Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38679, Nathaniel Elliot, Continental R.I.
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SERVICE
Continental
R. I.
Elliot, Nathaniel
NUMBER
S 38679
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9706
Rhode Island
Nathaniel Elliot
of Bristol in the State of R. Island
who was a 2” Lieut. in the company commanded
by Captain Pitman of the Regiment commanded 
by Colonel Elliott in the R. Island
line, for the term of nine months
from - 1778 to 1779
Inscribed on the roll of R. Island
at the rate of twenty Dollars per month to 
commence on the first day of January 1828
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 of May
1830 and sent to Hon T.
Burges, at Gibson’s Boarding House. City
Arrears to 4th of March 1830 $522.28
Semi-anu'l all'ce ending 4 Sept – 1830 120.-
[underline]
$642.28
{Revolutionary Claim Acts May 20 183[illegible]
Rec. Book 2
Vol. 3. fol 109
[right page]
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Acts of C. April 1838
Two thirds of his pension
reserved to a [illegible]
[illegible] the Agency in 2
[illegible] 1884 Agt. notified 14
Dec 1844
Let to Hon. C. Clark 3 Jany 1863
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(Copy)       1
I Nathaniel Elliot do hereby declare that I was born in the State
of Connecticut but now reside in Warren in the County of Bristol
in the State of Rhode Island that I served as a private soldier,
non commissioned officer and 2d Lieut. upwards of three years during the
Revolutionary war, that I first enlisted in 1775 in the Company
of Capt. Holden in the Regiment commanded by Col. James M.
Varnum marched to Roxbury turned over to the Artillery Company
of Capt. John Crane served eight months, being the term I
enlisted for I again without delay enlisted in the same company
then commanded by Capt. Asa Rawson, for one year, in the Artillery
Regiment commanded by Col. Knox, of the Massachusetts line marched 
to Canada under the command of Major Stevens and served my time
out as 1st Bombardier in sd company returned home and again
enlisted as a gunner in Capt. Gideon Wescoat Company of Artillery
in the Regiment commanded by Col. Robert Elliot and was
discharged at the end of one year’s service being expiration of
the term of my enlistment, I again without delay enlisted in the same
Company, now commanded by Capt. Lieut. Isaac Pitman, as a
Sergeant, served in that capacity a few months and was appointed
2d Lieutenant of sd Company served nine months in that capacity
and was obliged in the fall of 1779 to quit the service owing to
indisposition of body being very sick. I further declare that on the
1st day of next June if I live I shall be 75 years of age that I am
entirely destitute of property of every kind, but being now in pretty good
health, am enabled by daily labour to earn a scanty support for
myself and wife who is unable to lend a hand towards that support
(Signed ) Nath’l. Elliott
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Bristol Ss at Bristol March 30th 1818
(Seal) Personally appeared Nathaniel Elliot who subscribed
the within & foregoing declaration and made solemn
oath to the truth of the same before me
(Signed ) Daniel Bradford Ch. Jus. Court C. Pleas
County of Bristol
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2
We the undersigned Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Warren
in the County of Bristol do hereby declare that we are acquainted with
Nath’l. Elliot who resides in this Town, that he is a very aged
man, very poor, but who is yet able by industry to came a scanty living
for himself and a sick wife
(Signed ) Wm. Carr
Joseph Smith Jr.
State of Rhode Island &c
Bristol Ss.
I Richard Smith Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, in and for the County of Bristol in the State aforesaid
do hereby certify that Daniel Bradford Esq. by whom the
oath was administered is Chief Justice of said Court, and
the signature purporting to be his, is his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said Court, this Thirtieth
day of November, in the year 1818.
[Seal]
(Signed) Richard Smith Clk
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Nathaniel Elliott
Poor – to be
submitted to Mr.
Edwards
of Elliott’s 
Regt was not on
the continental
establishment
this pensioner is
entitled to 8 Dollars
only a months
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State of Rhode Island &c
County of Bristol Ss.
On this sixth day of June A. D. 1820. Personally appeared
in open Court, being a Court of Record, and the Court of Common
Pleas for said County of Bristol, Nathaniel Elliot aged Seventy
Eight years, resident in Warren, in said County of Bristol, Labourer
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his Oath declare
that he served in the Revolutionary War in the Artillery Company
of Capt. Asa Rawson, who in 1776 marched as from Boston to Canada
afterwards served in the Artillery Regiment of Col. Robert Elliot, in
the Company of Capt. Isaac Pitman of the Rhode Island line as 2d
Lieutenant. That my original Declaration was dated on or about the
30th day of March 1818 and that I rec’d. a Pension Certificate at the
rate of Twenty dollars per month, dated 21st of April 1819 and numbered
9706. - And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of
the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not
since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property 
or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring
myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to
provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of
the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of
March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any
property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any
income other than what I receive from the Government as per the Pension
Certificate above named, and that I have no schedule of property to
make out, being possessed of no estate whatever excepting necessary
Clothing & bedding, that I have no family that depends on me for support
having since the date of my former declaration lost my wife by Death. 
That I never learned any mechanical art and always followed labouring
for livelyhood, being quite infirm it would be impossible without
private or public charity to gain a living by my labour.
