Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 13528, for Elisha Inman, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER
R I
Inman, Elisha Joanna
W. 13528
CONTENTS

320 320 Rhode Island
Tramma Inman widow of Elisha Inman dec d
who died on the 18th April 1833 of Providence Co. in the State of R.I. who was a Private in the Comp y . commanded by Captain Hoppin of the Reg t . commanded by Col. Lippett in the R.I. Island line for 12 months
R.I.
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Jan y . 1840 and sent Benjamin Cowell Providence R.I.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839 $340:00 Semi-annual allowance ending 2 d Mar 40. 20.00
$360:00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by M c Adison Clerk,
Book 2 d Vol. 2 d Page 91

4078 Joanna Murn widow of Elisha act 4 July 1836 R.I.
adm d 12 mo pri - 4078
Capt Hoppin Col. Staff R.I. State Troops -
No deduction
Benj. Powell Providence R.I.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
William Magee
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the State of Rhode- Island and Providence Plantations.
BE IT KNOWN, That the name, " HENRY BOWEN; " to the aforewritten attestation subscribed, is in the proper hand writing of Henry Bowen, Esquire, who at the time of subscribing the same, was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified according to law : Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said State to be affixed, at Provi- dence, this twenty ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- eight and of Independence the sixty- third
Wm Sprague
By His Excellency's Command.
Henry Bowen Secy

State of Rhode Island &c.
Secretary's Office Oct. 29. 1838
I certify that at the session of the General assembly of said State held on the first Wednesday of May last, David Daniels and Job Armstrong were elected Associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, within the County of Providence - William Aplin Justice of the Peace for the town of Providence, and Ariel Cook Justice of the Peace for the town of Cumberland: each for one year, and commissioned accordingly, as appears of record.
Witness Henry Bowen Secy.

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations.
County of Providence
On this 13 th day of October A.D. 1838 personally appeared before me David Daniels one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County. Joanna Inman now resident in Smithfield in the County of said said aged 86 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 4 th 1836. viz that she is the widow of Elisha Inman who at the time of her marriage was styled Elisha Inman Jr. formerly of Gloucester in said County that said Elisha enlisted and served a year in Col. Lippit's regiment and Capt. Benjamin Hoppin's company as a corporal. Said service began as she believes in Jan y 1775 and ended in Jan y 1777. And she further declares that she was married to the said Elisha Inman on the 9 th day of September A.D. 1773. She was married in the town of Gloucester in said County where she both resided her marriage is recorded on the records of said town of Gloucester

She was married by Jonathan Harris Esq. a Justice of the Peace. The said Elisha died on the 10 th day of April A.D. 1833. in Smithfield Garden. and since that time she has remained unmarried. Wherefore she requests, that the same pension, to which her husband, was entitled to may be granted to her.
Joanne Farnan.
Sworn to, and, subscribed, before me, on the day and year first above written, and I further certify, that from bodily infirmity, I consider her unable to attend in Court.
David D'Arcy Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

I hereby certify that Elisha Inman Jun. son of Elisha Inman, and Joanna Esten, the daughter of John Esten, were lawfully joined together in marriage
by me Hon. Harris Foster Esq. Recorded ye 12 th Nov. 1773 - by R. S. Clerk.
Town Clerks Office Gloucester, in the County of Providence & State of Rhode Island Sep. 25 th 1838.
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows: "on the ninth day of September A.D. 1773"
Gloris H. Pourn Town Clerk.
I Gloris H. Pourn above named, depose and say: that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County Town & State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town of Gloucester with the exception above named, as certified by me
Gloris H. Pourn Town Clerk
Q Q
Sworn before me. Job Armstrong Just. C. C. Pleas

I Joanna Sayles of Smithfield in the County of Providence & state of Rhode Island &c aged fifty three years. being sworn to tell the truth. do depose & say. that Elisha Gann formerly of said Smithfield. was my father. & Joanna Gann of said Smithfield is my mother. & that my said father. died. at said Smithfield on the 18th. day of April A.D. 1833. & that since that time my mother has remained unmarried. Joanna Sayles
Providence ss In Smithfield aforesaid. this 21 st day of September A.D. 1838. Then personally appeared before me. the subscribed. Joanna Sayles. & gave the foregoing deposition. after being duly cautioned & sworn which was by me reduced to writing in her presence. & has been subscribed in my presence. I certify further that she is a credible witness. David Daniels Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

