Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4087, for Isaac Rice, Connecticut
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SERVICE    Conn.
Rice, Isaac
NUMBER  S. 4087
carded
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Pittsburg. 19.977. 
Isaac Rice 
of Trumbull Co. in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Co commanded by Captain Martin of the Regt. commanded by Moseley in the Connt line for 11 m. & 6 days 
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh at the rate of 37 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.  
Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of Octr 1833 and sent to George Swift Kentsman C. Co Ohio 
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833    93.33    
Semiannl. allowance ending 4 Mar ‘34  18.66 
$111.99 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. R. Palmer Clerk, 
Book E. Vol 8 Page 125 
order to pay Dec. 15 1836 
Dead 
Letter to 3d auditor 22d March 1843  
Paid a the Treasury under the Act of 4 Sept 1838 &c from 4 Sept 1836 to 4 Sept 1841 Agt 
notified 11 April 1843
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832 
State of Ohio 
County of Trumbull }  
On this fifteenth day of April 1833 personally appeared before Richard Hayes [unreadable] Court Common Pleas 
Isaac Rice resident of Vernon in the County of Trumbull and State of Ohio aged seventy years who being duly affirmed according to an doth on his affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832.   That he entered the service of the United States in the summer of the year 1778 voluntarily without compensation as a substitute for Nathaniel Yale of Wallingford in the County New Haven in the State of Conn. with whom he was then serving as an apprentice and who was drafted to perform a tour duty of two months, that he served in the regiment of Connecticut militia commanded by Col Moseley in the company commanded by Capt Martin and Lieutenant Hotchkiss, that he immediately marched from Wallingford to Whiteplains and from thence to West point where he was stationed until the term for which the draft was made expired when the troops were disbanded & he returned home. That in the summer of 1779 he again entered the army voluntarily without any compensation as a substitute for John Barnes of Wallingford aforesaid who was drafted to perform a tour of duty of two months, that he served in the regiment of Conn. militia commanded by Col Mead in the company commanded by Capt. Diamond [Divan] Berry, that he marched from Wallingford to Newhaven and thence to Stamford Conn, where he was stationed all the time for which the draft was made expired when the troops  were disbanded and he returned home.  
That in the summer of 1780 he enlisted with Col Noah Phelps at Simsbury on for the term of six months in the
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State troops of Conn, which were raised to fill the vacancies in the continental troops and served in the regiment commanded by Col Hoyt in the Brigade commanded by Genl Huntington in the commanded by Major Walbridge which was called the Majors Company,  that he marched to West point from thence into the State New Jersey where he remained the principal part of the summer.  In the face of the year he marched down the east side of the Hudson on a scouting party towards the city of New York.  He was in the service at the time of the operation of Major Andre and near the place where he was executed though not present at the time and place of his death.   He served in the term of six months and in the fall of 1780 after the term of enlistment expired he was discharged and left the army and returned home.   That in the summer of 1781 he was drafted & served in the regiment of Conn Militia commanded by Col Canfield in the company commanded by Capt Starr of Middletown Conn. that he marched to West point where he was stationed till the term for which he was drafted (which was two months) expired when he returned home.   
At the time of entering into the service as above prescribed he resided in the town of Wallingford in the County of New Haven and State of Conn. He was stationed at Stamford at the time when the attack was made upon the guards near that place by the refugees  and one among the guards upon whom the attack was made. That he was born in Wallingford aforesaid in the year 1762, that he has no record of his age, that he believes there is a record of it to be found in said Town of Wallingford.  That since the revolutionary war he has resided in said Town of Wallingford and in the State of Massachusetts and for several years past has resided with his children at different places and now resides at Vernon aforesaid. That he never received discharge from the service and knows no person that can testify his said service.  That he is known to Asa Haynes and Asa Haynes Jr. who can testify to his character for veracity and their
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belief that he served as a soldier of the revolution.  He hereby relinquishes every claim 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, be was no documentary evidence and knows no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service and there is no clergyman living in his immediate vicinity who can testify from his acquaintance with him to his age or to his reputation as a revolutionary soldier.  
Isaac Rice 
Affirmed to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Richard Hayes Associate Judge Court Common Pleas for Trumbull County
We Asa Haynes residing in the Township of Vernon in the County of Trumbull and State of Ohio and Asa Hayne Junior residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Rice who has subscribed and affirmed to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy years of that he was reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resided in Wallingford aforesaid to have a soldier of the revolution and in the neighbourhood where he now resides so far as he is known he is reputed & believed to have been a soldier as aforesaid and that we concur in that opinion.
