Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 266, Joseph Arnold, R.I.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
R.I.
Arnold, Joseph
NUMBER
R.266
CONTENTS
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Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832 - 
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington Sc - 
On this 18th day of June AD 1834 Personally appeared Before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for the Town of Hopkinton - Joseph Arnold Now Resident in Said Hopkinton Formerly of Warwick In the County of Kent In the State aforesaid aged in my Seventy third year who being First duly Sworn according to Law and Sworn and Deposed at his Residence In Hopkinton Doth on his Oath Make the following declaration In Order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832 That he Entered the Service of the United States Under the Following Named Officers and Served as herein Stated That he Entered the Service in the Revolutionary War in the Year AD1777 as a Substitute for my Father Joseph Arnold Was under Command of Capt Millard and was attached to Col John Watermans Regiment I was in actual Service Guarding the Shores of the Providence River So called In Rhode Island and was Quartered at East Greenwich and old Warwick Neck on Said River was in this Service Two Months at Least - In the Same Year I was Drafted in and from the Company of Squire Millard Capt of the Second Company in Said Warwick and attached to Col John Watermans Regiment was In actual Service & Guarding Said Shores on Said Providence River and was at a place called Old Warwick and Pawtuxet [illegible] East Greenwich on Said River was In this Service three months at least In the Year AD 1778 In the Month of February of that Year I went as a Substitute for my Father Joseph Arnold was under Command of Capt Millard and was attached to Col Thomas Holdens Regiment was in Service Guarding Said Shores as above written Three Months at Least In July of the Same Year I was again Drafted under Capt Millard from Warwick on Said Providence River to Pawtuxet from thence to the Now City of Providence thence down on the East Side of Said River to Bristol Near Bristol Ferry so called
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There Remaining Some days Marched and Crossed Bristol Ferry on the Island of Rhode Island and there we Quartered Some days then Marched on Toward the Town of Newport and was In Sullivans Expeditions from this Expedition we was Marched to a place Called Howland Ferry Crossed over Said Ferry on the Tiverton Side East of Said Island and was there on Duty and then was discharged and Returned home was in this Service four Months at Least ending in the first part of November of that year. In the Latter part of November of the Same Year I went as a Substitute for my Father Joseph Arnold was under Capt Millard and was attached to Col Thomas Holden Regiment But Lieut Col Thomas Tillinghast was in Command I was in duty at East Greenwich potowoom and Quidnesett Neck  on Said Providence River In guarding Said Shores was in this Service three months at Least ending February 1779 In April of the Same year 1779 I was again Drafted under Capt Millard and was attached to Col Thomas Holden Regiment was on duty at Pawtuxet Old Warwick Neck on said Providence River was in the Service Two Months at Least in this Same Year in the month of July I went as a Substitute for Father Joseph Arnold was under Command of Capt Millard and was attached to Col Thomas Holden Regiment In this Tour of Service was at Potawoom and Quidnesett Neck on Said Providence River was in this Tour Two Months. In the Year AD 1780 I was again Drafted in the Month of March under Capt Millard & I recollect Lieut James Gerrald Commanded Said Company was attached to Lieut Col Thomas Tillinghast Regiment who then had the Command was in this Tour at Quidnesett Neck and potawoom on said River Two Months at Least In the Year AD 1781 went in to the Service as a Substitute for my Father Joseph Arnold the Month
I do not now Recollect was under Command of Capt Millard attached to Col Tillinghast Regiment was at East Greenwich. Potawoom and Warwick Neck on Said Providence River in Guarding Said Shores was in this Tour Two Months In the Year AD1782 I was Drafted under Capt Millard and placed and attached to Col Kassens Regiment Thomas Gorton Major was on Duty in this Tour at Quidnesett Neck and potawoom Neck on Said River
