Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21130, Thomas K Coomer, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Rd.
Coomer, Thomas K. S. 21130 or Coomer
CONTENTS

21. 212
Rhode Island
Thomas H. Boomer
of Bristol Co in the State of R. Island who was a Emmale in the Company commanded by Captain Shrook of the Regt commanded by Col Miller in the R. I. line for 17 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 20 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Aug 1833 and sent John Corp  Falmouth  R.I.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 113.34 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept  28.33 $141.67
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Atkinson Clerk, Book 4 Vol. 2 Page 104

Declaration -
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
State of Rhode Island
County of Bristol
} ss
On this Seventh day of January, 1833. personally appeared in open court before the judges or justices of the court of Probate of Bristol in the county of Bristol, a court of record, now sitting, Thomas H. Coomer, a resident of sd. Bristol in the state of Rhode Island, aged Seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated that is to say: In December 1776, during the war of the revolution he belonged to the militia company of said Bristol then commanded by Capt Throop - of which company Joseph Reynolds and Jonathan Dimond were also officers - The British now having taken possession of Newport by a great military force and of the whole Island of Rhode Island - The soldiers of our company were drafted or detached for a month at time to stand guard on the shores of the Bay to prevent the incursions of the enemy - He was drafted at this time for a month - and from this time until the enemy evacuated Rhode Island in Novr 1779 he was continually drafted or allotted from sd. company as often at least as every other month, and was ordered into the public service - He always stood his own turn and never hired any one in his room - In these numerous short services during the time aforesaid he has served, at the Narrows, at Mount Hope Point, at the Fort at Bristol Ferry, on Popposquash Point, and at Pecks farm in the Neck -
He served under the officers of said company - and has served under them all during said time at divers times they also took turns in being in the service - but he thinks Capt Throop was more in the service than the other officers of said company - This company belonged to the Regiment of Col. Nathan Miller and Col. Peleg Heath was Major -
In the time of Sullivan's Expedition on Rhode Island in August 1778 - It was my turn to go on to the Island in the second draft - but being at the time, unwell I was excused by my commanding officer, upon my taking the place of some others at the Fort at Bristol Ferry which I did -

Although he is unable to state the exact days in which began and ended these numerous monthly services, during the period aforesaid yet he is conscious and certain that he was on duty for at least one half of the time during the aforesaid period; and for this time he doth solemnly declare - That by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot state on his oath the exact amount of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, it is not less than, Seventeen and an half months, as a private soldier in the Militia, performed during the time the enemy held possession of Rhode Island as aforesaid.
And said Boomer avers that he faithfully and truly served his country in the War of the Revolution, in the manner aforesaid for the full term of at least Seventeen and an half months, as a private soldier in the Militia, for which he claims a pension.
And he further declares that he was born in S d Bristol on the 11 th day of July 1757 and that he hath a record of his age - That he hath always resided in S d Bristol and not elsewhere - when he takes oaths - That he never received any written discharge from S d service - but was verbally discharged by his commanding officer - That he has no documentary evidence of S d service - That besides the accompanying depositions He refers to Rev. Henry Wight and Ambrose Wadsworth Esq. who are citizens of S d Bristol and his neighbours, who testify to his character for veracity and to their belief that he was a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to & subscribed } the day & year aforesaid } Witness Wm Throop Esq. }
Thomas H. Conner

We Henry Wight a clergyman residing in said Bristol and Ambrose Waldron - residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with said Thomas H. Coomer, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. —
Sworn to and subscribed (
Henry Wight
" Thomas, Hinnicut Son of M c John Coomer, and Elisabeth his wife, was born July 11. th 1757. "
Town Clerk's Office, Bristol R. Island July 24. th 1833 I certify the above to be a true copy from the Record in this Office, W m Shroop Town C lerk .
and Ambrose Waldron who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in said Bristol, and are credible persons, and that their statements is entitled to credit. —
Witness, W m Shroop C lerk —
I, William Shroop, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the aforesaid Town of Bristol, a Court of Record, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Thomas H. Coomer for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and seal of Office, the day and year heretofore written.
William Shroop Probate Clerk - for Bristol. R. Island

We Henry Wight a clergyman residing in said Bristol and Ambrose Waldron - residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with said Thomas H. Coomer, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. —
Sworn to and subscribed { the day & year aforesaid { Witness, Wm Shoop Clk {
Henry Wight Ambrose Waldron
And the said Court, do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states — And they further certify, that it appears to them that Rev Henry Wight and Ambrose Waldron who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in said Bristol, and are credible persons, and that their statements is entitled to credit. —
Witness, Wm Shoop Clk —
I, William Shoop, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the aforesaid Town of Bristol, a Court of Record, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Thomas H. Coomer for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and seal of Office, the day and year heretofore written.
William Shoop Probate Clerk - for Bristol. R. Island

State of Rhode Island
County of Bristol ss -
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the county of Bristol, Thomas H. Coomer, an applicant for a pension, who being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is of old age, and the consequent loss of of memory, prevents his stating 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: namely - In Capt. Throop's company of militia in the month of December 1776 one month, at Bristol, in the same company in the months of February, April, June, August, October and December in the year 1777 six times for one month each, at Bristol - in the same company of militia of Capt. Throop, in the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December in the year 1778 six times for one month each, as a private, at Bristol - in the same company of militia, in the months of March, May, July & September in the year 1779, four times for one month each, at Bristol, making, in all, at least seventeen months service, as a private soldier, in the militia for which he claims a pension. These services I performed, all of them in the city of Bristol, at the guard posts there, under Capt. Throop and Lieuts. Reynolds and Dimonds - our company was divided into two parts, one of said parts or half of the company had to be in the service all the time or to get some body to serve for him - these services were for one month each - in these drafts we did not come to draw lots, but we were all put off into two divisions or classes - and the half of the company on duty, were not all at the same place, but were put round at the different places as they should be most wanted, and were sometimes changed from one guard post to another in the course of the month -
I further solemnly declare that I served, at least, all the time stated above in actual military service, and was not during that time engaged in any civil business, and that said company were ordered into the service by the State of Rhode Island
Thomas H. Coomer
The State of Rhode Island &c.
Personally came Thomas H. Coomer the abovenamed deponent and made solemn oath to the truth of his foregoing deposition, and subscribed the same before me. - And I further certify, that the deponent is personally known to me, and that he sustains a good character for truth and veracity.
Wm. Throop Justice Court C. Pleas.

