Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,567, Caser Freeman, Conn

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SERVICE                 [Star]                         NUMBER
[All information handwritten]
Conn             Freeman, Caser                S. 43,567
                               or  Casar

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The Bearer hereof, Caser Freeman, Soldier
in the fifth Regiment of [illegible] and in Captain
Douglass Company having served during
three years being the term for which he was 
engaged, is hereby discharged from said Regiment
in which we certify that he hath behaved as a brave 
and faithful Soldier.  Given at New [illegible]
this fifth Day of July  1783  G Washington

Registered in the Book of the Regiment
                    Libbeus Loomis             Adjutant

  [handwritten at the bottom]
                       Freeman, Caser
                    (Conn)     S-43567

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THE Bearer hereof Casar Freeman [illegible] in the fifth Regiment of [illegible] in Captain [illegible] Company, having served during three years being the Term for which he was engaged, is hereby discharged from the said Regiment, in which we certify that he hath behaved as a brave and faithful Soldier, Given at New burgh this fifth Day of July 1783

Registered in the Books of the Regiment.  
(signature) G. Washington

Adjutant.
(signature) Libbeus Loomis

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                   [Handwritten]  43567
                                    INVALID.   [Vertically handwritten initials]  om
[Handwritten] Revy

File No.  [Handwritten]  43,567
      [Handwritten] Ceasar Freeman
[one  set ofhandwritten, illegible initials] Rev War

Act: [All Handwritten]  18th  March  18th

Index: --Vol. 5.                          Page 179

                           [Arrangement of 1870]

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                                         1,436

                                 New York Roll

Cesar Freeman

                                  Private
Capt Williams
Connecticut line        1780.  Nine years
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of [Handwritten] New York  
at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on
the [Handwritten] 9 of [Handwritten] April 1818 --   

Certificate of Pension issued the [illegible, Handwritten] 11  of June 1818 --
 and [Handwritten] sent to Morris Miller Esq
   [Handwritten] Utica
[Handwritten]Oneida  New York

Arrears to 4th of [Handwritten] Sept 1818
[Cross-out]  Semi-anl. all'ce ending
[Handwritten] 4 Mos  26/30                           $38..93

                                       {Revolutionary claim,}
                                       {Act 18th March, 1818}

                                  [Handwritten]  Webb

Handwritten] Continued

[Adjoining page]  [Handwritten vertically]

Notification sent Nov 8, 1820 to Orin Greidley
                                                  Clinton, N Y

Date of death not on A.B.

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SCHEDULE,  containing the whole estate and income of

Cesar Freeman ( a Black Man and a Pensioner under Act 18 March, 1818)

[The following items all handwritten}

15   An old mare worth fifteen dollars
12   A cow worth twelve dollars which I gave father a month ago
  1   7 Hens & chickens
  4   household furniture worth 4 dollars
32

                             [Handwritten] Income None
[Handwritten] I have due to me from two men the sum of about one hundred and thirty-but the recovery I think very doubtful and I am in Debt about one hundred Dollars.
                                                              Coser Freeman


{Sworn to and declared, on the} 
{[Handwritten]8 day of [Handwritten]Sept - 1820,}
{before [Handwritten] M Miller}
                                                  
                                  [Handwritten] First  Judge of Oneida

State of New York, Oneida Common Pleas.}  A Court of Record by
     Of the term of [Handwritten] Septr    1820.}      Statute
The whole of these proceedings were had in open Court; and 
in the opinion of this Court the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the above schedule is [handwritten] thirty two- dollars and no more.

