Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 22285, for Thomas Spencer, Rhode Island
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SERVICE
R. I.

Spencer, Thomas
Mary

NUMBER
W 22285

CONTENTS
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Philadelphia May 8th / 62

Commissioner of pensions

Kind sir,—
I would call your attention to my case
as an Orphan, being the only Daughter of
Mary Spencer, of Rhode Island, who gave me
by, her last will, all the property of whatever kind that by right may come to her.  I hold my Mothers certificate to a pension which she received while living - but I have never received any bounty land, which of course is my due; be so kind as to send me a certificate for the same. -
you will find my Mothers name in the pension office on the roll of pensioner's under act February 2d,  page 21 vol 3,-
Please inform me if the pension is not now granted to the ten orphan children who remain living, of the dear revolutionary parents who of all true hearts in the work dearly earned their pay - let me hear soon -
Yours very Respectfully
Anna W. Spencer
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[torn]4
[torn]ode Island
Mary Spencer
widow of Thomas Spencer R. I.
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a fifer

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 29 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of July 1848 and sent to Franklin Greene Providence RI

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act[torn] February 2, 1848, Page 21 Vol. 3

Reported 

Hon A A. Burnham, Feb'y 16/60
Anna W. Spencer Apl 6/61
Same    May 12, 1862
same     Jany 7 [illegible]
   "         Feby [illegible]
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4877
Mary Spencer
widow of Thomas.
RI.
Act 7 July 38.

M 92 - d 11 - 

admd
8 mo Fifer
$29 33/00

No deduction

Ben. Cowell
Providence
RI.
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State of Rhode Island
County of Provid.

On this 7th day of January 1839 personally appeared in Open Court being the Munic. Court of the City of Providence & a Court of Record Mary Spencer now a resident in said City aged 75 years who has duly affirmed sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting [illegible] pay & pensions to certain widows viz that she is the widow of Thomas Spencer formerly of Warwick in the County of Kent in said State who was a soldier of the Revolution that he served as fifer in various companies & regiments that he served in Capt R[illegible] Company also in Capt Millard, also in Capt. Thomas Rices Company Col John Watermans regiment for a number of years during the war of the Revolution but it is not in her power to specify
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his services as they occurred.  She must therefore refer to the evidence of those who served with him or have [word crossed out] knowledge of them.  And she further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Spencer on the 20th day of May 1792 as will appear by the original certificate hereto annexed  Her husband the said Thomas died on the 10 day of October AD 1811 and since then she has remained unmarried  She was not married to Thomas Spencer prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four[?] to wit at the time above stated
Mary Spencer

Municipal Court of the City of Providence, January 1st 1839.  
Subscribed and duly affirmed to by Mary Spencer in open Court.
Albert G. Greene
Clerk
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Certificate of marriage
Thomas Spencer and Mary Vaughn
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I Hereby Certify that Thomas Spencer of warwick Son of John Spencer and Mary Vaughn of Eastgreenwich Daughter of Christopher Vaughn were Lawfully Joined together in Marriage on the twentieth Day
of may Anno. Domini, 1792. By me the Subscriber
Benjamin Barton Justs. Peace
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I Waity A Spencer of the City of Providence on ["oath" crossed out and "solemn affirmation" written above] do testify & say that Mary Spencer who has signed and sworn to the preceding declaration is my mother & the said Thomas Spencer was my father.  My father died in October in 1811  I was with him when he died & since then my mother has remained unmarried
Waity A Spencer

