Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 20606, Clement Edelen, Md.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                                              NUMBER
Md.       Edelen, Clement                  W20606
              Edelin                  B.L.W., 101431-160-55
              or
              Edeline
              Ammons, Lucy
               (former widow
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Ilinois  33426
Clement Edeline
of   in the State of Illinois
who was a Sergeant in the    commanded
by Captain   of the commanded
by   in the Revolution
line for
Inscribed on the Roll of Springfield
at the rate of 120 Dollars   Cents
per annum. to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1831 and ending 25th May 1839.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of
July 1862 and sent to.
Charles Tucker Esq
Present
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by W.H. Champione  Clerk,
Book H Vol.    page 215
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Otto Partridge [illegible handwriting]71
Illinois 7111
Lucy Ammons, formerly
widow of Clement Edelin
who served in the Revolutionary
Md
war, as a Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
120 dollars
cents per annum, to commence on
the 3d February, 1853
Certificate of Pension issued
7th day of July, 1862
and sent to 
Charles Tucker
Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 242, Vol. [76?]
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317264 Act Mar 3/
Feb 26)
162
Lucy Ammons
for wid of
Clement Edelin
Private
Capt
Col.   Md Mil Rev.
Suspended
Allowed 160 acres
L.M. Drury
Examiner
Charles C Tucker
Present

See letter to C.C. Tucker in
the application for a pension under
act 3d February 1833
March 4, 1862,
See papers in Pension claim
3 Feb. 1853.
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Clement Edelin
Private
Colonel J. H Stone's Regt
Md Line
enlisted in 1777 to serve
three years
[handwriting illegible]
Henry P Brodnax
Hardinsburg
Ky
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Breckenridge County
State of Kentucky
Clement Edelin of the County aforesaid
states and declares that in 1777 at Annapolis
he enlisted in Captain Nathaniel Ewing's
Company of infantry belong to the first
Maryland Regiment commanded by 
Col. John H. Stone to serve for three years
in the Continental line that he served
out the full period of his enlistment and
was discharged by Capt Alexander Roxburgh
at Rumbley [illegible] near Morristown in 
Jersey - that he has lost his discharge
that he knows of no person in the 
County by whom he can prove his 
discharge that he was never placed on the pension list and that from his 
reduced circumstances in life he needs 
the assistance of his Country for support
s/Clement Edelin

State of Kentucky
Breckinridge County
   This day Clement Edelin 
personally appeared before me one of the Circuit Judges in and for the 
state aforesaid, swore on the Hol
ey Evangalist of Almighty God
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that the facts contained in this State
ment are true 
to the best of his
knowledge & belief
I do also certify
that Clement Eden is my 
opinion from the proof offered
a person in indigent circumstances and needs the assistance of his 
Country.  Given under my hand
and seal this 20th July 1818.
s/ Henry P. Brodnax

Kentucky [illegible]
I Jo Allen clerk of the Breckenridge Circuit Court do certify that the Honorable Henry P Brodnax whose signature is onto
the above certificate was at the date thereof & still is one of the
Circuit Judges in and for the Commonwealth aforesaid. And that the said certificate
is in the hand writing of the said Judge.
In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and affixed the Seal of the
said Court this 25th day of July 1818
and in the 27th year of the Commonwealth

Jo Allen
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Illinois State White County

On the 5th day of November 1823 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the circuit and state aforesaid Clement Edelin resident in the county and state aforesaid Aged seventy years last June who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to Obtain the provision made by the acts of the 18th March 1818 the 1st May 1820 and the first of March 1823 that he the said Clement Edlin enlisted for the term of three years on the tenth or eleventh of February in the year 1777 in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Ewin in the first regiment commanded by Cols John H Stone in the state of Maryland on the continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the corps until sometime in the winter of 1780 when he was discharged from the service in the state of New Jersey near Kimbles Town and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift,  sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intention thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of the Act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States
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in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818. Nor that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property securities contracts of debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained int he schedule here unto annexed and by me subscribed, that since the exhibition of my first schedule the following change have been made inmy property

