Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,109, Stephen Fenner, R.I.
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R. I.
Fenner, Stephen. 
Mary

W. 21.109
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Rhode Island
Mary Fenner, widow of Stephen Fenner who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private. Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of August 1848 and sent to L. Jenkins Albany N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848 Page 69 Vol. 4.
[illegible] July 16, 1833
To [illegible] fr 4 Mch 1849
July 22, 1850
Reported
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State of New York
Herkimer County
On this 25 day of July 1840, personally appeared before me Ira Coe one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County being a court of Reckord, Mary Fenner, now resident in Newport in said county aged seventy years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 "entitled an act granting half pay to certain widows." Viz that she is the widow of Stephen Fenner formerly of Cranston in the County of Providence & State of Rhode Island, who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, that he enlisted as a private & served in a company called the Pantuset Ranges of Rhode Island. Think from about the beginning to the end of the war, said company was under the command of Benjamin Arnold who had the rank of Colonel as she believes - but the particular circumstances of his services she must refer to the evidence which has or may be taken or obtained in Rhode Island; And she further on her oath declares that she was lawfully married to the said Stephen Fenner on the 22nd day of August 1790, at said Cranston as will appear by the original certificate of the Magistrate who married them hereto annexed, her husband the said Stephen died on the 22nd day of October 1823 at Fairfield in said county of Herkimer & State of New York; and since that time she has remained a widow, she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred & ninety four to wit at the day above mentioned.
Subscribed and sworn to on the day & year above written, before me; and I further certify that the said Mary Fenner does not write nor never did, and from infirmities of age, she is unable to attend court, I also certify that she is a woman of respectability and her statements entitled to credit.
Free Co Judge of this same county court.
Her Mary Fenner mark X
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State of New York
Herkimer County } ss.

I Henry Fenner of Newport in said county of Herkimer aged thirty-six years to testify that Mary Fenner who has signed & sworn to the preceding declaration is my mother, and that Stephen Fenner mentioned in said declaration was my Father, and that the said Stephen my Father died in Fairfield in said county of Herkimer & State of New York on the 22nd day of October 1823 and since that time my mother has remained unmarried

Henry Fenner
Sworn to and subscribed on the
25th day of July 1840 before me, 
& I further certify that said Henry 
Fenner is a credible witness and his 
statement entitled to credit.

Ira Coe, Judge of
Herkimer County Court 
Herkimer County
State of New York } ss:

I hereby certify that Ira Coe, Esq was on the day of the date of the above and also of the within affidavit a Judge of the Herkimer County Couts duly elected and qualified. And further that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe the above written signatures 
purporting to be his are genuine

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & affix the Seal of the said County this twenty eighth day of July AD 1840
E.A. Munson Deputy for John Dygret Clerk
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Rev & 1812 Wars Section
[illegible]
June 15, 1925.

Alfred Fenner Isham
6-D 308 West 112 Street
New york City, New York.

Sir:

I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary war pension claim [illegible], it appears that Stephen Fenner (son of William), a resident of Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, served as a private during the Revoultion [Revolution] in the Pawtuxet Rangers of Rhode Island, commanded by Benjamin Arnold, date of said service not given.
He married August 22, 1790, Mary the daughter of Arthur Fenner of Scituate, Rhode Island.
He died October 22, 1823 at Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York.
The widow Mary was allowed p[ension on her application executed July 25, 1840 while residing in Newport, Herkimer County, New York, aged seventy years.  Their son Henry was resident of said place in 1843 was then thirty-nine years old.  There is not further data on file as to family.
This Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a
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soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services and a careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of any William Fenner.
Respectfully,
Commissioner
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May 15: 1850
Relating Pay & Pension
Mary Fenner wid. Stephen
Recd by Cole 11 July
J.L. Edwards Esq
Commission of Pensions
Washington DC
W Allison
FREE
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3148 
Albany (New York.)
Mary Fenner
widow of Stephen Fenner
who was a Private
in the Revolution.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
-26 Dollars 66
cents per annum, to commence not eh 4th day of March, 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of December 1843 and sent to Edward C Pinney, 
Newport, NY
(Act of March 3, 1843)
Recorded in Book A
Volume 1 Page 117

Paid at Treasury, under act 6 April, 1838, from 4 March 1844, to 4 Sept 1844.  Agent notified 14 April, 1846.
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Albany 5867

Mary Fenner widow of Stephen Fenner and who died on the 22 October 1823 of Herkimer Co. in the State of N. York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Arnold of the rgt. [regiment] commanded by [blank] in the R. Island line for 8 months. 

