Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45663, Edward Cater, N.H.
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SERVICE
N. H.

Cater, Edward

NUMBER
S 45663

CONTENTS [blank]
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13,886  R
New  Hampshire

Edward Cater
of Barrington  in the state of N Hampshire  who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Reid of the New Hampshire line, for one year

Inscribed on the Roll of N Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Aug 1819  and sent to D M Durrell  Dover New Hampshire

Arrears to the 4th of March 1819 -  10  24/30 6/31  87.43
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept,1819  - 48
[total]  $135.43

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Application sent July 14th, 1820 to
Andrew Peirce Esq.
Dover N. H.
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E. Cater
private
2 New Hampshire Regt.
1778 - 1 year

[The following paragraph is crossed out]
Further evidence of service required.  Wanting the judge's certificates of the reduced circumstances of the applicant.
Rejected
Name not on a roll


See the "account of Bounties of Supplies paid by several towns to Soldiers in the years 77, 78 & 79" in which the name of E Cater & Jno Babb are found under the town Barrington -- Admitted
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Strafford ss}  
On this seventh day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the First District in said State, personally appears Edward Cater aged sixty eight years, resident in Barrington in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:"  That the said Edward Cater enlisted in said service April 1778 in the state of New Hampshire in the company commanded by Captain John Drew, afterward by Capt Cloyes of the 2nd New Hampshire Regt. to serve to for one year, that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until sometime in the month of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy nine when he was discharged from service in a place, to the best of his recollection called Warwick in the State of New York -- that he was in the battle of Monmouth in June 1778 --
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except for the annexed depositions

Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.

I, DANIEL M. DURELL, Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the first district in the State of New - Hampshire, as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Edward Cater did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said Court for the County of Strafford in said district, to be affixed to the same, this thirteenth day of April A. D. 1818  
[signed] D M Durell
Attest [signed] Danl Waldron  Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Strafford
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State of New Hampshire
First Judicial District}
to wit --- May 12, 1819   I Daniel M Durrell, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said District, do certify that it hath been made to appear to my satisfaction that Edward Cater, who made the foregoing declaration before me, is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support -- that the deponent George Parsley, whose deposition, hereto annexed, was taken before me, is a credible & disinterested witness, and that Job Otis Esq before whom the annexed deposition of John Otis was taken is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Strafford in the State aforesaid
[signed] D M Durrell
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I George Parsley of Barringtoin the county of Strafford & State of New Hampshire, of lawful age, depose & say, that I am well acquainted with Edward Cater of said Barrington, whose declaration is hereto prefixed, and I further say that the said Cater served as a private soldier in Captain John Drew's / afterwards commanded by Capt. Cloyes company in the second Regt of the New Hampshire line, for more than one year, in the American revolutionary war.  That he joined the said Company at Valley forge in Pennsylvania some time in May 1778 & continued in the same company in the service of the United States from that time until May or June 1779 when the time for which he had enlisted having expired, he was discharged -  & I further say that during all the time aforesaid I served as a private soldier with the same company with the said Cater
[signed] george Parsley

State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss  April 13, 1818   Then George Parsley made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is just & true
Before me [signed] D M Durrell  Just. Peace
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19--

Edward Cater

Barrington

13,884

issd 6 Aug 1819

Sep 1819
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To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Dover within and for the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, on the first  Tuesday of July, 1820.
Edward Cater aged sixth nine, resident in Barrington in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 1st day of  May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole Estate and Income - his necessary clothing and bedding excepted -as follows: 
One cow -  three sheep - & four lambs - one old [ewe?] - one pair of steel yards - one old hand saw - one hammer - one pair pincers - one old chest - one axe - one old Sieve and about the value of two dollars in Crockery Ware 
the whole estimated at $32.56 [cents?]
Edward Cater  X his mark

And the said Edward Cater in pursuance as aforesaid produceth to said Court the following oath by him duly taken and subscribed :-viz.
I Edward Cater 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 int 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Edward Cater  X his mark

And the said Edward cater doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the revolutionary was as follows, viz.
he entered in the company commanded by Capt. John Drew in Colonel Henry Dearborns Regt. & New Hampshire line and served for the term of one year commencing in April 1778 & ending April 1779 when he was regularly discharged --
He was in the battle of Monmouth in 1778
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Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before the said court the fourth day of July 1820.
Attest, [signed]  A. Peirce, CLERK

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.....STRAFFORD  ss.
At a Court of Common Pleas holden at Dover within and for the county of Strafford and state of New-Hampshire, on the 11th day of July 1820 before DANIEL M DURELL Esquire, Chief Justice, and 
VALENTINE SMITH and SAMUEL QUARLES, Associate Justices of said Court.

