Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11786, Richard Winship, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Winship, Richard
S 11786
CONTENTS
carded

14731
New York.
Richard Winship
Gates 6 o in the State of New York who was a Pri- in the Compa- commanded by Captain Pillsbury of the Regt commanded by Col Bigelow in the Mass Militia time for 6 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of June 1833 and Genl W Babcock Pennyan Gates 6 o
Arrears to the 14th of Mar 1833 $ 110.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1, Sep 33 15 00
$ 125.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. B. Whiting Clerk, book Vol. Page 38

State of New York Yates County, ss. On the 25 th day of September, 1872, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of Yates county Common Pleas now sitting, Richard Winship , a resident of the town of Milo, county and state aforesaid, in the 71 st year of his age, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1872.
That he is now in the seventy-first year of his age and that he enlisted as a private in the army of the United States, at Lexington, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, in July, 1780, for six months, in a company of a regi- ment of the Continental line, com- manded by Capt. Pillsbury. The regiment was called "Brigalow's Regiment" but was commanded by,

Col. Killby Smith. This deponent went in the company aforesaid to West Point, from thence across the North River to a place called Robinson's Farms; from thence to Paterick Hill, and crossed the river to Stony Point, and from Stony Point to Grangestown. The regiment moved to several other places, names not recollected, and returned to West Point, where this deponent was regularly discharged, having served the full term of six months. The Baron Steuben was with the forces to which the regiment of this deponent was attached, most of the time they were marching.
This deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Richard T. Sprague
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid
T. J. Morris Dk. Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the within named Richard Winship , was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
I, George Shearman, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Bates, do hereby Certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applica- cation of Richard Winship for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and affixed the seal of my office, this 25 th day of September A.D. 1852
George Shearman
Clerk T. J. Merrill Deputy Clerk

We the Undersigned Citizens of Milo Yates County and State of New York Do hereby Certify that we have for a number of years been well acquainted with Richard Winship a Revolutionary Claimant That we hesitate not to say that Mr Winship has ever sustained the Character of an honest man and a man of truth and veracity he has ever been a man of good habits and a Member of the Church in good standing, and that he is now aged and infirm and entirely destitute of property and is dependent on his friends for his support in the evening of his life - Dated Milo March 13 th 1832
M c Intosh
Wm. R. Chase
Simon Sutherland
R. P. Lamb
Sam Laurence
Elijah Spencer
Joshua Lee
Samuel C. Potter
W. Babcock - M. C.
M. D. Shepard

State of New York County of Yates
I George Shearman Clerk of said county of Yates and of the Court of Common Pleas thereof do hereby certify that the foregoing (extending to the clerks Seal) contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Richard Winship for a Pension. And I further certify that Henry A. Wisner Esquire before whom the following Affidavits of Richard Winship and Rev. Simon Southerland purport to have been sworn was at the time of the said Affidavits an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Yates sworn and duly authorized by law to act as such and that I am well acquainted with his the said Justice's handwriting and verily believe his signatures to the said Affidavits subscribed to be genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county and of the Court of Common Pleas thereof at Penn Yan this Twenty Fifth day of March A.D. 1833.
George Shearman Clerk By R. M. Smith Dep. Clerk
State of New York
Yates county, ss. Personally appeared before me this 22 nd day of March, 1833, Richard Winship, an applicant for a Pension, and whose papers are herewith annexed, who being duly sworn deponeth and saith, that he knows of no person living by whom he can prove his services set forth at length in the foregoing declaration. Richard Winship.
Subscribed and sworn this 22 nd day of March 1833, before me.
Henry A. Wisner a Justice of the Peace of Yates County.

State of New-York
Yates county, ss. I Simon Southland Clergyman residing in the town of Hilo, Yates county, N. Y. do hereby cer- tify, that I am well acquainted with Richard Winship who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declara- tion; that I believe him to be seventy-one years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neigh- borhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution. and that I concur in that opinion.
Simon Southland
Sworn and subscribed this 23 d day of March, 1833, before me; and I do further certify that Simon South- land above named is a Clergyman of the Baptist order in regular standing.
Henry Alnison a justice of the peace, Yates County.

