Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,807, for Richard Lawrence, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Com.)
Lawrence Richard
S. 42,807
CONTENTS

Comd Genl to M. Myers Esq. City of New York Ap 13. 1821
2nd Genl certificate of Pension 26 Sept 1826 to Peter A. Jay Esq. City of New York
14.766  New York
Richard Lawrence
of Queens Co. in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sheldon of the Connecticut line, for the term of three years War
Enscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 28 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th of Sep: 1819 and sent to Peter A. Jay Esq. City of New York
Arrears to 4th of Sep: 1819 = $ 129.86 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820  48.
16 mo 7/30 $ 177.80
d. Feb. 24. 1829
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

+ Richard Lawrence 4453
Private
P. A. Jay, Peter A. Jay Recorder City of Wk.
Rec? July 28. 1819.
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Col d Sheldon
Year 1780 - was
Correct
Date Mr. 21 May 1819

the Judges Mayor's Court of Record
State of New-York, City and County of New-York,
ss. I, BENJAMIN FERRIS, Clerk of
the City and County of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said City and County, Do hereby Certify, That PETER AUGUSTUS JAY , Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavits were made, and who hath subscribed his name to the Certificate also hereto annexed, was on the day when the said Affidavits were made, and the said Certificate signed, Recorder of the City of New-York, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, and duly commissioned and sworn. And further, that the said Court is a Court of Record; that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Peter Augustus Jay, and verily believe that the signature of Peter Jay subscribed to the said Certificate, is the proper hand writing of the said Peter Augustus Jay.
ates, during resident of ance one line affidavit Reg. the before I was of Connecticut United States I have nieticut
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this fourteenth day
of July — 1819
Benj. Ferris Clerk
And this Declaration further representeth that the said Richard Lawrence is now a Citizen of the United States and residing in the County — aforesaid,

To the Honorable Peter A. Jay
Recorder of the City of New-York, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, which is a Court of Record of the State of New-York,
The Declaration under oath of Richard Laurence formerly a Dragoon engaged in the Service of the United States, during the Revolutionary War, and now a Citizen of the United States, and resident of Queens Kings County and State of New-York aforesaid
Respectfully showeth, that the said Richard Laurence Enlisted a Dragoon for and During the war some time in the Spring of the year 1786 in captain Sturtevant Sturtevant's Company in Col o Sheldon's Reg t of Light Horse and I actually continued in the Service of my country untill Peace in 1783 when I was honorably Discharged at Middletown State of Connecticut by Col o Sheldon having continued in the United States Service about three years but my discharge I have lost Said Regiment was from the State of Connecticut I am now about 64 years of age
And this Declaration further representeth that the said Richard Laurence is now a Citizen of the United States and residing in the County — aforesaid,

and is by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from his country for support;
Therefore he conceives himself entitled to the benefit of the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," approved, March 18, 1818, and requests that your Honor will examine into the truths of the matters aforesaid, certify and transmit the testimony in this case, and the proceedings had thereon to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, to the end that such relief may be had in the premises, as is by law in such case provided. And in support of the facts above set forth, he refers to the Declaration of himself and that of Captain Jedediah Rogers hereafter set forth,
Dated, the 28 th day of April 1819
Richard Lawrence
City and County of New-York, ss. Richard Lawrence of Queens County and State of New-York
being duly sworn, says, that the matters by him set forth in the foregoing Declaration, are in all respects just and true.
Sworn - the 29 th day of April 1819 before me,
Richard Lawrence
P. A. Jay
City and County of New-York Esq. Jedediah Rogers of the City of New-York aforesaid being sworn cloth depose and say that he knows the before affix Richard Lawrence that I knew him to have been enlisted a Dragoon in Capt Stanton Company Col d Sheldon Regiment of Light Dragoon during the Revolution Some time in the year 1779 or 1780 that I knew him to have served in said Regiment about three years and that he was honorably discharged from the United States Service Sworn the 28 th day of April 1819 before me P. A. Jay -
Jedediah Rogers, Capt. 2 d Reg t Light Dragoons Revolution

