Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,292, for Joseph Leavitt, Rhode Island

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(3 - 1776)
9000
SERVICE
CONTENTS
I
Leavitt, Joseph
NUMBER
S. 29,292

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11.984
Maine
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Joseph
Lewitt
of Kennebec in the State of Maine
who was a coop & Gert: in the Company commanded
by Captain Arnold of the Regt. commanded
by Col Lippet in the R. Iona
line for 7 mo Coplants
6 " St.
4
10. 1st: In
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 43 Dollars 16
Cents per annum,
is commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of July
R. C. Vose
A
Present
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 12.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending Joseph.
31.58 ┃
$157.90
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk,
Vol. 4 Page 31

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Joseph Leavett priv
Maine Roll 16.685
Sched
March 9th 1829
Val Prop 36
came - 40.
not entitled
$536 -
R. C. Vose
Auguster
me

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DECLARATION
In order to be restored to the Pension List, under the act of the 1st
March, 1823.
State of Maine.
COUNTY OF Kennebec
On this
Ninth
SS.
day of March 1829, personally appeared
before now, Nathan Weston Junr a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State,
being a Court of Record for said County, proceeding according to the course of common law, having
original jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping record of their proceedings, and having the power
of fine and imprisonment Joseph Leavitt
Eighty
resident in said County, aged
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the
following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of the eighteenth of March,
eighteen hundred and eighteen, the first of May, eighteen hundred and twenty, and the first of March,
eighteen hundred and twenty-three--that he the said Joseph Leavitt
the term of one year on the Eighteenth
1776
day of January
enlisted for
in the year
in the State of Rhode Island in the Company commanded by Captain
Stanton, then Arnold in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Lippett
in the time of the State of Rhode Island on the Continental establishment; that he continued
to serve in the said corps until January 1777,
said service in Chatham
when he was discharged from the
in the State of New Jersey
that his name
has been placed on the pension list and rest there on account of his property this certificate is No. 85,
being informed that no one holding real estate however small could draw a pension he has
never made application under the law of May 1, 1820.
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AND, in pursuance of the Act of the first May, eighteen hundred
and twenty, I do solemny swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the
eighteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, 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 eighteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighteen, 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.
Joseph Leavitt
SWORN to and declare the North
before
day of March 1829
Nathan Weston Fren Justice of
said Court

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SCHEDULE of the Real and Personal Estate, necessary for a belligence
belonging to me the subscriber : 50 acres of land, with an old house an old barn thereon,
of the value of the four hundred dollars-
Horse 12 years old $35. yoke all over 4. cows $28
$400.00)
103.00
sheep worth 39. Farming utensils $12
old household stuff beds bedding, viz, I chairs, table-- old chests with drawers
21. 00
low chest, 1 Iron Kettle-- dish Kettle 2 pots- 1 Tea Kettle- Spider knives & forks
Spoons & a few articles crockery ware all worth not more than twelve dollars $500
have no debts due me that can be collected & I owe a few small devis
different individuals. The yearly income of the above property does not exceed forty dollars a year
Except the above I have no estate or income whatever I have owned no real estate other than
the above since 18th March 1818.
Joseph Leavitt
SCHEDULE of the family resign with Joseph Leavitt
occupation am a
Farmer
who, by
wich I am abletop ,
Names.
Judith my wife
Ages.
63
Capacity of each to contribute to their support.
as healthy as common of her age
Joseph Leaveth
,
L
Names of the persons to whom sold.
Time
of Sale.
Amount of Money,
day of March
description
return
I Robert C. Vose Clerk of all the Judicial Courts within the said County of Kennebec
do hereby certify, that it appears, to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Joseph Leavitt
did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine
months, under one engagement, on the continental establishment. I also certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule
thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said
Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is five hundred thirty in
dollars and that the total canter amount of income of said Joseph Leavitt does not exceed forty dollars
in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this ninth
1829
R. C. Vose
Clerk of the Court of the County
Kennebeck

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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINES
KENNEBEC COUNTY
On this thirtieth day of July
A. D. 1832 personally appeared
before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said
State, Joseph Leavitt
in the County of Kennebec
a resident of Lee
and State of Maine, aged Eighty four
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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed
June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with
that
Captain and served in Col.
regiment of
the Rhode Island line or troops under the following named officers: viz Arnold Capt
Lippett Col. That he enlisted as a Sergeant for one year
after serving out the full term of his enlistment was discharged
at Chatham New Jersey in January 1777.
That he was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that
his pension certificate is numbered 1685 and dropped therefrom on account of his
property. That at that time he resided in Livermore
in the County of
Heford
and State of Maine, and now resides in Leeds aforesaid
as aforesaid.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present,
and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State, except
Joseph Ledwith
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Before
Nathan Weston In Just S.J.C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston in

