Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,449, Joseph Burrows, R.I.
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[typed] (8-1776)
SERVICE [handwriten] R. I. Burrows, Joseph [typed] NUMBER [handwritten]S. 36,449
[typed] CONTENTS
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18.407 R 
Rhode Island to Connecticut
Joseph Burrows
Of Providence in the State of R Island who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Richmond  of the R Island line, for the term of One year.
Inscribed on the roll of Rhode Island at 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 28 of May 1821
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Dec 1821 and Send to Benja Cowell Edge of Providence R. I. 
Appears to 4th of Sep. 1821[?] $26.6 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1822 48
$74.6
SeoLetters to Pensioners 24 Jan. 1829 ~
Transferred to Connecticut 16th March 1829, and Note [illegible], sent to pensioners - Brooklin [Illegible] Connecticut to lake effect from 4 March 1829.
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[handwritten] United States of America.
Rhode Island District
County of Providence   District Court of the United States May AD 1820
On this 28th day of May 1821, personally appeared in openCourt being a Court of Record within & for said District Joseph
Burrows, aged 78 years residing in the town of Providence in said
County who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his
oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows-
and makes this Declaration in order to obtain the provisions of
the acts of Congress of March 18 1818, & May 1 1820 [illegible] that in the
month of November 1775 he enlisted as a private into Capt Zara[?]
Westcott Companyn & Col. William Richmond Regiment in the Rhode
Island Line for one year & that he continued to serve in said Corps
untill his time expired & was honorablly discharged he was in a
number of skirmishes while said Regiment was stationed on Rhode
Island. and in permanenceof the act of May 1, 1820 I do solemnly
swear that I was a resident citizen of the Unitrd States on the
eighteenth day March one thousand eight hundred eighteen
and that I have not since that time, by gift & ale or in any manner
whatever, disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent
thereby do to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions 
of an act of Congress, entitled " an act to provide for certain pensions
engaged in the land & naval service of the United States, in the revo-
lutionary war" drafted on the eighteenth day of March one thou
sand eight hundred & eighteen that I have not nor has any
person in that for me and any proficity or Securities Contracts or Debts
due to me nor have I any income other than what is continues
in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribes
Joseph (his X mark) Burrows
A schedule of Property & Income (necessary clothing & bedding excepted)
of Joseph Burrows with said Joseph declares that hehas no property
whatever except wearing apparrell, that he is a stocking weaver
by trade, that supported himself by that trade ever since the war
but in consequence of his eye sight failing and his hand, trembling
from old age he cannot work at that business now that he is now
dependent on charity having for several years been maintaining
by two daughters with whom he has alternately lives having no family
of his own
Joseph (his X mark) Burrows
Sworn to declare in open Court on the 28 day of
May 1821 before
Hon. David Howell
Witness Ben Cowell Clk.
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[handwritten] Rhode Island District
Cerk office of the District Court AD 1821
I Benjamine Cowell Clerk of said Coirt do hereby certify
that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexes are fullt
copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify
that it is the opinion of the said Coirt that the amount in value
of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nothing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto st my handand affixed the seal of said Court
in this day of May 1821
Benjamin Cowell
Clerk of sadi Court [seal faded, can see scales and crest] 
And I also certify that the deposition of
Joseph Rawson and John Henshaw hereto
annexed are truly copied from the originals
now on file in the office duly conposed by me and
that the certificate of Holy Cranstan is under the Seal
of the Court, of which he is Clerk Witness Benjamin Cowell Clk
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[typed] APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER
County of [handwritten] Windham [typed] 88. [handwritten] Brooklyn July 5yh 1829
[typed] On this [handwritten] 5th [typed] day of [handwritten] February [typed] 182[handwritten] 9 [typed]
before me, the subscriber, a Jistice of the Peace for the said county of
[handwritten] Windham [typed] personally appeared [handwritten] Joseph Burrow
of Brooklyn [typed] who, on his oath, declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain
[handwritten] Zarah Westcott [typed] in the Regiment commanded by Colonel [handwritten] 
William Richmond [typed] in the service of the United States; that
his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of [handwritten] Rhode Island
[typed] from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State,
(District, or Territory,) of [handwritten] Cinnecticut [typed] where he intends
to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The
following are his reasons for removing from [handwritten] Rhode Island
[typed] to [handwritten] Connecticut The said Burrows is old & infirm 
and he had a desire to spend his remaining days
with his children in the State of Connecticut
Joseph [his X mark] Burrows
[typed] Sworn and subscribed to, before me,
the, day and year aforesaid.
[handwritten] Uriel Fuller Justice of the Peace
[typed] The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature
must be properly authenticated, The county Clerk, Secretary of Atate, or some other officer, mustcertify, under the seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace,
Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature porporting to
be his genuine.
The oath must be supported by the testimnoy of some respectable person, as to the Pensioner's
identity. He must swear, that the person who has taken the aboce oath is the peeson described in the
affidavit. The Magistrate must certify, that the witness is a peeson of veracity; and the affidavit must
also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
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[handwritten] State of Connecticut of Windham County Brooklyn
Feb y 5th 1829 I Alfred Ashcraft of Brooklyn
in Windham County of lawful age testify and
say I am well acquainted with the within named
Joseph Burrows and know him to be the same
person as within described & that he was placed on
the pension roll of the State of Rhode Island & has drawn
his pension until the present time
Alfred Ashcraft
Windham County of Brooklyn Feb 5th 1829