Asa Haynes 
Asa Haynes Jr. 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Richard Hayes Associate Judge at Common Pleas of Trumbull County Ohio   
And the said Richard Hayes Associate Judge do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the Matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a revolutionary
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No 25521, 19.977 
Isaac Rice Trumbull County Ohio 
Return ss 
Adm 11 months & 6 days 
$36.66 
6 days  0.66
$37.33 
74.66 
18.67 
93.33 
18.66 
111.99 
Geo Swift (Kensman) Trumbull County Ohio
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Colonel Canfield's Regiment. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1833, while a resident of Vernon, Trumbull County, Ohio. 
Children are referred to, no names stated, nor is the name of his wife on file.  
Respectfully, 
WINFIELD SCOTT 
Commissioner.
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Feby 24, 99. Mr. F. H. Parsons Washington D.C. Histoyr Atty  
Dec. 15 - 1902 J. S. A. Baker ctf div Prest  
1923 - June 4 - Hist to Mrs. Helen E. Foss. AWF 
1926 July 1. Hist to Mary S. Hale AWF 
1927- Mch 5   Hist to Sen Hiram Bingham for H. E. Royce 
1930 – Apr 16 Hist. Mrs. R. Winnagle AWF
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Ohio Sept 10 
[unreadable]
Kinsman July 5
J. L. Edwards Esqr 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City D.C.
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Kinsman Septr 3rd AD. 1833 
J.L. Edwards Esqr 
Sir 
Enclosed I return to you the  papers relating to the application of Isaac Rice for a pension. All the papers I think which you sent to me are inclusive together with a statement of facts in reference to the application of Mr. Rice which I have obtained at your suggestion from the office of the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut.   I do not suppose that any further evidence can be obtained in favor of the applicant from my own personal knowledge of Mr. R. I should have no hesitation in saying that I believe that statements contained in his declaration are true. I would thank you to inform of the fate of his application as soon as it may be convenient for you after it shall have been determined.   
Very respectfully Yours &c 
Geo. Swift
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Merchants & Manufacturers Bank 
Pittsburgh December 3d 1836 
Sir
I have the honor to transmit Voucher in case of Isaac Rice, insane person, Pensioner under the Act 7 June 1832 at the rate of 37 33/100 Dollars per annum.   
I am very Respectfully 
Fredk Stahl 
for M Sherman as Agent 
J. L. Edwards Esq 
Comm of Pensions
Washington
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WAR DEPARTMENT. 
Pension Office, 
29th June 1833. 
SIR: 
I return herewith the papers in support of the claim of the person whose name is hereto annexed. 
These papers are in several respects defective. This case is accompanied by a brief. The objections are contained in the negative answers, in red ink, given to the questions. 
Particular attention should be paid to the accompanying regulations and to the explanatory notes subjoined to the brief. 
The extraordinary press of business in this office, arising from the great number of claims under the act of June 7, 1832, has hitherto prevented us from attending to the applications sent by you. The investigation of the cases presented under this law has been difficult and laborious, and notwithstanding the greatest exertions have been made by this Department, an earlier attention to your business has been found impracticable. 
The brief has been prepared to meet all cases, and thus to save the excessive labor which would otherwise be imposed upon the office, and which would consume so much time as to render the delay two fold greater than it now is in the investigation of claims and writing letters. Each case is considered correct in all respects except in relation to those questions to which a negative answer is affixed. No other alteration or addition will be required. 
I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant. 
J L Edwards 
George Swift Esq 
Kinsman Trumbull County Ohio 
Isaac Rice
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Mr George Swift
Kinsman
Trumbull County Ohio
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Comptrollers Office Aug. 9th 1833 
I Elisha Phelps, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Connecticut, do certify, that on the journal of the Pay Table under date March 10th 1779 there is charged to the United States, viz 
“To order on Treasurer of Capt. Robert Martin pay roll for his company militia stationed at West Point Col. Moseley’s regiment stationed at West Point commissions  £12,11,4, wages 263,10,2 bounty 144,16,0 =  £515,5,6.”  
That under date August 5th 1779 there is charged to the United States, on the journal of the pay Table viz “To order on Treasurer Capt. Divan Berry pay roll his company coast guards  Horseneck  £2476,15,11.”  & under date November 1779 there is also charged to the United States, viz "To order on Treasurer P Colo John Mead abstract Field & Staff his regiment expenses &c  £183.3.5 “  
That upon the Pay Roll of the levies in Major Walbridges company 2nd Connecticut Regt. commanded by Zebulon Butler Colo. I find the name, Isaac Rice a private that & he received it to the 6th day of December 1780, at 6 2/3 being five months & six days. Which pay roll is signed J. Hinckley Capt. Conn’t and verified by J Huntington B. Gen’l.  
