Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22000, for John Stanton, Rhode Island
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(3 - 1776)
Service
R.I.

Stanton, John

Number 
S.22000
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Died Dec. 31-1842
31731
Rhode Island 31,73, [paper torn]
John Stanton
of Washington Co. in the State of R. Island.
who was a private in the compy [company] comman [commanded] by Captain Clark of the Rgt commanded by Col. Dyer in the R. Island line for 7 months private.
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Inscribed on the Roll of R. Island -
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of March 1840 and sent to Benj. Cowell, Esq.
Providence, R.I.
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Arrears to the 4th of March, '40 $209.97
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept "
11.66
$221.63

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.       }

Recorded by S. A. Elliot, Clerk
Book [unsure] Vol 2 Page 130
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June seventh 1832.

State of Rhode Island,
County of Washington
SS

On this 12th day of August 1834 - personally appeared in open court, before the judges of the Court of the of Common Pleas now sitting, John Stanton of Richmond in the County of W State aforesaid, aged seventy three years /.

[two lines crossed out]
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 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the
United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. That is to say, in the latter part of the spring or early in the summer of A.D. 1777 his late father, Robert Stanton, then being a private in Capt. John Clarke's company of the militia in said Richmond & drafted therefrom for
a months service, this declarant took his said
father's place as his substitute & was marched in said company to Boston Neck in South Kingstown in said County of Washington, when he performed said months service guarding against the enemy under Capt. Clarke in Col. Dyer's Regt during which
afore mentioned service he [signed] at the George Brown House, so called.

In August AD 1778, when he was a private in said Company of militia, this declarant was therefrom drafted at said Richmond for a period of three months, which he served out at said Boston Neck under the said Capt. Clarke, in Col Dyer's Regt after which he returned home to said Richmond.

In the Summer of 1779, he was again drafted from the aforesaid company for another period of three months and ordered to Tower Hill in said South Kingstown, where in watching & guarding against the enemy
he served out this period of [service] under the said [two words crossed out] Capt. Clarke, in the Regt. commanded at that
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time, he thinks, by Lieut. Col. Potter, as a private.

In the summer of 1780, he was drafted from said Company for another period of service of two months, & ordered & marched to the town of Newport on the Isle and of R. Island when in the grade of Orderly Sergeant
he served the last aforementioned period against the enemy under Capt. [Traffin]; during which time his place of [indecipherable] was the John [Chimsey?] House in that Neck so called; he thinks Col. [Garson?] had at that time the command at Newport. Subsequently to the last aforementioned tour of service, according to his recollection, in the latter part of the year 1780, he was again drafted from Capt. Clark's [Clarke's] Company at said Richmond, for another tour of service of two months, and again ordered & marched on to the Isle and of R. Island & stationed in the fort on Tommany [Tonomi] Hill, when under Capt. Clarke he performed the last aforenamed tour of service in the grade of a private under Col. [Geren?]

In the spring of 1781, he was again at said Richmond drafted from the said Capt. Clark's [Clarke's] company for a period of one month & marched to Bristol in the State of Rhode Island under Capt. Clarke which period he served out there in the Regt., if he correctly remembers, of Col. Church.
He knows of no person living by whom he can prove this [service?] which was in the grade of a private.

In the spring of 1781 he was detached from said company to Boston Neck under Capt. Clarke where he served guarding against
the enemy a period of fifteen days [word crossed out] in Col. Dyers Regt. as a private soldier. And afterwards in the summer of 1781, he was twice ordered marched in said company in the grade of private to Boston Neck when he served under Capt. Clarke two periods of fifteen days each in Col. Dyer's Regt.

And the said Stanton declares, that he faithfully served out all the aforenamed periods of service, and he further declares that he was, as he has always understood & believes, born
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in said Town of Richmon on the 22d day of May 1761 which he has ever since his birth stated that he knows of no word of his birth or age, sans in the family bible; that he does not remember even
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we concur in that opinion
taken subscribed &
Sworn to in open court
court, the day year
aforesaid.              Lewis Kenyon
                              Peter Clark
Sam Helme Ctn

And the court do hereby declare their opinion,
after the investigation of the matter and putting the interogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served
as he states. And the Court further certify, that it appears to them that Lewis Kenyon & Peter Clark who signed the
proceeding certificate are residents in Richmond in the County of Washington, that
they are credible persons & that this
statement is entitled to credit.

