Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23132, Henry Greene, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R. I.
Greene, Henry or Green
W 23132
Moacy
CONTENTS

21.418
Rhode Island Henry Green
of Kent Co. in the State of Rh. Island who was a sergt. 1st in the Corps. commanded by Captain Calvin of the Regt. commanded by Col. Brown - in the Cont. line for - 19 mos. 1. sergt. }
Inscribed on the Roll of Rh. Island at the rate of 68 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Sep. 1831 and due to J. S. South Situate Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 31 $170 83 Pensional allowances ending 4 Mo. 31 31 16 $204 99
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. G. Steas Clerk, Book E Vol. 9 Page III.

158 Rhode Island
Mary Green, widow of Henry Green of Kent Co. on the State of R. Island who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Colvin of the Reg't commanded by Col. Brown in the Connecticut militia line for 20 days.
19 mo. R. 10 Sep.
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 68 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. died 9 Sep 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Nov 1836 and sent to Jonah Titus Esq. East Greenwich.
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending March 1837 for 34.16
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. as per 1836
Recorded by H. H. Miller Clerk, Book Vol. 1 Page 104

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations County of Kent, Sc.
On this sixth day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared before me Seth Brown, one of the justices of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county of Kent, which said court is a court of record, Henry Greene a resident of Coventry in the county of Kent, State of Rhode Island Sc, aged 78 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;
I was born in Coventry aforesaid, in the year 1754 on the 28 th day of July.
I have a record of my age in my family bible & I have always lived in said town of Coventry in the same house in which I was born.
I served as a soldier in the Rhode Island militia as I suppose, but it might be that it was in the continental line, for three months, as follows: I enlisted into Capt. Melicha Harris company (which had been previously raised by Capt. Job Peirce,) in August 1775 - I took the place of one John Cobb. I was stationed part of the time at Bristol R.I. went from there in said company to Newport & joined Col. W m Richman's regiment.

after being there about fortnight I was taken sick and was sick some time, & whilst so sick, I have understood that our Company went to New Haven, after I got well, a Capt. Phillips marched me and some other soldiers to New London, he brought us over the bay in a boat & landed us at the South Ferry we then marched through South Kingston and Wickford into Connecticut, & soon after we arrived in New London my time of three months being about out I was discharged, & got home the evening before the 3 months was out -
Next at the time of the general alarm, which I believe was in December 1776, I went to East Green- wich & served a month under Capt. Benjamin Green - & was quartered in the court house - At the end of this month a Draft took place, & I was drafted and served the following month, under Capt. Benedict Colvin as sergeant, in Col. Nathaniel Brown's regiment, in which month I took 3 prisoners from a boat - These two months ended about the 6 th or 7 th of February 1777. About the 20 th of February 1777 I went back to East Greenwich and served about a week in the place of one Elisha Johnston who had served a week for my father - I think that Samuel Wall was my Captain - this week - I know this service was in the senior class - In March & April 1777 I served a month at East Greenwich for one Benjamin Bragton, in said Benjamin Green's Company, said Capt. B. Green, died about this time

In April and May 1777 I served a month or half a month in Captain Benedict Colvins company, stationed at a place called Indnessick in, I think North-Kingston - In June 1777 I served another month stationed at North- Kingston, or the lower part of East Greenwich in- cluding the Shores, our John Colvin was our Lieutenant & I think we had no Captain - After this time up to the time of Sullivan's expedition I continued to do duty upon drafts in my town, as the time shown this service would amount to at least one quarter of the time, and I do not know but a third of the time - this service was mostly in East Greenwich, & mostly under Captain, Langford Mearns - In an extra draft for Sullivan's expedition I was drafted for 20 days - I marched to Providence, there went into a Sloop - boat, & was landed in Kingston where the Company all met, Benedict Colvin being our Captain - In this service in August 1778 I was on Rhode Island, and there was a vio- lent storm in which I suffered much - I remember we threw up some intrenchments so near the enemy, that when there was no fog, they would fire cannon at us, as we were at work, and I was once well nigh shot - Between this expedition and the time when the British left Newport I served my tours of duty in the militia upon the drafts.

