Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17199, Jospeh Adams, R. I.
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SERVICE R.I.

Adams, Joseph
Hannah

NUMBER 
W.17199

CONTENTS
b 1757 at Killingly, Windham Co. Conn res there in 1832 res during Rev. Barrlington R.I. & Killingly, Conn. d. Jan 7, 1835
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Connecticut 17.464
Joseph Adams of Windham in the State of Connt. who was a pri &c. in the Compy commanded by Captain Allen of the Regt. commanded by Col Cook in the R.I. Militia line for
pri: of Inf. 6 mos - $20.
pri. of [illegible] 3 mos - $25.
Corpl of Inf. 9 mos - $33

Inscribed on the Roll of Connt. at the rate of 78 Dollars 0 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of pension issued the 22d day of Augt. 1833 and delivd. S. Davis, of Thompson, Ct. Present

Arrears to the 4th of March '33 156
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept '33 39
$195

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Francis F. Francion Clerk,
Book E Vol. 3 Page 1
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Joseph Adams
No 6141
P.O.

aomd
[crossed out word]
Private Infy. 6 months
do Artillery 3 do
Corporal Infy 9 _ do
[swirl line]
18
Rhode Island Militia
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, COUNTY OF WINDHAM, } SS.
On this 17 day of July - A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the County Court of the County of Windham aforesaid, now sitting, Joseph Adams - a resident of the town of Killingly, in the County of Windham, and State of Connecticut, aged 74 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:
I was called in to service on the Island of Toudern in Naragansett bay in the month of Dec 1775 Lieut Luther Martin was commander of said company and served one month and was dismissed and in the month of Jany, 1776 I was again called into service in the company of Capt Thomas Allen and was stationed at Naiant Point for two months which time I served and was [illegible] and in the war [illegible] of Sept 1776 I Reenlisted into Capt Thomas Atkins [illegible] which belonged to a Regiment of State Troops which was [illegible] for three months and commanded by Col. John Cook said Regament was stationed at Newport on Rhode Island and was there when the British Fleet came in and took possession of the town we then was  obliged to leave said Island and [illegible] to Bristol when we staid untill our term of [illegible] expired - I next was called Into Service the first of Febr - 1777 under Capt [illegible] Bosworth. Company of Artillery and Served in [illegible] Company untill Some time in the Month of May the Same year Said company was stationed at Naisant [illegible] - and about the first of June 1777 I enlisted as a Corporal into Capt Allens Company aforesaid in Col. Archabad Craigs Regament for [illegible] months and joined sd Regament the 16th day of March 1778 having served my term of Enlistment - Said Right [illegible] Stationed at Bristol in the State of Rhode Island - 
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.
The following interrogatories were by said Court propounded to said applicant , viz:-
1. Where and in what year were you born? I was born in said Killingly in the year 1757
2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it? I have and it is in said Killingly
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live? when I was called into service I lived in the Town of Bennington in the State of Rhode Island. In the year 1778 I came to said Killingly where I have resided ever since.
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? I enlisted one for nine months and once for 3 months - 
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. I cannot state any more than what I have stated as above
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so, by whom was it given, and what had become of it? I never had any discharge
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief in your services as a soldier of the revolution. William Torrey & Oliver Torrey
Joseph Adams [signature]
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Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year aforesaid, before the County Court for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut.
We Wm. Torrey & Oliver Torrey, residing in the town of Killingly in said Windham County, and residing in (the same,) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joseph Adams Esq who have subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe  him to be 74 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
William Torrey
Oliver Torrey
Sworn, and subscribed, on the day and year aforesaid, before the County Court for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut.
Attest Armin Bolles Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories 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 William Torrey who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the said town of Killingly and that Oliver Torrey who signed the same is a resident in the said town of Killingly and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest Armin Bolles Clerk

I Armin Bolles Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Adams for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 17 day of July A.D. 1832
Armin Bolles Clerk
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Joseph Adams
Connecticut

Oby 14

Pensioner
Killingly, Connt.
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Brief in the case of Joseph Adams of Windham in the State of Connecticut
(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 the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 74
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. Decem in 1775
Duration of Service.one month
Rank. private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Lieut Luther Martin

Period. Jay 1776
Duration of Service. 2 months
Rank. private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Cap Allen

Period. Septem 1776
Duration of Service. 3 months
Rank. private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Cap Allen Colo Cook

