Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38758, Cuff Greene, Continental Rhode Island
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(3 - 1776)      [star emblem]
SERVICE                                      NUMBER
Continental      Greene, Cuff       S. 38758
Rhode Island
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CONTENTS
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5002

Rhode Island Roll

Cuff Greene
Capt Brown   private   4
Rhode Island Line

in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of Dec 1818 and sent to Benjamin Cowell Esq Clerk U.S. Dist Court, Providence R.I.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818. 4 mos 12/30 $35.20
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 $48.00
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$83.20
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Died July 4, 1819

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.

4 yrs 8 mos

Warwick
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38758

INVALID.
Revy.

File No. 38,758

Cuff Greene
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18th

Index: - Vol. 3, Page 203

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I Cuff Greene (a man of Colour) of Warwick in the State of Rhode
Island on solemn oath do declare & say that in
the year 1778, I enlisted as a private soldier
in Capt Zepheniah Browns company & Col
Christopher Greenes regiment in the Continental
army of the United States & in the Rhode Island line In which service I continued four years
Eight months & thirteen days when I received
my discharge signed by George Washington
which discharge is hereto annexed -I further
declare that I am now in reduced circumstances & stand in need of the assistance
of my country for support
attest Benj Cowell   Cuff [his X mark] Greene

Rhode Island District.
Be it remembered that on this twenty second day
of April 1818 came before me the above named
Cuff Greene & made solemn oath to the truth of
the declaration to which his mark is affixed In witness
whereof I have hereto set my hand & have caused
the seal of the Court to be unto affixed-
the signature of the Judge and [illegible]
David Howell 
[illegible]
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Cuff Greene

Cuff Greene, Private
Greenes, Rhode Island Reg

1178 to 1783

Admitted

service admitted

The Judge's certificate as to the reduced circumstances of the claimant is required in every case

Benjamin Cowell, Clerk 
re s Dept: Court, Providence R.I.
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Rhode Island District. Providence 2 Dec. 18
I certify that Cuff Greene within noted as a man of colouer appeared to me to be a very poor old Negro, almost blind. I deem it unnecessary to make further inquiry.

David Howell
District Judge
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HEAD-QUARTERS, June 15th, 1783.

THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.

GEORGE WASHINGTON

[stamp]
THE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
OF THE 
UNITED STATES

Cuff Greene
R.I.
S38758
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY
GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ;
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the
United States of America.

THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Cuff Greene, soldier
in the Rhode Island Regiment, having faithfully served the United States four years eight months & thirteen days and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARED from the American Army.

GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the
15th, June 1783 -
G Washington Gen

By HIS EXCELLENCY's
Command,
J. Trumbull Jud [illegible]

REGISTERED in the Books 
of the Regiment, Rhode Island
J. Greenman Adjutant,

THE above [blank] has been honored with the BADGE OF MERIT for Years faithful Service.
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December 6, 1932

BA-J/EEL
Cuff Greene-S.38758

The data given below are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.38758, based upon the military service of Cuff Greene in that war.

Cuff Greene, a man of color, enlisted, place not stated, in 1778, served as a private in Captain Zephaniah Brown's Company, Colonel Christopher Greene's Rhode Island Regiment, and was discharged June 15, 1783, having served four years and eight months, and thirteen days.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 22, 1818, while residing in Warwick, Rhode Island.

He died July 4, 1819. His age is not given. From AB

There are no data as to his family.

Capt Zephaniah contiued until 1783 in Col. Olney's RI Battln. so this was Continental

To be sent if ever called for. It was written just to have a history of negroes.