I, FRANCIS A. BLOODGOOD, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Oneida, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereunto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court: And I 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 [handwritten] thirty two--- dollars and ------- cents.
   In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eighth day of September, 1820.
                                  [handwritten] Francis A Bloodgood Clk

[Left justified note written vertically]
Cesar Freeman
1436
Sept  11  1818

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STATE OF NEW-YORK.  Oneida Common Pleas, ss
     On this [Handwritten] 8th---- day of [Handwritten] Sept----1820, personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, being a Court of Record, 
[Handwritten] Cosar Freeman aged [Handwritten] 63 years, resident in [Handwritten] Paris--- in said
county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:  [Handwritten] Entered in 1780 in William's Company Webb Regt Connecticut and served therein till the end of the War in 1783 and honourably discharged.


That he has received a Pension, and the number of his pension certificate is 1,436.  That he is by occupation a [Handwritten] farmer but without any land and owing to age and infirmity is unable to do much work.
That the number and names of his family residing with him: their ages and capacity to contribute to their support is as follows, viz.
[Handwritten] His wife Lemon age 50 years in bad health

AND I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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, one thousand eight 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.
     Sworn to and declared, on the [Handwritten] 8th}   
 day of [Handwritten] Sept--- , 1820}
                            [Handwritten] Cosar Freeman
{Handwritten] Before MS Miller  First Judge of Oneida

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        [Handwritten]    60
[Handwritten] Cosar Freeman
[Handwritten]  Correct 
[Handwritten] Names

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[Entire Document is Handwritten]
State of New York}
Oneida County}
                            Cosar Freeman being duly sworn saith that he is a resident of the County of Oneida and the State of New York - that he is sixty one--years old and upwards-that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is need of apistances from his country for support-that he never had any pension allowed him by the laws of the United States-that he served as a soldier in the was of the Revolution in the continental establishment three years; that he enlisted in 1780 in William's Company Webb's Reg't.  Connecticut line and served therein till the end of the War, in 1783 when he was honourably Discharged as appears by the Discharge signed by Genl. Washington, hereto annexed, the Discharge is genuine and originally granted to this Department.
    Sworn this 9 Apr  1818}
          Before me-] [Signature] Cosar Freeman

         [Signature] M.S. Miller
                    First Judge of Oneida

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State of New-York,}
Oneida County, ss }
           I Morris S. Miller, First Judge of the county of Oneida, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named [Handwritten] Cosar Freeman did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, on the Continental Establishment, for the term of nine months or longer, as stated in the declaration hereto annexed.  And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the Act of 18th March, 1818.   Dated this [Handwritten]14-- day of[Handwritten] May  1818.

                                  [Signature] M.S. Miller
                                        First Judge of Oneida

STATE OF NEW-YORK,}
CLERK'S OFFICE OF ONEIDA COUNTY}
             I do certify that the above signature, and the signatures to the certificates, of the affidavits hereto annexed are in the proper hand writing of Morris S. Miller, the First Judge of the county of Oneida.  In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of this Court.
Dated the [Handwritten]15th- of [Handwritten] May   1818.
             [Signature] Francis A. Bloodgood

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
    BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 

NAME  [Handwritten] Freeman, Castor
GRADE [Handwritten]   Private   
LINE   [Handwritten]    Connecticut   

WARRANT  NUMBER   [Handwritten]  5815  
ACREAGE                        100
ISSUED       Dec. 20, 1797
                to Kneeland Townsend

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrant appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
     Form VAM-51
      12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME [Handwritten]  Freeman, Cato
GRADE  [Handwritten]  Private 
LINE    [Handwritten]   Massachusetts


WARRANT     [Handwritten]4158
NUMBER
   [Handwritten Comment]  See OWI File 44849

ACREAGE    100

ISSUED  [Handwritten]  Apr 20, 1790
      [Handwritten Comment]  to - not shown-

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volume 2 - 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

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tHE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME [Handwritten] Freeman, Charles
GRADE  [Handwritten]   Private
LINE  [Handwritten]  Rhode Island

WARRANT 
NUMBER    [Handwritten]  3115
ACREAGE                              100
ISSUED  [Handwritten]  June 24, 1794
  [Handwritten Comment] to Barzillia Bowen, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 - 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates.  Other records relative to the applications appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.