in guarding the shores, as much as a greater of the time, and perhaps as much as a third of the time I never said of doing duty in my town, but cannot tell exactly under what officers; but Captain Weaver and Capt. Coburn appointed were mostly my Captains - In July and August 1780 on an alarm, I went to Bristol R.I. & served in all going and coming, about a month, under Captain Langford Weaver - Stephen Matheson was there at this time -
In September & October 1781 I served on a draft station at Newport R.I. at the South part of the town - one Joseph Jones of West Greenwich was a lieutenant in our company this town & had the command of it. What Regiment we were attached to, cannot say. I know Robert Mott of West Greenwich, was tried by court martial & convicted & sentenced to be whipped 39 lashes but when Mott was took to the post, he begged of a man called Colonel to favor him, and this man ordered 20 lashes to be taken off. - So he was only whipped 19 lashes -
I remember General Sullivan, but I have only a faint remembrance of the high officers, Col. Nathaniel Brown, in the Militia was mostly my Col. and it seems to me that

after he moved away into Foster, that one Archi- bald Benson was our Colonel - but of this I am not certain - all the foregoing service except the first three months, was in the station of R.I.
I never had any written discharge, and have no documentary evidence of my services -
George Potter, Mrs. Haver, Silas Haver
Job Whaley, Stephen Mathewson
our persons to whom I am known in my neighbourhood, & who can testify as to my char- acter for veracity & their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution - He is some- times called Henry Green, Jr. -
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 -
Henry Green
Sworn to and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid - before me Seth Brown Justice C.C. pleas County of Kent

We Job Whaley and Stephen Mathewson residing in Coventry R.I. hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Henry Green who has subscribed and sworn to the above de- claration: that we believe him to be 78 years of age: that he is respected and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion - Job Whaley Stephen Mathewson
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid Seth Brown Justice of the C.C. Pleas County of Kent
And I the said Seth Brown, justice of the said Court of Common Pleas as aforesaid, do hereby declare my 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. I further certify that it appears to me the said judge that Job Whaley and Stephen Mathewson, who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in said County, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit -

and I further certify, that the said applicant, is by occasion of sickness & bodily infirmity, unable to attend court, which sits in East Greenwich 12 Miles from the place of his residence; - And I further certify that it appears to me that there is no clergyman residing in the vicinity of the said applicant; and I further certify that the foregoing contains the  my original proceedings of the in the matter of the application of Henry Green for a per- son -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of September 1882 Seth Brown Justice C.C. Pleas County of Kent

15555-00345 I Edm d of County in the County of Kent State Rhode Island do hereby 72 years of age years and duly engaged according to Law do testify and say - That I am well acquainted with Henry Green of County, an applicant for a pension, I was in the revolutionary war with him - I remember of his being on service with me at Warwick in the winter of 1777, and of his bringing three men, to the guard-house with him one morning, which he had taken - I served for myself & my father, and remember of said Green's being a good deal in the said war - I think he took his regular turns of duty in the draft I saw him on duty at Lendment, in North Kingston but it is so long ago that I do not remember per- haps all the time I served with him -
Ezekiel Johnson
State of Rhode Island do,
Know Ye in County on this sixth day of September 1832 personally came Ezekiel Johnson, signer of the above Deposition and made oath that the facts stated in said deposition are true. I further certify that said Johnson is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit. Seth Brown Justice C. C. place County of Kent

1055-0055 I live in the county of Kent and State of Rhode Island, being 73 years of age and duly engaged according to law do testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Henry Green of said County, sometimes called Henry Green, Jr., I served on monthly tours of duty with him, in the revolutionary war, stationed at Bristol, & Joseph Brayton, I think was Captain, tho' We belonged in Capt. Langford Warren's Company This was on an alarm, but do not remember the cause of alarm, - but some house were burnt there by the British about that time - I saw him in Rhode Island, while he served in Capt. Malichu Harris's Company before the general alarm - I always un- derstood that he took his regular tours of duty in the drafts during said war - and remember of hearing of his taking three prisoners in said war at Potowomut in Warwick - Stephen Matheson
State of Rhode Island
Providence Se. in County on this sixth day of September 1832 Stephen Matheson signer of the above Deposition made oath to the truth the same before me Seth Brown Justice C.C.Pleas
County of Kent
Situate July 27 th 1833 I believe the above signa- ture of Stephen Matheson to be his genuine signature and that he is a person of truth and veracity, he is a person to me well known - Charles Hove