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December 17, 1925.
Honorable Charles Curtis, United States Senate.
My dear Senator:
In response to your inquiry of the eleventh instant addressed to the Adjutant General, U. S. A. and the enclosed letter of Mrs. W. H. Winship of Syracuse, Kansas, which were referred to this Bureau for a reply, I have the honor to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 11786, it appears that Richard Winship enlisted at Lexington, Massachusetts in July 1780 and served six months as a private in Captain Filsbury's Company, Colonel Kilby Smith's Massachusetts Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1832, while living at Milo, Yates County, New York, aged seventy years. There is no data on file as to his family.
For the date of last payment of his pension, name of person paid and date of death of soldier, application should be made to the Record Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, citing all of the following

data: Richard Winship, Certificate 14731, issued June 10, 1833, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency.
For lists of soldiers of the Revolution from Massachusetts named Winship, you are referred to the publication of that State, entitled "Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War" volume 17, which may be found in the Library of Congress and in any large public library.
Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

Rechnung
11.786
✓ INVALID.
File No. 11.786
Richard Pinsky
Paris, Pa. nat.
Act: June 1 th 1837.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 410
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Same
1895 Hist. to W. H. Winship Port Allegany, Pa. H.
Jany 27. 1905 - His to Mary E. Leach. Detroit Mich.
1908 Sept. 29. Hist. to Wm. Stuart - A. E. O.
1909 Nov. 29. Hist. to Mrs. N. H. Winship &
1914 Apr 30: M. E. Leach referred to the Aud. for the Int.
1925 Dec. 17. Hist to Senator Chas. Curtis. cur

Richard Wmship New York
on Rolls
15 July 80 6 mo
Hon d W. Babcock A. R.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Richard Wmshif which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days. I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
‡QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Richard Winship New York
on Rolls
15 July 80 Gmo
Hon d W. Babcock A.R.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Richard Mansfield which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days. I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
‡ QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

In the matter of Richard Winship , A Revolutionary Soldier.
Claiming a Pension under the act of Congress of 7th June, 1832.
He having served six months in a Regiment of the Continental Line.
If allowed, he desires his Pension Certificate sent to Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y. to the care of E. J. Fowle. He would prefer drawing his money from the U. S. Branch Bank in the city of New York. If his claim be not allowed, any information from the Sec'y of War touching his case, will be thankfully received, directed as above.
The Sec'y's ob't Servt.
Richard Winship
Penn Yan, Sept. 1832.

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Shellrock Iowa
Nov. 14, 1909
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly tell me if on the list of Revolutionary pensioners there is the name of Richard Winship he was a New York soldier and is said to have enlisted in 1788 and received a pension in 1832, also is there any record of Nehemiah Winship a soldier in 1812.
Yours truly
Mrs. W. H. Winship
Shellrock, Iowa

9.11786 Richard
Rec
file
Garners, N.Y., Sept. 19, -08.
Commissioner of pensions, Wash., D.C.,
Dear Sir: -
I desire to ascertain if the names of Nehemiah or Richard Winship are on the roster of any organization which saw service in the Revolutionary war.
The adjutant-general has suggested that perhaps your office could furnish some information, as the records on file in his office are not complete.
Sincerely,
Wm. Stewart,
P.S. The names would probably be on the roster of a Penn., N.J. or N.H. regiment.
W.S.

