Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,184, Joseph Beal, Continental (Mass.)
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Continental (Mass.)
Beal, Joseph    s. 39.184
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3504.
Rhode Island Roll
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Joseph Beal,
Capt Grafton Private. Rhode Island Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. 
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Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 9th of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 8th of October 1818 and sent to William Anthony Esqr. Judge Newport
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Arrears to the 4th of September 1818  mo 26 
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              4 30        38:93
                                                        
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 
4th March 1819    48: --
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                              $86.93
    [Illegible]
    {Revolutionary claim,
      Act 18 March, 1818 }
3 years to 80
Tiverton
Pension resident at Tiverton RI
Notif" sent to B. Cowen
Providence, R I. 24 July 1824
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Joseph Beals
No roll the letter B.
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State of Rhode-Island and Providence-Plantations.
NEWPORT, ss.
On this Ninth day of April 1818, before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Supreme Judicial Court of said state personally appears Joseph Beal aged Fifty Eight years, resident in Tiverton in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, 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 of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Joseph Beal enlisted in Year 1777 about the 20th July in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain Joshua Grafton in Colonel Henry Sherburne's Regiment of the Continental Troops; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the 20th July AD 1780, when he was discharged from service [Nine] Morristown, State of Newjersey that he was in the battles of Rhode Island, and at Springfield in Newersey - and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services Except Col Henry Sherberne Certificate [illegible] and Sworn to and declared before me, William Anthony Just Peace [illeg] Judl Court
I, William Anthony Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, That it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said Joseph Beal did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had  before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
April 24th Day 1818
  William Anthony Just+ Sup Jud Court Newport Ss -- The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 
I Gideon Palmer Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Newport in the State aforesaid Do Certify that William Anthony Esq." Whose Signature is affixed to the Papers hereunto annexed is Third Justice of said Supreme Judicial Court legally appointed and and qualified and that the signature to the above Papers are in the proper Hand Writing of the said William Anthony 
In Testimony where of I have set my Hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 25 Day of April AD 1819 Gideon Palmer Clerk