Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 49212, for William Sherman, Rhode Island
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SERVICE     |          |NUMBER
RI     |Sherman, William     |S 49212
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CONTENTS
Rebecca Sherman widow of above
soldier was pensioned as the
former widow of John Cunningham
New Jersey, W.17801
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14130  New York
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William Sherman
of Adams in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Gordon of the Regt commanded
by Col Lippet in the R Island
line for 2 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 80 Dollars ---Cents per annum
to commence the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of May
1833 and sent to J O Dickey
Sacketts Harbour NY
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar--33               |$160
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33   |40. [double underlined]
                                                              |$200. [double underlined]
'{Revolutionary Claim}'
'{Act June 7, 1832.}'
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 76
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10,580
William Sherman
5.6.13.17.
14 Sep 1832 [over & underlined; written diagonally]
30 Mar 1832 [underlined; written diagonally]
PM
John O. Dickey
Sacketts Harbour
Jefferson Co.
New York
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10580
BRIEF in the case of William Sherman -- Adams 
co. of Jefferson in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 73 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed
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Period     |Duration of Service     |Rank   |Names of General and Field Officers
               |                                    |           | under whom he served
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               |Years, |Months,| Days,  |As a     | Gen.
January 18  |1    |             |           |private |Capt. T. Gordon, Col Lippet
In 1775-- |   |     |             |           |             |
"about 1st Augst 17"  |"till abt 1 Feby 17"| "  |Capt Asa Bennet
1781        |         |6 months|         | "                |blank

5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains, Trenton
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Coventry, E.Greenwich, RI
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
W. Fawcett
Examining Clerk.
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Aomd
2 years pri [undelined]
80$ [underlined]
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State of New York}
County of Jefferson}ss [double underlined]
On the 11th day of September 1832, personally appeared
in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, William Sherman,
a resident of the town of Adams in the County of Jefferson and State of
New york aged, seventy three 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. That he entered the
service of the United [original words rubbed out; preceding 2 words written over them] States under the following named officers,
and, served as herein stated-----
-----That he enlisted in the service of the
United States on the 18th day of January in the year 1776 in the
company commanded by Captain Thomas Gordon, in Colonel Lippet's
Regiment of Rhode Island Troops that he resided at the time he enlisted
in the Town of Coventry in the County of East Greenwich and State of
Rhode Island that he enlisted for and faithfully served in the
service of the [inserted word illegible] United States at this time [inserted] one whole year being the term
for which he enlisted, That he marched from the place where he
Enlisted to a place then called Warwick Neck where he remained about
two months from thence marched to an island then called Rhode Island
on which the city of Newport now stands where he remained three
or four months and that immediately after the Battle on Long
Island in the State of New York the troops were ordered and
marched to near New york to a place called Kings Bridge where
he remained three or four days from thence to a heighth near [preceding 4 words written over rubbed out words]
White Plains in the State of New york where he remained three of
four Weeks from thence crossed the North River to Trenton in the
State of Newjersey where he remained for a time from thence to
Princeton Newjersey did not remain there long from thence to
near a Morristown when he was discharged on or about the
18th day of January in the year 1777, that being the term his---
[illegible]
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term of service expired, during this term of service he was in
the Battle at White Plains in the State of New york, thinks this
Battle was fought on the 28th or 29th day of October, that he was
also at the retaking of Trenton by the British on the 1st or 2nd
day of January, and that a company of men was kept
that night after the Battle building fires, and that these
men kept up the fires while the main body of the forces--
decamped through Allentown to Princeton, and that they
were fired upon by the British he thinks about an hour after
Sunrise the next morning, and that on their way to
Princeton they crossed the Ferry in a Hail and rain storm, that he
helped pull the Ferry Boat across and that the rain had  frozen
onto the rope they pulled across buy, and that soon after he
was discharged near Morristown as aforesaid and directed to
deposit his Arms at Morristown aforesaid and that he did
deposit his arms at the place aforesaid.