I have one old horse upwards of twenty years old worth $5.00
Two cows and calves worth $18.00
Five Hogs worth $7.50
Three of them given to me last spring
One hundred and fifty bushels corn worth $37.50
my son in law gave me the ground rent free and I had to give that which I now need to get it cultivated
I have one table worth $1.00
One old chest worth $1.50
One nine-gallon kettle worth $2.50
One pot broke worth $.075
One skillett worth $1.00
Crockery ware worth $1.50
and three bushels salt worth $3.00
one plough and one ax worth $5.00

I am a farmer have myself and wife who is seventy years of age. One daughter named Anne 36 years of age I myself am not able to do any kind of labour (labor) my wife is in the same situation. My daughter can merely support her
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fifty cents to the dollar if ever collected at all - I had two horses and one [illegible] which I brought to Illinois and they are all dead. Also 7 or 8 sheep which I sold to cloth my family. My hoggs I sold for twenty dollars to enable me to move to Illinois, I have not yet made a deed to the land but have given my bond so to do.

Clement Edelin

Sworn to and declared in open court on the 5th day of November 1823.

Test James Ratcliff - Clerk

State of Illinois White County

I James Ratcliff clerk of the circuit court for White County and State of Illinois do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule there to annexed are truly copied from the records of said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Eighty Four dollars and twenty five cents.

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my private seal (there being no public one provided) at [illegible] 24th December 1823

Jas Ratcliff
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herself. I am now in a manner living on the charity of my neighbours (neighbors).

On the 14th of August 1819 I sold to Thomas Gregory 200 acres of poor land for four hundred dollars on a credit.

I received the following notes and property

Bed and furniture $55.00
One rifle gun $23.00
Merchandize $23.00
One note payable on the 1st Nov 1821 for $148.75
One note payable on the 1st Nov 1822 for $148.75

Total $398.75

Since Gregory has paid me as followeth

One Horse $35.00
Cash $60.00
Bead and Counter pen $19.00
Paid Will Davidson for me $20.00
also {illegible] shoe& leather about $20.00

 $154.00

After I moved to this state I put the notes with the balances due on them in the hands of Thomas Reynolds for collection and in March 1823 I went for my money and the said Reynolds had absconded and taken about $87 of my money with him as also the notes I have not herd (heard) from him since, there is about $80 yet due from Gregory which I shall not be able to collect in any other money then the notes worth
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Bounty Land Claim
Act of Mar 3, 1855
317264
Lucy Ammon
formerly widow of 
Clement Edelin
Rev Pensioner

Chas. C Tucker
Atty Present
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State of Illinois
White county

On this 18th day of February 1862 before me Clerk of the County Court in and for the county and state above stated personally appeared Mrs. Lucy Ammon a resident of White County in the State of Illinois aged 56 years who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Adophus Ammon and was formerly the widow of Clement Edelin who was a soldier of the Maryland Continental Line in the war of the Revolutionary and a pensioner of the United States on the roll of the Illinois Agency at ninety six dollars per year. That she was also placed on the pension roll of the same Agency at the same rate per annum and she continued to draw the pension until her marriage as hereto fore stated.

She further declared that she was married to the said Clement Edelin on the 14 day of November AD one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven at Carnie, White County Ill by one John Craw a Justice of the Peace that her name before her said marriage was Lucy and hat her husband the aforesaid Clement Edelin died in White County, Ill. on the 25th day of May AD 1839 and that she remained a widow from the death of her said husband until the 15 day of March 1843 when she was married to Adolphus Ammon and that the said Adolphus Ammon died at White
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County Illinois on the 18th day of December 1841 and she has since then remained a widow.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of receiving the Bounty Land to which she is entitled under the act of March 3, 1855       never having received Bounty land or knowing that she is entitled except for the above service and she hereby constitutes and appoints Chas C Tucker of Washington DC her attorney to prosecute her claim and procure her warrant. Hereby authorizing and empowering her said attorney to obtain from the proper authorities at Washington City or elsewhere certified copies of any army or war records or documents in which her said husband's services may be recorded and to procure any and all other evidence that may be necessary to establish her claim as fully as if personally present and working and countermanding all former authority that may have been given for the above specified purposes.

