Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,521, Peter Freeman, Continental (Conn.) R.I.

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Freeman, Peter, 2nd
Service: Continental (Conn.) R.I. 
Number: S. 36521
Contents:

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Notification sent to
[Col.] Williams Esq. 29th
July 1820. [Norwich] Cont.

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52
Connecticut

Peter Freeman 2
Cap't Stanton Conn
Private Lin 4
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut,
at the rate of [six] Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 21st of March 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 14th of May 1818
and sent [to the] Pension office
Calvin Goddard Esq. Judge, [sc]
Norwich, New London, Connecticut.

Arrearages to after 1818 - $43.09
5 mo. 13 days $43.09

Revolutionary claims, 
Act 18th March, 1818,

Died Dec. 17 1826
3 years 1777

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Peter Freeman 2nd
521 
Norwich
May 18

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State and District of Connecticut, ss.

On this 10th day of June 1820 personally appeared
within and for the County of New Haven in said State, on the
10th day of June 1820, the same being a court of record, proceeding
according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of of amount, keeping
a record of its proceedings, and having power of fine and imprisonment, Peter Freeman 2nd
aged about sixty one years, resident in the town of Norwich County
in said State, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: that he [crossed out: the said]
enlisted for the term of three years by [crossed out: on] the name of Peter Freeman [name covers the typed word: day of]
in the year 1777 in Norwich in the State of Connecticut
in the company commanded by Captain Amos Stanton ^previously Cap't Ellis' in the regiment commanded
by Colonel Sherburne [Crossed out: in the line of the state of
on the continental establishment: That he continued to serve in the said
corps until __ when he was discharged from
the said service in __ in the state of __]

That he made a declaration to obtain a pension under the law of the 18th of March 1818, as
nearly as he can recollect, having no minutes, on the 23rd day of March 1818
; and had transmitted to him a certificate for a pension from the Secretary for the 
Department of War no. 521 dated May 14th 1818- reported from the War Department
as Peter Freeman 2nd
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day
of March 1818; 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;" [interline]^passed on the 14th day of March 1818,[end interline] 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 by me subscribed.

That I am by occupation a laborer that I have no family : and
much troubled with the Rheumatism: that I am unable
to support myself by labour, more than half the time
and have been very sick with a fever the past winter.
by which I am much weakened. Schedule - 1 Iron pot. .25- Teakettle .50- 1 Water pail .17-
3 old chairs .25- Table .20- 1 Hoe .17- - - - - - 
This amount in hand remains of pension recd $15.21 = $16.75
        His
Peter X Freeman 2nd
          Mark


Signed Sworn to and declared on the 30th day of June 1820
before said County Court
Charles Lathrop Clerk

I, Charles Lathrop Clerk of the County Court for New-London County, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto 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 property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is - -
16- dollars and 75---cents.-----
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of 
the said Court, on this 30th day of June
1820
Charles Lathrop
Clerk of the County Court for the County of New-London.

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Court. The
original Discharge
within
April 14 1818
Connecticut roll

[Text written vertically, across the above]
Hon Secretary of the Department of War
Washington

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To Calvin Goddard Esq. one of this judges of the super [scribbled out] and of the State of Connecticut

The petition of Peter Freeman of [illegible]
New London County
& State aforesaid sheweth
That he resided in the Town &State aforesaid — that he served more than nine months in the war of the revolution upon the continental establishment as a [space]  that he
is by reason of his reduced circumstances in need of assistance from his Country for support — that he never
had received or been allowed any pension by the laws of the United States or any individual State I hereby relinquished all claim to any such allowance except by virtue of the Act of Congress entitled “An act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of theUnited States in the revolutionary war” & to a pension under which he is desirous of substantiating his claim & pray that the same may be done according to the promise of said Act.
Dated at Norwich this 23rd day of March AD 1818.
State of Connecticut 
          his
Peter   X    Freeman
          mark


Be it remembered that on this twenty third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen before me Calvin Goddard one of the judges 
of the Superior Court in the State of Connecticut personally came Peter Freeman of [illegible]
a black man & made Solemn Oath to the truth of thefollowing Declaration by him Subscribed viz that he enlisted into the service of the United States