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Guarding Said Shores was in this Town Two Months at Least - and for these Services I Calim a pension and declare that my Name is not on the pension Toll of any State or of the United States I have no Record of my age Only my family Record I have No written Discharge I Herewith annex a Tabular Statement of my Services -
Sworn to and Subscribed the Day and Year above written - [signature] Gorton W Arnold
[signature] Joseph Arnold
[Table follows]
Tabular Statement Shewing the Services of Joseph Arnold
[Column Headings] Period When Service Rendered / years / Months / days / Soldier / Company Officers / Field Officers / age at Present Resident / Proof by which the Declaration is Supported / 
[Line 1] / 1777 / 0 / 2 / 0 / Soldier / Capt Millard / Col John Waterman / in the 73 year Hopkinton / Reverend Nathan Stillman / 
[Line 2] / [1777] / 0 / 3 / 0 / do / do / do / [blank] / [blank] /
[Line 3] / 1778 / 0 / 3 / 0 / do / do / Col Thomas Holden / [blank] / Russel Thayer / 
[Line 4] / [1778] / 0 / 4 / 0 / do / do / do / [blank] / Nicholas Arnold /
[Line 5] / [1778] / 0 / 3 / 0 / do / do / do / [blank] / Nicholas Arnold / 
[Line 6] / 1779 / 0 / 2 / 0 / do / do / Lieut Col Gideon [illegible] / [blank] / David Larkin / 
[Line 7] / 1780 / 0 / 2 / 0 / do / Lieut James Gerrald / Col Holden / [blank] / Hogan Wilcox / 
[Line 8] / 1781 / 0 / 2 / 0 / do / Capt Milland / do / [blank] / Richmond Arnold / 
[Line 9] / 1782 / 0 / 2 / 0 / do / do / Col Hassons / [blank] / [blank] / 
[Line 10] [total service time] 2 [Yrs] 1 [Mo] 0 [Days]
Two years & one Month
[End of Table]
We Matthew Stillman Minister of the Gospel Residing in the Town of Hopkinton and Russel Thayer Residing in Said Hopkinton hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Arnold who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be of the age of in his Seventy third year 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
[signature] Gorton W Arnold
[signature] Matthew Stillman (Minister of Gospel)
[signature] Russel Thayer
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And I the Said Gorton W Arnold do hereby declare my opinion after the Investigation of the Matter and after putting the Interrogation Prescribed by the War Department that the above Named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Served as he States and I further Certify that it appears to me that Matthew Stillman who has Signed the preceding Certificate is a Minister of the Gospel Resident in Said Hopkinton and that Russel Thayer who has also Signed the Same is a Resident in Said Hopkinton aforesaid and is a Credible person and that their Statement is entitled to Credit
[signature] Gorton W Arnold Just Peace
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington} sc at Hopkinton June 18th AD 1834
I Gorton W Arnold Justice of the Peace as aforesaid do hereby Certify - that the foregoing contains the original proceedings In the Matter of the application of Joseph Arnold for a Pension and I further Certify that the Reasons of Taking the Declaration at the Residence of the applicant was by Reason of Bodily Infirmity of the applicant and not of ability to attend a Court of Record - 
Witness Gorton W Arnold Just Peace
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[illegible] order
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I Nicholas Arnold of Warwick in the County of Kent and of State of Rhode Island sc aged Seventy five years on oath depose and say that I am the brother of Joseph Arnold of Hopkinton that I well remember his serving in militia of the town of Warwick during the war of the revolution. that he served at a place called Old Warwick under Capt Willard several different times in the year 1777 & 1778 and served not less than two months in the whole under said Millerd at said old Warwick that according to the best of my recollection said Joseph served under Capt Rice at said Old Warwick one month and under Capt Randal one month but in which of said years I do not now distinctly recollect. that said Joseph served at Bristol one month with me under Capt Rice or Capt Millard I am not positive which in the year 1777. that he served one month on Rhode Island in Sullivans expedition in August 1778 under Capt Millard that at the several times before mentioned I served with him that said Joseph served as a substitute for his father Joseph Arnold when I was not with him several different times
[signature] Nicholas Arnold
State of Rhode Island &c.