Lucy Ammon
Her X Mark

John M Crebs
Thomas Kerney

Sworn to and subscribe before me the day and year first above written and on the same day personally came Thomas Kerney and Anderson Moody residents of White County who being duly sworn according to law declare that they are personally acquainted with Mrs. Lucy Ammon widow of Adolphus Ammon who has made and subscribed the foregoing declaration and were acquainted with
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her said husband and know that they lived together as man and wife and many purported.

That she is the widow of the identical Clement Edelin who was a pensioner as mentioned in said declaration and has remained a widow since the death of her husband last named in the above declaration.

That their knowledge of the identity of her first husband with the pensioner is derived from the fact that they were well acquainted with him and that he was always recognized as a pensioner.

And they further testify that they reside as above stated and are disinterested in the claim.

Anderson Moody
His X Mark

Thos Kerney

Sworn to and subscribed before me and I certify that I am not interested in the claim or concerned with its prosecution, That I believe the affiants to be credible witnesses and the claimant is the person she represents herself in said declaration.

Given under my hand and the seal of the Whtie County Court at Carum this 18th day of February AD 1862

R S Graham Clerk
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State of Illinois
White County

I [blank] Clerk of the county court in and for the county and state above named do hereby certify that [blank] before whom the foregoing affidavits were made and who has thereunto signed his name was at the time of so doing [blank] in and for the county and state above named duly commissioned and sworn that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that his signature thereto is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this [blank] day of [blank] 1862.
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Revy Pension Claim
Act of Feb 3, 1853

Lucy Ammon
formerly widow of
Clement Edelin

SEAL

Chas C Tucker
Atty
Present
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Declaration of Mrs. Lucy Ammon widow of Adolphus Ammon for Revolutionary Pension under the act of February third AD 1853

State of Illinois
County of White

On this the 18 day of February 1862 personally appeared before me William Garrison Judge of the County Court of the county and state above named Mrs. Lucy Ammon a resident of White County and State of Illinois aged fifty six years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed February third 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war.

That she is the widow of Adolphus Ammon and was formerly the widow of Clement Edelin who was a soldier of the Maryland Continental line in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States on the roll of the Illinois Agency at ninety six dollars a year. That she was also placed on the pension roll of the said agency at the same rate per annum an she continued to draw the pension until her marriage as hereinafter mentioned. She further declares she was married to the said Clement Edelin on the 14th day of November AD one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven at Carver in White County in the state of Illinois by one John Craw a Justice of the Peace of said court and state that her name before her said marriage was Lucy Aud and that her husband the [illegible] Clement Edelin
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died in White County Illinois on the 28th day of May AD 1839 and that she remained a widow from the death of her husband until the 18th day of March 1840 when she was married to Adolphus Ammons and that the said Adolphus Ammons died in White County, Illinois on the 18th day of December 1841 and that she has since then remained a widow

Witnesses                Lucy X Ammon
John M Crebs              Her Mark
Thos J Renshaw

State of Illinois
                           ss
White County

Before the undersigned Judge of the County Court n and for the County of White and the State of Illinois this day personally came the above named Lucy Ammon well known to me to be the person she represents herself to be, and before all in open court she made out the foregoing Declaration.
In testimony of all which I have hereto set my hand and seal this 18th day of  February AD 1862.
            William P. Garrison, [illegible] Judge

State of Illinois
                         ss
White County
I,  R.S. Graham clerk of the cunty court within and for the county and state aforesaid this do hereby certify that William P Garrison whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate is a County Judge of this County and was at the time of making such certificate the duly qualified and acting Judge of the said County Court and that his commission bears date to 27 day of
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Novr 1861 and will expire the 1st Monday of Decr 1865 and that his signature to said Certificate is genuine.  
  In testimony of all which I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at  Carmi this 18th day of February 1862
    R.S. Graham, Clerk

