Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21093, Pardon Burlingame, R.I.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
R.I.
Burlingame, Pardon
NUMBER
S.21093
CONTENTS
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Died Jan. 20,1853 S.B.
21.237
Rhode Island
Pardon Burlingame
Providence Co in the State of R Island
was a PR. Sgt. En & Lt in the company commanded Captain of teh Rgt. commanded Col. Potter in the Rde Island for 1 Mot Private 14 " Sergeant 4 " 7 days Ensgn 1 " Lieutenant
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island the rate fo 129 Dollars - Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Aug 1833 and sent N. R. Knght Provance R.I.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $258.00
Semi-anl, allowance ending 4 Sept 64.50
$322.50
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
orded by D. D. Addison Cler,
E Vol 2 Page 103
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Paid Pardon Burlingame Simpson
221:77
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Rhode Island District, sc. August Term 1832
County of Providence
On this eighth day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, being District Court of the United States within and for said District, now in session - Pardon Burlingame a resident of Cranston in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island aged 76 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, viz. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
He was born April 12th 1756 in Cranston R. I. has [word "no" crossed through] a record in the family bible & has always lived in Cranston before & since the War and the Applicant further sates that he enlisted as a private in May 1775 for & served 8 months in Cap Thomas Holdens Company & in the regiment of Col James M Varnum of Rhode Island State Troops and was stationed at Roxbury, Prospect Hill &c near Boston and the applicant further states that he again enlisted as a private in the fall of 1776 for 3 months in Col Allens company Col Cookes regiment of R.I. State Troops & was stationed on Rhode Island & was there when the British landed in Decr and the applicant further states that he was drafted as a private in the muster of 1776 & 7 for 2 months in Cap Edward Knights company & Col Calwells regiment of R. I. Militia [illegible] in Warwick - and the applicant further states that in September 1777 he was drafted as a private for one month and served at Warwick in Cap Joseph Potters company & Col Mathison's regiment of Militia - and the applicant further states that he served as a substitute as a private one month in October 1777 in Spencers expedition in an attempt to land on Rhode Island in Capt John Kings company & Col Matthewson's regiment of R. I. Militia - and the applicant further states that in July 1778 he was an Ensign in Capt Potters Company & Col Mathewsons regiment of R. I. Militia one month & was stationed on Rhode Island - has lost his commission and the applicant further states that in August 1778 on Sullivans expedition he was a drafted private one month in Cap Springers company & Col Mathewsons regiment of R. I. Militia -
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in Sullivans expedition he was a drafted private one month of R.I. Militia - and this applicant further states that on 1t day of November 1779 he was appointed and Ensign (as per his commission) in Cap Potters company & Col Mathisons regiment and served in Warwick about nine weeks - and the applicant further states that on the 4th of June 1781 he was appointed a Lieutenant (as per his commission [illegible]) in Cap George Dorrance's company & Col Thomas Potters regimentof Militia & served one month - was stationed at Newport - all of which he served out & was honourably discharged but never had a written discharge -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Par Don Burlingame
[illegible] B Cowell Clk
We, George Burton man, residing in Cranston and Jeremiah Baker residing in Scituate hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Pardon Burlingame who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 76 years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
George Burton Jeremiah Baker
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
