Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,778, Silas Harvey, R.I.
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SERVICE
R. I.
Harvey, Silas
or
Harvy
NUMBER
S.10.778
carded
CONTENTS
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10990
Rhode Island
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Silas Harv*[letter"e" crossed out] y
Charlestown in the State of R Island
who was a Private in the Company
commanded by Captain Hoxsia of the Rgt.
commanded by Col. Barton in the R. Island
time for 17 months
Silas Harvey [ * over the letter"e"]
Records corrected. ^ Apr.24/05.
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Inscribed on the Roll of R. Island
at the rate of 56 -- Dollars - 67 - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of May 1833 and sent-
Wm P. Newell  Kingston R. Island
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833               $113.34
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept"
   28.33
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 $141.67
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7,1832}
Recorded by DD Addison
Book E  Vol 2d.   Page 112
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DECLARATION.
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ^the benefit of THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.
STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND,}
COUNTY OF Washington} ss. 
On this fifth day of September^1832 personally ap [ink smudge] eared in open Court, before the Judges
or Justice of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Silas Harvey- a resident of Charlestown 
in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, aged Seventy one
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 States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
that is to say; That 
June [ the word" May" is crossed out] A.D. 1777, he enlisted at
Charlestown aforesaid in the company of Capt.
Peleg Hoxsie, in which William Gardner was then Lieut.  and John Welch ensign, in the fifteen
months service in the state line in Col. Bartin's
Regt.
He was immediately after enlisting,
marched to Tivertown with said company where
they were posted to guard 
the shores near Howland's Ferry 
and served there until the sixteenth day
of March A.D. 1778, when he was then discharged.
. He thinks that Nathaniel Hawkins
was Major of the Regt to which he belonged
then.  Immediately upon his discharge, he returned
home to Charlestown, where he was enrolled in the first company of Militia of said Charlestown, then under Capt John Parks. In
August A.D. 1778, he was drafted from this company for thirty days service & marched under Capt. Parks on to the Island of R. Island & was then in Sullivan's expedition, attached to Col
Joseph Woyes' Regt when he served out his time.
In June A.D. 1780, at said Charlestown, he enlisted in Capt John Holden's company in Col. Greene's Regt. in the Continental line for
six months & march to Newport R.I. where
we were encamped until late in the summer,
when we were ordered to the Westward  & crossed over
the bay to Greenwich, from whence, after remain
then a that time, we were ordered back and
returned to Newport,  or its vicinity,  & near
the close of our time of enlistment, in Capt
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Holden's Company, were march to Providence &
after serving our six months term were then
dismissed in Dec. 1780. He recollects that in
this service Samuel Ward was Lieut. Col. and
Ebenezard Flagg major.
In August A.D. 1781
he was drafted from the militia in said Charlestown for thirty days & march in to the island of
R. Island, under
Lieut Peleg Cross  & then served out
this time & was discharged; soon after this he enlisted the naval service on board the sloop Beaver of Newlondon, Capt
Haven, as a maniman &
[illegible] in
her off the coast of New York according
to his best recollection about two months;
during which cruise she took several vessels
of the enemy bound into New York.

and then said 
Harvey declares that
he faithfully
performed & served all
the aforesaid[word'services' crossed out] periods
in the service of his country

and he further declares, that he was
born in said town of Charlestown,
but has nomard  of his birth paper,
on the sixteenth day of May 1761
where he has always resided from
the time of his birth until the
present time, that he does not
remember that he ever had any
written discharge from any of his
said service, [ink blot] but that he
was verbally discharged therefrom
by his commanding officers; that
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he has no documentary evidence
any of said services; that he is not 
acquainted with any clergyman
in his vicinity or neighborhood;
but refers to Edward Wilcox & Peleg Cross
[illeible]~
who are his neighbours &
citizens of the town in which he resides
who testify to his character for veracity
& their belief that he was a soldier
of the revolution & to the accompanying depositions

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his
name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, in open Court