15055-00001 I Job Whaley of Coventry in the County of Kent & State of Rhode Island, aged 83 years being duly engaged according to law to testify and say - That I am well acquainted with Henry Greene, often called Henry Greene Jr. of said Coventry; I know of his serving in the revo- lutionary war, in the Rhode Island Militia, I heard at the time, of his serving in Captain Mahicha Harris's Company, and have always understood that he served in that company, but was not knowing to it - I well remember of his serving two monthly tours with me, at Fort Greenwich & Lidenhurst which are near together, one of these tours was as Sergeant in Benedict Collins Company - Col Nathl Brown Regiment - It is my belief from what I have always heard and know  believe about his service in said war, that he did regular duty on the drafts when called upon. I recollect he was a good deal in the war, & heard that he was drafted & served in Sullivan's expedi- tion, & have some recollection of him in that service but do not recollect it so well as I do the two months above stated - I remember of his taking three prisoners at Potowomut in Warwick, in the winter of 1777, this I did not think of till said Greene mentioned it, but now I well recollect it - Job Whaley

July 27 th 1833 I am well acquainted with Job Whaley who signed the deposition on the opposite page and know him to be a man of truth & veracity -
Charles Stone

State of Rhode Island
Know Ye, In County on this Sixth day of Septem- ber 1832 personally came Job Whaley sismr of the within deposition and made oath that the facts stated in said deposition are true, to the best of his knowledge and belief - Before me
Leah Brown Justice C.C. please
County of Kent

23166
Henry Greene
2235-

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Secretarys Office Sept 29 th 1832.
I certify that at the session of the General assembly of said State held on the first Monday of August last, Seth Brown was elected one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas within the County of Kent for and until the first Wednesday of May next, and that he has been commissioned accordingly, as appears of record in this office.
I further certify, That I am perfectly satisfied, that the name "Seth Brown" subscribed to the annexed certificates is the proper hand writing of the aforesaid Seth Brown.
Witness Henry Bowen Secy.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
Lemuel H. Arnold
Governor, Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations.
Be it known that the name " HENRY BOWEN," to the afore- written attestation subscribed, is the proper hand writing of Henry Bowen, Esquire, who, at the time of subscribing the same, was Sec- retary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified according to law : Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said State to be affixed, at Provi- dence, this twenty ninth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two and of Independence the fifty- seventh .
Lemuel H. Arnold
BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.
Henry Bowen Secy

Declaration -
In order to obtain the benefit of the 3 d Section of the act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836
State of Rhode Island } County of Kent } ss.
On this 20 th day of September 1836 personally appeared before John Wood one of the Justices of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county of Kent and State of Rhode Island, Marcy Green , a resident of County in the county of Kent and State of Rhode Island, aged 78 years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following 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 Henry Greene , late of said County deceased; She further states, that her said husband, who was a pensioner under the act of June 7, 1832 was a private a sergeant in the army of the revolution, she believes this, because at that time, he told her, and others told her that at various times when he was gone from home he was doing duty in said war. She says she has often heard him tell of his revolutionary services since. She further states, that from age and infirmity, she cannot go from home, to attend court, and has lost her memory so that she cannot remember to give an exact account of the time, said Henry was some a soldiering after she was married to him; But she remembers of his being some, and that he said that he was going to help guard the stores, and as she then understood and believed, he was some in the State, in various towns, of a month and the like, stationed at different places. to wit, at Kingston

Aquidneck Warwick, Rhode Island, East Greenwich North Kingston in this State, and at New London in Connecticut - Some of his service was done in Capt Benjamin Green's Company, & Capt Weaver and she does not remember the other officers names - he was drafted a great number of times in the State, and she thinks that he enlisted for a short term the said was but for what length of time she cannot say - but it was to fill John Cobble but says she thinks he was discharged from the enlistment at New London she says that she was acquainted with the said Henry several years before their marriage, that he then lived in said Country, when he lived at the time he performed his revolutionary services - she says she remembers that the British took possession of Newport, during said war, but that she cannot say in what year that was, nor how long they kept possession; but remembers that during the time they had possession of Newport, her said husband was called on, by drafts quite often to go and help guard the shores, and went on various monthly tours, but that she cannot tell the precise months nor the exact number; but she declares, that in all the time, which he was gone and was on duty, as she believes, in said war, he was so gone on said duty more than eighteen months - from the beginning of said war to its end - But for a more particular account of his services, she would refer to his Declaration to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 as she has no other docu- mentary evidence of the same - She further declares that she was married to the said Henry Green, by the name of Henry Green, Junr, on the seventeenth day of March

