Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43267, Phinehas Wentworth, N.H.
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(3-1776)

Wentworth, Phinehas or Phineas

SERVICE
N.H. [New Hampshire]

NUMBER
S.43267
B.L.Wt 774-100.

CONTENTS
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-774-

Phinehas Wentworth

Paid:

Sappers and miners

For power of Substitution
see file No 770

Warrant issued March 12th. 1819

N B Vanzandt atty,
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9620

New-Hampshire.

Phinehas Wentworth,

of Dover, in the state of N:Hamps. [New Hampshire] who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Poor, of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of six years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New-Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13, of April, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19, of April '19 [1819], and sent to Daniel M: Durell, Judge, Dover, N. Hampshire.

Arrears to the 4th of March, 1819. | 85.83.
Semi-anl. all'ce [Semi-annual allowance] ending 4. Sept. [September] 1819. | 48 "
10 mos [months] 18/30 & 4/31" } | $: 133.83.

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}


Continue


Let Hon J. Wentworth
Feb'y [February] 24, 1857.


Notification sent July 14 1820
Andrew Peirce Esq
Dover, N.H.
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Phineas Wentworth

Dover

9.620

ipd 19 Apl: [April] 1819

Sep 1819
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To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Dover within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the first Tuesday of July, 1820.

Phineas Wentworth aged Seventy one, resident in Dover in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole Estate and Income--his necessary clothing and bedding excepted--as follows :--

No property or income 

Phineas Wentworth X his mark



And the said Phineas Wentworth in pursuance as aforesaid produceth to said Court the following oath by him duly taken and subscribed :--viz.

I Phineas Wentworth do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitles "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818 ; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.

Phineas Wentworth X his mark

And the said Phineas Wentworth doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, viz.

That he entered into said service in June or July 1775 in Captain Benjamin Litcombs Company & (at Poors Regt [Regiment] of the New Hampshire line & that he continued in said service till June 1783 when he was discharged
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That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is Apr.[April] 13. 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 9620 :--That his occupation is that of a Labourer & is wholly unable to labour - That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz.

no family


Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises be duly certified to the Secretary of War.

Sworn and declared before the said court the fourth day of July 1820. }
Phineas Wentworth X his mark

Attest, A. Peirce, CLERK.


STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE......STRAFFORD SS.

At a Court of Common Pleas holden at Dover within and for the county of Strafford and state of New-Hampshire, on the 4th day of July 1820 before

DANIEL M. DURRELL, Esquire, Chief Justice, and

VALENTINE SMITH and SAMUEL QUARLES, } Associate Justices of said Court.

The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Phineas Wentworth, having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is -- dollars -- cents.  Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon be duly certified to the Secretary of War.

Attest, A. Peirce, CLERK.


STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRE.....STRAFFORD SS.

I, ANDREW PEIRCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford, being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath, and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon are true copies from the Records and files of said court.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 4th day of July 1820.

A. Peirce, CLERK.
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P. Wentworth

Phinehas Wentworth
private
Col. [Colonel] Poor's Regiment
New Hampshire Line

1777. 6 years

Services [transmitted??]
Wanting the judges certificate of the [required??] circumstances of the applicant

Adm@
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
Strafford ss.
}

On this thirteenth day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the First District in said State, personally appears Phinehas Wentworth aged sixty nine years, resident in Dover in the said County & district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war :"  That he said Phinehas Wentworth enlisted in said service in June 1775 in the state of New Hampshire in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Litcomb of the New-Hampshire Regt. [Regiment] commanded by Col. [Colonel] Enoch Poor  10 [illegible] eight months

that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United State until [crossed out: the] Decemr. [December] 1775 that he then enlisted into Capt. [Captain] Frederik Bell, company of the Regt. aforesaid to serve one year, [illegible] 1776 enlisted, in the same company, to serve during the year.  That same time in the Autumn of 1777 he was transferred to Capt Tollman's company of sappers and miners & continued serve in said corp in the service of the United States till June 1783. when he was discharged from service in West Point, in the state of New-York -  that he was in the battles of Hubbardstown, where he was made a prisoner in July 1777 & was retaken soon after the surrender of Burgoyne - Monmouth June 1778 - Newtown Augt. [August] 1779 - and capture of Cornwallis, October 1781 and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support ; [crossed out: and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services] 

Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.

I, DANIEL M. DURRELL, Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the first district in the State of New-Hampshire, as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Phinehas Wentworth did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy ; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of said Court for the County of Strafford in said district, to be affixed to the same, this 13th day of April A.D. 1818.