Wm" Sam" Helme Clk

                        Silas  [His X mark] Harvey

Witness -
Peleg Cross
Edward Willcox


We, Edward Willcox-
residing in Charlestown and Peleg Cross
residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Silas Harvey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy one 
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood
Sworn to and subscribed the day aforesaid.
where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day aforesaid
in Open Court-         Peleg Cross-[signature]
                                EdwardWillcox[signature]
Wilm Sam"  Helme Cler

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatries
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 them that Peleg Cross and Edward Willicox
who has signed the preceeding certificate, are
residents in the Town of Charlestown
also signed the
and are credible persons and
that their statement is entitled to credit. And the Court also certify that from their examination
and knowledge of Isaiah Burdick Abraham Ennis Peleg Peckham and Peleg Cross, the
preceding Deponants, the Court consider their Testimony contained in their preceeding
Depositions entitled to Credit
I Samuel Helme
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & General Sessions of the Peace
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application
of Silas Hervey
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office
this Eighth day of September AD. 1832
Sam~ Helme Clk [signature]

[diamond shaped seal with attached ribbon affixed in lower left corner]
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12712
Silas Harvy (Harvey)
R.I. 
Private 17 mos (months)


Wm. P. Newill
Kingston, R.I.
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BRIEF in the case of Silas Harvy (Harve?)
of Charlestown in the State of R. Island
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a   Judge?   Open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that that applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he?  71 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 

PERIOD
June In 1777
Aprl. In 1778
June in 1780-
August(?) in 1781
After his discharge enlisted 
in Co. and the (unintelligible) in Capt. (unintelligible)

DURATION OF SERVICE
9 months
1 month
6 months
1 month
2 months

RANK
Private
Private 
Private
Private
Mariner

NAMES OF GENERAL AND FIELD OFFICERS UNDER WHOM HE SERVED.
Capt. Hoxsie      Col. Barton
Capt. Parks   Col. Noys (Noyes)
Capt. Holden    Capt. Greene
2nd Cross
Capt. Haven

5. In what battles was he engaged?  None

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Charlestown, R. Island

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  By living witnesses. 

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?  Correct

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 

Richard Cutts
Examining Clerk.
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I Edward Clarke of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island aged seventy-seven years on oath do depose and say that sometime in the month of June in 1777 Silas Harvey then and now of Charlestown and the Deponent then enlisted under Captain Peleg Hoxsie for none months and were marched to Tiverton in said State of Rhode Island on the East side of Narragansett Bay when we served out our said term of enlistment in Colonel Barton's Regiment in the fifteen month service (see Comment) in the State line against the enemy and were Discharged in March of 1778. 
Edward Clark 
X his mark

State of Rhode Island (county of) Washington ss
Town of Charlestown September 26, 1832
Personally appeared before me Edward Clark of said Charlestown and after being duly cautioned, examined and sworn to testify the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth gave the foregoing Deposition which was by me reduced to writing in his presence, and by him signed in my presence. Said Deponent is well known to me, and he sustains a fair character for truth and his Deposition is entitled to credit. 
Samuel Stanton
Justice of the Peace

I Stanton Sheffield of Charlestown in the County of Washington and the State of Rhode Island aged seventy years on oath depose and say that Silas Harvey of said Charlestown and this Deponent were drafted from Captain John Park's Company of Militia in said Charlestown for thirty days in the month of August of the year 1778 and served out said term against the enemy on the island of Rhode Island in Colonel Noyes's Regiment and were there at Sullivan's Expedition. 
Stanton Sheffield

State of Rhode Island, County of Washington ss. 
Town of Charlestown September 26, 1832.  Personally appeared before me Stanton Sheffield of said Charlestown and after being duly cautioned, examined and sworn to testify the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, gave the foregoing Deposition which was by me reduced to writing in his presence and by him signed in my presence said Deponent is well known to me and he sustains of fair character for truth and his Deposition is entitled to credit. 
Samuel Stanton 
Justice of Peace
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I Peleg Cross of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, aged seventy-three years, on oath do depose and say that in the summer of 1779 I, a Lieutenant commanded a detachment of twenty -five men for one month against the Enemy on the Island of Rhode Island in Colonel Church's Regiment of which aforementioned company Silas Harvey of said Charlestown was a private soldier and served therein said periods.  This Deponent further says that the aforesaid service was not in Sullivan's Expedition, but the year after. 
Peleg Cross

