Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33222, Joshua Wardwell, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
★ Wardell, Joshua
S. 33. 222
CONTENTS

Massachusetts.
2011
Joshua Wardwell, Capt Reed private,
Rhode Island Line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st of July, 1818. and sent to Stephen Minot Esq. Haverhill, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818.
Semi-annual allowance ending
4 Mo. 26/30 $: 38.93.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
One Year
And also 6 per bounty
Reserve - see letter Nov 27 1819

33222 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33,222
Joshua Wardwell Rev Mr
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 439
[Arrangement of 1870.]

To the Secretary of the department of War, Sir, please to transmit the certificate of allowance of the Pension of Joshua Wardwell, under the late law, to Stephen Minot, Esquire of Haverhill Ms. who will forward it to me. Enoch Tenny { Guardian to Joshua Wardwell Andover Ms. April 9. 1818
Andover Ms. April 9. 1818
Enoch Frye { Guardian to Joshua Wardwell

71 Joshua Wardell, by guardian
April 9. 1818
Noton Rolls.
Admitted

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex, ss. Probate office, April 21, 1818.
I hereby certify, that on the sixth day of May, 1813, a letter of guardianship of Joshua Wardwell, of Andover in said county, yeoman, a person non compos mentis, was granted to Enoch Frye, of Andover aforesaid, clothier, and that he then gave bond according to law for the faithful discharge of his said trust; as appears by the records in said office; - and that it does not appear by said records that said Enoch Frye has become disqualified to act in his capacity of guardian as aforesaid.
Nath. Lord Jr., register.

I, Enoch Frye, of Andover in the County of Essex, in the Middle Circuit, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, guardian to Joshua Wardwell of said Andover, a person non compos mentis, declare and say that I do am guardian to said Joshua, appointed by legal authority; that the said Joshua has been non compos mentis now more than five years, that I have been his guardian more than four years; & that he is now incapable of understanding the solemnity or nature of an oath: I further say that I do believe that the said Joshua Wardwell did enlist as a private soldier into the Army of the Revolutionary war for the term of three years  for one year from the first day of January 1776 that he entered the said service on that 1 st January 1776 in the company under Capt. Joshua Reed, in Col. James M. Varnum's Reg t . of Rhode Island troops, and served therein accordingly the whole year untill January 1. 1777 & then left the service by his time of enlistment expiring: — I also declare that the said Joshua Wardwell is, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from his country for support.
Enoch Frye
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Essex ss. April 9 th 1818; Then the above named Enoch Frye made solemn oath that the said declaration by him subscribed is true, before me,
Stephen Minot,
{ Judge of the Circuit Court for the of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.

I, Isaac Lovejoy, of Andover, depose and say that I am acquainted with Joshua Wardwell, of said Andover, a person non compos mentis, under guardianship of Enoch Foye of said Andover. I further say that I know the said Joshua Wardwell, did enlist into the army of the Revolutionary War, about the last of Decr. 1775 as a private soldier for the term of one year: that he entered the service the first of January 1776 in Capt. Joshua Reed's company, in Col. James M. Harrim's Regt. of Rhode Island Massachusetts troops, & served accordingly the year out, & then came home: - I was a soldier in the same company, & know the above; & that he is very poor, & in need of assistance for support.
Isaac Lovejoy 89
I, Simon Wardwell, depose and say I was a company soldier in the above named Company, & know the above statement to be true.
Simon Wardwell
I, Stephen Long of Andover depose and say that I was a soldier in the above named company, & know the statement above made by Isaac Lovejoy is true.
Stephen Long
Common-Wealth of Massachusetts. Essex ss. April 8. 1818 Then the above named Isaac Lovejoy, Simon Wardwell, & Stephen Long severally made solemn oath that the several depositions by them subscribed respectively are true, before me,
Stephen Minot { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.
Whereupon, it appearing to my satisfaction that the said Joshua Wardwell did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the declaration aforesaid, of the said Enoch Foye, his guardian, against the common enemy, that the said Lovejoy, Wardwell, & Long are credible witnesses, I now certify & transmit the testimony in the case as the proceedings had thereon to the Secretary of the department of war, & of assistance from his country for support.
Stephen Minot { Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Hare, Hugh GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 11838 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 1, 1797 to James DeBaunre, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 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, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.