Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 32562, Phinehas Underwood, Vt.
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Service Vt.
Underwood, Phinehas
or Phinias
Number S 32562
Contents
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30.389     
Illinois       
Phinias Underwood Junior Consent of Phenias Underwood Senior of Morgan Co. in the State of Illinois who was a private in the company, Commanded, by Captain Fish of the regiment, Commanded, by Col. Fletcher in the Vermont line for ten months from 1781. 

Inscribed on the roll of Illinois at the rate of 33 dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.     
Certificate of pension issued the 11th day of February 1836 and sent to Wm. Thomas  Jacksonville Ill.  
Arrears to the 4th of September 1835 $150       
Semi-Anl. allowance ending 4 May '36. 16.60      
166.66       
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832 }      
Recorded by Wm. L. Allison   Clerk,      
Book E.2 Vol.8 Page 133      
Letter To W. Thomas 22 Aug 1838
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sept. 1836 to April 1838 
From 4 Sept. 1836 to 4 Sept 1837
Agt. Notified 26 Oct 1838       
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 11th April 1838 from 4th Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838.  Agt Notified 3 Jany 1839
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Treasury Department, 
Second Comptroller's Office, 
October 20 1838

Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th 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, "Phineas Underwood and consenter of Phineas Underwood, senior a Pensioner on the Roll of the 
Agency, at the rate of thirty three Dollars and Thirty three cents per annum, under the law of the 7th  
1833 has been paid at this Department, from the fourth of September 1836 to the 4th of September 1837. 

Respectfully yours, 
 
Albion K Paris
Comptroller. 