State of Illinois
                         ss
White County
       Before the undersigned clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State aforementioned this day personally came Thomas J. Renshaw and Y. Land both well known [illegible] to be the real persons they represent themselves to be and [illegible] and here before me made oath [illegible] are well acquainted with Lucy Ammon who made the foregoing Declaration to obtain a [illegible] and know of her former husband Clement Edelin death about the time she states; that she did marry Adolphus Ammon about the time state in the Declaration and that the said Renshaw states that he knows from general reputation of the death of said Ammon about the time she states, and that said Y. Land states that he knows of the death of said Ammon about the time stated in said Declaration, and that he was present at the time the said Adolphus Ammon was buried and further they sayeth not.  
[illegible signature]
Thos. J. Renshaw [signature]

State of Illinois
                          ss
White County
I, R.S. Graham, clerk of the county court of said County, do hereby certify that the
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foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me by [illegible] [name of John S. Thomas J. Renshaw and [name of John S. Aud crossed out] Y. Land.  
In testimony of all which I have hereto set my hand and seal of office at Carmi this 18 day of February 1862.
R.S. Graham, Clerk
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COPY

Marriages 1827

Date of License: 1827, Nov 4th

Clement Edlin with Lucy Aud

I do certify that i have joined the within named parties in the Holy Banns of Matrimony according to the role of my church 

Given under my hand and seal this 11t Nov 1827

John Craw JP

State of Illinois
White County

I Richard S Graham Clerk of the county court in and for said county, do certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the record of the marriage of Clement Edelin and Lucy Aud as the same appears of record in my office.

Given under my hand and the seal of said county at Carmi this 12th day of May AD 1862

R S Graham - Clerk
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Date 1840. March 2d
Parties names Adolphus Ammons with Lucy Edelin
Record of Marriages in 1840
Executed on the 4th day of March 1940

State of Illinois
                         ss
White County
I Richard S Graham Clerk of the County Court in and for said County do certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the Record of the marriage of Adolphus Ammons and Lucy Edelin, as the same appears of Record in my office.
Given made my hand and the seal of said Court at Carmi this 13th day of May AD 1862
R.S. Graham Clerk
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February 18, 1932.
BA-J/ILL
Mrs. Grace Mitchell
217 West Main Street
Staunton, Illinois.

Dear Madam:

The data furnished herein relative to Clement Edelen are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 20606, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Clement Edelen was born in June, 1753, place not stated.

He enlisted February 11, 1776 at Port Tobacco, Maryland, served in Captain John H. Stone's Company, Colonel William Smallwood's Maryland Regiment, reenlisted, December 10, 1776 and served three years as sergeant in Captain Nathaniel Ewing's Company, Colonel John E. Stone's 1st Maryland Regiment; he was in the battles White Plains, Brandywine and Germantown.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 20, 1818, while a resident of Breckenridge County, Kentucky.

In 1821, the soldier was living with his son-in-law in White County, Illinois, his name not stated nor the name of his wife. In 1823, the soldier referred to his wife, aged seventy years, and to his daughter, Ann, aged thirty-six years.

Clement Edelen married November 14, 1827 in Carmi, White County, Illinois, Lucy Aud.

He died May 25, 1839 in White County, Illinois.

His widow, Lucy Edelen, married March 4, 1840, Adolphus Ammons or Aman, who died December 18, 1841 in White County Illinois.

Lucy Ammons was allowed pension on account of the services of her former husband, Clement Edelen, on her application executed February 18, 1862. She was then fifty-six years of age and resided in White County,
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Illinois.

Hieronimus Aman, son of Adolphus Ammons or Aman, appeared in behalf of Lucy Ammons at the time she made application for pension in White County, Illinois, in 1862.

In 1862, John S. Aud also appeared in behalf of the above noted window, also in White County, Illinois. 