I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common pleas
in the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of John Stanton for a pension

[seal affixed left]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and Seal of Office this
Twenty Second day of September in
the year 1834
Saml Helme Clk
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Mrs. Etta A. Yeomans                              BA-J/AWF
Sodus
New York.

Dear Madam:
   You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2200, that John Stanton was born May 22, 1761 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island.
   While residing in Richmond, he enlisted and served with the Rhode Island troops, as follows -- in the spring or summer of 1777, one month as substitute for his father, Robert Stanton, as private in Captain John Clark's company, Colonel Charles Dyer's regiment; in 1778, two or three months in same company and regiment; in 1779, about three months in Captain John Clarke's company, Colonel Potter's regiment; in summer of 1780, two months as orderly-sergeant in Captain Traffam's company, Colonel Green's regiment; later in 1780, one or two months as private in Captain John Clarke's company, Colonel Green's regiment; in the spring of 1781, about one month and fifteen days in Captain John Clarke's company, Colonel Church's regiment; in the summer of 1781, one month in Captain John Clarke's company, Colonel Charles Dyer's regiment.
   He was allowed pension on his application executed August 12, 1834, at which time he was living in Richmond, Rhode Island.
   He died December 31, 1842.
   There is no reference to wife and children.
   The above record is that of the only John Stanton (Staunton) of Rhode Island, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
   This office has no general genealogical data on file,
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and in order to identify the record of the soldier in whom you are interested, the full name is essential, with as much as possible of the following data -- approximate dates of birth and death and places of residence at enlistment and after service.
   Your letter has been forwarded to the proper division for reply relative to Civil War records.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

[handwritten]  Mrs Etta A Yeomans' letter sent to Record Division for reply about Thomas A. Yeomans of Sodus-N.Y. Civil War
AWF  Sept. 13, 1931 [/handwritten]
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State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
   On this 21 day of October 1839 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas within and and for said County John Stanton of Richmond in said county now aged seventy seven years who upon his oath makes this supplemental declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1883.  He again stated as he has done in his former declarations that he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and served as he has before specified.  He further declares that in each and every tour of his duty mentioned in his former declarations he served under the authority of the State of Rhode Island and received Pay and Rations from the State and that no part of his said service was done in behalf of any town.  In all said tours a part of his daily duty was to perform the ordinary manual and company exercise and this applicant also served his proper tours as a watch or sentinel by night and day.  Every tour of this applicants duty was performed under Capt. John Clarke, except the single trou described in his former declaration done at Newport in 1780 under Capt. Graffan.  The number of private soldiers who served with this applicant in Capt. John Clarke's company varied from 20 to 60 I think.  He further declares that said tours of duty were performed at a distance of from ten to forty miles from the applicants home.  And he again states that by reason of debility produced by age and long continued sickness he cannot specify very minutely the particulars and circumstances of his said service and he hopes this will not be expected of him.  He finds that his infirmities are daily increasing upon him and the veil of obscurity is thickening fast over all the incidents of his former years.
[signature]  John Stanton
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written   Before    Samuel Clarke Justis Court Common Pleas
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John Stanton
Rhode Islands
_____________________
Suspended
____________________
Pensioner

30 Sep. 1834
let D.J. Pcance 20 March 35
[check mark] &o Benj Cowall, Sept 16 '39
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John Stanton
Witnesses
Holly +[and] Cottrell-
never applied~
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I Smith Cottrell of South Kingstown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island on oath depose and say
that I am 77 years of age and that during the revolutionary war and eversince that time, I have been
well acquainted with John Stanton of Richmond in
said County of Washington; he is cousin to my wife
and I well remember that in the spring of the year
1777 I cannot say what month the said John Stanton
served a tour of duty of one month as a substitute for
his father Robert Stanton of said Richmond who had been
drafted in the grade of a private soldier in Capt
John Clarkes Company of militia belonging to said
town of Richmond this tour of duty was performed
at Boston Neck so called in South Kingstown aforesaid
I lived at that time with my father Nathaniel Cottrell
in a house called the George Brown house situated
on said Boston Neck and the said John Stentor quartered in said George Brown house at the same time during
said one month And I further say that in the
month of June I think 1778 I well recollect that the said
John Stanton was again stationed as a private
soldier at said Boston Neck being drafted on his own
account under the aforesaid Capt John Clarkson
one month and I well remember said Stanton served
at said Boston neck one month as aforesaid I hired near
to the said George Brown house on said Boston neck during
this year and saw the said John Stanton often And
in the fall of the same year I remember the said John
Stanton was again drafted under the said John
Clarke and stationed at said Boston neck where he
served against the enemy in the grade of a private
three weeks I saw him often during said tour of duty this tour of duty was done in harvest
time but I am not certain what month
Smith Cottrell
State of Rhode Island County of Washington Charlestown
June 20th 1839 Personally came before me Smith
Cottrell the above named deponent who upon
oath by me administered to him gave and
subscribed the preceeding deposition what was
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by me taken and [illegible] writing I also [illegible] that the said deponent is well known to me that he is a person of veracity and that his testimony is entitled to full faith and [illegible]

