Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1890, William Chase, N H R I

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 26
R 2
Chase, William
Rhoda
R. 1890
CONTENTS

11062
Rhoda Chase
Pr
4 July 1836

State of Pennsylvania
A.D. 1843 -
On this ninth day of August personally came before the Court of Common Pleas
in York County being a court of record. Rhoda Chase a resident of Washington Township York County Penn a aged Eighty four years, who being duly sworn deposes & saith that she makes this her application declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836. That she is the widow of William Chase who was a private in the Militia in the Revolutionary war & that her said husband served under a Colonel Whipple & a M c Barney whom she thinks was Captain - his first service was performed at Breed's hill in Massachusetts & afterwards at Bunkerhill. It is the impression of the applicant that the said William concluded the service a little previous to the fortifying of Bunkerhill. & that his first service was for six months a part of that time he was on Long Island - his residence when he first entered the service was at Rhode Island That he afterwards moved to Richmond a town of New Hampshire from which place he went on a second tour of duty & served nine months & was discharged about the time that Arnold's treason was made known to the Army It is the opinion of the applicant that a period of duty was served by the said William Chase in the Spring of 1783, she further declares that she was married to the said William Chase on the ninth day of March 1787 - That she has no evidence of her marriage other than the family record kept by her said husband which is herewith sent, and which she knows

to have been kept by the said her hand, and is in his hand writing, and on the 4 th page of which is the entry of her marriage with her said husband in his hand writing. That her said husband died on the 7 th day of March 1816, and that she has remained since since & still is his widow & unmarried.
Sworn & subscribed in open Court the 7 th August A. D. 1813 Wilson King  John
Rhoda Chase Mark
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - }
Eric county ss.
On this ninth day of August, A. D. 1813 personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of said county, being a Court of General Jurisdiction and a court of record for said county Royal — Chase, who being duly sworn according to law, deposes & saith that he is the reputed son of William Chase & Rhoda his wife, who is now an applicant for pension. That this deponent is now sixty — years of age & one — That from his earliest recollection his said father & mother resided together as man & wife, and were reputed as such. That he remembers from his earliest recollection seeing the book in accompanying which contains the family record made in the hand writing of the said William Chase his said father. That his said father died on the 7 th March 1816 & that his said mother has since since remained a widow & unmarried.
Sworn & subscribed in open Court 7 th August A. D. 1813.
Royal Chase

11 Don King (Mr. Thunder) " "

No. ....
Additional Evidence.
IN CLAIM FOR
Rhoda Chase widow of William Chase late of Revolutionary War
AFFIDAVIT OF
William Chase request for return of evidence
FILED BY
A. B. CRITTENDEN,
CONNEAUT, OHIO.

THE STATE OF Ohio In the matter of Pension Claim No. _____ of COUNTY OF Ashtabula } Rhoda Chase Widow of William Chase  the Revolutionary War late of _____ Regt. _____ on this 20 day of July A. D. 1896, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths William Chase aged 74 years, a resident of Cornwall , in the County of Ashtabula , and State of Ohio , well known to me to be reputable and
entitled to credit and who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to the aforesaid case as follows:
I am the oldest living lineal descendant of the Aforesaid Soldier William Chase who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary War being a Great Grandson of said Soldier - That there is in the Pension Department a certain Record Book of the family of said William Chase which was used as evidence in the Pension claim of Rhoda Chase as widow of said Soldier. And desiring to be in possession of said Record Book I hereby request that you send the same to John G. Chase whose Post Office address is Edinboro Erie County Pennsylvania
And I further declare that I have no interest in said case and am not concerned in its prosecution.
William Chase Affiant's Signature.
STATE OF Ohio , COUNTY OF Ashtabula
Sworn to and subscribed before me this day by the above named affiant; and I further certify that I am in no wise interested in said case, nor am I concerned in its prosecution; and that said affiant is personally known to me, and that he is a credible person.
A. Brittenden Notary Public

old east for files under Mr. Platt

4012 Revd Rhoda Chase Mother of William Chase Pa
Let to Hon J. Bellvaugh July 27/44 He d. Smith, Aug 13/46
1890
14 July 1836
16

State of Pennsylvania Erie County } ss
1843 75 65
Nathaniel B. Gardner a resident in said county, being sworn according to law saith that he was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war & draws a pension for the same that he is aged seventy eight years, deponent alleges that he was born in the State of Rhode Island, Providence & at the commencement of the revolutionary difficulties the inhabitants voluntarily assembled for mutual defence, under the title of Minute Men, who were subject to be called out at a minutes warning, that they first assembled without having any commissioned officers to take charge of them, & selected their own officers & that Gen. Putnam had charge of the body of Men to which deponent belonged & held the said charge until relieved by Gen. Warren at Brandywine. And that it is deponent's opinion that William Chase served in the same body of Minute Men and was enlisted as such, and that the said deponent knows nothing of the said William's services afterwards, deponent is well acquainted with Rhoda Chase widow of the said William and that her character for truth & veracity is unimpeached In the language of the deponent, her word would go as far as any other living woman's.
Sworn subscribed in open court this
7th August A.D. 1843
Nathaniel B. Gardner
Wilson King (Brother Mary)

