Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21413, for Samuel Royal Pain, Rhode Island
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3-Columned Form

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Service
R.I.
R.I. Sea Service

2nd Column
Pain, Samuel Royal
or
Paine

Number
S. 21413

carded
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21423 
Rhode Island 
Samuel R. Paine 
of Bristol Co in the State of Rh. Island who was a priv. artil. in the Comp commanded by Captain Tillinghast of the Regt commanded by Col. Church in the R. Island line for 8 m artil. $53.28 RI $53.33 Sea Service (totalling) $86.61 (times 2) $173.23 (plus) $43.20
Inscribed on the Roll of Rh. Island at the rate of 86 Dollars 61 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Sep 1833- and (illegible) Jno. Cross Portsmouth
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 33 $216 "52
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 43.30 (totalling) $259.82 ┃ 
Revolutionary Clairm Act June 7 1832
Recorded by G. Estiles Clerk
Book E. Vol. 2 Page 124 

(2nd Side)
Rec'd Dec 15, 1838
Agency book
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Declaration
In order to obtain the ^benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 State of Rhode Island County of Bristol this 19th day of February 1833, personally appeared before me William Throop, one of the judges or Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol, Samuel Royal Paine a resident of sd Bristol, in sd County of Bristol, and State of Rhode Island, aged Seventy five 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 act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated, that is to say: At the commencement of the Revolutionary War I resided with Deacon Green of Providence in this State. In the Spring of the year, and I think in the month of April 1775 I volunteered into a company of Artillery under the command of Capt. Daniel Tillinghast, at Providence, for eight months and was ordered into the public service in guarding the shores of Providence river and the upper part of the Bay from Providence, down as far as Warwick neck. I served out my time and I think in December 1775, I was discharged at sd Providence. I then returned home to my fathers family in Bristol af. and was enrolled in the militia company of said Town, under the command of Capt. Wim. Throop._ From this time untill Dec. 1776, when the enemy took the neighboring Islands of Rhode Island, the militia of sd company were frequently called ^out on occasional alarms for short periods of time_ but then our militia duty in the public service, became constant and a regular: and during the whole time the enemy occupied Rhode Island from said Dec. 1776 to November 1779. I was continually drafted or alloted from said company: & ordered into the public service, to stand guard on the shores of the Bay, at points contiguous to the enemys position on the Island_ Except two months thereout, when I was with Capt. Martindale in a Galley as is (herein after mentioned)- These militia services were for one month each, and when in sd Bristol, ^were under the officers of our own company-- Joseph Reynolds was Lt. and Jonathan Dimond was ensign of said Company, during said time. I served at divers times under each of said officers of said company at the following named guard posts in said Town- viz-on Popposquash point, on Mount Hope Point, in Bristol Neck at Peeks rocks, and at the forts on the high land near Bristol ferry. 
Said company belonged to the Regiment of Col. Nathan Miller and Lt. Col. Peter Church. these Regiments comprised all of the Militia of this County
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During said time and in one of sd monthly drafts, I think in Sept. 1777 I was marched to Tiverton, under Capt. Throop, for the purpose, as I understood at the time of crossing over to Rhode Island, and to retake it from the enemy, but we did not cross over to the Island. and after my time was out, I was discharged at Tiverton and I returned home. at this time I saw Genl Spencer a continental officer - our company at this time was attached to Col Cooks Regiment- 
Again during said period, in the month of August 1778-on one of sd monthly draft from sd company, I was marched on to Rhode Island under Capt Throop in Sullivans Expedition and was then during the campaign. we were then attached to Col Cooks Regiment. I at this time saw Genl Greene and Col. Greene both of whom were continental officers. after my month was out I was discharged- 
Again during said period, in the month of May 1778- as near as I can recollect, I entered at sd Bristol on board of the Galley Wm Bradford Capt Sian Martindale for two months, and was engaged during said time in guarding the shores and cruising between Point Judith and the Bonnet or Narragansett South Ferry, and after my two months were out I was discharged at sd Bristol.
Owing to old age, and the great length of time elapsed since these (illegible) were endured, and the consequent loss of memory, I cannot state the exact days on which my numerous militia and other aforesaid (illegible) began and ended, but according to the best of my recollection and belief served not less than Eight months in the Artillery Company of Capt Tellinghast as aforesaid as a private soldier, and not less than sixteen and an half months in the Bristol Militia under Capt Throop as a private soldier, and two months in the Galley under Capt. Martindale, as a common Mariner making in all twenty six & a half months for which he claims a pension. 
And he swears that he truly and faithfully performed all the foregoing services, for his country, in the cause of American Liberty, in the War of the Revolution
And he further declares that he was born in sd Bristol on the 23 day of April 1757 as his certificate herewith will show, that sine Dec 1775 he has resided in at Bristol, & not elsewhere. where he now lives that he never received any written discharge from any of said services, but was verbally discharged. that he hath no documentary evidence of said serving. That he refers to Rev. Henry Wight and Daniel Gladding Esq who are his neighbours and citizens of said Bristol, who testify to his character for veracity and to their belief that he was a soldier of the Revolution, and also to the accompanying depositions.
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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. Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Sam. Royal Pain