Very truly yours,
A. D. Hiller,
Assistant to Administrator.
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A soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pension file in this Bureau.
Clement Edelin. WF 2606
Date of Appointment or Enlistment 
[column 1 ]:  February 11, 1776
[Column 2]:  December 10, 1776
Length of Service [column 1] 1 year [column 2] 3 years
Rank [Column 1 blank]. [Column 2]:  Sgt
Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered, Captain, Colonel
[Column 1]:John H. Stone, Wm Smallwood
[Column 2]:  Nathaniel Ewing, John H. Stone
Length of service.
State:  Md [both columns] 
Battles engaged in, White Plains, Brandywine, Germantown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Port Tobacco, Md
Date of Application for Pension [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Breckinridge Co,  Ky
Age at date of application, born Jun 1753
Remarks: [illegible]
Respectfully, Commissioner
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Miss Fannie A. Nevitt
Albany Ills
personal inquiry
of Apr. 26, 1916
wants
history of
Clement Edelen -
Md.  W. 20606
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1916 May 1 Hist. to Miss
Fannie A. Nevitt.
1932 - Feb. 18 - [illegible] to Mrs. Grace Mitchell - 
see letter P.W. Edward [illegible] - R - 3[illegible] - ILL.

Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No. 20606
Lucy Ammons
Former wife of
Clement Edeline
Sergt [illegible] [illegible]
Act: [illegible]  /[illegible]
Index:-Vol. A, Page 12
[Arrangement of 1870]
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No. 7631.
Lucy Ammon.
formerly widow of
Clement Edelin.
Illinois.

Let. C C. Tucker [stricken word]
March 4, 1862.
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Hon. Jos H. Barnett
Court of Pensions
Washington
DC
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Jasper Partridge                                   G.W.Johns
Office of PARTRIDGE & JOHNS,
Attorneys at Law,
Carmi, Ills., March 6th 1871.
Hon C V [illegible]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Mrs Lucy Ammons
widow of Clement Edelin [stricken] who was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary war, desires us to ask you if she would be entitled to a pension from the death of her husband to 1853 The date of her Pension Certificate-
Yours Very Respectfully
(Addnfs)  Partridge and Johns
Carmi
White Co.
Illinois
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101, H31
160 acres
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Lucy Ammons
formerly widow of 
Clement Edelin
White County, 
Illinois
Act 3d Feb. 1836
Allowed as widow of a sergeant of the infantry, at rate of $120 per annum to begin 3d Feb. 1853
Certificate to 
Charles C. Tucker
Present
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Very Light Text - Hard to Read

Mar 1871

Lucy Ammon
Clement Edelin
is not entitled to any

I need it to commence with date 
of it happen


I am
Partridge & Johns
Carmin
Ill
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Clement Edelin
White County
Illinois
AD 7th June 1832.
Allowed at the rate of $120 per annum from 4th March 1831 to 25th May 1839-
deducting former payments at rate of $40 per ann. Same time
Payable to  his widow Lucy Ammon -
Certificate
Charles C. Tucker
Present
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Washingon D.C. July 3d 1862

Hon. Jos. H. Barrett,
Court of Pensions
Sir,
Enclosed please find
additional evidence for the Revolutionary pension claim
under the Act of Feb 3. 1853 and Bounty Land Claim under
the Act of March 3. 1855 of Mrs Lucy Ammons of Ills [inserted] widow of
Clement Edelin, as required by your letter of March 4, '62.
An amended declaration is also sent. It appears from your
letter that in filling up the former declaration an error was 
made in the age of the claimant. It is correctly stated in
the enclosed declaration - fifty three years.

Respectfully
Your Obt Servt

Chas. C. Tucher
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Washington D.C. Feb 25th 1862

Hon. Jos. H. Barrett
Court of Pensions
Sir,
Enclosed please find
the Claims for Bounty Land under the Act of March 3 1855
and for Pension under the Act of Feb 3 1833 of Mrs Lucy
Ammon formerly widow of Clement Edelin a Revolutionary
Pensioner under the Act of 1818.
The Claimant states she received a pension after
her husband's death, but this evidently refers only to the
receipt of the arrears of her husband's pension that
accrued to his death.

