Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21632, Reynolds Barber, R.I.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
R.I.
Barber, Reynolds
NUMBER
S.21632
CONTENTS
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15.715
Rhode Island
Reynolds Barber
Washington in the State of R. Island
who was a BE Sgt in the Company commanded
by Captain Crandall of the 1 Rgt commanded
by Col Dyer in the Rhode Island
line for 12 mos 14 days Private
3 mos & 3 days Sergeant
Died 14 April 1837

Inscribed on the Roll of Rho Island
at the rate of 59 Dollars 90 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of July
1833 and to Claimant
Exeter Washington Co RI

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $119.80
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept 1835 29.95
$149.75

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk. 
ok E Vol. 37, Page 103

Dead. Order to pay 4 [illegible]
He died April 14, 1837
A.B
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Reynolds Barber
Declaration
2365
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed the 7th June 1832
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
[crossed out: J. Reynolds Barter of Exeter in the County of Washington do hereby declare]
Reynolds Barber on this third day of September AD. 1832
personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court
of Common Pleas now sitting at South Kingstown in and for said County
of Washington Reynolds Barber resided in Exeter in the County
aforesaid. Aged Seventy Eight years who being first duly sworn
According to Law on his oath maketh the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that
he entered the service of the United States under the following
named officers and served as herein stated vis in December 1776
I was called out to guard the Naraganset Shore the British troops
being in possession of a Newport and the fleet in the bay (me) marched
from Exeter in the State of Rhode Island where I then resided
under the command of Capt Uriah Crandall in Col Charles Dyers
regiment and served as a Seargeant on said Narraganset shore at 
a place called Boston Neck untill March 1777 and was employed
in guarding the shore in that vicinity making a term of three
months and twenty days. About this time the militia in the
town of Exeter was divided into two classes which regulation continued
untill October 1777 during which time I served as a militia soldier 
one half the time at various places under the command of 
Capt Samuel Gorton and in the said Col Dyers regiment employed
in guarding the said Narragansett shore a term of four months.
I was called in Nov. 1777 together with all the company to which I
belonged to march to Tiverton in Rhode Island was there under
said Capt Gorton and joined an Expedition against the British
then in possession of Newport. This expedition was commanded
by Genl. Spencer we marched to Stagland Ferry but did not go on
to the Island was in this service one month and dismissed at
said Tiverton and returned to my residence in said Exeter.
in the begining of the winter of 1776 I was drafted to serve one half
the time in said Capt Gorton's Company in Col Dyers Regiment
of Militia and marched to a place called Boston Neck in the
State of Rhode Island
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and was there stationed at different times between December 1777 and
August 1778 a term in the whole of three months then in August
1778 I was drafted to go on to Rhode Island in General Sullivans 
Expedition against the British troops then in possession of Newport
and marched under the said Capt. Gorton and joined the army
on said Island and was in the battle of 29 August and came
off said Island at Bristol Ferry and was there discharged having
served in this tour 14 days then returned to my residence in Exeter
and from September 1778 untill March 1779 I served one half the
time as a drafted Soldier in said Capt Gortons Company in Col
Dyers regiment and was stationed again at said Boston Neck
and other places on said Narragansett shore a term of three months
I then returned to said Exeter, and lived there untill March 1780
then moved to Hopkintown Rhode Island then in the month of August
1780 I was again drafted in the town of Hopkintown in Rhode Island
to do a tour of duty in the militia in a company commanded by Capt
Phinehas Maxon in Col. Jesse Maxsons regiment and marched to a
place called [illegible] at Newtown, in an expedition under the command
of the Genl. Varnum was discharged and returned to said
Hopkintown having served a tour of one month as near as I can
recollect making in the whole of my services a term of Sixteen
months and four days.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declares that his name is not on the
pension roll of the agency of any State
The following interrogatories were by said Court propounded to said
applicant
1. Where and in what year were you born
annd in the Declaration
2. Have you any record of your age, if so where is it
it is at home in a Sille
3. Where were you living when you entered the service where have
you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you
now live
In Exeter & live there now.
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4. How were you called into service were you drafted did you
Volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom

answered in my declaration-

5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were
with the Troops where you served such continental and military
regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances 
of your services

contain in the declaration, I knew Bridgnal Cornell

6 did you ever receive a discharge from the service if so by
whom was it given and what has become of it
Answer I did not receive any written discharge

7 State the names of persons whom you know in your present
neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for
truth and veracity and your Service as Soldier in the Revolution
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year affixed
he does not know of any blecpna in his vicinity who will testify
to his reputation in his neighborhood of his [illegible]; [illegible], but
[illegible] the Court to Moses Bertl & Robert Morey who will testify to same - value to his cheracte for truth
on to the day and year above and
Reynolds Barber

We Moses Barber of Hopkinton & Robert Morey of Exeter; 
[crossed out: residing in] the 
[crossed out: and residing in (the same)] 
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted 
with Reynolds Reule who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we
believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood
where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn to and subscribed the day aforesaid. 
Witness I. G. Sitesman
Robert his mark Morey
Moses Barber

Sworn to in Open Court 1 Sepr 1832
Wahir Sam. Helme Cler

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the 
interrogatries 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 to them that 
who has signed the preceeding certificate, is a 
resident in the
and that Robert Morey & Moses Barber who has
also signed the same are residents in the Town of Hopkinton & Exeter and are credible persons and 
that their statement is entitled to credit. 