Dan King Justice Peace
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State of Rhode Island and 
Providence Plantations.

Secretary's office
Aug. 27. [illegible mark[ 1839

I Henry Bowen Secretary of said State and Keeper of the Records and the seal thereof 
Do [illegible], that at the session of the General Assembly of said State holden on the Second Monday of June last Samuel Clarke was elected Associate Justice of the [illegible] of Common Pleas within the County of Washington; and Dan King Justice of the Peace for the town of Charlestown in said County- each united the first Wednesday of May next, and Commissioned [illegible] as appears of record in this office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto described every name and affixed therefore of said State the day and year have written.

Henry Bowen
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I Peter Holley of South Kingstown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island on oath [illegible] and say that I am 77 years of age and am well acquainted with John Stanton of Richmond in and County of Washington and have been so acquainted with him from his youth and I well remember that in July or August in the year 1779 the [illegible] Stanton was drafted as a private soldier in Capt. John Clarke's Company of militia belonging to band [illegible] Richmond and was stationed at [illegible] Hill so called in [illegible] of South K-ingstown where the land John Stanton [illegible] as a guard against the enemy in bad company one month I served at the same time and [illegible] with the [illegible] John Stanton being myself drafted for one month in Capt. Parris Guardiner's Company said Stanton and I quartered together in the Meeting-House at said [illegible] Hill turning said month.
I further say that in the summer of 1780 I am not certain what month I served as a private [illegible] Capt Timothy [illegible] Company and was ordered to Newport on Rhode Island and [illegible] mean Tommany Hill where I served one month and worked when the [illegible] and well remember that the said John Stanton was there at said Station and served in Capt. John Clarke's Company [illegible] said month. Said Stanton and I worked together upon said Fort we dug [illegible] carried it upon handbarrows, piled it up, and joined it together to reform the walls of said Fort we laboured from and I well remember this hour of [illegible] but I cannot say what month it was. I know it was warm weather and the camp to which said Stanton belongs slept in tents. I further say that [illegible] the month of August (I think) in 1781 I was drafted as a private soldier in Capt Parris Guardiner's Company for one month and I well remember that this said John Stanton was drafted as a private soldier in Capt John Clarke's Company for one month. Our companies met at [illegible] Hill and [illegible]
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together to Wickford from there we payed over to Bristol where we remained a short time then hop-ed over to [illegible] where we served together in Col. Charles Dyers' Regiment until the end of the month or which we were drafted. I was well acquainted with said John Stanton during all the aforementioned [illegible] of service I'm now intimately acqua-inted with him and in June he served as before [illegible]

Peter Holley

State of Rhode Island County of Washington at Charlestown June 25th 1830 Personally came before me Peter Holley the above named deponent who upon oath by me administered to him gave and [illegible] the [illegible] deposition which was by me taken and [illegible] to writing I also verify that the said Peter Holley is well known to me that he is a person of veracity and that his testimony is entitled to full faith and merit.
Dan King Justice Peace
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Phipps, Slocum & Co.
Leaded Glass,
Office AND Salesroom, 9 Park Street. 
World's Columbian Exposition Medal Awarded.

Works, 110 High Street.
[illegible mark]
Boston, May 7 1894.

Chief Clerk [illegible] 
Pension Office
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:-
Will you please send me a copy of the sworn statement made by John Stanton of 
Richmond, R.I.
in applying for a pension as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. If this is not sufficient to identify him advise me. Awaiting your favor, I remain
Very Firmly Yours
WM. S. Slocum
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Providence Aug 28 1839

Sir

I have been requested to send you the encolsed supplemental declaration of John Stanton. It has been made agreeably to your discretion to him in your letter of Sept 30 1834.
The [illegible] of his services is [illegible]
The affidavit of Peter Holly, [illegible] which I hope will be satisfactory

- I am respectfully 
your debtor
Benja Cowell
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Providence Jany 15 1840

Sir
I herewith endorse a further statement of John Stanton an applicant for a pension under the act of June 7 1832 + also further proof which I hope will obviate the [illegible] in your letter of Sept 16 last part relative to his [illegible].
I have no personal acquaintance with Mr. Stanton but I am well acquainted with Wm Marchant [illegible] when affidavit is annexed + he is a gentleman of the first [illegible] + standing in the station of the State in which he resides. 