Municipal Court of the City of Providence, January 8th 1839.
Subscribed and duly ["sworn" crossed out and "affirmed" written above] to, by Waity A. Spencer, in open Court.
Albert G. Greene
Clerk
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I Nathan Miller of Warwick in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island being now about Eighty Seven years of age on Oath do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Thomas Spencer formerly of said Warwick and the husband of Mary Spencer now his Widow resident in the City of Providence.  Said Thomas and myself in the two first years of the war of the revolution belonged to the same company.  He was a fifer and I was a private in Capt. Reuben Whitman's company in said Warwick and we served in that and other companies untill I joined the Kentish Gards.  In 1775 in June we served a term of twenty days in said Company stationed at Warwick Neck and afterwards upon another alarm we served a tour of fifteen days stationed at a place called [illegible] Neck in North Kingston  This was, I think, in August.  In December of the same year we served a Month stationed at Warwick Neck.  In January 1776 at the time the houses were burnt on Providence we were called out and served a month at least on said Island of Providence and on the shores around.  In October and November of same year just before the Enemy landed we served a month stationed on Rhode Island.  In all the preceeding terms Capt. Whitman was our Captain and John Waterman Colonel.  Said Thomas was fifer - In December 1776 I joined the Kentish Gards and did not serve in the same company but I well remember that the whole Militia were called out on the landing of the Enemy and Said Thomas served five months for himself and as a Substitute from the landing of the Enemy until May following.  Said Thomas serve a month in Spencers Expedition Stationed at Tiverton.  I think it was in October 1777 - from which time Said Thomas served every other month alternately untill Sullivan's Expedition in August 1778 when the Militia were all called out and Said Thomas served at that term thirty days.  In the month of August 1780 all the Militia were called out in consequence of an expected invasion and we went down to Rhode Island.  The Kentish Gards went down and Captain Millards Company was also called down and I saw the Said Thomas in Said Company at that time.  We served a month in said alarm.  In April 1781 our Company was called down to Rhode Island and I Saw Said Thomas there on duty but wether under the command of Capt. Millard or Capt Rice I am not sertain
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Said Thomas Served another Tour of duty in Rhode Island in August 1781  I was at Newport at that time and saw Said Thomas who then told me that he was on duty.

All the Militia especially those near the shores did a Great deal of duty during the war.  In September 1781 said Thomas myself and about a hundred Militia were detached and sent to Connecticut to [illegible] the cattle from the Island we served. Then fifteen days - 
[illegible signature]

State of Rhode Island  Kent County } ss
In Warwick the 8th day February 1839 Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Kent, Nathan Miller the above deponent who subscribed and was duly Sworn to the truth of his said deposition sworn in Law and I further certify that the Said Nathan Miller is a credible witness.
Wm Harrison Justice of the Peace
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I Augustus G. Millerd of Warwick in the County of Kent, State of Rhode Island [illegible], being forty four years of age, on oath do testify and state, that I am in the possession of the Military and other papers belonging to my Grandfather, the late Capt. Squire Millerd of Warwick in the County and State aforesaid, who commanded a Company of Malitia of the Town of Warwick in the Revolutionary war. And it appears by said papers that Thomas Spencer of Warwick belonged to said Company, and did duty as fifes in said Company, to wit on the 21st. day of November in the year 1776 an Alarm duty - 1 day in the time from December the 4th. 1776 to January the 7th. 1777 - 24 days from January the 9th. 1777 to February the 8th. 1777 both days included - 31 days from April the 6th 1777 to April the 20th. 1777 both days included - 15 days and in the time from July the 11th. 1777 to July the 27th. 1777 - 15 days - all of which appears by said papers in my possession in Warwick this 1st. day of February AD. 1839 ~ Augustus G. Millerd

State of Rhode Island
County of Kent } in Warwick this first day of February AD 1839 Personally appeared Augustus G. Miller the above deponant before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, and Subscribe and was duly sworn to the truth of of the above Statement - according to Law - I further certify that I am personally acquainted withe the [Said] Augustus G. Millerd and that he is a credible witness [Wm] Harrison Justice of the Peace
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I Matthew Price now resident in Warwick in the County of Kent an oath do testify and Say that I am now about Eighty four years of age, that during the War of the Revolution I performed military services for which I now draw a Pension, and I further testify that I was well acquainted with Thomas Spencer formerly of Said Warwick and the Husband of Mary Spencer now his [widow.] Said Thomas was a fifer and sometimes a drummer during said war, and we often served together in the same company. In 1775 we both belonged to Capt. Reubin Whitmans Company and Served in it, I as a private and he as a fifer, in December of that year we served a month at the time Prudence was burnt. Stationed on Prudence and Warwickneck we also Served together another month after Prudence was burnt in the same winter in keeping Gard on the Shores opposite to Prudence we then were in Col John Waterman's regiment this was in January and February 1776-

Matthew his X mark Price

State of Rhode Island
County of Kent } on this first day of February 1839 Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for said County at warwick in said County Matthew Price the above named deponant who subscribed and was duly sworn to the truth of his deposition according to Law - before me. I further certify that I am personally acquainted the Said Matthew Price and that he is a credible witness