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[scratched out] 1777 for the term of three years in the year
of the revolution which term he faithfully served until he was discharged therefrom on the 11th Day of Sept 1780, that he enlisted into a company commanded by Capt Amos
Stanton viz Col Sherbum's Regiment in the Rhode Island line from which he was drafted  into the 9th Connecticut Regt at the time of his discharge commanded by Lieut
Col Ebenr Hunington whose discharge is hereunto annexed — that he has never received a pension under any law of the United States & is poor & by reason of  his reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance 
from his country for support

          his
Peter X Freeman
        mark

Sworn Before Calvin Goddard a Judge of Supreme Court

I Reuben Brown of Groton in the Country of New London
State of Connecticut testify declare say that I  well knew Peter
Freeman a black man  signer to the foregoing Petition now present before me & that he served as a private in the company of Captain Amos Stanton [illeg] the war of the revolution
and I well recollect him to have been in the service of the United States as a private during the whole period which I served & more than two years. 

Norwich Marc 23rd 1818 
Reuben Brown

Sworn before Calvin Goddard a judge of Supr Court

I certify that an original discharge dated Sept 11th 1780 Signed in the proper handwriting of Eben Huntington Lt Colonel to me well known was exhibited to me as evidence.

C. Goddard Judge

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To the Hon'ble Secretary for the Department of War

It appearing to my satisfaction that the applicant aforesaid served in the war of the revolution upon the continental establishment more than nine months I hereby certify the same to the end that he may obtain a pension according to the provisions of the Act of Congress above referred to. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day & year aforesaid. 

Calvin Goddard a Judge of Sup Court

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Degember 1, 1932
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Over

RA-J/EEL
Peter Freeman-S.36521
Honorable Herbert O. Brigham
State Record Commissioner
State House
Providence, Rhode Island
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Peter Freeman, 2nd, a Revolutionary War pensioner.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file In Revolutionary War pension claim, S.36521, based upon the military
service of Peter Freeman.
Peter Freeman, a black man, enlisted in 1777, exact date not given, in Norwich Connecticut, served as a private in Captain Ellis' [marginalia inscribed to right]Probably Capt John Ellis[end marginalia] Company, Colonel Sherburne's Rhode Island Regiment and In Captain Amos Stanton's Company, Colonel Sherburne's Regiment, from which he
was transferred to Lieutenant Colonel Ebenezer Huntington's Regiment and was discharged on September 11, 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 23, 1818, & while residing in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.
He was pensioned as Peter Freeman, 2nd. In 1820, he stated that he was aged about sixty-one years.
[marginalia]From AB[end]He died October 17, 1826.
There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.



[marginalia to right]Neither Keitman nor Conn book give the 9th Conn & both record Ebenezer Huntington as one of the Additional Cont. Regts., so I did not use the 9th Conn.[end marginalia]

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Peter Freeman of Lyme

(illegible pen scribbles)

Peter fremman of Lyme

FREEMAN, PETER

(CONT., CONN.)
S-36521
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[written upside down] Peter Freeman 
Discharge [end upside down]

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Peter Freeman the 2d having compleated the term of Three Years for which he Inlisted, is hereby honorably discharged from the Army of the United States. Sd Freeman being drafted from Col. Thornburner Reg in the 9th Connecticutt Given under my hand Camp Steen Rappia 11th Sept 178

Ben Huntingdon Lt Colonel Comm
9th Connecticutt Regiment

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36521

INVALID
Revy

File No. 36,521
Peter Freeman

Act: 18th March 18
Index:-Vol.Q, Page 145
[Arrangement of 1870]
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1932-Dec. 1. Hist. to Herbert O. Brigham. CCL

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HERBERT O. BRIGHAM
COMMISSIONER
STATE RECORD COMMISSIONER
STATE HOUSE
PROVIDENCE
November 28, 1932.
Mr.A. D. Hiller, Assistant to Administrator, Veterans Administration, 
Washington,D. C.
Dear Sir:- 
Will you kindly send me an abstract of the Revolutionary service of Peter Freeman, 2d., who served as Private, Rhode
Island and Connecticut Lines; Rhode Island pensioner placed on Connecticut Pension Roll under Act of March 18, 1818, (List of Pensioners, 16th Congress, p•251.)
Very Truly Yours,
Herbert Brigham
HOB-D State Record Commisioner.

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The National Archives Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAN-51
12-5-41.     BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 

NAME Freeman, Philemon GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5799 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 24, 1790 to Peleg Sanford_

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in Volume 2 to 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, 177t, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 6, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.