Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 619-100, Sharper Utter Gardner, R.I.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE
R.I.

Gardner, Sharper Utter

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 619-100

CONTENTS

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No. 619.

Sharper Gardner
Private
Rhode Island Regt.

Warrant issued under date 23d. July 1813.- "to Robin Babcock and the "other Heirs at Law", of said Sharper Gardner;- and dld to the Honble Elisha R. Potter, M.C. on the 29th July 1813.

Memo. It is found by the Records in the acctt's [accountants']: Office that Geo. Gardner was discharged before the end of the War.
Feby. 10th.

Documts handed in by Wm. Simmons Esqr. on the part of the Honble Wm. Potter:- Claim for U.S. Bty Land in Right of G. U. and Sharper Gardner.

Noted on BL: Feby. 3d. 1813.

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Power of Atorney [Attorney] from Robin Babcock to Elisha R. Potter

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Know all men by the Presents that I Robin Babcock of Hopkinton in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island &c have [constituted?], ordained & made and in my stead and place put, & by these presents do [constitute?] ordain & make & in my stead & place put my trust by friend Elish R. Potter of South Kingstown in the County & State aforesaid Member of Congress now at the City of Washington to by my true, sufficient & Lawful Attorney for me & in my name & stead to ask, demand, levy, require; Review & receive the Land Warrants which my father George Utter Gardner and my Brother Sharper Utter Gardner were intitled to as a bounty for their service in the revolutionary War, and also to review and receive such sum or sums of Money as may be due to my sd father or brother as wagers for their service in sd War, and to give such discharges as the Law requires in such cases, [Givening?] and hereby Granting unto him my sd Atorney my full & whole strength, Power & Authority in & about the premises, & to take and use all the due means, [illegible] and [illegible] in the law for the obtaining & [illegible] of the same

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of January AD 1813

Signed & Sealed
In the presence of
Isaac Coe
Isaac Wilbur

Robbin Babcock
x his mark

Washington County Ss Hopkinton Jan. 6th 1813
Personally appeared Robbin Babcock and Set [illegible] the above power of attorney to be his free act and Deed.
before Isaac Coe Just Peace

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I Prince Bent of Hopkinton in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, on oath testify and say that I was an Inlisted [enlisted] soldier in the American Revolutionary war and served during the same in the Rhode Island black regiment commanded by Col Green who was succeeded by Col Onley in sd Command. That I was there acquainted with George Utter Gardner, and his son Sharper Utter Gardner who both enlisted into sd Regiment to serve during the war and did actually serve to the end thereof, and were to my knowledge discharged therefrom, and both of whose discharges I have heard read - I further testify that above twenty years past the said Sharper Gardner went from this County down to Newyork [New York], soon after which his friends received a letter from some person in Newyork [New York] informing them of the death of sd Sharper, and believe that he is dead - I further testify that about seventeen years ago sd George Utter Gardner died in South Kingstown in this County leaving a widow and three children two sons and one daughter, namely, Robin, London and Patience - which three were the only children of the said George Utter Gardner, which widow of the George Utter Gardner is now dead - and the sd Sharper Gardner left no child, and no brother or sister except the sd Robin (who now passes by the name of Robin Babcock after the name of his late master Hezekiah Babcock) sd London and sd Patience and further the Deponant saith not - Westerly November 12th AD 1812_

Prince Bent
x his mark

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State of Rhode Island &c-
County of Washington Ss. Westerly November 12th AD 1812

Personally appeared Prince Bent who subscribed to this deposition by making his mark in my presence, and made solemn oath to the truth of sd deposition before me
Nathan F. Dixon Justice of Peace

State of Rhode Island &c-
Washington County Ss Westerly November 12th AD 1812
I Benjamin Babcock Public Notary for the sd County of Washington do certify that Nathan F. Dixon Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Washington and full faith and credit ought to be given to his Official acts and proceedings - In testimony whereof I ["have" crossed out] hereunto set my hand & affix my seal of Office - 

Benja Babcock N. Public

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I Thomas Day Secretary of the State of Connecticut ["do" crossed out] hereby certify and make known that Stephen Meech of Preston in the County on New London, Esquire, is and for more than one year last past has been a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly appointed commissioned and qualified; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts of said Justice in Court and Country.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of said State at the City of Hartford this 22nd day of May A.D. 1813.