This deponent also says that he was Drafted in the Militia
in the service of the United States on or about the first of August in
the year 17   That he served in the company commanded by
Captain Asa Bennet, that this company was called out to
guard the shore, that he resided at the time he was drafted
in the town of Coventry aforesaid and went from thence to the 
County Town then called East Greenwich where he remained and
faithfully served in the service of the United untill on or about
the first of February in the year 17   at which time and place
he was dismissed and returned to his home after having served
six months that beingg the time for which he was drafted
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And the deponent also further states that he volunteered and
again entered [inserted] the service of the United States in the Militia a Short
time before Newlondon was burnt thinks this place was burnt in
the year 1781 that at the time he volunteered he resided in the
town of Coventry aforesaid and from thence went to Votintown
where he remained ten or twelv days from thence went to
NewLondon arrived there a day or two after that place was
burnt where he remained three or four days from thence to
East Greenwich where he remained untill his six months
was up that being the time for which he enlisted as a 
volunteer at which time and place he was decamped and
returned to his home  That he was born on the 16th day of
February in the year 1759 in the town of coventry in the county
of East Greenwich said State of Rhode Island and that he resided there
untill he was about twenty two years of age from thence removed to
the town of Shaftsbury in the State of Vermont, from thence to the town of
Clarendin from thence to the town of [illegible], from thence to the town Adams
where he now resides and has resided there for the last fourteen years
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the
present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
P. Burchard [different handwriting] William Sharman [different handwriting]

We Elisha Morgan a clergyman residing in the town of
Adams in the County of Jefferson and State of New york, and
Benj F. Sweet--- residing in the same place, hereby certify,
that we are well acquainted with William Sherman who has
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has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we
believe him to be seventy three years of age; that his is
reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides,
to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur
in that opinion.
Elisha Morgan [different handwriting]
Benjamin F. Sweet [different handwriting]
Sworn and Subscribed}
this day and year aforesaid}
P. Burchard Clerk}
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion,
after, said [crossed out] the investigation of the matter, and after putting
the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, that the
above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and
served as he states, And the court further certifies, that
it appears to the that Elisha Morgan who has signed
the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the town
of Adams aforesaid and that Benjm F. Sweet---
who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same
place, and is a credible person, and that their statement
is entitled to credit

I Peleg Burchard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceeding of the said Court in the
matter of the application of William Sherman
for a Pension.   In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set may hand and seal this 11. day of September 1832
P. Burchard Clerk
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An amendment to the Application of
William Sherman for a Pension under the Act of
Congress passed June 7, 1832 hereto annexed---

State of New York
Jefferson County ss [line underlined]
Personallly appeared before me the
undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County
William Sherman who being duly sworn do[ink blot]ereth
and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent
loss of memory, he cannot Swear positively at to the
precise day he entered the Service the second and third terms [5 words inserted] or to the precise
length of his Service but according to the best
of his recollection he Served not less than the 
period mentioned below and in the following
grade For two years I Served as a private
and for Such Service I claim a pension

This deponent also further saith as an amendment
to his application for a pension under the act of
Congress passed on June 7, 1832 hereto annexed
First [underlined]-- That his first Term of Service commenced
on the 18th day of January in the year 1776
in the company commanded by Captain Thomas
Gordon, L:ieutenant Prentis & Ensign Mathers--
Luke Greene was Orderly Sergeant that he Served
in said company as set forth in said application
above refered to untill the 18th day of ---
January 1777 at which time he was dismissed
as set forth in the said application aforesaid he
did not receive a written discharge but at the  
Expiration of his term of Service he was dismissed 
and returned home---

Second [underlined]-- This deponent further States- that
he was drafted and again Entered the Service
of the United States [4 words inserted] in the Militia about the first of August in the
year 1778 as nearly as this deponent can recollect
that he Served in the company commanded
by Captain Asa Bennet This deponent cannot
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recollect the names of any of the Field Officers
does not recollect that he saw any thinks there
were no Field Officers where he was Stationed,
that there were no other troops there except the--
Company he belonged to: the great length of time
prevents him from recollecting very many
 of the particulars of his Service as nothing of
note transpired during the time and that he [crossed out]
he was dismissed as near as he can recollect
on the first of February in the year 1779 at
East Greenwich as set forth in said application before
refered to after having served in the Service of the
United States faithfully Six months does not
recollect that he received a written discharge

Third [underlined]-- This deponent also further states that he
volunteered in the service of the United States
in the Militia about the 25th of August in the
year [written in left margin] 1781. that he was at NewLondon a short time
after that place was burnt from theree went to
East Greenwich where he remained as set forth
in said affidavit aforesaid, and that he remained 
at the place last aforesaid, till about the 25th
of March 1782 cannot recollect the precise day
of the month at which time he was dismissed
at the place aforesaid after having Served faith-
fully in the service of the United States to the best
of his recollection Six months--

