Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42365, for Levi Spaulding, New Hampshire
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(8-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
 
[Handwritten]
Continental (M.H.?) Spaulding, Levi S. 42365

CONTENTS
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[Handwritten]

New York Roll.
No. 1858/{illegible] (No. 1856.)
Levi Spaulding,
Captain
Col. Reed
New Hampshire Line - 1776. 1 year
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York 
at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31 of July 1818 and sent to John Russell Eq.
Coopertown N. York

Arrearages to 4 Sept. 1818
4 months 4/30 $82.66

Revolutionary claims
Act 18th March, 1818,

[Handwritten]
Reid
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Notification sent September 6th, 1828 to
John Russell, Cooperstown, New York
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State of New York
OTSEGO COUNTY
Levi Spaulding aged 81 years being
duly sworn, saith, that he is a resident of the
town of Plainfield in the County aforesaid, and has served as a [crossed out] private soilder [handwritten] Commisioned officer in the war of the revolution against the common enemy, for the term of Nine Months and longer, at a certain period of the war herein after mentioned, on the Continental
Establishment, and is yet a resident citizen of the United States; and by reason of his
reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
And this deponent further saith, that he never has received any pension from the United States, and doth hereby relinquish his claim to every pension that may have been
heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States, excepting and reserving to
himself the right of claiming, and he doth hereby claim a pension under an act entitled
"An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the
United States in the revolutionary war,” passed 18th March, 1848. And this deponent
doth further declare under oath, that the time he entered the army of the United States
in the war of the revolution aforesaid, on the Continental Establishment, the officers
under whom he served, and the line to which he belonged, together with the time and
manner of leaving the service, are all correctly set forth, according to the best of his
knowledge and recollection, in the following manner; that is to say, he the said
[Handwritten]
Levi Spaulding on the first day of January 1776
received a commission of a captain under the
Congress of the United States signed by John
Hancock President which commission directed
him to take the command of a company in
Colonel James Reeds regiment belonging to
the New Hampshire line, served in said
Regiment as a captain under said Commission
untill January 1777 when he was discharged by
General Washington at Princeton in Saw Jury
This deponent was in the Battle of Trenton-
This deponent further saith that his commission has in part be distroyed and the remaining as is hereunto annexed together with the original payroll or receipts and this deponent further saith that he had it not in his
power to offer other evidence of his services
Sworn & Subscribed before
me this 1st day
of May 1818.
Levi Spaulding
John Russell
Judge of Otsego Com pleas.
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Levi Spaulding
Plainfield No 1858
31 July 1818
Sept 1818
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District of New York,
Otsego County, ss }
On this 21 day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record for the county aforesaid, Levi Spaulding aged 84 years, resident in Plainfield in the County of Otsego in said District, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war, as Captain in Colonel James Reids regiment, belonging to the New Hampshire line: And the date of his original declaration was on the first day of Mary 1818 on which he has received a pension certificate, No. 1856
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 or 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 is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed.
ARTICLES OF REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE.
I have no real estate & no personal Estate - I have a wife & we have both lived with my son Sewall and depended on him for support for ten years past.   At present I depend on my pension for Support-- [signed] Levi Spaulding

Sworn to & Declared on this 21st June 1820
Before the Court  [signed] Geo Morrell Clk
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STATE OF NEW-YORK.
OTSEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } SS.

I, GEORGE MORELL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego and State of New-York, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are 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 total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is no dollars.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 24 day of June 1820
[signed] Geo Morell [Clerk?]
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November 1, 1935.

BA-J/ILL
Levi Spaulding
S. 42365

Mrs. D. F. Potter
485 Auburn Avenue
Buffalo, New York,

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Captain Levi Spaulding.
The record of that officer is given herein as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 42365, based upon his service in that war.
Levi Spaulding was commissioned January 1, 1776, Captain of Colonel James Reed's New Hampshire regiment, served at Crown Point in July 1776, and at Mount Independence in September, was in the battle of Trenton and remained in service until January 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 1, 1818, at which time he resided in Plainfield, Otsego County, New York.  He was then aged about eighty-one years; the date and place of his birth, names of his parents, and his residence at the time of his service are not shown.
In 1820, Captain Levi Spaulding and his wife lived with his son, Sewall, in Plainfield, New York. The name of his wife is not shown, nor the age of this son; there are no further data regarding the family of this officer.
Captain Levi Spaulding died March 1, 1825.
In order to obtain the name of the person to whom the last payment of pension was made, you should address The Comptroller General,
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General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:

Levi Spaulding
Certificate #1856 or #1858
Issued July 31, 1818
Commenced May 1, 1818
Rate $20 per month
Act of March 18, 1818
New York Agency.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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Josiah Spaulding
Maine Roll
No 6318
8892
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I 42365
Levi Spaulding
May 1, 1818 res Plainfield
Otego Co. NY age 81

Jany 1,76
Col James Reeds regt
N. H. Line
bat [battle] Princeton
dis Jany 77 at Princeton N J 

Commission
Rolls
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[stamp]
[U.] S. P. B.
OLD WAR & NAVY
JUN 18 1904
FILES.