B Cowell Clk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that George Burton & Jeremiah Baker who havesigned the preceding certificate, are resident in the town of Cranston & that Joseph Arnold William Roberts and Waterman Randall who testified as aforesaid are resident as they have stated and that all the aforesaid persons are credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Benjamin Cowell, Clerk of said District Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Pardon Bulingame for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 28th day of December AD 1832
Benjamin Cowell Clk
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February 14, 1938
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BA-J/EL [illegible]
Pardon Burlingame - S.21093
William Burlingame - W.23745 
Inez J. Burlingame
122 West 14th Street
Elmira Heights, New York
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.21093, based upon the military service in that war of Pardon Burlingame.
Pardon Burlingame was born April 12, 1756, in Cranston, Rhode Island. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of said Cranston, Pardon Burlingame enlisted and served with the Rhode Island troops, as follows; from in May, 1775, eight months in Captain Thomas Holden's Company, Colonel James Varnum's Regiment and was stationed in the vicinity of Boston; from the fall of 1776, three months in Captain Allen's Company, Colonel Cooke's Regiment and was stationed on Rhode Island; from the winter of 1776 and 1777, two months in Captain Edward Knight's Company, Colonel Calwell's Regiment; on the three tours named above, Pardon Burlingame served as a sergeant; from September, 1777, one month as private in Captain Joseph Potter's Company, Colonel Matthewson's Regiment and was stationed at Warwick, Rhode Island; from October, 1777, one month as a private in Captain John King's Company, Colonel Matthewson's Regiment and was in General Spencer's Rhode Island Expedition in July, 1778, he was commissioned ensign and served one month in Captain Potter's Company, Colonel Matthewson's Regiment; and from August ,1778, served one month as ensign in Captain Sprague's Company, Colonel Matthewson's Regiment and was in General Sullivan's Rhode Island Expedition; November 1, 1779, was commissioned ensign of the 3^d Company or Trained Band of Cranston, Providence County, and served about nine weeks as such officer in Captain Potter's Company, Colonel Matthewson's Regiment; June 4, 1781, was commissioned lieutenant of the 3^d Company or Trained Band, of said Cranston, and served one month as such officer in Captain George Dorrance's Company,
Could not identify the most of these officers - Found a Pardon Burlingame in Heitman but he was from NY.
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Colonel Thomas Potter's Regiment.
Pardon Burlingame was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1832, while living in Cranston, Rhode Island, where he had always lived. He was referred to as captain: no explanation for the use of the title was made.
He died January 21, 1853, place not shown. AB
In order to obtain the date of the last payment of pension and the name and address of person paid in the case of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Pardon Burlingame (S.21093), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Pardon Burlingame
Certificate No.21337
Issued August 28, 1833
Rate,$129.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1821
Rhode Island Agency.
******
William Burlingame
W.23745
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim W.23745, based upon the military service in that war of William Burlingame.
William Burlingame was the son of Josiah. The date and place of his birth and name of his mother are not shown.
While residing in Cranston, Rhode Island, William Burlingame enlisted in the spring of 1775, for eight months as a private in Captain Christopher Olney's Company, Colonel Hitchcock's Rhode Island Regiment, went to Boston and after serving several months, was detached from said company and regiment and went on board "The Washington", a vessel of war, Captain Simon Martindale, and served as a seaman; soon after he was on board, the vessel was captured by the enemy, the crew taken prisoners and carried to England, where William Burlingame remained as a prisoner of war

