Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,814, for William Manning, Connecticut
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SERVICE
Conn.

Manning, William

NUMBER
S.41.814

CONTENTS
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10,536
Ohio
---
William Manning
of Franklin Co. in the State of Ohio
who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Starr (1st. Regt.) of the Connecticut
line, for the term of the war.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 11th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of May 1819
and sent to Orris Parish, Esqr
Franklin County, Ohio

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 10 20/30  86.36
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819.
48.00
$134.36

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

Discontinued
Franklin County

[Handwritten text to left]
Notification sent to John N. Parish Agent
Columbus, Ohio  July 13th 1820

[illegible]
July 21l 1806
and sent 
as before
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Hon. John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

[Text immediately below]
William Manning
Sergeant
Colonel Prentice Regimt.
Connecticut Line
1777 - 3 years

[Text to left, upside down]
William Manning
Sergt
Col Prentice
Connecticut Regiment
1777  3 years
4th April 1818
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William Manning aged Sixty four years deposeth and
saith that he enlisted into the Connecticut
of the Continental troops of the United States
as a private soldier in a Company and
regiment commanded by Colonel John Ducker 
General Israel Putnam Brigade for seven months was at the
battle of Bunker hill. This deponent
[illegible] in the Continental service during said
term of seven months, as a private soldier
the company
and Regiment aforesaid
This deponent further saith that he was
listed again in seventeen hundred and
Seventy Seven, into the Continental service
in a company commanded by Captain
Shumway in the Regiment of Connecticut
troops in the Continental service, then commanded
 by Colonel Prentice, but afterwards by
Colonel Star. This deponent enlisted into
the Company last mentioned as a sergeant
for three years and served personally
therein for more than two years, when
this deponent was taken sick with [illegible] and [illegible]  one John Daball
his substitute for the remainder
of
said term of three years
.
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This deponent was regularly discharged from the
service of the United States at Danbury in
Connecticut, but said discharge has been
since lost.  deponent has been a
Citizen of the United States ever since
the Revolution and is now a resident
Citizen of Franklin County in the State of
Ohio, and is in reduced circumstances
and needs the assistance of his country
for his support. This deponent has
had been allowed any pension from
the United States. This deponent has no
knowledge of any further evidence to
substantiate his services being [resident?]
at a great distance from the place
where he served in the army, and there
being none of his fellow soldier or officers [illegible] in this part of the County
/s/ William Manning