Inscribed on the roll of Albany at the rate of 26 dollars 66 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of October 1840 and said to Benj. Cowell Providence, R.I. 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $133.30
Semi- annual allowance ending [blank]

{Act July 7 1838.}

Recorded by D. Brown clerk
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 11

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841 Agent
Notified 25 Feb.y 1842.
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Rev. 
Widow, &c. 
File No. 21109
Mary Fenner
Widow of Stephen Fenner
Pri Rev War

Act: Feb. 2d, 48
Index: Vol A. Page 234

[Arrangement of 1870]

1894  Apr
Hist to Mrs. Allyn
NY State

1925 June 26 Alfred Fu
Mrs. Isham
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James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
War Dept. 
Washington City
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Albany August 15, 1848

James. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir, 
I enclose the declaration of Mrs. Mary Fenner for the papers of obtaining her pension certificate sworn the act 2d February 1848. 

Very respectfully 
Yours 
Lemuel Jenkins
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Treasury Department 
Second Comptroller's Office
Jan.y 15th, 1842

Sir: 
Under the date of the 6th of April 1838 entitled "an act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" , Mary Fenner a pensioner on the roll of the Albany NY, agency at the rate of twenty six dollars and 66 cents per annum under the law of the 7th July 1838 has been paid at this department from the 4th of March 1836 to the 4th March 1841.

Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

to the commissioner of pensions
Present
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Providence July 8, 1850
Sir
About three months since I sent to the Pension office the application of Mary Fenner widow of Stephen Fenner to have his pension, made payable in Providence instead of Albany N.Y. she having removed from the state of N York to Johston R.I.
I have to request that her request may be granted as the old lady is anxious to get her pension. 
I am respectfully your obt. svt. 
Benja Cowell

J.L. Edwards
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TREASURE DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
December 16th, 1845

Sir: Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Mary Fenner,  a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N. York Agency at the rate of twenty six Dollars and 66 Cents per annum under the law of the 17th June 1844 has been paid at this Department,  from the 4th of March 1844 to the 4th Sept. 1844.
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Providence Oct 15, 1840

Sir, 
I herewith enclose the application of Mary Fenner widow of Stephen Fenner who formerly belonged to Rhode Island but whose widow now resides in the state of New York. Mr. Simeon Smith the witness in this case is now the only person living who belonged to the Pawtuxet Rangers during all the war & his affidavit is enclosed. This looks besides the regular tours of duty required by law also did garrison duty in the fort at Pawtuxet. This is proved by extracts from the Commissioners books also annexed & by the witness Stephen Tenner was a member of said Company during the War & until Oct 27 1792 when he was discharged. his discharged is is hereunto annexed - Respectfully yours. 
Benja Cowell
J.L. Edwards Esq.,
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James L. Edwards Esq. 
Com. of Pensions
Army Dept. 
Washington D.C.
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Albany Pension Agency
July 19, 1850

James L. Edwards, Esquire. 
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir, 
In reply to your letter of the 16th inst I have to state that Mary Fenner a Pensioner under the Act of 2d July 1848 at 26th 66/100 Dollars per annum was last paid to the 4 day of March 1849
I am, Sir, 
Very Respectfully
Your obt ser.t
Tho.s W. Olcott

PENSION AGENT per
L. Jenkins
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Providence May 13, 1850

Sir, 
I herewith enclose the request of Mary Fenner widow of Stephen Fenner to have her pension transferred from Albany N.Y. to Providence R.I & that she be paid at Providence for the reason she has given after March 1849. 
I am respectfully
your abt svt.
Benja Cowell

J.L. Edwards Esq.
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Mr. Fenner
$26.66 per an

Edwards C. Pinney
Newport N.York


L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Newport. Herkimer County. N.Y.
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir. Enclosed
is the papers of Mary Fenner of this town, the widow of Stephen Fenner deceased, for the purpose of obtaining a pension - Mary Fenner as you will see has the papers  has heretofore received a pension for 5 years-that she now claims a pension under the Act of 3d-of March 1843 granting Pensions to widows &c -
          I refer you to her former papers now on file in the office under your control for the correctness of her present application.
          I am sir your obt. sevt. 
                           Edward C.  Pinney
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State of Rhode Island &c - 
County of Providence