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until the close of the Revolution and was absent from his home almost eight years.
William Burlingame died October 1, 1805, in Cranston, Rhode Island.
The soldier married July 21, 1771, at said Cranston, Eunice, the daughter of Job Joy, date and place of her birth and name of her mother not stated. Both were then of said Cranston and their marriage was recorded on the records of that town.
Eunice, widow of William Burlingame, was allowed pension on her application executed November 8, 1836, while residing in Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, aged eighty-two years.
She died February 23, 1837, place not stated.
There was no reference to children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and the name and address of person paid in the case of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Eunice Burlingame, widow of William Burlingame (W.23745), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Eunice Burlingame, widow of William Burlingame
Certificate No. 276
Issued November 30, 1836
Rate, $80.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of July 4, 1836
Rhode Island Agency.
******
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

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21093
INVALID.
File No. 21093
Pardon Burlingame
Lieut Rev War
Act: June 7 32
Index: - Vol. 2 Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1892Feb 8 Hist
Mrs Clinton Off
1873 May 5
to Mrs S F Lew
Meadvill
Feby-17-1897-History
Helen E. Essex, Prov
(see Inv. 22-058-)
1915 Nov.13. History to Mrs. H.J. Carle etc
1938-Feb 14- Hist to Inez J. Burlingame. etc
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By His Excellency William Greene Esquire, Governor, Captain-General, and Commander in Chief, of and over the State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.
To Pardon Burlingame Gentleman, Greeting.
You Pardon Burlingame being by the General Assembly elected and chosen to the Place and Office of Lieutenant of the third Company or Trained Band of the Town of Cranston in the County of Providence in the State aforesaid, are hereby, in the Name of the Governor and Company of said State, authorized, empowered, and commissioned, to execute the Office of Lieutenant of and over the Company aforesaid; And to command, guide and conduct the same, or any Part thereof; And in Case of an Invasion of Assault of a Common Enemy to infest of disturb this Plantation, you are to alarm and gather together the Company under your Command, or such Part thereof as you shall deem sufficient, and therewith, to the utmost of your Skill and Ability, your are to resist, expel, kill and destroy the same, in order to preserve the Interest of the good People in these Parts. You are also to follow such Introductions, Directions, and Orders, as shall from Time to Time be further given forth, either by the General Assembly, by the Governor and General Council, or other your superior Officers. And for your so doing, this Commission shall be your sufficient Warrant and Discharge.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal of the said State, the fourth Day of June in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty One and in the fifth year of Independence
By his Excellency's Command
Henry Wardsury
W. Greene
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By His Excellency William Greene Esquire, Governor, Captain-General, and Commander in Chief, of and over the State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.
To Pardon Burlingame Gentleman, Greeting.
You Pardon Burlingame being by the General Assembly elected and chosen to the Place and Office of Ensign of the third Company or Trained Band of the Town of Cranston in the County of Providence in the State aforesaid, are hereby, in the Name of the Governor and Company of said State, authorized, empowered, and commissioned, to execute the Office of Ensign of and over the Company aforesaid; And to command, guide and conduct the same, or any Part thereof; And in Case of an Invasion of Assault of a Common Enemy to infest of disturb this Plantation, you are to alarm and gather together the Company under your Command, or such Part thereof as you shall deem sufficient, and therewith, to the utmost of your Skill and Ability, your are to resist, expel, kill and destroy the same, in order to preserve the Interest of the good People in these Parts. You are also to follow such Introductions, Directions, and Orders, as shall from Time to Time be further given forth, either by the General Assembly, by the Governor and General Council, or other your superior Officers. And for your so doing, this Commission shall be your sufficient Warrant and Discharge.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal of the said State, the First Day of November in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-nine
By his Excellency's Command,
Henry Wardsury
W. Greene
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Affidavit
of
Joseph Arnold s.c
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Joseph Arnold L.C. of Warwick in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island sc engaged according to law deposes and says
That he was an ensign and afterwards a lieutenant in a company commanded by Capt Thomas Holden that Pardon Burlingame now residing in Cranston in the County of Providence in said State was enlisted in said Company in the month of May AD 1775 and served in said company as a soldier in the Continental line until the month of February AD 1776 when he was discharged
Joseph Arnold (L.C.)
State of Rhode Island sc
Kent sc At Warwick this 16th day of July AD1832 Personally appeared Joseph Arnold L.C. and made oath to the truth of aforewritten affidavit
Before me George A Brayton
Justice of the Peace
Kent sc The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas
I certify that George A Brayton is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Kent, that the above is his proper signature, in his own hand writing, that full faith & credit is & ought to be given to all his official acts.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at East Greenwich this twenty sixth day of November in the year 1832
John Brown Clk
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Waterman Randall of Cranston in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island  sc engaged according to law deposes and says That he was a private soldier in a company commanded by Capt Jeremiah Olney in Hitchcocks Regiment stationed at Boston 1775, that Pardon Burlingame now residing in said Cranston was enlisted and served as a continental soldier in the company commanded by Capt Thomas Holden in [illegible] Regiment from the first of May 1775 to January 1776.
He further deposes and says that said Pardon Burlingame & himself were enlisted by Ensign Gideon Westcott for the term of three months in the year 1776 and that they served the term of their enlistment in the continental line on the Island of Rhode Island in the Company commanded by Capt Allen in Col Cookes Regiment
Signed in presence of John Howard
Waterman his X mark Randall
State of Rhode Island sc
Providence sc At Cranston this 18 day of July AD 1802 - Personally appeared Waterman Randall and made oath to the truth of the aforewritten affivadit
John Howard Justice of the Peace
Blandt Clk