in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight, that her husband, the aforesaid Henry Green, died, on the ninth day of September 1834 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof annexed -
Marcy her X Green mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before said judge, who further certifies that he is well acquainted with said Marcy Green, who by reason of age and bodily infirmities, as it fully appears to me, is unable to go out for the purpose of attending court to make this declaration - I further certify that she is a credible person, and of good reputation amongst her neighbours, and entitled to credit in the premises; I further certify, that after hearing the premises and duly considering the same, that it is my opinion that said Henry Green, was a revolutionary soldier, and served as said Marcy has stated in the foregoing declaration -
John Wood J.C.C. Phas

I hereby certify that Henry Green Jr. of Coventry in the County of Kent in the State of Rhode Island & son of Mr. James Green, and Mary Corey of Situate in the County of Providence and State aforesaid Daughter of William Corey Jr. Were Lawfully joined together in marriage on the seventeenth Day of March AD 1778 - By me the subscriber William Stone Just of Peace
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. County of Kent ss - Clerks office of the town of Coventry in the County and State aforesaid September the 19th AD 1836 - I hereby certify, that the above certificate of the marriage of Henry Green Jr. and Mary Corey, is recorded in said County in a Book kept for the purpose of recording marriages births and deaths, in the Clerks office of said town, and that the above is a true copy taken therefrom
Attest - Samuel Arnold Town Clerk
Kent ss In Coventry September 21 st AD 1836
Personally came before me, Samuel Arnold above named, and made solemn oath to the truth of the above certificate by him signed - and I further certify said Samuel Arnold is clerk of said town of Coventry. W m Arnold Justice of the Peace
Kent ss - Clerks office Court of Common Pleas -
I certify that W m Arnold Esq r is a Justice of the Peace for town of Coventry in said County of Kent, and that the above is his proper signature in his own hand writing & that full faith & credence is & ought to be given to all his official acts -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed of said Court, at East Greenwich this 4 th day of October 1836
For J. Hlocum C lerk

23/10/11 Henry Green Rhode Island
Points 19 Marks Supt 1 20
S. 14.00
62.77 5 68.77 136.66 34.16 170.83
Jonah Vitus South Scituate R Island

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 subjjoined 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 Henry Green and his wife, Mary Green
   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.     Sub 1775 ~ 3 privt Capt Smith Col Richmond Bristol 78 Years   ~ 1776 ~ 1 Green Rhode Island Coventry Traditionary   Aug 1776 " 1 sergt Calvin Col Brown Newport Conn't Evidence   Sub 1777 " 6 Wall New London 13 Witness   " 1777 " 1 Green East Greenwich   " " " 15 Calvin " Henry Arliff   " " " 1 sergt Calvin North Kingston to be credible   { from 1777 to 1780. the different periods not stated. }   Aug 1781 time not stated sergt Jones Col Carson Newport R.I.  
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 _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[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 [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Reg
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23132
Mary Green
Widow of
Henry Green
Sgt Rev War
Act: July 2 nd 1836
Index:—Vol. A , Page 291
[Arrangement of 1870.]

155055-00507 Henry Green R. Island Act 7 June 1832 to what time last paid, P. Offin Nov 4, 1836
Died 9th Sept. 1834. arrearages paid in 4th gr "34.