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State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, SS. -- I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within
and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before
whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said
State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the
matter of the application of Joseph Leavitt
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and the seal of the said Court, this 30th
A. D. 1832,
day of July
J.A. Chandler
No 1039
J. Leavitt
Sergeant Rhode Hundtops
Arnold's Co. Lippets Regt
year,
12 April
R. C. Vose
linquette

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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for persion
on file in this Bureau. Joseph Leavitt S.F. 29292
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Jany 18, 1776
Fall of 1777
Aug 1778
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
year
Mo.
10 days
RANK.
Carpe
St.
Sat
1
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Augustus Stanton
Thomas Arnold
Carlisle
Hanwood Co.
COLONEL.
Christopher Lippett
co of artillery
STATE.
R. &
Battles engaged in, White Plains, Trenton & Princeton
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Charlestown
Date of application for pension, May 11 1818. His cl. was at
to me in 1833
Residence at date of application, Livermon, Oxford Co. Mc Leeds Kennebec
Age at date of application, b a Westerly R. In 1718 died May 8. 1845
Remarks: In 1829 Soldiers wife Judith was 63 years of age
to further data as to family
Agency book

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2
292
Ray INVALID
File No. 29
,292
Joseph Leavitt
Sergt Rev War
Act: Jude 1 32"
Index: - Vol. 2
Page 241
Arrangement of 1870.]
1910 Nov. 4 Hist to
Elton H. Beall V. L.M.

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14, 1910
LAW OFFICES OF
KENEFICK, COOKE, MITCHELL & BASS
55 ELLICOTT SQUARE
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Nov
Commissioner of Pension
Washington D.C
I
find
in the
Report of
the Secretary of
Was
to
Congress in
1835
the
entry of
Joseph
=
Leavett
to
2
a pensioner in Rumble
County
Maird at Page 109
in I of that Report
enclose copy of the city.
can you from you card
tell me
in what town
that
Joseph Leavitt was at
that
time
Also
who
he was living
also
show the
with
2
do your records
date and

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place
who
with and
LAW OFFICES OF
KENEFICK, COOKE, MITCHELL & BASS
558 ELLICOTT SQUARE
BUFFALO, N. Y.
of
his
his
pount
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her
line
wife
2
was,
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for
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town
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whom in
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detal
what
his service
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The
above information
will be
greatly affirmation
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truly
Elton
is
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16.685
Maine
R
Joseph Leavitt
of Livermore
in the state of Maine
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Lippet of the Rhode Island
line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 11th of May 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 12 of April
1820 & sent to Hon E Lincoln
House of Reps
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Arrears to 4th of March 1820
174.45
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820 48
21 251
1830
-
$222.45
6.45
14 45
{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Discontinue
letter to R. C. Vose
22d Oct
1832
same
by any of
of
-
May 11, 1829

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Joseph Leavitt
of
Private
com: 11th May 1818
Lippits R. Island line
1 year
or continental
Establishment
admitted
Apl 12, 1820
Joseph Leavitt

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I Joseph Leavitt of Livermore in the County of Oxford &
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a resident citizen of the
ted States of America aged sixty nine years on oath declare the
at Charlestown in Rhode Island that in January in the year
our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy six I enlisted
into the army of the United States aforesaid on the continental
establishment in the company commanded by Captain Aug
tus Stanton in the regiment commanded by Colonel Lippett
of the Rhode Island troops & served in the same in the war of
the revolution the full term of one year thereafter at that
expiration of which I recieved a verbal discharge from Colon
Lippet & left the service
I further testify that I am not born
on any pension list of the United States & that by reason of
my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance
from my country for support therefore I pray that this
plication may be transmitted to the Secretary of War to ┃
and that I may be placed on the pension list of the United States
agreably to an Act of Congress passed March 18, 1818 ent
An Act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the land
naval service of the United States in the revolutionary
Joseph Leavitt
to
is