(Signed ) Nathan Elliott
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the sixth day of June
1820, before said Court.   Witness Richd Smith Clerk of said Court
Rhode Island District.
Bristol Ss. Clerks Office of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Bristol.
I Richard Smith Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that the 
foregoing oath is truly copied from the records of the said Court
and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the sd. Court 
that the said Nath’l. Elliott has no Schedule of property to [illegible]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and 
affixed the seal of the said Court on this Twenty fourth day
of July A. D. 1820
Richard Smith Clerk
of the said Court
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38679
Revy INVALID
File No. 38679
Nathaniel Elliott
Lieut. Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 151
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[left page]
9700
Rhode Island.
Nathaniel Elliot,
of Bristol Co. in the state of R. Island
who was a 2d Lieut. in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Elliott of the [illegible] 
line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island,
at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 30. of March, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21. Of April ‘19
And sent to Dan’l. Bradford, judge
Bristol, Rhode Island.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819   223.87.
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4. Sept 
11.6/31 mos.} 1819}                       120"
[underline]
$343.87.
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Suspended
Apl 1. 1820
Sep 19
entitled to S8. only
Unless Elliott Regt. Is
Con’l.
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See letters to for Hon. T. Burges
13 & 19 Feb 1828.
Papers copied for Hon. T. Burges H. R.
18 Feb. 1829
See letters
To J. D. W [illegible]
Feby 27, 1823
See letter to Benj.
Cowell, Mar. 1825
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
October 14th 1844
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act
directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, 
and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States”, 
and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending
the time within which pensioners may give their pensions from the pension 
agents, Two of three heirs of Nathaniel Elliott,
dec’d. Pensioner on the Roll of the Rhode Island
Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars
per month under the law of the 18th March
1818 have been paid at this Department,
Two thirds of his pension reserved in a former
Settlement, made
at the Agency in 2 qr. of 18x4
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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[stamp] PROVIDENCE R. I. APR 10
[stamp] FREE
Mr. Edwards Recd. 16 Apl 1821
R I
Honorable John C. Calhoun
Secy of War
Washington
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To the honorable Secy of War, 
The subscribed Nathaniel Elliott now residing in Providence would respectfully represent that on
the 20th day of March 1818 he made an application for a 
pension under the act of Congress of 18 March 1818 for
services which he rendered in the revolutionary war
in Col. Knox’s regiment of Artillery of the Massachusetts 
line & Col. Elliotts regiment of the Rhode Island line 
that he was a private in Col. Knox’s regiment & an
officer in Col. Elliot’s - that said application was acted
upon by your honor and that your granted him his
pension as an officer & transmitted to him a certificate
No 9706. and the subscriber would further represent
that in June 1820, he exhibited in open Court a schedule 
of his property pursuant to the act of May 1 1820
transmitted the same to the War department.
from which, however, he has never receive any return.
Now the subscriber begs leave to say that he has
understood that Col. Elliot’s regiment is not 
considered on the “continental Establishment, he 
therefore relinquishes his claim to a pension as an
officer but as he performed services in Col. Knox’s 
regiment as a Bombadier and as he has made due
proof, as will appear by refering to his first application
now in the pension office of said service, he hereby
requests his name may be continued on the pension
Roll as a private provided no objection arises from
his schedule made pursuant to the act of May 1820
and if he is required to do any thing more the
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than what he has already done he wishes to be informe & has the honor to be very respectfully your obt servt Nathl Elliot Providence 7 April 1821 
Hon Jno C. Calhoun
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Little Compton November 14th 1818 To all whom it may concern 
I do certify that Nathanial Elliott enlisted into the twelve months service at Roxbury in 1775 in Col. Nox Regiment under the command of Mag Stephens was a messmate of mine. In March in 1776 we had marching orders for [illegible] with tow thirteen ench mortars thats [illegible] We penatrated the green mounin then a wilderness entered lake camplain at orter Crick [illegible] our [illegible] to the three revers where we met benedick Arnal on the Retreat, when we returned back to Ticcontarogue where we wair together till the first of October when I Entered on bord of the fleet & their Lost my Arm & Due not Recoaleck of seeing him [illegible] till I found him Stacioned on Brad hill in the State of Rhode Island a Srgt in Colo. Thirbin' Regiment n the Conetenaltal Service Where we Renued Our Aquaintance I being Stationed on the same ground with the state Artilery. Benoni Simmons
Newport Ss. Little Compton November 18th 1818. Personally the above named Benoni Simmons appeared & made oath to the above written instrument before me Oiver H. Almy Just of the Peace.
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We the undersigned do concur with the purport of the within written instrument so far as may relate to the character of the within named Benoni Simmons, as is in our opinion Just. And we have no doubt but that Nathaniel Elliot did inlist & serve according to the within written Instrument, so far as we subscribe our names this 18th day of Nov. A.D. 1818. John Brown Thomas White Saml. T. Grinnell