City and County of New-York, ss. Be it Remembered, That on the twenty ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Nineteen before me, Peter A. Jay, Recorder of the City of New-York, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, which is a Court of Record of the State of New-York, personally appeared the aforesaid Richard Lawrence Applicant, and Captain Frederick Rogers who was an Officer in the same Troop of Horse in which the before named applicant served and well known to me to be a respectable evidence and intitled to the fullest credit being a respectable Citizen — entitled to the fullest credit, who being by me duly sworn — deposed — to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing declaration —
Whereupon I being satisfied that the said Applicant did serve in the Dragoons of the United States, on the Continental Establishment, in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and longer, to wit, for the term and in the manner stated in the declaration of the said Applicant; and that he is fairly and justly entitled to the benefit of the Act aforesaid.
Therefore, I do hereby Certify and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, as before set forth, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of the said Court, at the City of New-York, the day and year last above written.
P. A. Jay
City of New York: Richard Lawrence the before named applicant being duly sworn saith that he is old and poor in indigent circumstances and needs the assistance of his country — sworn the 21 May 1819 Before me
Richard Lawrence
P. A. Jay
Clear

I Peter Augustus Jay Recorder of the City of New York & one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas called the Mayor's Court held in and for the said city do certify that within named Deponent Sedidiah Rogers is proved to me to be a person of good Character & to whom Deponent full faith ought to be given And further that it satisfactorily appears to me that the within named Richard Lawrence is in reduced & indigent Circumstances in life and needs the Assistance of his Country for support -
Dated the 21 May 1819
P. A. Jay
Peter A. Jay
Recorder
City St. N.Y.
Recd July 28. 1819
Adm. Co.
Council to the
City of New York
Open 1780 - 1819
Richard Lawrence 4453
Private

Rich D Lamm
Pension —————
1820
14,766
Con

State of New York
Greene County ss. On this Fourteenth day of November 1826 personally appeared in open Court, the same being a court of record for the County of Greene proceeding according to the course of common Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a Record of the proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment — Richard Lawrence aged Sixty nine years resident in Greene County of said State who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows — That he enlisted as a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Sheldon in Captain William Gantner's Company of Infantry at Middletown in the State of Connecticut in the Spring of the year 1780 — to serve during the war the Regiment belonged to the Connecticut Line on the Continental establishment he was in a small engagement near Kings bridge in the State of New York and in another near Horse Neck in said State and was then discharged in 1783 at Middletown State of Connecticut having served five years and six months, is a Tailor by trade but from age and infirmities is unable to obtain a livelihood and is in indigent circumstances requiring the aid of his country a individual con- tribution — he has no wife or children living and has no further evidence of his claim but what was attached to his original application, and that his original application declaration is dated the 28 th day of April 1818 And that his pension certificate is Number 14766 — And I do hereby solemnly swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 And that I have not since that time by Gift Law or in any manner

Disposal of my property or any part thereof with Intent thereby to defraud it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Services of the United States in the Revolution any war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed  Signed Richard Laurens
Schedule
Real Estate none
Personal Estate as follows
  one Coat, one Coatee, one  $15-    Great Coat (two Vests 12/)  5.50    3 Shirts 24/ — Handkerchiefs 8/    Shoes Stockings and Shirt  3.25     $23.75-  
Signed Richard Laurens
Sworn to and declared on the 14 th day of November 1820 — before me in open Court
Edward Farker Clk of
Edward Farker Clerk of the Common Pleas in and for said County Court of the County of Queens and Clerk of the Court of Do hereby certify that the foregoing Disposition and the Schedule thereto annexed is a truly copied from the Records of the said Court That the total amount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Twenty Three Dollars and Seventy five Cents

The testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 14 th day of November in the Year of our Lord 1890
Edward Parkhurst of Munsey 60

APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
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City of New-York, ss.
On this Eighteenth day of September 1826; before me, the Subscriber, a Notary Public for the state of New-York, personally appeared Richard Lawrence who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain William Stanton in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sheldon in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the state of New York that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the is defaced not legible by through accident 182 , at or near getting into
he
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid. }
Richard Lawrence
Wm Ormiston
Notary Public.
City of New York ss
Charles Lawrence came before me and made oath that the above deponent is the same Richard Lawrence to whom the original Pension Docket above described was granted at the War Department sworn before me and I certify to the credibility of the deponent Wm Ormiston N.P.  Charles Lawrence