Wm Throop Justice Court, C. Pleas 

Mr. E Henry Wight a Clergyman residing in the town of Bristol and Daniel Gladding residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Royal Paine who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the Neighbourhood.

Transcriber note: Smaller piece of paper placed in the middle of the document, obscuring part of the deposition. Transcription for smaller paper:

Samuel Royall Paine, Son of Mr. Stephen Paine and Mary his wife, was born April 23d, 1757 
Town Clerk's Office, Bristol R. Island. July 19th A.D. 1833
I certify that the above certificate of the birth of Saml. Royal Paine, is a true copy from the Record in this office. 
Witness, Wm Throop Town Clerk-

Transcriber note: Continuation of Deposition:

persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit

Wm Throop Justice Court C. Pleas 
And I William Throop a Judge or Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, a Court of Record, do hereby certify that said Samuel Royal Paine who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to appear to make his declaration in open Court. 
Wm Throop Justice Court of C. Pleas
I, William Throop a Judge or Justice of the said Court hereby certify that the foregoing contain the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Samuel Royal Paine for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid. And of American Independence the fifty seventh 
Wm Throop Justice C. C. Pleas
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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. Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Sam. Royal Pain Wm Throop Justice Court, C. Pleas Mr. E Henry Wight a Clergyman residing in the town of Bristol and Daniel Gladding residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Royal Paine who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the Neighbourhood in which he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. 

Sworn to and Subscribed	Henry Wight
the day & year aforesaid		Daniel Gladding

Wm. Throop Just. Court C. Pleas
And I said William Throop justice &C. do hereby declare my opinion the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories subcribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And I further certify that it appears to me that the Rev. Henry Wight & Daniel Gladding who have (obscured) to the preceding certificate, are residents in said Bristol and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Wm Throop Justice Court C. Pleas 

And I William Throop a Judge or Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, a Court of Record, do hereby certify that said Samuel Royal Paine who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to appear to make his declaration in open Court. Wm Throop Justice Court of C. Pleas I, William Throop a Judge or Justice of the said Court hereby certify that the foregoing contain the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Samuel Royal Paine for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid. And of American Independence the fifty seventh 

Wm Throop Justice C. C. Pleas
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 
Clerks Office, Court of Common Pleas County of Bristol
I hereby certify that William Throop, whose signatures are affixed in his own proper hand writing to the foregoing declaration of Samuel R. Paine for a pension, was at the time and is now a Judge or Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Bristol, duly commissioned under the seal of said State and engaged thereon according to Law.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court this nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three and of American Independence the fifty seventh 
J. Davis Clk
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Saml R. Paine
22798
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22798
Saml R Paine
RI

Private of Arty  8 Mos
"        " of Infy 16 
__________________  
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Jno Cross
Portsmouth RI
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WAR DEPARTMENT 
Pension Office, 
183 
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 shew 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. 
Statement, shewing the service of Samuel Royal Paine Bristol Co. R Island Davis.

Column Headings

Period when the service was rendered; Duration of the claimant's service: Years/Months/Days; Rank of the Claimant; Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served; Names and Rank of the General and Field officers; Battles in which the applicant was engaged; Country through which he marched; Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period; Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
1775; 8 months; Artillery; Capt Tillinghast; Col Church;---; Providence; 75; traditionary
1775/1776; Artillery; 3 months,15 days; Capt Tillinghast; Col Church; ---; Bristol; Providence; Witnesses
1776; time not stated; Whoop; Crook; ---; at sea; R Island; Witnesses
1776; 5 months; sea; Martindale; -; left blank; Tiverton; Warrick; Witnesses
1776; 2 months; sea; Martindale; -; left blank; Tiverton; Warrick; Witnesses
1776; 8 months; left blank; left blank; left blak; R Island; left blank

