Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21985, for Thomas Smith, Rhode Island
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
R.I.

Smith, Thomas

NUMBER
S. 21985

CONTENTS
[illegible] Apr. 28, 1761 in Scituate, Providence Co. R.I. & lived there at enl. & in 1832.
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15.772
Rhode Island

Thomas Smith of Providence in the State of R.I. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Carr of the Rgt commanded by Col. Crary in the Rhodeisland line for 13 months & 15 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 45 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of July 1833 and sent Benjm Cowell Providence R.I.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $90.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " 22.50
$112.50

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk,
Book C. Vol. 2d. Page 129
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I Samuel Eldred of Scituate in the County of Providence in the State of Rhodeisland [Rhode Island], Being of lawful age and Engaged according to law do testify and say,

that I was an Enlisted Soldier in the Revolution War that I enlisted in the fore part of June in the year one thousand seven Hundred and seventy seven my Captain Was Caleb Carr in the Regiment commanded by archibald Crary, and I served under said Enlistment until the Sixteenth of March Following and that Thomas Smith of said Scituate aforesaid was also an enlisted Soldier that he enlisted a day or two after I did he Belonged to the same Company that I did and served in said Company during the whole term that I was there until the sixteenth of March after our Enlistment as aforesaid it was more than nine Months from our enlistment Before we were discharged I also Certify that I knew said Thomas Smith to be a Soldier at Warwick in the Rhodeisland [Rhode Island] Militia in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Ezekiel Cornell and I was there with him but how
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long he served at that time I do not recollect
Samuel Eldred

State of Rhodeisland [VG]
Providence for [illegible] July the 12th 1832
Then of [illegible] the aforementioned Samuel Eldre and after being Carefully [acclaimed  Caretion?] ed and [vivarn?] to testify the {time?] the whole [time] and nothing {} but the gave the aforegoing Deposition which was by me in his presence reduced to writing and by him subscribed in my presence

Benjamin Wilbur Justice of the Peace
State of Rhodeisland [illegible] 
Providence [] I herby Certify that I consider Samuel Eldred to be a Man who is a credit[able with] I know nothing of the confirm my that is Samuel Eldred [subscriber] to tho aforgoing Deposition

Benjamin Wilbur Justice of the Peace
[sihn to] July the 23 [DIS32]

State of Rhode Island [&] Providence [Hautatin Hanton City?] 
Clerk office Supreme Judical Court of laid hatw August 8, 1832

undersigned Clerk of law Court do herby certify that Benja Wilbur Esq is now a justice of the Peace for the town of [leiteich?] in the county duly elect [by the] General Ass
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I John Hill of of Scituate in the County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island being in the eighty third year of my age and ingorgo according to (---) do testify and say that I know Thomas Smith of (--) (---) (--) (--) that I have known him more than seventy years . I Have lived hear neighbor to him the most part of the time I knew him to be a soldier in the Militia in the time of the Revolution War. I knew him to be a Soldier at Bristol under Captain Samuel Wilburn. I condisde said Thomas Smith to be a man of truth and (sobriety?) temperance and sobriety.
                            - John Hill
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Thomas Smith 21230
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Rhode-Island District, 8C. August [illegible] 1833
County of Providence
On this Eighth day of August A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court being a District Court of the United States within and for said District, now in session- Thomas Smith a resident of Scituate in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island aged 71 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, viz.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That he was born April 28th 1761 in Scituate R.I. but has no record of his age lived there when he entered the service and since the war has lived in Petersburg New York two years, Adams Massachusetts three years & Foster R.I. two years and now in Scituate and the applicant further states that he served as a substitute for his father in December 1776 for one month as a private in the Rhode Island Militia under Capt Saml Wilbour & Col Knights regiment and served at Bristol- and the applicant further states that he was again drafted in April 1777 for two months and stationed at Warwick under Lieutenant Jas Wells acting Captain and Col Ezekiel Cornells regiment in the same capacity and the applicant further states that he enlisted Une 4th 1777 for nine and a half months as a private in Capt. Carrs Company & Col. Crary's regiment of Rhode Island State Troops and served at Warwick & Bristol.
And the applicant further states that he was again drafted as a private in July 1778 for one month in Capt Wilbours company & Col Knight regiment and served in Rhode Island during [illegible] all of which he served out & was honourably discharged - had his written discharge
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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.
Thomas Smith
[illegible]
We, a Clergyman, residing in the and residing in hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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.
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 Samuel Eldred & John Hill who have testified aforesaid are residents as they have stated and creditble persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, BENJAMIN COWELL, Clerk of said District Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Smith for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 20th day of December AD 1832
Benjamin Cowell Clerk
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21230
Thomas Smith
R. I.
Private 13 Ms & 15 days
B Cowell
Providence 
RI
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BREIF in the case of Thomas Smith
60 of Providence in the state of R.I (Rhode Island) (Act 7th, June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 71
4. State his service , as directed in the form annexed.

Period| Duration of Service | Rank | Names of General and Field officers under whom he served. 

December, in 1776. substitute, 1 month as Private for Captain Nilbous, Colonel Wright.

April 1776, Drafted, 2 months as Private for  Captian Wills, Major Bowele.

June 1777, enlisted, 9 months, 15 days as a Private for Captain Carr, Colonel Grary

July 1778, Drafted, 1 month as a Private for Captain Nilbous, Colonel Knight

5. In what battles was he engaged? none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Providence, R.I

7. In his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Two living witnesses.

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attainted properly.

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
       George Taylor, Examining Clerk
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own
Camden N York
Jan 10th 1900
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Sir,
Will you kindly give me a copy of the pension papers of Thomas Smith who was in the R I troops in the War of the Revo'.  He died in Situate R. I.  Also the pension record of Amasa Mattoon a Revo soldier and a resident of Conn.
Respectfully
Eda Morse
P O Box 248
Camden
N York
Oneida [illegible]
[stamp] US Pension Office Jan 16 1901
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O. W. & N. DIVISION JAN 18 '1901 RECEIVED [stamp in black ink]
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Revolution 21985 INVALID. File No. 21,985 Thomas Smith Pre Rev War Act: June 7th 32nd Index: - Vol 2, Page 279 [brackets included in the following text] [Arrangement of 1870.]
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Jan'y. - 22 - 1901 Mrs. Eda Morse - Camden N. Y.