Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,458, Aaron Buck, R. I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R.G.
Buck Aaron
S. 36,458
CONTENTS

To Connecticut 4. 1818  Rev. Mark for Connecticut Roll.
Aaron Buck Capt Flagg Private
Rhode Island Line 77 all 83
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 the 8 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of Nov r 1818 and sent to Sabez Clarke Esq. Judge Windham Conn
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818. 4 M th  \frac{27}{30} - 39:20 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1819 - 48:  Amount to 10th March $ 87:20
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
From Feb 1777 until 15 June 1783
Continued
Killingly. Windham Co. Conn.
Transferred from New York to Connecticut 10 May 1831 from 4 March 1831. and notification sent to Adams White Esq. Brookfield Conn. Verification sent July 3 1831 to
Maria L. Bells Esq. Windham Conn
From P.O. New York April 5-1826. from Connecticut. from 4 March 1824 sent to Hon. J. W. Taylor, Rep.

Aaron Buek's
citizens
Jabez Clarke, Esq; Judge, Windham , Windham County, Connecticut.
Aaron Buek, Rhode-Island line, Revolutionary claim.
The discharge of the applicant is considered sufficient evidence of his service — For testimony relative to his reduced circum- -stances, see the case of Samuel Cleveland.

To Jacob Clarke Esq r . Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Windham in the District of Connecticut The Petition of Asa Buck, of the Town of Killingly in the County of Windham & District of Connecticut, shews that that in the month of February A.D. 1777 he enlisted into the service of the United States in the revolutionary war, for and during the War, in a company then commanded by Capt. Hagg, in a regiment then commanded by Col. Green in the Rhode Island Line, and served in said regiment, and was honorably discharged, the 15 th day of June A.D. 1783 with the badge of merit that he is blind and reduced in his circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support - & prays the benefit of an act of Congress, passed the 19 th day of March A.D. 1818 - intitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War, —"
Dated at Brooklyn the 8 th day of April A.D. 1818
Asa Buck
State of Connecticut
County of Windham ss. At Brooklyn April 8 th A.D. 1818 Then came personally before me Jacob Clarke Esq r . Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Windham & District of Connecticut and in my presence Asa Buck, the subscriber of the above Petition, and in my presence subscribed the following affidavit, and made solemn Oath to the truth of the same, viz Asa Buck of the Town of Killingly in the County of Windham & District of Connecticut. Do solemnly swear, that in the month of Feb y A.D. 1777 I enlisted into the service of the United States in the revolutionary War for and during the War, in a company then commanded by Capt. Hagg and regiment commanded by Col. Green, in the Rhode Island Line, and served in said Line in the revolutionary War, until the 15 th day of June A.D. 1783 - when I was honorably

Discharged with the Bearer of this
and I do further swear, That I am blind and poor, & reduced in my circumstances, and need the assistance of my Country for support -
Given this 8 th day of April AD 1818
EDMON DUNK
Before me Jabez Clarke Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County
I Jabez Clarke Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Aaron Root did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding Declaration and affidavit, against the common enemy, and I now transmit, the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress Attest. Jabez Clarke
I Samuel Gray Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut, do certify that Jabez Clarke Esq. Judge of said Court - that the above Signature is his own handwriting that the Seal Annexed is the Seal of said Court In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Name at Windham this 11 th day of May AD 1818
Samuel Gray

I Jabez Clarke do now certify that I am fully satisfied, that the applicant Aaron Buck is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support And I do further certify, that I am well acquainted with W m Reed Esq r one of the deponents, and know him to be a Gentleman of respectable character, and full faith and credit ought to be given to his Testimony
Attest Jabez Clarke

