REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - SAMUEL PEIRCE

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The State of Ohio
Hamilton County

Came personally Samuel Peirce before me the undersigned one of the judges of the 
court of common please within and for the county aforesaid who being sworn in 
due form saith that he inlisted into the service of the United States of America 
in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven for serving 
the war at the Middle Town in the state of Connecticut and was inlisted by 
Captain Robert Warner and joined the Regiment shortly after enlisting. Commanded 
by Col Willise at old orchert, on the North River, in the state of New York in 
the Bregead commanded by General Parsons and continued to serve in said bregeade 
until he was detached to the Suthard in Captain Harts company and the regiment 
commanded by Col Demot which was part of the army commanded by the Markees Dele 
Fyette and the seige of York Town on James River after the surrender of 
Cornwallace this deponent was ordered to West Point on the North River in the 
state of New York and there joined his regiment again commanded by Col Willice 
as aforesaid this deponent was discharged at west point by said Col Willice at 
the end of the war and there received the second badge of honor in testimony of 
his faithfull services during the war. This deponent sold his land warrant to a 
certain Clark of Danbury in the state of Conneticut and was told by said Clark 
that he must have his discharge to enable him to locate his land warrant. This 
deponent believed to be as Clark stated delievered his discharge to said Clark 
and left the state of Connecticut soon after for the northern most territory 
north of the River Ohio which he thinks was in the year seventeen hundred & 
ninty three since that time he has not heard from said Clark or anything 
relative to his discharge nor does he know what has become of his discharge, 
this deponent saith that he is fifty nine years old and from his infxxxx and 
reduced circumstances he stand in need of assistance from his County and this 
deponent further saith that he is at this time a resident of Hamilton County in 
the state of Ohio.
Sept 23 1818 
Samuel Peirce

probate judge James Silver