[Wm] Harrison Justice of the Peace
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I Samuel Millerd of Warwick in the County of Kent on oath do testify and say that I am now about 85 years of age, that during the war of the Revolution I did a great deal of Services for my Country. I well remember Thomas Spencer the husband of Mary Spencer now his widow, said Thomas served as a fifer during said war I was a drummer. Just before the Enemy took possession of Newport in the fall of 1776 we served a month  Stationed on Rhode Island in the same Company and regiment, Capt Whitman was our Captain and Col Jon Waterman our Colonel. he served as fifer and I as drummer. The following Expedition in August 1778 we served together another month Station on Rhode Island in Capt. Millerd Company he as fifer and I as drummer. I do believe we served other times together but such a great length of time has elapsed I cannot specify them but I remember the above.
Witness Aug G. Millerd
Samuel his X mark Millerd

State of Rhode Island
County of Kent } In Warwick this first day of February 1839 Personally appeared Samuel Millerd, before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for the said County, and Subscribed and was duly Sworn to the turth of his Law deposition according to Law - I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the Said Samuel Millerd and that he is a credible witness -
[Wm] Harrison Justice of the Peace
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
William Sprague
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 aforewritten attestation subscribed, is in 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 where of I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said State to be affixed, at Provi[text blotted out by seal] twentieth [text blotted out by seal]
February in the year of our [text blotted out by seal]usand eight hundred and thirty-nine
[text blotted out by seal]pendence the sixty.-third
Gov Sprague

By His Excellency's Command.
Henry Bowen Secry
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State of Rhode Island [illegible]
Secretary's Office Feb 20. 1839

I Certify that at the session of the General Assembly of said State holden on the first Wednesday in May last,
William Harrison was elected a Justice of the Peace for the town of Warwick in the County of Kent, for one year and commissioned accordingly as appears of record in this office.
Witness Henry Bowen Secy
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Providence, [illegible]

Municipal Court of the City of Providence in the County of Providence, and State aforesaid, being a Court of Record.

February 26th A. D. 1839
Be it Remembered, that satisfactory testimony has been produced before this Court, that Thomas Spencer formerly of Warwick in the County of Kent in said State, died on the tenth day of October A. D. 1811; - that he left a widow Mary Spencer, who now resides in said City of Providence; - that said Thomas and Mary were legally married on the twentieth day of May A. D. 1792, and that said Mary is now the widow of said Thomas Spencer, and has so remained ever since his Death

And be it further Remembered, that satisfactory testimony has also been produced before this Court that said Thomas Spencer served at least nineteen months during the War of the Revolution 

And that Court so further order it to be certified that said Mary Spencer who has signed the preceding Declaration, and that Waity A. Spencer, Nathan Miller, Augustus G. Millerd, Matthew Price and Samuel Millerd, who have signed the preceding Declarations are all credible persons.

I, Albert G. Greene, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Providence, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Mary Spencer, to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress of July 7th 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows."  In attesta-
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tion whereof I have hereunto set my hand and have affixed the Seal of Said Court, this twenty-ninth day of February, A. D. 1839.
Albert G. Greene
Clerk
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To the Honorable President of the United States, 

Dear sir - 

I am led to address you as the Father of my Country in behalf of Justice and humanity, of which I believe you possess a large portion, believing as I do, that you are the right man, in the right place. - Therefore I feel impressed to lay my case before you.  I would sollicit your attention to the orphan children of revolutionary parents, and [illegible] pray you to urge upon Congress the claim of our land - I am one of those children, and my good Mother received a pension while living.  Since her departure, I have never recied a dollar, nor any claim or certificate for my land.  Is it right that children of the fathers of 1812 should be paid? and me, of the revolutionary fathers who braved such a tide of War for Liberty should not own a foot of land? -
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Please to assist me in this claim, and if you think best hand this over to Senator Wilson, of Mass. - 

President Johnson - 

Anna W. Spencer,
Newportville
Bucks County
P.A.
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Sec Interior
              M

DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR
Jan 18 1866

[largely illegible stamp.  The only legible fragments are "DEPARTMENT" and "Jan 16 1866"]
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3128
Rhode Island

Mary Spencer
widow of Thomas Spencer
who was a Fifer in the R I. line for 8 months

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 29 Dollars & 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Dec 1843 and sent to Franklin Greene
Providence RI

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1   Page 95

Rept Dec 2
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Rhode Island  4962

Mary Spencer widow of Thomas Spencer, decd [text crossed out] and who died on the 1st of October 1811 of Providence in the State of Rhode Island who was a fifer in the company commanded by Captain R. Whitman of the Regt. commanded by Col. Waterman in the Rhode Island line for 8 months fifer.

