Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,518, for Joseph Manning, Connecticut
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Manning, Joseph

NUMBER
S. 15.518

carded
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CONTENTS
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28263 
Vermont 
Joseph Manning  
of Rutland Co. in the State of  Vt. who was a Pr in the Company commanded  by Captain Rudd of the Regt commanded by Col Legard in the Connt AW Militia
11 Months Pr $35.66 
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont the rate of 35 Dollars 66 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of April 1834 and Sent to Pensioner Poultney Vt.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 34 – 110.00 giant. allowance ending 18.33
$128.33 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} 
Recorded by J. T.  Sprague Clerk 
Book 6 Vol 3 Page 78
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State of Vermont 
Rutland County} ss On this 15th day of April AD 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon Probate Court within & for the district of Fairhaven in the County of Rutland aforesaid now sitting Joseph Manning a resident of Poultney in the County of Rutland State of Vermont aged 70 years 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 7 1832 
6 mos.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. That in the month of May 1777 at Windham in the State of Connecticut he enlisted in a company raised by that State & commanded by Capt. Jonathan Rudd for the purpose of guarding a quantity of ammunition brought from Providence when the British obtained possession of Rhode Island and deposited at Windham.  That he served under this enlistment six months & was discharged in November of the same year but received no written discharge. 
2 mos.
That in July 1779 he was drafted to do duty for two months at Windham aforesaid & marched to New London in the State of Connecticut where he remained two months and assisted in the erection of a small Fort, then crossed the River to Groton, helped erect Fort Griswold, on Groton hill which was built under the direction of Col. Leyard [Ledyard] - That he served in the Regiment Commanded by Col Stones of Mansfield in Capt John Tinkers Company, the Lieuts name was Smith of Hampton, Ensign Samuel Baker of Windham aforesaid, Orderly Sargent Zacheus Waldo, and was discharged at the Fort in September of the same year.  
3 mos.
That in July 1780 two drafts were made at Windham one for six months service to be performed at
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West Point with a bounty of ten dollars, the other for three months at Horse Neck without bounty - that he was drafted for the former station. & his cousin Selera Manning to the latter station - that he paid the said Selera the ten dollars bounty to exchange places, and the next day joined his Regiment command ed by Col. Willis [Wyllys] at Chatham on Connecticut River where he remained a month & then marched to New London where he remained a few days.  then marched to Mohegan on the River Thames, stayed two weeks, then crossed the River to Poquetanuck, both of which places he with the Regiment were occupied in making Gabions & Fascines,  from thence they went to New London.  That while there the British Fleet came in and unchained at the mouth of the River where they remained untill the next day & then sailed to Gardners bay on Long Island.  That there was a guard of about a hundred men then stationed on the Beach between Rope Ferry & the light house, that he remained at New London untill the term for which he was drafted expired, & was discharged in the month of October of the same year by Col. Willis [Wyllys] having served three months, The Adjutants name was Goodwin, Captain Smith, Lieuts Parish, Orderly Sargent, Nehemiah Holt. He further states that he has resided in Poultney aforesaid 21 years last March - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state Sworn to and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid.  
Joseph Manning
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On the same day personally appeared in open Court Dan Manning of Poultney in the County of Rutland State of Vermont aged 79 who being first duly sworn testifies & says that in the year 1777 he resided in the same house with Joseph Manning then of the town of Windham & State of Connecticut now of Poultney in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont & well recollects that the said Joseph enlisted in a company commanded by Capt Jonathan Rudd & [unreadable] by that State for the purpose of guarding a quantity of munitions & military stores deposited at Windham aforesaid. The said Joseph enlisted for six months & served the full term of his enlistment.- And further in the year 1779, he recollects that the said Joseph Manning was drafted for two months duty in Regiment of Militia commanded by Col. Stores who was personally known to this deponent, & he knows that the said Joseph Joined said Regiment in said Company under the command of Capt John Tucker & was absent from home two months in the service.  He further says that in the year 1780 the said Joseph Manning was again drafted & Joined a Regiment commanded by a Col. Willis [Wyllys] and did duty in said Regiment three months at that time, while the Regiment lay at Poquetanuck this deponant was there & saw the said Joseph on duty as a soldier 
Dan Manning
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
On the same day also personally appeared Lydia Manning of Poultney in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont aged 78 years, wife of the above named Manning who being first duly sworn testifys & says that she is acquainted with Joseph Manning formerly of Windham in the State Connecticut, now of Poultney in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont, and that she knows
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that the facts as stated in the foregoing affidavit of Dan Manning are true, from a personal acquaintance of the transaction at the time 
Lydia Manning 
We Sylvester Cochran a Clergyman residing in Poultney and Amos Thompson residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Manning who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 year of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
Sylvester Cochran
Amos Thompson
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and serve as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Sylvester Cochran who has signed the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Poultney in said County of Rutland and that Amos Thompson who has also signed the same, is a resident in said town of Poultney, and is a credible person, and that the statement is entitled to credit. 
I S.H. Merrill Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Fairhaven aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Manning for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 15th day of April AD 1833. 
S. H. Merrill And I further certify that the above named Dan Manning and Lydia Manning are credible persons 
S.H. Merrill
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RECORD DIVISION
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION   3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
Washington, D. C., 4 - 29 1922 