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, musicians 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
On this_______day of _____personally appeared (a) before ____________A.B., a resident (b) of ____________ in the county of _____ and State, erritory or District of ___________ aged ____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 provion 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:

[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 enered 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. [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 hereby ____________ 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 day 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__________________ contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation 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 expected. 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? And if a substitute, for whom?
 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 he 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 guiadnce.
(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 not 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 affadavit 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 recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For [fill in] year [fill in] months , and [fill in] days , I served as a [fill in],  For [fill in] months and [fill in] days, I served as [fill in]; and for such service I claim a pension." 

[A handwritten bracket draws the reader's attention to this paragraph] 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 [italicized "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 in dispensable. 
{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. 
[a pointing finger symbol] 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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In reply to your request of [fill in], received [fill in] for a statement of the military history of Samuel Royal Pain or Paine a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [crossed out "or his widow's"] application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 21413

[Column Headings] 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT; LENGTH OF SERVICE.; RANK.; OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL.; STATE.
Apl. 1775; 8 mos; Private; [under CAPTAIN] Daniel Tillinghast; [under COLONEL left blank]; R.I.
Dec. 1776; 8 1/2 mos.; [left blank]; [under CAPTAIN] William Throop, [under COLONEL] Nathan Miller; [left blank]
May 1778; 2 mos.; [left blank]; [under CAPTAIN] Sion Martindale, [under COLONEL] galley Wm Bradford; [left blank]
July 1778; 8 mos; [left blank]; [under CAPTAIN] Willim Throop, [under COLONEL] Cook; [left blank]

[Crossed out "Battles"] engaged in [handwritten above "Genls Spencer and"] Sullivans Expeditions.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Bristol  R.I. & Bristol RI
Date of application for pension, Feb. 19, 1833, His claim was allowed 
Residence at date of application, Bristol, R.I.
Age at date of application, born Apl. 23, 1757 at Bristol, R.I. son of Stephen and Mary Paine 

REMARKS:  He died Dec. 26, 1838 (Agency book) no further family data 

Respectfully, 
Commissioner.
6-2856
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[Two Sided Page]
[Left side]
[Handwritten diagonally across top left of page "REVOLUTION"]
File No. 21413
INVALID. 
Samuel R Paine
Pri Rev War
Act: Jun 7" 32"
Index: -- Vol. 2 , Page 312
(Arrangement of 1870.} 
[Right side]
1916 Feby. 8. Hist. to Mrs. Herman W. Frisman. [the symbol for "cents"]
1923 Aug. 11- Hist. to C.E. Peirce, also advised of cost of copies & money order returned
1923 Sept. 8. Copies mailed to C.E. Pierce-aw
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State of Rhode Island
County Bristol 
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Bristol, Samuel Royal Paine, on applicant for a pension, 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 recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades, namely-- In Capt. Tillinghasts company of artillery as a private [crossed out "form"] from April to December 1775 [obscured by large stain] - In Throop's company of Militia, as a private, from [obscured by large stain] 1776 to July 1777 three months and fifteen days-- In the [obscured by large stain] a private from July 1777 to May 1778 five months - In the [obscured by large stain] 1778 I was on board of the Galley William Bradford, Capt. Martindale for two months as a common mariner, and from July 1778 to November 1779 --- served not less than eight months in said Capt. Throops company of  militia in Bristol, as a private soldier, making in all twenty [cut off] months and fifteen days, for which service I claim a pension.
I further declare that during all the aforementioned time I was in actual military service, and not employed in any civil pursuit, [cut off] that I believe said company of Militia and said Company of artillery were ordered into the public service by the State of Rhode Island and that the Galley was in the service of the United States- 
Sam' Royal Pain 
State of Rhode Is
land &c. Bristol Co. at Bristol July 17th A.D. 1833
Personally came Saml Royal Pain, the above named Deponent, and made solemn oath to the truth of his aforegoing deposition and subscribed the same before me. And I further certify said deponant is personally well known to me, and sustains a good character for truth and veracity.

Wm Throop Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.