[illegible] Dan [Waldrow or Waldron] [the??] Dell Durrel
Court of Com. Pleas
for said County of Strafford
}
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I Jonathan Downing of Durham in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I served as a non commissioned officer in the 2d Regiment of New Hampshire line in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war from December 1775 until June 1783 that I am well acquainted with Phinehas Wentworth whose declaration is hereto prefixed and do know that he served in said Regiment from December 1775 until June 1783

Jonathan Downing


Strafford ss.  April 25. 1818

Then Jonathan Downing made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is [illegible]

Before Dell Durrell Just. [Justice] Peace


State of New Hampshire
[illegible] District ss
}

March 30. 1819

I D,,ell,, Durrell Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas, for the district aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that Phinehas Wentworth who made the foregoing declaration is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.

D,,M,, Durrell
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Know all men by these presents that I Phinehas Wentworth of Dover in the county of Strafford & State of Newhampshire [New Hampshire] Husbandman have [illegible] made and put and by these presents do constitute ordain and make and in my [illegible] and place put [Tree?] Fish of Milton in said county Clothier to be my true sufficient and Lawful atorney [attorney] for me and in my name and that is my use to ask for and receive in my name from the government of the united states of america [or??] warrant for one hundred acres of Land granted to me by the united states as a bounty for my services as a soldier in the Newhampshire Line of the American army during the war of the revolution, Giving and hereby granting into my said atorney full power, and authority in and about the premises and to take and use all due means and process in Law for the full and complete [illegible] of the business aforesaid and in my name to make seal and execute due acquaintance and discharge; and for the premises to appear and in the person of him the constituent to appear before any Governor Judges for his [officers??] & Ministers of the Law whatever in any court or courts of judicature & there on my behalf to answer and defend any reply unto [illegible] matters and things whatsoever relating to the premises with full power to make and substitute one or more atorneys and or my [Lead??] atorney and [illegible] again to revoke at pleases me [anon??] gnerally
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to [sery??] do out and transmit and finish all matters & things whatsoever relating to the premises as fully and amply to all intents and purposes as he the said constituted if present aught might of could do Hereby [ratifying??] allowing and holding fair and value all and whatsoever my said atorney or his substitutes shall Lawfully do or cause to be done in and about the premises by virtue of their presents 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of April AD 1818 signed sealed and delivered 

Phineas Wentworth X his mark

in presents [presence??] of [illegible]
Mom [Hodschon??]
Isaac Watson


State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss

The 25th day of April AD. 1818

Then the above named Phineas Wentworth made his personal appearance and acknowledged the above instrument to be his voluntary act and deed before me

Moses Hodgdon Justice of the peace


X
Phinehas Wentworth
Power of Attorney
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Know all men by these presents that I Ira Fish of Milton in the County of Strafford and state of New Hampshire [Clothier??] Atorney of Phinehas Wentworth By power of atorney dated that 25th day of April 1818 duly constituted and appointed do by virtue of the pwoer of substitution with which I am herein [illegible] invested make constitue and appoint Nicholas B. Vanzandt of the City of Washinton my Lawful substitue and attorney for the purposes therein mentioned and do hereby authorize him to do and perform all acts and things necessary in and about the premises so as that the [illegible]  substitute shall and may Lawfully receive the Land warrant therein mentioned and make and execute due  acquaintance and discharge for the service as fully and amply as I might do were I personally present.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twentyth day of February 1819

Signed and acknowledged Ira Fish

Before me

John Fish - Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire

Strafford, ss.

To all whom it may concern I, Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County Certify that John Fish, Esquire, before whom the within acknowledgment was taken was at the time the same was taken a Justice of the Peace within and for said County acting under the authority of said State.

In testimony whereof; I hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court this 22nd of February in the year of Lord 1819

A. Peirce, Clerk.

P. Wentworth
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43267

INVALID.

Revy [Revolutionary]

File No. 43,267

Phinehas Wentworth
Pri Rev [Private Revolutionary] War

Act: 18" March 18th

Index :--Vol. 3, Page 552

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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Washington, Aug [August] 30, 1850.

DrSir [Dear Sir]:

Pease give me any information that you may have about Phineas Wentworth, of the NH Continental Line, placed on the Pension roll in 1819 & died Feby [February] 1, 1828.

I want his place of residence [illegible] & anythign you may be able to say about his widow.

