Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21040, Jonathan Alger, Mass. R. I.
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93-17760
SERVICE
Mass.
R.I.
Alger, Jonathan
S. 21040
carded
CONTENTS
[blank]
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2384.
Rhode Island
Jonathan Alger of Bristol in the State of R. I. who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the regt commanded by Col [illegible] in the RI & Mass. line for 6 mos. Private
3 [mos.] Sergeant}
Inscribed on the Roll of RI at the rate of 35 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Nov 1832 and sent John Howe Bristol RI
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $ 52.50
Semiannual allowance ending 4 Mar 33 17.50
[total] $70.00
{Revolutionary claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J H McBlair Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 3rd Page 101.
[on page to the right] Died 7 March 1837.
Order to pay 26 march 1838
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Jonathan Alger's
Declaration for a Pension
No. 5246
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Declaration.
In Order To Obtain The Benefit Of The Act Of Congress, Passed June 7, 1832.
State Of Rhode Island
County Of Bristol } ss.
On this 28th day of July 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges or Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Jonathan Alger a resident of Warren in the County of Bristol, and State of Rhode-Island, aged seventy six 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.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
First he enlisted at Rehoboth his then place of residence in August 1775 into Captain Isaac Hodges' Company and Col. Francis' Regiment for four months, was marched to & served his time out in the neighborhood of Boston and was discharged at Dorchester Heights in December following. He marched from Rehoboth direct to Boston & was employed at first chiefly in keeping guard & erecting forts and after the British left Boston in repairing Castle William. He enlisted again the same month on which he was discharged at Providence as a substitute for a man whose name he has forgotten but whose Father induced him to take the place for one month in an independent company raised in Smithfield Cumberland in Patrolling the streets of Providence by night - that he served his time out - that there were many regular troops at Providence at the time, but he cannot tell particularly what Regiments they were of or who commanded them. That he enlisted the same winter in a Company commanded by Israel Hicks for three months, and served his time out in Warwick R. Island; That the Regimental Officers were not quartered at the same fort, and he does not recollect them - that the Regiment was divided into several detachments which were stationed at various points on the west side of the Narragansett Bay to watch the British and prevent incursions by them from Rhode Island in that direction - That in the Autumn following and he thinks in October he enlisted again at Rehoboth for one month in a Company commanded by Sylvanus Martin and was marched to and stationed in Tiverton near Howland's Ferry where he served his time out, that he does not recollect the names of the Regimental Officers but says that the Colonel of his Regiment belonged to Attleborough, and that General Spencer commanded the Division of the army of which it made a part. That he was born at Providence in Rhode Island and resided at Rehoboth where at home during the revolutionary war and has ever since and now resides at Warren. - That he does not know whether his birth was recorded as required by law at Providence or not as of any other record of his age. That he refers to his neighbor the Chief Justice of this Court for his character and to the Rev'd Henry Wight - On reflection he says that the Colonel from Attleborough who commanded the Regiment in which he served three months was named Daggett and that he served in the capacity of Sargeant. He has no recollection of having received a written discharge at any time & & if he did he is ignorant of who signed or what has become of it. He exhibits in Court the Depositions of James Horton & Abiel Horton to prove a fact of the service above stated & thinks there are other previous living by whom he might prove the residue, but it might be difficult & expensive to find them them out & take their testimony.
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I James Horton of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Lawful age to give evidence do testify and Say that I was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary army in the three months service in the Company Commanded by Israel Hicks in the Regiment Commanded by Col John Doggett, and that Jonathan Alger was a Sergeant in said Company and Served in Said Company three months
Question by Jonathan Alger how old are you
Answer by the Said James Horton I am in my ninety second year
[signature] James Horton
Swansey July the 25th 1832=
Bristol ss. July the 25th 1832 - 
Then the above named James Horton was Examined and cautioned and Sworn agreeable to Law to the truth of the above Deposition by him Subscribed Before me, Thomas Peck Justice of the Peace
C. C. Pleas July 28th 1832
Rec'd & read in Court -
Ichabod Davis Clerk
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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.
signature] Jonathan Alger
Attest Ichabod Davis Clerk
We Henry Wight a Clergyman
residing in the Town adjoining Warren and Daniel
Bosworth residing
in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Alger
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to
be seventy six
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.