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt

Chas. C. Tucker
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[vertical overwriting]
Carmi 
19th March
The Honobl Secretary of War
Washington City

[horizontal underwriting]
1 March 1823
Illinois

Clement Edelin

Recd 8 Apr 1824

See Kentucky [illegible]
for this name

[double horizontal lines]
[left margin has crude drawing of pointing finger] If this claim is
allowed, applicant must be transferd to
Illinois

[illegible two words each capitalized]
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, Nov 9th [handwritten] 1822

I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster rolls remaining in
the Auditor's Office, that Clement Edelin [handwritten]
enlisted as a Sergant [handwritten] in the 1st [handwritten] Maryland Regiment, on the 10th [handwritten] day of December 1776 [handwritten] and was discharged on the 27th December 1779 [handwritten]

Thomas Karney [handwritten] Auditor General,
State of Maryland
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[1st page of 2]
Kentucky [crossed out] to Illinois [inserted]
must be transfd to Illinois if claim admitd
Clement Edelin -
Priv: [underlined]

Aged 71 yrs - Farmer - not 
able to labor - wife, 70 yrs old -
not able to work - Daughter, 36 yrs
old - can merely support herself.
[double horizontal lines] Served 3 yrs from 1777 -
[double horizontal lines]
1st sched: dated 28 June 1821
[illegible], 1 horse, 17 or 18 yrs old.
& one 2 yr old colt, 2 cows,
2 yearlings & 1 calf, 1 sow & four
small pigs, & sundry articles of
household furniture - [$107 due
him on the 1st Nov 1821, & $148.7
is due him in Nov 1822, from the
same person [words crossed out - illegible] the collection 
of these two sums he considers 
doubtful] The court values
the amt of property exhibited 
at $105. -
[double horizontal lines] [illegible] 13 Nov 1822 - Application
for restoration, [illegible] 2d. Sched: dated 8 Nov 1823, states that in Aug 
[torn document], he sold to Thos Gregory, 200
[torn document] of farm land, on credit, for
[torn document] 00 - no deed given - but a bond [underlined]
[torn document] executed stipulating that a deed [inserted]
would be given. He recd in

[2d page of 2]
payment for said land 1 Bed & 
furniture - $ 55 [crossed out] -- |$55.00
1 Rifle  |23.00
Merchandise |23.00
1 Note payl 1st Nov 1821 for 148.75 -
1 Do [ditto marks] 1 Nov 1822 for 148.75
| [horizontal line under column of figures] $398.50

[torn document] recd from Gregory since
[torn document] [illegible] 1 horse, |$35.00
[torn document] ash |60.00
[torn document] ed etc |19.00
Paid for Applicant - |20.00
[torn document] [illegible], shoes, etc |20.00
| [horizontal line under column of figures] $154

[torn document] t due from 
[torn document] egory, $80, [vertical line] The notes were first
[torn document] [illegible] he can [vertical line] in the hand of Thos
[torn document] [illegible] get in KY [verticle line] Reynolds, for Collectn
[torn document] [illegible] at 50% [vertical line] who collected about
[torn document] [illegible] discount [vertical line] $87 of the money
& then absconded
with it [underlined] & the notes.
[torn doc] [illegible] 2d sched: [illegible] 1 Horse, 20 yrs
old $5 - 2 cows & calve $18 -
5 Hogs, $ 7.50. 150 bushl corn, $37.50
some furniture, etc - This property is
all that is appraised by the court, and
is valued at $84.25 -

some sheep 2 hogs - and Rifle, he
sold, to enable him to remove to Illinois.
Tranfd. August 17 1824 to Illinois X
[torn doc] James Ratcliff, [illegible]
Carmi - Illinois
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Brief in the case of [printed] Clement Edelin - A Sergeant in [handwriten]
White [handwritten] County and State of [printed] Illinois [handwritten] the revolutionary
act [printed] 15 June 1832 [handwritten] war [handwritten]

Claim, ("original," or "for increase") [printed] 
Proof exhibited, (if original.) [printed]

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance. [printed]
[following is handwritten] Clement Edelin recd a pension under the
Act of 18th March 1818 at the rate of $96. per ann.
and the vouchers in the 3d Annuitant Office show
that his death occurred on the 25th day of May
1839. and that the balance of his pension
[following is printed] Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
[following is handwritten] was paid to his widow Lucy Edelin.
Clement Edelin, as appears by the muster
rolls of the Maryland Line, served three
years as a Sergeant. This service entitled him
to a pension under the Act of 7th June 1832. at the
rate of $120 per ann and [crossed out] after deducting the amount
[illegible] under act of 18th March 1818. at the rate of 
$96. per ann. This sum is payable to his widow.
[following is printed] Name and residence of Agent   Examining Clerk
[following is handwritten] Allowed at the rate of $120. per ann. to begin in
the 4th March 1831. and to terminate on the
25th day of May 1839. after deducting pay.
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[following is handwritten] amount under act of 18th March 1818. at the
rate of $96 per ann. for the same time.
Payable to his widow Lucy Ammons.

