Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22874, for Winthrop Langley, New Hampshire
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NH

Langley, Winthrop

S.22874
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22874

Revolution

INVALID

File No: 22874

Winthrop Langley

Pri, Rev War

Act:  June 7 1832

Index: Vol 2, Page 234
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I Benjamin Langley of Nottingham in the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire, aged seventy six years, depose and say, that I with with Winthrop Langley then of said Nottingham now of Gilfort in the County of Shaffort in said state, die enlist as privates in Captain Henry Buttlers Company of said Nottingham in Col. Bartlett's Regiment for three months in the Revolutionary War, on the Militia establishment in July 1779, and we marched from Nottingham to West Point in the State of New York, and there stationed untill the said three months, but we were detained and did duty half a month longer after the said three months expired on the
account of the money coming to pay us off.  I further depose and say, that I remember of
the said Winthrop Langley, being out on the other four enlistments as is set forth in his
declaration made before the Court of Common Pleas Shafford County A. D. 1833 August 23d. I went to see the said Winthrop Langley while he was a soldier at Fort Pitman, the said Winthrop Langley is a brother of mine is the cause of my knowing of his being out as is stated in this declaration

Benjamin Langley (his mark)

Witness Eben Butler

State of New Hampshire Rockingham County ss

Sept. 28th 1833

Sworn and subscribed to on the day and year last above written

Ebenezer Butler Jus Peace
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I hereby certify that the within names deponent is a credible witness.

Ebeneezer Butler, Just Peace

State of New Hampshire
Secretary's Office

Sept 28 1833

The within named Ebeneezer Butler is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Rockingham and is duly qualified and his signature genuine.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of State

Ralph Metcalf, Secretary
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Winthrop Langley

28852

On roll Capt [ ] Company, Nov 1775

Capt Daniels Company 

on Roll Capt Butler's company, enlisted 2 July 1780
served 3 months and 27 days

Private - 11 mos 23 day

Certificate to be sent to the [illegible]

36.66
2.56
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39.22
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18.44
19.61
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98.00

Meridith Bridge
NH
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DECLARATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

COUNTY OF STRAFFORD SS. --
COURT OF Common Pleas

August TERM, 1833

On this 23rd day of August 1833 personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now in session at Gilford within and for said County of Strafford, Winthrop Langley, a resident of Gilford in said County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, aged eighty two 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 was in the army of the United States, in the year ___ and served as follows:

I Winthrop Langley of Gilford aforesaid formerly of Nottingham Rockingham County in said
State, as near as my memory serves me, I enlisted in Captain Benjamin Butler's Company of Militia in the War of the Revolution for two months and went to Portsmouth N Hampshire and helped build Fort Washington and at and of this, served two months, I was discharged at Portsmouth aforesaid. Soon after I was discharged as aforesaid I enlisted again in Captain Powell's Company for two months and went to Great Island (so called) near Portsmouth aforesaid and helped build the Fiort and Barracks untill the said two months expired and then was discharged and returned to said Nottingham.  Sometime after I enlisted again for two months in Captain Daniel's Company of Portsmouth aforesaid and went to Fort Sullivan (so called) and there stationed untill my two months of enlistment expired and was then discharged.  I enlisted again for two months but served two months and a half [illegible] Bartlett's Company of Nottingham aforesaid in Gilley's Regiment and marched from said Nottingham to West Point and was there stationed untill my term of three months expired and was then discharged.  I was there at the time that Arnold sold the Army.  All the services I performed as a private soldier making in the whole, eleven months.  My memory does not serve me to remember [illegible] of my five enlistments and am [illegible] of any one is living who was out with me on any
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of my said enlistments.

Interrogatories Answered

I was born in Durham New Hampshire. I have no record of age.

I was acquainted with General Gilley, General Sullivan, General Stark and others I do not recollect.

In the vicinity where I live I am acquainted with Samuel G. Sanborn Esq., Nathaniel Davis Esq., James Gordon Esqr, John Evans Esqr, Barnard Morrell Esqr, Benjamin Jarrett Esq, Revd William Blasdel and the Revd Mayhew Clark.

I lived in Nottingham when I went into the the war, and then moved to Gilford , formerly a part of Gilmanton.  

I always enlisted; I received no written discharge

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,

Winthrop Langley (his mark)

Sworn to and subscribed, the 23d day of August AD 1833

Attest, A Pence, Clerk

We, Mayhew Clark residing in Gilford and James Gordon residing in Meredith, 
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Winthrop Langley, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
82 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.

Mayhew Clark
Ja Gordon

Sworn and subscribed the 23 day of August AD 1833

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 certifies, that it appears to them that Mayhew Clark
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Baptist Minister resident in the Town of Gilford and that James Gordon, who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Meredith, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 

attest, A Pence, Clerk


I, Andrew Pence, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Winthrop Langley for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court, this 23rd day of August 1833

A Pence, Clerk