Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4087, for Isaac Rice, Connecticut
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soldier and served as he states. And the said Richard Hayes associate Judge -- certifies that it appears to that there is no eyman living in the immediate vicinity of the said applicant who can from his acquaintance with him testify to his age or in reputation as a revolutionary soldier and that the said Asa Haynes & Asa Haynes Junr who have signed the preceding certificate are resident of Vernon aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement entitled to credit.  I further certify that the said applicant in unable to attend Court on account of ill health.    
Richard Hayes 
Associate Judge Court Common Pleas for Trumbull County Ohio
The State of Ohio 
Trumbull County  ss}
I George Parsons Clerk of the Court of Common pleas within and for said County do certify that Richard Hayes Esquire whose name in his own proper hand writing is affixed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of subscribing the same an associate Judge of the Court aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn agreeably to the law of said state. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Warren this tenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty there 
George Parsons 
Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT 
Pension Office, 
27th June 1833
Sir. 
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
A Statement, showing the Service of    Isaac Rice Trumbull County Ohio
Period when the service was rendered.  Vol. Subst. 1778   Duration of Claimant’s Service.   2 Months   Rank of claimant.  Private   Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served.  Col. Mosely, Capt Martin     Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service.   70 years, New Haven County Connecticut   Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Traditionary Evidence, papers correct.  
Period when the service was rendered.  Sub [substitute]  Duration of Claimant’s Service.  2 Months  Rank of claimant.  private    Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served. Col. Mead, Capt Berry  
Period when the service was rendered.  Enlisted [unreadable] 1780  Duration of Claimant’s Service.  5 Months  Rank of claimant.  private    Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served. Col. Phelps, Col. Hoyt
Period when the service was rendered.  Draft [unreadable] 1781  Duration of Claimant’s Service.  2 Months  Rank of claimant.  private    Names and rank of the Officers under whom he served. Col. Canfield, Capt Starr
I am respectfully 
Your obedient servant 
JAMES L. EDWARDS, 
Commissioner of Pensions.
The applicant is advised to apply to the Comptroller of the state at Hartford Connecticut for proof of Service.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.            
The following regulations have been adopted:                  
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.              
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:  
1. The Regular Troops.  
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.    
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.             
4. Indian Spies.                 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.             
DECLARATION.                        
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.           
State, Territory, or District of 
County of } ss.
On this day of A.B. a resident (b) of personally appeared (a) before in the county of and State, Territory or District years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the in the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:    
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]            
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only that of Agency in the State of    
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]            
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
I of the Court of hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of for a pension.               
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of & c.            
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.          
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be and C.D. residing in (the same) who has 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.                 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]     
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.               
I, Clerk of the Court of contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of & c.         
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission ; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.            
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.            
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.    
1. Where and in what year were you born?                
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?          
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war , and where do you now live?               
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?              
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.           
6. To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? 
To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what Town officer has become of it?              
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.                 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.         
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. 
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject     
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.        
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed his genuine signature.          
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can cure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the person of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.        
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.    
[b]   The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.     
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.    
[d]  The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
[e]  Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.        
Every claimant must state, 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 amount of pension he is entitled. 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:--For---year - months , and days , I served as a - months and --- days, I served as and for such service I claim a pension."   
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held 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 persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two 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 objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown 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.    
[f]  The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
[g]  The opinion of the Court is always required.  
[h]  The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 
[i]  The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.               
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 papers 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.         
Proof of Service.         
[j]  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 claimant's 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. 
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in note [j]  applies to continental troops only.     
[k]  This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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GIDEON PRINTER
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 28th 1843.
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 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending
the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, the children of Isaac Rice, dec’d a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburg Pa Agency, at the rate of thirty Seven Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1836, to the 4th Sept. 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller 
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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AWF 
July 1, 1926 
Mary S. Hale 
2039 Howe St 
Chicago, Ill 
Madam: 
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 4087, it appears that Isaac Rice was born in 1762 in Wallingford, Connecticut. 
While residing at Wallingford, he enlisted and served as a private in the Connecticut Troops, as follows- In the summer of 1778, two months in Captain Martin's Company, Colonel Mosely's Regiment. In the summer of 1779, two months in Captain Divan Berry's Company, Colonel Mead's Regiment. From July 1, 1780 to December 6, 1780 under Major Walbridge, who commanded a company under Colonels Noah Phelps and Hait. 
In 1781, two months in Captain Starr's Company,
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4.087
Rev War  INVALID. 
File No. 4087 
Isaac Rice 
Privt Rev War  
Act: June 7" 1832 
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 314 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Major Walbridge, who commanded a company under Colonels Noah Phelps and Hait. 
In 1781, two months in Captain Starr's Company, Colonel Canfield's Regiment. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 15, 1833, while a resident of Vernon, Trumbull County, Ohio. 
Children are referred to, but no names are stated, nor is the name of his wife on file. 
This Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a 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 Isaac Rice or Royce, who died August 11, 1853 at Ticonderoga, aged eighty-seven years. 
Herewith is returned your letter from Helen E. Royce, 5 Pliny Court, Hartford, Connecticut. 
Very truly yours, 
WINFIELD SCOTT 
Commissioner.
This last paragraph researched by MMHF.
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war. He enlisted at Worcester, Mass., and served under Capt. Bigelow and Col. Ward. His widow, Achsah, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth. 
The above are the only two soldiers bearing the name of William Trowbridge found upon the Revolutionary war pension or bounty land records on file in this Bureau. 
There are several James Trowbridges found upon the War of 1812 records on file in this Bureau but it is impossible to identify the one concerning whom you desire information from the data furnished in your letter. If you will kindly furnish place of residence after service, State in which he served, and officers names if possible, an effort will be made to supply the desired information. 
You state that you would like information concerning sons of William and Thomas Trowbridge, but you do not state the sons' names and it will therefore, be impossible for this Bureau to make a search for same unless their full names, together with place of residence before and after service, is furnished. 
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner
Mr. F. H. Parsons, 
210 First Street, S. E. 
City..