The above was subscribe by John Brown Esqr. one of our Representatives to the Gen. Assemply & Mr. Thomas White Vice President of our Court of Probate this 26th Day of Novr. AD 1818. Att. Saml. T. Grinnell Town Clks
Little Compton Nov. 26, 1818
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Nathl Elliot Lieut. Feb 15 1828 Ref. to Comme - Mil. Pensions
Apr 29 1828 Bil reported No 283. 
Decem. 5, 1828 Ref to Commr [illegible] Pensions
Dec. 16, 1829 Rept to Comr on Mil Pensions
$20 per month from 1 Jan 1828 Act 20 May 1830
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I HEREBY certify that the accompanying pages number from one to two are truly copied from the original in the Department of War. J. L. Edwards

BE IT REMEMBERED, That James Lewis Edwards, who has signed the foregoing certificate, is charged with the general superintendence of the Pension Business in the Department of War, and with the safe-keeping of the Rolls, Books, Papers, and Documents, on file in said Department, in relation to said business; and that to his attestations full faith and credit are and ought to be given. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the seal of the Department to be affixed, on this 15th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight. James Barbour Secretary of War.
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The committee on Military Pensions in the case of Nathaniel Ellito report
That the said Elliot resides in Warwick in the State of R Island & that he served upwards of three years in the revolutionary war. He first enlisted for eight months in 1775 into the Company of Capt. HOlden in the Regiment commanded by Col. J. M. Varnum. After he had marched to Roxbury near Boston he was turned over to the artilery company commanded by capt. J. Crane & served eight months. He then immediately enlisted into the Company of Capt. Asa Rawson for one year in the artilery Regiment commanded by Col. KNox of the Massachusetts line. He was under the command of Major Stevens marched to canada & served out his time as first bombardier. He again enlisted as a gunner for one year in Capt. Gideon [illegible] company of artilery in the Regt. commanded by Col. Elliot & at the end of his term was discharged. He then enlisted again in the same company as a sergeant & in a few months was appointed 2d lieutenant of said comapny & served as such nine months & was there in 1779 on [illegible]
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& was therefrom discharged to leave the servic. It further appears that said Elliot is poor has a wife to support & is upwards of Eighty years old.

Report Nathl. Elliot Granted.
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The Deposition of Jieut. James Croswell as follows. I James Croswell of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol Commonwealth of Massachusetts in my Seventy third year of age. testify and say. that Nathaniel Elliot now of Warren in the State of Rhodeisland was with me in the Service in the Revolutionary war in the year AD 1777 and was Gunner of a Company of Artillary under Capt. Gideon Wetcot in the Regiment of Colonol Robert Elliot and in the year AD 1778 he was Sergeant. In the same Company under Capt. G. Westcot. And in the year 1789 he was Lieutenant [illegible] Capt. Isaac Pitman in the same Regiment and further your Deponent saith not. James Croswell 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Bristol, Ss. Rehoboth April the 14th AD 1818 The personally appeared Before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for said County the above named James Croswell who after being examined and cautioned to testify the who truth and nothing but the truth made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed taken at the request of the said Nathaniel Elliot to be used by him in any Court of Record proper for the same. Taken by Samuel B Mork Just. Peace
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Nathaniel Elliot 2d. liutenant Briston Co. R. Isld. Knox's Artillery one year. 30th March, 1818 

admd. 
1 yr. Knox's rgt.