Aaron Buck Application — Q.
No. 4,151.
up 5 Nov. 1818.
(March 1819.)
Continued

District of Connecticut, ss.
At a Special Court of Common Pleas , holden at Pomfret within and for the County of Windham, in said district—
ON this 21 st day of June A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment,] Aaron Buck of Killingly in the County and District aforesaid aged Sixtyfive years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz : That he enlisted for the term of During the war — on the forepart of  day of — in the year 1777 — in the State of Rhode Island in the company commanded by Captain Ebenezer Flagg — in the regiment commanded by Colonel Green — in the line of the State of Rhode Island on the Continental establishment : that he continued to serve in the said corps until the 15 th day of June in the year 1783 — when he was discharged from the said service in Saratoga — (as per discharge on file in the War Office) — in the State of New York . — I am now a Pensioner the date of my original application was the 8 th day of April 1818 . — the No. of my Pension certificate is 4,157 . — I am a Farmer but am now wholly unable to labor, being almost blind — And before receiving my Pension was dependent on Publick Charity for support —
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 provisions 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. Whatever
Aaron Buck

Sworn to and declared on the 21 st day of June A. D. 1820, before the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Windham, in the district of Connecticut.
Attest,
David L. Bolles
Clerk.
I, David L. Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration & oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is Dollars, and Cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 24 th day of June A. D. 1820.
David L. Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County.

Application for a Transfer
County of Windham & State of Connecticut on the 2 d day of May 1831 before me, the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Windham personally appeared Aaron Buck who on his oath declared he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Eben Flegg in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Christopher Green, and also in the Company commanded by Capt. Geo. Hewey in the Regiment commanded by Col. Jeremiah Olney* in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the State of New York, from which he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Connecticut where he intends to remain and wishes his pension there payable in future.
The following are his reasons for removing from the State of New York to Willington in Connecticut - That on account of the failure of his son with whom he resided in New York, he had no one to take care of him, and having children in Connecticut who could take care of him, he removed for that purpose and now resides with his daughter in S. Willington
Sworn & subscribed to before me The day & year aforesaid
Aaron Buck his mark
Adams White Jr. Jus. of Peace
* Col. Olney commanded at the Battle at Red Bank the he remains here in that engagement

State of Connecticut Windham County
On the 2 d day of May 1831 personally came before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Windham Laban Fisher to me well known, who on his oath declares that Aaron Buck who made oath to the annexed foregoing affidavit, is the identical person described therein
Laban Fisher
Sworn and subscribed to the day & year aforesaid
Adams White Jr. Just. of Peace
I certify that Laban Fisher who made oath to the foregoing affidavit, is a person of veracity and entitled to full faith and credit
Adams White Jr. Just. of Peace
I Ammi Bolles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify that Adams White Jr. Esquire before whom the foregoing Affidavits were made is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County, that the foregoing signature of his name is in his hand writing, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Public Seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County this 2 d day of May A.D. 1832
Ammi Bolles Clerk of the County Court for Windham County

November 27, 1935.
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Mr. R. D. Chaffee 26 Florence Street Putnam, Connecticut
BA-J/ady am Aaron Buck S.36458
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Aaron Buck, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.36458, based upon his military service in that war.
Aaron Buck enlisted in Rhode Island, place not stated, served as sergeant in Captain Ebenezer Flagg's Company, Colonel Christopher Greene's Rhode Island Regiment and in Captain Thomas Hughes' Company, Colonel Jeremiah Olney's Rhode Island Regiment, was in the battle of Red Bank and discharged June 15, 1783, having served six years, three months and nineteen days.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 8, 1818 at which time he was aged about sixty-three years and a resident of Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.
In 1824 he moved from Connecticut to New York State and resided with his son, his name not designated. In 1831 soldier had children living in Connecticut, and in that year he moved from New York State to Killingly, Connecticut, and resided with his daughter, no names of children designated. Soldier had a son, Aaron Buck, Jr. at one time a resident of Windham County, Connecticut. The name of soldier's wife is not stated and there are no further family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to the Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data:

*Aaron Buck, Certificate No.4151, issued November 5, 1818, rate $8.00 per month, commenced April 8, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Connecticut Agency*.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