I Joseph Esten of Barricville County of Providence and State of Rhode Island now eighty eight years of age on Oath depose and say - I was well acquainted with Elisha Inman and his wife Joanna maiden name was Esten, in the war of the Revolution I well remember two or three years after they was married the said Elisha was gone from home a year or more and the general report was he he had gone a Soldiering he left his wife and one child at home and after he returned home he told me he had been a Soldiering away off into New York and the Jerseys and belonged to Colonel Lippitt's Regiment The said Elisha soon after married removed to Smithfield an adjoining town and little there, and was called Elisha Inman there all though his father was living and was an aged man and never went as Soldiering to my knowledge - The said Joanna is my Sister and is now widow of the above said Elisha Inman
Joseph Esten
State of R.I. } Sc November this 18 th Day A.D. 1839 Providence Co }
Then came Before me Joseph Esten and made Oath to the truth of the above Affidavit by him Subscribed in my presence. I further certify the said Joseph Esten is well known to me and is a lawful sworn and credible witness and of reasonable sense mind for a man of his age and full faith and credit be given his attestation
George Harrick 3 rd Justice of the Peace
(4)

State of Rhode Island &c Providence Jo. I, John W. Smith Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within & for the County of Providence, do hereby certify that George Aldrich Jr Esquire before whom the within affidavit was sworn is a Justice of the Peace for the town of Smithfield in said County; that he is by law duly authorized to administer oaths & take depositions: And that his signature within written is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of our said Court, at Providence, this third day of December 1839.
John W. Smith Clerk

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 13528
Jemima Newman Widow of Elisha Newman pri Rev War
Act: July 4 th 86
Index:—Vol. a , Page 366
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Joanna Inman widow of Elisha R. I.
act 4 July 1836
Let to B Bowell 13
May '39. & 22 July '39
same Sept 16 '39 -
2 83 1828

I Joseph Ide of Foster in the County of Providence, being now eighty one years of age do on oath testify and say, That in January 1776 I enlisted for one year as a private, in Captain Benjamin Wolppin's Company and Colonel Christopher Saffin's Regiment, and I served out my time and was discharged. And I further testify that Elisha Brown enlisted about the time I did in same company as a Corporal and he served out his time, He enlisted for one year as I did and we served together, and were discharged in New Jersey. Said Elisha belonged in Gloucester. Afterward I believe the said Elisha enlisted in the Continental Service, but I do not recollect the regiment.
Joseph Ide
State of Rhode Island 4 c . Providence Oct. 2. 1858 Then Joseph Ide subscribed & made oath to the foregoing deposition before me, and I further certify that said Joseph Ide is a credible witness. — William Updegraff Jr. Clerk

Annasah Weatherhead Deposition for Joanna Inmann

I Amaziah Withhead of Cumberland in the County of Providence State of Rhode Island on solemn oath do testify and say that I am now 80 years of age I was well acquainted with Elisha Inman formerly of Gloster in the war of the Revolution I well remember of his belonging to Col. Lippitt Regiment Capt. Hobbens Company. I belong to Capt. David Dexter Co. the same Regiment he enlisted for twelve months In December 1775 or January 1776 and served his term out and then he volunteered for one month by request of General Washington Stationed about six months on Rhode Island then said Regiment marched to the west to Fort Washington in the State of New York there we marched to the white Plains then crossed the North River at Kings ferry into the Yawzes and the said Elisha Inman served in the capacity of a Cook and during all of the above time I served in the capacity of Sergeant in the above time Amaziah Withhead
State of Rhode Island Providence ss Cumberland Sept 12 Ad 1838 Then the above named Amaziah Withhead appeared before me and made oath to the foregoing Deposition which was by me reduced to writing in his presence and by him subscribed to in my presence I further certify that said Amaziah Withhead is known to me as of good reputation and that his statements are entitled to full credit
Asahel Cook Justice of the Peace

