Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43921, for Silas Richard, Connecticut
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(8-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Conn Richard, Silas S. 43921
CONTENTS
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43921
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 43.921
Silas Richard
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 421
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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New York
5,145
Silas Richard
Capt Child Private
Connecticut line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 10 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of Nov 1818
and sent Hon Mr Savage 
House of Representatives
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818 38.66
Semi-anl. all'ee ending 4 Mar 1819 48.
Bradley $ 86.66
(Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
May 7. 1870
Jackson
Washington
Notif sent
June 12, 1840
to Moses Cowan
Greenwich NY
Richard died 30th  Decr
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In the matter of
Silas Richard
Pensioner
Schedule
No 
Continue
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District of New York
Washington County ss
On the 2nd day of June 1820 personally appeared in open
Court being a Court of record for the said County (which
proceeds according to the course of the common law has
a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping
record of their proceedings and having a seal) Silas
Richard aged sixty six years resident in Jackson
in said County being first duly sworn according to
law doth on his oath declare that he served in the
revolutionary war as follows under Genl Huntington 
of Norwich Connecticut. Col. B. Bradley
Capt Childs company infantry discharged in
New Jersey, & was taken prisoner at Germantown
& imprisoned nine months at Philadelphia
as stated in his original declaration dated 10th
day of April 1818 as appears by his pension certificate
number dated 17th November 1818
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen
of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818
& that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in
any manner disposed of my property or any part
thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to
being myself within the provisions of an act of
congress entitled an act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land & naval service of
on the 18th day of March 1818 & 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 & by me subscribed
Viz Real estate none
nor any personal property my necessary clothing 
excepted nor any income but my pension
and am sick & unable to labor. I have
no family
Silas Richard
Subscribed & sworn this
2nd day of June 1820
in open Court D. Shipherd Clk
A copy
Daniel Shipherd Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in & for the County of Washington
[illegible] the Court in the foregoing declaration mentioned
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and
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the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied
And I further certify that it is the opinion of
said Court that the total amount in value
of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
schedule is nothing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the said
Court on the second day of June 1820
D. Shepherd Clk
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Silas Richard of Jackson in the County of Washington
& State of New York being duly sworn deposeth &
saith that he Inlisted in the month of May 1777 in
Capt Josiah Childs Company in Col Bradleys
Regt & Genl Huntingtons Brigade for three years
in the Connecticut time & in the Continental
Establishment was taken a prison by the British at
Germantown was in close confinement in Philadelphia
about 9 months & when the British evacuated Philadelphia
this deponent was left sick in the Hospital as soon as he
was able Left Philadelphia & took a pass & went to his
Regt They then went home on a furlough from Col Bradley
her 60 days to recover his health which being restored
he returned at the time his furlough expired & served
mostly the Residue of the Term of his Inlistment mostly
on or near the North River was discharged in March
1780 in or near Elizabeth town in New Jersey has lost his
discharge & cannot find it, is a resident Citizen of
the United States of America & from his reduced
circumstances in life is in need of Assistance
from his Country for his support & is sixty three
years of Age
Silas Richard
Subscribed & Sworn this 10th day
of April 1818 before me
Asa Fitch one of the Judges of the
Court of Common pleas in the
County of Washington & State of
New York
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I do hereby certify that from a personal acquaintance
with the within deponent Silas Richard I believe
the facts stated in the within Deposition to be substantially
true & am satisfied that he did serve in the Revolutionary
was against the Common Enemy for near three
years in the Continental Establishment & that he
is a resident Citizen of the United States & from my knowledge of  his
reduced circumstances is in Absolute need of Assistance from
his Country for Support Given under my hand at
Salem this 10th day of April 1818
Asa Fitch one of the Judges of the Court of
Common pleas in the County of Washington
& State of New York
State of New York
Washington County ss I Daniel Shepherd Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of said County do certify that Asa Fitch Esq
before whom the within affidavit appears to have been made is one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County acting under the
authority of the said state and that the name Asa Fitch within subscribed 
as his hand writing In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 14th day of April 1818
D. Shepherd Clk
Silas Richard
Private
Bradleys, Connecticut Reg
1777 to 1780
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Honble John C. Calhoun Esq
Secretary at War
Washington City
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Honble John C. Calhoun Esq
Secretary at War
Enclosed are schedules sworn to in
Court copied and authenticated pursuant
to the act of congress of the last Session
The Court have not expression of [illegible]
respecting the necessities of the pensioners
as the act does not require it but upon
that point, there appears to be but one opinion
The cases enclosed are
Jeremiah Bennett 2nd
Jeremiah Newbery
Silas Richard (whose number is not marked
on his pension certificate)
Obadiah Lears
Luther Skinner
John Sparks
Samuel Washburn
Fredrick Reed
The department will have the
goodness to inform me before the fourth
of September next whether the whole
or any and if any which pensions will
he continued or withheld
I am with great respect
yours
Moses Cowan
Greenwich Washington County
Newyork June 5th 1820
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