Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2742, for Thomas Manning, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Manning, Thomas
S. 2742
CONTENTS
carded

Ohio 3102-
Thomas Manning
Resident in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Army commanded by Captain Hedges - of the Reg't commanded by Col. Shumard in the Continental line for 3 years from 1781-
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 80- Dollars & Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Dec r 32 and sent to Pensioner Batavia, O
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  120--    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar '33  40--     $160--  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk, Book 10 Vol. 10 Page 41-

Thomas Manning Ohio No 6012.
Feb Feb 1781. promoted 3 years 1880.
on Roll.
refer to Roll.
look on Col. Shetland & Battle Roll.
series in box line 1880.

BRIEF in the case of Thomas Manning of Clermont County in the State of Ohio (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 67 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.      Enlisted In 1781 for three years and discharged  Nov 1783 Private  Gen.  Col Sherman Regt  Capt 46 regt  5 Regt Continental Line  Col Butler Regt  Capt Denton Comp   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? —  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Newford Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective in regard to period of service 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

Batavia N.Y. Aug 17 th 32
Fresco
Ohio
100 1/2
24 any
Homer Manning Application for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War.
Washington D.C.
X

State of Ohio Belmont County on this 2 nd day of August personally appeared in open court before George B. Lawrence President and Robert Harris Israel Whitaker and John Emery associate judges of the court of Common Pleas Thomas Manning a Commissioner of the County & State of Ohio aged 67 years on the 16 th day of June last who being first duly sworn deposed 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 Jan y 4 th 1832. That He enlisted in the army of the United States in the year for the term of three years 1781 with the 5 th Company and served in the 5 th Regiment of the Connecticut Line under the following named officers to with the Company was commanded by Capt Hodges and the Regiment by Col Sherman the Lieut was named Kimball the orderly sergeant was named Taylor The Adjutant of his Regiment was named Benjamin Aaron Benjamins He resided in the Town of Stafford, County of Hartford & State of Connecticut at the time of his enlistment - That He joined his Regiment at what was called the Connecticut Post in the high -lands about two or three miles from West-Point on the east side of the Hudson River - His Regiment moved about from place to place in the neighbourhood of Kings Bridge - the White Plains and Haggis Point during the summer & autumn after He joined it and again went into winter quarters at the Conn.

Hys - That he thinks in the next spring that the Regiment crossed the Hudson to West-Point that  he remained at  West Point from that time until June 1783 when those who were called "during the war men" were dis- charged - all of which time he remained in the Company of Captain Hodges & Regiment of the  Colonel Sherman - But after the discharge of the "during the war men" he was was placed in a fort near West-Point called Redoubt No 2 with a com- pany of about 50 men - which belonged to a company commanded by to the best of his recollection by a Captain Benton in Col Butler's Regiment - and that he remained there until he was discharged regularly in the month of November 1783 And He 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 any agency in any state
AD. 1832 Thomas Manning
Given to in open court August 7th 1832
J. D. Morris Clerk S. J.
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states which is ordered to be cer- -tified

This day personally appeared in open Court Thomas Manning an applicant for the benefits of the act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution passed June 7 th 1832. and made under oath the declarant by the said act required and the court from personal knowledge of the applicant and the examination of the witnesses do declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states which is ordered to be certified. And the said court after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the law departments declared their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and they further declared their opinion that it appeared to them from their own personal knowledge that it is generally reported and believed in the neighborhood where the said Thomas Manning resides that he was a revolutionary soldier.
I Jonathan D. Morris Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Clermont do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Thomas Manning for a pension in testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said court this 16 th day of August A.D. 1832.
J. D. Morris Clerk