I George Aldrich 3 d of Smithfield in the County of Providence on oath do testify and say, that I was overseer of the Poor of said town for a number of years including the year that Elisha Inman died, and as overseer I had charge of him as one of the poor of said town, and I paid his funeral expenses. I never heard him say in his lifetime any thing about his being entitled to a pension. He was an indolent & quite an inefficient man in the latter part of his lifetime and it is my opinion that he never knew of the act of June 1832, granting pensions before his death.
The first information that his widow, Joanna Inman, had of her being entitled to a pension as his widow, was from me.
I told her I thought she was entitled to a pension under the Act of July 4, 1836.
I further testify that I gave her this information about a year ago, when, for the first time I understood that her husband had served in the war.
She told me at the time I informed her as above mentioned that she never knew any thing about the Pension acts before, and did not know that Widows could draw pensions.
George Aldrich 3 d
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Providence County ss. In the city of Providence on this Twelfth day of August A D 1839 personally appeared George Aldridge the third, Esquire, above named, and made oath that the facts stated in the above affidavit by him, submitted in my presence, are true to the best of his knowledge & belief.
And I also certify that the said George Aldrich 3 d is poor

well known to me as a magistrate of said Smithfield in whose testimony the fullest confidence may be placed.
William H. Smith Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Providence ss.
Clerk's Office of the Municipal Court of the City of Providence in the State aforesaid, - being a Court of Record.
I, Albert G. Greene, Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify that William H. Smith who has signed the preceding certificate, was at the date thereof, and now is, a justice of the Peace, within & for said City, duly appointed & qualified; & that his said signature is genuine.
Witness my hand, and the Seal of said Court, this twentyth Day of August, A.D. 1839.
Albert G. Greene Clerk

Providence May 29 1839
Sir
Agreeably to your request of May 13 & 23 inst I herewith enclose the original Roll or "Pay Abstract" of Col Lippitt's regiment. - I have to request you will acknowledge the Receipt of it, & return it as soon as convenient. —
It may not be improper to state that this regiment was raised to serve one year from 18 January 1776 after serving about four months as a State regiment, was taken into Continental pay May 11 th in September marched to the Westward & took an active part in the battles of Princeton & Trenton & after their times of Enlistment expired vol- unteered to serve a month longer at the request of Gen Washington I am respectfully yours Benja Lowell J. L. Edwards Esq

Providence August 20 1839
Sir In answer to your letter of 22 nd inst respecting the claim of Mrs Joanna Inman widow of Silas Inman I herewith enclose the affidavit of the Overseer of the Poor in Smithfield which I hope will satisfactorily explain the reason why he did not apply for a pension under act of June 7 1832 & why she did not before, under the act of July 4 1836 As to the reason why he did not apply under the act of March 18, 1818 you may remember that your Department decided nearly 20 years ago that that regiment was not continental long enough to entitle it to pensions. It was raised in January 76 for one year & served but it was not taken into "continental pay" until 11 of May, & it did not serve quite 9 months

after that period & all applications for positions for services in that regiment were rejected.
I am very respectfully Yours at set Benjamin C. Russell
J. L. Edwards Esq. 5.

Providence Dec 4 1839
Sir
In the case of Mrs. Joanna Inman, widow of Elisha Inman I herewith enclose further proof of identity in compliance with your direction in your letter of Sept 16 tttt - which I presume will be satisfactory - In further reply to your letter of above date in reference to the reason why said Elisha did not apply for a pension under act of March 18, 1818 permit me to say, that I did not mean to say or to have it inferred that he did not apply for a pension - under the last mentioned act for the reason stated in my letter in August last, all I intended was, that if he had applied he could not have obtained a pension under that act - whether he did or did not apply for a pension at that time I cannot say I am confident he never

applied to me to assist him, and from what I have understood I do not believe he ever applied to any one. Nor do I believe he ever had any knowledge of the decisions of the War Department relative to the services of Disbanded regiments. I would further observe that Joseph Ide who served in some company with him is dead & I believe many one now who belonged to the company is deceased also - as the identity service & marriage are now passed beyond all question I hope the certificate may be granted.
I am very respectfully Yours obed Servt Boyd Lawrence
J L Edwards Esq