The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Edward Cater having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is thirty two dollars fifty six cents. Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Attest, [signed] A. Peirce, CLERK

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.....STRAFFORD  ss.
I, Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford, being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath, and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon are true copies from the Records and files of said court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 4th day of July - 1820.
[signed] A. Peirce, CLERK.
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45663

Rev

INVALID.
File No. 45663
Edward Cater
Priv Rev. War 

Act:  18 March 1818
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 74

[in brackets] Arrangement of 1870.
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Emery's case
taken out
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To the Secry of War
Sir, Being fully persuaded that the enclosed declaration of Edward Cater is substantially true, I have taken the liberty of again forwarding it for your further consideration.
Mr Cater states that, some time in March or April 1777, the town of Barrington, where he resided, was called upon for its quota of men for the army, to be engaged for three years - that it was then agreed between himself & the other persons / Joseph Conner & John Babb/ that said Conner should enlist for three years, & that each of the before mentioned persons should serve one year of said time, commencing with said Conner.
That Conner accordingly signed the enlistment and served the first year, that he Cater, served the second year, & Babb the third; which facts in drawing up Cater's declaration, I did not deem essential to his case, & omitted to state them.  They, however, appear to me amply sufficient to account for the non appearance of Cater's name upon the Rolls.  Conner alone enlisted for three years, & his name only was returned to the
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N. H. board of war, - Conner served one year only & was relieved by Cater, who joined the army at Valley Forge - Cater's name was not returned to the board of War in N. H. but when he joined the army his name was, unquestionably, enrolled in Capt. Drew's, afterwards Cloyes company, & must have been returned to head quarters &c -- But the army rolls of N. H. troops were burnt at Washington some 20 years ago, & Cater's name amongst the rest.  No wonder then his name does not appear upon the rolls now at Washington, which are understood to have been lately sent from N.H.  The principal facts are substantiated by the deposition of John Blake & Thomas Babb, herewith forwarded.
Cater is a very poor, but honest man, & I sincerely hope his application will meet a favorable reception.
I am Sir
your obed. Sevt.
[signed] D. M. Durrell
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C S
Sir, you will please to notice an alteration in the enclosed declaration of John Canney, from the statement first transmitted to you.  The declaration, as it now stands, is conformable to the original in my office, and I presume no Conney's name will be found on the roll of Capt, Bell's or Capt. Dustin's company, of the 2nd N. H. Regt.  The mistake was made in copying 
It is also hoped that the evidence in the case of Roma Emery will prove satisfactory.
yours
[signed] D M Durrell
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We John Blake and Thomas Babb, both of Barrington in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, depose on oath, that some time in 1777 the said town of Barrington was called upon by authority of the States to furnish its quota of men for the service of the United States in the revolutionary war, to be enlisted for the term of three years.  That said town was divided into districts, each of which was called on to furnish one man for said service, during said term.  That Joseph Conner, Edward Cater, & John Babb, all of said Barrington, then agreed to serve one year each, beginning with said Conner who then enlisted for said term of three years, but was to be relieved by said Cater at the end of the first year, who in turn, was to be relieved by said Babb, at the end of one year from the commencement of his service, & two years from the enlistment of said Conner.  And we further say that said Conner marched from said Barrington for the American army soon after his said enlistment, & served therein, in the New Hampshire line one year, when he was relieved by said Cater who joined said army & took the place of said Conner some time in the spring of 1778 & served therein for the term of one full year, in the same corps wherein said Conner had served.  At the expiration of which time, being two years from the enlistment of said Conner, he the said Cater was discharged from said service, being now relieved by said John Babb, agreeably to the terms of their original agreement,  Said Edward Cater is the same person who has made application for a pension under the act of Congress of March 1818.
[signed]  John Blake    Thomas Babb

State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss }  July 19th 1819
Then John Blake & Thomas Babb made oath that the above deposition by them subscribed is just & true, before me [signed] D M Durrell  Jus. Peace
I certify that the above deponents are credible & disinterested witnesses [signed] D M Durrell
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I John Otis of Barrington in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire depose on oath that I am well acquainted with Edward Cater of said Barrington & do know that the said Cater served as a private soldier in the army of the United States in the revolutionary war in the company commanded by Capt John Drew ( & after said Drew left the army by Capt Cloyes) one full year  I further depose that said Cater entered said service in said company in May 1778 & continued to serve there in till May or June 1779 when he was discharged from said service and I further say that during all the term aforesaid I served as a private soldier in the same company with said Edward Cater  [signed] John Otis

Strafford ss}  The twenty Eighth day of April one thousand Eight hundred and nineteen
Then the above named John Otis personally appeared and solemn oath that the above affidavit by him, subscribed is just and true before me [signed] Job Otis Justice Peace

The above named John Otis is a disinterested witness and his character as to truth and veracity is good
[signed] Job Otis  Justice Peace