State of Rhode=Island and Providence Plantations.
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State of Rhode Island sc
Providence sc At Cranston this 18 day of July AD 1832 - Personally appeared Waterman Randall and made oath to the truth of the aforewritten affidavit
John Howard
Justice of the Peace
Blandt Clk

State of Rhode=Island and Providence Plantations
Providence sc.
I, William R. Watson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Providence, in said State, do hereby certify that John Howard is a Justice of the Peace for the town of Cranston in said county and State: - that he is by the laws of said State, authorised to administer oaths and take depositions: and that the signature - to the annexed document, purporting to be his, is in the proper hand writing of said John Howard
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court, at Providence, this 23rd day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
Wm R Watson
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Providence July 12, 1833. J. L. Edwards Esq.
It is unpleasant to be a witness on any or every several occasion, but there are cases to withhold testimony within our power to give, would be a dereliction of duty - The case of Capt Pardon Burlingame an applicant under the pension law of '32 is one - To withhold from him would be the denial of justice to a deserving man - I have known him long - and of my own knowledge & the traditions of the neighborhood, none have more just claims to the gratitude of the Country in proportion to services rendered than Capt Burlingame - He has always sustained the character of an upright &
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honest man - I have no doubt his services in the Revolution were greater than he has stated - he is not a man to exaggerate or misrepresent knowingly - Conversing with him this day I do not perceive but that his mind is as active and clear as it was twenty years past - He has always lived an industrious, temperate & frugal life - And (in (my estimation) if any man is entitled to the benefit of the law of 1832 he is that man
Respectfully yours
NR Knight
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William Roberts of Coventry in the County of   Kent and state of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations engaged according to law deposes and says
That Pardon Burlingame now residing in Cranston in the County of Providence & State of Rhode Island enlisted in the month of May AD 1775 that he served until the first of January AD 1776 that he enlisted in the company commanded by Capt. Thomas Holden in regiment commanded by James M. Varnum and served in said Company during said period in the continental line when he was then discharged. 
William his X mark Roberts
Witness John G. Harkin
Thomas Nicholas

State of Rhode Island 
Kent At Warwick this 17th day of July 1832 personally appeared William Roberts and made oath to the truth of the aforewritten deposition and that the same was by him subscribed to in my presents
Before Stephen G. Hopkins Justice Peace
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Kent jc

The state of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations 
Clerks office Court of common Pleas
I certify that Stephen G. Hopkins is a justice of the peace for the town of Warwick in our county of Kent, that the within is his proper signature, in his own hand writing that full faith & credit is & ought to be given to all his official acts - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name & seal of office at East Greenwich this twenty sixth day of November in the year 1832.
John Brown Clk
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22177
Pardon Burlingame

Sagt 14 Months
Ensign 4 - 7
Lieut 1
Priv 1
20 - 7

3.33 1/3
70.00
42.33 1/3
13.33 1/3
120

M ass
Massac

Providence 
R.I.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the  negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Pardon Burlingame which require further proof or  explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? [blank]

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No his served in 1779 as an ensign

V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? 

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Certified by two citizens

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? [blank]

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? [blank]

XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? [blank]
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; Foryear months, and days, I served as a For months and days, I served as a and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the
pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months
is too indefinite , and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some person who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objection
able. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed
in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate
must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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Pardon Burlingame
Act 32 R.I. 
21,237


ex
DD Addison
May 12, 51
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To the commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Cranston R.I. April 1, 1851