State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss
Town of Charlestown
September 26th, 1832
Personally appears before me Peleg Cross of said Charlestown and after being duly cautioned, examined and sworn to testify the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, gave the foregoing Deposition which was by me reduced to writing in his presence and by him signed in my presence.  Said Deponent is well known to me and he Sustains a fair Character for truth and his Deposition is Entitled to credit. 
Samuel Stanton Justice of Peace

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations -
Washington Sc Clerks Office Court Common Pleas & General Sessions of the Peace Oct. 1. 1832
I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & General Sessions of the Peace do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Stanton Esq. & with his handwriting. That the certificate and name of Samuel Stanton thereto subscribed annexed to the proceeding depositions of Edward Clark, Stanton Sheffield and Peleg Cross are the proper handwriting of the said Stanton that the said Stanton is & at the time of his said certificate was a Justice of the Peace for the Town of Charlestown in said County of Washington duly elected, commissioned and qualified according to law and to his attestation as such full faith and credit are to be given throughout the United States of America.  I further certify that the seal here impressed is the true seal of the Courts (unintelligible). 
Sam. Helme Clerk
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I, Isaiah Burdick of Charlestown in the county of Washington in the State of Rhode Island aged seventy-one years, on oath do depose & say, that Silas Harvey now of said Charlestown served at Tiverton N. Island against the enemy in the Revolution in Capt. (unintelligible) company & in Col. Barton's regiment for some time given or in July 1777, till sometime in March 1778, in the fifteenth month service in the state line a part of the same period I served in the same company ^ regiment. 
Isaiah Burdick 

Taken subscribed & sworn to in Open Court. Sept. 5, 1832
Witn's (witness) Sam'l. Helme Clk. (Clerk)

I Abraham Enniss of Exeter in the County of Washington aged (side of page cut off) seventy years, on oath do depose & say that Silas Harvey now of Charlestown in said County of Washington (unintelligible) & served against the enemy in the Revolution from ....
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...six months (he thinks in 1780) on Rhode Island aiding in Capt. John Molsen's Company & in Lt. Col. Gunn's Reg't. in the Continental lines, that a short time before the expiration of said six months we were marched to Providence when at the expiration of our term of service was the cause discharged for. 
Abraham Ennis

Sept. 4, 1832 taken and subscribed sworn to in open court
Wit'n (Witness)
Sam'l (Samuel) Helme Clk. (Clerk)

I Peleg Peckham of Westerly in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island aged seventy years, on oath do depose & say that I have examined the foregoing deposition of Abraham Enniss & I know the facts of the service of the said Silas Harvey in the revolutionary war as stated in the said Enniss deposition having served the same time in the same Reg't. & service myself
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on the Island of R. Island.
Peleg Peckham

taken & sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court .
Wit'n. (Witness) Sam'l (Samuel) Helme, Clerk

I Peleg Cross of Charlestown Depose and say that Silas Harvey (unintelligible) with (unintelligible) from (unintelligible) with 25 men & march'd (marched) with me --------of one mouth to which he (unintelligible) to with me & further the (unintelligible) saith that. 
Peleg Cross

Taken subscribed and sworn to in open court the 5th day of September 1832
Wit'n. (witness) Sam'l. (Samuel) Helme Clk. (Clerk)
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Rev'nary (Revolutionary)
10.778

INVALID

File No. 10.778
Silas Harvey * ("e" crossed out)
Priv. (Private) Rev. (Revolutionary) War

Act:  June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. A, Page 163

{arrangement of 1870}

*Silas Harvey
Records corrected Apr. 24/05 (1905)