O.M.+N.
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Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sir:—
I am very anxious to obtain sufficient data with respect to my great grand father, Richard Winship, at least to enable me to secure admission into the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
I have been informed by several members of my family that he served in Capt. Pillsbury's Co.,

in Kilby Smith's Regiment of Mass. men. He enlisted July 1780, applied and received pension Sept. 25 th 1832.
On going to our Public Library here I find that their set of Mass. men in the Revolution has not been completed so as to include the names of those Mass. soldiers whose names commence with "H."
On application to Mr. Geo. H. Bates, the registrar general of the Sons of the American Revolution here, he informs me that you have the necessary information in your office.
I shall be greatly obliged if you will furnish me the data in regard to his services as the same may appear from your files in his claim.
Yours very truly,
Mary E. Leach, 44 Brady St.,
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 19, 1905

U. S. NAVY JAN 24 1905 FILES. P. B.

M M M
Port Allegany, Pa. May 30, 1878.
Pension Department, Washington, D.C.
I write for information as to a pension granted to Richard Winship, a Revolutionary soldier . I wish to know amt., time he applied & time it ceased, and for what cause. Also to what branch of service, and time engaged. enlisted.
Yours truly,
W.H. Winship.
How could I get pension information of all the Winships?

M.B.H.
Rev. War Section.
April 30, 1914.
Miss W. E. Leach 44 Brady Street, Detroit, Mich.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 28 th instant, you are advised that for date of last payment of pension and name of the person to whom it was paid, you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, citing the following data:
"Richard Winship, Certificate No. 14,731, issued June 10, 1833, at $20. per annum from March 4, 1831, under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the New York Agency."
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

United States Senate,
Washington, ..... Dec. 11th 1925.
The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D.C.
Sir:
I have the honor to submit the following com- munication for your consid- eration, and to ask that the request made therein be com- plied with if possible.
When the matter is dis- posed of, will you kindly have the letter returned to my office, and oblige.
Yours truly,
Charles Curtis
09-379
15 Received A.G.O. DEC 18 1925 1925
U. S. S.

(COPY) WAR DEPARTMENT, THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE. WASHINGTON
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AG 201 Winship, Richard (12-11-25)ORD
December 16, 1925.
Honorable Charles Curtis, United States Senate.
My dear Senator Curtis:
I have your letter of December 11, with which you inclosed one from W. H. Winship, Avenue A & Main Street, Syracuse, Kansas, who requests information relative to the pension of one Richard Winship, from Massachusetts, Revolutionary War.
The records show that one Richard Winship, rank not stated, served during the Revolutionary War in the 13th Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Calvin Smith. He enlisted July 15, 1780, for 6 months. No further record of him has been found.
The collection of Revolutionary War records in this office is incomplete. It is possible that additional information relative to the above named may be obtained from the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston, or from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
The records show that many men surnamed Winship served in various organizations from the State of Massachusetts, during the Revolutionary War, but due to the limited clerical force allowed by law and the pressure of other important current business, it is impracticable to furnish any record of their service at the present time.
The subject of pensions is one that pertains to the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, and your letter with its inclosure has this day been transmitted to that official from whom you will doubtless receive an early reply.
Very respectfully,
Major General, The Adjutant General.

AG 201-Winship, Richard (12-11-25)ORD
1st Ind.
II
December 16 1925
War Department, A.G. O., December 15, 1925. - To the Commissioner of Pensions.
1. Attention is invited to the within request and copy of letter addressed to Honorable Charles Curtis, this date.
Robert C. Davis
Major General, The Adjutant General.
By A
2 Incls.
RECEIVED DEC 17 1925 H. NOISE
Mr Winships letter asked for lists of soldiers from Mass named Winships

AG 201-Winship, Richard (12-11-25)ORD
1st Ind.
II
War Department, A.G. O., December 15, 1925. - To the Commissioner of Pensions.
1. Attention is invited to the within request and copy of letter addressed to Honorable Charles Curtis, this date.
Robert C. Davis
Major General, The Adjutant General. By
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a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Richard Manship S.F. 11786.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1780 6 mos. Pri. Pilsbury Kelly Smith Mass.                                                   
Battles engaged in, not stated Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at Lyngton, Middlesex Co., Mass. Date of application for pension, Sept. 25, 1832. Chs. allowed. Residence at date of application, Heilo, Yates Co., N.Y. Age at date of application, 70 years. Remarks: No data as to family.  The above is the only Richard Manship found on the Rev. War Pen. Reords.