Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38808, John Harwood, Navy Rhode Island Agency And Residence

SERVICE
NUMBER
Navy.
Harwood, John
S. 38808
Rhode Island agency and residence
CONTENTS

10. 889 R Rhode Island
John Harwood 28
of Providence in the state of Rhode Island who was a Frigate Providence Dr Gunner in the regiment commanded by Colonel Whipple of the U.S. Navy line, for the term of 10 months R.I
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 of November 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of May 1819 and sent to Benj. Cossell Esq. Providence - Rhode Island.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 3 8 4 / 30 31 27.10 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 6 Sep 1819 6 mo 48.
$75:10
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
10. 889 R Rhode Island John Harwood 28 of Providence in the state of Rhode Island who was a Dr Gunner in the Frigate Providence  regiment commanded by Colonel Whipple of the U.S. Navy line, for the term of 10 months R.I

John, Harwood

I John Hornwood of Providence in the District of Rhode Island being now in the fifty eighth year of my age on solemn oath do declare say- that in the month of January 1798. I entered on board the Frigate Providence as a quarter Gun- ner said Vessel was in the service of the United States & commanded by Abraham Whipple Esq. & was then bound on a voyage to France. In the latter part of April there following - we sailed in the night - to avoid the British fleet then in posses- sion of Newport, - we however had a fight with the Lark Frigate before we got out, - We arrived in France in the month of June according to the best of my recollection. We lay in Bantz river about three months & from thence we went to Brest From Brest we sailed for the United States & arrived in Portsmouth in October & from thence we sailed to Boston where we arrived in the latter part of November following where I was paid off & discharged - being  having on board of said Vessel ten months - From France we sailed in company with the Frigate Boston & commanded by Capt Tucker, & with the Ranger Hoop of War - We brought home a quantity of arms & ammunition I was then only about seventeen years old but I performed my duty faithfully I now further declare

that I am in reduced circumstances & stand in need of assistance, according to the provisions of the late act of Congress - I am a Printer by trade but, my eye sight failing I cannot see to set types of course cannot find employment & not possessing one cent's worth of property, wearing apparel excepted - & besides having a sick mother who has been sick for the last fourteen years with a consumption, to support and also wife & child, I am not only now very poor, but a truly melancholy situation - John Horwood.
Rhode Island District /
Be it remembered that on this twenty third day of November 1818 personally came before me the above named John Horwood & made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him sub- scribed In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & have caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for said District to be hereunto affixed
David Howells District Judge.
I certify the signature of the Judge in his own proper hand writing & the seal of the Court to be hereunto affixed
Witness Benjamin Russell Att. R.I. Dist.

John Harwood
10.009
Am
Sept 10/19

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
RHODE-ISLAND DISTRICT.
Providence, sc.
District Court, Special Term, June Sixth A. D. 1820
On this Sixth day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said District John Starwood aged 60 years, residing in the town of Providence in said District County who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: That he served in the Frigate Providence commanded by William Whipple Esquire as quarter Gunner, upwards of four months that he made a previous declaration on the day of 181, and that he has received a certificate for a pension, being No. And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: 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.
John Starwood Mark
A SCHEDULE of Property and Income (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) of John Starwood
by 1 old Chair, 1 Jar, 1 earthen pan, 1 Stove, Cash on hand being forty two dollars part of my pension; due on fourth of March last, a demand against Brown and Danforth for fifty six dollars other than the above I have no property except as above mentioned and this declarant further saith that he is a printer by occupation but in consequence of his eyesight failing he can do but very little of that business and he is now crippled in one of his hands so that he can do no work whatever or even write his name and should his pension be taken away he must depend on the charity of others, for not only his own subsistence but also for the support of an aged mother who looks to him for help and also his wife aged 39 years who is sick with the dropsy
John Starwood Mark
N.B. said Starwood says he has a son John aged 19 years who resides with him & goes out to work when he can get employment
Rhode Island District
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the Sixth day of June 1820 before
David Howell District Judge
RHODE-ISLAND DISTRICT.
Clerk's Office of the District Court, A. D. 1820
I, Benjamin Howell Clerk of said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Fifty dollars and Twenty four cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this
fourteenth day of June 1820
Benjamin Howell Clerk of said Court.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Harwood a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. file 38808
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jany. 1778 10 mos. Quarter Gunner Abraham Whipple Frigate "Providence" Navy   on voyage to France  
Battles engaged in, with British frigate "Hart"
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated.
Date of application for pension, Nov 23, 1818. Allendale
Residence at date of application, Providence, R. I.
Age at date of application, in his 58th year
Remarks: In 1820 soldier referred to his mother _____, wife _____ as 39 yrs. & son John 19 yrs.

