Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9085, for Frederick Rice, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
Service
Penn. Rice, Frederick
Number
S. 9085.

Carded.
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Ohio Pittsburgh Aglincy
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State of Ohio,
Wayne County
On the 31st, day of March A.D. 1834, per
sonally appeared in Open Court, before the Honorable the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting in Wooster,
in and for said County of Wayne, and State of Ohio, Fred
erick Rice, a resident of the township of Wooster, in the said County of Wayne, and State of Ohio, aged eighty years.
who, being first duly sworn agreeably to the directions of the Law,
doth on his solemn oath make the following declarations, in order
to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States, under the follow
ing named Officers, and served as herein stated. Captain John
Beery commanded the company, and James Waterson was the
Lieutenant. This deponent validated, when about 21 or 22
years of age, at which time he lived near Hanna's town, in
Westmoreland County, and State of Pennsylvania, (which was
afterwards destroyed by the Indians,) and that he was march
ed in the fall with his company to Morristown, in the state of
New Jersey, where he joined the army commanded by General
George Washington, and where his company was Marched to
a detachment commanded by General or Colonel Potter. That
he remained with the army to the best of his recollection for 8
or 9 months, during which time he was engaged in several
skirmishes, and more particularly at a skirmish on Staaten
Island, where the divisions under Genl. Potter these consisting
of about one thousand men, fought five thousand of the Bri
tish from morning till afternoon, when they were reinforced
by McCoy's battallion, and forced the English to retire. That
at the expiration of the eight or nine months, his compa
ny was ordered home, on account of the depredations com
mitted by the Indians, on the frontiers. Shortly after his re
turn to Westmoreland County, Captain Beery was made
Colonel, and he was attached to a company of spies, com
manded by Captain (D.) David Marshall. That he was march
ed with a detachment of 500 men, under the command of Genl
Hand and Colonel Crawford to the head waters of the Beaver,
where they destroyed and burned two Indian villages.
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Having been absent on this tour about four months, the detachment 
was obliged to return to Westmoreland, for want of provisions.
That he remained for about three years on the frontiers as a spy,
under command of Captain Marshall, during which time, he was
engaged in several skirmishes with the Indians. That at the 
expiration of that time, he returned to Westmoreland, having been
as near as deponent now recollects, about four years in the service of
the United States. That deponent received a written discharge from
Captain Bury, after his service in the state of New-Jersey, which
has been lost. And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to
a pension or annuity, except the present one, and declares that his
name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to in open court

Frederick Rice
Mark
J. Sloane, Clerk

We Nicolas France and Frederick Thorne
residing in the County of Wayne and State of Ohio
Certify that we are, and for the last forty years have been well acquainted 
with Frederick Rice, who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration, that we believe him to be eighty years of age; that he
is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he formerly
resided, and where he now resides, to have been a soldier of the
Revolution, and that we concur in that Opinion.
Sworn to in open Court
J. Sloane Clerk
Nicolas France
Frederick Thorne

I know the claimant to be a man of strict integrity
and there is not a more worthy man in my Congression
District.  I have also known the men who have certified
to his Character for 20 years and know them
to be known of great respectability
Benj Jones
April 17th 1834
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By the Court
Question. Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer. I was born near Bethlehem, in the County of Northampton,
 and state of Pennsylvania, on the 29th of September A.D. 1753.
Question. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
Answer. I have no record of my age in my possession, but I have
frequently heard both my father and mother say, that I
was then and there born.
Question. Where were you living when called into service, and
where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and
where do you now live/
Answer. I was living near Hannastown, in the County of 
Westmoreland, and State of Pennsylvania, when called into
service, and after my return from the frontiers, I resided
 there until about the year A.D. 1815, when I removed
to the township of Wooster, in the County of Wayne
and State of Ohio, where I have resided ever since.
Question. How were you called into service, were you drafted,
did you volunteer, or were you substituted, and
if a substitute for whom?
Answer. I volunteered under the command of Captain John
Beery, of the riflemen.
Question. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were
with the troops when you served, such continental and
Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general
 circumstances of your [duty].
Answer. I should probably not recollect any Continental 
Regiment, were it not for the assistance rendered us at the
engagement on Staten Island, where we were reinforced
by a detachment of Regulars, called McCoy's Batallion, Col.
or Major McCoy, and Colonel or Major Van Luree were there.
I also remember of having frequently seen Genl G. Washington,
while in New Jersey of Militia officers I only remember
Col. Michael Fritchman, and our Commander Genl or Col
Potter, of Shamokin. This engagement was had on a Sunday
We pursued the Brittish for an hour after night. While ┃
Spy. I only remember Genl Hand and Colonel Crawford,
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who was afterwards burnt by the Indians; and I was also
intimately acquainted with Captain Thos Stokely of the requ
lars, who was in AD. 1781 made prisoner at the Miami river,
under Col. Loughry
Question. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so
by whom was it given?
Answer. I received a written discharge after my service in N. Jersey
from Captain (afterwards Col.) John Beery, but I have lost it.
I never received a written discharge after my service as spy.
Question. 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 of your service as a soldier
of the Revolution.
Answer. Nicolas France, Frederick Thorn, Hon. Hugh Culbertson,
Matthew Jackson Esq, Frances H. Foltz, Esqr
Hon: Thomas Robison
Frederick Rice
his mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after putting
the investigations 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 that
Nicolas France, and Frederick Thorn, who have [illegible]
proceeding certificate, residing in the
County of Wayne, O, are creditable persons, and their
Statement is entitled to credit.
State of Ohio
Wayne County SS
John Sloane, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
said County, do hereby certify that in the matter of 
Frederick Rice, an applicant for a Pension; the foregoing are
the original proceedings had in said Court. In testimony 
whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court, at Wooster the 7th day of April AD 1834
J. Sloane Clerk
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October 14, 1938.
Mrs. Wm. C. Stencil
540 Lakeside Avenue
Lorain, Ohio.