Personally appeared before me Alfred Ashcraft and
made solemn oath that the above affidavit
by him subscribed contains the truth and I
hereby certify that I am personally acquaintedwith the said Ashcraft and know him to
be a man of truth and veracity
Uriel Fuller Justice of the Peace
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[handwritten] Armin Bolles Assistant Clerk of the County Court in and for
the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify
that Uriel Fuller Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit
were made is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace in and for
said Windham County; that the foregoing signature of his name
is in his hand writing and that full faith and credit ought
to be given to his acts as such
In testimnoy whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the Publick
Seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County this 6th day of Feburary
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[handwritten] Joseph Burrows
(original)
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[handwritten] I Joseph Rawson of Providence in the County of Providence
& State of Rhode Island on oath testify and say that in the
month of November 1775 I enlosted a private into Capt
Zara Westcotts Company and in Col William Richmonds regi
ment of the Rhode Island Line for one year, and that I
continued to serve in said Corps untill my time of enlist
ment expired & one month longer, & was then honorably
discharged. And I further testify and say that I well
remember Joseph Burrows now serving in Providence,
who belongs to said Company Regiment also said
Burrows, was a private and I well recollect him from the circumstances that in the beginning of the Campaign
he used to be selected from the Company to to show us how
to exercise with the musket according to my best recol
lection Said Burrows enlisted about the time Said for one
ywear & that he served his enlistment & was honorabally dis
charged our Regiment was stationed on the Island of
Rhode Island & afterwards marched to the westward by army
from Gen Washington & was in the battle of Long Island.
Joseph Rawson
17 May
Rhode Island District
In Providence May 17 1821
Personally appeared before me the aforenamed
Joseph Rawson & made solemn oath to the truthof the Deposition by him signed and I further Certify
that said Desponent is well known to me, & that I
know of nothing to impeach his charater was a credible
& I is interested witness in the premises.
Benjamin Cowell
Commissioner of the
U S Dist. Court
Par R I. District.
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[handwritten] John Henshaw of the Town and County of Newport & State of Rhode
Island an solemn oath declares & says That he was well acquainted
with Joseph Burroughs formerly of said Newport but now resi
ding in Providence thta he well recollect that said Burroughs
in 1775 enlisted in Capt. Westcotts Company in Richmond, Regi
ment that he contined in said Company about Ten months
he was afterwards removed to and attached to the train of artillery
John Henshaw.
Newport RI at Newport this 15th day of May 1821
Personally appeared the abovenamed John Henshaw re
siding in Newport aforesaid and made solemn oath to the
truth of the above written Certified by him subscribed and I hereby Certify that he is a credible witness Whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal the day & year above.
Daniel Denham Justice
Court of Common Pleas
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas for the County
of Newport I hereby certify that Daniel Denham
Esq. whose signature is affixed to the written commissioned and
engaged under the seal of said State 
[hand drawn circled seal with L. S. written inside of seal]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the seal of said
Court this fiftheenth day of May in the
Year of our Lord Eighteen hundred &
twenty one & forty fifth of American
Independence.
H. J. Cranston Clk.
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[handwritten] 36449
Revy [typed] INVALID.
File No. [handwriten] 36,449
Joseph Burrows
Pri Rev War
[typed] Act: [handwritten] 18th March 18"
[typed] Index:-Vol. [handwritten] S [typed] Page 99
[typed] [Arrangement of 1870.]
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[handwritten] Joseph Burrows
Applicant 78 years
unable to work & depend on
charity for several years has
been maintained by two daughters
Service 1 year 1776. Col: Rich
mond & sign from by 2
credible witnesses
[illegible] his commit
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[handwritten] Honble
Judge Howell
Providence
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[handwritten] Newport May 15th 1821
Dear Sirs
Having been long acquainted with
Mr. Joseph Burrows the bearer of this Letter. I am
Indeed with a New of Servicing him to mention to you the circumstances that are within my Knowledge 
which are that he was in the Service of this State in the
Very Early part of the Revolutionary Warr and was a
usefull man being the acquainted with the Millitary
Dissipline & the use of artilliary and that he was in the
Service of the United States and I have every Reeson
to believe what is Certified by Judge Dunham and John
Hinshaw who is a Verry Respectable Man to be Correct
and true allso that Mr. Burrows is Verry Poor & unable
to Support himself being Seventy Eight Years old
Very Respectfully
Your your Obd. Servant 
Constant Taber
Thanks Judge Howell
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[handwritten] Joseph Burrows
Application for transfer
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State of Connecticut
County of Windham S. Brooklyn Jan'y 17th 1829

Then Joseph Burrows late of Foster in the County of
Providence and State of Rhode Island now residing in said
Brooklyn-
personally came before me a Justice of the peace for
said County, and on oath declares & says that he
is a Revolutionary Pensioner on the Roll of the Rhode
Island Agency, his certificate is numbered (18, 407.)
That he has removed from the State of Rhode Island
to Brooklyn aforesaid, where he expects to reside in
future. that he desires that his pension, in future be
made payable in Connecticut, and therefore prays
that the Hon Secretary of War transfer his name
to the Roll of the Connecticut agency
signed 
Joseph Burrows
his mark

The foregoing, subscribed
and sworn Jan'y 17. 1829.
fore me
David C. Bolles Justice of the Peace
for said Windham County

I Armin Bolles Assistant Clerk of the County Court within &
for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify that
David C. Bolles, before whom the foregoing application for a transfer
hath been sworn, is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace within & 
for said Windham County, that the foregoing signature of his name is 
in his proper handwriting. This acts as such are
entitled to faith & credit. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the publick
seal of sd County Court this 17th day of January
Anno Domini 1829- at Brooklyn aforesaid
Armin Bolles (illegible) Clerk