Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21565, Levi Weatherhead, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
R. J.
Weatherhead, Levi Wetherhead or
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CONTENTS

21 413 Shade Island
Levi Wetherhead
of PM Acc d in the State of N.H. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Tuck of the B.R. commanded by Col Arnold in the R.R. line for D. & C.
Inscribed on the Roll of Shade Island at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Sept 1833 and Lieut D. B. Wellington R.S.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 $ 200.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 34 - 40.10 $240.10
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by K. K. G. Clerk, Book 1 Vol. 2 Page 135

22170 Livi Wetherhead R.I.
Photo 2 years
16 ob
July 17. 1833
P. 1125
D. Cowell
Providence R.I.

BRIEF in the case of Levi Withershead 60 of Providence in the State of R.I. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? of course  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72  4. State his service, as directed in the _____ 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Novem. In 1775 volunt d 1. 15 private Gen. Cpt Pond Col forsook   August 1776 enlisted 3 " Capt Fisher "   Novem. " " 3 " Capt Fish Col killed   " 1777 " " 1 " Capt Waterman forsook   " " " 1 " Capt Dyer "   Octo. " drafted 1 " Capt Wallis "   Spring 1778 enlisted 2 " Capt Whipple    5. In what battles was he engaged? none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Nretham Mass
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary one living witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not properly attached
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
   Summer 1778 drafted 3 private Whipple forsook the Col   Aug t " " 1 " Capt Wallis George Taylor   June 1780 enlisted 6 U.S. troops " Burlingame Examining Clerk.   2 years 0 — 15 Col Green  

Levi Wetherhead
22/70

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Rhode-Island District, sc. August Term 1832
County of Providence
On this Eighth day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, being a special District Court of the United States within and for said District, now in session— Levi Wettenhead a resident of Cumberland in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island aged 72 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, 1832, viz.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
He was born September 15 th 1759 in Cumberland which he thinks is on record— lived in Newtham Mass when he entered the service & since the War have lived in Cumberland R.I. — where he now lives
and this applicant further States that in November 1775 he volunteered for one and a half months and served at Roxbury in Cap Ponds company the colonels name he has forgot Massachusetts Militia
and this applicant further States that in August 1776 he again enlisted for three months in Cap Samuel Fishers company the colonels name he has forgot Massachusetts Militia and was stationed at White Plains — West Chester, East Chester & at North castle in the State of New York
and this applicant further States that in November 1776 he again enlisted for three months in Cap Fishers company and Col Amos regiments of Rhode Island Militia and was on Rhode Island where the British landed & served his time out at Tiverton
and this applicant further States that in the Spring of 1777 he enlisted for one month in Cap Fishers company the colonels name forgot of Massachusetts Militia & was stationed at Providence
and this applicant further States that in the Summer of 1777 he enlisted for one month in Cap Elisha Watermans Company of Minute Men belonging to Rhode Island and was stationed in Providence
and this applicant further States that in October 1777 he was drafted for one month in Spencers expedition in Cap Pecks Ballos company of minute men
and this applicant further States that in the Winter of 1777 he enlisted for two months in Cap Reuben Ballos

he was drafted for One Month in Spencers expedition in Cap Pecks  Balls company of minute men and this applicant further States that in the Winter of 1777 he enlisted for two months in Cap Reuben Ballou's Company the Colonels name he has forgot & was stationed in Providence and this applicant further States that in the Spring of 1778 he enlisted for two months in Cap Amos Whipple  Pecks Company the Colonels name he has forgot & was stationed in Providence
and this applicant further States that in the Summer of 1778 he six times a month each morning was drafted for three months in Cap Amos Whipples Company the colonels forgot and was stationed in Providence chiefly the time and this applicant further States that in August 1778 he enlisted for one month in Cap Reuben Ballou's Company the Colonels name he has forgot & was in Sullivans expedition and this applicant further States that in the Summer June 1780 he enlisted for six months in Cap Burlingame Company 1st Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army  of the Continental Army & was stationed on Rhode Island & in Connecticut all which several enlistments & drafts he served as a private and was honourably discharged - but never had any written discharge nor has he any documentary evidence
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Levi Weatherhead
instup B Laurell Clerk
We, Samuel Haskell a Clergyman, residing in the Cumberland and Nathanial Aldrich residing in Providence hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Levi Weatherhead who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 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.
Nathanial Aldrich Samuel Haskell
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
B Laurell Clerk
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 Samuel Haskell who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Cumberland and that Nathanial Aldrich who also signed the same is a resident in the same town
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. to that Henry Alexander I, BENJAMIN COWELL, Clerk of said District Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Levi Weatherhead for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 29 day of December 1832
Benjamin Cowell Clerk

Revolution 21565 INVALID.
File No. 21565
Levi Wetherhead
Br. Rev. New
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 44
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Henry Alexander of Providence in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island & Gentlemen do certify to whom it may concern, that I was commissioned and served as a Lieutenant of a Militia Company belonging to a Regiment commanded by Col o William Richmond in the Revolutionary War in the year 1776, that I am acquainted with Levi Heathhead who then and now belongs to Cumberland in said County & State that said Heathhead enlisted for Three Months in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt o Ezer Fisk which Company was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col o Arnold of Smithfield in said State, said Heathhead enlisted in said Company for Three Months from the last of November 1776 that said Heathhead marched with said Company to Tiverton, and was on the Island of Rhode Island and Bristol and Faith-fully served out the Three Months that he enlisted for as a Soldier and was honorably dismissed from the United States Service.
Providence R.I. Providence August 7 th A.D. 1832.
Henry Alexander
Providence R.I. Providence August 7 th A.D. 1832.
Blank 1111
Personally appeared the above named Henry Alexander and made solemn Oath to the above certificate by him subscribed before me - Stephen Martin - Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.
Providence sc.
I, WILLIAM R. WATSON, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Providence, in said State, do hereby certify that Stephen Martin is a Justice of the Peace for the town of Providence in said county and State:—that he is by the laws of said State, authorised to administer oaths and take depositions: and that the signature to the annexed document, purporting to be his, is in the proper hand writing of said Martin —
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court, at Providence, this 23 rd day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two —
W. R. Watson

22 170 Sivi Wetherhead
Conderland
Further testimony of service of Col Gunn Regiment Providence
B Cawell Esq Providence R.I.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Levi Wheeler which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yy II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yy 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? yy 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? yy VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yy VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yy VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yy IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yy 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? yy

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? yy
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
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?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yy
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
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? yy
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? yy
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 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 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 shewn 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.
† 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 authenticates 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 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.
The applicant must obtain further evidence in regard to his service. His name does not appear on the Rolls of service of Col. Green's Regt.

I Amariah Weatherhead of Cumberland in the County of Providence on oath do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Levi Weatherhead of said Cumberland an applicant for a pension & have known him for the last 60 years - and I further testify that in the year 1780 I was orderly sergeant in Col Greens Regiment of Continental Troops - I enlisted in June & served six months from that time until my time expired and I well remember said Levi was a private in said Regiment at the same time said Levi enlisted into the same company & for six months & to my knowledge served until his time expired & was honorably discharged
Amariah Weatherhead
Rhode Island District
In Providence July 30 1853
Sworn to before by the said Deponent and I further that said Deponent is well known to me and he is a credible witness - Benj. Lawall Commissioner Dist Court R I Dist