Period. 1st Feb 1777
Duration of Service. 3 months
Rank. artillery private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Cap Bosworth

Period. Jun 1777
Duration of Service. 9 months
Rank. corporal
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Cap Allen Colo Crany

5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Rhode Island
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls. Traditionary and one living witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct excep as to clergymans certificate

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Tayson Examining Clerk.
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State of Connecticut
Windham County ss. 
personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the peace within & for said County, Joseph Adams Esqr, of Killingly in said County, and being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swer [swear] more positively as to the precise length of his services than he has in his former declaration of which this is an amendment, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades-
In December 1775, one month on Pruden Island under Lieut. Martin.
In 1776, served two month in Capt Allens Company- & in Sept. of the same year enlisted in Capt Thomas Allens Company for three months more stationd [stationed] at Newport R. I. & was drive [sic] off by the Enemy taking the place
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In 1777, I was three months in Capt Bosworth Artillery Company.
In June 1777, after the above service I entered for 9 months into Capt Allens Co. in Col [illegible name] Regt as a Corporal & served out the time.  and for which I claim a pension.  I know of no living witness or other testimony of my said service than what I have produced
[signature] Joseph Adams
Sworn and subscribed this 12" Day of June AD 1833.  Before me 
[signature] Simon Davis  Justice of the peace.
I Elisha Atkins Clergyman and residing in Killingly in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that I am well acquanted [acquainted] with Joseph Adams, Esquire who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, and I believe him to be
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75 years of age, & that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary war & in that opinion I concur.  he resides near me & ^he has been one of my Parishioners [Parishoners] for the last 49 years.  I am now in the 83rd year of my age, fifty years of the time come fall, I have spent in Preaching the Gospel
[signature] Elisha Atkins
Sworn & subscribed this 13" Day of June AD 1833
I further certify that full faith & credit to his attestation.
Attest. [signature] Simon Davis  Justice of the peace
I Oliver Torry of Killingsly in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut aged 77 years & duly engaged according to law do testify & say that during the Revolutionary war in the 1776, I was a private soldier in Capt Parkers Co. Col Cooks Regt. of Rhode Island State Troops for three months was stationed at Newport, was there when the British took it.  they came up West Bay so called & took the Island at the upper
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end of it, & we was marched of the Island thro Tiverton & was there till my time was out.  Joseph Adams Esq now of Killingly Windham County, Connecticut, was a soldier in the same Regt. during the said three months, in Capt Allens Company sd. Adams went from Barrington, & I went from South Kingston, and there was a family connection & I well remember his service as I have above stated.
[signature] Oliver Torrey
Sworn and subscribed on the 13" Day of June AD 1833.  & I do hereby certify that the above deponents an highly respectable Gentleman & full credit is due his attestation
Before me [signature] Simon Davis Justice of the peace
I Armi Bolles Clerk of the County Court within & for the County in Windham and State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Simon Davis before whom the annexed affidavits of Joseph Adams Esq, Rev. Elisha Atkins, & Oliver Torry were taken is duly enrolled as a Justice of the peace within & for said County and full faith & credit is due his acts as such, and that the signate to the same is in his hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of sd. Court at Brooklyn this 12" Day of August 1833.
[signature] Armin Bolles  Clerk
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1883 Augt.
Nott Adams, history
Rept.Oct 21
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2324
Connecticut
Hannah Adams widow of Joseph Adams who was a Private & C R. I. in the R Island line
6mo Pri In
9 mo Capt In & 3 mo Pri of Artillery
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 78 Dollars 
00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of Oct. 1843 and sent to Simon Davis Thompson Connecticut
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1  Page 61
Born Con R I regt - lived in Killingsly
decd 1835
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Simon Davis Esq.
Post Master
Thompson Con
omit
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Omit I, Benajah Mathers of Killingly in the County of Windham & state aforementioned aged 60 years & over and being duly sworn according to law do testify and say that I have long known Joseph Adams & his wiife Hannah Adams who has signed the foregoing declaration. said Adams was a pensioner under the laws of the United State. I have lived for the last 14 years withing 100 rods of them he died in the month of January 1835 but what day I do not remember. I was present after his death & helped lay him out & superintended the funeral & his widow has not married again but is still his widow. Benajah Mathers