I am respectfully
your debtor
Benja Cowell

J L Edwards [illegible mark]
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State of Rhode Island
County of Washington

On this 16th day of July 1839 Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Court of Common Please within and for said County John Stanton of Richmond in said County now aged 77 years who upon his oath makes this supplemental Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress proposed June 7th 1832. He now states that for several years past he has been labouring under a severe and dangerous sickness from which he has many times lost all hope of recovery. But being now through the mercy of God partially restored to health he makes this supplementary declaration and states as he did befo-re. That he was a soldier of the revolution and did serve in the militia as hereafter specified ([illegible]). In the spr-ing of the year 1777 in the month of April he thinks but is not certain that month his father Robert Stanton of said Richmond was drafted as a private soldier in Capt. John Clarke's company of militia which belonged to said town of Richmond and was in Col. Charles Dyers' regiment. Said Robert Stanton was drafted as aforesaid for one month and this applicant took the place of the said Robert Stanton and went to a place called Boston Neck in the town of South Kingston and was quartered at
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the George Brown house so called where he remained and served out the full tour of one month as a substitute for the said Robert Stanton acting as a guard against the enemy under the aforesaid officers. He further declares that in the month of June he thinks 1778 he was drafted for one month as a private soldier in said John Clarke's company and was ordered on duty at the aforesaid place called Boston Neck where he served as a guard against the enemy under the said Capt. Clarke in Col. Dyers' Regiment during the one month for twhich he was draf-ted. He further declared that in the autumn of the same year (1778) in the month of October he thinks he cannot say certain he was again drafted in said Capt. Clarke's company and ordered on duty at said Boston Neck where he remained and served as a guard against the enemy under the said Capt. Clarke during three weeks. He thinks he was drafted at this time but was discharged after serving three weeks. He further declared that in July or August 1779 he was again drafted as a private soldier in said Capt. Clarke's Company for one month and was ordered on duty and stationed at a place in said South Kin-gstown called Tower Hill where he served under the said Capt. Clarke as a guard against the enemy during one month. And afterwards in the fall of the same year 1779 he cannot now recollect the month he was called out and ordered on duty and moved to a place called South Ferry in said town of
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South Kingstown where served under the said Capt. Clarke he thinks half a month or fifteen days. Again in the fall of the same year he cannot tell what month he was called out on an alarm as a private soldier in said Capt. Clarke's company and was marched to the aforesaid place called South Ferry where he served he thinks ten days. He further declared that in April or May he thinks but is not certain that month in the year 1780 he was detached with a part of Capt. John Clarke's Company in the capacity of Orde-rly Sergeant and was ordered on duty at Newport this applicant took command of said detachment which consisted he thinks of from ten to twelve men he does not recollect the precise number he marched them to said Newport and was stationed with them at the four chimney house so called Tower in the Neck. Soon after his arrival at said station he with his company joined a company then on duty at said place and commanded by a Capt. Traffan under whom he and his detachment served until the end of the month for which they were detached or drafted. This deponent serving as orderly Serg-eant as aforesaid during this month he went on an expedition to Block Island to take reffugees so called the said Capt. Traffan and a number of selected soldiers went with this applicant. His expedition occupied about three days. He further declared that in the latter part of the summer of the same year 1780
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he was drafted as a private soldier in said Capt. Clarke's compa-ny for one month and was ordered on duty at said Newport where he was stationed near Taminy Hill so called where this applicant served one month and worked on the Fort said Clarke's company quartered in tents during this month. He further says that in the month of August he thinks in the year 1781 he was drafted as a private soldier in said Capt. Clarke's company for one month and being commanded by the said Capt. Clarke marched to Tower Hill from there to Wickford from there [illegible] over to Bristol whe-re said company remained a few days and then went on to Rhode Island where this applicant remained and served in said company under the said Capt. Clarke until the expiration of the one month for which he was drafted. He further declared that during said war he was several times called out on alarms and served for short periods not enumerated in this declaration. The foregoing is a brief amount of the services of this applicant according to the best of his recollection after a great length of time. It is correct he believes. He further declared that he should have made this Supplemental Declaration before but his severe and long continued [illegible] and the death of his former attorney William P Newel has prevented he now requests that a pension may be granted him