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
VAINE DISTRICT, ss.
To Nathan Taylor of
Charlestown
in the District of Rhode Island
GREETING.
WHEREAS, at a special District Court of said United States for the Maine District, holden at
Paris
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Joseph Leavett of Livermore
in said District presented
an application to the Judge of said Court, setting forth that he served as a
private
Soldier
in the war of the revolution, on the continental establishment against
the common enemy, and requesting that an enquiry may be instituted into the circumstances of his case, and
that such further proceedings may be had touching the premises as are prescribed by An Act of Congress
passed March 18, 1818, entitled ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service
of the United States in the revolutionary war, in order that he may be placed on the Pension List of said
United States:--And whereas in the course of the examination here had, it appears that the testimony of
sundry persons, who served with the applicant in the revolutionary army, at present residing in or near the
town of Greenwick or Charlestown in Rhode Island Distr
aforesaid, is necessary and material in support of said application:--
THEREFORE, to the end that the testimony aforesaid may be had, and by virtue of the power vested
this Court by the laws of the United States, you or either of you are hereby appointed and authorized, at
the proper expense of the applicant, to take the depositions of such persons as he may cause to come before you,
touching the application aforesaid, and in particular as to the time when the applicant entered the service,
the time and manner of his leaving it, the company, regiment and line to which he belonged, and whether the
service was performed on the continental establishment or in the militia of either of the States; and such
depositions, when taken, and your certificate of the administration of the usual oath and of the credibility of
the deponents, together with this Dedimus Potestatem, you will certify and return to the Judge of said Court
without unnecessary delay.
●
GIVEN under my hand and seal at Paris in said District, the day and
year first mentioned.
Albion K. Parris
Judge of the United States in and
for the District of Maine.in A



┃ do
no

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'---
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The Deposition of Eathan Crandal of Charlestown in the County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island and Engaged according to law
Testifieth and saith that Joseph Leavitt late of Charles town and State
Ⓧ
aforesaid, but now Residing in the Town of Livermore County of Oxford
District of Main was a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army of the United States
. Said Leavitt Entered the service in January 1776
in Capt Augustus Stantons Company which was afterwards commanded ┃
by Capt Thomas Arnold in Cap Christopher Lippit Regiment
the Rhode Island Brigade said Regiment was raised for one year and
was first stationed at Newport and afterwards joind the Maraming on
York Island, Said Leavitt was in the action at the white plains
4
at Trenton and Princeton, and was raised to a Sergant for her soldier
like Behavour in said Company and that said Leavitt was Honourably
Discharged with the Regiment at Chatham in Jersey in 1777
Attest
Ethan Crandall
Washin
N. B
gton ss = At Charlestown in the County of Washington on
the first Day of July 1818
Eathan Crandall Subscriber to the above Depoption
and made Solemn oath to the death of the same -
Before Nathan Taylor Justice Peace
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I do hereby certify that Ethan Crandal Subscriber
to the above Deposition is a man to be relied on as
to truth
Attest-
Nathan Taylor Justice Peace
a
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son
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The
W
of
Deposition of Nicholas Clark of Charlestown in the County
1
Washington and State of Rhodeisland and Engaged according to law
County of Oxford
testifieth and Saith that Joseph Leavitt late of Charlestown, he
aforesaid Now Residing in the Town of Liver
effect of man was a Soldier in the Revolutionary of the
1776
United States Said Leavitt Entered the service in January
in Capt Augustus Stantons Company which was afterward
manded by Capt Thomas Arnold in Col Christopher
Regiment in the Rhodeland signed said Regiment was
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for one year and was first stationed at Newport and afterwards
it was in the
found the main Army on York Island said Lea
action at the White Plains at Trenton and Princeton and
was Raised to a Sergeant for his soldier like Behavour in said
Company and that said Leavitt was Honourably Discharged with
the Regiment at Chatham in New Jersey in January 1777
and further Saith not
Nicholas
Clarks
of
N B
Justice Peace
Washington St Charlestown in the County of Washington
on the Thirtieth Day of June AD 1818
Nicholas Clark Subscriber to the above Deposition
made Solemn Oath to the truth of the same
Before
Nathan Taylor
d
ing
-
I do hereby certify that Nicholas Clark Subscriber to the
above Deposition is a man to be relied on as to truth as
varility
Nathan Taylor Justice Peace
as