Fourth [underlined]--- This deponent further saith that he
has no documentary proof and can provide
no other Evidence to his knowledge--has a
record of his age kept in the Family Bible--
does not [original word rubbed out] recollect the names of any Regular
Officers or continental Regiments--did not
receive a written discharge--and further this
deponent saith not.
Sworn and Subscribed before}
me this 18th day of Dec 1832}
Alvah Kinney Justice of the Peace [line in different handwriting]}
William
Sharman [name in different handwriting]
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Jefferson County ss [line underlined]
Personally appeared before me [original word rubbed out]
the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for
said county Horace Payne [original name rubbed out] who being by me duly 
sworn both Depose and say that he has examined
the declaration made by William Sherman for
a pension under the act of June 7. 1832 and that he
had repeatedly heard him state very near the same
in Sustance the Same and that he first heard him
Converse on the Subject rising of thirty two years
Since and has often heard him since relate the
same in Substance, as set forth in said declaration
hereto annexed and that he believes the statement
Made by him to be correct and this deponent
further saith not--
Sworn to and Subscribed}
the 18th day of December 1832}
before me----}
Alvah Kinney Justice [preceding 3 words underlined] of the Peace [line in different handwriting]
Horace Payne [different handwriting]

I certify that I am well acquainted with Horace
Payne who has subscribed and sworn to the above
affidavit and that he is a credible person--In 
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
18th day of December 1832
Alvah Kinney Justice of the Peace [name underlined; different handwriting]
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[decorative border] J. CALHOUN, Fancy Job Printer, Watertown, N.Y. [decorative border]
STATE OF NEW-YORK,}
Jefferson County Clerk's Office, }SS.
I, PELEG BURCHARD, Clerk of said County, do hereby
Certify, that Alvah Kinney, Esqr [written] before
whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn,
was at the date of same a Justice of the Peace [preceding 5 words written]
in and for the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly
authorized to take the same.--And further, that I am well ac-
quainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the same, to be
his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and Seal of said County, this twentythird [written] day
of March [written] in the year 1833 [last number written]
P. Burchard [written] Clerk.
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K [upper left corner]
Office of Auditor for Interior Department [official printed seal upper left corner]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT [printed upper right corner]
Washington, March 28, 1911. [typed upper right corner]

The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of 25th instant (Record Division),
you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered
by the U.S. Pension Agent, at New York, N.Y.,
the records of this office show last [word inserted] payment to have been made to
William Sherman, War of the Revolution, certificate No. 14130,
at $80.00 per month [crossed out] annum to August 17. 1834, the date of his
death, to Lee Lord, attorney for Rebecca Sherman, widow.

Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully,
H.C. Shober [stamped]
Auditor.
By
James B Belt [stamped]
Deputy Auditor.
CR

Form 3577
Ed. Nov.25-08-02,500.
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Revolutionary War--
Duplicate Jacket [preceding 2 lines written]
(3-230)
INVALID. (Series----)
Cert. No. 14130 [number written]
Name, William Sherman [name written]
Rank, Pvt [written]; Service, Capt Gordon's Co [3 words written]
Colo Lippet's Regt R.I (2 years) [line written]
[double line]
{Original Roll: N.Y. City [3 words written] 
Agency.{Transf'd---,18---, to---
{" ---, 18---, to---
49212 [printed vertically along right margin]
[double line]
Issued --- May 10, 1833
Mailed ---, 18--
Rate and Period, $80 per annum [2 words inserted], from Mar 4 [written], 1831
MAR 23 1911 [stamped] Aud for Int'r Dept
for date of death M.R. [preceding 9 words written]
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Deductions:---
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Disability: ---
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[following is printed & written vertically along left margin] 
1 Issue  Class Orig
Entered--- Fee. $ ---
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William Sherman, Jefferson Co NY, act 7 June 32
$80.00 per ann
To what time was he last paid?
GCA
Pension Office
July 5th 1848} 
Paid to 4th Sept 1841[words in preceding line individually crossed out]
}Died 18th Nov. 1835, Paid to his death
Erroneous
See new report [preceding 2 lines in pencil & different handwriting]   BLB

N.B.Two of the same name
on the Roll [underlined]
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3-397
(Old No. 3-399)
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Record [written] Division     HTR [written] Ex'r.
Surv L [written] No. 49212 [written] Department of the Interior,
William Sherman [written]  BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
R.I. line, Rev War [line written]
----- Washington, D.C., [printed] MAR 25 1911 [stamped] 190 [crossed out]

Sir:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to
furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of William [written]
Sherman [written]
pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832 [2 words & date written] by certificate
No. 14130 issued May 10, 1833 at New York [preceding 8 words written] Agency,
showing the date of his death, date of
last payment and names of persons paid [preceding 14 words written]
Very Respectfully,
J.L. Davenport [written]
Commissioner
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
Treasury Department
[following is a stamp in lower right corner]
OFFICE OF AUDITOR FOR
INTERIOR DERPT
MAR 27 1911
Pension Division
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PENSION
F 
MAR
U. 29 S.
1911
OFFICE