Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,066, Pardon Wood, R. I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R.J.
Wood, Pardon
S. 22,066
CONTENTS

Date of death not on a B.
21 97 Rhode Island Pardon Wood
of Warwick in the State of Rh: Island who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Holden of the Reg t commanded by Col. Varnum in the R: Island line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Dec r 1833 and Serial No. 9 f. Pearce Rec. of Ap.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r 33 $ 200 Semi-ant. allowance ending M ch 34 10 $210
Revolutionary Claim, Rec d June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. C. Hull Clerk. Book 8 Vol. 2. Page 136.

26962 Panda Wood
506
Private 2 years adm'd
D. J. Rice
Wm D. J. Rice N.B. Geo. A. Bragg Warwick R.I.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Nov 4 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Pardon Wood
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775 about 15 Private Non State 90   " May but distinctly capt Holden col Varnum 89   1776 1 " Millard   1 " "   after which he performed a variety of services until the end of the war -  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }  On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      years, 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 June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I,                      of the Court of                      do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same)                      hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be                      years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person who may have been affected by the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Pardon Wood
X
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State of Rhode Island &c County of Kent &c
On the 10 th day of June A D 1888 personally appeared before me Charles Mayton one of the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State Pardon Wood of Warwick in the County of Kent aged Ninety years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he was born in Warwick aforesaid on the 20 th of April A D 1743 and has ever since resided in said Warwick and other resides there
That in the spring of the year 1775 he belonged to a militia company in the town of Warwick and was called out and served upon alarm several different times in the whole about fifteen days That in May the early part of the Month of May of that year he enlisted in a regiment raised by the State and commanded by Col James M c Barnum in the company commanded by Capt Thomas Holden and served in said company from that time until the first of January following when he was honor- ably discharged but received no written discharge said com- pany marched for Boston in June 1775 immediately after the Battle of Bunker Hill and there served in said regiment being under the command of General Washington and in the service of the United States That after his return from Boston in the early part of January 1776 he served upon different alarms during the summer of that year and is watch and guard the shores in the whole as much as two months That these alarms were sometimes as frequent as twice a week
That in December 1776 he served once a fortnight and served one month at old Warwick the whole of the Militia being then called

out on the arrival of the enemy at Newport. That he then served under Capt. Squire Miller. That he continued there in the service being draughted and served fifteen  thirty one days longer under said Miller. That from that time to the end of the war of the rebellion he was at all times subject to draughts made from the mi- litia of said town of Warwick and always served when draugh- ted. That he was draughted and served at the following places to wit: Three several times of one month each when he quartered at the house of Daniel Brayton in Old Warwick one of said periods under Capt. Squire Miller one other under Capt. Thomas Rice but does not recollect who commanded the company the other month whether said Rice or said Miller. Two several times of one month each when he quartered at the house of a widow woman by the name of Warner but does not recollect under what Captain whether said Rice or said Miller.
Two several times of one month each at said Old Warwick when he quartered at the Store Garrison one of said periods he thinks under said Miller.
Two several times of one month each at a place called New- sacut in Warwick when he quartered at Thomas Greene's house. That during one of said last mentioned periods he was in a small guard station at said Newscut commanded by John Walter.
one other time when he served one month at said Old War- wick and was quartered at the house of Nathaniel Hammett Esq. Mills.
one other time when he served one month and was quartered at the house of Charles Coder  same place in said Old Warwick. He thinks in said Warwick.
at another time he was draughted and served one month under Capt.