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 29 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of January, 1840 - and sent to Benj'n Cowell, Providence, R. Island.

Arrears to the 4th of March, 1840 - $117 32
Semiannual allowance ending 4 Sept.  14.66
                                                          $131.98

{Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk,
Book A, Vol 2  Page 23 -
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.

File No.  22285
Mary Spencer
widow of 
Thomas Spencer
Fifer Rev. War

Act: Feb. 2d 45
Index: - Vol. M, Page 235

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Boynton

Spencer
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Newportville January 30 1866
To the department of the Interior
Pension Office,

Gentlemen - 

I received your third reply [word crossed out] in answer to my address to the president, - which I am happy to hear he has laid before you, I now proceed to give you the information you require --  My Father's name was Thomas Spencer, my Mothers name was Mary - My Mother and myself resided in Providence Rhode Island, where she received her pension and where she died.  She departed this life May the 4th 1853 - Paris Hill - Legge was Agent for paying pensions in the Agency of Rhode Island. -  Records in the pension office on the roll of pensioners under Act of Feb 20 1831 - page 21, Vol 3. -
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My Mother gave me in her will all her property of every kind and description, -
and now, me shall hope that our Congress has already granted us our pay - if not - they may do it very speedily - and never offer again such a foolery as to giving miner children of revolutionary (parents) Fathers - their pay - when any person of common capacity must know that there is not now living one single miner of our revolutionary Fathers, and indeed, very few of riper years to call as they should for their pay - 

Please answer soon - 

Very truely yours
Anna W. Spencer

department of the Interior Pension Office
Washington D. C.
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3168
Mary Spencer
R. I.
29.33

Franklin Greene
Providence
R. I.
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State of Rhode Island  County of Providence } ss.

On this fourth day of August 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Mary Spencer a resident of Providence in the county and state aforesaid aged seventy nine years: who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the pension made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war: that she is the widow of Thomas Spencer deceased, who was a Fifer in the war of the Revolution, and that she received a pension of Twenty nine dollars & thirty three cents per annum under this act of July 7 1838, and she further declares that she is still a widow.
Mary Spencer 

Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written before me 
Franklin Greene
Jus. Peace

Providence Ss. in Providence this 4th of August 1843 I hereby certify that Mary Spencer the above named declarant is personally known to me, and that her statements are entitled to full credit.
Franklin Greene, Jus. Peace
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State of Rhode Island  County of Providence } SS.

I Samuel W King Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county aforesaid being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Franklin Greene is a Justice of the Peace in and for the city and county aforesaid and is legally qualified to act in said capacity and that his signatory within written are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this fifth of August AD eighteen hundred and forty three
Sam W King
Clerk Court of Com. Pleas
[seal stamped]
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Mary Spencer
Payment to be made
at Providence
by S. Waterman, Esq
Agent for paying pensioners, 
in the Agency of Rhode Island.
Payable on the 4th March
and 4th September in each
year.

Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book A, Vol. 2,
Page 23, by S. A. Elliott Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Five years' Pension.

I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838, Mary Spencer, of Rhode Island, widow of Thomas Spencer, deceased, who was a fifer in the Revolution and died on the tenth day of October 1811 is entitled to receive five years' pension at the rate of twenty-nine dollars and thirty-three cents per annum, commencing on the fourth day of March, 1836 and in case of the death or marriage of said widow before the expiration of said five years, the pension will cease on the day of such marriage or death.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty-ninth day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty.
J. R. Poinsett
Secretary of War.
[seal stamped]

Examined and Countersigned. }  J L. Edwards
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PHILADELPHIA Pa  MAY 9 1862
FREE

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
May 10 1862
PENSION OFFICE
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V  4877.
[illegible] Benj Sowell, Augt 6th '39

Act 7 July 38
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Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington D. C.

February 28th

FREE         

PHILADELPHIA PA FEB 27 

[illegible stamp]
["J Anderson" crossed out]
[illegible line]

Mary Spencer
[illegible]  Feb. 1848
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Philadelphia  Feb 21/61
Commissioner of Pensions.

I write you for information about the continuation of a pension to the only daughter of Mary Spencer, My beloved Mother, who died some six years ago - and likewise I wish to know how I shall proceed to secure My Bounty Land [illegible].  My Father was Thomas Spencer of Warwick Rhode Island, and was a Musician in the Revolutionary War, - the payment of my Mother's pension was made at Providence R. I. by Paris Stell Esq  You will find the record in the pension office on the Roll of pensioners under act of Febuay
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20, 1848, page 21 vol. 3.