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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State of Illinois Morgan County S.S. 
On this 12th day of January 1834 personally appeared in open court before Samuel D. Lockwood Judge of the Circuit Court of Morgan County now sitting, Phineas Underwood Junior a resident of the County of Morgan and State of Illinois, and who hath been appointed by said circuit court of Morgan County, conservator of Phineas Underwood Senior a [unreadable] and resident of the county aforesaid, who having first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 for the said Phineas Underwood Senior.        
That he is informed and believes that said Phineas Senior entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.  
That in the year 1781 he was enlisted in the service of the United states in Putney Vermont Lieutenant Moses Johnson of the Revolutionary Army, to serve for the time of ten months, that he belonged to a company commanded by Captain Josiah Fish, that he marched from Putney Aforesaid under Lieut. Moses Johnson to Castleton Vermont. Where he was stationed and remained in service until the expiration of his period of service, this applicant states that he learned the foregoing facts from the said Phineas Underwood Senior before he became a lunatic, as well as from others, that said
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Phineas formerly resided in Putney Vermont from which place he removed to the city of New York, resided there many years, and in the year 1833 moved to the County of Morgan and state of Illinois where he now resides,    This applicant has never seen any written discharge or other evidence in writing showing the services of the said Phineas nor does he know that any such evidence is now in existence, he further states that he believes the services of the said Phineas can be established by the testimony of Lieutenant Moses Johnson of Putney Vermont, Benjamin Reynolds of the same place, and Jonas Keys and Samuel Wiserall of Windham County Vermont, and he knows of no other person by whom the facts can be presented. He further states, that said Phineas has resided in the county of Morgan for a short period and has no acquaintances in said county who have known him before his removal from the city of New York. He, as the conservator of the said Phineas Senior, hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity for the said Phineas except the present, and declares that the name of the said Phineas is not on the pension roll of this agency or any state or territory.       
Phineas Underwood Jr.       
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year aforesaid.     
Saml D. Lockwood, Judge [seal]
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And the said court doth hereby declare that the said Phineas Underwood Junior is the same person who hath been appointed conservator of the said Phineas Underwood Senior, that said Phineas Junior is a credible person and his statement is entitled to credit.     
Samuel Larkin, Judge &c.    
State of Illinois Morgan County S.S. I Dennis Rockwell Clerk of the Circuit Court of said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Phineas Underwood Junior conservator for Phineas Underwood Senior for a pension.    
In a testimony where of I hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 12th day of June 1834     
Dennis Rockwell, Clerk      
State of Illinois Morgan County. In the circuit court of said county May Second 1834.     
This day came Phineas Underwood Junior and presents a petition to the court setting forth among other things, that his father Phineas Underwood Senior, has as he believes become a Lunatic  and incapable of attending to his affairs, and that some person should be appointed conservator of his estate.      
Wherefore the court order that a Jury of twelve men be impaneled and [unreadable] to try whether the said Phineas Underwood Senior be a Lunatic or not. Whereupon the sheriff forthwith returns, James M. Eads, Preston M. Brown, Emanuel R Metcalf, Watson Sinclair
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Watson Sinclair, Joseph C. [unreadable], John C. Bond, John Lawson, Abraham Johnson, Williams Hobbs, Isiah Seymour, Fielding Grimsley, and Garrison W. Berry who being in five months time and sworn, to so enquire whether the said Phineas Underwood Senior is a Lunatic or not, and after hearing the testimony adduced without [unreadable] day. "We the jury find that the said Phineas Underwood Senior is a Lunatic. Whereupon the court appoint Phineas Underwood Junior conservator of the estate of Phineas Underwood Senior, and require him to give bond in the sum of three hundred dollars conditioned as the law requires said Phineas Jr. presented a bond signed by himself and Joshua P Crow security, which is approved.    -     
State of Illinois Morgan County S.S.       
I Dennis Rockwell Clerk of the Circuit Court of aid County do hereby certify, that they foregoing is a true copy of the word of said court in the matter of the application for inquiry  into the Lunacy of Phineas Underwood Senior, and of the appointment of a conservator of the estate of said Underwood.     
In testimony whereof I hereto sign my name and affix the seal of said court this 12th day of June 1834.      
Dennis Rockwell, Clerk
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26.271
claims 10 mos [months]
proved by persal [personal]
testimony-
Act II
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United States of America    
State of New York    
City and County of New York }  ss       
Joseph Underwood of the said City Merchant, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he the said deponent, for seventeen years last past, hath known and been well acquainted with Phineas Underwood formerly of Putney in the State of Vermont, now of the said city of New Work and that within the space of six years last past, he hath by frequent conversations with him the said Phineas, observed that he the said Phineas has almost entirely lost and been deprived of his mind, memory and understanding ; and that he the said Phineas during that space of time last mentioned has been mentally incapable of managing his affairs and that his mind is impaired that he appears to have forgotten many of his acquaintances whom he well knew many years and calls them by wrong names.  And the said deponent further saith that the said Phineas doth not appear to recollect and the said deponent verily believes that the said Phineas doth not recollect many things that occurred or transpired so far back as the Revolutionary War.  And the said deponent further saith that he believes the said Phineas to be about seventy years of age and that it is reported and believed in Putney aforesaid where he the said Phineas and the deponent formerly resided and it was the said deponent verily believes that he the said Phineas was a Solider in the Revolutionary war. And the said deponent further saith that the
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said Phineas hath no Wife now living, and hath only two legitimate children now living, Friz F., Phineas and Rachel. And further the said deponent saith not-      
Sworn in open Court this 16 May 1833        
Joseph Underwood       
John Barbine Clerk      
State of New York City and County of New York}   ss      On this Sixteenth day of July A.D. 1833, personally appeared in open Court, before the Marine Court of the City of New York now sitting (the said Court being a Court of record having Common Law Jurisdiction and a Clerk and Seal) Joseph Underwood named in the preceding affidavit, who subscribed his name to the same, and who being duly sworn did depose to the truth of the contents thereof. And the said Court certifies, that it appears to them that the said Joseph Underwood is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit; and further that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the said Phineas Underwood was a revolutionary soldier and served as stated in the amended affidavits.- 
By the Court John Barbine Clerk
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United States of America.      
State of New York      
City and County of New York  } ss    
Frederick Foster of the City of New York accountant , being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he the said deponent for eleven years last past, hath known and been well acquainted with Phineas Underwood formerly of Putnam in the State of Vermont, now of the said City of New York, aged about Seventy years; and that within the space of six years last past he hath by frequent conversations with him the said Phineas,   observed that he the said Phineas has almost entirely lost and been the deprived of his mind memory and understanding; and that he the said Phineas during that space of time last mentioned have been mentally incapable of managing his affairs, and that his mind is so impaired that he appears to have forgotten many of his acquaintances whom he well knew for many years and call them by wrong names, and frequently calls the said deponent by a wrong name; and that the said Phineas will at times when absent from his home or place of residence and within a very short distanced thereof, get lost and forget where he resides and has been brought home by persons who knew him and met him in that situation and the said deponent further saith, that it is reported and believed in Putnam where he the said Phineas formerly lived, that he the said Phineas was a soldier in the revolutionary war. and the said deponent further saith, that the said
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Phineas hath no Wife, now living, and hath only two legitimate children now living, Fizt Phineas and Rachel. And further deponent saith not     Frederick Foster
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court this 16 July 1833     
John Barbine Clerk     
State of New York      
City and County of New York }      On this sixteenth day of July A.D. 1833, personally appeared on in open Court, before the Marine Court of the City of New York, now sitting (the said Court being a Court of Record having common law Jurisdiction and a Clerk and Seal) Frederick Foster named in the preceding of affidavit, who subscribed his name to the same, and who being duly sworn did depose to the truth of the contents thereof. And the said Court certifies, that it appears to them that the said Frederick Foster is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit; and further that it is the opinion of the said Court that the said Phineas Underwood was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as stated in the annexed affidavits. 
By the Court     
John Barbine Clerk
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United State of America
State of New York 
City and County of New York 