Squire Miller, and Marched to Bristol and thence to Newport where he served out said month
At another time he was draughted and served one month at said Old Warwick, and was quartered the house of Thomas Wickes
At another time he was draughted and served on Rhode Island and at Freetown one month in Sullivan's expedition that he then marched to said Freetown in Capt Miller's company and was then detached and placed in the boat service under Capt John Dow
That beside the services aforesaid he served one month at Newport where the French Fleet was lying in the Harbour, as a substitute for Moses Burdick of said Warwick, who was draughted in the latter part of summer
That immediately afterwards he was himself draughted and served the succeeding month at said Newport
That at another time he was draughted and served at said Newport under said Capt Miller one three weeks
That at another time he served one month at said Old Warwick as a substitute for Christopher Greene of said Warwick who was draughted and that he then quartered at the house of Stephen Greene near Kennebec point in said Warwick
That at another time he served one month as a substitute for Philip Arnold of said Warwick
That he was besides his services as a draughted soldier v. as a

Has Weaver etc.
subscribed for when called out many times upon alarms and served in that way as much as two months more that he served in the whole during the war of the revolution for three years as much as three years that and he further declares that by reason of old age and loss of the consequent loss of memory he cannot state more particularly than he has heretofore stated the precise length of his service but from the best of his recollection he during the war of the revolution not less than the following period mentioned below and the following grade for two years and six months I served as a private and for that service I claim a pension
and he further declares that he has no documentary evidence of his services and he hereby relinquishes every claim to an annuity or pension whatever except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Pardon Wood
Subscribed and sworn to before me
Charles Mayhew J.S. Court
And We Thomas Manchester a clergyman residing in West Greenwich in said County but late a resident in said Warwick
and Edmund Burke resident in said Warwick hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Pardon Wood who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty years of age that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Subscribed and sworn to before me } Tho's Manchester Charles Mayhew J.S. Court } Edmund Burke

I Joseph Arnold of Warwick in the County of Kent do hereby depose and say that I was an ensign and afterwards a lieutenant in a company commanded by Capt Thomas Holder in the regiment com- manded by Col James McBurnum in the year 1775 that Pardon Wood the within applicant enlisted into said company in May of that year and on or about the middle of said month of that year and served from that time until the first day of January 1776 when said company was discharged at Boston
Joseph Arnold (S.C.)
Subscribed & sworn to before me.
Charles Mayton J.S.G. Court
I Nathan Miller of Warwick in the County of Kent aged Eighty one do hereby depose and say that I have been personally acquainted with Pardon Wood the above applicant since I was ten years old that I was personally acquainted with him during the war of the revolution and have always resided within one mile of him that I saw him in the service at Old Warwick in the military service many different times. Three several times in the year 1776 when I myself served in the military at said place. once during the time I served at New Bedford in May 1777. that I saw him in the military service on Rhode Island in Sullivan's expedition in August 1778 that he always served out his regular draught
Nathan Miller by mark
Subscribed and sworn to before me
Charles Mayton J.S.G. Court

And I the said Charles Prayton do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I do hereby further certify that there is no clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the said Applicant that Thomas Mosechester who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in West Greenwich in this state that he was lately and for a long time resident in the neighborhood of the applicant that Edmund Brister who has also signed the preceding certificate and Joseph Arnold Jr and Nathan Miller who signed the preceding affidavits are residents in said Warwick and are credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit and I do hereby further certify that the said applicant from bodily infirmity is unable to attend or appear in court
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty second day of June A 1833 at said Warwick
Charles Prayton Judge of the Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court
Parson Wood
Be it known that in the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations On this day personally appeared Silas Weaver Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court
I Silas Weaver Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court do hereby certify that Charles Prayton is a justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Rhode Island and that the above is the proper signature in his name and that full faith and credit is to be given to all his official acts
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at said Greenwich this 15th day of July in the year 1833
Silas Weaver Clk.
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On the 26 th day of November A D 1883 personally appeared before me Charles Brayton one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State Pardon Wood of said Warwick in said County an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 and on oath deposes and says 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 to wit in Capt Goldens company of Connecticut troops seven months and fifteen days and in the militia upon alarms fifteen days upon alarm in the year 1775 in the militia in 1776 four months in 1777 six months in 1778 six months in 1779 three months in 1780 five months in 1781 two months that he always served as a private that his service in the mi- litia was under the following officers to wit Capt Thomas Rice Squire Miller John Sow Christopher Sewall Robert Rhodes and Job Randall in the regiment under Col Waterman & Lt Col Sow
That during all said service he was not engaged in any civil pursuit but in actual military duty under the officers herein before named
by Pardon Wood mark
Subscribed & sworn to by the said Pardon Wood before me this 26 th day of November A D 1883
Charles Brayton Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court
I certify that Charles Brayton is Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court & the above is his signature Dec 7. 1883 Dutton J. Pease