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Y.F. 42807
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Richard Lawrence 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.     Spring 1780 discharged 2 1/2 yrs 1783 Pvt. William Stanton Sheldon Continental                                                   
Battles engaged in, Kingsbridge + Horse neck Residence of soldier at enlistment, inlisted at Middletown Conn. Date of application for pension, Nov 14 1820. His el. was al. Residence at date of application, Queens Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, 69 yrs. Died Feb 24 1829 (from A.B.) Remarks: In 1820 he stated that he had no wife or children living.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

New York Sep 18. 1826
Sir At the request of Richard Lawrence I take the liberty of forwarding to you his application for a new Certificate of Pension to be forwarded to my care
I am very respectfully Sir your Obedt Servt J. M. Doring
J. L. Edwards Esq.

Caveat.
Ms. A. 9. 2. 20
FREE
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
Mail

The Secretary of War is informed that the certificate of Act the pension of Richard Lawrence of Hushing Long Island, is in the hands of Mr James Peters, with whom it was left as security for his board who will return it when the payment is made.
This is forwarded at the request of Mr Peters that he may not obtain another and so defraud him of it.
his ju.
The Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Sec. of War

M  JOHN SMITH, JR.  CONTRACTOR  IRON, SLATE AND GRAVEL ROOFING ALSO ASPHALT PAVEMENTS. BUILDING SAND, STONE & BRICK.  OFFICE NO 5 WATER ST. 
STEVEDORE AT CENTRE DOCK AND GENERAL TEAMING.
Peebleskill, N.Y.
February 20, 1919
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
O.W.&amp; N.Division,
Washington, D.C.
Sir:-
Will it be possible for you to give me the military or family history of one Richard Lawrence, son of Joseph and Mary (Townley) Lawrence, who married Hannah Bowne, Feb. 6th, 1717, at Friends Meeting House, Flushing, L.I.
A Richard Lawrence was commissioned as captain of a troop of Light Horse, of Newtown, Queens Co., L.I., May 10th, 1776.
There was, at a later period of the War, a Lieut. Richard Lawrence, who served under Capt. Jonathan Lawrence in the regiments of levies commanded by Col. Albert Pawling and Col. John Harper.
As there were several men of the same name in the Colony, one a resident of Jamaica, another a delegate to the Provincial Congress from Richmond County, I shall be pleased to have any records which you may be able to give me concerning the aforesaid Richard Lawrence.
Very respectfully,
Fred A. Smith

V.L.M. Rev. War Section.
March 1, 1913.
Mr. Fred A. Smith, # 5 Water Street, Peekskill, N. Y.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 20" and received the 21" ultimo, you are herewith furnished the military histories of two soldiers named Richard Lawrence. Sur. File No. 8,314, and Sur. File No. 42,807. Rev. War. They are the only soldiers of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Very respectfully,
J. C. Dawson Commissioner.

1913 Mar. 1 Hist. Soc. Lond. R. Smith V.L.M.
42807 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 42807
Richard Lawrence
Pr. Rev. Rev
Act: 18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 286
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Recd 16 Mar. 1891.
FREE
The Honorable G. B. Ballou Sec'y of the War Dept Washington City

Yates County New York State of New York - March 3 rd 1821-
Honorable Sir
I was a Revolutionary Soldier and Rec d A Pension until the Passage of the late Pension law - after which I applied in when Grant - and - made oath according to the late law - and gave my Papers to a person by the name of Mr Coon - Who promised to send them to your - Honor and procure a certificate of Continuance - I have not since been able to obtain the certificate and fear Mr Mc Coon never sent on my Papers as I am informed that I am not on the list lately forwarded to the late official New York - will you please to inform Messrs M c ayes & Co of New York where I am on or not is on Please to forward my certificate to those Gen l for the and if I am not on Please to inform as I intend to apply to them to make out my Papers - I am now - in form - I am Old and Very Poor and much distressed By the Sickness - With Great Respect I am
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(13,766) h p 1819
in your most humble Serv t Richard Lawrence