I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Gen. Sessions of the Peace
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application
of Reynolds Barber for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, 
this eighth day of September 1832
Sam. Helme Clk
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to his reputation in his neighborhood of his [illegible]; [illegible], but
[illegible] the Court to Moses Bertl & Robert Morey who will testify to same - value to his cheracte for truth
on to the day and year above and
Reynolds Barber

We Moses Barber of Hopkinton & Robert Morey of Exeter;
[crossed out: residing in] the
[crossed out: and residing in (the same)]
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted
with Reynolds Reule who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we
believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood
where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day aforesaid.
Witness I. G. Sitesman
Robert his mark Morey
Moses Barber

Sworn to in Open Court 1 Sepr 1832
Wahir Sam. Helme Cler

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the
interrogatries 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 to them that
who has signed the preceeding certificate, is a
resident in the
and that Robert Morey & Moses Barber who has
also signed the same are residents in the Town of Hopkinton & Exeter and are credible persons and
that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Gen. Sessions of the Peace
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application
of Reynolds Barber for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office,
this eighth day of September 1832
Sam. Helme Clk
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23638
Reynolds Barber
Rhode Island
Sergt 3 mos today
Purch 12     14
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           16      4

Reynolds Barber
Exeter Washington Cty
Rhode Island
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir: 
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, showing the service of Reynolds Barber
Period when the service was rendered.

enlisted 1776
1777
1777
Draf 1778
Draf 1778
Draf 1778
Draf 1780

Duration of the claimant's service
Years. Months. Days.
- 3 20
- 4 -
- 1 -
- 3 -
- - 14
- 3 -
- 1 -
16 mo 4 days

Rank of the claimant. 
Sergt.

Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. 
{Cat. Crandall
Col. Dyer
Capt Gorton}
{Col Dyer
Capt Gorton}
{Genl Spencer
Capt Gorton}
{Col. Dyer
Capt Gorton}
{Capt Saine
Col Dyer}
{Capt Maxon
Col Maxon
Genl Varnum}

Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. 
78 years
Exeter
Washington County
R Island

Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary
Evidence and living Witnesses
papers not authenticated

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
{State, Territory, or District of
County of } ss.

On this
day of
personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
of
aged (c)
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
, with
and
served in the
(e) regiment of the
line, under the following named officers:
and
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
&c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
, who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories 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 to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I,
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
&c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; 
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; 
and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be exexpected. 
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.

1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.

6. {To a Soldier.
{Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?}
To an Officer. 
{Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?}

7. 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 services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, 
taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity ; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
days, I served as a 
. For
months and 
days, I served as a ;
and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, 
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is 
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; 
the particular place or places, where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority;
that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i[ The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers. 
{In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.


Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, 
and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 

The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only. 
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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August 21, 1928. 

Albert E. Barber
99 Main St
Westerly, RI

Sir: 
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 21632, it appears that Reynolds Barber, while residing at Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island, enlisted in December 1776 and served three months and twenty days as a sergeant in Captain Uriah Crandall's Company, Colonel Charles Dyer's Rhode Island Regiment; after which he served at various times in 1779 in Captain Samuel Gorton's Company, Colonel Charles Dyer's Regiment, was in General Spencer's Expedition and in the battle of Rhode Island, and served eleven months and fourteen days. 
In March 1780 he moved to Hopkinton, Rhode Island, and enlisted in August 1780 and served one month in Captain Phinehas Maxon's Company, Colonel Jesse Maxon's Rhode Island Regiment. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed
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Rev. and 1812

September 3, 1832, at which time he was living in Exeter, Rhode Island, aged seventy-eight years.
He died April 14, 1837, leaving a widow, whose name is not stated. There are no further data as to family. 

Respectfully
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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to R.I
Revolution
21632
INVALID.