State of Rhode Island &c 
Clerk's Office, Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol.
I hereby certify that William Throop, whose signature is affixed, in his own proper hand writing^"to the foregoing" is Judge or Justice of the Court aforesaid, duly commissioned under the seal of the State and engaged thereon according to Law. In testimony
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whereof I have herunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court this 17th day of July A.D. 1833.
And of American Independence the fifty-eighth.
Wm Bradford Clk.
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I, William Diman of Bristol in the County of Bris and State of Rhode Island &c., aged Seventy three years and upwards, and engaged according to Law, depose, 
That from my youth I have been well acquainted Samuel Royal Paine of said Bristol, who is an applicant for a pension, for Revolutionary services.
In the latter part of the year 1776, the British [obscured by stain] session of the Island of Rhode Island, in our immediate vicinity, under command of General Clinton.  Militia was the only force we then had, this town composed one company. under the command of Capt. Wm Throop, myself and said Paine, were  [obscured by stain] men, were enrolled and did duty in said Company [obscured by stain] were principally in guarding our shores, and as [obscured by stain] were regular, our said Company was divided into [obscured by stain] and did duty by turns, monthly, whereby every man was on duty one half the time.  I recollect being in one of those monthly tours of duty with said Paine. We were also in our said Company the next year, (1777) and marched to Tiverton, where we joined the army there collected under Genl Spencer, the object of which was to make a landing on said Island of Rhode Island, but we did not succeed. this town was for about one month. the British held said Island nearly three years, during which time I was in the public service, but a part of the time, in our said Militia Company, the other part I was in the State, and other service, whereby was not so well acquainted with said Paines services, but have no doubt but he was in said service at least one half of the time.  the said Island was held by the British as aforesaid.  in addition to the services of the said Paine above alluded to, I have repeatedly and many times see him on duty in said Company of militia, in the public service during the time aforesaid.
William Diman [His mark handwritten with an "X"]

State of Rhode Island &c Bristol  Co. at Bristol Feb 17th 1833 
Personally appeared the above named William Diman, and made solemn oath to the truth of his aforegoing depostion, and subscribed the same, before me.
And I further certify that said deponant is personally known to me and sustains a good character for truth veracity.
William Throop Justice Court Common Pleas
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I Joseph Munro of Bristol, in the County of Bristol, and State of Rhode Island &c. aged Seventy One years depose and say, under solemn oath- 
That I have from my youth been acquainted with Samuel Royal Paine of said Bristol who is an applicant for a pension, under the act of Congress of June 7th, 1832.
During the War of the Revolution, the said Paine was attached with myself, [crossed out "were attached"] to the Militia ^"company" in this Town, there under the command of Capt. Wm Throop, and have and did see the said Paine many times doing duty ^"in the public service" in said Company as a soldier.
Our locations were more than four miles distant from each other, whereby I do not recollect seeing him so often as I do many others, and at the time the British held our neighbouring Island of Rhode Island. our said Company was divided into two divisions, and it is probable that we were not both of us in one part together.
But such was our situation, while the said Island was in possession of the British, every young man liable to bear arms, was enrolled in the service of his Country, and from my long acquaintance with said Paine, I know that he would ^"not" shrink from his duty, have therefore no doubt but that he served as long as any of us, which was one half the time the enemy held said Island, about three years, in regular duty, besides, we had frequent alarms, when we were all called out, and were in a constant state of agitation. 
Joseph Munro 

State of Rhode Island &c. Bristol Co. at Bristol, February 19th, 1833 
Personally appeared the above named Joseph Munro, and made solemn oath to the truth of his aforegoing Deposition, and subscribed the same, before me.
And I further certify that said Deponant is personally known to me, and sustains a good character for truth and veracity.
Wm. Throop Justice of Court of Common Pleas 

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations. 
Clerks Office, Court of Common Pleas, County of Bristol 
I hereby certify that William Throop whose signature is affixed in his own proper handwriting to the taking of the foregoing Depo
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[carried over from previous page is word "depositions"] 
sitions of William Diman and Joseph Mumo, was at the time and is now, a Judge or Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, for said County of Bristol, duly commissioned under the seal of said State, and engaged thereon according to Law. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court, this 19th day of February, in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty three.  And of American Independence the fifty seventh. J Davis Clk
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[2 sided page]
[First side]

M 233 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS 
Finance Division
AUG 31 1923
Chief of Pen. [crossed out "Division"] [handwritten "Section"]
Sir: I have this day received from C.E. Peirce M.O. No. 310,536 for $1.50, requesting [crossed out "post office address"] [handwritten "copy"] as per letter herewith.
[handwritten diagonally "Copies mailed to Finance Div. [illegible]. AW Sept 8.23 [Rubber Stamped "REV. WAR SECTION"]

Respectfully,
O.J. Randall [initialled]
Chief Finance Div.

