Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,555, John Willcox, Privateer R.I.

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I Peleg Tullman living in Bath, in the County of Lincoln State of Maine of lawful age, on oath do say that I am well acquainted with John Wilcox now living in the town of Monmouth that he is about seventy three years of age, was born in the town of Tianton Rhode Island
I have known him ever since year 1777, that he was a soldier then in a company of Artillery commanded by Capt Adams in the Service of the State of Rhode Island, and know that he served that year at least nine months as I saw him almost every day during that year. He was stationed at a place called Howland's Ferry [the State of] in Rhode Island Eastern [river]. 
I also knew said Wilcox in the year 1778 and know he was in the artillery service that year, under Capt. Adams, he served that year in General Sullivan's expedition  he served [all] that year until I removed from that part of the Country which was in the autumn of that year
& in the year 1779 in the summer said Wilcox was with me a privateering in the sloop called the [Pacer of the Seas] Commanded by Capt. William Dennis and were captured by a squadron of British men of war on their way to capture the American forces before Bagaduce

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on Penobscot Bay and [carried] into that place as  prisoners of war. I have known said Wilcox ever since the Revolutionary war he removed to Woolwich on Kennebec river about the year 1795 and resided there about seven years, and returned to Rhode Island, and removed back about the year 1802, resided again in Woolwich till about twenty years since then removed to Monmouth where he now resides. Mr Wilcox is a man of truth and veracity and I believe he served as long as he states in his application during the war of the Revolution.
Peleg Tallman

State of Maine
Lincoln Ss. August 9, 1832. This day
personally appeared Peleg Tallman above named
and being examined & sworn to the truth of the
foregoing statement made oath that the facts
therein were all true. I further certify
that said Tallman is a man of truth and
veracity, and is a magistrate in the County
of Lincoln. I further certify that I know
John Wilson the applicant and that he is
man of truth
before me
Nath Groton
Justice of Peace