Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 2127-100, Robert Carse, R.I.
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SERVICE NUMBER
R.I. 
Carse, Robert
Cars,
Carr
Dis. (no papers)
B.L.Ut. 2127-100
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Nov 1 "1906
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Cars, Robert
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pensions returned by the District Court for the District of Rhode Island, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on July 21, 1795 and printed in the American State Papers class 9, page 152. 

Rank: Private
Regt: Col. Olney's 
Disability: Wounded by a musket ball, passing through the upper jaw and coming out of his mouth, which occasioned a difficulty in chewing, and a constant discharge of saliva from the outside of his cheek 
When and where disabled: July 2, 1781, near Kingsbridge
Residence: Providence
To what pension entitled: One-half
Remarks: Enlisted August 10, 1780; on the rolls in 1782 Evidence complete
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Mar. 26, 1906
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NJF
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Carr, Robert
His name appears on a list of invalid pensioners returned by the Circuit Court for the district of Rhode Island, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War, on Dec. 14, 1792, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 60. 

Rank: Private
Regt: Col. Olney
Disability: Wounded on the 2d day of July, 1781 in a skirmish with the enemy, near Kingsbridge, in the State of New York, by a musket ball entering his left, passing through the upper jaw, and coming out at the mouth, [illegible]. 
Date of commencement: June 14, 1792
Monthly allowance: $1.66 2/3
Arrears due: $20.00
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Oct 2 1906
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Carr, Robert
His name appears on a list of claimants to be placed on the pension list returned by the Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794 and printed in the American State Papers, Class 9, Page 118. 
Rank: Private
Regt: Col. J. Olney
Disability: Wounded by a musket ball in his cheek, in a skirmish with the enemy. 
When & where disabled: July 3, 1781, Kingsbridge
Residence: Providence
Monthly allowance: $1.66 2/3. 
Arrearages: $20 
Remarks: This man does not appear on any record of musters of this line.
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State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
I Nancy Nason of Providence in the County of Providence in said State here at Law of Robert Carse deceased do upon oath testify & declare to the best of my knowledge & belief that said Robert did enter the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war about the year 1777, for the term of three years or during the [illegible] & [illegible] as a private in the regiment commanded by Col Jeremiah Olney of the Rhode Island line & that he continued in service until the end of the War. I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to said Robert on the pact of the United States nor do I believe he [illegible] he [illegible] received it or Transferred his claim to it in any [illegible] whatsoever. - therefore request the same to be granted to me & Know all men by there present, that I the said Nancy do hereby constitute & appoint Benjamin
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Cowell of said Providence my true & lawful Attorney for me & in my name to demand and [illegible] from the Secretary of war of the United States a warrant for the quantity of land due me as aforesaid & my said Attorney is hereby fully authorized & empowered to constitute & appoint one or more substitutes or Attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed - 
In presence of }
Thomas Burgess 
Albert G. Greene

Nancy Nason

Providence
In Providence November 10th 1835. 
Personally appeared the above named Nancy Nason subscribe to the forgoing declaration and made oath tot eh same & in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney that [illegible] to be her free act and [illegible] for the [illegible] therin mentioned. 
Albert G. Greene, Justice of the Peace
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Providence Js. Clerks office Court of Common Pleas
November 10 1835
I William R. Watson clerk of said courts for said county do hereby certify that Albert G. Greene Esquire is a justice of the Peace for the city of Providence duly appointed by the General Assembly of said State, that he has been duly commissioned to said office by His Excellency the Governor of sd state, that he has been Duly engaged on his Commission which is dated the fourteenth day of May A.D. 1835, and that he is now fully qualified & empowered to act in his said official capacity. 
And I do further certify that that his signature to the aforgoing certificate purporting to be the signature of the said Albert G. Greene Esq is in his proper hand writing. 
In testimony whereof I do [illegible] set my hand and affix the seal of said Court on the day & year above written. 
[signature] Wm. R. Watson[/signature] Clerk
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It appears by the Regimental Book, that Robert Carse, (sometimes called Robert Carr,) on the tenth day of May 1777 enlisted a Private Soldier in the Army of the United States, to serve during the War; - That he did faithfully serve, from the time of his said enlistment, in the Regiment Successively commanded by Colonels Angell, Greene and Olney, in the Rhode Island Line, on the Continental establishment, until the fifteenth day of June 1783, when he was furloughed at Saratoga in the State of New York, in compliance with the General Order of the second day of the same Month -

[illegible] Dexter Major of said Regt. at the termination of the War. - 

October 8th 1835. -
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Providence Nov. 19 1835
Received by letter from William Gordon Esq. a Land Warrant No 2127 for 100 acres issued in the name of Nancy Nason as the only heir at Law of Robert Carse, decd who was a private in the Rhode Island Line during the Revolutionary war - said Warrant was date Nov 16 1835
[signature]Benja Cowell [/signature]
Atty to Nancy Nason
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[Hole in the paper where it looks as if a seal or stamp has been removed]
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
Office of the Municipal Court of the City of Providence, in the County & State aforesaid 
I certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me that Nancy Nason of the city of Providence widow is the heir at Law & only heir at law in fce to Robert Carse deceased who was a private in the Regiment Commanded by Col Jeremiah Olney of the Rhode Island line during the Revolutionary War - 
Given under my hand, and the Seal of said Court, this tenth day of November, AD 1835
[signature] Thomas Burgess[/signature] Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Providence
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Robert Carse No. 2127
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I Charles Freeman of Providence in the County of Providence being now in the 72 year of age on solemn oath do testify & say that I was formerly a drummer in the Rhode Island regiment on the Continental establishment during the revolutionary war commanded first by Col. Israel Angell & subsequently by Col. Jeremiah Olney I was in said regiment about three years And I further testify that I was well acquainted with a man by the name of Robert Carse who was a private in said Regiment also I remember said Robert was wounded in a battle by having several teeth knocked out of his mouth by a musket ball. I was within a few feet of him at the time - said Robert is now dead - And I the said Charles do further testify that said Robert left a daughter & only child by the name of Nancy, who is now living & his sole heir at law. his said daughter married a man by the name of David Nason who is now dead - and I further testify
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that said Nancy now called Nancy Nason widow of David Nason - now resides in said Providence & is the sole heir at law of said Robert Carse. 
[signature] Charles Freeman[/signature]

Providence 
Providence Oct 7th 1835
Here personally came the the above signed Charles Freeman and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts set forth in the aforegoing deposition; and I further certify that the said Freeman is a good and reputable Citizen 
[signature] William F. [illegible][/signature]
Public Notary

I Elizabeth LaRoche of Providence in the County of Providence widow do testify say that I was acquainted with Robert Carse named in the foregoing deposition of Charles Freeman - said Robert has been dead a number of years, how many I do not now remember. He left a daughter & only child by the name of Nancy - Said Nancy intermarried with David Mason, who is now dead said Nancy Nason is now living & [illegible] in Providence

Elizabeth LaRoche
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Providence [illegible]
Providence Oct. 7th 1838 
Then personally came the aforemention and signed Elizabeth La Roche who first having signed the aforegoing deposition in my presence made solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein set forth and I further certify that the said Elizabeth is a woman of good and reputable standing 
[signature] William T. [illegible][/signature] 
Public Notary

Providence Oct 22d. 1835
Sir
I am the daughter & only child of the preceding named Robert Carse as such am entitled to Military bounty land he having reced it during his life = I presume the enclosed evidence is sufficient to establish my desires & will therefore thank you to forward me the Patent or title deed to it. Please forward it to Benja Cowell Esq. of this City

I am respectfully
your
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