Please give me information immediately and oblige me by telling me how I shall proceed.

Very respectfully yours,
Anna W. Spencer
(direct to Philadelphia)
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Mary Spencer
Ad
3128

Admitted

Franklin Greene
Providence R I
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State of Rhode Island,
County of Providence } ss.
On this First - day of July - 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Providence - Mary Spencer, - a resident of Providence in the county of Providence & State aforesaid aged Eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d of February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war :-That she is the Widow of Thomas Spencer, who was a Musician in the war of the Revolution, and that she received a pension of Twenty nine dollars & thirty three cents per annum, under the act of 17th of June, 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me, } ss.
Franklin Greene Justice of the Peace. Mary Spencer

I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.
Franklin Greene Justice of the Peace.

State of Rhode Island,
County of Providence } ss.
I John W Smith Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the county aforesaid, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify, that Franklin Greene is a Justice of the Peace in the county aforesaid, and is fully authorized to act in said capacity, and that his signatures above written are genuine.
[seal] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Providence on this nineteenth day of July 1848
John W. Smith clerk
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Providence  Dec 13 1839

Sir

Your letter of Aug. 6th AM respecting the claim of Mrs Mary Spencer widow of Thomas Spencer was duly received  I regret to say that the Samuel Miller one of the witnesses is dead  The [illegible] of yours were made known to the surviving witness Mr Nathan Miller & he has given an explanatory affidavit which is endorsed complying with the requestions of your letter as far as he was capable.  The survivors of the Revolution are most all dead & it is next to impossible to [illegible] in the R I Militia during the war of the Revolution by parol testimony.  The law was that they should serve every third month and it is believed every one hailed to do military duty did do it either by himself or a substitute  It is believed that Thomas Spencer did
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always perform his own tours and of course must of necessity have served from 10 to 12 Months before the army evacuated this State & this supposition seems to be corroborated by the testimony his widow has produced a few old rolls which happened to be preserved verify almost 3 Months in one year - times your letter was said great pains have been taken to get further testimony but most all the surviving are dead - 

I am respectfully
your obt servt
Benjn Cowell
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Providence March 4 1839

Sir

I herewith enclose the applications of Mrs Mary Spencer widow of Thomas, Mary Luther widow of Peleg, Elizabeth Grant widow of Beriah & Sarah Watson widow of Thomas Watson, for pensions under the act of Congress of July 7th 1838

I am respectfully your obt sevt
Benj'n Cowell
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I Nathan Miller of Warwick in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island being Eighty Seven years of age, in addition to my former deposition on oath do testify and say that Capt Reuben Whitmans Company, in which Thomas Spencer and myself served the several tours of duty as stated in the former Deposition, was called the Second Company in the first Regiment [word crossed out] and John Waterman was the Colonel Col. John Low Lieut Colonel and Wait was major  Col Waterman, major Wait and Capt. Whitman were present and in Command  The Station at Warwick Neck was about nine miles from the residence of the said Thomas Spencer, the station at [illegible] was about three miles and the station at Providence was abot' ten miles from said Thomas' residence and the Station on Rhode Island was about Twenty miles from said Thomas' Residence.  The number of men imbodded in our said Regiment were about three hundred and fifty  We Received our Rations from the Company and were paid by our different Captains who, I think, received it from Stephen Mumford the State Committee of War.  All the Tours of duty at the said Thomas Spencer as set forth in my former deposition was in the same Company except the two last and commanded by the same officers except the Captain Capt Whitman died of the Small Pox in May 1777 and Capt. Squire Millerd succeeded him and served to the end of the war  The two last Tours of duty of the said Thomas, I think was in the third company command by Captain Thomas Rice in the same Regiment
Nathan Miller

State of Rhode Island  County of Kent }
In Warwick the 24th day September AD 1839 Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for said County Nathan Miller the above named deponant who subscribed and was duly sworn to the truth of his deposition according to Law.  I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Nathan Miller and that he is a credible witness
Wm Harrison  Justice of the Peace
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Kent &c The State of Rhode Island &c.
Clerks office Court of Common Pleas

I certify that William Harrison Esqr. of Warwick in said County of Kent is a Justice of the peace in and for said town, that the foregoing is his own proper signature in his own hand writing and that full faith and credence is and ought to be given to all his official act -

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court at East Greenwich this sixth day of October in the year -D 1839 - 
Jer. S. Slocum Clk