performed, she can only state what she learned from her husband & his associates in arms. Since the rec't of your favour above mentioned I have conversed with Ms. Green from her I learn she has not walked a step for many years & consequently could not take that care of her papers as she wished & now when wanted but few of the most valuable are found. Some she thinks has been forwarded to the Depart. by applicants, some entirely lost, some so injured as to be illegible. Therefore, permit me to call your attention once more to the payroll & documentary evidence.
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Wm. Kinyon testified to various tours of duty previous to the Fall of '76. Then to 1 May after this to several tours from report and in the year '78 to 2 May and firmly believes said Greene served half the time during the period with British held possession of Newport R. Island. (to wit 3 years)
Moses Kinyon testifies to the service of Capt. Greene was a private & did duty under him 1 Mo. in Jan'y of Feb'y '76--1 mo. in summer of '77--1 month in fall of said year at Rivertown, 1 mo. in Aug '78 & 1 month at the time the [illegible] was 
transacted (Nov. 6th '78).
By a "pay abstract" of Jan'y 8th '77 Capt. Greene is [illegible]  L13.2.6 --by ditto of '78, L10.0.0. Ditto L6.0.0 & an other of L1.1.1. To this last, is a attached a receipt for cash paid Job Card bearing date Jan'y 20th '77. Also a receipt for money paid the soldiers for meals furnished by themselves at [illegible] per meal.
Dec. 23rd '75 - Capt. Greene was ordered to draft or inlist 1/6th part of said company (probably) to [illegible]
Dec. 4th '76 Capt. Greene was ordered to march on the 3rd & by order of same date to draw provisions from P. Champlain or the widow Kinyon's by which it appears that part of said company was to do duty in Charlestown & part in So. Kingstown "when most needed" Dec 6th '76 12 o'clock Capt. Greene was ordered to call his company together at Champlain's by this & preceding orders it appears that all said company was there on duty at this time the British was plundering the coast. The [illegible].
Feb'y. 28th '77 it appears he was ordered to receive Sam Kinyon as a substitute for his brother.
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April 11th '77 Capt. Greene was ordered to march at a moments turning--5.77 - said Greene is ordered to call out his Company and meet at Christoph's Babcock's.
May 5th '77 - it appears Capt. Greene was on duty as Hon. Col. Noyes requested him to make the soldiers as comfortable as possible & extend his line as far East as Gum Hill.
May 16th '77 - 8 o'clock at night. By this order it appears that part of said company was on duty and that a division is trained to relieve them and the remainder called in to actual service--
Sept. 25th '77 - Capt. G. was ordered to draft One half of his company to be placed under the command of Gen'l. Spencer on the 1st. of Oct. '77.
June 15th '78 Capt. Greene was ordered to march to Point Judith & make returns to Col. Gracens at East Greenwood.
Jun 17th '78 Capt. G. rec'd. B. Clarke to do duty by order of Col. C. Dyer
July 28th '78 - Order exempting three men by name of Card from Militia duty for the time being they having entered the "Boat Service" this is signed by Col. Wm. Wall [illegible] order of Gen. Sulivan
Order July -- '78 Capt. Greene is ordered to march to Tower Hill - August 5th '78 Capt. G. is ordered to call his company together at Charles Church in Charlestown. (This of course must mean those not on duty by the preceding orders) and that all said company was on duty at this time. Also that nearly all said company was on duty from May 5th '78 until Sept of said years.
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After a careful examination of the papers in this case I believe it will be manifest to the Department that Capt. Greene served as much & as faithful as any officer in the Reg't. This company was the [illegible] East of the Company Com'd. by Capt. John Gavit - and as to situation as much exceeds as anyone in the Reg't. - being directly on the sea-coast & part of then about equal distance from the Connecticut line & the waters of Narragansett Bay. I now submit the claim of Mrs. Greene trusting the Department will be satisfied that it is just and will allow the widow of this faithful officer a liberal allowance for the service her husband rendered in the War of the Revolution.