Agent     L.M. Drury
Charles C. Tucker     Ex.ng Clerk

Present
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Brief in the case of Lucy Ammon formerly widow of Clement 
White County and State of [illegible] } Edelin, a Sergeant in
act 3: February, 1853. } the revolution
Claim, ('original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Clement Edelin was a Sergeant and Pensioner under act 4 18th March 1818 at the rate of 8 [illegible] per [illegible]. He served over two years as a Sergeant in Maryland [illegible]. He died 25th day of May 1839. he served over two years as a Sergeant in the Maryland line. He died 25th day of May 1839 and the vouchers in the Third Auditors Office then that the balance of pension was paid to his
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
widow Lucy Edelin. on a Certificate of the Probate court of White County Illinois
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Clement Edelin the pensioner, is proven by the certificate of the judge of the County Court of White County Ill. before whom in open court its declaration is executed, also by the testimony of three witnesses certified by the Judge to be personally known to him and to be entirely credible. The witness in the 3d Auditors Office are also proofs of identity. the death of claimants last husband is proven by these witnesses as to have occurred on 18th December 1841. and the continued + present widowhood is proven by the same testimony. Papers property executed. Allowed at the rate of $120 per ann. to commence on the 3d day of February 1853.
L.M. Drury
Examining Clerk
Certificate to
Charles C. Tucker
Present.
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10,919 R
Kentucky
Clement Edelin [witten]

of   in the state of
who was a [printed] Private [written] in the regiment commanded by
Colonel [printed] Stone [written] of the [printed] Maryland [written] line, for the term of [printed] 2 Years. [written]

ascribed on the Roll of [printed] Kentucky [written]
at the rate of [printed] 8 [written] Dollars per month, to commence on
the [printed] 20 [written] of [printed] July 1818 [written]

Certificate of Pension issued the [printed] 28 [written] of [printed] May 19 [written]
and [printed] sent to K. P. Brodnax [illegible], Ohio Co.

Arrears to 4th of [printed] March 1819 |60..12 [written]
Semi-anl all'ce ending [printed] 4 Sept 19 |48
[illegible number and fraction]  |$108..12 [written] [crudely drawn finger pointing to last figure]

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818 [both lines contained within curly { brackets] [printed]
Kentucky [written]
[crudely drawn finger pointing to right margin]
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Claimant Edelen [left margin vertical writing]

26   [nine dots forming a square]  72 [to right of paper's right crease, vertical writing]

18,590.
Clement Edelin [written top of page]

The Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C [written center of page]
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Very faded text - hard to transscribe

State of Illinois

On this tenth day of June 1821 personally appeared in Open Court being the circuit court for the county of White in the state aforesaid [illegible] made a court of record by the law of said state Clement Edelin aged [illegible]
who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath [illegible]

February 1776 at Port Tobacco, MD 

State of Illinois
White County
I certify...[illegible]