In reply to your request of – received - a statement of the military history of Jos. Manning soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired formation as contained in his  application for pension on file in this Bureau. S.15518 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  May 1777   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  6 Mos.   RANK.  Pvt.    OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Jonathan Rudd   STATE.   Conn.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  July 1779   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  2 Mos.    RANK.      OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Jno Tinker  Colonel Ledyard Colonel Experience Storr  STATE. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. July 1780    LENGTH OF SERVICE.  3 Mos.  RANK.      OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Colonel Willis  STATE. 
Battles engaged in, none stated 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl Windham Conn 
Date of application for pension, Apl. 15, 1833. al [allowed]  
Residence at date of application, Poultney, Rutland Co. Vt. 
Age at date of application, 70 yrs
Remarks: It is not stated whether he was married 
Respectfully, Commissioner.
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15.518 
INVALID
File No. 15,518
Joseph Manning 
Pri Rev War 
June 7" 32 
Index:- Vol. 1   Page 240 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Jan 31/98 Mr Wm Manning Worcester, Mass 
Mar 28 ‘99 G E Manning New London Ct. 
1922, Apl. 29 Hist to R.D. Hubbard – En.
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New London, Conn. March 11, 1899. 
Bureau of Pensions,
O. W. & N. DIV. 
Dept. of the Interior. 
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Sir: -- Will you kindly send me the record of Joseph Manning of Poultney, Vt., a Revolutionary pensioner.  
I wish to know where he enlisted and under whom he served, also any facts you may have as to the place of his service. 
Yours truly, Geo. E. Manning 
Office of Sewer Dept.
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE H MAR 14 1899
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Jos. Manning
13 jany 34
11 Mo. Pr  $
40.00
3.34
36.66
Joseph Manning
Poultney
Rutland Co Vt.
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WAR DEPARTMENT 
Pension Office, 
Nov 18th 1833
Sir. 
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
Statement, showing the Service of Joseph Manning
Period when the service was rendered.    Duration of Claimant’s Service.   Rank of claimant. Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served.   Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service.   Proof by which the declaration is supported. 
I am respectfully 
Your obedient servant 
JAMES L. EDWARDS, 
Commissioner of Pensions.
By applying to E. D. Philips Comptroller of public accounts at Hartford, who has complete rolls of the service their statement may be verified; which is absolutely necessary for a satisfactory Examination of your claim -
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.            
The following regulations have been adopted:                  
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.              
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:  
1. The Regular Troops.  
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.    
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.             
4. Indian Spies.                 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.             
DECLARATION.                        
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.           
State, Territory, or District of 
County of } ss.
On this day of A.B. a resident (b) of personally appeared (a) before in the county of and State, Territory or District years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the in the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:    
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]            
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only that of Agency in the State of    
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]            
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
I of the Court of hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of for a pension.               
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of & c.            
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.          
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be and C.D. residing in (the same) who has years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.                 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]     
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.               
I, Clerk of the Court of contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of & c.         
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission ; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.            
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.            
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.    
1. Where and in what year were you born?                
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?          
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war , and where do you now live?               
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?              
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.           
6. To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? 
To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what Town officer has become of it?              
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.                 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.         
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. 
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject     
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.        
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed his genuine signature.          
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can cure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the person of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.        
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.    
[b]   The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.     
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.    
[d]  The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
[e]  Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.        
Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: 
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year - months , and days , I served as a - months and --- days, I served as and for such service I claim a pension."   
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority ; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.    
[f]  The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
[g]  The opinion of the Court is always required.  
[h]  The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.  to the credibility of the witnesses.
[i]  The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.               
Mode of authenticating papers.              
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.         
Proof of Service.         
[j]  In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the wife nesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in note [j]  applies to continental troops only.     
[k]  This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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OLD WAR & NAVY             M
JAN 24 1898
FILES

