Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16458, for Charles Mathewson, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER
R. I.
or  Mathewson, Charles Mathewson
S. 16458
carded
CONTENTS

New Hampshire
Charles Matthews on of Sullivan in the State of N H who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Olney of the Regt commanded by Col Dyer in the Rev R. A. line for 7 to 10 Days from 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of Chas H at the rate of 24 Dollars 44 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of October 1832 and South A. A. Sumner Charles Town N. H.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $ 36.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 Mar 39. 12.22 $ 48.88
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. [Signature] Clerk, Book D , Vol. 1 st Page 170.
Duplicate Certificate issued 18 th May 1842 and sent to Hon Edmund Burke. House of Reps.

16.458
INVALID.
Jany 10-1903 Mrs. Ella Brown, Huntington Ind
File No. 16.458
Charles Mathewson
Pr. Rec. War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. CA , Page 245
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Original pewee Certificate burnt. See proof on file with the papers of Nathan Carr, N.H. will act 1832 N o 3084.

Chief of Pensions, Dear Sir.
I would like to have the military record of Charles Mathewson of Acworth. N. H.
he was a Revolutionary pensioner and obligi
Mrs Ella Brown
35 Henry St
Huntington,
Indiana,

5895-
Charles Matthews
Providence
Ex o
M.C.E.
7 Marks & 10 days
$24.44
Adm d
K.E.
H. A. Sumner Charlestown NH

8895
BRIEF in the case of Charles Matthewson of Acworth of Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge of probate  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 75  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. As a Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 Jan 7. ————— * — — 21 Minute man Col Dyer — R. G. Dyer   September 19. to 20 th Dec — 3 — private Capt Olney   Jan'y 1777. to March '77 — 2 — " do — Col Bowers — ditto   October " — — 1 — " do — Col Matthews — ditto   August 1778 ————— — — 20 "  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Johnston R.I.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? very respectable Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No clergyman's Certificate 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. C. Easton Examining Clerk.
* In Jan'y 1776. stood ready as a minute man & in the 1 st July 1776 marched to Newport & served 3 weeks.

5895.
Charles Mattewson

State of New Hampshire
Sullivan county ss
on this fourth day of August A.D. 1832 -
Personally appeared in open court before Frederick A. Sumner judge of the court of Probate now sitting within the said county of Sullivan Charles Mathewson of New Castle in said county, aged seventy five 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 "An act to preserve from the 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as hereinafter stated. - In January 1776 he lived in Johnston in Rhode Island where a company was formed called minute men which enlisted into and was commanded by Andrew Waterman Esq. Captain was Lieutenant, the whole ready to start at moments warning. Some of the first days of February 1776 he was called to march to Newport to join his company, when he and his arrival found a part of the company collected, they then there ordered to march to Prudence Island where they joined the remainder of the company he was there stationed and did duty as a soldier for three months, when the company was dismissed - In Sept. 1776 he thinks the 19 th day, he again enlisted for three months in the same Rhode Island Troops in Capt. Mays company & Col. Piers Pymont he was stationed at Newport about two months, then was sent to Fort Island sometime back again to Newport, from there the army was driven off the Island at Howland ferry & Kingston where he served his time out and was dismissed - About the 20 th of Dec r .
In January 1777 he was either drafted or enlisted again he does not recollect which, in Capt. Hovey's company at Knightingale's Post of R Island Troops for two months & was ordered to Pawtuxet, where he was stationed the whole time except about one week when he was sent to War- wick, returned upon his time was out & when the full time of two months was out he was discharged some time in March 1777 - In October 1777 he again joined the Rhode Island

Troops either by Draft or enlistment he is certain which of the one or the other he served in Capt Olney's Company & he thinks Col Rowens Regiment stationed at Newlands from the whole term was dismissed & went home - In August 1778 he was drafted for twenty days, again served in Capt Olney's Company, he thinks Col Mathewson's Regt. This was called - Duke's Expedition, he retreated from the Island. He was never in any pitched battle in all the above services - To the interrogatories put by the court he answers, he was born in Johnston in Rhode Island June 29 th 1757, he has no record of his age except one he himself made, he lived in Johnston as a private when called into service, he enlisted & was drafted as above stated, he never was a substitute - In addition to the above officers he recalls Genl Sullivan & General Spencer, he never recd any written discharge to his recollection, he never held a commission. He thinks his services as above stated amounts to seven months & a half, besides sometimes turned out a few days, not above stated.
He further states that he has no documentary evidence of the above services, neither does he know of any individual who served with him who can testify as to the services above stated. He is acquainted with the Honorable Gaven Gilmore & Elephalet Bailey Esquire who can testify as to their belief of his services & as to his character for truth and veracity -
He hereby acknowledges every claim what so ever to a pension or annuity except the present and future, that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Charles Mathewson
sworn to and subscribed the day & year above said
Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate
Mr. Gaven Gilmore, & Elephalet Bailey both of the above said, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Mathewson, who has subscribed & sworn to the above obligation or declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he

is respected & believed, as the right hand does the left hand, & have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion, that we have been acquainted with him for more than thirty years last past, & have often heard him say that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war & that he is & always has been respected as a man of truth & veracity.
Gawin Gilmore Eliz t B. Bentley
sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid - Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories pre- scribed by the War Department, that the above named ap- plicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states - And the court certifies that it appears to them that the Honorable Gawin Gilmore & Elizabeth Bentley a sister of the deceased, are residents in Answorth aforesaid and are persons of the first standing in society & that their statement is entitled to full credit. There being no clergyman in that town was the reason of refusing the certificate of the above gentlemen. Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate
I Aaron Nettleton Jr. Register of the court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court, in the matter of the application Charles Matthews of Answorth aforesaid for a pension In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this fourth day of August A.D. 1832. Aaron Nettleton Jr. Register of Probate