[Second side is imaged sideways]
(MF 42)
Date: Sept 7 23
Name: Samuel R. Pain No. SR1413; Rev.
Photographic copies wanted of: 5 pieces, consisting of 10 pages.
Remarks:  
EXT. [Initial Illegible] Wilson; [Rubber stamped above the word Chief "REV WAR SECTION"],
Law Clerk
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[Rubber Received stamp in top left corner of page reads as follows]
DEPT OF THE INTERIOR, RECEIVED AUG 29 1923, [bottom wording illegible]

6813 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., Aug 27, 1923.

Hon. Commissioner of the Dept. of the Interior, Washington D.C.,

Dear Sir:-
I have your favor of the 15th instant, as to the pension record of Samuel Royal Pain, of Bristol, R. I., a Revolutionary soldier, for which please accept my thanks. 
Please furnish me with photostat copies of the original papers in this pension claim, as suggested, in your favor, in payment of which you will find enclosed herewith a money order for $1.50. S. 21413. 
Will you also kindly furnish me, if possible, with a copy of the Act of August 24, 1912, referred to, or inform me where it may be obtained? 
Very truly yours, 
C.E. Peirce

[Hand written "M.O. $1.50 CED]

[Rubber stamp midway down left side of page reads as follows:]
PENSION OFFICE, AUG 31 1923

[Rubber stamp on bottom left of page reads as follows:]
FINANCE DIVISION
AUG 31 1923
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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M 233 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS 
Finance Division 
AUG 7, 1923 
Chief of Rev. War Section
Sir: 
I have this day received from C. E. Peirce M.O. No. 309540
for $1.00 requesting [crossed out "post office address"] as per letter herewith.
[Handwritten diagonally "M.O. returned Aug 15-23 & Finance Div. notf. AW"]
[Rubber stamped "REV. WAR SECTION"]
  Respectfully, O. J. RANDALL J.J.C 
Chief Finance Div.
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RECORDS OF WHEELER FAMILIES 
CLARENCE E. PEIRCE, COMPILER 
[Paper affixed to upper right corner "After 5 days, return to C. E. PEIRCE, 6813 A. Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y."]
6813 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., Aug. 5th 1923.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.,
Sir: -- 
On the Pension Roll of 1820 appears the name of Samuel R. Paine, private of Artillery, Bristol County, R.I., age 76. He died in Bristol, R. I., Dec. 26, 1838, aged 82 years. 
I would like to obtain the fullest details possible concerning him in the pension records; in fact, if permissible, a complete copy of his application for pension, and complete copy of all other documents attached thereto. 
Will you advise me how I may obtain such records, and other records of other Revolutionary soldiers, that I may hereafter from time to time need for my record work? 
Enclosed is a money order for one dollar and I will be glad to remit additional amount if necessary on your advice. 
Respectfully yours, 
C.E. Peirce
[Handwritten on bottom left of page "10 pges to copy"]
[Rubber stamp on bottom of right side of page "PENSION OFFICE, AUG 7 1923"]
[Rubber stamp on bottom of right side of page "FINANCE DIVISION, AUG 7 1923, BUREAU OF PENSIONS"]
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Rev. War Section. 
Aug. 15, 1923.
Mr. C. E. Peirce, 
6813 A. Fourth Ave. 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Sir: 
You are herewith furnished the history of the Revolutionary War pensioner, S. 21413, Samuel Royal Pain, or Paine, in the usual form as given out by the Bureau, and for which no fee is charged. Two such reports are made for each inquirer.
If you desire photostat copies of the original papers in the above noted pension claim, the same will be furnished you under the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1912, at the rate of fifteen cents a page, with twenty -five cents extra for certification, if that is desired. 
The number of pages to be copied is ten. 
The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by money order drawn to the order of the [underlined] Secretary of the Interior.
Herewith is returned your money order for one dollar on the Commissioner of Pensions. 
Respectfully, 
Washington Gardner
 Commissioner.

[Handwritten down the left margin of the page, "*When pages area copied birth record must be copied as a page by itself"]
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Please send history of
Samuel Royal Pain,
S. 21413 R. I.
to
Mrs. Herman W. Arisneau
Canistes, Steuben Co., NY.

Personal inquiry
Feby 7. 1916.
(Grace M Pierce)