On this Sixth day of May AD 1850 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in said County Mary Fenner now resident in Johnston in said County, who on her Oath declares that she is the Widow of Stephen Fenner & the same person whose name is on the Roll of pensions at the Agency for paying pensions at Albany. That she has drawn her pension at Albany up to March 4, 1849 under the act of Congress of July 7, 1838 & other acts supplemental thereto, But she has removed from her residence at Newport Herkimer County to Johnston Rhode Island where she intend to remain, & she wishes her pension to be made payable in future at the Agency for paying pensions in Providence. The removal of her residence from New York State to Rhode Island is the reason why she wishes her pension payable in Providence. 
Mary her X mark Fenner
Providence ss. Sworn to & subscribed before me on the day & year first above written by the said Mary Fenner and I further certify she is a credible person & her statement to full credit is entitled. 
William Richardson 
Justice of the Peace
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State of Rhode Island County of Providence

I Henry Fenner of Johnston in said county do oath testify that Mary Fenner who has signed & sworn to the preceeding affidavit is the widow of Stephen Fenner a soldier of the Revolution & is the same Mary Fenner who lived in the Newport, Herkimer County New York & drew a pension at Albany. She now resides in Johnston.
Henry Fenner

Providence ss.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this Sixth day of May A.D. 1856 and I further Certify said Henry Fenner is a credible witness. 
Johnston May 6th 1850
William Richardson
Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island of Providence Plantations

County of Providence ss.
I John W. Smith clerk of the court of Common Pleas within for the County of Providence & State of aforesaid, being a Court of record, do hereby certify that William Richardson Esquire before when the above affidavit was sworn, is a Justice of the Peace for the town of Johnston in said County of Providence,  and is by law authorized & empowered to administer oaths and take depositions, and that the above written Signature is the genuine Signature of said Richardson. 
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at the City of Providence this thirteenth day of May AD 1851. 
John W. Smith clerk
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admitted

L. Jenkins
Albany 
N.Y.
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State of New York
County of Herkimer } ss.
On this twenty seventh day of June in year one thousand hundred and forty eight, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Herkimer in the state of New York, Mary Fenner a resident of the town of Newport in the said county of Herkimer aged Seventy Eight years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War: 
That she is the widow of Stephen Fenner who was a private in the Army of the Revolution and on account of whose services she was pensioned under the acts of 7 July 1835, 3d March 1843 & 17th June 1844; and the annual amounts of the pension which she received under the act of 17 June 1844; and the annual amount of the pension which she received under the Act of 17 June 1844 was twenty six dollars & sixty six cents. 
She further declares that she is still a widow. 
Mary her X mark Fenner

Sworn to & subscribed on this day & year above written before me
Richard Herendeen
Justice of the Peace 

I certify that the above declaration personally known to me 
Richard Herendeen Justice of the Peace

In presence of Henry Fenner

I certify that the above Declarant is personally known to me
Richard Herendeen Justice of the Peace

I certify that Mary Fenner the above named Declarant does not write nor never did. Richard Herendeen 
Justice of the Peace

State of New York
County of Herkimer } ss.

I Standish h Barry Clerk of the said county, do hereby certify that Richard Herendeen Esq. was on the day of the date of the above Declaration and Certificate a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county,  duly appointed and sworn, and that the signatures to the Jurat of the above Declaration and to the above Certificate, purporting to be his, are genuine. 

L.S. In testimony whereof, I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said county this Seventh day of August 1848. 
Standish h Barry
Clerk
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State of New York
Herkimer County} ss.

On the 4th day of July in the year A.D.  1843 personally appeared before me, the undersigned, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Herkimer, Mary Fenner, a resident of the Town of Newport in the County of Herkimer and State aforesaid, aged seventy three years, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d day of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Stephen Fenner, formerly of Cranston in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, who enlisted as a private, and served in a Company called the Pawtuxet Rangers of Rhode Island Troops, said Company was under the command of Benjamin Arnold . That the amount of the pension allowed to her annually for five years, under the Act of 7th July 1838 was twenty six dollars and sixty six cents as she verily believes. That she did not receive her pension money until February A.D. 1842. 

