Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1814, Benedict Burlingame, R I
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SERVICE: RI
Burlingame, Benedict
Burlingame, Rachel

NUMBER
W. 1814
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31.348
Rhode Island
Benedict Burlingame 2nd
of Providence in the State of R. Island
who was a private in the Company commanded
Captain Whipple of the Regt commanded
by Col Brown in the R.I. Militia
line for 8 months & 4 days
amount due to 7 Oct 1836
which day he died to be paid
to Rachel Burlingame his widow
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Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island
at the rate of 27 Dollars 10 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Feb
it sent to Jonah Titus, Scituate
Amount Due to  17 Oct 1836 $151.38
Semi-anl. allowance ending

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded By Allisons Clerk 
Book E. 2 Vol 2 page 138
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I Hereby Certify that Benedick Burlingame
son of Benidick Burlingame of Glocester in the
County of Providence and State of Rhode Island and
Rachel Bicknel Daughter of Peter Bicknel of
Rehoboth in the State of the Massachusetts were
Both of them lawfully joined together
marriage on the twenty third day of February
1797 By me Stephen Place Clerk
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J. L. Edward Commissoner of Pensions
Rachel Burlingame of Glocester in
the County of Providence and State of Rhode
Island aged 69 years upon solemn oath
maketh the following Declaration in
order to entitle her to arrears of pension
due her late husband Benedict Burlingame late of said Glocester Deceased.
at the time of his decease; that she was
married to the said Benedict Burlingame
on the 23d day of February 1797 and
that said Benedict died at said Glocstr on the 17th day of October 1836 that he had in feeble
health for about fourteen years before his
death - that soon after the act was passed
by Congress, allowing pensions in certain cases
passed I think in 1832 he had some talk
about making application for one and
after neglecting it for some time he spoke
to Samuel Y Atwell, Esq. to assist as he
informed me, but in doing the necessary writing
Mr Atwell did not attend to it
and at length has sent for Mr. Titus who
after some delay came & prepared the
papers-- that during on marriage
I have often heard him the said Bendict 
speak of his services as a private
Soldier in the Rhode Island Militia
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during the revolutionary war. I have
heard him say that he was Drafted for several
different toms of a month each which he
served out some of them, stationed at Bristol
some at Providence and some on the land
of Rock Island under Captains Benajah
Whipple, John Eddy and Stephen Olney &
in Col Brown & (___ ) Regiments; I have
no doubt but what the said Benedict did
as much service is by him stated in his
declaration, at last as much as one
month in 1775 one month in 1776 one
month and twenty days in 1777 two months
and fourteen days in 1778 and two months
in 1779 - all amounting to Eight month
and four days, for after he had made
his declaration for that amount of pension
he stated to me that he could remember
same more which he could not or did not
think where he save in his Declaration-
I have no documentary evidence
of said service except the declaration
aforesaid, and the Depositions accompanying
said Declaration, all which I expect are
on file with the Commissioners office and
to which I hope as evidence in this case
I therefore pray that the amount
of Pension due my said late husband
at the time of his decease may be allowed
paid to me-
Rachel Burlingame
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In reply to your request of __ received __
for a statement of the military history of Benedick Burlingame
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (+ his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
MisFile 1814

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.| Length of Service | Rank | Officers under whom service was rendered (Captain / Colonel) | State

April 20, 1775 | 1 mo | | Benajah Whipple | Col Lippit | RI
Dec 1776 | 1 mo | | John Eddy | Col Lippit 
March + April 77 | 1 Mo | | Benajah Whipple | --
Oct 11777 | 20 d | | Benajah Whipple |  Brown
March + April 1778 | 1 mo | Stephen Olney | " 
Aug 1778 | 24d | Stephen Olney | " 
Oct 1778 | 20d | Stephen Olney | " 
April 1779 | 1 mo | Benajah Whipple |  "
Aug 1779 | 1 mo | Benajah Whipple |  "