John Stanton

From to and [illegible] on the day and year above written
Before
Samuel Clarke Justice Court Common Pleas
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I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Stanton whose [illegible] is hereunto annexed that he sustains a good character and his testimony is entitled to full faith and merit in an case
Samuel Clarke Justice Court Common Pleas
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I Peter Holley of South Kingston in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island on oath do further de-pose and say respecting the services of John Stanton of Ric-hmond in said County of Washington that during each of the said Stanton's tours of duty as mentioned in my former affidavit be served under the authority of the State of Rhode Island being drafted and that he received rations and pay from the State. Said Stanton served under Capt. John Clarke who was himself on duty during said tours. Said Stanton was quartered at his several Stations as I be-fore testified. Charles Dyer was Col. of the Regiment to which said John Clarke's company belonged but was not always present. I cannot now tell the number of men in duty in said Clarke's company with John Stanton at different times. I think there were never less than twenty nor more than fifty. Said Stanton's home was in Richmond when he rendered said service about ten or fifteen miles from Tower Hill and thirty or forty from Bristol. I further say that the daily duties and discipline of the company in which said Stanton served as I before testified were to perform the ordina-ry menial and company exercises some were always serving as [illegible] the company also worked on Tommony Hill Fort as I before stated
Peter Holley

State of Rhode Island at Charlestown in the County of Washington November 9th 1839 Personally appea-red before me Peter Holley above named who upon oath by by me administered to him gave and [illegible] the preceeding Deposition which was [illegible] to writing in [illegible[ and [illegible] by him in my [illegible] certify that the said Peter Holley is a well known to me that he is a person of good character and his testimony is entitled to full merit
Dan King Justice Peace
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I Smith Cottrel of South Kingston in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island on oath do further testify and say [illegible] the services of John Stanton of Richmond in said County as mentioned in my for-mer affidavit. I well remember that said Stanton serv-ed there tours as I before stated and was quartered at the George Brown house so called at Boston neck in Sou-th Washington the said Capt Clarke commanded said compa-ny and I believe we present during the whole of each tour Charles Dyer was beloved but was not always present said Clarke's company [illegible] daily and kept a constant guard along the shore of Boston neck by night and by day and received rations and pay from the state and Stanton's home was in Richmond about fifteen or sixteen miles from said Boston neck. Said service was performed under the au-thority of the State of Rhode Island. The number of private soldiers on duty with said John Stanton in said tours of duty was from twenty to sixty. 

[illegible signature]

State of Rhode Island at Charlestown in the County of Washington November 9th 1839 Personally appeared before me Smith Cottrel the above named Deponent who upon oath by [illegible] administered to him same and sumised the preceding deposition which was rendered to writing in his [illegible] and signed by him in my presence I [illegible] that the said Smith Cottrel is well known to me that he is a person of good character and his testi-mony is entitled to full credit.

Dan King Justice Peace
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I Samuel Clarke of the town of Richmond in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island on oath depose and say that I am now about sixty eight years of age and during nearly all my life I have lived a man [illegible] to John Stanton of said Richmond who is now an affidavit for a [illegible] I have been intimately acquain-ted with said Stanton from my youth and I know that he has ever sustained an unblem-ished moral character and for many years past he has been an eminent member of the [illegible] Baptist Church in said town of Richmond and is now and has been for many years past a Deacon in said Church and by a long life of integrity, upright[illegible] and Christian [illegible] has  acquired the confidence, respect, and esteem of a numerous acquaintance— he is also in comfortable circumstances as to property and is not avaricious. I know also that his health is [illegible] and that he has been sick much of the time during several years past he is now quite feeble and in my opinion his [illegible] testimony concerning his service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War is entitled to implicit confidence.
Samuel Clarke

State of Rhode Island at Richmond in the County of Washington on this 18th day of September 1839 Personally approve Samuel Clarke the above named deponent who upon oath by me administered to him gave and [illegible] the proceeding deposition which was by me taken and [illegible] to wanting. I also certify that I am well acquainted with the said Samuel Clarke. I know him to be one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Washington and that he sustained
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a high character for honour and integrity
and his testimony is entitled to undoubted
confidence.

