Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,511, for Prince Light, New Hampshire
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(3--1766)

Light, Prince

SERVICE
N.H.

NUMBER
S. 44,511

CONTENTS
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not "f" sent to Peter Chadwick, Exeter, NH.
17 July 1820.
 
16.379
R
New Hampshire

Prince Light of Exeter in the state of N[ew] Hamp[shir]e who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Reed of the N Hampshire line, for the term of 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of N[ew] Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of Jany 1820 and Sent to Hon Jos Butler House of Representatives 

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 132.64
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1820 48
16 mo 4/31 14/30
[Total] $180.64
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Dead- see agt [illegible]
Continued
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Prince Light - private
Rockingham Co. N. H.
Col Read[']s Regiment-
New hampshire Line
1780- 9 months

17 April, 1818.
Not on rolls
Ryicled [crossed off]

The credibility of the within witness should be certified to-

John S. Sherburne,
Judge,
Portsmouth, N. H.
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Prince Light of Exeter in Rockingham County in the State of New Hampshire, a free man of colour, and late a private in the Company commanded by Capt. Caleb Robinson, in the 3d New Hampshire Regiment, commanded by Col George Reid in the New Hampshire Line, on the Continental Establishment, [illegible], maketh oath and saith, that having in the year 1776, served six months in a New Hampshire Regiment at Ticonderoga and elsewhere at the northward, and three months in the militia, at the taking of General Burgoyne's army in 1777, he afterwards in June 1780, at Exeter aforesaid, enlisted in said Capt. Robinson's Company in the regiment and line aforesaid, on said Establishment, to serve the United States in said Company, in the war of the Revolution, for the Term of nine months- That he the Deponent faithfully served the at West Point in the State of New York and elsewhere, the full period and term of nine months, and at the expiration thereof, was honourably discharged at a place called Soldier's Fortune in s[ai]d State of New York. That not being able to read writing, he does know or remember by whom his discharge was signed, which he afterwards lost, being poor and obliged to break up house keeping, and not knowing it's importance. That he is a resident citizen of the United States, and resides, and has resided in said Exeter more than sixty three years and That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his Country for support and that he now has no other evidence in his power of his said services-
Prince Light his mark X
Witness J S Sherburne
Sworn to and declared before me the seventeenth day of April at 1818.
Jno. S. Sherburne Dist[rict] Judge US. N[ew] Hamp[shire] &c
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I John S Sherburne District Judge &c do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Prince Light within named did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the within declaration, and is by his reduced circumstances in life in need of assistance from the Country for support- And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken before me to the Secretary of War-- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said court to be affixed
Jno S Sherburne

United States New Hampshire District SS
Be it known that John S Sherburne Esquire who [illegible] subscribed the foregoing certificates is on the of the Judges of the Circuit and Judge of the District Court of the United States for said Distract- Witness the seal of said Circuit Court the ninth day of December AD 1818
Peyton R Freeman Clerk
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Prince Light
Exeter 16.379
24th Jan 1820
Continue

March 1820
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Schedule Containing the whole estate and income of Prime Light (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) by his Guardian subscribed, exhibited to the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham, on the Fifth day of July 1820, and annexed to the oath, of John Kimball his Guardian Viz
One Table 25 C[en]ts | 2 Chairs 30 C[en]ts | .55
one pail 20 | 2 tea cups and Saucers 10 | 30
6 posters and plates 20 " | 2 brown Mugs 20 | .30
6 platters 20 " | 2 brown Bowls 20 | 40
1 Broken Kettle 10 | 1 fire Shovel 20 | 30
2 old Iron Spoons 10 | 2 knives and forks 25 | 35
[Total] 2.20
John Kimball Guardian

State of New Hampshire Rockingham SS
On the fifth day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for said County of Rockingham having power of fine and imprisonment before John Harvey and Hall Burgin Esquires Justices of the
Court of Common Pleas for said County of Rockingham John Kimball of Exeter in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare that he is guardian of Prince Light aged about Seventy five resident in Exeter in said County incapable of taking care of his own concerns. That the said Prince Light has a pension as a Soldier in the Revolutionary war that the date of his original declaration to obtain a pension according to the best of my belief was on the 17th day of April 1818 That he has a pention [pension]. That his certificate is numbered 16.379 Said Prince Light is by Occupation a Labourer but has not ability to pursue it owing to Old Age. That he has in family residing with him his wife aged about Sixty five That She has no other means of Supporting herself than by Labour or Charity of the Publick nor has the said Light nor any person in trust for him to my knowledge
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 or belief any property Securities Contracts or debts due to him nor any income other than what is contained in the foregoing Schedule by me Subscribed
John Kimball Guardian
Sworn to and declared at Exeter on the fifth day July AD 1820. 
Before us John Harvey Hall Burgin Justices of said Court-

I, Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truely copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is two dollars and twenty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this sixth day of July, 1820.
P Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham.
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44511
Invalid.
Revy
File No. 44511
Prince Light Priv. Rev. War

Act: 18" March 1818
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 295

{Arrangement of 1870.}
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admitted Jany 22, 1820
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Mr Edward Cato Fisk lives in the town where I reside in NH and I know him personally He is a person of good reputation for truth and I should have no doubt of his declaration under oath.
Josiah Butler M. C.