State of Connecticut Windham County Ss Thompson August 10 1838. Then personally appeared Benajah Mathers signer of the above deposition & made solemn oath to the truth of the same, and I do further certify that I have long known said deponent and he sustains the characution of a credible witness & a man of truth and veracity Before Simon Davis Justice of the Peace
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3301 Hannah Adams Wid of Joseph Conn AL July 7 1838 married 1779 died 1835 allow $78 per ann Simon Davis Thompson Cz. Omit Simon Davis Thompson Conn I Jerome F. Crosby Clerk of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Thompson in the County of Windham & state of Connecticut Certify that the foregoing & annexed are the procedings of said Court of Probate in the matter of the application of Hannah Adams for a pension under the provisions of the Act of Congress passed July 7" 1838 In Testimony whereof I have herunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Court this 13 Day of September 1838 Jerome F. Crosby Clerk.
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Simon Davis Justice of the Peace State of Connecticut Windham County Sc I Daniel L Tyler Clerk of the County Court of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Simon Davis Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County duly commission & qualified and that his signature above written is genuine Given under my name & that of County this 28th day of Sept. 1838 Daniel L. Tyler Clerk Omit
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Omit State of Connecticut Windham County Ss. On this 9" day of August 1838. Before the Honourable Court of Probate of the District of Thompson in the State & County aforesaid, personally appeared, Hannah Adams a resident of said District, aged 78 years & over who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled An act granting malf pay & pensions to certain Widows. That she is the Widow of Joseph Adams deceased who was a soldier the American Army more than two years she believes during the Revolutionary War as a private, Corporal & Sargent she thinks he then lived in the State of Rhode Island & his service was in their Troops, but she does not know or remember his officers or what places he was in except on Rhode Island of which she had heard him speak.
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omit
That the said Joseph Adams drew a pension under the act of June 7 1832 of about 78 Dollars a year & all his documentary evidence is not on file at the War Department & to which she begs to refer for a full declaration of his services. She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Adams on the 11" day of November in the year Seventeen hundred & seventy  nine, that her husband the said Joseph Adams died on 7th day of January AD 1835, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred & ninety four Viz at the time above stated. She knows of no witnesses living of his services but the annexed, that she is now single & unmarried. Hannah Adams Sworn and Subscribed the day and year above written before Talcott Crosby Judge of Probate.
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Omit 
I William Wilkinson of Providence State of Rhode Island on Oath Testify and say That in the Month of July 1777 I joined Col. Crary's Regt. of Rhode Island State Troops. At that Time Joseph Adams who afterwords resided at Killingly in the State of Connecticut was a Corporal in said Regt. & served in the same to the expiration of the Term for which sd Regt. was raised March 16 1778. At what time said Adams joined the Regiment I do not know but from the amount of his depreciation £14..17..4  I think he must have served about the whole time (15 months) for which the Regt. was raised whether he served after 1778 I have no knowledge.  I had a personal acquaintance with sd. Adams after the war to the end of his life. 
[signature] William Wilkinson
Rhode Island District Sc In Providence in said District on this 13th day of August AD 1838 personally came the above named William Wilkinson a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed Before me 
[signature] John Pitman District Judge U.S. for Rhode Island District
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I Daniel Dorr of Thompson in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut aged 65 years and dover & being duly sworn according to law Do testify and say that I now am & for the last forty two years have been the settled minister over the Congregational Church & Society in the Town of Thompson formerly a part of the Town of Killingly in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut & as such have in my possession the Records of said Church from its organization in 1730 containing the marriages, Baptisms, & admission to the Church in which records during the time of my predecessor the Revd. Nadiah Russell it is recorded under the head of marriages that on the 11th Eleventh of November 1779 Seventeen hundred & seventy nine. Joseph Adams & Hannah Cutler both of Killingly were married that the above is a true extract from said Record with the exception of the figures in the Record I have written also in words Daniel Dorr