We the subscribers of Shillings in the County of Windham state of Connecticut of Lawfull age and engaged according to law do hereby say that we are well acquainted with Aaron Beck of Shillings opercised who has applied for his pension for being a Soldier in the Army of the Revolu- tion under the act of Congress of March 18 th 1818. And with his circumstances in life that he is poor and destitute of any means of subsistence but what he earns by his labour from day to day and his absolute need the assistance of his country for support further saith not Shillings October 3 rd 1818
Laban Fisher
Wm Read
Nathan Fuller
State of Connecticut Windham County ss.
Shillings October the 3 rd Day A D 1818 personally appeared Aaron Fisher Wm Read & Nathan Fuller subscribers to the Deposition & made solemn oath to the truth of the same and I further certify that I am satisfied that the of Deposition is true & correct
Shawn Young Justice of the Peace
(True Copy)

And I further certify that Nathan Fisher, William Redd and Nathan Fuller, the within named Defendants, are all well known to me, to be men of respectable moral character for truth, and full faith and Credit ought to be given to their Testimony
Friend John Young Justice of the Peace
I Samuel Gray Clerk of the County Courts in & for the County of Litchfield State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing Affidavit was made, is duly enrolled and of the Contents of the Deed in Litchfield County and that full Faith & Credit ought to be given to his Aithas as that the Above Signature is his handwriting
Declarations for Mental
In Testimony whereof the Public Seal of Court is hereunto set I have hereunto Subscribed My Name this 28 day of Octob 1818 Sam Gray

By His EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof in the 1st Regt. Penna. Key Stone Battery Regiment, having faithful- ly served the United States for years & in various numbered days; — and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the
15 th June 1863.
Geo. H. Thomas
By His EXCELLENCY's
Command,
John Gibbon
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Philo H. Sibley Adjutant.
THE above John Gibbon has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT Years faithful Service.
not only faithful service

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Saratoga — ss.
On this eighteenth day of March 1824, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Saratoga personally appeared Aaron Buck who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Ebenezer Flag in the regiment commanded by Colonel Christopher Green in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Connecticut from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. That he at present receives Eight dollars per month.
Aaron X Buck mark
Sworn and subscribed to, before } me, the day and year aforesaid. }
John Hamilton Justice Peace
NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
State of New York Saratoga County ss! I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the County of Saratoga aforesaid do certify that John Hamilton whose name is subscribed to the jurat of the above affidavit was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Saratoga acting under the authority of this State duly commissioned & sworn and the same is his signature — Witness my hand & Seal of office the 27 th March 1824
Thomas Palmer Clerk

Brooklyn Conn. May 2 d 1871 J. L. Edwards Esq.
I have Vernon Aaron Beck (whose papers I found with this) about twenty years and know him to be the same person who was placed on the Pension Roll in 1818 and continued in 1820 distinct? in the certificate of continuation as of Windham County.
He is now an old decrepid man, very deaf and almost Blind - his rational faculties are impaired & memory defective - He is not positive that he identifies himself as of the same company & Regiment as when he obtained his pension - He served in various companies & in different Regiments & was in the Service during the Revolution.
I have never known any other person of the same name in this County except his son Aaron Beck -
Adams White

36, 4058
Rev INVALID.
File No. 36, 4058 Aaron Buck His Rev Mrs
Act: 18 th March 184
Index: —Vol. 3 , Page 99
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct. 18/87 Miss Annie M. Buck. Jewett City, Conn. 1910, Sept. 8. Hist. to Mrs. Milton S. Warren, Danielson Conn.
1934 May 9. Hist. to Mrs. Mary Bishop. A.D.Y.
1935 Nov. 27. Hist. to R.D. Chaffee. A.D.Y.