I further certify that I find no other
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direct or collateral evidence of the service of Isaac Rice in the war of the revolution, the rolls of Capt Martin & Berry or Starr companies are not to be found in this office 
E. Phelps
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Hartford Aug. 9th 1833 
Dr Sir
The proceeding certificate contains all the proof, direct or secondary, which I can find in the office regarding the revolutionary service of Isaac Rice. The proof that Capt. Martin & Berry were in service when the applicant says he belonged to their companies will be sufficient of the service in 1780, the evidence is direct. It ought to be suggested perhaps to the Commissioner of Pension, that, probably, the time of marching to returning from the place of service was not embraced in the pay roll. I cannot find any account of service of Capt. Starr in 1781.   
I am respectfully yours 
E. Phelps 
Fees $1.00-
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O. W. & N. Div. 
REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE. 
MEMORANDA. 
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below. 
Full name of soldier
Enoch Rice
Isaac Rice 
Place of residence before service. (Town, county, and State, if possible.) 
Waterbury Conn 
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.) 
Date of death 
[stamp] CHIEF’S DESK Old War & Navy Division DEC 8 1902
Christian name 
Did either he or his widow receive a pension? 
Remarks: wants genealogical data 
Your name and address: 
J S A Baker 
Cent Div Pen O
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4087
Isaac Rice
Aprl 13 1833   78
Vernon Ohio
Febry 78  Wallingford Ct
Capt Martin
Col Moseley
Pvt 2 mo.
-79 Capt Berry
Col Mead 
Pvt 2 mo.
Decr ’80 Major Walbridge
Col Phelps
Pvt. 6 mo.
Decr. ’81 Capt Starr
Col. Canfield
Pr. 2 mos
Benj Wallingford Ct. 1762
No [unreadable]
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I.F.W.C. 
Box 643 
Greene N.Y. 
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE O APR 18 1923
Record Division 
Dept of the Interior 
Bureau of Pension 
Washington, D.C 
Gentlemen:- 
Can you tell me if the information I have concerning Andrew Webb a Revolutionary soldier, is authentic? 
1st enlistment September 1777 under Captain John Black and Colonel Samual Dewy enlisted
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-2- 
from the state of Mass. (I do not know the town)..
2nd  enlistment July 1781 
Private under John Pratt and Col. Fletcher State of Vt. 
Applied for a Pension Oct 9th 1832 - Andrew Webb resided at Norwich Chenango Co. N. Y. at time of his application for pension 
I wish to join the D.A.R. my information is family records only.
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I would also like to know of Isaac Rice or Royce (the family have spelled it both ways) who served from July 1780 to [unreadable] 1780, and again in a Wallingford Conn. Reg. of Militia at West Point 1781 under Col. Canfield. Was he a pensioner?   
If there is any charge in connection with these references kindly let me know the amount. Thanking you in
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advance.
Yours truly
(Mrs) Helen Olive Foss
April 10th 1923
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United States Senate, 
Washington, 2/28/27,  
The Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D. C. 
Sir: 
I have the honor to submit the following communication for your consideration , and to ask that the request made therein be complied with if possible. 
When the matter is disposed of, will you kindly have the letter returned to my office, and oblige. 
Yours truly, 
By direction of
Hiram Bingham
U.S.S.
[stamp] CHIEF’S ROOM
INVALID
MAR 2 1927
DIVISION
U.S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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This came with a letter from Helen E.  Royce 5 Pliny Court, Hartford Conn. requesting Isaac Rice (S. 4087), Helen E Royce’s letter returned in Sen Bingham’s letter
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[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE S APR 10 1926
[stamp] CHICAGO ILL APR 16 11:36 PM 1926
[stamp] LET’S GO CITIZENS’ [unreadable] TRAINING
[stamp] [unreadable] ONE CENT JEFFERSON
THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Commissioner of Pensions  
Washington D.C.
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Commissioner of Pensions 
Dear Sir 
I am eager to obtain as complete a record as possible of the services in the Am. [American] Rev of War of my gr. father Isaac Rice – pension ap. for Ap 15 1832 at Vernon, Trumbull Co. Ohio
[unreadable]. If there is a record of his children kindly include it.  He served Short periods, each year of the Rev in Connecticut companies of Col. Canfield, Col Martin, Major Walbridge & others.  With grateful appreciation of the expected courtesy.
Mary S. Hale; 2039 Howe St. Chicago.
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Mrs. R. Winnagle 
267 Belmont N. W. 
Warren Ohio 
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington D.C. 