Thomas Day

[upside down]
London Babcock & Patience Babcock
Power of Attorney

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we the Subscribers hereby nominate and appoint Robbin Babcock our Lawfull Attorney to Claim in our behalf and to receive in our names and for us all our rights in the Land Warrants regularly due us as heirs to George Utter Gardner and Sharper Utter Gardner now deceasd, who both served during the revolutionary War and were entitled each of them to a Land warrant according to Law - dated at Preston Oct. 1st, AD 1812

London Babcock
Patience Babcock
x her mark

New London County Ss Preston Octr. 1st. 1812
Personally appeared London Babcock and Patience Babcock and acknowledged the above Power of Attorney ["and acknowledged the same" crossed out] to be their free act and deed... before
Stephen Meech Justice of Peace

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Affidt: [Affidavit] of Primas Babcock to the Military Service of Geo: Utter Gardner and Sharper Gardner.-

Primas Babcock
Affidavit

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New London County Ss. Preston Octr. 1st, 1812

Personally appeared Primas Babcock of Lisbon in the County aforesaid and being duly Sworn testifies and says that he was an inlisted [enlisted] Soldier in the Revolutionary war & served during sd War in the Regiment Called the black Regiment Rhode Island troops and also that George Utter Gardner and Sharper Gardner were also inlisted [enlisted] Soldier during said war that that they both viz. George Rutter Gardner and Sharper Gardner did serve in the same Regiment during sd war and were discharged when sd war was concluded -

Primas Babcock
x his Cross

Sworn before Stephen Meech Justice of the Peace

This may certify that the above named deponent Primas Babcock is considered as a man of truth and veracity
Stepn Meech Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut Ss.
Be it known that Stephen Meech Esqr. who authenticated the above writing & Took the above Deposition is a Justice of the Peace for the County of New London in this State of Connecticut Duly Authorized, Certified this 1st day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand and Eight Hundred & twelve
Given under my hand & Official Seal the day & year above said
By Samuel Mott Notary Public

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Free

Honble Elisha R. Potter, Esq.
Representative in Congress
City of Washington

[stamp]
PROVIDENCE R. I.
MAY 20

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By his Excellency William Jones, Esquire, Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief, of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Be it known, That the Name "Isaac Coe" subscribed to the annexed attestation, is the proper hand writing of Isaac Coe, Esq. who at the Time of subscribing the same was a Justice of the Peace for the Town of Hopkinton, in the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified according to law. Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith and Credit are to be rendered.

Given under my hand and the Seal of the said State, at Providence, the twenty fifth day of May, AD. 1813, and of Independence, the thirty seventh

By his Excellency's Command, Samuel Eddy Sergt }

Wm Jones

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Certificate of the Mry [Military] Service of Sharper Gardner.

[vertical]
G. Rutter Gardner

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I John L. Dexter of Providence in the State of Rhode Island, Esquire, heretofore Major in the Regiment of the said State late commanded by Lieutt. Coll. Commandant Jeremiah Olney in the Service of the United States, do Solemnly swear - That Sharper Gardner, a man of Colour, on the seventh day of March A.D. 1778, "enlisted to serve during the War" into the Regiment of said State commanded by the late Colonel Christopher Greene and afterwards by the said Lieutt. Col. Comr. Jeremiah Olney, in Captain Daniel L. Dexter's Company, to the end of the War and was discharged, with the other Privates and non commissioned Officers of said Regiment, inlisted for the same period, at Saratoga on the fifteenth day of June A.D. 1783 in pursuance of a General Order of the 2nd of the same month: - All which appear by the Registers, Returns and Books of said Regiment now in my possessions - 
Jno L Dexter

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Providence Ss. Sworn to at Providence in said State the twentieth day of October A.D. 1812.
Before me
Geo. Tillinghast
Justice of the Peace.}

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It appears by the Rosters of the Rhode Island line that Sharper Gardner enlisted for during the war and that he served to the End of the war

Dept of War
Accountants office
Feby 2d. 1813

[illegible]

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Rec B.L. rej. Geo. Utter Gardner

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Deposition of Prince Bent

to the Mility Service of Geo: Utter Gardner, and Sharper Gardner