Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 24,012, Robert Wilson, N.H.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

Wilson, Robert

NUMBER
S 24.012

CONTENTS
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185,
New Hampshire
Robert Wilson
of Londonderry in the State of N Hampshire
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Frye of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Cilley in the N Hampshire
line, for the term of 3 years
from March 1777 to 17

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of Eighty Dollars per ^annual [crossed out: "month"], to
commence on the 4 day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of Aug
1832 and sent to Hon S Bell
Chester N Hampshire

Arrears to 4th of March 1832 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1832
$80
40
$120
Revolutionary Claim,
Acts [crossed out: "March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820."]
June 7 1832
Recorded Book [illegible] Vol 1
page 193
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[illegible] S Bell
John L Edwards Esquire
Pension Office
Washington D.C.

[illegible]
act 7 June 1832
$80 per ann.
Hon. S. Bell
[illegible] 4 August 1832
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I Robert Wilson of Derry in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged seventy three years in June last past do testify and declare that I was on the Revolutionary pension roll, New Hampshire Agency under an Act of Congress of March 18th 1818 and drew a pension, untill I was required by a subsequent act of Congress to furnish a Schedule of property, which Schedule I did not furnish, and therefore I have not drawn a pension since. I further testify and declare that I was born in the town of Londonderry (which is now Derry) in said county of Rockingham in the month of June 1759 and enlisted as a private soldier in the month of March 1777 at Windham in said county of Rockingham into Captain [illegible] company of Infantry and Colonel Joseph Cilley's New Hampshire Regiment and immediately joined my Regiment at Charlestown, then number four, in the State of New Hampshire and was in the two battles at the capture of the British Army under General Burgoyned and I was also in the battle of Monmouth in the year 1778- I further testify that I have always lived in said town of Derry, except the time I was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army- I enlisted as aforesaid for the term of three years and served out my term of enlistment on the Continental establishment and received a discharge of which the following is a copy -
Robert Wilson Soldier of the first New Hampshire Regiment formerly an Inhabitant of Londonderry County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire having honorably and faithfully served in the service of the United States three years, being the term of his enlistment is hereby discharged from the Army and is permitted to return to the State of New Hampshire
To whom it may concern
Camp Danbury March 20th 1780
Jos. Cilley Colonel
I further testify that I made application for the benefit
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of the act of Congress of March 18, 1818. before Hon. Samuel
Bell then a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of
New Hampshire in the Spring of the year 1818. and
sent on with said application, my original discharge,
to the War Department of the United States, a copy of
which is inserted in this statement, and have never
had it returned. This statement and application
is made for the benefit of the act of Congress of June
7th 1832. I also enclose my original pension
certificate from the War department
Chester July 30th 1832. Robert Wilson

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham County ss.
Chester July 30th 1832
Then personally appeared the above
Robert Wilson made solemn oath, that
the above statement by him subscribed
is just and true
Before me Samuel Aiken Justice Peace
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named
Robert Wilson, that he is a credible witness, and that
his statement is entitled to credit
Samuel Aiken Jus. Peace
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Mr Wilson requests that his pension
certificate should be forwarded
to Samuel Bell
of Chester N.H.
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24012
INVALID.
[diagonal text: Revolution]
-
File No. 24,012
Robert Wilson
[illegible] Rev War
---
Act: June 7th [illegible]
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 402
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Oct. 24, 1904
Hon. A.H. Jackson
HR
[illegible]
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Order for 400 Dollars
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Robert Willson Soldier of the first N. Hampshire Reg. formerly
an Inhabitant of London Derry County of Rockingham and state N
Hampshire having honourably & faithfully served in the
service of the United states three years being the term of his
Inlistment is hereby discharged from the army and is
permitted to return to the State of N Hampshire-
To whom it may Concern
Camp Danbury March 20th 1780

Jos. Cilley Col
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11.095 R
New Hampshire
Robert Wilson
of Londonderry in the state of N. Hampshire
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cilley of the N. Hampshire
line, for the term of Three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 2nd of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th of May 1819
and sent to Samuel Bell by Judge
Rochester N Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 [illegible] - 80:77
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819 48.-
128.77
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Robt Wilson
private
Col Cilley's Regiment
New Hampshire Line
[underlined: "3 years"]
on Roll
Admitted
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State of New Hampshire Ss. On this second day of May AD1818 before me the subscriber of the Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature of the State of New Hampshire personally appears Robert Wilson of Londonderry in said State aged fifty eight years who being by me first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service for he United States in the revolutionary that he the said Robert Wilson on the month of March or April AD1777, enlisted in the company commended by Capt Eben^r - Frye in the regiment commanded by Col^o- Joseph Cilby[?] in the New Hampshire line on the Continental establishment for the term of three years that he continued to serve in said regiment till March 20th- AD1780 When he was discharged from the service at Danbury and received the accompanying discharge from his Colonel that he was in teh battle at Hillwater[?] and at Monmouth and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support
Robert Wilson
[below in very faint penmanship:]
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid ---- Samuel Bell As^a Jus; Sup. Court of Judicature [?] [?]^y Hampshire.
I Samuel Bell Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Robert Wilson did serve in the revolutionary War at stated in the preceeding declaration for nine months at one time on the continental establishment against the common enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and I now transmit the proceedings and [?] any taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. --
May 2d 1818
Samuel Bell Ass^o Jus: Sup; Court of Judicature of New Hampshire
[appears to be a square piece of paper affixed to lower left of this page with nothing written or marked on it.]
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Robt Wilson
Payable semi-annually. The first
payment on this Certificate will be
made on the 4th of September
next, in Portsmouth N Hampshire
at the U. States Branch Bank -
Recorded
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War Department
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, 
Robert Wilson late a
Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed
on the Pension List, Roll of the New Hampshire
Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the 2d day of May one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen-
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 25th day of May one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. L. Edwards,
in the absence and on behalf
of the 
Secretary of War
[lower left of page appears to be a patched-on piece of cut paper with a faint circle that is smudged and has no writing or printing on it]
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[handwritten on left margin at top:]
18/128
24.012 
Rev War
Olorn[?]
24012
of[?] 185 - Act [crossed out:"18"] 32
[stamped on right side, under "House of Representatives U.S." in a rectangular outline:] 
Oct 22 1904
U.S.
PENSION OFFICE

House of Representatives U.S.
Washington, D.C.

Fremont, Ohio, October 19, 1904.
[stamped below this date:] FILE WITH CASE

Hon. E. F. Ware,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
I desire to obtain the military record of one Robert Wilson, a Revolutionary soldier who enlisted from Derry or Londonderry, New Hampshire, and who died and was buried at the former place in 1850.
I am unable to give you any information as to his company or regiment, but thought possibly he might have been a pensioner and we could
find the trail to his designation in the New Hampshire troops in this way.
[stamped after this line:] FILEWITH CASE
Please give this matter your earliest and careful attention, -thanking you I remain
Very respectfully,
A NT[?] Jackson
M. C.

[stamped below signature in a rectangular outline:] FIRST
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
OCT 22 1904
PENSION OFFICE.

[stamped to left of above stamp:] Attention and reply through desk,
J.R. Davenport [signature]
[illegible:"First"?] Deputy Commissioner