Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38815, Thomas Harris, R.I.
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R.I. | Harris, Thomas | S. 38815
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Transf to Vermont 17 Sept
1829 and notification sent
to Pensioner, Guilford, Vt
[illegible] sen to H Wendell Jr, Esq
Albany New York 26 July 1820 
Albany
New York
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s306
To Vermont from New York
Thomas Harris
of Renselaerville in the state of New York
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sherburne of the Rhode Island
line, for the term of 7 years
inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 3d of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th of March 1819
and sent to H Wendell Esq
Albany New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819, 10 20/30 pd 31 mos. 88.49
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819
48.00
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$136.49
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818 }
Continued
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f Thomas Harris
Rensselaerville CM
W 8306
24 March 1819
24 March 1819

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Notification sent to H. Wendell 
Albany NY
[date illegible]
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STATE OF NEW - YORK
Court of Common Pleas
City /County of Albany
On this fifteenth - day of June - 1820 personally appeared in open court, (being a court of record in and for the said County - according to the solemn adjudications of the Supreme Court of this state, and being a court which proceeds according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of its proceedings, and possessing the power of fin and imprisonment) Thomas Harris a private aged Seventy Three years, resident in the Town of Rensselaerville in said County who, being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: in the company Commanded by Captain Webb _  Col. Onley's Regiment in the Rhode Island Line, for the Term, and in the manner specified in his original declaration, on file in the Pension office, at the City of Washington, dated the third day of April 1818 that his certificate is dated, the Twenty fourth day of March 1819 - and has rec-d his Pension up to the fourth of March 1820 _______
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And I do solemnly Swear --- that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me ; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and  by me subscribed. That I have a Wife named Elizabeth aged Seventy two years. Who is Lame and too feeble to work, that I am by profession a farmer unable to work, owing to my having a Rupture - that I stand in need of assistance from my country for support having no other means, than those mentioned using the following - Schedule viz_one Table Worth Two Shillings, Five cups & saucers Worth Two Shillings _ Six iron spoons, one shilling_One tea pot & milk pot _ Two Shillings_ one pail + one tub Six Shillings_ One Iron Pot one Shilling 
one flat iron, one Shilling_ Shovel + tongs, three Shillings_ Four plates two Shillings, 
Three Wooden plates eighteen cents_ Four chairs, four shillings_ one candlestick six cents 
One Cow Twenty dollars, one pig one dollar fifty cents _ +necessary bedding + wearing apparel for myself + Wife. 
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Thomas Harris 
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Sworn to and declared on the 15th day of June 1820 Before me in open court 
H Williams 
Dep Clk
STATE OF NEW-YORK
City and County of Albany
I Henry Truax Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the City + County of Albany do hereby certify, that the foregoing affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule to twenty five dollars and seventy four cents. In Testimony whereof, I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 8th day of July 1820
Henry Truax Clerk
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

State of New-York
CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY. TO WIT:
In conformity with the provisions of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," the following DECLARATION, in writing, is made under oath, by [Thomas Harris] of the Town of Rensselaerville in the County of [Albany] in the State of [New York] before the Honorable [Samuel Haring] Esquire, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in + for the County of Albany] in the said state, which Court is a Court of Record of the County and State, in which the said Thomas Harris doth reside, that is to say:

DECLARATION.