Phineas Underwood Jr. 
In or of said city, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that Phineas Underwood, formerly of Putney, in the state of Vermont, now of the city of New York, the father of the said deponent has for the space of six years last part and upwards, almost entirely lost and been deprived of his mind, memory, and understanding, and of that during that space of time has been mentally incapable of managing his affairs, and that his mind is so impaired, that he appears to have forgotten many of his acquaintances whom he well knew many years and calls them by wrong names, and often times forgets the names of his children and calls them by wrong names; that the said Phineas, the father of the said deponent, doth not appear to recollect, and said deponent doth verily believes that he does not recollect but very few things that occurred or transpired so far back as the Revolutionary War, but the said deponent saith that he hath frequently heard his father saith, when he was of sound mind and memory, that he enlisted in the said war under Lieutenant Johnson. And the said deponent further saith, that it is reputed and believed in Putnam, aforesaid where he the said Phineas, the father of the said deponent formerly resided, that he the said Phineas, the father, was a solider in the Revolutionary War. And the said deponent further ...
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saith, that his father is now about seventy years of age, and hath no wife now living, and hath only two legitimate children now living, Fitz and Rachel and the said deponent, and further the said deponent saith not. 

Phineas Underwood

Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 16th day of July 1833. John Barbine, Clerk

State of New York - City and County of New York

On this sixteenth day of July A.D. 1833, personally appeared in open court, before the Marine Court of the City of New York now sitting (the said court being a court of record having common law jurisdiction and a clerk and seal), this was Underwood Junior, named in the preceding  affidavit, who subscribed his name to the same, and who being duly sworn and did depose to the truth of the contents thereof. And the said court certifies, that it appears to them that the said Phineas Underwood is credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit; and further that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the said Phineas Underwood was a Revolutionary Solider and served as stated in the annexed affidavits. 

By the Court
John Barbine
Clerk
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I, John Barbine Clerk of the Marine Court
of the City of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Phineas Underwood
for a pension
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto
affixed the Seal of the said Marine
Court this twenty third day of
July in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and
thirty three
John Barbine
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July 10, 1909. Record Division.
Mr. J. N. Gridley, Virginia, Illinois.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 1st and received the 8th instant, you are advised that in the claim of Phineas Underwood, Sur. File No. 32,, it appears that the soldier enlisted at Putney, Vermont, March 1781, as a Private in the Vermont troops under Captain Josiah Fish
and served ten months.
In 1838 he was living in Morgan County, Illinois, and was about seventy years of age; his wife, name not stated, was not living.
Phineas and Rachel were the only living children.
For date of last payment of pension and probable date of death, you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Department citing the following data: Phineas Underwood, Certificate No. 30,389 issued February 11, 1836, under Act of June 7, 1833 at the Illinois Agency.
Very respectfully, Acting Commissioner.
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
December 22 1838
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," Phineas Underwood, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Illinois Agency, at the rate of thirty three Dollars and thirty three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837 to the 4th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris, Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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3 - 871. _________
Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions.
Briefed by L.D.L.
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Phineas Underwood
Service Mass.
Additional Service Rev. War
No. claim, State records, 190-
No claim, combination records, 190-
REMARKS:
No claim
Try J.#32562
Chief Division
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[page one]
32,562
Revy  INVALID
File No  32.562
Phinehas Underwood 
Pen Rev War

Act: June 7th 32 
Index:-Vol. 2 , Page 428
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[page 2]
1909 Sept 10  [unable to read]
J.N. Gridley
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J.N.Gridley,
Attorney At Law, 
Virginia , Illinois         Cos

Commr. of Pensions;

