Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25183, for Daniel Sweet, Rhode Island
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SERVICE
RI

Sweet, Daniel
Cynthia 

NUMBER
W. 25183
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Reported


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4482
Rhode Island

Cynthia Sweet
widow of Daniel Sweet  RI
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 
[blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day o Jany 1844 and sent to D. Cowell Providence RI

[Act of March 3, 1843.]

Recorded in Book A     Vol. 1    Page 95
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Daniel Sweet
Certificate of Marriage 
A: 1785
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I hereby certify that Mr. Daniel Sweet of Smithfield Son of Mr. Matthew Sweet Deced  Miss Cynthia Brady of North Providence 
daughter of Mr Silas Bundy Deced was Lawfully joined together in Marriage in North Providence on the Fourteenth day of April Anno Domini 1785
By me the Subscriber    Hope Angell of Peace

I hereby certify that the above written Certificate of Marriage is Recorded in North Providence Book No. 1 for the Registry of Marriages, Birth &c.  In Page 40th
Recorded April 15th AD 1785
V. Hope Angell Clerk
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tate of Rhode Island 
County of Providence

On this 21 day of August 1840 personally appeared before me [illegible] Potter one of the Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within & for said County  Cynthia Sweet of Johnstown [illegible] in Smithfield in said County aged 75 year who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7, 1838 entitled an act granting half pay & pension to certain widows in that she is the widow of Daniel Sweet late of Smithfield deceased who was a soldier in the war of the revolution & served as a private in [illegible] Companies & regiments but she cannot specify his services she must therefore refer to the widower of [illegible] who served with him for this amount & his officers names,  And the further declares that she was married to the said Daniel on the fourteenth day of April 1785 as will appear by the original certificate hereto annexed
And she further declares that her said husband the said Daniel departed this life on the 17 day of September AD 1829
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and since the period she has remained unmarried she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January one thousand seven hundred & ninety four to [illegible] at the time above stated.
Attest Luriel Potter           Cynthia Sweet

Providence ss  In Smithfield August 24th AD 1870 Personally appeared before me Cynthia Sweet Subscriber to the foregoing declaration and made oath the truth of the same & further certify that from age and infirmities she is to feeble to attend Court.
Luriel Potter Just C.C. Pleas