That all the papers in relation to her application heretofore for a pension, under the Act of the 7th July 1838, and of the Services of Said Stephen Fenner, her said husband, together with the certificate of her marriage to said Stephen, are all of them on file in the Pension Office at Washington as she is informed and verily believes. That she received all her pension money, for said five years, at one time, that she has heretofore drawn as a pension. That Lemuel Jenkins Esq of the City of Albany, the Agent of the Department for paying pensions as she was at the time informed, on the 9th day of February 1842 forwarded to her a certificate of deposit for the sum of $132.30 after deducting $1 for services rendered by him is and about the same - Making the Sum $133.30 heretofore received by her as a pension under the Act of July 7th 1838. That
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the last mention sum is all the money that she has even recieved as a pension under the act of July 7th 1838. That the original pension certificated granted to her by the department was returned to the said department by said Jenkins at the time the money was so drawn as aforesaid as she was at the time informed and verily believes to be true. That she forwarded by mail said certificate to said Jenkins before she received the money as aforesaid, that the said certificate has not since been returned to her by said Jenkins or any other person whomsoever. That she never did or could write her name, never having learned to write, that she always heretofore as now affixed her name to all papers, documents, and writings subscribed by her, by making her mark. That she is now a widow. 
Mary her X mark Fenner

Subscribed and sworn the day and year first above written before me.
Ira Coe Justice
of Herkimer County Courts
Witness. Edward C. Pinney
Henry Fenner

State of New York
Herkimer County} ss.
In Newport in the county of Herkimer this 4th day of July in the year 1843, the said Mary Fenner signed the preceeding declaration in my presence, and being duly sworn according to law, by me, made oath to the truth of the same. And I further certify that from infirmities of age she is unable to attend Court. I further certify that she is a woman of respectability and her Statement is entitled to credit and I further certify that form my own knowledge and information she is the widow of Stephen Fenner as above stated by her and is the same Mary Fenner who heretofore received a pension under the Act of July 7th 1838.
Ira Coe Judge of Herkimer county and Courts
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State of New York
Herkimer County} ss:

Henry Fenner of the town of Newport, County of
Herkimer and State aforesaid being duly sworn according to law
upon his oath saith that he is 39 years of age, that Mary Fenner who has signed and sworn to the preceeding declaration is his Mother, that she is the same person who received a pension under the Act of Congress, Passed July 7, 1838, that her yearly pension amounted to twenty six dollars and sixty six cents, as it appeared by her pension certificate that she received the same for five years, that she is now the widow of Stephen Fenner deceased 
Henry Fenner

Subscribed and sworn this
7th day of August A.D. 1843
before me
Henry D Safford Justice of the Peace
for the County of Herkimer
---
State of New York
Herkimer County} ss:
Richard Herendeen of the town of Newport in the County and State aforesaid being duly sworn according to law upon his oath saith that he is fifty years of age, that he is well acquainted with Mary Fenner who has signed and sworn to the preceeding declaration, that she is the same Mary Fenner who received a pension under the Act of Congress, Passed July 7, 1838, that her yearly pension amounted to twenty six dollars and sixty six cents, as it appeared by her pension certificate, that the received the same for five years, that she is now the widow of Stephen Fenner deceased 
Richard Herendeen
Sworn and subscribed this
7th day of August in the year ⎬ 
A.D. 1843 before me
Henry D Safford Justice of the Peace
for the County of Herkimer

by her as a pensioner under the Act of
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State of New York
Herkimer County ss
I Henry D. Safford one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Herkimer residing in the town of Newport in said County do hereby certify that on this 7th day of August A.D. 1843 Henry Fenner and Richard Herendeen subscribed in my presence the respective affidavits set forth above by them severally subscribed and each of them were sworn by me according to law and they severally stated the same to be true and I further certify that said Henry Fenner and said Richard Herendeen an both well know to me and that they are men of respectability and their statements above are entitled to credit
Henry Safford Justice of the peace for the County of Herkimer
-
State of New York
Herkimer County ss. I certify that Ira Coe Esq before whom the within affidavit of Mary Fenner purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date thereof a Judge of the Herkimer County Courts duly commissioned & qualified & further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing truly believe the within signatures purporting to be his (within Subscribed) are genuine.
I also certify that Henry D Safford Esq before
whom the affidavits of Henry Fenner & Richard Herendeen were Sworn was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in for said County duly Elected qualified & further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing truly believe the within signature purporting to be his are genuine.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the
Seal of said County August 10th 1843-
E.A. Munson Clerk
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[Column headings at top:]