Freeport, Ill, June 14, 1904
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Will you kindly send transcript of application for pension of Capt. Levi Spalding of New Hampshire, who was in the battle of Bunker Hill, to
L. Z. Farwell, Esq
Freeport, Illinois
Also same of Absalom Farwell and Richard Farwell, also of New Hampshire in Revolution
Thanks for the courtesy.

[stamp]
U. S. PENSION BUREAU
A
JUN 17 1904
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485 Auburn Avenue
Buffalo N Y
Bureau of Pensions
American Revolution
Gentlemen:
May I have a copy of the Pension papers of Levi Spaulding - Capt of the 9th Co 3rd Reg - New Hampshire Troops-
B. 1737 - 1825 -
Yours truly
Georgianna Field Potter
Mrs. D. F.
October 28, 1935
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O. W. and N. Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C.,....189....
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Levi Spaulding a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please and below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.

Jany 1, 1776
He was commissioned Captain by the Contin[ental] Cong[ress], and com[manded] a Co in Col James Reed's N.H. regt until Jan 1777 when he was he discharged by Gen Washington at Princeton N J

Battles engaged in,  Trenton
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  NH  Town not given
Date of application for pension, May 1,1818  
Residence at date of application, Plainfield  Otsego Co NY
Age at date of application, 81 years
Remarks:  His pension was allowed.

Very respectfully,
[signed] W H Grant
Commissioner.

194 Pleasant Ave
St Paul Minn
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42365
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42,365
Levi Spaulding
Capt Rev. War 

Act:  18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 483

[in brackets] Arrangement of 1870.
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1894 Jan 9 
Hist to W H Grant
St Paul Minn

July 29, 1904
Hist to L. Z. Farwell
Freeport, Ill.

1935-Nov 1- 
Hist to Mrs D. F. Potter. 
I.L. L.
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Captain by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Captain  And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to Time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United Colonies, or Committee of Congress, for that purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the Time being of the Army of the United Colonies, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by this or a future Congress,
the 1st of January 1776
By Order of the Congress,
John Hancock PRESIDENT.
42365
Attest, [signed] Chas Thomson Secy
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Crown Point July11th 1776
we whose names are hereunto Subscribed
have recd. in full of our wages for the month
of may of Capt Spaulding
William Jack
Ephraim Ralf
Jesse Lund
Jonathan Mash
David & Oliver Johnson
Moses Chase
John Mc Mitchell
Jane Dullen
Samuel Stiles
Asa Willis
Thomas
Handy
William Baldwin
John Woodhouse
George Aldrich L.t
Thomas Boffe Lt
William Lee Ensn
Nehemiah Hutchinson
Robert B. Wilkins Srgt
James Campbell
Solomon Leonard
John Dutton
Thaddery Prentice
Rebort Downe
John Sewlefin
Daniel Solovan
John Carking
Stephen Prentis
Nehemiah Paran
William Mosher
Abijah Gilson
James Simonds
Moses Samson
Samuel Wheeler
Joseph Thompson
Stephen Abeat
Archelaus Wilkins
Samuel Avory
Samuel Leeman
William Richardson Jun
Epheraim Smith
Ezekiel Demery
Luke Metcalf
David Davids
Nathaniel Whitcomb
David
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Mount Independance  September y'e 14th 1776

We whose Names are Here unto Subscribed have Rec'd of Capt Levi Spaulding the Holl of our wages for the months of June and July as Witnefs our hand

[Column 1]..................................[Column 2]
Asa Wilkins........................George Aldrich  Lt.
John Calkin........................Thomas Boffe Lieut
Stephen Abbot.................Wm Lee  Enf'n
Mofes thompson.............Robert B Wilkins Sarg--
Jofeph thompson............Sam'l Leeman  Corp'l
Arfelas Williams................John Solovan
John Dutton.....................Thaddeus Prentice Corpl
Jacob Dutton....................Solomon Leonard
Epheraim Rolbb...............Jonathan Marsh
Samuel Stiles.....................Samuel Avorn
John Woodbury................Daniel Solomon
Willam Richardfon...........James Campbell
Stephen Prentice.............Samuel Wheeler
Ezekiel Demery.................Nehemiah Pearce
................................................Nathaniel Whitcomb
................................................Joseph How
................................................John McMickel
................................................Wililam Baldwin
................................................Ephraim Smith
................................................Luke Metcalf
................................................Jesse Lund
................................................William Mofher
................................................Nehemiah Hutchinson
................................................Mofes Chafe
.................................................Thomas Harris
.................................................James Simons
.................................................Oliver Johnson
.................................................David Johnson
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State of New York,  )
OTSEGO COUNTY,  ) SS.

I John Rufsell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, do certify that I am satisfied the said Levi Spaulding served in the revolutionary war as aforesaid, against the common enemy, for a longer term than nine months, as stated in the affidavit of the said Levi hereunto annexed---And I do further certify that full credit is due to the deposition of the above named Levi and also that the evidence on which I have founded my judgment is contained in the affidavit of the said Levi

Given under my hand at Cooperstown this first day of May 1818
John Rufsell
Judge of Otsego Com Pleas
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Levi Spaulding


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