1910 Sept. 29. Hist. to Mrs Francis E. Bates d
Amalia
WIDOW &c
File No. 38808 Navy
John Harwood
2 nd Gunner
Frigate Providence
Revolutionary
Act May 18 th 1818
Index: Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1487
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by A. Maed. 23/9/10
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Res- Providence Co., R.I. Claimant
Soldier John Harwood
Service _____
Additional Service Rev.
No _____ claim, State records _____, 191_____
No claim, combination records _____, 191_____
REMARKS:
Inv. 7.38,808

Oak Lawn. R. I. Sept. 19, 1910.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington. D. C.
Will you kindly send the Revolutionary record of John Hearwood of Providence County, Rhode Island. His name appears on the pension roll of 1820, and 1835.
Yours truly Louise P. Bates.
(addres Mrs. Francis E. Bates. Oak Lawn, R. I.)
SEP 23 1910

The Deposition of William Waterman of Cranston in the District of Rhode Island who being engaged according to Law deposes say - That in the month of April 1878 - I entered as first Lieutenant of Marines on board the Frigate Peabody commanded by Abraham Whipple Esq - Then lying in the port Providence & bound on a voyage to France - I entered on board the day before we sailed, - at the time I entered John Horwood now of Providence whom I distinctly rec- ollect was a mariner on board - how long said Horwood had been on board I do not know - but the Frigate had been recruiting for men several months - & was finally obliged to sail without her full complement - so much so - that after our arrival in France we enlisted about 80 or 90 Frenchmen to be delivered over to the French Squadron on our arrival in the U. States - We sailed the last of April from Providence had a fight with a British Frigate before we got out to sea - & arrived in France about the first June - We remained in France until autumn & then returned to the U. States bringing home with us a quantity of ammunition & fine arms - We arrived in Portsmouth in October & from there we came to Boston in November when the crew were discharged - Said Horwood was on board said Frigate during all her voyage until her arrival in Boston

Said Frigate mounted 30 Guns was built in Providence & was on the Continental establishment.
Wm Waterman
Rhode Island District
I certify that on this second day of January 1819 William Waterman subscribed to the preceding deposition appeared before me & made oath to the truth of the same, -
Witness,
Benjamin Cawell
Counsel of B's
Court R I Dist.

I Walter R Danforth of Providence in the State of Rhode Island being engaged according to law testify & say - that I am personally acquainted with John Hornwood of said Providence an applicant for a pension under the late act of Congress - & have been for the last fifteen years - & from my knowledge of his circumstances in life I now believe him to be entirely destitute of property said Hornwood has been an industrious man, a printer by trade but has never been able, to accumulate any sufficiency for the maintenance of himself and family.
Walter R. Danforth
Rhode Island District
I certify that on this seventh day of December 1818, personally appeared before me the above named Walter R. Danforth & made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed -
Benjamin Cowell
Commr. of Dist Court
Rhode Island District. Providence 7 Dec. 1818.
I certify that the above deponent W. R. Danforth is well known to me, and entitled to entire credib.
David Howell
District Judge.

I John Arthur Johnson of Kennebec being now in my 69th year on solemn oath do declare & say that I was formerly a mariner on board the Frigate Pennsylvania commanded by Abraham Whipple Esq. that I entered on board sometime in the month of January 1818 according to the best of recollection - said Frigate being bound on a voyage to France, - I further testify that when I entered on board John Howard of Kennebec was also on board - and that he continued on board during our voyage to France & back to the United States when we arrived in the We arrived in Portsmouth in October & in Boston in November where I was discharged & paid off - according to the best of my recollection We were together more than ten months on board said Vessel John Arthur Johnson
14
Rhode Island District
I certify that on this twenty fourth day of November 1818, personally appeared before me the above named John Arthur Johnson & made oath to the truth of the deposition of him subscribed I further certify that the above Deponent is personally known to me that I know of nothing to impeach his testimony as a
Witness
Benjamin Cawee
Commissioner of Dist.
Court R.I. Dist.

John Horwood Application for pension
John Horwood (Mariner) 2 d Gunner Frigate Providence in service United States Commanded by Capt. Whipple 1778 - 78 months
Dec. 23 d November 1818
Admitted H

The Deposition of John Gonsalves of Providence in the State of Rhode Island who being in the 66th year of his age & engaged according to Law testifies & says that he was formerly a mariner on board the Frigate Providence a Vessel in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War commanded by Abraham Whipple Esq. & for the services rendered while on board said Vessel he on account his reduced circumstances he has obtained a certificate for a pension under the Act of Congress. This deponent further testifies, that in the month of January 1778. He entered on board said Vessel as a mariner, then bound on a voyage to France. That when he entered on board John Hornwood of Providence, was also a mariner on board said Vessel. How long before that time said Hornwood had been on board this deponent does not know but said Vessel had been recruiting several months. For the month of April following we sailed for France where we lay several months we then sailed for the United States we arrived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in October & in Boston in the month of November following towards the latter part of said month when I was discharged said Hornwood served on board said Vessel during all the voyage - & was an active & faithful - said Hornwood and myself were together on board said Vessel upwards of ten months - Jonathan Petcher was first, Salas Dwal was second & Patrick Fletcher was third Lieutenants neither of whom are now alive to my knowledge, - Mr Jones of Providence was Capt & Mr Waterman was 2 d Lieutenant of Marines -
John Gonsalves
2 d Nov Sworn to before me this 24 th of November 1810
Witness Benjamin Curran Commissioner