Daniel Bradford, judge Bristol R: Island.
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I Nathaniel Elliot do hereby declare that I was born in the State of Connecticut but now reside in Warren in the County of Bristol in the State of Rhode Island that I served as a private soldier non commissioned officer and 2d Lieut upwards of three years serving the Revolutionary War, That I first enlisted in 1775 in the Company of Capt. Holden in the Regiment commanded by Col. James M. Varnum marched to Roxbury turned over to the Artillery Company of Capt. John crane served Eight months, being the time I enlisted for. I again without delay enlisted in the same Company then commanded by Capt. Asa Rawson, for one year in the Regiment commanded by [illegible] marched to Canada under the command of Mjr stevens and served my time out as [illegible] Bombardier in sd. Company returned home and again enlisted as a gunner in Capt. Gideon Wescoat Company of Artillary in the Regiment commanded by Col. Robert Elliot and was discharged at the End of one years service being expiration of the time of my Enlistment, I again without delay enlisted in the same Company, now commanded by Cat. Isaac Pitman; as a Sergeant served in that capacity a few months and was appointed 2nd Lieutenant of sd Company served nine months in that capacity ans was obliged in the fall of 1779 to quit the service owing to Indisposition of Body being [illegible] I further declare that on the 1st day of next June If I live I shall be 76 years of age that I am entirely destitute of Property of every kind, but being now in pretty good health, am enabled by dayly labour to earn a scanty support for myself & wife who is unable to lend a hand towards that support Nathanl Elliott
The Interlinations Col. Knox of the Massachusetts line - under the command of Maj. Stevens - have been done since the above was sent bakc to me also the Regiment of the same - Stevens attest D. Gradford
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations bristol Sd. At Bristol March 30th 1818 Personally appeared Nathaniel Elliot who subscribed the within and foregoing [illegible] and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me Daniel Bradford Ch Just. Court C. Pleas County of Bristol

We the undersigned [illegible] of the Poor of the Town of Warren in the County of Bristol do hereby declare that we are acquainted with Nathel Elliot who resides in this Town, that he is a very aged Man, Very Poor, but who is yet able by industry to earn a scanty living for himself and a sick wife. Wm. Carr Joseph Smith Jr

State of Rhode Island &c. Bristol Sc. I Richard Smith Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Bristol, in the state aforesaid do hereby certify, that daniel Bradford Esqr. by whom the oath was administered is Chief Justice of said Court, and the signature purporting to be his, is his own proper hand writing. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court. This Thirtieth day of November in the year 1818 Richd. Smith Clk.
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Nathaniel Elliot
Nathaniel Elliott (with resolution of [illegible] 1828 by Mr. Burges
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Little Compton November 18th 1818.

I HEREBY certify that the accompany pages number from one to five are truly copied from the originals in the Department of War. James L. Edwards

BE IT REMEMBERED, That James Lewis Edwards, who has signed the foregoing certificate, is charged with the general superintendence of the Pension Business in the Department of War, and with the safe-keeping of the Rolls, Books, Papers, and Document, on file in said Department, in relation to said business; and that to his attestations full faith and credit are and ought to be given. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the seal of the department to be affixed, on this 18th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine P. B. Gorter Secretary of War.
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Little Compton November 18th, 1818.
To All Whom it may Concern
I do certify that Nathaniel Elliott enlisted into the twelve months service at Roxbury in 1775 in Col. Knox's regiment under the command of Major Stevens and was a mess-mate of mine. In March 1776 we had marching orders for Canada with two thirteen ench mortar shells & we penetrated the green Mountain then a wilderness; entered Lake Champlain at Otter Creek; pursued our advance to the three rivers; where we met Bendict Arnold on the retreat. When we returned back to Ticonderoga, where we were together till the first of October when I entered on board of the fleet, and there lost my arm, and do not recollect of seeing him more till I found him stationed on Brad Hill in the state of Rhode Island as Serjeant in Col. Sherburn's regiment in the Continental Service. Where we renewed our acquaintance of being station'd on the same ground with the State; Artillery (Sign'd) Benoni Simmons

Newport Ss. Little Compton November 18th 1818. Personally the above named Benoni Simmons appeared and made oath to the above written instrument before me (signed) Oliver K. Amy Just. of the Peace.
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2. We the undersigned to concur with the purport of the within written instrument so far as may relate to the character of the within named Benoni Simmons as is in our opinion just; and we have no doubt but that Nathaniel Elliott did enlist and serve according to the within written Instrument so far we subscribe our names this twenty sixth day of November A.D. 1818 (Signed) John Brown Thomas White Sam. T. Grinnell, Town Clerk