Dan King Justice Peace
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Mr. Stanton
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I William Marchant of South Kingstown in the
County of Washington & State of Rhode Island
on Oath depose & say that I am now Sixty four
years old, that for the qreater part of any life
I have resided in said Town & within a mile and
a half of Deacon John Stanton, & have been
intimately acquainted with him & am so now,
That I have usually attended publick worship
at the same meeting house with him, that he
has for many years been a member in good
standing of the 2d Baptist Church of Rich-
mond (in which Town he resides), and for the
greater part of the time Deacon of the same,
which office he now sustains. I know his
Character for truth & Integrity has ever been
good & unimpeached, & that he has the respect
& confidence of his fellow Citizens. He is
possessed of a farm which yields him a com-
fortable support. His Health for several
years past has been very poor & in that time
he has often been confined to his house by
were sickness, & has been incapacitated from
active exertion in any kind of business. His
energy of body & mind have been weakened
so as to prevent him from undertaking any
arduous labor or difficult business.
I consider however that his understanding
has not been impaired & it is my opinion
that his Declaration under Oath relative
to his Services as a Soldier in the Revolu-
tionary War, are entitled to implicit faith
& Confidence.

W. Merchant

State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
Richmond September 24th 1839
personally came before William
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Marchant the within named deponent who
upon oath by me administered to him gave
and subscribed the preceeding deposition
which was by him reduced to writing and
signed in my presence.   I also certify that the
said William Marchant is well known
to me as the former chief Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas in this County
and that he sustains a high character
for Intelligence honour and integrity
and his testimony is entitled to the fullest
confidence.

Dan King Justice Peace
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State of Rhode Island H.
Secretary's Office Decem 24. 1839

I Henry Bowen Secretary of
said State, and keeper of the
Records and the Seal thereof
Do Certify, that at the session of the General
assembly of said State holden on the second
Monday of June last Samuel Clark was elected
assonate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
within the County of Washington and Dan
King Justice of the Peace for the town of Charlestown
in said County until the first Wednesday of
May next and commissioned accordingly
as appears of record.

In testimony whereof I hereunto
set my hand and affix the Seal of said
State the date above written
Henry Bowen
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John Stanton

32.014

aom
7 mo [illegible]
$23.33/100

Benj Cowell esq
Providence R I
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Ebenezer Smith of South Kings-
town in the County of Waterton
State of Rhode Island on oath
deposeth & saith, that he is seventy
seven years of age; that he knows
John Stanton of Richmond in the
aforesaid county & was acquainted with him
during the Revolutionary war
with General Bri[illegible] , and
knows, that the said Stanton
belonged to a company of the
militia in said Richmond in the
Revolution commanded by a Cap
John Clarke & remembers the said
Stanton in the service against
the enemy in Boston Neck in said
South Kingstown under the officers
of the aforementioned company in
Col. Dyers & Cap Potter's Regt
in the years, he thinks, of 1777-8 and 9
when this deponent
served in those periods in the second
company of the militia of said
South Kingstown under Capt Stephen
Babcock & Capt James Gardner of
said Company & Col Dyer's & Col.
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Potter's Regt, and the extent of the said
Stanton's service as Boston W[illegible] this
deponent cannot particularly State.  
This deponent served against
the enemy number of months.
he thinks nine months, in the year
1780, in the Island of Rhode Island
in Col G[illegible] Regt & [illegible]
that the said Stanton served them
several months during this period (he thinks) in
the summer & fall of that year
1780. This deponent recollects
the said Stanton in this service
both at Newport & Tomany
Hill on the Island, at the Common
place in Capt Traffins company
but he cannot presume to state the
length of the said Stanton's service
on the Island.  This deponent
also recollect the said Stanton & himself
served one town together, he thinks
of their months, in Town Hills in 
South Kingston.
Witness

Ebenezer Smith X (his mark)
Witness Peleg Brown
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Washington ss
State of Rhode Island
Town of South Kingstown
Sept 18 1834

Personally appeared this above named Ebezener Smith who before my court and subscribed the preceding deposition and was by me duly sworn thereto [illegible] [illegible].
I also further certify that the said Smith is known to me that he is a person of veracity and that his testimony is entitlted to credit.

