Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,250, Caesar Wallace, N.H.
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(3--1776) [star-shaped stamp]

Wallace, Caesar (Colored)

SERVICE
N.H.

NUMBER
S. 43,250

CONTENTS
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4,820

New Hampshire
Caesar Wallace, private

Capt [Captain] Robinson 
Mass [crossed out: New Hampshire] line, 5 years

in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23d. of April, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of Decr 1818 and sent to the Hon [Honorable] Mr. Upham, House of Reps. [Representatives] U States.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. [September] 1818 4 mos. [months] 12/30. | 35.20
Semi-anl. all'ce [semiannual allowance] ending 4th Mar [March] 1819 | 48.0
 | $:83.20

{Revolutionary claim, Act 19th March, 1818.}

Meredith, Strafford County


Notification sent to A. Peirce E.
Dover, New Hamp 9 Sept. 1820
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State of Newhampshire
County of Strafford ss
}

On this 23rd day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for said county personally appears Caesar Wallace a man of colour aged about eighty years he believes, he was born in Africa and does not certainly know his age resident in the Town of Meredith County and State aforesaid 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 services of the United States in the revolutionary war: That he the said Caesar Wallace sometime in the year 1777 enlisted and entered the aforesaid service in Newbury State of Massachusetts for during the war in the company commanded by Captain Caleb Robinson and regiment commanded by Colo [Colonel] George Reed Newhampshire line that he continued to serve in said service of the United States in the war
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aforesaid on the continental establishment from the year 1777 until June the 7th 1783 when he was discharged at New Windsor in the State of New York That he was in the battle of Monmouth and at horseneck and at Newtown and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
William Badger

I William Badger Judge [illegible] as aforesaid do certify that that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Caesar Wallace did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the Continental establishment and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the seal of said court to be affixed to the same this 24th day of July 1818
William Badger

Attest Dan [Daniel] Waldrone Clerk of the Court of Com. [Common] Pleas for said County of Strafford
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We Ebenr. [Ebenezer] Pitman & Saml. [Samuel] M Senter Selectmen of the Town of Meredith in the County of Strafford and State of Newhampshire and Overseers of the poor of Said Town [illegible] hereby depose and say that Caesar Wallace an Inhabition [Inhabitant] of Said Town is in reduced Circumstances and Stands in need of the assistance of his country for support the above is Made at the request of Caesar Walace aforesaid and for his assistance in obtaining the provision of 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

Ebenezer Pitman
Saml Senter [illegible]

Meredith July [illegible] 1818.
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Caesar Wallace

193

4820

[illegible]
March 1819.
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That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is April 23. 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 4826 :--That his occupation is that of a farmer not able to pursue it - is very infirm and Rheumatic :--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. a wife Katy aged seventy two years healthy one daughter Lucy aged twenty seven years

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 18th day of July 1820. } Caesar Wallace + his mark
Attest, A. Peirce, CLERK.

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

AT a Court of Common Pleas holden at Gilford within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the 18th day of July 1820 before

DANIEL M. DURELL, 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 Caesar Wallace 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 ten dollars and - 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 NEW-HAMPSHIRE........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 18th day of July 1820.

A. Peirce, CLERK
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To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Gilford within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the third Tuesday of July, 1820.

Caesar Wallace aged about ninety years, resident in Meredith 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:--

One cow purchased with the money received of Government

Caesar Wallace + his mark


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

I Caesar Wallace 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, entitled "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

Caesar Wallace + his mark

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

as a private in the company commanded by Captain Caleb Robinson in the second Regiment of the New Hampshire line commanded by Col [Colonel] George Reid - he was discharged at Hartford - He was in the Indian Country at the battle at Herkermer - at Bunker Hill & he entered in 1777 & served until the close of War-
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43 250

INVALID.

Revy [Revolutionary]

[F]ile No. 43,250

Caesar Wallace
Pri Rev [Private Revolutionary] War

Act : 18 March 18

Index :--Vol. 5, Page 536

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

1930 Aug. [August] 5, Photos, pos., delivered to Mrs. A.G. Draper & [next??] mailed to Otis G. Hammond & [Fin.??] Div. [illegible] A.D.Y.

1930 - Oct [October] 30 - Hist. [History] to Adj. Gen - Carbon copy of letter filed under C. H. Bridges in Mise File - EEL