OCT 11 1897 WAR & NAVY
B Jewett City, Conn
October 5, 1897
To the Hon. H. Clay Evans The Chief of the Record & Pension Office War Department, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I would like such information as you could give me concerning Aaron Buck, an ancestor of mine, who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, and received a pension, for a short time before he died, which was not far from the year 1832,
There is in our family no record concerning him, but the tradition is that he was brought up by a Quaker in

Rhode Island and when 21 years old enlisted in the war and soon after because of what he deemed ill usage he left his regiment and enlisted in another. And that he served 7 years in the war was in a number of battles, was wounded twice, & received his discharge papers from Gen. George Washington's own hand. We have no record of what regiments he enlisted in or served in.
He was residing in the town of Killingly, Windham Co. State of Conn. When he ob- tained his pension, and he died in the same town. We are informed that he had to deliver his discharge papers to the agent who got

the pension for him, whose name was Laban Fisher of Killingly, Conn. and we would like information as to whether the Government required the discharge papers of applicants for pensions at that time, or whether the agent got them for himself, as one of the archives of the war.
But what we especially would like to know concerning Aaron Buck is, the date and place of his birth, the date of his death, anything about his pension, also as to what regiments he enlisted in or served in, under whom did he serve, did he hold office and what battles did he engage in?
Hoping that you can give me

information about at least some of these things, I remain
Yours very truly, (Miss) Annie M. Buck
P.O. address Jewett City, Conn.
New London County.

Mrs. Mary Bishop 142 Grove Street Putnam, Connecticut
April 29, 1934
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
✓ Kindly send me a copy of the pension of AARON BUCK , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, Connecticut Men in the Revolution, pages 632 and 663, from Killingly, age 86 in 1840
Very truly,
Mary B. Bishop

May 9, 1934.
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Mrs. Mary Bishop 142 Grove Street Putnam, Connecticut
BA-J/ady Aaron Buck S.36458
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Aaron Buck, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.36458, based upon his military service in that war.
Aaron Buck enlisted in Rhode Island, place not stated, served as sergeant in Captain Ebenezer Flagg's Company, Colonel Christopher Greene's Rhode Island Regiment and in Captain Thomas Hughes' Company, Colonel Jeremiah Olney's Rhode Island Regiment, was in the battle of Red Bank and discharged June 15, 1783, having served six years, three months and nineteen days.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 8, 1818 at which time he was aged about sixty-three years and a resident of Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.
In 1824 he moved from Connecticut to New York State and resided with his son, his name not designated. In 1831 soldier had children living in Connecticut, and in that year he moved from New York State to Killingly, Connecticut, and resided with his daughter, no names of children designated. Soldier had a son, Aaron Buck, Jr. at one time a resident of Windham County, Connecticut. The name of soldier's wife is not stated and there are no further family data.
date of death not on a/B.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

26 Florence St. Putnam, Conn. Nov. 14, 1935.
Veterans Administration, Dept. of U.S. Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:—
Will you kindly give me the "age" and "date of death" of—
Aaron Buck
Co C. 2 nd R. I. Infantry.
War of the Revolution.
Grave is marked by "Old Government Stone". Location—Killingly, Conn.
Although Buck enlisted in Rhode Island and served over six years, he lived in Conn. His name appears in the list of Pensioners for 1818. Also in the Census of Pensioners of Conn. for 1840.
The above information is to complete the records of the State Library, Hartford, Conn.
Thanking you, I am
Very Truly yours
R. D. Chaffee
acting for State Library in Windham County, Conn.

son on file in this Bureau.
Aaron Buck S.F. 36,458
   DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR RE-ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb. 1777 6yr. 3mo. 19ds. Pvt. Ebenezer Flagg Thomas Hughes Christopher Greene Jeremiah Olney R.I.   Discharged June 15, 1783  
Battles engaged in, Red Bank
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not stated
Date of application for pension, Apr. 8, 1818. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Killingly New Haven Co., Conn.
Age at date of application, 65 yrs.
Remarks: Soldier had a son Aaron.
Very respectfully,
31793b5m10-97
Commissioner.
4151 Conn.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services. Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
M. E. C. Inv. 36,458.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV. REVOLUTIONARY.
October 18, 1897.
Madam:
Replying to your request for information concerning Aaron Buck, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on April 3, 1818, at which time he was sixty-three years of age and residing at Killingly, Conn., and his pension was allowed for six years' actual service as a private in the Rhode Island troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Flagg and Col. Green. Place of enlistment not stated.
There is a discharge certificate on file with the papers in the pension case of the above mentioned soldier.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Miss Annie M. Buck, Jewett City, Conn.