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The
A
State of Rhode Island
Washington County June 29th 1818
1
I hereby certify that Joseph Leavitt
sake of Charleston State afforesaid) now
Residing in the Town of Severmore, County,
Exford, District of Main was a soldier in
Revolutionary Army of the United States
said Levit Entered the service in Jany 1778
in Capt Aquites Stantons Compt which was
afterwards commanded by Capt. Thomas
Arnold in Col Christopher Lippits regimt
in the Rhode Island Brigade said Regiment
was Raised for one year was first stationed
at Newport and afterwards joined the Main
Army on York Island said Leavitt was
in the action at the White Plains, at Trenton
and Printon and was Raised to a serpant
for his soldier like Behavour in said
Company of which I was the Lieutenant
said Leavitt was Honourably Discharged
the with the Regiment at Chatham
I
in New Jersey in Jany 1777
Thos Noyes
the
Hon. James
Judge of the United States in and
for the District of Maine.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT, SS.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the eleventh
day of May
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen, personally came Joseph
the applicant named in the papers hereunto
annexed, and after being duly cautioned and examined, made oath that the
several statements by him made in the annexed application, signed in my
presence, are wholly true.
And the said applicant further offered in evidence the depositions
of Ethan Crandall and Nicholas Carlos
taken before Nathan Taylor a respect
ble magistrate, appointed by Dedimus
for this purpose; and the certificate of
Thomas Nayes a Lieutenant of the con
pany in which said applicant served
in the revolutionary war; all which
are hereunto annexed.
And it appearing to me in the examination here had, that the several persons above named are credible
witnesses, I do hereby admit the annexed declarations as evidence, and certify the same as being satisfactory
proof to me that the said Joseph Leavitt
the applicant, served as a
private soldier
in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy,
for the term of nine months and upwards in continuation on the continental establishment. And I do further
certify, that from the declaration of the applicant made before me, under oath as aforesaid, it does appear
that in consequence of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support
; all which I do hereby certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War, agreeably to
the provisions of an Act of Congress, passed March 18, 1818, entitled ""An Act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused my
Official
Seal to be affixed the day and year first mentioned.
16
Monsarres
Judge of the United States in and
for the District of Maine.

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in Jane
Seven
served
in Jan
That
Carlisle
under
That in
under
Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE,
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ┃
30th
the personally appeared before me
W
ES
a Justice of the Supreme
State, Joseph Leavitt
Court of said
a resident of Leeds
in the County of
Kennebec
and State of Maine, aged Eighty four
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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed
June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with
Captain Arnold
and served in Col. Lippett
regiment of
the Rhode Island line or troops under the following named officers: viz. Arnold Capt
Col. That he enlisted in that company Regiment as a Corporal
Mary 1776, for one year, that he continued to serve in that capacity for
months & was promoted to a Sergeant in which capacity he
five months was then honorably discharged at Chatham, New Jersey
. 1777
in the fall of 1777 he enlisted as a Sergeant for one month in Capt
company of Artillery of the same troops, that he served out that period
Genl Spencer & was then verbally discharged at Tiverton, Rhode Island.
August 1778 he served as a Sergeant in Capt. Stanwood's company
the command of St Wm Garner, ten days in Genl Sullivan's expedition to
Rhode Island, & was honorably discharged at Trenton
That he was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that
his pension certificate is numbered 16.685
and dropped therefrom on account of his
property. That at that time he resided in more
Oxford
and State of Maine, and now resides in Leeds aforesaid
That he was born 1748, where he presumes his age is
recorded. That when he entered the service he resided in Charleston, N.J.
and does not know of any person living by whom he can prove
this two last services
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present,
and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State, except
as aforesaid.
Joseph Leavitt
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before me
Wm. Morton Notice Pace
And the said Justices hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was
Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Wm Mort. I

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State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, sS. - I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within
and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the said County in
fore whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said
State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the
matter of the application of Joseph Leavitt
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand,
and the seal of the said Court this 30th
A. D. 1833
day of April
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A Chevell
Joseph Leavitt
dropped
Corporal R.F. troops
Account
Arnold Co
Lippetts regt
Sergeant
12 months
Carlisles Co of Artillery
Sergeant
month
Capt. Stanwoods Co:
10 days
months as a corporal
" 10 dayes Sargeant
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1 " 10 days-
11 months as sergt of tertillery
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15 months & 10 days.
and
7 mo. Corpl artillery
6 mo Ligh
⎬
1
10 days - Sergt July
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13 Mo.-
274.50
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30.66
63.16
C. Jose
Augusta
me