Sir,
Pension Office, July 20th 1844
Your deposition in the case of Rhoda Chase, in relation to the service of her husband at the commencement of the Revolutionary War, when you were nine or ten years old, induces a re-examination of your papers, from which it appears that your claim was admitted upon insufficient proofs at a time when the knowledge of the Department respecting the Militia service and the means of establishing it, was very imperfect and limited. It is now known that the records of the Comptroller of New York afford evidence of the service of the Militia and State Troops after August 1778; and as the rules require the best attainable proof of your alleged service of five months in 1780 under Captain James Major Vandusen, and three months in 1781 under Captain Stephen Miles, of Albany County.
I am, Very respectfully, Your obedt Servant J L Edwards
Mr Walter B. Gardner, Erie, Pennsylvania.

O. W. & N. Div. L. W. B. W. Rej. 1890
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 14th, 1896.
Sir:-
In returning herewith your communication of recent date, together with that of your correspondent Miss Myrtle Chase of Jamestown, N. Y., who requests the return of a certain family record book now on file in the pension case of Rhoda Chase (widow of William Chase, a soldier of the Revolutionary war) I have the honor to advise you that under the rules of this Bureau the same can be surrendered to only the eldest, surviving, lineal descendent of the soldier, who is required to furnish an affidavit setting forth his or her relationship to the soldier. Upon receipt of such an affidavit the Bureau will be pleased to surrender the book referred to.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Hon. Mathew Griswold,
House of Representatives.

O. W. & N. Div. L. W. B. W. Rej. 1890.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 28th, 1896.
Sir:-
In compliance with the request of Hon. Matthew Griswold, I have the honor to transmit herewith a diary once belonging to William Chase, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and which was filed in the claim of Rhoda Chase, widow of William Chase.
Please acknowledge receipt of same by an endorsement on the back of this letter, using the enclosed penalty envelope.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. John G. Chase,
Edinborough, Penna.
Erie Co.

House of Representatives U.S.
Quesada P
Washington, D.C. Erie, Pa., July 22, '96.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Referring to the request of Miss Myrtle Chase, of Jamestown, N. Y., who desires to recover a family record book on file in the Pension office, and to your letter of May 14th, '96, addressed to me, setting forth the fact that in order to obtain possession of the book it was necessary to furnish an affidavit from the eldest surviving lineal descendant of the soldier, I herewith inclose affidavit of William Chase to that effect. He also requests that the book be forwarded to John G. Chase, post office address Edinborough, Erie county, Pa.
For identification of the department  letter  we are to quote certain initials and numbers, "A. W. & N. Div. L. W. B. W. Rej. 1890", which appear to have been erased, and a penciling as near as I can make it out, "J. R."
Trusting this will be sufficient for the purpose, and that the book can be forwarded promptly, I remain,
Dictated. M. G.
Yours very truly,
Matthew G. Griswold

O. W. & N. Div.
L. W. B.
W. Rej. 1890. JAE
SR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
July 28th, 1896.
Sir:-
In compliance with the request of Hon. Matthew Griswold, I have the honor to transmit herewith a diary once belonging to William Chase, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, and which was filed in the claim of Rhoda Chase, widow of William Chase.
Please acknowledge receipt of same by an endorsement on the back of this letter, using the enclosed penalty envelope.
Very respectfully,
D. L. Murphy
Commissioner.
Mr. John G. Chase,
Edinborough, Penna.
Erie Co.
[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]

8-9-96 Just received the diary with speakers of for which I am much obliged
John G. Chase Edinburgh Eens cc Pg
1890 Reg. H.W.

Meadville Sept 16 1873
To The Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Dr Sir
I am requested to write you to know if the papers of a certain Rhoda Chase widow of William Chase a revolutionary soldier were ever placed on file in your office and if so the heirs of the applicant Rhoda desire either papers or dupli- cates of the same
The papers also are like to be of importance in another matter when they may be used as evi- dence You are respectfully desired to address the undersigned Thos Van Horn Meadville
Pa

May 13'96 To Hon M Griswold that book can be returned to eldest relative only.
JWB
July 28'96 diary returned to J. Schorr Edinburgh 12a JWB
1890
RECEIVED
P. O. _____
Rhoad Chase
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Wages: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .