Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10995, for Samuel Loring, Rhode Island

SERVICE
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Loring, Samuel
S. 10995
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CONTENTS

New York 20.431
Samuel Toring
Albany in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded Captain Smock of the Regt. commanded by Col. Greene - in the R. Island line for 2 years
Died May 27. 1840. See letter to A.C. Niven Jan. 14. 1841 - Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 8 th April 1838 from 4 March to 27 March 1840. Age notified 21. July 1841.
Inscribed on the Roll of P. Sake at the rate of 10 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Sept r 1833 and with P. G. Medora
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1833 16 68 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 34 40 1 40
W. L. Williams } Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by _____ Clerk, Book E, Vol. 1, Page 110

14,257
Samuel Loring
no rolls.
14,257 16 c & Samuel Private 2 years
Mar 8 '33
6m
H. C. Burdick
14,257

County
BRIEF in the case of Sullivan of
Samuel Loring of Thompson New York in the State of
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Yes  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 form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Enlistment January In 1777 3 Private  Gen. Gage (Rhode Island)  " Howe (New York)  Capt. Allen  " ...   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Monmouth - Rhode Island  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Warren County N.H.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? as living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not properly attached 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. B. Wilcox Examining Clerk. 6 March 1833

In the matter of Samuel Looring
Pension Papers-
14351.

Samuel Hicks, of Warren in the County of Bristol in the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, on solemn oath do testify and say, that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven I was a Lieutenant in Captain Thomas Arnold's Company in Col. Christopher Greene's Regiment which was raised for three years service in the Continental Army of the Revolution; that on the third day of May A.D. one thousand seven hundred seventy seven I enlisted Samuel Loring, then residing in Liverton in the State of Rhode Island, but now residing in the State of New York, for three years service in the Continental Army, and that said Samuel Loring joined said Captain Thomas Arnold's Company in said Col. Christopher Greene's Regiment, and that said Samuel Loring remained in said Captain Thomas Arnold's Company during all the time that I was Lieutenant of said company.
Samuel Hicks
The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations. Bristol ss. in Warren December the 22 nd A.D. 1830.
This day personally appeared the above named Samuel Hicks and being duly sworn gave the foregoing deposition which was reduced to writing by me and was by him subscribed in my presence.
Attest Levi Flail Justice of the Peace.
The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations. Bristol ss in Warren near the 13 th A.D. 1833.
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Samuel Hicks, that he is a credible witness, and that the above affidavit subscribed & sworn to by him is entitled to credit.
Attest Levi Flail Justice of the Peace.

The State of Rhode-Island & Providence Plantations Court of Common Pleas Clerks-Office, County of Bristol ss May 13 th 1833
I W m Bradford Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol in S tate a Court of record do hereby certify that Levi Waite who has certified the within affidavit was at the time of taking the same & now is a justice of the peace for the town of Warren in S tate County of Bristol duly appointed by the General Assem- bly and commissioned by the Governor of this State and the within signatures purporting to be his, are in his hand writing
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, & affixed
the Seal of the said Court the day aforesaid
W m Bradford Clerk
W.

State of New York County of Sullivan ss On this ninth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty  two persons of the County of Sullivan personally at the court house in Thompson in the County of Sullivan personally appeared in open court, before the Exrs the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Sullivan. Samuel Loring a resident of the town of Thompson & State of New York aforesaid aged seventy two years on the seventh day of September last, 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 January passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the month of January in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven with Lieutenant Samuel Hicks belonging to Capt d Arnold's Christian name not recollected Company, and served in said company in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army under the following officers - Colonel Greene, Lieut Colonel Ward (sake think) the major name not recollected Capt d Arnold. Lieutenants Hicks & Brown & Ensign Benjamin Blanchard or Blanchard - That at the time he enlisted he resided in the town of Warren County of Bristol & State of Rhode Island - That after passing through the Southport he marched with his regiment to West Point & did duty there for several months when he was taken sick with the camp dysentery - and taken to the Hospital at Peekskill & afterwards to the Hospital at Fishkill - After his recovery he marched with a company of invalids & joined his regiment at Mount Holly in New Jersey - That from Mount Holly he marched to Valley Forge & remained there during the winter - That in the spring campaign he was engaged in the Battle of Monmouth at which time the two Rhode Island Regiments had been  consolidated consolidated into one Regiment commanded by Colonel

Angel. Lieut Col. Olney & Major Mayne, that he served in the company in said light commanded by Capt. Jew as he recollects his name, Lieut. Saly, the Ensign's name not recollects - He then marched to Rhode Island & was present at the Battle fought there previous to the retreat of our Troops from that Island - That he continued in Service until the end of his three years enlistment when he received an honorable discharge from Colonel Angel which has been lost -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity, except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state -
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Wm M Foster Clerk of the Court of Com. Pleas
And the said Court do hereby declare then & there that the above named affiant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states
Samuel Loring
I, Wm Foster Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Loring for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the said applicant was a revolutionary soldier and

Eight hundred & thirty two And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the said applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states -
Samuel Smith } Judges of the Messrs Gillespie } Court of Common Thos Brany } Pleas of Sullivan County -
I Jesse M. Foster Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Smith for a pension -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two -
Jesse M Foster

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 9 th 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," the widow of Samuel Loring deceased , a Pensioner on the Roll of the New York City Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March, to the 27 th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
William H. Harrison
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