Attest Ichabod Davis Clerk
[signature] Henry Wight
[signature] Daniel Bosworth
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 Henry Wight
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Bristol adjacent to Warren and that Daniel Bosworth who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Warren Chf. Justice of this Court and is a credible person, and
that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest Ichabod Davis Clerk
I Ichabod Davis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Jonathan Alger
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office,
this [illegible] day of July AD 1832
Attest Ichabod Davis Clerk
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I Abial Horton of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age to give Evidence do testify and say that I was soldier in the revolutionary army at Tiverton in the state Rhoilon [Rhode Island] and Jonathan Alger service one month and that we served in Capt Sylvanus Martin Company
Question by Jonathan Alger how old are you
Answer by the said Abial Horton I am in my Eighty fifth year
[signature] Abial Horton
Bristol ss July 26th 1832
Then the above named Abial Horton was examied [examined] and causted [cautioned] and sworn agreeable to law to the truth of the above Deposition by him Subscribed Before me James Bliss 2nd Justice of the Peace 
C. C. Pleas July 28th 1832
Rec'd in Court
Ichabod Davis Clerk
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Questions propounded to Jonathan Alger an Applicant for a pension to whose Declaration these interrogatories are annexed.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age? + if so, what 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 Regiments as you can recollect, & the general circumstances of your service.
6. Did you ever secure a discharge from service & if so, by whom was it given & what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution.
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5246
Jonathan Alger
R. I.
6 month - Private
3 do Sergeant
W.C.E
$35
Return [illegible] letter 23 Oct 1832
admitted
Rec'd 17 Aug't 1832
Geo Howe
Bristol R I
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5246
BRIEF in the case of Jonathen Alger of Warren Bristol Cy in the State of R. Island
(Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily injury? -
3. How old is he? 76
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[Table follows]
[Columns in Table] / Period. / Duration of Service. / Rank. / Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. / 
[Line 1] / In 1775  -  / 4 [months] / private / Col Francis / 
[Line 2] / Augt. to, and of term when in the same month he enlisted again / 1 [month] / Substitute /*In independent Company served in Smithfield Capt. Whipple & Olney /
[Line 3] / 1775 winter / 3 [months] / Sergeant / Capt. Israel Hicks & Col Daggett / 
[Line 4] / Autumn following ( eg '76 / 1 [month] / [Sergeant] / Capt Martin - Don't recollect the Colonel Gen'l Spencer commanded 
[End of Table]
5. In what battle was he engaged? none mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Rehoboth
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Two witnesses as to the 3rd & 4th periods of service - & tradition
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
[signature] W. C. Easton
Examining Clerk.
* employed in patrolling the streets of Providence
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21040
Invalid.
File No. 21,040
Jonathan Alger
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 '32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 5
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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3-871.
Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions.
Briefed by A C M
Claim No. July 8, 1910
Sur. File [crossed out "Certificate"] 21.040
Claimant [blank]
Soldier Jonathan Alger 
Service Rev. War
Additional Service [blank]
No [blank] claim, State records [blank], 190[blank]
No claim, combination records [blank], 190[blank]
Remarks:
No inv. wid. or rej. claim except as above.
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Mary Allen
Nancy Martin [check mark]
Sally Gladding {check mark]
Lydia Haite [check mark]
Henrietta Alger [check mark]
Jon'a Alger [check mark]
Adelia Bourne [check mark]
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Arcade Bank
Providence March 19th 1838
Sir
The heirs of Jonathan Alger, a deceased pensioner on the Roll of this agency, under the Act of 7th June 1832 have applied for any pension due their late father. The Vouchers are herewith transmitted for your inspection & order thereon.
Very respectfully your obt srv
L Waterman Agt for H. Greene
J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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I Nathaniel Bullock of Bristol, in the State of Rhode Island &c., do testify and say on solemn oath, that I am a native of Rehoboth in the State of Massachusetts, the town in which James Horton & Abiel Horton ever have resided and still do reside and I further testify that I am personally acquainted with said Abiel Horton and am acquainted with the character of said James Horton and have been so acquainted for twenty years past and I do know and on oath declare that the reputation of said James and Abiel Horton for truth and veracity are very good
[signature] Nath'l Bullock
State of Rhode Island &c.
Bristol sc. at Bristol Nov 14th 1832
Personally came Nathaniel Bullock well known to me as a credible & disinterested person, & made oath to the truth of the foregoing - before me
[signature] John Howe
Justice of the Peace
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Clerk's Office Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol
I hereby certify that John Howe Esq whose signature I annexed to the within Deposition is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Bristol aforesaid duly commissioned under the seal of said State & engaged thereon according to law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of our said Court this fourteenth day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty two & of American Independence the fifty seventh.
[signature] Ichabod Davis Clerk