Yr Obt Set [Your Obedient Servant]
[illegible] Wentworth

Hon JS Edwards
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W Cole

Free
Jno [Johnathan] Wentworth
ME

Hon J L Edwards
Comr [commissioner] of Pension's

DC Washington
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Phineas Wentworth

Answered
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[illegible] to Phinehas Wentworth priv [private] of the corps of Sappers & miners

[illegible] No 774
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I Jonathan Downing of Durham in the County of Strafford depose and say, that I served in Capt. [Captain] Benjamin [Litcombs??] Company in the 2d New Hampshire Regt. [Regiment] in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, from June 1775 untill June 1783, during a principal part of which time I was sergeant Major of said Regt. that I am well acquainted with Phinehas Wentworth of [Dover?] in said County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire & I further depose that some time in the Autumn of the year 1776 the said Phinehas Wentworth enlisted as a private [illegible] in the Company aforesaid, to serve during the war and I further say, that the said Phinehas continued to serve in said corps, or in the service of the United States, from the time of his said enlistment until some time in June 1783, when he was honorably discharged at West Point in the State of New York- And I further say, that the said Phinehas has acknowledged before me, that he has this 25th day of April 1818, executed & delivered to [Ira??] Fish, a power [obscured by probably: of Attorney] for the purpose of procuring for him a
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Warrant for his revolutionary bounty lands
Jonathan Downing

State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss
}

April 25th 1818 Then Jonathan Downing made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is just and true, before me
D,,M,, Durell Just. [Justice] Peace

I certify that I am acquainted with the aforenamed deponent, Jonathan Downing and that I have heard nothing against his character for truth and [illegible]
D,,M,, Durell Just. [Justice] Peace
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I George.R.Downing of [Milton??] in the county of Strafford and State of Newhampshire [New Hampshire] testify and say that some time in the autumn of 1776 I enlisted as a private soldier in the service of the United States to Serve during the war of the revolution that I served in the company commanded by Capt [Captain] Jeremiah Fogg in the second Newhampshire Regiment until June 1783.  That I am well acquainted with Phinehas Wentworth of Dover in said county who enlisted in the service of the United States as a private soldier in the Newhampshire Line to serve [crossed out: during] during the war of the revolution & further say that he faithfully served until June 1783 when he was honorably discharged near West Point in Newyork State

Geo R Downing

State of Newhampshire
Strafford ss
}

May 2d 1818 then George Downing made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is just and true before me.
Charles Rogers Justice Peace

And I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said George R Downing and know him to be a man of truth and [illegible]
Charles Rogers Justice Peace
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Phinehas Wentworth

State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss.
}

I Daniel Waldron Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County within the first district, Do hereby certify that John Fish_ _Moses Hodgdon, x Charles Rogers Esquires and myself whose signatures are affixed to the papers hereto annexed are Justices of the peace acting under the authority of said State

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this sixteenth day of June Anno Domini 1818
Danl Waldron
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I Phinehas Wentworth of Dover in the County of Strafford & State of New=Hampshire depose and say that I enlisted in the year of our Lord 1776 in the company of Infantry commanded by Capt [Captain] Benjamin Titcomb to serve for the term of eight months and at the expiration of said term of eight months I again enlisted in the company commanded by Capt Fredrick Bell to serve for twelve months and at the expiration of said twelve months service under Capt Bell I enlisted in said Bell's Company to service during the War where I served in the second New Hampshire Regiment commanded by Coln [Colonel] Reed in the continental service untill [until] I was drafted in to the Corps of Sappers & Miners about the year 1780 in which Corps I served untill the close of the Revolutionary War when I received an honorable discharge from the Army at Constitution Island situated in [north??] River opposite to West Point.

I further depose and say that I delivered my certificate of discharge to Major James Carr of the Continental services to obtain my final settlement who agreed to return the same to me but hath never done it.

And I further depose that I have given my power of Attorney bearing equal date with this deposition to Ira
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Ira Fish to receive a Warrant for one hundred acres of Land to which I am intitled for my services in the Armies of the United States of American during the revolutionary war.

Phinehas Wentworth X his mark

Signed in presence of us -

Benja. [Benjamin] Boardman
Richd [Richard] R Waldron

State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss.

April 25th AD 1818 Then Phinehas Wentworth above named made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is just and true

before me Danl [Daniel] Waldron Justice of the Peace
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Phinehas Wentworth
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[jk??] 32543

Phinehas Wentworth
New Hampshire

Corps of Sappers & Miners

July 27th 1818
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I Jotham Nute of Milton in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire testify and say that I am  well acquainted with Phinehas Wentworth of Dover in said county who enlisted as a private soldier in the Service of the United States of America to Serve during the revolutionary war and served in the second Newhampshire Regiment with me untill [until] the close of the war except [when??] he served in the Corps of Sappers & Miners and to the best of my knowledge and belief he was honorably discharged

Jotham Nute

State of Newhampshire Strafford ss
1818 June 19th then Jotham Nute personally appeared and made oath that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed was just and true before me

John Fish Justice of Peace

I hereby Certify that the deponent Jotham Nute is a Justice of the Peace for said county and his testimony is entitled to credit and belief

John Fish Justice of the Peace