November 26, 1934.
Mrs. Frank Cotter Greenwich Lodge Greenwich, Connecticut.
BA-J/ILK Samuel Loring S. 10995
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Loring, who lived more than one hundred years ago in Monticello, Sullivan County, New York.
You are furnished herein the record of the only soldier with that name, found on the Revolutionary War records of this office; the data regarding Samuel Loring are found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 10995, based upon his service in that war.
Samuel Loring was born September 7, 1760; the place of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Tiverton, or Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, he enlisted in January 1777, served as private in Captain Thomas Arnold's company, Colonel Christopher Greene's Rhode Island regiment, wintered at Valley Forge, later served as private in Captain Tew's company, Colonel Angell's Rhode Island regiment, was in the battles of Monmouth and Rhode Island, and continued in service until the expiration of service of three years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, at which time he resided in Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.
The soldier died March 27, 1840, survived by his widow who resided in Monticello, New York, in January 1841; her name is not shown and there are no further data relative to the family of Samuel Loring.

For information in regard to the name of the person to whom the last payment of pension of Samuel Loring was paid, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Samuel Loring Certificate 20431 Issued September 12, 1833 Rate $80 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831. Act of June 7, 1832. New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILIER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

To what time was Samuel Loring, New- York Roll, act June 7. 1832, last paid?
J. L. Edwards Jan. 14. 1841
paid to 4 th March 1840 - 4 th gr not u
SH

Cow Jan 14. 1841.
Sam Loring Nyack Ill
J. J. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Central Washington

Monticello (New York)
January 8. 1841
J. R. Edwards, Esq.
Sir, The inclosed papers are sent to your office for the purpose of having the arrears of pension due Samuel Loring (now dec d !) paid to his widow resident here.
Will You give it your attention and send the necessary papers to me or to her (directed to this place) to enable her to draw the same.
Respectfully J. C. Martin

A. G. Vivian Esq
Jan'y 14. 1841.
G. C.
Decoter V 30 page 440

Pension Office Jan. 14. 1841
Sir;
I herewith return the vouchers which you sent to this Office in the case of Samuel Loring, decd. In order that the widow may draw the amount due up to the day of his death, she must send to or deposit with the Pension Agent at New-York, Shepard Knapp, Esq. such papers as the enclosed printed instructions point out. The money is due from the 4 th of March 1840 to the 27 th of May 1840
A. C. Niven, Esq. Monticello, N. York.
10. C.

Samuel Serino
Sheet

Samuel Loring BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of 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? Yes 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? No XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No 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? No 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? Yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? No 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? Yes XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes 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 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.

{ Oct. 9, 1832. Thompson, N. Y. Warren, Bristol Co. R.I. at enlistment
Battles Monmouth, Rhode Island June 28, 1778
Born { Sept 7, 1760
Where When Jan 1777 Term 3 years As Capt Thomas Arnold. Col. Christopher Greene State R.I.  } Capt Drew. Col. Angell.
On Jan 8, 1841 Widow referred to - no name Monticello N.Y. P.O.
Parentage and place of birth not shown.
Samuel Loring
No other Samuel Loring Date of last payment apply to Auditor.

erty, real, personal, or mixed, owned by the claimant, or in which she has any interest; whether she has disposed of any property since....., 190....., and the amount of her income from all sources, and her means of support.....
Wherever it is indicated above that a fact may be proved by more than one kind of evidence, the classes of evidence are named in the order of their value. Evidence of a lower class will not be accepted unless it is shown that none of a higher class can be obtained.
Copies of records should be attested by the officer having custody thereof; and if he has no seal by which to authenticate his signature, the attestation should be under oath.
Witnesses must state their post-office addresses, ages, and means of knowledge of the facts to which they testify, and write their names immediately after their statements, leaving no blank space over their signatures; and it should appear in the jurats that they know the contents of their affidavits, and that erasures or alterations, if any, were made before the oath was administered.
This circular should be returned with the evidence.
Very respectfully,
----- ----- ----- Commissioner.
3803b5m5-02
1760 72 1832

THE SPACE ABOVE IS RESERVED FOR POSTMARK POSTAL CARD. THE SPACE BELOW IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY.
Retired Office Washington D.C.
10,995

A certain Samuel Loring of Hull or Hingham, Mass., is one of my ancestors. The name of Samuel Loring is given in the Mass. Soldiers & Sailors of the Revolution as coming from Hingham, Hull and Duxbury. I cannot fix him as to date of birth, parentage, and town as a connecting link in my genealogy. Can the Pension Office give me any clue - by statements in the three directions above mentioned. Kindly let me know if you have a fee for such service and what it is, and oblige yours cordially,
E. B. Story
47 Boyads Green, Northampton, Mass.

O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Feb. 6, 1906.
Searched by Hill
Original No.
Certificate No.
Claimant,
Soldier, Samuel Loring
Service,
Rev. War
Remarks:
No claim except in File 10995.
Chief of Division.

MRS. FRANK COTTER GREENWICH LODGE GREENWICH, CONN.
Dear Sir:
Would you have any information about one Samuel Loring who served in the Revolutionary war
I suppose he have lived in or near Fowell Mass. moved from there about 118 years ago to Monticello or Packett Lake Sullivan County N.Y.

any information would be appreciated
Thanking you
I am sincerely yours Anna Young & Cotter (Mrs Frank)
Nov 13 - 1934.

1906 Feb 12. History To E. B. Story. M. B. H. 1934. Nov. 26. Hist. To Mrs. Frank Cottler. J. L. H.
Rev War
10995 INVALID.
File No. 10,995 Samuel Loring Briv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 227
[Arrangement of 1870.]