Peleg Brown Justice C Cp

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Washington County ss
I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the Honble Peleg Brown was on this eighteenth day of September 1834 a Justice of said court of Common Pleas duly commissioned and qualified and that signature annexed to the preceding certificate regarding Ebenezer Smith I believe to be his proper hand writing of the said Peleg Brown.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court of Common Pleas this twenty second day of September AD 1834.

Sam Helme
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22000

Revolution [handwritten)

INVALID

File No. 22.000

John Stanton

Pri Rev War

Act:  June 7 32

Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 392

{Arrangement of 1870.}
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The document is a handwritten note on a folded piece of paper, likely an endorsement or routing slip. There is a prominent vertical fold line running down the center of the text.

**Transcription:**

**Left Side:**
May 2/74 Dept.
Mrs. F. Slocum, W. & Mass.
9 Park St. Bosto[n]
Afs. 17th Soldier
Mrs. Kenyon, Mo.
1931 Sept. 14th
to Mrs. Etta A. Georgeon
Her letter and be
Rec. Div. for Civil War
reply ans.

**Right Side (partially obscured, to the right of the fold):**
P.D. S. Co.
e
Mass.
pensioned
Arch. Gen.
M.L.C.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C.,

April 15, 1896.

C.W. & N. Div.
F. S.
M. E. C.
I. 2200.

Madam:

In returning herewith your letter of April 10, 1896, you are advised that John Stanton made an application for pension on August 12, 1834, at which time he was residing in Richmond, R.I., and his pension was allowed for seven months actual service as a private in the Rhode Island troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time served under Cap John Clark and Col Dyer.

He was born May 22, 1761.  Enlisted from Richmond, R.I.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Mrs. Kenyon
44 Laurel Hill
Norwich, Conn.
Page 40

The document is a handwritten record on paper, appearing as a scanned image in black and white. The text is in ink, with the upper portion being darker and clearer, and the lower portion significantly fainter. There are no other graphical elements.

Here is the transcription:

**Clearer Upper Section:**

2 declaration
1 Spring 77 – pasture Boston Neck – sub: father – Capt.Flack – 1. (The word "pasture" is written vertically and crossed out between "77" and "Boston Neck")
2 June 78 pasture – – drafted – – 1. (The word "pasture" is written vertically between "78" and the first dash)
Oct pasture – – – – – -21 (The word "pasture" is written vertically between "Oct" and the first dash)
July 79 Holley Towns Hill – – 1.
fall – South Ferry – – 15
– – – – 10
May 80. Holley Newport Capt Traffarn – Sergt 1 –
Cummt 81 – – Clarke – pri 1 –
Aug 81. Holly Town Hill – – 1.

**(Text written vertically on the right side of the top section reads: "no.9 new vote")**

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**Fainter Lower Section:**

A Declaration
1 77 – Spring Boston Neck sub – (Flack 1 mo
2 78 – – – – 1 –
3 79 Summer Town hill – – 1 –
4 80 – – Traffar Leigh 2
5 80 latter part Clarke 1
6 81 Spring Bristol – 1
7 81 Summer Boston Neck – – 15
81 – 2 town each B – 1 – 00
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O. W. & N. Division.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
S 22000

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of John Stanton, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: Spr. 1777
Length of Service: 1 mo
Rank: Pri
Captain [illegible marks]: John Clark
Colonel: C. Dyer
State: R.I.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: Aug. 1778
Length of Service: 3 mo.
Rank: " "
Captain [illegible marks]: " "
Colonel: "
State: "

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: Summer 79
Length of Service: 3 Mo
Rank: "
Captain [illegible marks]: " "
Colonel: Potter
State: "

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: " 80
Length of Service: 2 mo
Rank: "
Captain [illegible marks]: Traffarn 
Colonel: Green
State: "

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: Fall "
Length of Service: 2 Mo
Rank: Pri
Captain [illegible marks]: John Clark
Colonel: "
State: "

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: Spr. 81
Length of Service: 1 "
Rank: "
Captain [illegible marks]: " "
Colonel: Church
State: "

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: Summer "
Length of Service: 1 "
Rank: "
Captain [illegible marks]: " "
Colonel: Dyer
State: "

Battles engaged in, none [illegible]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Richmond R. I.
Date of application for pension, August 12 1834
Residence at date of application, Richmond R. I.
Age at date of application, [illegible] May 22, 76, in Richmond R. I.
Remarks: his pension was alld. 

[illegible] Dec. 31- 1842AB

Very respectfully,
William S. Slocum
9 Park St
Boston Mass

13603 h—3 m

Commissioner.