J. L. Edwards
Com te of Pensions - Washington

South Scituate August 14, 1833
Dear Sir,
I return the papers of Henry Green for a pension, and with them forward two affidavits, to wit Said Green, and Charles Storer; By Said Storer's affidavit you will see the true situation of Mr. Green, and will also be satisfied as to the veracity of his witnesses. I hope you will not delay Mr. Green's certificate one day, lest he should not live to give thanks to the present wise and patriotic administration, for the judicious bestowment of its benefits. - Yours Respectfully Jonah Titus
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions -

East Greenwich Octobr 1, 1826.
J. L. Edwards,
Dear Sir,
Please to enclose the certificate for Mrs Green to me - directed to South Scituate, Rhode Island and oblige yours - Jonah Titus -

I Charles Stone, a Clergyman residing in the town of Scituate, County of Providence and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations aged 69 years, and being duly engaged according to Law do hereby and say; That I am well acquainted with Mr Henry Greene of Coventry in the County of Kent, an applicant for a pension that I believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opin- ion; I further certify that I am also well acquainted with Stephen Mathson and Job Whaley two of the witnesses who have given evidence, in the case of said Henry Greene for a pension, and their signatures have been shown to me this day, in evidence whereof I have acknowledged them; and I certify that I believe the said signatures to be their genuine signatures; and that both of their characters are good for truth & veracity - I also certify that Seth Brown, who took said depositions, was displaced from his said office of Judge in May last - on the change of politics in this State; I further certify that said Henry Greene has been confined to his bed, and is what is called bed ridden, and has been for over five years last past
Charles Stone

Providence R. in Scituate on this 27 th day of July 1833 Then Charles Stone, signed of the within deposition made oaths to the truth of the same, before me, and I further certify that that said Stone is a clergyman, residing in said Scituate, and is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit - Jonah Titus Just. Peace
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Providence Sc. I Dexter Randall Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Providence, in said State, do hereby certify that Jonah Titus Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was, at the time and now is a Justice of the peace within and for the town of Scituate, in said County and is duly authorized and empowered to administer oaths and take depositions and that the signature to the foregoing document purporting to be his, is in the proper handwriting of the said Jonah Titus -
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at Prov- idence this thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Dexter Randall Clerk

Mathew
Sep-
18314
3. Sec.
admits
168.33
due 9 Sep 1834

I Stephen Matteson of County county of Kent aged 77 years do say on oath, that I was well ac- quainted with Henry Green, late of County in the revolutionary war, he is the same who married Mary Coney — said Henry Green, enlisted into Capt Hammett Company in the Fall of 1776 I think for nine months, and it was to supply the place of another man, whose name is out of my mind — he served there a while and was marched westward into Con- necticut — I always understood he served out his time — he always turned out on the drafts in his time after his enlistment was out, I was well knowing to his going on several monthly tours in the Militia in Capt Mearns Company, in Col. Harrison's Regiment — and especially in August 1778 said Green was upon a draft stationed at Bristol on a tour, of I think a month, in Capt Mearns Company — I saw him once at Bristol afterwards — in Capt Mearns Company, during duty upon draft he has the reputation also, of having done duty stationed at Warwick, East Greenwich North Kingston and Rhode Island — during said war — Mary Green, his widow, has not married since his death, and is now living in County; said Henry Green died a little over two years ago — I now recall think said Henry took the place of John Cobb in Hammett Company —
State of Rhode Island }
Sworn to — } September Thirtieth 1836

Then Stephen Matheson, personally appeared, and made oath to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing Disposition - I also certify that he is a credible witness in the premises -
John Wood J. G. G. H. C. County of Kent,

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in the Town of Coventry County of Kent & State of Rhode Island, Henry Greene of said Coventry, an applicant for a pension, who being duly sworn, deposith 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 one month I served as Sergeant, for one year and seven months I served as a private and for such service I claim a pension -
Henry Greene
Kent ss. in Coventry on this 27 th day of July A.D. 1833 personally came Henry Greene signor of the above affidavit and made solemn oath that the facts therein stated are true to the best of his knowledge and belief; I certify also that he is a person of truth & veracity and that his statement is entitled credit -
Before me - Samuel Arnold Justice Peace
Kent ss The State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas
I certify that Samuel Arnold Esq r is a justice of the peace for the Town of Coventry in our County of Kent, that the above is his proper signature in his own hand writing, that full faith & credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name & the seal of said Court at East Greenwich this first day of August in the year 1833
John Brown Clk

7 Kent J c Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas in the County of Kent & State of Rhode Island.
I certify that John Wood is one of the Justices of said Court, and that the signatures to the annexed documents purporting to be his, and in his own hand writing, & that full faith & credence is and ought to be given to all his official acts.
In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court at East Greenwich this fourth day of October in the Year A. D. 1836 —
Jer. S. Hlocum C lk