  Please tell me what you can about Phineas Underwood.  He was granted a pension Feb 11 1838 as a private in the army of the Revolution. Recorded in Pension Office Book E 2 Vol 8
Page 13. Pension to begin March 4 1831 at rate of $33.33 per year Signed by Lewis Cass Secy of War.
This soldier was buried here in 1844; the place of burial is a ruin; I am gathering money to have remains placed in City Cemetery and marked. I presume you can tell me his age when pension granted: No of his Regt and Co. He lived near Boston Mass. I am told his father and two of his brothers served thro the war; Phineas was younger and served the last 10 months
All this is heresy, and I wish the information you may be
 [Left hand margin] 
able to send to me
  Respectfully, 
July 1 1909                J.N. Gridley
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[Envelope left top]
 [stamp] JACKSONVILLE Ill.s Aug 10 [over wrtten] Aug 21  NV War
FREE
J.L. Edwards  J.P. Esq
Commr. of Pensions
Washington City
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Jacksonville Ill
9 Aug  1838
The enclosed application of Phineas Underwood is sent to obtain the pension,  -the draft for the money may be sent to Phineas Underwood Jr
.
Virginia, Cass County Illinois
Mr. Thomason
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[Envelope]
[stamp]  Jacsonville Ills  Nov 24 
Dec 10 JMs.   frimedy  Ny
FREE
J.L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
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Jacksonville Ill
23 Nov1835
to J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Sir: I enclose to you the application of Phineas Underwood Junior conservator of Phineas Underwood senior for a pension.
The Affidavits have been before
the Department before and the claims disallowed because no committee of conservator had been appointed. Mr. Underwood has moved from the City of New York to this county, you will please send the decision to me at this place
Respectfully
Your obt servt
Wm Thomas
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Evidence in support of Phineas
Underwood's claim for a Pension
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The affidavit of Moses Johnson of Putney in the County of Windham the State of Vermont aged ninety one years who testifies and says that in the year 1781 he was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary army John of [unreadable] was Captain and that Phineas Underwood then of the town of Putney and now of the City of New York enlisted under this Deponent sometime in the month of March of said year 1781 and marched under the deponent to Castleton Vermont where the said Underwood was stationed with his deponent during and to the close of the year.  That the term of said Underwoods enlistment was ten months and he served out his full term of enlistment being ten months aforesaid.  And further says not – 
Moses Johnson
State of Vermont,     
Windham County, }   Subscribed and Sworn this tenth day of September AD 1832     
Asa Keyes, Justice of the Peace       
I certify that Moses Johnson who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit is a man of good reputation and with [unreadable] veracity to whose testimony full faith and credit ought to be given    
Asa Keyes Justice of the Peace 

N. B.  for County Clerks Certificate See Abiah Fullers case where the same is filed         
The affidavit of Dr. Benjamin Reynolds of Putney in the County of Windham and State of Vermont aged 70 years, who testifies and says that he is well acquainted with Phineas Underwood formerly of said Putney and now residing in the City of New York and that he went knowing to the said Underwood, leaving Putnam and going into the service of the Revolutionary war, with a brother of Deponents, Grandel Reynolds, in in the Company of which Moses Johnson was Lieut. and according to deponents best recollection they left home and entered the service in the Spring of the year 1781 and returned again sometime the next winter following that the snow was deep on the ground when said Underwood, and said Reynolds returned, as deponent then understood, from the army        
Benjamin Reynolds
State of Vermont,      
Windham County } ss    May 7th 1833 Sworn and subscribed Before me Phineas Underwood I hereby certify that the above named [unreadable]  Benj Reynolds is a man of undoubted truth and verity  P.  White Justice of Peace
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The affidavit of [unreadable]  Jonas Keys of Putney and the County of Windham and State of Vermont aged 72 years who testifies and says that he is well acquainted with Phineas Underwood, formerly of Putney aforesaid and now residing in the City of New York and recollects that in time of the Revolutionary war has said Underwood went into army and according to his dependents best recollection, he was gone a number of months, but what year said Underwood went or how long he was out, dependent cannot say, but is fully in the belief that it was towards the close of the war that the said Underwood was out -       
Jonas Keyes       
State of Vermont      
Windham County }  May 7th 1833 Sworn to and subscribed Before me Phineas White  Justice of Peace         
I do hereby certify that Dr. Jonas Keyes who has subscribed the above affidavit is a man of undoubted truth and veracity       
Phineas White Justice of Peace      
The affidavit of Samuel Wiswall of Townshend in the County of Windham and State of Vermont aged 71 years who testifies and says that he was well acquainted with Phineas Underwood forerly of Putney in this and State of Vermont, and now residing in the City of New York, in the year 1781 and served with the said Underwood in the ten months service commencing early in the spring of that year, in that company commanded by Capt. Josiah Fish and Lieut. Moses Johnson of the Vermont troops and were stationed at Castleton State of Vermont - Deponent and said understood served and did duty together in the same company during said term, as private soldiers - Col Samuel Fletcher commanded the Corps- and some time in the fall of the year a large number of militia came in, and joined the corps, when Gen Enos then took the command and Dependent further testifies that said Underwood was a good and faithful soldier      
Sam Wiswall     
State of Vermont     
Windham County } ss   May 10th 1833 Sworn to and subscribed Before me Phineas White Justice of Peace      
I do hereby certify that Capt. Samuel Wiswall who subscribed the above affidavit is a respectable citizen of undoubted truth & veracity      
Phineas White Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerks Office;
New Fane, May 10 A.D. 1833
I certify that Asa Keyes 29 and Phineas White, Esquire, are Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Windham, and that the [reading] (on this sheet) are their signatures, respectively,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said County Court on the day and year above written.

James Elliot, clerk