Sir, 
Mr. DD Addison of the city of Washington is hereby authorised and improvised to act as my attorney in establishing my claim  to an increase of pension. Should he desire to refer to my papers on file in your office, under the act of June 7, 1832, you will confer a favor on me by permitting him to do so. The amount which may be farmed due, I wish payable to myself by the resisted states pension agent at Providence in the state of Rhode Island. 
Pardon his X mark Burlingame
Witnesses 
George Burlingame
Tabitha A Hittle
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and now on this 12th day of July AD 1833. Pardon Burlingame of Cranston further maketh oath in explanation of his declaration made August 8th 1833 in court viz Laia Pardon further declares that he served in Varnums regiment as total 8 months
In Cooks regiment as stated - 3 do - 
In Col Colwell's regiment as stated - 2 do
In Col Mattheson do - 1 do
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In the shore services he served as a sergeant during every period & not as a private as erroneously stated in his first declaration which ever he [illegible] prays may be connected by the War Department - 
His next service was as a substitute & as a private as stated over eleventh - and he further says that in July 1778, he was an ensign & served one month as stated - and he further says that during Sullivan's Expedition in August 1778 he served one month as ensign & not as a private as stated he wishes this mistake be corrected - I and he further says that in November 1779
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1779 he again served as an ensign (concession hereto annexed) in Capt. Potter Company & Col Martin's Regiment at Warwick nine weeks at least for which he claims a pension. M2 - d7
And in June 1781 he served one month as Lieutenant as stated at Newport. 
Upon recollection he served as follows as a sergeant  - 14 months
As a substitute & private - 1 do
As Ensign - 4 - 7 days
as Lieutenant - 1
20.7
making twenty months & 7 days for which he claims a pension- 
And he further says that the reason why he did not procure  a clergyman was that no clergyman resided in his neighborhood - Judge Burton & Jeremiah Baker and both respectable men & they testified in his behalf and he further says that he has no documentary evidence of his
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services, nor does he now recollect of any other living witnesses of his services except as those whose depositions are hereto annexed
Par don Burlingame
In Providence July 11th 1833
Sworn to before me by the said Pardon -
Benja Cawell Commissioner
Dist Court R I Dist
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir
Am informed the Revolutionary War records are on file in the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions and beg to make the present inquiry. Will you please inform me if there are records preserved concerning, 1st - Captain Pardon Burlingame, Warwick, Rhode Island, 2nd, Captain Samuel Wilbur, Scituate, Rhode Island, both captains in the Revolutionary War. Dates of their births and deaths; names of their parents; dates of their commissions; the nature of their services in the war, would be information very thankfully received.
Very Respectfully
(Mrs.) S. E. Sennett
Chestnut Hill
Meadville, Pa.
[stamp lower left] US Pension Office 
Mar 24 1893
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions NL1 Rev Sec
Englewood Colo
Nov 5-1914
Dear Sir,
Could I obtain a copy of the Revolutionary war records of the following men. James Jackson, born Sept 21 - 1757 England. He was a member of the convention, that formed the first constitution of Georgia, a representative in Congress in 1789 from Georgia. He died Mar 16, 1806 Wash. D.C.
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David Jackson, born 1730 in Ireland died in 1811 Lancaster Pa. Married Elizabeth Reed. His son Robert married Elizabeth McCorkle
Pardon Burlingame
Born Cranston R. I. 1756 & died there 1852 Private, Corporal, & Lieut, R.I. State troops, placed on Pension roll Aug 1883.
R.I. Pension book Vol 12 p 378
Respectfully
Mrs. H. J. Carle
3283 So. Grant
Englewood Colo.
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Nov 18, 1937
G2 J. Fitsimmins 

Received Jan 27, 1938
Mail Sub-Div

Elmira Heights N.Y.
January 26, 1938

Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen:

In November 1937, I wrote your department for information about John Fitzsimmins, or Fitzsimmons, who served in General Sullivans Army in the Revolutionary War. And of his brother William Fitzsimmons.