Resp. Your Obt. Servant
Wm.  R. Noyes Agt. for
Mrs. Alse Greene

Wm. Crimp esq.
Chief Com'r. of
Pensions
Was'n D.C.
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I Jonathon Kinyon of Charlestown R.I. aged 75 years being duly engaged according to law on solemn oath do testify and say that the Rev. Charles Boss, a Baptist Minister in Richmond was a school master & taught a school part of several years in the neighborhood where I then lived that I have seen the annexed certificate of the marriage of Amos Greene & Alse Underwood signed by said Elder Boss and firmly believe said certificate to be in the hand writing of said Charles Boss.  I further testify & say that I was acquainted with said Amos & Alse and know that they were married (as well as I know anything I did not witness) as accorded in said certificate. 

Jonathon Kinyon (his mark)
Witness D. King 

Sworn to and subscribed on this 18th day of Nov. 1838 before Dan King Just. Peace
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State of Rhode Island
Charlestown November 18th 1838
The personally appeared Marth Kinyon and made solemn oath in due form of law to the truth of the within deposition by her subscribed which was reduced to writing in her presence. I further certify that said Martha Kinyon's character for truth and veracity is goo and entitled to full faith and credit. I further certify that I have written the now annexed on the face of said certificate and the deposition and signed my name to the same
Dan King Just Peace
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Moses Kenyon's
Depo.
Alsi Greene
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I William Kinyon of Richmond in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island aged 83 years on solemn oath do testify and say that I was for many years intimately acquainted with Capt. Amos Green formerly of Charlestown now deceased and also with his wife who is now the widow Alse Green and who before her marriage was Alse Underwood and who is now applying for a pension for services rendered by said Amos in the war of the Revolution. That in the month of November 1775 he the said Amos was appointed and commissioned Capt of the 2d Company of militia in the town of Charlestown attached to the first Regiment and in the month of December following took command of said company and soon became a prompt brave and efficient officer. I belonged to said company and performed various tours of duty under said Amos by detachments, alarms untill the summer of 1776. I then enlisted into the state service and was stationed at Newport; and on the arrival of the English we retreated to the main. (illegible) days after we left said Newport I visited capt. Amos Green then on duty with his company at Point Judith and Boston Neck the whole of said company was then and there on duty for one month from this period to the summer of 1778 I was absent from said Company and have no personal knowledge of the military services of said Company but being intimately acquainted with almost every member I then understood and now firmly believe that said company was on duty at green Hill Boston Neck Point Judith and Charlestown by detachments guarding the shore against the enemy on alarms etc. In the summer of 1778 I was again enrolled and in the last of July or first of August
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of said year we were marched by said Green to the Island of Rhode Island and placed under the command of general Sullivan and performed a tour of duty or one month said Green commanding said company in person. Soon after our return from Rhode Island said company was again called out and marched to Point Judith and stationed at the Thornton House so called; being commanded by said Amos Green in person and performed a town of duty of one month. In the course of said time I was detached from said Company and took charge of a (illegible) as gunman under Capt. Ichabod Burdick a Capt. of Artilery on Lieutenant Commandant at said station. I would further state said Capt Amos Green performed much other military service when I was absent from said Company and I firmly believ that said Company was on duty about one half of the time from the arrival of the British to Rhode Island to their desertion.
I further say that for many years I lived near to said Amos and Alse and to the best of my recollection the said Amos Green died in the autumn of 1822 and known that the said Alse Green has ever since remained a widow
William Kinyon

Sworn to and subscribed before me Dan King Just Peace
State of Rhode Island Etc.
Charlestown November 14th 1838 Personally appeared William Kinyon and made solemn oath in due form of law to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed which was reduced to writing in his presence and signed by him in my presence. I further certify that said William Kinyon's character for truth and veracity is good and entitled to full faith and credit.
Dan King Just. Peace
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I Moses Kinyon of Charlestown County of Washington & State of Rhode Island, aged 82 years Pensioner, On solemn oath do testify & say I was well acquainted with Capt. Amos Green late of Charlestown deceased. In the Autumn of the year 1775 said Greene was appointed & commissioned Capt. of the 2d Company of 1 Regiment in King's County (Now Washington) of the Rhode Island militia. I was enrolled as a private in said Company. In the months of January & February of 1776 said Green, was on duty as Capt of sd Company at Greene Hill & at the Mumford House at South Kingstown most of the time at the latter place where we served a tour of duty of one month, in the course of the summer of said year I also served one month in said Company and was stationed at Boston Neck & drew our provision from the old Babcock house, and said Greene Commanded said Company in person. In the fall of 1777 said Greene performed a tour of duty of one month as Capt. of said Company at Tivertown in what was called Spencer's expedition and also in August of 1778 he said Greene was on Rhode Island & commanded said second company in person. and was very sick on said Island a few days before sd Company left sd Island. I was then doing duty in a Company from Richmond and recollect said service of said Green & his second
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perfectly. I was well acquainted with the officers of said 2d company and am well satisfied that sd. Greene performed in Sd. Company various tours of duty guarding the shores and on alarms & when I was not on duty with them or where they were. I would further say that the situation of sd company on the sea shores kept them almost constantly in alarm & part of sd company on duty nearly all the time & that sd Greene did perform duty as Capt of sd Company in actual service at least half the time from Decr. '77 until May 1779. then the said Green resigned and Beriah Lewis was appointed Capt of sd company. I do further say that said Greene was as brave an officer as I ever served under.
I would further testify and say that I have always understood said Greene was on duty at Point Judith at the time the Syren was cast away & that he said Greene was one month on duty at said time & place.
Moses Kinyon