State of Connecticut Windham County Ss on this 12" Day of September 1838 personally appeared the above named Daniel Dorr known to me as a credible witness & made solemn oath, to the above depositions by him subscribed. Before me Simon Davis Justice of the Peace
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Rev. & 1812 Wars
Section.
ILL
Mr. G. Robb, Jr.,
Ford Building, #1729
Detroit, Michigan.
Dear Sir:
October 28, 1930.
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 17199, that Joseph Allen was
born in 1757 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.
While living in Barrington, Rhode Island, he enlisted in
December, 1775, served one month as a private in Lieutenant Luther
Martin's Rhode Island Company and was in a skirmish on Prudence
Island.
He enlisted in January, 1776 and served two months as a
private in Captain Thomas Allen's Rhode Island Company; he enlisted
September 1, 1776 and served three months in said company in Colonel
John Cook's Rhode Island Regiment.
He enlisted February 1, 1777 and served three months as a
private in Captain Samuel Bosworth's Rhode Island Company. He enlisted
June 16, 1777, served as corporal in Captain Thomas Allen's
Company, Colonel Archibald Crary's Rhode Island Regiment and was
discharged March 16, 1778.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 17,
1832, while a resident of Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.
He died January 7, 1835 in Killingly, Connecticut.
Soldier married November 11, 1779 in Killingly, Connecticut,
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Hannah Cutler of said town.
She was allowed pension on her application
August 9, 1838, while a resident of Thompson District, Windham County, Connecticut, aged seventy-eight years.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
No. 17199
Hannah Adams widow of Joseph Adams
Pri Rev War
Act:  March 3d 43
Vol. 1, Page 4
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Gen. notes take
N. D. Adams
Apl. 19-1902
A. R. Lewis
1922 - June 21 - Hist to Mrs. Noble C. Shumway
1924 - Sept. 17 - Hist. to Mrs. L. T. Franklin
28 July 19 Photos to V. Martindale.  See John Adams, S.39926
Oct. 28 - Hist to G. Robb, Jr.
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Let to T. Harrison
Jany. 17, 1840
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2972  Repd
Connecticut.
Hannah Adams widow of Joseph Adams, Decd. who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June, 1832, and who died on the 7th January, 1835 of Windham Co in the State of Connecticut who was a private &c. in the Compy commanded by Captain Allen of the Regt. commanded by Col. Cook in the Rd. Island mil line for 6 months priv, Infy 9 months co. of infantry & 3 months priv of artill[ery]
Inscribed on the roll of Connecticut at the rate of 78 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of May 1839 and sent to Simon Davis Thompson, Cont.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1839.  $234.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept  39.00
$273.00
{Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by Wm Stewart Clerk, Book A Vol.1
Page 164
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Joseph Adams Conn June 7, $78 August 22 1833
when paid?
Died 7 Jan. 1835 pd to that period
JH
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Joseph Adams which require further proof or explanation.
Ⅰ.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
Ⅱ.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
Ⅲ.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
Ⅳ.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
Ⅴ.  *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amou[n]t of pension he is entitled?
Ⅵ.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
Ⅶ.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
Ⅷ.  Has the Court given their opinion?
Ⅸ.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?
Ⅹ.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
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Ⅺ.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
Ⅻ.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
ⅫⅠ.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  No
ⅪⅤ.  †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
ⅩⅤ.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
ⅩⅥ.  ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
ⅩⅦ.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE Ⅴ.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades;  For _______ year _______ months, and _______ days, I served as a ____________ For _______months and _______ days, I served as a ___________; and for such service I claim a pension.
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3
It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE ⅩⅣ.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE ⅩⅥ.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperty attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
 Claimand should produce if possible further proof of service to substantiate his claim
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Wm Wilkinson Esq

Dep

wit

Aom
9 mo Corpl. Artillery
3 mo. Matt [?} ops
6 mo - pri - Infy.
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William Wilkinson of Providence R. I. on Oath Testify that he served in the Rhode Island Brigade of State Troops in the War of the Revolution from July 1777 to March 1780. The Brigade was composed of two Regiments of Infantry commanded by Col. Gary Stephens and one of Artillery by Col. Elliott. The Brigade was first [illegible] for fifteen Months from Dec. 16, 1776. Deponent joined Col. Gray's Regiment as Clerk to the Colonel in July 1777 and fully recollects Joseph Adams now of Killingley Co. who was at that time a Corporal and served as such in said Reg & until March 16, 1778 when the said Term of 15 Months expired. - Deponent further states that he has in his possession a list of the Names of those who served in said Brigade which by an Act of the General Assembly of Rhode Island in Oct. 1705 was made from the pay Rolls in order to ascertain the amount of the Depreciation of their wages but no time of service is specified therein. The copy in his possession was made in 1792 and he fully believes from his own personal Knowledge and from other services that it is substantially correct. The name of Joseph Adams is on said list with the sum of [pound symbol] 14.19.56 attached thereto Deponent has been personally acquainted with said Adams from the Revolution to the present time. - He has held the of Office of Justice of the Peace and other responsible posts and has supported & fair character
William Wilkinson [signature]
Sworn to this 29th day of July A.D. 1833 before me by the said William Wilkinson known to me to be a credible witness which I hereby certify 
John Pitman District Judge U. S. for R. Island District
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3 of March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have recd. pensions under the act of July 7, 1838.