Bread 
Beef
Pork
[illegible] Peas
Potatoes
Galls Rum
Sugar
Candles
Soap
Butter
Meal

1777   Rangers Co from Pawtucket
Oliver Arnold Lieut. Col
[date] April 21  To your order for Provisions
[Bread] 51
[Beef] 66
[Pork]  25 1/2
[Peas] 25 1/2
[Sugar] 8 1/4
[Candles ] [?]14
[Soap] [?] 118


[date] Do 24  
To Ditto
[Bread] 90
[Beef] 91
[Pork]  21

[date] Do 28  To Ditto
[Bread] 68
[Beef] 76
[Pork]  18
[Peas] 25 1/2
[Sugar] 8 1/2
[Candles]  14
[Soap ] 108

[date] May the 1st  To Ditto
[Bread] 68
[Beef] 51
[Pork] 38

[date} Do 5 To Ditto
[Bread]  17
[Beef] 25 1/2
[Peas] 12
[Sugar] 2

[date] Do  8 
[Bread] 24
[Beef] 24
[Pork]    9
[Peas] 5

E & Entered- - 
[Bread] 324
[Beef]  333
[Pork] 14 1/2
[Peas] 68
[Sugar] 18 3/4
[Candles] 170
[Soap] 3

1
[Bread] 736
[Pork] 34 3/4
[Peas] 374
[Sugar] 169 3/4
[Candles] 3013
[Soap] 1802

[Bread] 6
[Beef] 887 1/2

Extract from an account headed thus

1777   The 13 United States of America - - - - - [illegible]

To the Pawtuxet Rangers Bill
[Bread] [illegible]
[Beef] 14.
[Pork] 10.

To  Oliver Arnold --  Do. ---
[Bread] 4
[Beef] 9. 
[Pork] 8.

Provisions issued by Samuel Abern [illegible] at Pawtuxet

[column headings:]
1776 Dec 7th to February 7. 1777.
Beef 
Bread
Pork
Potatoes Bushels
Rum Galls
Sugar Pounds
Coffee Pounds
Candles Pounds
Soap Pounds

Capt. Richd Fenner
[Beef] 808.
[Bread] 800
[Pork] 8
[Potatoes] 10
[Rum] 789
[Sugar] 100
[Coffee] 52
[Candles] 7 1/2
[Soap] 10 1/2

Capt. Emer Olney
[Beef] 708
[Bread] 708
[Potatoes] 15
[Rum] 772
[Sugar] 83
[Coffee] 41
[Candles] 24
[Soap] 36

Sunday marching [illegible] from Connecticut to Boston
[Beef] 175
[Bread] 144
[Potatoes] 3
[Rum] 998.  
[Sugar] 6
[Candles] 2

Col Benj Arnold
[Rum] 635

It being thought necessary to remove his Most Christian Majesty's ship "The Fantasqers" opposite the fort at Pawtuxet, and there not being men sufficient on board to weigh the anchor Col Benjamin Arnold of the Rangers & Capt Randall O Williams of the two militia companies of Warwick and Cranston are requested to afford assistance to Col Aborn as he may require in order to remove the said ship. 
The said officers are also requested to have their respective companies ready for military service on the shortest notice. 

Cranston 8 Sept 1781.     Jabez Bowen. Dep. Govr.
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These may certify that Samuel Abern hath transported Twenty three soldiers of the Pawtuxet Rangers from Pawtuxet to Rhode Island
June 1781.
Benj Arnold Col

These may certify that Capt Lory Abern brought from Newport to Pawtuxet twenty men on 
their return from the service 2d Division Patuxet Rangers
Pawtuxt July 5. 1781
Israel Anolld Capt.

1776 State of Rhode Island to Samuel Aborn
________________ Dr.
Dec 7th  To my wages as Commissary & assistant in General from Dec [illegible] 7. 1776 to

Job Pierces Receipt for transporting 8 soldiers from Pawtuxet to Newport - - @ 2/ --- 0.16.0

Genl Millers order 8 [illegible] @ 2/ --- 16.0

Col Benjamin Arnold 23 [illegible] @ 2/---2.0.0

Capt Inad Arnold from Newport 20 do @ 2/ --- 2.0.0.