February 27, 1936
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Mrs. F. D. Corson 12 Brewster Road Framingham, Massachusetts
Jonathan Parker, S. 38987 Pardon Wood, S. 22066 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Jonathan Parker, who served as private from Washington County, Rhode Island, was pensioned March 25, 1819, aged sixty-two years, and died May 9, 1823, also, Pardon Wood, who served from Kent County, Rhode Island, pensioned in 1833.
Their records are furnished herein.
JONATHAN PARKER S. 38987
The data herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 38987, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Jonathan Parker.
The date and place of this soldier's birth and names of his parents are not given.
Jonathan Parker enlisted, place not stated, for a term of nine months, served as private in Captain Ebenezer Macomber's company, Colonel Jeremiah Olney's Rhode Island regiment, and was discharged December 20, 1782, after having served the term for which he enlisted.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed April 20, 1818, while a resident of Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, where he was still living in 1820, aged fifty-nine years. He died May 9, 1823.
There are no family data in the claim.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, and name of the person paid, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Jonathan Parker Certificate #8194 Issued March 25, 1819 Rate $8 per month Commenced April 20, 1818 Act March 18, 1818 Rhode Island Agency.
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PARDON WOOD S. 22066
You are furnished below the record of Pardon Wood, as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 22066, based upon his service in the Revolution.
Pardon Wood was born April 20, 1743, in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; the names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Warwick, Rhode Island, in the spring of 1775, he belonged to a company of Rhode Island militia, and was called out on several alarms, amounting in all to about fifteen days, no further details of this service given. He enlisted in May, 1775, served as private in Captain Thomas Holden's company, Colonel James M. Varnum's Rhode Island regiment, and was discharged January 1, 1776. From 1776, until sometime in 1781, he served on short tours of one month each, amounting in all to nearly two years, engaged in guarding the shores and on General Sullivan's Expedition to Rhode Island, under Captains Squire Millerd, Thomas Rice, John Low, Christopher Levalley, Robert Rhodes and Job Randall, and under Colonels Waterman and Low.
Pardon Wood was allowed pension on his application executed June 10, 1833, while a resident of Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island.
No family data are shown in this claim.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of the person paid, and possibly the date of death of this

soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:
Pardon Wood Certificate #21971 Issued December 9, 1833 Rate $80 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act June 7, 1832 Rhode Island Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Pardon Wood 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Spring 1775 15 days Pvt. in the militia no details given R.I.   May 1775 Jany 1776 Thomas Holden James H. Varnum   1776 served at various times until 1781 Thomas Rice Waterman   Squire Miller Genl   Hasan   Christopher G. Varnum   Robert E. d'Ab   Job   Rasdall  
Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Warwick R.I.
Date of application for pension, June 10 1853. His d. was al
Residence at date of application, Warwick R.I.
Age at date of application, born Apr. 20 1743 at Warwick R.I.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Statement of the Service of Pardon Wood
   Period Year Rank No. Regt Officer Post     1775 Private 7 15 Capt Holder, Col Varnum   " " 15 Traditionary L   1776 " 4 Capt Mice, Millers, Living Witnesses   1777 " 6 Low, Scovall, Phillips   1778 " 6 & Randall   1779 " 3 Col Waterman   1780 " 2 Lt Col Low   1781 " 2  
Warwick Nov 27 1883
I herewith enclose a statement of the service of Pardon Wood as they will appear from the papers
Respectfully yours G.W. Lent
Geo. I Mayhew
J. L. Edwards Esq.

Revolution
22066 INVALID.
1921 Sept. 26 Hist. to R. M. Collins Letter in S. 30 2 20 Nathan Wood 1936, Feb. 27- Hist. to Mrs. G. D. Corson MS
File No. 22066
Bardon Wood
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 461
[Arrangement of 1870.]