Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39831, for Benidict Remington, Rhode Island
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
R.I

Remington, Benidict
                    or Benedict

NUMBER
S.39831

CONTENTS
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Application sent 28th June 1821 to Benj Cowell
[illegible] Providence, R. Island

[left half of page]
9,442
Rhode - Island. 

Benedict Remington, 4 Coventry, in the state of R. Island, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Greene, of the R. Island
[illegible at edge of page]e, for the term of two years.   [written lightly in margin] 180

[illegible at edge of page]scribed on the Roll of Rhode-Island at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28. of April, 1818. 

[illegible at edge of page]ertificate of Pension issued the 16 of April, '19, and sent to Benjamin Cowell, Providence, R. Island. 

Arrears to 4th of March, 1819           .. 81.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1819 } 48"
                                                             $129.83

10 mo. 3/30} 
X 4/31. 

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

[illegible signature]
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Benedict Remington
Coventry, R.I.

Judges certificate as to
claimants indigent circum
-stances wantings

A;sp on to his belief of service
of applicant. 

Col. Greene R. Island
                    Rep. 

1776 - 2 years
28th April 1818 - 

Adam
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Benedict Remington of Coventry in the District of Rhode Island being now about sixty one years old on solemn oath do declare + say that in - the year 1778 the month of the year I do not recoll-ect I enlisted as a private soldier in Capt. John Holdens company + Col Christophus Greenes regiment in the Continental army of the United States + in the Rhode Island line, In which service I continued, until the Eigth of February 1780 when I was discharged at Morris Town -- 
My discharge is now lost but there is annexed a certificate of Joseph Masury - which I sent at the same time certifying that two Pounds + three Shillings were due me in clothing I was in the Battle of Rhode Island - I further declare that I am now in [illegible retired?] circumstances + stand in need of the assistance of my Country I am support. 
Benedict Remington

I James Capwell of Coventry in said District, on oath certify that I am acquainted with Benedict Remington of Coventry - formerly a solder in the Army, according to the best of my recollection said Remington served our regiment at Barber Heights, in Rhode Island, in 1779 - the early part of said year - In the face of the [inserted ^ same] year, we marched to the West word to Morris-town + and remained there during the winter. In Spring, I was discharged and I saw nothing of him afterwards. 

attest
Benjamin Cowell 

James his X mark Capwell
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Rhode Island District 2

Be it remembered that on this twenty Eighth day of April 1818 come before me the within named Benedict Remington + made solemn oath to the truth of the within declaration by him subscribed also appeared at the same time the within named James Capwell and made solemn to the truth of the Cert-ificate + [illegible] his work is offered - In witness to hereof I now herewith set my hand + now caused the Seal of the Court to be hereto affixed. 

David Howell
District Judge

The signature of the judge on the seal of the R. I District Court is hereto affixed. 

Providence 28 April 1818 

Witness Benjamin Cowell 




Rhode Island District 2 April 1819. 
Hon. Secr'y of War. 
I am satisfied with the [illegible] of Service and
coventry produced to me by the Benedict Remington and that he is an object of belief within the Status of Pensioner
March 18, 1818 David Howell District Judge
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Benedict Remington 

15. 

9442
Sept. 19

[illegible]
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
RHODE-ISLAND DISTRICT.
County of Kent 
[strikethrough] District [end strikethrough] Court, of Common Pleas
August Term, A.D. 1820

On this 21st day of August 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record within and for said County, Benedict Remington aged 63 years, residing in the town of Coventry 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 in Col. Greene's and Col [illegible]'s regiments about two years in the Rhode Island line as a private. 
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 9442 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that i have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any matter 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand and eight hundred and eighteen: 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. 
Benedict Remington

A SCHEDULE of Property and Income (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) of
Benedict Remington [illegible] twenty Acres of wild land in Nolontown, also a small lot and house of about eight Acres which is mortgaged +under Incumbrances to pay three hundred and thirty three Dollars
[illegible] some furniture viz. old chains, some knives + forks, some crockery barely sufficient to keep house with, 1 table, 1 pot, 1 kettle, some other furniture of no great value. And this declarent saith that he is a Basketmaker by occupation but does but very little at the business by reason of his infirmities, that he is subject to the gravel, which renders him [illegible] part of the time unable to labor, also from a wound which he rec'd several years past has rendered him almost a cripple. that he is almost fully dependent on the pension hitherto received for support + without which he would shortly be im-pelled to ask assistance from others, he being so old + infirmed + being so involved in debt [illegible] three hundred + thirty [inserted ^three] dollars, that he has a wife aged 58 + 1 child aged 7 years, being a granddaughter dependent on him for support.
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the 22nd day of August 1820 [crossed out] before
Jno G Mawney Clk 

RHODE-ISLAND DISTRICT. 
Kent SS Clerk's Office of the Court of Com [inserted ^mon Pleas] [strikethrough] Court [end strikethrough] A. D. 1820
I Jno G Mawney Clerk of said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court, that the amount of value of property exhibited in aforesaid schedule, is twenty dollars [strikethrough] and ... cents. [end strikethrough] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, on this 21st day of August 1820
Jno G Mawney Clerk of said Court.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
August 17, 1853

Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension agents, 
the Exec. of Benedict Remington, dec.
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Rhode Island Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars [strikethrough] and Cents [end strikethrough] per  [strikethrough] annum [end strikethrough] [inserted above] month, under the law of the 18 March 1818 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1848 to the 25 Jan'y 1850. 
Respectfully, yours, 
T. Purrington
Acting Comptroller

To the COMMISIONER OF PENSIONERS, 
Present.
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Remington, Benedict
R. I. S39831

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Pay the contents to the 
[illegible] Benedick Remington
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Morris Town July 8th 1780
These may Certify that Benidict Remington has two Pound two Shilling Due him in [illegible] from the United States

James Masury [illegible]

[illegible]
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39831
Revy INVALID
--
[illegible at edge of page] No. 39,831
Benedict Remington
Pri Rev War
-- 
Act: 18th March 18
[illegible at edge of page]dex:-- Volume 3, Page 415
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Henry Remington
Certificate
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Warwick March 29, 1819
To the Honorable David Howell, I hereby certify that I am Personally acquainted with Benidict Remington an applic[page ripped] for a Pension and I am well acquainted with his circumstances. [illegible] is really in reduced Circumstances and in need of support from his Country agreeable to the True intent and meaning of [illegible] Act of Congress past March 1818. 
Henry Remington SSS Court
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I hereby certify that I have been intimately acquainted with above named Benedict Remington for upward of twenty years past and have known him to be a cripple in one of his legs during same time, and that he yet continues to be so. -- Certified at East Greenwich in the county of Kent and State of Rhode Island on teh 21 day of August AD 1820. 
by me Obediah Potter

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Obediah Potter Esq and that he is considered a man of truth and that due wate[?] and full faith and credit is to be [strikethrough] given [end strikethrough] placed on the above certificate signed by him
Thomas Whipple J. C. C. Pleas

A True copy -- 
Jno Mawney Clk