Capt Job Randall to Newport 1 do @2/ --- 0.2.0

a [illegible] for use of [illegible] troops @ 40/---
2.0.0

Capt Caleb Sheldon 7 men @ 2/--- 1.14.0

Extract from an annual headed [illegible]

The State of Rhode Island to Sundry accounts Dr

1777 Dec 19
To Col Benjamin Arnolds Bill --- 15  2  6
Extract from an account headed thus
The 13 United States of America   Dr


1777 Feb 5,
To Col B. Arnolds acct --- 14
Extract from an account headed thus
State of Rhode Island   Dr.

To Col Benjamin Amold's Bill ---15  2  6
Extract from an account headed thus
The following is taken from the issuing Book of Samuel Abern A.C. I at Pawtuxet whilst under Peter Phillips Depy Comy Genl

To whom issued  
Lt Oliver Arnold

First date of drawing
April 2

Last date of drawing
May 8

To whom issued  
Col Benj Arnold

First date of drawing
Aug 25

Last date of drawing
Aug 28
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Extract from account [illegible] thus
Pautuxet Rangers
1776 Col Benjamin Arnold

To Beef
To Bread
To Pork
To Quarts Peas
To Potatoes
To Gills Rum
To Sugar
To Coffee
Do 13 To your order [under To Gills Rum Column] 36
Do 16 To Ditto [under To Gills Rum Column] 76
Do To Ditto [under To Gills Rum Column] 63
Do 19 To Ditto [under To Gills Rum Column] 63
Do 25 To Ditto [under To Gills Rum Column] 60
Do 27 To Ditto [under To Gills Rum Column] 44
Do 29 To Ditto [under To Gills Rum Column] 30
Do 30 To Ditto [under To Gills Rum Column] 25
January 2 To Ditto [under To Gills Rum Column] 32
Do 3 To Ditto [under To Gills Rum Column] 24
Do 4 To Ditto on Fatigue [under To Gills Rum Column] 56
Do 5 To Ditto [under To Gills Rum Column] 32
Do 6 To Ditto [under To Gills Rum Column] 32
Do To your boys fifes & drummer having not drawn before [under To Gills Rum Column] 62
To 2 orders for Rum advanced for fatigue [under To Gills Rum Column] 43
[under To Gills Rum Column] 635

Extract from account headed thus
1777 
Aug 25
Do 28
Pawtuxet Rangers
Col Benjamin Arnold
To your order for Provisions 

[under To Beef Column] 23 [under To Bread column] 69 [under To Pork column] 34 1/2 [under To Gills Rum column] 69 

To Ditto [under To Beef column] 22 [under To Bread column] 88 [under To Quarts Peas column] 17 3/4 [under To Gills Rum column] 66 [under To Coffee column] 1:10 1:5

[under To Bread column] 157 [under To Pork column] 34 1/2 [under To Quarts Peas column] 17 3/4 [under To Gills Rum column] 135 [under To Coffee column] 1:10 1:5

24 [under To Beef column] 90 [under To Bread column] 22 [under To Pork column] 99 [under To Quarts Peas column] 188 3/4 [under To Gills Rum column] 582 [under To Sugar column] 17 [under To Coffee column] 23:2 16:11

Extract from an account headed thus
[illegible] the State of Rhode Island with sam [illegible]
To Col Ben Arnold for transporting 23 men to Newport
Charged 2-6-0
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Newport March 12, 1781

This may certify that Capt. Samuel Evans hath transported Eight men of the Independent Company of Rangers from Pawtuxet to Newport per order General Miller
William Lewis 

State of Rhode Island &c [etcetera]
Providence ss.
In the city of Providence on this seventh day of October 1839 I certify that I am Administrator on the estate of Philip Crapo Esquire late of said city deceased, and that said Crapo, at the time of his death had in his possession the original papers from which the preceding are true copies duly compared with said originals by me. 
I believe that said Crapo was Executer or administrator of the said Samuel Aborn named in said original papers. 
Charles F. Tillinghast

State of Rhode Island &c
Providence County ss.
In the city of Providence on this twentieth day of January AD 1840 personally appeared Charles F. Tillinghast Esquire and made oath that the above statement by him made and subscribed in my presence is true. 
Said Tillinghast is well known to me to be a person of undoubted credibility. 
William H. Smith 
Justice of the Peace
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Mary Fenner
No. 7398
NY
Act 7 July 38