County of Kent sc
At Warwick this 4th day of March AD 1834 personally came Nicholas Arnold to me personally known as a person of truth and veracity and made oath to the truth of the above deposition and subscribed the same in my presence
Before me Geo A Brayton Justice of the Peace
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R. I'd
Joseph Arnold
Supl dec'd
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Declaration
In order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress - Passed June 7th AD 1832 - 
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington County ss - 
On this 29th day of May AD 1835 personally appeared before me William B. Blevin one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Washington Appeared Joseph Arnold of Hopkinton in said County of Washington and at his dwelling house and place of residence aged 74 years, that being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832 And In Amendment and Explanation of my former declaration Now in the files of the department of the Commissioner of Pensions at their office in the City of Washington deposeth and saith that in those tours of duty therein stated for a longer tour of duty than one month I was not in actual service in camp or in garrison in those tours any longer since than one Month in each of those tours But as the Militia Was in [illegible] in readiness at a moments warning and I was often called out into actual service for two or three days at a time exclusive of one month in each of those tours but having no Militia documents and old age and loss of memory I cannot ascertain the exact length of time those days would amount to but I shall say, In the whole of those days one Month at least - 
[signature] Joseph Arnold
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington County sc
Hopkinton May 29th AD 1835 personally came before me the subscriber Joseph Arnold signer to the above declaration And Made Oath to the above and I further Certify the said Joseph Arnold Is a person Well Known to Me and is Entitled to Credit
[signature] William B. Bliven Justice C.C Pleas
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William B Bliven before whom the within declaration was made was at the time the the same was made one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Washington, in this state. and in reference to this application of Joseph Arnold, I am refered to the supositions on his behalf of Elder Matthew Stillman, Russel Thayer, Edward Barber, David Larkin, D'r Hayard Willcox and Nicholas Arnold, now on file in the office of Commissioner of Pensions - with this deponent I am well acquainted and [illegible] and he is a very respectable man
Newport R. I.
June 2d 1835
Justice of Peace
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Washington sc } Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas
June 8th 1835
I Samuel Helme Clerk of the Clerk [Court] aforesaid do hereby Certify that William B. Blevin of Exeter in the County of Washington Esq is a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the County Aforesaid Legally chosen and Qualified as the Law requires. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and Affixed the Seal of the Court Aforesaid the date aforesaid
[signature] Sam'l Helme Clk
[seal affixed to the left]
Seal & Cer 25 C'rt [illegible]
S Helme
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Joseph Arnold
R. I.
James G Barret
Present
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POWER OF ATTORNEY.
STATE OF Rhode Island
COUNTY OF Washington }ss. 
Be it known that before me, a Justice
of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared
Gorton W Arnold resident of Hopkinton
in the County of Washington
in the State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to
law, states that he is the son of Joseph Arnold
of Hopkinton
of the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island
who was a revolutionary soldier 
and that he is directly interested as a claimant in
the pension for which application was heretofore made by said Joseph Arnold Deceased
and constitutes and appoints James G. Barret of Washington, D. C., his
true and lawful attorney, with irrevocable power to examine into, investigate, and establish the claim for said
pension, and do all acts necessary thereto.
In witness whereof, he the said Gorton W Arnold
has on this 10th day of January 1853 hereunto signed his name, and affixed the [covered by seal]
Witness:
W Updike
Powell Helme
[signature] Gorton W Arnold
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me, on this 10th
day of January 1853
Wilkins Updike Just Peace
State of Rhode Island
COUNTY of Washington } To wit:
I, Powell Helme clerk of the Supreme Court of the county and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Wilkins Updike Esq. before whom the foregoing
power of attorney was acknowledged and affidavit made, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace
in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is
genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court
this 10th day of January 1853.
1853
Powell Helme Clerk.
Here, if the soldier or officer is living, insert his name; if he is dead, and the widow is living, insert her name; if both dead,
insert one of the living children's names; if the children are all dead, and either of them survived the former unsuccessful applicant,
insert the name of the administrator of that former applicant.
Here, if the soldier or officer is living, insert his name again; if the widow is living, insert the words, "widow of," and the name of
her husband; if both dead, insert the words, " son or daughter of, " and the name of the former LAST unsuccessful applicant.
Here insert the word "soldier," or "officer," whichever he was
NOTE. -- When a female is the person who executes this paper, please put the letters before the word he in every place where it
Occurs.
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{Heading crossed through]
[Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873 crossed through]
REJECTED
Joseph Amold
[the remainder of document entries are blank]
P.O.