The State of Rhode Island Geo. Clerks Office, Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bristol I hereby certify that W m Knapp, whose signature is fixed to the foregoing own proper hand writing to the thing of the within Deposition, is a Justice of the Court aforesaid, duly commissioned under the seal of said State, and qualified thereon according to Law —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of our Court this 25 th day of July in the year 1833. and of American Inde- pendence the fifty-eighth —
W m Bradford Clk.

23 Oct
Thomas H. Coomer Rhode Island
Due at 17 Month
576
Inverness. Pembroke Ireland

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjocined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Thomas H. Conner  R Islandt
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     drap. 1776 1 5 15 Capt Throp Col Miller ~ Mount Hope pt Bristol Ferry 75 years Bristol R Island { traditionaly evidence { 21 witnesses  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, 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 enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of A. B.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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 official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas Kimmicut Boomer, or Gomer , 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. S. 21.130.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 1776 17 mos. Pvt. William Shroop. Nathan Miller, R.I.                                     
Battles engaged in, None stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Bristol, Bristol Co., R.I.
Date of application for pension, Jan 7. 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Bristol, R.I.
Age at date of application, born July 11. 1757 at Bristol, R.I. son of John & Elizabeth
Remarks: There is no family data
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

I, John Coomr of Bristol, County of Bristol and State of Rhode Island &c Aged 77 Years under solemn oath, depose
That I have always been acquainted with Thomas H. Coomr of said Bristol who is now an applicant for a pension under the recent law of Congress.
In the War of the Revolution we both belonged to the Militia company in Bristol, under the command of Capt. William Shroop.
During the time the enemy held possession of the Island of Rhode Island, which was nearly three months, a number of said company were allotted, or duty to do duty in guarding and protecting the exposed points in this township, and in said frequently on duty with said Coomr, I can't tell the number of times, or the length of the service of said Coomr, but it was then concluded and has been so concluded ever since that each man had to serve one half of his time, and have no doubt that said Coomr served at least one half of his time, during the said period of the enemy's having possession of the Island aforesaid.
John Coomr
Bristol ss at Bristol January 7th. A. D. 1833. Personally appeared the abovenamed John Coomr, and made solemn oath to the truth of his foregoing Disposition, and subscribed the same, before me.
And I further certify that said Deponent is personally known to me and sustains a good character for truth and veracity.
Wm Shroop, Justice Court of Common Pleas.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Clerk's Office, Court of Common Pleas, County of Bristol
I hereby certify that William Shroop, whose signature is affixed, in his own proper hand writing to the taking of the above and foregoing Dispositions of Joseph Murno and John Coomr, was at the time and is now, a Judge or Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, for said County of Bristol, duly commissioned under the seal of said State and engaged therein according to Law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand

and affixed the seal of our said Court seventh day of Janu- ary in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty three. And of American Independence the Fifty seventh.
J. Davis clk.

Providence
21130
INVALID.
File No. 21130
Thomas K Coomer
Pris Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 77
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1913. Sept. 26. Hirt to Mrs M. W. Turner. MKX

Warren P.D
Sept. 15, '13
U. S. Pension Office
Will you please send me a copy of the certificate (in its original) which will be returned, of the pension of Thomas R. Coomer , private in R. B. Militia, who was placed on the roll Aug. 24, 1833,
Pension commenced Mch. 4, 1831. I need this evidence to make out application to L. A. R. B.
Yours respectfully,
Nettie M. Turner
M rs M. H. Turner.

I, Joseph Mumo of Bristol, County of Bristol and State of Rhode-Island &c. Aged Seventy Years, and upwards under solemn Oath, do depose, That from my childhood I have been acquainted with Thomas Hinnicut Cooman of said Bristol, who is now an applicant for a pension.
Said Cooman was enrolled in the Company of Militia in said Bristol during the war of the Revolution, under the Command of the late Capt: William Throop. I belonged to said Company also, during the time the Enemy had possession of the Island of Rhode Island. our duty in said company was regular, that is, we all took our turns of duty in watching and guarding our shores and exposed points, in said Town and our turns of duty were generally for a Month at a time, and as we were divided into two classes, each man by said Monthly turns served one half of his time, during the said time that the British held possession of said Island, which was nearly three years.
I was often, and generally, in my duty, in said company of Militia, with said Cooman in the above services, and do well recollect and know that he served his turns and turns as all of us in said company did, during the above said time, and also after said Island was evacuated by the British said Cooman, with the rest of said company were in the public service much of our time, in consequence of repeated alarms, and reports the enemy contemplated making other attempts to land in our neighbourhood.
Joseph Mumo
Bristol ss At Bristol January 7th A. D. 1833-
Personally appeared the above-named Joseph Mumo, and made solemn oath to the truth of his foregoing Deposition and subscribed the same, before me.
And I further certify that said Deponent is personally known to me and sustains a good character for truth and veracity.
Wm Throop Justice of Court Common Pleas-

Thos. K. Coome
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