I Thomas Harris aged Seventy years on 12th Decb last of the [Town] of [Rensselaerville] in the County of [Albany] in the [State of New York] on this [Third] day [April] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen - Do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear and declare, that I served against the common enemy in the Army, in the War of the Revolution, [Until the End thereof, in the continental Establishment]and that I am a resident Citizen of the United States, to wit, in the [Town] - County and State aforesaid ; and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. I do further swear and declare, that I served in the said Revolutionary War, in the capacity of, and being a [private soldier] that I belonged to the Army, to wit, I belonged to [Captain Gibbs] Company [Col Sherburne's] Regiment and [Rhode Island] Line - That I entered the said service [on or about the first] day of [May] in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and [Seventy five] - and left it the [last] day of [Novembe]r in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and [Eighty three] - in the manner following, to wit; I left it by reason of the [conclusion of the War] that i received [one] document concerning the same service and discharge, which [has been casually lost of destroyed] and that there is no other evidence in my power to my knowledge, concerning the matters deposed by me then [Richard Harrington who has made a deposition accompanying this declaration] and I further declare, that in pursuance of the requisitions of the aforesaid Act of Congress, I do herby freely and absolutely, and to all intents and purposes, relinquish all claims to any Pension under say of the Laws of the United States, except the Pensions contemplated to be allowed me under the Act of Congress aforesaid mentioned, and under, which this Declaration is made [that I was in the Battles at Newport under Gen Sullivan, at White Plains under Gen. Heath & Lee and at Monmouth under Gen Washington & Lee. 
IN WITNESS of the truth of this declaration, I have subscribed to the same in presence of the said Judge, and have solemnly deposed to the truth thereof, on the day herein before, for that purpose, specified. 
Sworn before me, this Third day of April, 1818
Thomas Harris, 
Sam Haring, Judge of Albany Com Pleas
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State of New York Albany County Towit- In clerks office - I hereby certify, that Samuel Haring Esqr in the following certificate named, is one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for the City & County of Albany. In testimony whereof, I have cause the seal of the said court, to be hereto affixed this 7th day of April 1818. George Merchant [illegible] 
United States of America By the Honorable Samuel Haring Esquire, one of the Judges of a Court of Record in the State of New-York, to wit, of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the City & County of Albany in the said State. 
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States of America. SIR, I do respectfully write to you, in pursuance of the Act of Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and "Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," that Thomas Harris of the town of Rensselaerville in the County of Albany and State of New-York, personally appeared before me, at the City of Albany, in the said State, on the Third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and then and there was carefully and minutely interrogated and examined by me, under oath, touching the facts stated in his foregoing Declaration, and thereupon he then and there subscribed the said Declaration in  my presence, (after the same was deliberately read and explained to him by me) and at the same time made solemn oath before me, on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that the said Declaration was, in all respects, true - Whereupon, I required of him to produce such other evidence as was in his power, to support the truth of his said Declaration - Accordingly he produces as testimony, The deposition of Richard Herrington (and which accompanies this Certificate) - And I having duly considered the said Declaration and the said testimony produced in support thereof, I DO CERTIFY to you, Sir, that I am fully satisfied that the said Thomas Harris did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the time and in the manner by him stated in his said DECLARATION; and I am likewise satisfied, that the other facts in that Declaration stated, are, in like manner, true - I do therefore, respectfully transmit to you the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, according to the Act of Congress aforesaid. GIVEN under my Hand and the Seal of this said Court, at the City of Albany, the Seventh day of April in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Saml. Haring
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Mr Thomas Harris

Guilford Vt
[illegible] 16 Sep 1829
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Application for a Transfer, State of Vermont, Windham County ss. On this 9th day of September 1829 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Windham, personally appeared Thomas Harris now of Guilford in said County, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Webb, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Olney in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New York from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state of Vermont where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Rensselaerville State N. York, to Guilford, Vermont; that old age having rendered him incapable of taking care of himself and lately losing his wife by Death, being lonely and among strangers, he prefered to live with the friends of his youth, and mad erequest to his Brother in law a respectable former of said Guilford to take him into his family for the remainder of his days. The request was granted to their mutual satisfaction (he Thomas Harris never had a child). Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day & year aforesaid. Samuel Sikes Just. Peace his mark X Thomas Harris
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I hereby certify that having been acquainted with Thomas Harris the person described in the foregoing affidavit for a number of years that he is a good old man says he never had any school privileges, cannot read writing nor never pretended to write his own name. And do say upon oath that he is the identical person who has taken the oath to and is described in the foregoing affidavit and also is the same person who was placed on the New York pension roll A.D. 1818 Lemuel Colegrove

Windham County ss. Lemuel Colegrove is a respectable farmer of this town, and sustains a good moral character, is a man of undoubted veracity. and personally appeared and mamd oath to the above certificate by him signed before me at Guilford this 9th day of September 1829. Samuel Sikes Just. Peace