In the information you sent me about John Fitzsimmins, Pension Claim S. 13023, your letter mentioned the name of "Mary Fitzsimmins, aged seventy years, widow of Robert Fitzsimmins, who lived in the Village of Elmira, Tioga Co., N.Y., in the year 1832. But had lived at Tarbot, Northumberland Co., Penn., during the American Revolution." I would like to have the Military Record of Robert Fitzsimmins or Fitzsimmons, if you have any information about him. 
In the record of William Fitzsimmon's S. 22770, you mentioned his father, also John Fitzsimmons, who was wounded at Piscataway New Jersey, February 1st, 1777. According to our records this man
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2nd.
was born in 1726, but we have no record of his military service, and I would be very gratful for his record.
And may I ask if you have information of the following men all from Rhode Island. Who served in the American Cause in the Revolutionary War.
William Burlingame, or Burlingham, who served as Lieutenant 2nd Co., Militia, Coventry, William Roy Cap't., in 1776, 1778, 1779, and 1780.
I would like this mans, record particularly the  maiden surname of his wife.
The William Burllinggame, listed in the Militia Census of 1777, as of Coventry, Aged between 16 and 50, "able to bear Arms.
The William Burllinham, or Burlingame who served in Captain William Arnolds Co., Colonel Fry's Reg't Kentish Guards. Would like the name of this man's wife.
The William Burlingame, killed at Tiverton, Christian name of wife Susannah, according to our records. Would like her surname if possible.
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3d. CO
The Wililam Birlingame who enlisted in 1775 in Captain Christopher Olney's Co., Col. hitchcock's Rgt. Later served on board the Washington, Commanded by Simon Martindale, According to our records this man was Captured, and held prisoner in England several years, Christian name of wife "Eunice" (probably Eunice).
The William Burlingame who served as gunner in Captain Ebeneezer Adam's Co., Col. Robert Elliotts Reg't., in 1778.
And of the following men all from Rhode Island who served in the Revolutionary war. Their names are listed in our recrds but no record of their service given. Antho Burlingame, (probably Anson or Anthony ). James Burlingame, John Burlingame, Jonathan Burlingame, Joseph Burlingame, Samuel Burlingame, Roger Burlingame, Phillip Burlingame, Pardon Burlingame and Stephen Burlingame. These names were spelled in various ways, Burllingghame, Burllinggame, Burlingame and Burllingham, but were all from the same family.
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4,

And of Adam, or Aaron Smith or Schmidt, this man lived at German Flats, and later in Rensselaer Co.

And of Christian Schnell, or Snell, who lived near Fonda N.Y.

I have no record of their services, only that they were soldiers in the Revolution, and Schnell served as a scout. But I think both men served in New York Reg'tis, as their lives were spent in, or near Albany or Try N.Y.

Very Truly Yours
Inez J. Burlingame
122 West 14th St.
Elmira Heights,
New York

[stamp] RECEIVED JAN 27 1938 MAIL SUB-DIV [illegible] 26
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In reply to your request of ____, received ____ for a statement of the military history of Pardon Burlingame a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. 21093

Dates of enlistment or appointment | Length of service | Rank | Officers under whom service was rendered : Captain \ Colonel | State
May 1775 | 8 mo | Sergeant | Thomas Holden \ James M. Varnum | R.I.
May 1775 | 3 mo | Sergeant | Allen | Corke
Winter 1776-7 | 2 mos | Sergeant | Edward Knight \ Colwell
Sept 1776 | 1 mo | Sergeant | Joseph Potter \ Mathewson
Sept 1776 | 1 mo | Private | John King \ Mathewson
July 1778 | 1 mo | Ensign | Potter \ Mathewson
July 1778 | 1 mo | Ensign | Sprague \ Mathewson
Nov 1, 1779 | 2 mos. 7 da | Ensign | Potter \ Mathewson
June 4, 1781 | 1 mo | Recruit | George Dorrance \ Thomas Potter

Engaged in Shenier's & Sullivan's Expeditions
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cranston, Providence Co. R.I.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 8, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Cranston, R.I.
Age at date of application, born Apl. 12, 1756 at Cranston, R.I.
Remarks: He died Jany 20, 1953. [illegible] No family data. 

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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February 14, 1938
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RA-J/REL

Ines J. Burlingame
133 West 14th Street
Elmira Heights, New York

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Robert Fitzsimmons, John Fitzsimmons, Antho (Anthony, Anson), James, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Samuel, Roger, Phillip, Pardon, and Stephen Burlingame and seven soldiers named William Burlingame; also, of Adam or Aaron Schmidt or Smith and Christian Schnell or Snell. 

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war. 

You are furnished herewith the records of Pardon Burlingame and William Burlingame. 

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.