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Thomas Manning 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? No 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 ?  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 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 ? 
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 reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas Manning 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. S. 2742.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1781 to June, 1783 Pri. Hodges Sherman Conn.   Immediately after to Nov. 1783. Benton Butler      
Battles engaged in, _____ ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stafford, Hartford Co., Conn.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 7, 1832. { His cl. was allowed under date Dec. 13, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Cleamont Co., Ohio.
Age at date of application, Aged 67 yrs. on June 16, 1832.
Remarks: No data as to family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
P. T.
Bureau of Pensions,
M.P.C.
Washington, D. C., April 5, 1895.
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- Thomas Manning ---- 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. Feb. 1781 to June 1783. Pvt. Hodges Sherman Conn. June 1783 to Nov. 1783. Pvt. Benton Butler Conn.
Battles engaged in, None mentioned.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stafford, Conn.
Date of application for pension, August 7, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Claremont Co., Ohio.
Age at date of application, Sixty-seven years.
Remarks: His pension was allowed for three years service from 1781.
Very respectfully,
Wm. H. Manning, Esq.,
252 West 15 th St.,
1904blm
New York, N. Y.
Commissioner.

329 Adair Ave. Zanesville O. July 8-1912
Bureau of Pensions: Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:
I am making an effort to become a member of the D. A. R. and I am writing you for some information which if you can give will assist me greatly.
My ancestors name is Thomas Manning.

born June 15, 1764 at Stafford Ct. He enlisted in the Revolutionary war Feb. 2, 1781 at Stafford under Capt. Hodge and Col. Isaac Sherman in the 5 th Ct. Regt. He re- ceived a pension I know but what I wish to learn is when he applied for and received the same. An author- ized statement concern- ing this point will be greatly appreciated and received by Yours Sincerely (Mrs. D.E.) Belle B. Stephan

OK
23-2 West 15 th St., New York, Mar. 3, 1895.
To the Commissioner,
Sir: - Will you kindly me what the records tell of the following two Revolutionary soldiers, pensioners.
 1. Thomas Manning, pensioner 1832; was living 2742 16933  somewhere in Clermont Co., Ohio, 1834.  2. John Manning, pensioner 1816; residence, 445379 330562  somewhere in Berkshire Co., Mass. 
I should be glad to know where these men enlisted as Revolutionary soldiers - where they lived at time of pension - where and when they died; and anything the records may tell further.
A reply will greatly oblige,
Yours respectfully, Wm. H. Manning.
52 c Postage stamps Enclose him returned to metro
By exp mail kin

March 12 th 1894.
235 Dearborn Avenue.
After the war Thomas Manning and Anna Todd were married and somewhere near 1812 removed to Belmont Co., Ohio (near Amelia) where they lived until their death. After becoming so old to be alone they were cared for by their son-in-law Nathaniel Behaymer. As the family records were destroyed it is

Dr Lodd left a large mercantile business in the care of a son Eli Lodd and served as a surgeon in the army.
impossible to give the dates that you ask for but think it somewhere in the fifties.
Very respectfully
Rose H. Brooks.
Mrs James L. Brooks

DIVISION.
F. S.
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., March 5, 1894..
Respectfully returned to Mrs. James C. Brooks, 235 Dearborn Ave., Chicago, Ill.
A careful search has been made and from the data given no record has been found of Dr. Todd.
For purposes of identifica- tion, kindly furnish the place of residence of Thomas Manning after the Revolutionary war, and the date of his death if known.
Return all papers with your reply.
22742
John Lockhorn
Commissioner.

FEB 15 1894
Feb 11th 1894.
can you give me any information in regard to a Dr Wood, I do not know the first name who served as a surgeon in the Revolutionary war, he was from Leitchfield Mass or very near there also
Thomas Manning from the said PENSTON and served in same war but in what capacity I do not know.
Any thing will be thankfull received Mrs James C. Brooks. 2742 235 Diaborn Ave.

Mrs James C. Brooks, 235 Dearborn Av. Chicago Ill.

Mar. 30/94 Mil. Hist. to Mrs. James C. Brooks, 223 West Ann Ar. Chicago, Ill. Apr. 1/95 Mil. Hist. to Rev. Thomas Manning, 252 W. 15 th St., New York, N.Y. M.P.
July 11, 1912. History to Mrs. D. E. Stephan. Br.
Rev War
2742
INVALID.
File No. 2742
Thomas Manning
Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. A, Page 235
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Manning, Thomas GRADE Sergeant LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8530 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED September 8, 1789
To Rachel Rutan, 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.