Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34689, York Champlin, R.I.
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RI                      Champlin, York             S.34689
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No. 615
York Champlin


The law requires that the [illegible, maybe "applicant"] should state "the time he entered & the time he left the service."

Adm. [illegible]
9 June 1836


29 August 1819. New Evidence marked B & C.
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United States
Massachusetts District

York Champlin, of Boston in the county of Suffolk and District of Massachusetts a resident citizen of the United States and applicant for a pension from the United States under 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 [illegible, maybe "noblest"] oath that he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution upwards of five years in manner [illegible]. Enlisted early in the war the year not being distinctly recollected in the company commanded by Captain Brown in the Rhode Island Regiment commanded at first by Colonel Green and afterwards by Colonel Olney, and served in Rhode Island and New York five years and four months when he was formally discharged in writing, which he has lost - he was at the battle of White Plains, and at the capture of Cornwallis and is in such reduced circumstances as to require the aid of his country. 

York Champlin
His Mark

Massachusetts District
July 18 [illegible]

Sworn to before me
Jon Davis
D Joseph [illegible]
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17.465

Massachusetts                    
R

York Champlin of Boston in the state of Mass. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Olney of the Rhode Island line, for the term of five years or War

Subscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of July 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of June 18 [illegible, maybe 1819] and sent to Stephen Hooper Esq Agt
Boston, Massachusetts 

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1820 - $148.64
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1820 48.

19mo & 18/31                      $196.64

Revolutionary claim.
Act 18th March, 1818.
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United States
Massachusetts District 

York Champlin of Boston in said District, having on the 10th of July 1818 - made affidavit of his services in the revolutionary war, before the Hon. Judge Davis now farther as supplementary [illegible, maybe "Rents"], maketh oath that he enlisted the last of May or first of June in the year of 1778 as nearly as he can recollect. and was discharged to the best of his knowledge in September or October 1783 - 

York Champlin
his X mark 


Suffolk [illegible, maybe "Co"] - Boston - April 25 - 1820 - 
Personally appeared the above named York Champlin, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above statement by him submitted - 
Before me
Stephen Hooper - [illegible]
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York Champlin

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17.465
June 20
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District of Massachusetts, 88.

On this Eighth day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. the District Court of the United States for the said District, York Champlin aged sixty two years, resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk, in said District, Mariner, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: [illegible, maybe "viz"] Enlisted in the Autumn of 1777 as nearly as he can recollect in the Company Commanded by Captain Brown in the Rhode Island regiment Commanded by Colonel Green and served in said Corps until peace place when he was honorably discharged in writing but has lost it. He made his original application in July 1818 and the numbers of his pension certificate is 17.465 -

And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, since that by, by gift, sale, or in any manner, 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 the 18th day of March, 1818; and 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. 

York Champlin
his X mark

Sworn to and declared, on the eighth of July A.D. 1820 before 

Jon Davis - Judge of the Massachusetts District Court

I, John Watson Davis, Clerk of Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certifiy, that it is teh opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value, or the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is ------- dollars and twenty five cents. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty first day of July 1820

John Watson Davis - Clerk of the U.S. District Court, for the Massachusetts District.
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Schedule - 

1 Bag - $0.25

The above is a true inventory of all my property I have no family and am myself at board I am a mariner by profession but too infirm to Earn my subsistence. I am sixty two years of age

York Champlin
His x mark
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Massachusetts District, 88. 

August 17, 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, York Champlin by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.

Jon Davis - District Judge U.S. Massachusetts Dist.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.


Massachusetts District, 88.
Boston September 22 A.D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that York Champlin, subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An Act to provide for certain engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid. with the accompanying document marked A together with this certificate. 

In witness where I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed. 

Jon Davis - Judge of the District Court U.S. Massachusetts District.
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2 [illegible] cases                                        17,000

York Champlin
Boston Mass.
&
Aaron Mason
Middlesex co. Mass.

Stephen Hooper
Agt 
Boston - Mass.

Pres. 1 June 1820

Hon. John C Calhoun 
Secretary of War
Washington City.


CHAMPLIN, YORK
RI
S-34689
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34689
INVALID.
[illegible, maybe "revolutionary"]

File no. 34.689
York Champlin
[illegible] Rev War

Act: 18" " March 18th 
Index: -Vol. 2, Page 481

Arrangement of 1870.
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United States 
Massachusetts District 

Thomas Burroughs of Boston, in the County of Suffolk and District of Massachusetts, maketh oath that he served as a private solider in the war of the revolution, eight years, and during that time was in the same company, with York Champlin - and knows him to have served faithfully as a private soldier, two years during the war of the revolution - in the service of the United States. 

Thomas Burroughs
his X mark

Sworn to before
Mr. J Davis
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United States
Massachusetts District 

I Anthony Browning, in said District and lawful age testify, and say - that I was in Rhode Island during the revolutionary war, and well knew York Champlin as a solider in Colonel Olney's regiment of United States troops. I know that he was in the service in that regiment several years, and have no doubt that he served five years in the revolutionary war.

Anthony Browning
his X mark


[illegible, maybe "Suffolk Co" - Boston - August 16th, 1819 - 
Personally appeared the above named Anthony Browning whom I certify to be in my opinion a reliable witness and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him submitted
Before me - 

Stephen Hooper [illegible, possible "Jur" or "Juris"]
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United States 
Massachusetts District 

I Julius Angell of Boston in the said District of lawful age testify, and say that I well know and have long known York Champlin of Boston; I lived in Providence in the revolutionary war, and well remember the said York Champlin to have been a soldier for several years in the company commanded by Captain Brown in the Rhode Island Regiment, commanded by Colonel Olney, & I have understood and have no doubt that he served at least five years in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war.

Julius Angell


Suffolk - Boston - August 16th, 1819 
Personally appeared the above named Julius Angell whom I certify to be in my opinion a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him embodied.
Before me - 
Stephen Hooper [illegible, likely "Jur" or "Juris"]