The above was subscribed by John Brown Esqr one of our Representatives to the General Assembly and Mr. Thomas White, Vice President of our Court of Probate this 26th day of November A.D. 1818 Att. Saml. T. Grinnell Town Clerk
Little Compton Novr. 26. 1818
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3. I Nathaniel Elliott do hereby declare that I was born in the State of Connecticut, but now reside in Warren in the County of Bristol in the State of Rhode Island, that I served as a private Soldier non; commissioned officer and second Lieutenant upwards of three years, during the revolutionary war, that I first enlisted in 1775 in the Company of Captain Holden in the regiment commanded by Col. James M. Varnum, marched to Roxbury turned over to the Artillery Company of Capt. John Crane served eight months, being the therm I enlisted for. I again, without delay enlisted in ther same company, then commanded by Capt. Asa Rowson for one year in the Artillery regiment commanded by Col. Knox of the Massachussetts Line Marchd to canada, under the command of Major Stevens, Jr. served my time out as 1st Bombardier in said Company. returned home and again enlisted as a gunman in Capt. Gideon Wescots Company of Artillery in the regiment commanded by Col. Robert Elliott and was discharged at the end of one year service being expiration of the term of my enlistment I again without delay enlisted in the same company, now commanded by Captain Lieutenant Isaac Pitman, as a Sergeant, Served in that capacity a few months and was appointed 2d Lieutenant of said Company, served nine months in that capacity and was obliged in the fall of 1779 to quit the service owing to indisposition of body, being very sick. I further declare that on the first day of next June If I live I shall be 76 years of age; that I am entirely destitute of property of every kind but being now in pretty good health, am enabled by daily labour to earn a scanty support for myself and wife who is unable to lend a hand towards that support. (signed) Natha Elliott. 

The interlineations "Col. KNox of the Massachusetts Line under the command of Major Stevens" have been done since the above was sent back to me. also the [illegible] of the name - "Stevens" Attest. D. Bradford.
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Bristol Ss.  At Bristol March 30th 1818
Personally appeared Nathaniel Elliott who subscribed the within
foregoing declaration and made solemn oath to the truth of
of the same before me
(Signed) Daniel Bradford Ch. Just Court C. Pleas
County of Bristol
(Seal)
We the undersigned Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Warren in
the County of Bristol do hereby declare that we are acquainted with
Nathaniel Elliott who resides in this Town, that he is a
very aged man, very poor, but who is notable by industry, to
earn a scanty living for himself and a sick wife
(Signed ) Wm Carr, Joseph Smith Jr
State of Rhode Island &c
Bristol Ss
I Richard Smith Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the County of Bristol, in the State aforesaid 
do hereby certify that Daniel Bradford Esqr by whom the 
oath was administered is Chief Justice of said Court, and the
Signature purporting to be his, is his own proper hand
writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, this thirtieth
day of November, in the year 1818
Sign'd 
Richard Smith
Clk
(Seal)
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County of Bristol    State of Rhode Island [obscured]
On this sixth day of June A.D. 1820, personally appeared in 
open Court, being a Court of Record, and the Court of Common Pleas
for said County of Bristol, Nathaniel Elliott, aged seventy eight years 
resident in Warren, in said County of Bristol, labourer, who being duly 
Sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the
revolutionary war in the Artillery Company of Capt. Asa Rawson, who
in 1776 marched as from Boston to Canada, afterwards served in the
artillery regiment of Col Robert Elliot in the Company of Capt. Isaac
Pitman of the Rhode Island Line as 2d Lieutenant. That my original
declaration was dated on or about the 30th day of March 1818 and that I 
received a pension certificate at the rate of twenty dollars per
month, dated 21st of April 1819 and numbered 9706. And I do solemnly
swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 
day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in
any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent
thereby so to diminish as to bring myself within the provisions
of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons 
engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war” 
passed on the 11th March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in  
trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor 
have I any income other than what I receive from the Government as per 
the pension certificate above named, and that I have no schedule of
property to make out, being possessed of no estate whatever excepting my
clothing and bedding that I have no family that depends on me for support 
having since the date of my former declaration lost my wife by death that
I never learned any mechanical art and always followed laboring for
livelihood being quite infirm it would be impossible without private or  
public charity to gain living by my labour. (Signed) Nathn. Elliott
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the fourth day of June 1820, before said Court
Witness Richard Smith Clerk of said Court
Rhode Island District
Bristol Ss Clerks Office of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol
I Richard Smith Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath is
truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the
opinion of the said Court that the said Nathaniel Elliott has no 
schedule property to exhibit
(seal)
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 
Twenty fourth day of July A. D. 1820
Richard Smith Clerk of said Court