Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12418, Peleg Card, Mass. R.I. Vt.

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SERVICE
Mass.
R. I.
Vt.

Card, Peleg

NUMBER
S. 12418

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November 2, 1932
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BA-J/AWF
Peleg Card
S. 12418

Memorial Branch
Office of the Q. M. General
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for information
in regard to Peleg Card, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.

The data contained herein were obtained from
the papers on file in pension claim, S. 12418, based 
upon the Revolutionary War service of Peleg Card.

He was born on March 13, 1755 in North Kingston, 
Washington County, Rhode Island.

While residing in said North Kingston, he
enlisted in the summer of 1775 and served as a private
during 1775, 1776 and 1777 in the Rhode Island
troops as follows:  Three months in Captain Thomas
Clark's company;  four months in Captain Eldridge 
Spink's company;  three months in Captain Peter
Wright's company; and four months in Captain John
Brown's company.
  
He enlisted in August, 1777 and served one month
as private in Captain Jonas Galusha's company of Vermont militia.

He enlisted in the autumn of 1777 and served as
private during 1777 and 1778 in the Rhode Island troops
as follws [sic]:  one month in Captain Peter Wright's company,
and was in General Spencer's Rhode Island expedition;
three months under Lieutenants John Manchester and Sylvester 
Pierce; one month under Lieutenant William Davis in Colonel

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Charles Dyer's regiment and was in General Sullivan's
expedition; and two weeks under Ensign Jeremiah Fones.

He served two weeks sometime in 1778 or 1779,
as a substitute for a Massachusetts militia man in
Captain Pettis' company, the service was rendered at
North Kingston.

He served in the winter of 1178 and 1779, three
months in Captain Samuel Dyer's Rhode Island company;
and in the fall of 1799, one month in same company .

He stated that he served in many other short tours, details not given.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
September 4, 1832, at that time a resident of North Kingston, Rhode Island.

The application for headstone for Peleg Card and
letter from Clarence H. Greene, Providence, Rhode Island
are returned herewith.

Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator

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No. 7635
Peleg Card of
N. Kingston R. I.

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1622 South Salina Street
Syracuse, N. Y.
February 23, 1928

From:  -Mrs. Robt. A. Molyneux
To: -Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Subject:  Records of Peleg Card [name underlined] , placed on the pension roll of Rhode Island, 1832 - Pvt. in R. I. Line

Dear Sir:-

It is hereby requested that I be furnished a Copy of the military records of the above man

Thanking you - I remain
Sincerely Yours

[handwritten]
Mrs (Robt A.) Nellie B Molyneux
1622 South Salina Street
Syracuse, N Y


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PENSION
F
U. FEB S.
24
1928
OFFICE

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8.12.418

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4/24/08

Dear Sir -
Will you kindly give me Rev. records of
Peleg Card. 
[different handwriting] 
Placed on Roll Apr 6 1833
Commenced Mar 3 1831
Washington County R. I. Pensioner [/different handwritting

and obl???
Lester Card
Ansonia 
Conn.

Box 205

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PENSION
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APR
U.  28  S.
1908
OFFICE.
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FRED MENGES,
PHARMACIST.
472 Broadway,
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.

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O.M. & M

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?. W. &  N. DIV.
APR
26
1907
FILES
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April 24th   18["8" crossed out] 907

[handwritten letter]
Commissioner of Pensions:-
Dear Sir -
Will you kindly give me the
pension record of these Revolutionary
soldiers-
Rowlan Brown - Sout[sic] Kingston R. I.
Peleg Carr [sic] - Jamestown R. I.
Israeli Lyon - Bedford - Westchester Co - N. Y.
Thanking you for your trouble -
Sincerely
Mrs. Fred Menges
136 Circular Street
Saratoga Springs  N.Y.

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PENSION
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APR 
U. 25 S.
1907
OFFICE

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November 30, 1928


Mrs. Robert A. Molyneux
1622 South Salina Street
Syracuse, New York

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary
War pension claim, S.12418, it appears that Peleg Card
was born, March 13, 1755, in North Kingstown, Washington County, 
Rhode Island.

While residing in North Kingstown, Rhode Island,
he enlisted in the summer of 1775, and served as a private
during 1775, 1776, and 1777 in Rhode Island Troops
as follows:
Three months in Captain Thomas Clark's Company;
four months in Captain Eldridge Spink's Company; 
three months in Captain Peter Wright's Company; and four months
in Captain John Brown's Company.

In August, 1777, he enlisted and served one month
as a private in Captain Jonas Galusha's Vermont Company.

He enlisted in the autumn of 1777 and served as a 
private during 1777 and 1778 in the Rhode Island Troops.

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as follows:

One month in Captain Peter Wright's Company, and was
in General Spencer's Rhode Island expedition; three months
under Lieutenants John Manchester and Sylvester Pierce;
one month under Lieutenant William Davis in Colonel Charles
Dyer's Regiment and was in General Sullivan's Rhode Island
expedition; and two weeks under Ensign Jeremiah Fones.

Sometime in 1778 or 1779, he served two weeks as a 
substitute for a Massachetts militia man in Captain Pettis'
Company, the service was rendered in North Kingstown.

In the winter of 1778 and 1779, he served three months
in Captain Samuel Dyer's Rhode Island Company; and in the fall of 1779, one month in the same company.

He also stated that he served in many other short tours, details not given.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
September 4, 1832, while a resident of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

There are no family data on file.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

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

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Verterans' Administration Archives

NAME. Card, Potter

GRADE. Private 

LINE. Rhode Island 

WARRANT NUMBER  3038

ACREAGE  100

ISSUED. Feb. 24, 1800
to - not shown -

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R. I. 

Card. Potter

B. L. Wt. 3038-100 pvt.
Issued Feb 24, 1800
No bounty land papers.

No means of determining
whether this soldier and
the pensioner Potter Card (S. 38595)
were the same