M 90 d 23

admd
8 mo [illegible]
$26 66/100

no deduction


Benj Cowell
Providence R. Id
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I Simeon Smith of Cranston in the county of Providence & state of Rhode Island on oath do testify and say that I am now ninety four years old. That I was private in a company called the Pawtuxet Rangers which company was under the command of Captain Benjamin Arnold with the title of Colonel. Oliver Arnold was Lieutenant with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. I was a private in the same from the beginning to the end of the war of the Revolution. During the time the British had possession of Newport, which was three years, said company was on duty almost all the time. In the 1777 said Company did as much as nine months service either in garrison duty in the Fort at Pawtuxet or at places or other stations where it was ordered. Also in the year 1778 it was on duty almost all the time in the same manner, and also in the same manner in 1779 until the British evacuated Rhode Island. It is impossible for me to specify the particular months in which said company was on duty, or was
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not on duty, they were on duty so much and so continually.  And I further testify and say that I well remember a man named Stephen Fenner formerly of said Cranston and who moved away to the State of New York after the war, and whose widow and I understand now reside in said State of New York.  Said Stephen was a member of said company and was a Sergeant in the said from the beginning of the year 1777 to the end of the war.  He might have joined the company sooner but I remember him well as a member in February of said year.  I had a dispute with him about the barracks while we were stationed at East Greenwich.  He always performed as much service as any other member of the company. We served together at said East Greenwich one month and then went back to the fort.  I also particularly remember that we served together at Bristol Pawtuxet was a garrison town and said company did duty in the fort.  Our service in the fort was a military service for which we received pay and rations.  Said Fenner did service in the same manner as myself and others in the Fort.

We were also stationed on Rhode Island as much as four months at different times, but the greater part of our service was at the fort at Pawtuxet and Warwick Neck where there was a guard house and where we were stationed several months.

Simeon Smith
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State of Rhode Island
Providence Sc  Cranston 
September 21, 1839

Then the aforesaid Simeon Smith subscribed and made affirmation to the foregoing deposition before me And I further certify that said Simeon is a credible witness

Wm Aplin
Public Notary

State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
Secretary's Office Oct. 14. 1840
I Henry Bowen Secretary of
said State and Keeper of the
Records and the Seal thereof
Do Certify, That at the date of the official
Certificate severally annexed, the said William
H Smith was a Justice of the Peace for the City of
Providence in the County of Providence and
the said William Aplin a Public
Notary within said County duly elected
and Commissioned as appears of record

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of said State at Providence, the day
and year above written

Henry Bowen
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[stamped:]
O. W. & N. DIV
APRIL 1894
CHIEF'S DESK
---
FP

Mystic:  April 9th 1894

General Dana
Dear Sir

I had a great - grand father Stephen Fenner
for whose services his wife
Mary Fenner (Farmer) received
a pension. Can you inform
me for what service the pension was paid? I think
it was for service during the
revolution and am quite sure he lived in R. I.
Can you tell me any thing
about his antecedents-- when born or died - and who his
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parents were? and of his wife?

not drawn

I would like also to know
if it is recorded that - 
George Potter gave service
during the revolution as
his wife Mary Stillman
(Potter) also received a pension in later years.

and oblige
Mrs L. P. Allyn
Algetic
Conn
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Pension Bureau. Washington, D.C
Dear Sirs: I'm compiling Fenner genealogy.
Can you inform me of detail of pensions or service in French & Indian War or Revolutionary War of William
Fenner of Cranston, R.I, whose wife is said to have been Christian Arnold and whose father Thomas Fenner?
And more particularly this William's son
Stephen Fenner, perhaps of Cranston, who married Mary Fenner, who as his widow is said to have had a pension for services in Rev. [Revolutionary] War. Stephen said to have
been born in Cranston, died Fairfield, N.Y. [New York], Oct [October] 22, 1823.
If so can you tell of his service in Pawtuxet rangers commanded by Col. Benjamin Arnold?
Rhode Island "Vital Statistics" and "Army List" seem to omit these men - William and Stephen
Thanking you, I am  very truly yours
Alfred Tinner Isham
record sent June 26 25 to New York Address &
returned to Bureau July 1 25 envelope marked
moved left no address" so remailed July 1 25 to Brighton Colo [Colorado]
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