I therefore return the Declaration of P. Light for your consideration Cato Fisk being one of Light['s] witnesses-
JB-
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State of New Hampshire Portsmouth  to wit.
I Dan. Humphreys of s[ai]d Portsmouth Notary Public duly commissioned and sworn do certify that Oliver Peabody and Benjamin Booth, who have under their hands certified
the captions of the annexed Depositions are Justices of the Peace, duly appointed, and acting in that office, to which it belongs to take and certify the taking of Depositions, and that to such official Certificates full faith is due, and to be given 

In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribed my name and affixed my Notarial Seal September 17th 1818
Dan. Humphreys Not[ar]y Pub[lic] Just[ice] P[eace] and [illegible]
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To whom it may concern, we the Selectmen of Exeter in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire hereby state that Prince Light is an inhabitant of said town and is entirely destitute of property of every kind and totally unable to support himself. 
Exeter August 31st 1818
Nehemiah Folsom John Kimball Jno Rogers

Rockingham SS Exeter August 31st 1818
Then personally appeared the above named Nehemiah Folsom John Kimball and John Rogers selectmen of Exeter and made oath to the truth of the above statement by them subscribed-
Oliver Peabody Justice of the Peace
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I Jeremiah Rollins of Stratham in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire being of lawful age testify and say that I served in the Army of the United States during the Revolutionary war more than seven years- that I belonged to Col Scammel[']s Regiment belonging to said State- and the company to which I belonged was commanded by Capt. Livermore- I further state that I was knowing to Prince Light of Exeter's enlisting in the year 1780 into Capt Caleb Robinson['s] Company of Colo George Reed[']s Regiment for the term of nine months- I further state that he did serve during said term of nine months at one time in said Robinson[']s Company to my knowledge-
Jeremiah Rollins his mark X
Witness O. Peabody

State of New Hampshire Rockingham SS
Exeter Aug 28, 1818 Then Jeremiah Rollins above named personally appearing made Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
before me Oliver Peabody Just[ice] Peace
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I Jonathan Hill of lawful Age being resident in the town of Exeter in the County or Rockingham and State of New Hampshire testify and say that in the year 1780 I belonged to Captain Caleb Robinson company and Col George Reed[']s Regiment in the Service of the United States- I further State that in that year Prince Light of said Exeter enlisted into said company for the term of nine months, and I further state that Prince Light to my certain knowledge continued Eight months at the end of which time I left the army on furlough and when I left Prince remained with the company and I verily believe served out in said company nine months being the term for which he enlisted-
Exeter August 27th 1818
Jonathan Hill

State of New Hampshire Rockingham SS
August 27 1818- Then personally appeared Jonathan Hill and made Solemn oath that the above statement by subscribed is just and true-
Before me- Oliver Peabody Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire Rockingham Portsm[outh]
I Dan. Humphreys of s[ai]d Portsmouth Notary Public duly commissioned and sworn and certify that Oliver Peabody who has signed the foregoing Captions, at their several Dates was and now is a Justice of the Peace for s[ai]d County of Rockingham
Dec 10, 1818
Quad attestor
Dan Humphreys Not[ary] P[ink is smudged]
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I Cato Fisk of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire being of lawful Age testify and say that, I was for several years a soldier is the Army of the United States during the revolutionary War. I further state that I belonged to Captain Rowel[']s Company of Col George Reed[']s Regiment, - and I further state that while I belonged to said Regiment I knew Prince Light of Exeter in said County of Rockingham who to my knowledge in the year 1780, enlisted into Captain Caleb Robinson[']s company in said Regiment- I further state that to my knowledge he served the term of nine months at one time in said Robinson[']s Company-
Cato Fisk his mark X
Benjn Booth Enoch Butler

State of New Hampshire Rockingham SS 
Exeter August 29th 1818. Then Cato Fisk above name personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed-
Before me
Benjn Booth Just[ice] Peace
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State of New Hampshire Rockingham SS Portsmouth
I certify that Benjamin Butler who has signed the within caption at its Date was, and is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Rockingham
Dec 10 1818

In Promissum Freedom
Dan Humphreys
Notary Public