Department of Revolutionary Soldiers 
Gentlemen: -- Desired, all information contained in your records on 
Isaac Rice Revolutionary Pensioner while a resident of Vernon Trumbull County Ohio. Also on
James Cook Revolutionary Pensioner while a resident of Mecca Trumbull County Ohio
Thanking you for the favor I am Very Respectfully 
Grace M. Quincey
[stamp] REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS BUREAU OF PENSIONS FEB 14 1930
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section 
AWF/HMM  
April 16, 1930.
Mrs. R. Winnagle 
267 Belmont N. W. 
Warren Ohio. 
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 4087, it appears that Isaac Rice was born in 1762 at Wallingford Connecticut.
While residing at said Wallingford, he enlisted and served as a private in the Connecticut troops as follows: 
In the summer of 1778 two months in Captain Martin's Company, Colonel Mosely's Regiment; in the summer of 1779 two months in Captain Divan Berry's Company, Colonel Mead's Regiment; from July 1, 1780 to December 6, 1780 under Major Walbridge, who commanded a company under Colonels Noah Phelps and Hait; in 1781 two months in Captain Starr's Company, Colonel Canfield's Regiment. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 15, 1833, while a resident of Vernon, Trumbull County, Ohio. 
Children are referred to, but no names are stated, nor is the name of his wife on file.
Very truly yours, 
E. W. MORGAN 
Acting Commissioner.
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March 5, 1927   
Honorable Hiram Bingham 
United States Senate.  
My dear Senator: 
In response to your request of the twenty-eighth ultimo, enclosing letter from Helen E. Royce, 5 Pliny Court, Hartford, Connecticut, in which she requests the history of the Revolutionary War soldier Isaac Rice (S. 4087).   
I have the honor to advise you from the papers in the pension claim S. 4087, it appears that Isaac Rice was born in 1762 at Wallingford, Connecticut. While residing at said Wallingford, he enlisted and served as a private in the Connecticut Troops, as follows- In the summer of 1778, two months in Captain Martin's Company, Colonel Mosely's Regiment. 
In the summer of 1779, two months in Captain Divan Berry's Company, Colonel Mead's Regiment. 
From July 1, 1780 to December 6, 1780 under
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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services. Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department . Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States. 
O. W. & N. DIV.  
REVOLUTIONARY. 
L. W. B. 1. 4087, 
I. 17738, 
W. 14050, 
B. L. 36549 - 160 - 55. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
WASHINGTON, D. C., 
February 24th, 1899. 
Sir:-
In compliance with your request you are advised that Isaac Rice made an application for pension on April 15th, 1833, at which time he was 70 years of age and residing at Vernon, Ohio, and his pension was allowed for eleven months and six days' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Wallingford, Conn., and served under Capt. Martin and Col. Moseley. 
Thomas Trowbridge made an application for pension on August 27th, 1832, at which time he was 71 years of age and residing at Norwalk, Conn., and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Norwalk , Conn., and served under Capt. Swift and Col. Beebe. 
Dorcus, widow of one William Trowbridge, made an application for bounty land on June 12th 1855, at which time she was 82 years of age and residing at Pomfret, Conn., and her claim was allowed for the actual service of her husband as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war, for a period of five months and twenty days. Place of his enlistment not stated. He served under Col. Bradley. 
One William Trowbridge made an application for pension on August 14th, 1832, at which time he was 81 years of age and residing at Worcester , Mass., and his pension was allowed for eight months' actual service as a corporal and sergeant in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington D. C. , 19 –
AWF
S. 4087
In reply to your request of – received – for a statement of the history of Isaac Rice    
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, the following is taken from the soldier’s claim for a pension.  
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT   Summer 1778    LENGTH OF SERVICE   2 Months.   RANK.  Pvt.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Martin; Colonel Moseley STATE.  Conn
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT  Summer 1779   LENGTH OF SERVICE  2 mos.  RANK.   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.   Captain Divan Berry, Colonel Mead  STATE. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT  July 1 1780 to  LENGTH OF SERVICE  Dec 6 1780   RANK.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Major Walbridge; Colonel Noah Phelps; Colonel Hait   STATE. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT   July 1781    LENGTH OF SERVICE   2 mos   RANK.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain Starr, Colonel Canfield   STATE. 
Battles engaged in, none stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment,   Wallingford, New Haven Co. Conn
Date of application for pension,  Apr 15 1833, claim allowed.
Residence at date of application,   Vernon, Trumbull Co. Ohio
Age at date of application,   Born in Wallingford Conn, in 1762
Remarks:  He had children, no names stated.  No further family data on file.
Respectfully
Commissioner