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
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[document in poor condition]
[illegible]
Nathan Wilcox
23 Sept [torn]
Let. to N. Wilcox
Aug 3 35
To Mrs R [illegible] [Month illegible] 23, 1840
[illegible] Sept 17: 41
(See ltr [illegible]
[illegible]
12436
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington County Sc at Hopkinton this 18th day of August 1834 - 
In addition to my preceding Declaration I am informed that the Department Requires the Evidence of actual Servis that can be produced [illegible] Bodily Infirmity Is Such that I cannot Leave My House
I have Employed an agent and have produced all that can be found My Officers are all Dead and most of them who was with Me are Dead or gon to parts unknown and Whether Dead or Living I dont know - 
[signature] Joseph Arnold
Washington sc
Personally Came Joseph Arnold and made Solemn Oath to the Preceding Declaration at his own Dwelling House on the day and year as above Written before me
[signature] Gorton W Arnold Justice of the Peace
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I Richard Arnold of Coventry formerly of Warwick in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island aged Seventy one years on oath depose and say that Joseph Arnold of Hopkinton in the County of Washington and State aforesaid is a man well known to me and that I know that he served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war that in the year 1778 I was on the Island of Rhode Island was their [there] with him on said Island in Sullivans expedition and knew him to do duty as a soldier and that I returned from said Island over to Tiverton on the east side of said Rhode Island in company with the said Joseph Arnold and after remaining at Tiverton some days was discharged and we both returned home together - how long said Joseph Arnold was their [there] on duty I cannot say, I think he was on Said Island when I went on
[signature] Richard Arnold
State of Rhode Island &c.
Kent sc at Warwick this 8th day of August AD 1834 Personally Came Richard Arnold to me personally known as a person of truth and Veracity and made oath to the truth of the above deposition and subscribed the same in my presence
[signature] Joseph R Stone Justice of the Peace
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We David Larkin of Hopkinton and Hazard Willcox of Richmond in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Being Duly Sworn according to Law. Testify and Say in the Matter of Joseph Arnolds claim for a Pension that the said Joseph Arnold is a Man of Good Character and is in Good Standing in Society and he is Reputed and Believed in the Neighborhood where he Resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion - 
Sworn to and Subscribed at Hopkinton this 23rd day of June AD 1834 - 
[signature] David Larkin
[signature] Hazard Willcox
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington sc Hopkinton June 23 - 1834 - 
Personally appeared Before Me the Subscribed David Larkin and Hazard Willcox Subscribers to the above Deposition and made Solomon Oath to the truth of the Same and I further Certify that the Said Deponents as persons well known to me and are entitled to Credit - 
[signature] Gorton W Arnold Justice of the Peace
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
John Brown Francis
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the State of
Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.
BE IT KNOWN, that the name "HENRY BOWEN" to the
afore-written attestation subscribed, is the proper hand writing of
Henry Bowen, Esquire, who, at the time of subscribing the same,
was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified
according to law. Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith
and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
[illegible] the seal of said State to be affixed at Providence, this eighth
day of July
in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four
and of Independence the fifty-ninth.
John Brown Francis
[seal affixed to the left]
BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.
Henry Bowen Secry
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Secretary's Office July 8 AD 1834.
I Certify that at the date of the annexed certificates respectively signed "Gorton W Arnold" "Geo. A Brayton" the said Arnold and Brayton were severally Justices of the Peace, duly elected and Commissioned, as appears of record in this office.
Witness Henry Bowen Secry.
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY.
John Brown Francis
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the
of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.
BE IT KNOWN, that the name "HENRY BOWEN" to the
afore-written attestation subscribed, is the proper hand writing of Henry Bowen, Esquire, who, at the time of subscribing the same
was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified
according to law: Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith
and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of said State to be affixed at Providence this twenty fifth
day of August
in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-for
and of Independence the fifty ninth
John Brown Francis
[seal affixed to the left]
BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.
Henry Bowen Secry
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Secretary's Office August 25th AD 1834.
I Certify that at the session of the General Assembly of said State holden on the first Wednesday of May last Joseph R Stone was elected a Justice of the Peace for the town of Warwick in the county of Kent - and Gorton W Arnold for the town of Hopkinton in the county of Washington, for the term of one year, and that they have been severally commissioned accordingly: as appears of record in this office.
Witness Henry Bowen Secry.