Sworn to and subscribed before me Dan King Just. Peace

State of Rhode Island &c Charlestown November 14th 1838 Then personally appeared Moses Kinyon and made solemn oath in due form of law to the truth of the preceeding deposition by him subscribed which was
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reduced to writing in his presence and signed by him in my presence. I further certify that the said Moses Kinyon's character for truth and veracity is good and entitled to full faith and credit.
Dan King Just. Peace
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by me Dan Kin Just Peace

I John Stanton of Richmond R.I. Deacon of 2 Baptist churches this (illegible) of which Charles Boss late of this town (illegible) was formerly pastor. On solemn oath do testify & say I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Boss & that the certificate now attached to this deposition relative to the marriage of Amos Greene & Alse Underwood bearing date October 9th 1785 is the proper & genuine hand writing of said Boss and as such is justly entitled to full faith & credit. I recollect of being with said Greene & Alse Underwood at Elder Boss's House and know that the were married as in the certificate stated.
John Stanton
Sworn to & subscribed before me Dan King Just Peace
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Tiverton Moses Kinyon
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State of Rhode Island etc.
Charlestown November 13th 1838 Then personally appeared John Stanton of Richmond and made solemn oath in due form of law to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed which was reduced to writing in his presence and signed by him in my presence. I further certify that the said John Stanton's character for truth and veracity is good and entitled to full faith and credit. I also certify that the within mentioned certificate of marriage was annexed to this deposition by 
Dan King Just. Peace
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By the Honorable Nichaolas Cooke Esquire, Bovernor, Captain-General, and Commander in Chief, of and over the English Colony of Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations in New England in America.
To Amos Greene junior Gent. Greeting/

You the said Amos Greene junior being, by the General Assembly of this Colony, elected and chosen to the Place and Office of Captain of the Second Company or Tran'd band of the Town of Charlestown in the County of Kings County in the Colony aforesaid, are hereby, in the Name of His Most Sacred Majesty, George the Third by the Grace of GOD, King of Great Britain, and so forth, authorized, empowered and commissioned to exercise the Office of Captain of and over the Company aforesaid; and to command, guide, and (illegible) or any Part thereof . And in case an Invasion or Assault of a Common Enemy to infest or disturb this His Majesty's Plantation, you are to alarm and gather together the Company under your Command, or such Part thereof as you shall deem sufficient, and therewith, to the utmost of your skill and Ability, you are to resist, expel, kill, and destroy them, in Order to preserve the Interest of His Majesty and his good Subjects in these Parts. You are also to follow such instructions, Directions and Orders as shall, from Time to Time, be further given forth, either by the General Assembly, the Governor and General Council, or other your superior Officers. And for your so doing, this Commission shall be your sufficient Warrant and Discharge.

Given under my Hand, and the Seal of the colony aforesaid, the Eleventh day of November in the Sixteenth Year of His Majesty's Reign, Anno Dom. 1775.
Nichl. Cooke

By His Honor's Command.
Henry Ward Secry.
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Amos Greene
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

Amos Greene Captain of the Second Company Charlestown

(Illegible) appeared Captain amos Greene of the 2d Company of Charlestown and took the oath as the Law (illegible) of this Colony This 29th November AD 1775
Before me Josse Maxson Maj