State of Connecticut Windham County ss.
On this 28th day of April 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Windham aforesaid, Hannah Adams a resident of Killingly in said County of Windham, aged 83 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d day of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Joseph Adams, who was a private, in the army of the Revolution and after his death, that she received a pension under the act of July 7th 1838 of seventy eight dollars per annum. She further declares she is still a widow.
Hannah Adams

Sworn & subscribed the day & year above written.
Before me Simon Davis Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut Windham County ss
I Uriel Fuller, Clerk of the County Court in the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Simon Davis is a Justice of the Peace in & for sd. county duly commissioned & sworn & that his commission was dated the 10th day of June 1842 & will expire on the 20th day of June 1843 & that his signature written to the foregoing instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand & the seal of the Court this 2nd day of June 1849.
Uriel Fuller Clerk

State of Connecticut Windham County ss
Be it known that on this 16th day of June 1843, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within & for said state & county, personally appeared Hannah Adams, signer of the foregoing declaration for a pension under the act of Congress of March 3d 1843  & widow of Joseph Adams & being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath declare & say that she does not remember the regiment or colonel under whom her husband served during the Revolutionary War.
Hannah Adams

Sworn & subscribed on the day & year above written.
Before me Simon Davis Justice of the Peace

And I do further certify that from personal knowledge said declarent is entitled to full credit.
Attest Simon Davis Justice of the Peace
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I Joseph Adams of Killingly in the county of Windham & state of Connecticut aged twenty four years (viz) I enlisted into a minut company in Jun, 1775 I then served the state of Rhode Island. The Cap. name I do not remember as he never joined the company. I was under the command of Luther Martin Leut one half of the company was called into service and I served in said company one month on the Island of Prudener in the state of Rhode Island and was where we had a scirmage and was drove of said Island but afterward recovered and took sd. Island in Jany. AD 1776 [illegible] was draughted I then belonged to Capt. Allens company for one month and was stationed on narot Point and did my twer of duty for one month; in Sept the first AD 1776 inlisted into a regiment of State Troops for three month in Cpt. Thomas Allen Comp in Col. Cooks Regiment and stationed at Newport on Rhode Island and was on the Island when the Island was avacuated by the american and taken [illegible] of by the British troops in a few day after our times was out [illegible] regiment was descharged in a short time after I inlisted into Capt. Sam Bossworth Company of atilery and was called into service in Barrington in the State of Rhodisland and was stationed at Narant Point in sd. town of Barington from the first of Jany. AD 1777 to the first of May 1777 the first of June AD 1777 I inlisted into Capt Thomas Allen Company of infantry in Col. Archbal Crary regiment for nine month and joined said regiment at Howland ferry on the 16th day of June AD 1777 and was discharged from said regiment on the 10th day of March AD 1778.
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Boston 10th January 1840
James L. Edwards Esqr.
Com of Pensions
Sir
I am requested by the widow of Mr. Joseph Adams, late a Revolutionary Pensionor to make enquiry relitive to papers filed in your office by Simon David Esqr. respecting her claim (thought to be left about two years since). Allso to be informed wether the case has been acted on, and if so to be advised of the result, provided the papers that have been furnished are not full and satisfactory to establish her claim. Be so good as to point out what will be necessary to effect her wishes.
Yours Respectfully
Thos. Harrisons
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Dr. Wilson's Restorative Remedies
Office & Consulting Rooms,
201 State Street
Marshall, Mich., Feb. 26-02.
Hon. H. Clay Evans,
Comr. of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly have your department furnish me with the Revolutionary war records so far as possible of the following: Joshua Church, of R.I., or his son Caleb Church, who served in Capt. Peleg Hoxsie's Co., Col. Stanton's Regt., June 16 - 1777 to Dec 1 - 1777, and same co in Col. Barton's Regt., Dec. 1 - 1777 to Mar. 16 - 1778, my authority R.I. Secy. of State.
Also: Titus Read or Reed of Simsbury, Conn., Joseph Adams of Simsbury, or John Terry of Simsbury, or Hezekiah Barber of Essex Co., N.Y.
Yours with respect.
A. Reed Lewis
L. Box 67
Marshall, Mich.