File No. 21,632
Reynolds Barber
Sergt. Lee years
Act: June 7 32
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 21 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Sept. 25, 1903. It's
Albert E. Barber. Westerly
1928- Aug 21 Hist to
Albert E. Barber Aug.
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Exeter County of Washington State of Rhode Island
February the 27 Day 1833

Dear sir I have forward to you my Decliration Testimony & shold have Dun it befor if any helth wold [illegible] and with you wold forward me an answer as soon as convenient Directed to Kingston ^Post Office Rhode Island
From your obedient servant, Reynolds Barber
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Sir
Arcade Bank
Peridence Novem 29th 1837

Sir
The widow of Reynolds Barber late a
Pensioner under the act of June 7th 1832 has applied
for the arrears of pension due her late husban.d
I herewith transmit the vouchers for inspection
& authority to pay the same.
Very respectfully
your obt Srt

S Waterman Pension Agt
ps H Greene Clk

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
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The Deposition of Solomon Lewis of
Voluntown County of Windham and State
of Connecticut of the age of Eighty one years
and Engaged according to law testify and say:
that I was well acquainted with Reynolds Barber
of Exeter in the State of Rhode island During
the Revolutionary War as I then lived in said Exeter.
and well Remember that the said Barber Served in
Capt Uriah Crandalls Company in Col. Dyers Regmt
in the winter of the year 1777 I having served [crossed out: with]
in the Said Company and Regmt. I also Recollect of 
Serving with the Said Barber one month in an
Expedition Commanded by General Spencer at Tiverton
and I also was with the Said Barber in General Sulivans
Expedition against the British troops on Newport
a term of 20 days - And also in the year 1780
I Served with said Barber in an Expedition commanded
by General Vernum at Said Newport a term of
one month & I verily believe the Said Barber
Served the time he has stated in his declaration
Solomon Lewis


State of Rhode island
Washington sc }
Exeter August the 10th day AD 1832
personally appeared Solomon Lewis Signer of
the aforegoing Deposition and made oath to the
truth of the Same And I further Certify
that the above Deponent is a person of truth
and Veracity
Sworn to before me
Isaac Greene Just of Peace
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State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations.
Washington Sc } Clerks Office Court Common Pleas &
General Sessions of the Peace Sepr. 4. 1832
I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court aforesaid do
hereby Certify that Isaac Greene Esq. whose Signature is
hereto Affixed is a Justice of the Peace for the Town
of Exeter in sd County that full faith and credit ought
to be given to his certificate throughout the United 
States I also Certify that the seal here inpressed is
the true Seal of the Courts Aforesaid

Wrtn. Sam. Helme Clk
of the Courts Afores.

Solomon Lewis
Deposition
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State of Connecticut
County of New London ss } I Stephen Palmer of North Stonington
in the County of New London & State
Connecticut being Seventy three year of age After being
duly cautioned & Sworn according to law do testify & say according 
to the best of my recollection that I was drafted in Col. Charles
Dyer Regt and in Capt Uriah Crandall Phinehas Kinyon,
Lt, Kinyons was our next Capt & George Wilcox Lt.
and Samuel Gortons our next Capt. George Wilcox Lt. 
and our last tour George Wilcox Capt John Bates Lt
Companies of Rhode Island State Troops or militia
and marched to Boston neck & Point Judith point in
the State of Rhode Island for the purpose of guarding
the South Shore I continued in actual service in
said Regment under command of the same Col
Charles Dyer the whole of Said time at these adresses
and places and at different times from December
AD 1776 one half of the time to November or December
AD 1779 and I well recollect that Reynolds
Barber of Exeter Rhode Island was in the Same
Regment I was in during the full term as 
above described which is the same Reynolds Barber
now present when we was honorably discharged & further
the  Deponent saith not

Dated at North Stonington December 25 AD 1832
Stephen Palmer

State of Connecticut
New London County Ssy North Stonington December 25 AD 1832
Personally appeared Stephen Palmer Signer of the
above affadavit whose testimony as witness is entitled
to full credit & made solemn oath to the truth of
the facts therein contained
Before me 
Latham Hull Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
New London County } ss

I John DeWitt Clerk of
the County Court in and for said
New London County do hereby certify
that Latham Hull esq before whom
the within deposition of Stephen
Palmer was taken is a Justice of
the peace in & for sd New London
County and that his signature then
to affixed is in his own proper hand
writing - In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of sd
County this 12 day Jany
1833
John DeWitt Clerk
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THE W. C. HISCOX COMPANY
BUILDERS
99 MAIN STREET
WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND

LEHIGH CEMENT
RUBEROID ROOFING
PATTON'S SUN-PROOF PAINT
BEAVER BOARD
BESTWALL
ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER
SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS
MASONS' MATERIALS
BUILDERS' HARDWARE

October 5, 1927.
United States Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me a copy of the military record
with pension records of one Reynolds Barber who enlisted from
Rhode Island 1776-1778 American Revolution.
Thanking you in advance, I remain,
Courteously yours,
Albert E. Barber
AEB:DH
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Barber, Robert  
GRADE Private  
LINE Continental Artillery (Crane's)
(Massachusetts)

WARRANT NUMBER 3812
ACREAGE 100 
ISSUED Jan. 28, 1790 to Joseph May, assignee
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* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.