BA-J/ILL
Frederick Rice
S. 9085

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of Frederick Rice, who was a pensioner, and
died in 1848.
The data which follow are found in the papers on file in
pension claim, S. 9085, based upon service in the Revolutionary 
War of Frederick Rice.
Frederick Rice was born September 29, 1753, near Bethlehem,
Northampton County, Pennsylvania; the names of his parents are not
shown. At the time of the Revolutionary War, he lived near Hannastown,
in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
He volunteered when about twenty-two years of age, served
as a private in Captain John Beery's (Berry's) company, marched to
Morristown, joined the troops under Colonel Potter, was in a severe
skirmish on Staten Island and returned home, length of service eight
or nine months. Shortly afterwards, he enlisted in Captain David
Marshall's company of spies commanded by Colonel Crawford, marched to
headwaters of the Beaver, assisted in the destruction of two Indian
villages, and continued to serve on the frontier against the Indians
about three years, during which he was in frequent skirmishes.
Frederick Rice continued to reside near Hannastown, Pennsylvania, until 1815, at which time he moved to Wooster Township, Wayne
County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 31,
1834, at which time he resided in Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio.
The soldier made no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name
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of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner,
you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting
Office, this city,
and cite the following:
Frederick Rice
Certificate #26267
Issued April 21, 1834
Rate $80 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Ohio (Pittsburgh) Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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1912 Dec 17 Hist to Mrs.
Mildred Moon. S.L.M.
1913 July 21 Hist. to Susan
Rumbaugh friend of Frederick
$40335 J.L.M.
for both letters.
1938 Oct. 14. Hist. to Mrs. W. C. Steel, J.L.M.


9085
INVALID.
No. 9085
Roderick Rice
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -- Vol. Page 316
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Records Division,
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
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540 Lakeside Ave.,
Lorain, Ohio
August 29, 1938   
Gentlemen:
I would like to have you send me, at your
earliest convenience, as complete data as possible
on Frederick Rice, who served in the Revolutionary War under Captain Potter. He fought at the
battle of Trenton, also at Valley Forge, and he
applied for and received a pension. He died, I
believe Jan. 23, 1848.
The other one died in 1826.
Yours very truly,
Rosamond S. Stencil
(Mrs. W.C.)
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3060 Scranton R.
Cleveland, Ohio
Dec. 9, 1912
Pention Dept.
Gentlemen:
Having
written you on
a previous date in regard to
information that might be
forthcoming of Frederick
Rice, I
send you the data, which
you needed to identify
a claim
such a claim had been filed.
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He served under Captain John Clark of the
company regiment
commanded by Colonel Walter
Stewart, (13th Pennsylvania Regiment
He enlisted from
Westmorland Co
and lived there after his return
He was born in 1760 and died
1850. He was married in
1783 to Miss Catherine
Lausser of
Westmorland Co
Pa.
any further information
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regarding him would be
greatly  appreciated by
Mildred
Moon
3060 Scranton Rd
Cleveland Ohio