30 Edward St.,
Worcester, Mass
1-18-'98

To Department Officer:
       Sir: - Can you give me any information as to Joseph Manning, a Revolutionary pensioner who lived the last half of his life in or near Poultney, Rutland Co., Vermont?
        If possible please inform me under what officers he served, when and where he enlisted, and where his home was.
         A reply will greatly oblige,
                   Respectfully,
                         Wm. Manning

PENSION
      JAN
U     21     S
      1898
   OFFICE.
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Comptrollers Office 
Dec 5th 1833 
I Elisha Phelps, Comptroller of the Public Accounts of the State of Connecticut, do certify that the Council of Safety under date the 12th of July 11 1776 passed the following vote, viz “Voted after much discourse, that guards be allowed at Col Pethen’s & also at Col. Elderkin & Wales powder Mills & that the respective owners be allowed four shillings per night for each night, they shall keep such guard, until the board shall take other or further order concerning them;” 
& on the 19th day of July 1776 the following, viz, “on reproscitation of Mssrs Elderkin & Wales of the necessity of a Magazine to store the powder wrought & to be wrought at that mill. Voted that Col. Elderkin & Wales be directed to build a good & sufficient magazine of stone of the dimensions of eight feet by ten at least to be arched covered with earth sided in a good dry”
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"side hill near the mill & works & that they receive out of the public treasury a sum not exceeding fourteen pounds to enable them to perform said service for which they engage to erect such magazine so as to well & thoroughly answer the end purpose to be & belong to the Colony & they to supply the deficiency of any there be”  that on the 5th day of November 1777 the Council of Safety passed the following Vote viz “Voted that the Committee of Pay Table settle with Elderkin & Wales for guarding the magazine of powder & putre at Windham charged at 12, per day from the 7th of June 1777 to the 5th of November 1777 & draw on the Treasurer of this State for the balance.” No roll of this guard has been found or proof of the duration of their service.  
That under date 3d September 1779 the pay roll of Capt. Nehemiah Tinker, company is charged on the book of the Pay Table to
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the United States. The regiment in which he performed this service is not mentioned. No pay or other roll of the company has been found, or evidence how long they served. 
(It appears by the records of the state that Experience Storrs was appointed Col of the 5th Regt of Militia in October 1777, & that no other person was appointed to command the regiment until after January 1783.)
And that under date January 10th 1782 there is charged to the United States, To amount Col. Hezekiah Wyllys account "for pay roll of three months men for 1780 State money 16728, 10, 1.” No roll of this regiment has been found, or other proof how long they were in service.
E. Phelps.
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TECHNOLOGY CHAMBERS 
5 IRVINGTON STREET 
BACHELOR APARTMENTS
Rev 2 EB
ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF 
BOSTON MASS. Mar 24 1922 
S. P. SEYMOUR, MANAGER
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, 
Wash D C
Dear Sir
Have an ancestor by the name of Joseph Manning  born Dec 9 1761 at Windham Ct. & whom, according to the Manning Genealogy was a Revolutionary soldier enlisting when he was about 15 yes old, serving as a waiter for some officer. The geneology goes on to say: His actual service in a soldier has not as yet been found on any existing record but there was such
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TECHNOLOGY CHAMBERS 
5 IRVINGTON STREET 
BACHELOR APARTMENTS
Rev 2 EB
ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF 
BOSTON MASS. Mar 24 1922 
S. P. SEYMOUR, Manager
a service & in later years he to received a pension therefore. His papers state that he enlisted at Windham & part of the time was under Capt. Rudd & Col. Ledyard.  His actual participation after enlistment was of 11 months duration. Further than this served a document in the hands of a grand daughter shows that he enlisted of Windham Sept 1, 1784 under Co Ralph Ripley in the 1st Co 4th Regt of Light Horse but this was subsequent to the treaty of G. Brittan. He thereafter resided at Windham, Windsor & Poultney where he died about Feb. 1849. If it is true that he recd a pension as is stated you must have a record of same which I would appreciate for that would admit me to membership in the sons of the American Revolution as well as other relative interest.
Yours truly
R. D. Hubbard 
418 W. Tompkins St. 
Gatesburg Ill
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME   Manning, Joseph
GRADE  Private
LINE  Rhode Island

WARRANT NUMBER  3344
ACREAGE       100
ISSUED    Jan 18,  1797
   to Sylvester Fuller --------

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants  carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.