[illegible] & Navy
Mar 4 1902
Files
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Chicago Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Mrs. Noble Clemons Shumway
Registrar
4427 North Hermitage Avenue
Telephone Havenswood 8044
Chicago, ILlinois
May 11 1922
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Will you please send me a copy of the pension certificate of Joseph Adams of Conn. who served in the Revolutionary War and was pensioned in 1832 or rather was in receipt of a pension as late as 1832. The certificate is needed to prove eligibility in the D.A.R.
Very truly yours
Grace E. Shumway
(Mrs. Noble C.)
Registrar
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Mrs. Lewis T. Champlin
142 Grove Street
Putnam, Conn.
Aug. 21, 1924,
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
I would like the pension record in the Revolutionary War, of Joseph Adams, who was born in Killingly, Conn. 1757, died there, 1835. Also Nathan Bourne, who was born in Falmouth, Mass. had wife Patience, he died perhaps in Indiana, or Mass. wife died in 1838.
Very truly,
Mrs. Lewis T. Champlin

U.S. Pension Office L
Aug 23 1924
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Detroit Chapter Sons of the American Revolution
Office of the Secretary
1739 Ford Building
Detroit, Michigan
October 15 1930
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Advise, please, revolutionary data and family data of: Pensioner Joseph Adams, 1832 in Windham Co. Comm. mentioned in "Conn. Men in the Revolution, page 657.
Yours respectfully
G. Robb Jr.
Care 1729 Ford Building, Detroit, Mich.

U.S. Pension Office
Oct 20 1930
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Record Division Revolutionary War Records Section MMH 17199
3-525
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of pensions.
Washington, D. C., ____, 19__
In reply to your request of ____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joseph Adams a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment. Dec. 1775
Length of Service. 1 mo.
Rank. Pvt.
Officers under whom service was rendered. Lt. Luther Martin
State. R.I.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment. Jan. 1776
Length of Service. 2 mos.
Rank. Pvt.
Officers under whom service was rendered. Capt. Thos. Allen
State.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment. Sept 1 1776
Length of Service. 3 mos
Rank. Pvt
Officers under whom service was rendered. Capt. Thos. Allen, Colonel John Cook
State.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment. Feb. 1 1777
Length of Service. 3 mos.
Rank. Pvt
Officers under whom service was rendered. Capt. Saml. Bosworth
State.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment. June 16 1777, March 16 1778
Length of Service. 9 mos.
Rank. Corpl.
Officers under whom service was rendered. Capt. Thos. Allen, Colonel Archibald Crary
State.

Battles engaged in, a skirmish
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Barrington, Rhode Island
Date of application for pension, July 17 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Killingly, Windham Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, Born 1757 in Killingly, Conn.
Remarks: Soldier married Hannah Cutler of Killingly, Conn. Nov 11 - 1779. He died Jan. 7, 1835. Pension was allowed widow upon her application which was executed Aug. 9 - 1838 while living in Thompson Dist. Windham Co. Conn. aged 78 yrs. There is no further data as to family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
September 17, 1924
Mrs. Lewis T. Champlin
143 Grove St., 
Putnam, Conn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 17199 it appears that Joseph Adams was born in 1757 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.
While living in Barrington, Rhode Island he enlisted in December 1775, served one month as a private in Lieutenant Luther Martin's Rhode Island Company and was in a skirmish on Prudence Island.
He enlisted in January 1776 and served two months as private in Captain Thomas Allen's Rhode Island Company, and on September 1, 1776 enlisted and served three months in said company in Colonel John Cook's Rhode Island Regiment.
He enlisted February 1, 1777 and served three months as a private in Captain Samuel Bosworth's Rhode Island Company.
He enlisted June 16, 1777 and service as Corporal
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in Captain Thomas Allen's Company, Colonel Archbald
Crary's Rhode Island Regiment and was discharged
March 16, 1778.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
July 17, 1832 while a resident of Killingly,
Connecticut. He died January 7, 1835.
Soldier married November 11, 1779 in Killingly,
Connecticut, Hannah Cutler of said town who was allowpension
on her application executed August 9, 1838
while living in Thompson District, Windham County,
Connecticut aged seventy-eight years.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
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