Hon. J. H. Eaton Secretary of War Washington (city) State of Vermont Windham County Court Clerk's Office, Brattleborough, Septemr. 10th 1829. I certify that Samuel Sikes, Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Windham, and that the preceeding signatures purporting to his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court on the day and year afore written James Elliot, Clerk
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38815 Revy Invalid. File No. 38815 Thomas Harris Pri. Rev War Act 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 211 [Arrangement of 1870.]
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Thomas Harris's Pension documents dated April 3d 1818 
Admd
The absence Styled deserion is explained by several affidavits H. Wendell Junr. Agent Albany N. York
It appears he served under Cole Sherburne & Olney & a fact made known to me, when application was made but [illegible] me. H.W. Jr.
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State of Vermont Rutland County ss. To wit John Collins of the town of Tinmouth in the County of Rutland & State aforesaid deposed and say that in the time of the Revolution war he lived in the town of Saratoga in the State of Newyork and that about one year before the close of the Revolutionary war Thomas Harris came as a soldier of Saratoga and joined the Regiment commanded by Catn Olney then laying at Saratoga as I had been before acquainted with the said Harris, he often slept at my house and I after said time for the army and I well remember that he stayd in the service till the close of the war of the revolution as he was at my house after he was discharged as a faithful soldier. John Collins. 
State of Vermont Rutland County Ss. Wallingford 26th December 1818 personally appeared John Collins [illegible] of the above deposition to me well knowing and made solemn oath that it contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth before me Mosley Hall Justice Peace.
This may Certify that I have been acquainted with John Collins [illegible] of the above Deposition and consider him a man of truth and veracity and that full credit ought to be given to his evidence. Mosley Hall Justice Peace.
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State of Vermont I Robert Templeo Clerk of Rutland county court do certify, that Mosley Hall before whom this affidavit was taken is a Justice of the peace duly commissioned for said county and that the foregoing is his signature In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court this 28th day of December 1818. R. Temple. 
State of New York Washington County ss. Jothan Rounds of the town of Easton in said County of Washington being duly affirmed saith that he this deponent was a soldier in the American revolutionary war and served in Colonel Oney's Regiment in the Autumn of the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty two and he this deponent said the above named Thomas Harris and knew that he served as a common soldier in said Regiment in the autumn of that year and this deponent [illegible] in the above application Jothan rounds this fourth day of January AD 1819 Calvin Smith Justice of the Peace 
I hereby certify that Jotham Rounds in the above affidavit named is a man of truth and veracity January 4th AD 1819 Calvin Smith the above named Justice of the Peace
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State of New York Washington County Towit - Richard Harrington of the Town of Easton in the county and state aforesaid. Being duly sworn faith, that, he was a private in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy. That what in said Army, he knew Thomas Harris, the soldier in the preceeding Declaration & Certificate of his Honor Judge Samuel Haring, named; and that he verily believed that said Thomas Harris served as a private soldier in Captain Gibbs's company. Col. Sherburne's Regiment, and Rhode Island line. And further that the facts as stated in the foregoing Declaration and certificate by said Thomas Harris are substantially true. Richard Harrington. 
Sworn this 7th day of April 1818 Befor eme. Philander Tobey one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington. 
State of NewYork Washington County Ss. Richard Harrington above named being duly sworn faith that he was at Saratoga when Thomas Harris joined the Regiment of Col. Olney's that he knows the said Thomas entered the Company to which [illegible] Sherburne was attached. And remained with
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said regiment until the end of the war. When the said Thomas was honorably discharged. This deponent having often seen said Discharge; the same being signed by Col. Olney and further that he has no interest directly or indirectly in the said Thomas' application for a Pension. And also that the said Thomas is in very indigently. Richard Harrington. Sworn Before me this 19th day of Decr. 1818/ Before me Calvin Smith a Justice of the Peace for said County of Washington.
I hereby Certify that Richard Harrington in the preceeding affidavit named, is a man of truth & veracity Decr. 19, 1818 Calvin Smith Justice of the Peace.
Explanatory Affidavit. Albany Ss. Thomas Harris the private in the foregoing Declaration named, being duly sworn faith, that it is true he left, Col. Sherburne's Regiment. by reason of sickness that within six months thereafter, he voluntarily returned to the Army to join his Regiment at Greenwich in the State of Rhode Island. That on his arrival there, he found his Regiment had marched for the West. Whereupon he Started for Saratoga in the State of New York and entered the army as one of the Revolutionary soldiers, and did duty under Captn Webb & his former Lieut. [illegible]
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Shervurne in Col. Owney's Regiment, & Rhode Island Line, for the space of one year, at the end of which time, peace was proclaimed and he (together with Remainder of the Regiment) was honorably discharged by Col Owney which said discharge has been lost. Sworn before me this 10th day of Decr. 1818 H Wendell Junr Commissioner &c &c Thomas Harris