Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39549, Prince Freeman, Conn. Continental

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(S-1776)

SERVICE
Conn. [Connecticut]
Continental

Freeman, Prince

NUMBER
S. 39549

CONTENTS

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2807.
Vermont.

Prince Freeman, private
Connecticut line
S. B. Webb: R
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of April, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d of Sept: [September] 1818 and sent to the care of Phinehas White Esq [Esquire]; Brattleboro, Windham Co. [County] Vermt [Vermont]

Arrears to 4th of Sept: [September] 1818   $38.67
Semi-anl. [annual] all'ce [allowance] ending 4 March, 1819 . . .                                              48-

4 mos. [months] 25/30                               $86.67

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

[illegible] to the end of the war

Continued

[illegible on right page]

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1930 - Aug [August] 8 - Hist. to Adj. Gen. Set. Filed in Misc. [Miscellaneous] File under C.H. Bridge. - EEL

39549
INVALID.
Revy [Revolutionary]

File No. [Number] 39549
Prince Freeman
Pri [Private] Rev [Revolutionary] War

Act: 18 March 18 [1818]

Index: -- Vol. [Volume] 5, Page 179

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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No. [Number] 18.

Prince Freeman.

Application for Pension.

Winshaw County, Vermont.

[Copy.]

CM

2807

[illegible]

1.25 [marked through]

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STATE OF VERMONT.
COUNTY OF WINDHAM - SS.

At the County Court, begun and held at New-Fane, within and for the County of Windham, on the second Monday of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty.....
PRESENT - Hon. [Honorable] PHINEHAS WHITE, Esq. [Esquire] Chief Judge.
Hon. [Honorable] JOHN ROBERTS,
Hon. [Honorable] GILBERT DENISON, Esqrs. [Esquires] } Assistant Judges.

On this Twentieth day of June, A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a civil jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having, in certain cases, the power of fine and imprisonment, Prince Freeman aged sixty two years, resident in Grafton in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as fol-lows [follows] - To wit - in Capt. [Captain] Ellis Company in Col. [Colonel] Sherburn's Regiment of the Connecticut Line three years - and that he was then transferred to Capt. [Captain] Buckley's Company in Col. [Colonel] Webb's Regiment of the Connecticut Line where he served about three  years - and that he enlisted an served during the War upon the Continental Establishment - 

That he has received a pension under the act of the Congress of the United States of the 18th March, 1818, that the number of his pension certificate is 2807, and the date of his original declaration is the 10th day of April A.D. 1818.

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 enga-ged [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. 
SCHEDULE of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted.
hi
Prince  x  Freeman
mark.

One Cow - One Hos - Six Chairs - One Chest - and two tables - 
his
Prince  x  Freeman.
mark.

AND I do also swear that my occupation is that of a Farmer - that I have a wife and two children. One of them fourteen years old, and the other twelve years old, and that they are all dependent upon me for support. And that I am a crip-ple [cripple] and unable to Labour much. My children's names are Avis Freeman and Prince Freeman. Avis Freeman is unable to labour. I am owing $70 -

SWORN to and DECLARED in open court on the Twentieth day of June, A. D. 1820, 
BEFORE John Roberts, JUDGE.
James Elliot Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the files and records of the said Court: And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that they total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty Five dollars [marked out] and [marked out] cents
IN testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, [marked out] in open Court, on this sixth day of July 1820.
James Elliot,
CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WINDHAM.

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Prince Freeman appn [application]

Connt. [Connecticut] Line

[illegible]

[illegible[ found to be correct

10. April, 1818.

Phinehas White Esq, [Esquire]
Brattleboro, Winham Co [County]
Vt [Vermont]

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To Phinehas White Esq. [Esquire] Chief Judge of the county Court within and for the County of Windham and State of Vermont - 
I Prince Freeman of Grafton in the County of Windham and State aforesaid, claiming the benefit of an act of Congress  passed on the 18th day of March in the present year of our Lord 1818. Entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War." - Do in pursuance of the provisions of the said Act, have, upon Oath make the following Declaration, to wit, - 
That I the said P. Freeman - served as a private soldier in the War of the Revolution on the Continental Establishment in the following manner - I first in-listed [enlisted] and entered the service in May 1777 for and during the War in the Company commanded by Capt. [Captain] Buckley in the 3d [Third] Regiment of the Connecticut Line commanded by Col. [Colonel] Samuel B. Webb - served till the close of the War and was honorably discharged on the 8th day of June 1783, and here provided my original discharge - - - And I further [illegible] declare that I am destitute of property - advanced in years and by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of the assistance of my Country for support - - - 
In witness thereof I hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April Anno Domini 1818
his
Prince  X  Freeman
mark.

P.S. [Post Script] Information of the service of the applicant is set [illegible] to be given to P White - [illegible] Vt [Vermont]

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State of Vermont
Windham County ss}
Be it remembered that on this 10th day of April in the year of our Lord 1818 the foregoing Prince Freeman, person duly appearing before me Phinehas White Chief Judge of Windham County Court, made [illegible] Oath to the [illegible] of the foregoing Declaration by him inscribed. And I hereby certify that I am fully satisfied that the sd [said] Prince Freeman (a man of Colour) served in the Revolutionary War, as by him stated 

In witness thereof I hereunto [illegible] Official signature and have caused the seal of Windham County Court to be affixed - 
Phins. [Phinehas] White} Chief Judge of Windham County Court.

To the Hon. [Honorable] the Secty [Secretary] of the Department of War}

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HEAD-QUARTERS, JUNE Ninth 1783.

THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treat of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclama-tion [Proclamation] thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.

GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Prince Freeman is discharged
3rd [third] Company
3 Regiment

FREEMAN, PRINCE
(CONT., CONN)
S- 39549

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BY HIS EXCELLENCY
GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ [Esquire];
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Prince Freeman Soldier in the Third Connecticut Regiment, having faithful-ly [faithfully] served the United States from May 1777 to the Date hereof and being inlisted [enlisted] for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army, 

GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the Eight Day of June 1783.
[signed] G [George] Washington 

By HIS EXCELLENCY'S 
Command,
J Trumbull [illegible]

REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment, Joseph Clark Adjutant,

THE above Prince Freeman has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for Six Years faithful Service.  Samuel B. Webb Colonel