Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16687, Benjamin Carpenter, N.H. Privateer

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. H. Privateer
Carpenter, Benjamin
S. 16687
CONTENTS
carded

Died 5 Feb. 1838. Order to pay 13 April 1838.
4233.
New Hampshire Benjamin Carpenter of Conesbury in the State of N H who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Col Gilley in the N H line for _____ + Private
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Jan y 1833 and sent from H. Hubbardston (H of Reps)
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $30 — Semi-annual allowance ending 21 Dec 33 10 —
$40 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 st Page 148

1510. Declaration of Benjamin Sarsbury Surgeon Cheshire Reg MA

Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, COUNTY OF CHESHIRE.
On this tenth day of August 1832 personally appeared Before the Hon Aaron Watson Judge of probate for said County of Cheshire now sitting in open Court.
Benjamin Carpenter a resident of Surry in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire aged 71 years last October 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 Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he was in the service of the United
States during the Revolution as follows -
1 st In 1780 enlisted at Surry for 6 months passed muster at Winchester July 11 th Capt W m Humphrey master master marched to Westpoint to fill vacancies in the Continental service was put into Capt Durtin's (Col. Colley's) Regt marched down the river went to New Jersey was at Orange town where I saw Andre hanging returned to North River was for some weeks on a scout in the vicinity of White Plains & was almost continually on or the march returned to camp & found the soldiers had been almost all discharged that had been stationed there were discharged about 14 miles from Westpoint
2 nd In 1781 enlisted I think in May as a marine on board the privateer called the Brig Fortune Capt Isaac Master at Beaufort cruised to the South took one Topsail Schooner prize & sent her into Beaufort I returned with the Brig about the last of September to Beaufort & discharged there & there received my prize money which was about enough to carry me home
Lived at Surry aforesaid when I went into the service. —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State.
Benjamin Carpenter
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
before me Aaron Watson Judge of Probate

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. Aaron Watson Judge of Probate
I, Asa Parker Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Cheshire do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Carpenter for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this tenth day of August A.D. 1832
Asa Parker { Register of the Court of Probate

Olaj Carpenter Pm dts
NO 9510 6 Month
$20- on the Roll of enlistment from survey - enlisted 28 June 1780 discharged 17 December 1780 - 5 Month 29 Days
Rejected
Service on board the private armed brig not provided for
3 Nov 1832
Genl H. Hubbard
Genl
J. M. Edwards
Attorney
L. C. Rane
Chautauqua Co N. Y.

BRIEF in the case of  Benj. Warfield  of  Surry  in the State of  N. Hampshire  (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? 72 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.     In 1780 Say 4 " Private Genl. Washington Col. Killey   May 81 about 5 mo. Marine Hij Fortune Capt. Dues  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Nine stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Surry  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? none 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? defective - no proof, witness, or evidence
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. H. Rodson Examining Clerk.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Carpenter a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. F. 16,687.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1780. 6 mos. Pri. Dustin Gilley N.H.   May, 1781 to Sept. 1781. Marine { Sailed from Beverly on Privateer "Fortune", com. by Capt. Ives  
Battles engaged in, _____ ✓ _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Surry, Cheshire Co., N.H.  (Jan. 15, 1833)
Date of application for pension, Aug. 10, 1832. His ch. was al.
Residence at date of application, Surry, Cheshire Co., N.H.
Age at date of application, Oct. 1760.
Remarks: There is no data relative to family
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Aug. 26, 1913

16687 INVALID.
File No. 16687
Benjamin Carpenter
Pr. Rev. Mass.
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 63
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1913, Jan. 27. History to Miss L. Rogers. Fr. Letter with cl. S.F. 16686, Ebenezer Carpenter
1913, Aug. 26. History to Miss Gertrude B. Tobin. Fr.

Benj Carpenter
109510
From
J. M. Edwards Kurne N.Y.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Henry Carpenter 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? 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 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? 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? Yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? None but the third
 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 affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
‡ 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.

St. Andrews, N. B.
Aug 14. 1913
Pension Bureau
Washington
D. C.
will you kindly send
me some data of the following Revolutionary soldiers if their names are on your Pension Lists
Samuel Carpenter, enlisted Conestoga Penn. July 1. 1781. in Fifth Brigade Penn. Militia From, "Rolls & Lists" Penn. Hist. Soc. Phila.
Henry Carpenter enlisted from Voluntown, Penn. for 3 years

2
in Captain R. Dions Co. Col. Huntington's Regiment.
Brigadier Carpenter private New Hampshire Continental Line, placed on Pension Roll, January 15, 1833 aged 76. Cheshire Co. N. H.
D. Eli Carpenter enlisted East Windsor, Conn. He was drowned Orford. N. H. 1811. His widow, (name unknown) may have applied for pension.

from Orford New Hampshire.
Any information regarding these four soldiers of the Resolution will be appreciated
Yours truly (Miss) Gertrude B. Tolin
"The Inn"
St. Andrews.
address New Brunswick
Canada