Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35620, for Wait Rice, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Rice, Wait
S 35620
CONTENTS

8th month Lee remarks on L. Rich. Capt.
Waite Rice Private 1776-9 Mo. Bradley's Connec. Regt Admitted

State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss I Augustus Pettibone Esq re Chief Judge of the County Court for said Litchfield County which is a court of record do hereby certify that the foregoing Affidavit was regularly taken before me and from the Evidence Exhibited it appears to my Satisfaction that the said Writ there served in the revolutionary war against the common Enemy in the manner and during the term as stated in his aforesaid Affidavit — That by the reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of the Assistance from his country for Support —
To the Hon ble John C. Calhoun Secretary of War —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said Court to be affixed as of this 15 th day of April Anno Domini 1818
Augustus Pettibone Chief Judge

I Wait Mice of Bathamshead in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut Do hereby declare that in the fore part of May in the year 1776 I enlisted myself into the service of my Country in the revolutionary war against the common Enemy as a Soldier in a company commanded by Capt John Canch and a Regiment commanded by Col: Phillip B Bradley which Regiment was raised by the State of Connecticut to reinforce the Continental Army at New York for nine months the Regiment Marched about the first day of June following - I was taken at Fort Washington as a prisoner my service was more than nine months - I am a poor man reduced in circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of my Country for Support - and some came home on parole from imprisonment and not to my knowledge I was ever exchanged during the war -
Walt Rice
State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss April 15 th day of 1818 - Personally appeared Walt Rice Signer of the above affidavit and made Solomon Oath to the truth of the same before me
Augustus Pittibone Chief Judge of Litchfield County Court

We Asaph Merriam & Ephraim Merriam both of Meriden in the County of New Haven State of Connecticut Depose and say that we are well acquainted with Wait Rice of Barkhamsted Litchfield County and State aforesaid that he served in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy as a soldier in a Company commanded by Capt. John Crouch & Regt. commanded by Col. Philip B. Bradley which Regt. was raised by the State of Connecticut to reinforce the continental army at New York for nine months, in the year 1776 and that he was taken a prisoner at Fort Washington and kept on board the prison ship called the Asia then lying at New York and that he is poor and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And that he is a resident citizen of the United States Dec. 3 d 1818 -
Asaph Merriam
Ephraim Merriam
Signed & sworn to by us Dec. 3 d 1818 Personally appeared Asaph Merriam & Ephraim Merriam known to me to be the persons described in and who executed the foregoing Affidavit and made known to me that the truth thereof contained.
Signed & certified before Gardner Burham Just of Peace

New Haven County ss New Dec r 3 d 1818 - I hereby certify that Joseph Morrison and Ephraim Morrison are men of truth and veracity and worthy of belief. Gerrit Benham Just ice of Peace
State of Connecticut New Haven County ss -
I Roger S. Skinner Clerk of the County Court in & for New Haven County & Keeper of the Seal thereof hereby certify that Gerrit Benham Esq r is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County & duly authorized to take Depositions & that the above is known to me to be his signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 8 th day of December A d 1818 Attest Roger S. Skinner Clk

Sworn to and declared on the 5 th day of July A. D. 1820 before Full Court
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk
Wait Price 5.853 Can Thos. Strong
I, Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court, in the county of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the court ; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Sixty Seven dollars and cents
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 17 th day of July 1820
Clerk of the County Court for the County of Litchfield.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk

District of Connecticut ss. County of Litchfield, Convers Court.
On this 5 th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a court of RECORD for said county in said district, having the power to fine and imprison. Wait Rice
aged 72 years resident in Convers said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:
I enlisted, according to the best of my recollection in April or May 1776 for the term of nine months in Capt. Welch's company, Col. Philip B. Bradley's Regt. on the Continental establishment, Connecticut line. After I had served about seven months was taken prisoner at Fort Washington by the British & continued a prisoner until after the expiration of said term of nine months - was confined in a prison ship with about nine hundred men, when a great part of the prisoners died. After I got home I was unable to do a days work for near a year.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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.
viz. 1 Yoke of Steers valued at $55.00 1 Cow  12.00 $67.00

I have a wife four years older than myself & neither of us able to labor but very little have been supported chiefly by my son with whom I live
Wait Rice

5853.
Connecticut Roll!
Capt Coach Wait Rice Conn Private
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th of Jan y 1819 and sent to Augustus Pettibone Esq d , Litchfield. Conn d
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 497 \frac{20}{30} — 37:33
Semi-annual all ce ending 4 th March 1819 — 48:—
$ 85:33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1819. }
Continued
Buchanan
16 4 20 30 32 5.31 37.32
Notation about Wait Rice

35620
Rev INVALID.
File No. 35,620
Wit Price
Pri Rev 100
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 382
[Arrangement of 1870.]
100