of the United States and the
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Declaration and Schedule of Clement Edelin in 1818 very hard to read - text too faded
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Declaration by Clement Edelin and certified by J A Ratcliff but text faded and too light to read
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[Following is handwritten; a number '1' is written in upper left corner]
Declaration of Mrs Lucy Ammon widow
of Adolphus Ammon for Revolutionary
Pension under the act of February 3d 1853
State of Illinois
County of White [a wavy vertical line and the number 55 are to the immediate right of this and the previous line]
On this the [illegible number crossed out] 2d [inserted] day of May [crossed out] June [inserted] in
the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight
hundred and sixty two personally appeared
before w [crossed out] William P. Garrison Judge of de
County Court within and Ju de Courts of 
White and state of Illinois Mrs Lucy Ammon
a resident of White County in said state
of Illinois aged fifty three years who being
first duly sworn according to Law doth on
her oath make the following Declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of de Provisions
made by the act of Congress passed
February Third one Thousand Eight Hundred
and Fifty Three, granting pensions
to widows of [inserted] persons who served during the Revolutionary
War. That she is the widow of
Adolphus Ammon, and was before her
marriage to said Adolphus Ammon de
widow of Clement Edelin who was a 
soldier of the Maryland Continental line
in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner
of the United States on the roll of
the Illinois agency at ninety six dollars
per year, one [illegible] declare that she was
[end of page]
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Declaration of Mrs. Lucy Ammon widow of Adolphus Ammon for Revolutionary Pension under the Act of February 3d, 1853
State of Illinois
County of White
On this the 2d day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two personally appeared before William O Garrison Judge of its County Court within and for its County of White and state of Illinois Mrs Lucy Ammon a resident of White County in said state of Illinois aged fifty three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Provisions made by the act of Congress passed February Third one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Adolphus Ammon, and was before her marriage to said Adolphus Ammon the widow of Clement Edelin who was a solider of the Maryland Continental line in the war of the Revolution, and a Pensioner of the united states on its over of the ? agency at ninety-six soelcus per year, one quicher decreaces that she was
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[continuation of previous document;  a number '2' is written in the upper left corner] [following is handwritten]
married to the said Clement Edelin on 
the 14th day of November one Thousand Eight hundred and twenty seven at
Carmi White County Illinois by one
John Craw, a Justice of the Peace in and for
said County of White and State of Illinois.
That her name before her said marriage
was Lucy Aud, and that her husband the
aforesaid Clement Edelin died in White County
Illinois on the 25th day of May in the year of
our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred
and Thirty nine, and that she remained
a widow from the death of her said husband
Clement Edelin until the 4th [written over a previous date] day of March
1840 at which date she was again married
to said Adolphus Ammon, and she further
states that said Adolphus Ammon died
in White County Illinois on the 18th day
of December One Thousand Eight hundred
and forty one and she declares
that since that time she has remained
a widow, and does still so because
she states further that after the death of her
said husband Clement Edelin she drew
the arrears of pay due her said husband
on his pension that accrued to his death
from the date of his last pensions payment
and further than this she says not
Lucy Ammon [an X and words 'her mark' are written over the name]
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State of Illinois
                           ss
White County ⎬
   I William P Garrison Judge
of the County Court within and for the
County of White and State of Illinois do
hereby certify that the above named Lucy
Ammon who is personally well known
to me to be the real person who signed the
foregoing declaration this day personally
appeared before me in open Court and
signed the same and made oath thereto
in due form of Law and I certify the 
signature  thereto was made by her and
so acknowledged before me, and that she
then and there in due form of Law as
aforesaid made oath to the several facts 
set forth in said Declaration, and I
further certify that I have no interest
whatever  in the prosecution of this claim
In witness of all which I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this the 20th day ["May" overstricken] June AD 1862


s/William P. Garrison
S
County Judge White County Ills

State of Ills
                       ss
White County
I, R.S. Graham clerk of the County Court within and for the County of White in the State of Illinois do hereby certify
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that William P Garrison whose name appears
to the foregoing certificate, is now the Judge
of the County Court of White County Illinois
that his term of office as such Judge
and his commission bears date 27th
day of Novr 1861 and will expire on [illegible]day of Decr 1865, and I further certify that his [overstricken illegible word] signature to said certificate
is genuine, and that full faith and
credit should be given to all his official
acts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
my office at Carmi this the 26th day
of May AD 1862
R. S. Graham Clerk

State of Illinois
                          ss
White County ⎬
Yearly Land being first duly sworn 
on his oath deposes and says that he is
well acquainted with Lucy Ammon who
made the foregoing declaration and that he
has known her for many years past and
he further states that she signed the foregoing Declaration and made oath thereto in this affiant's presence and he under states that he well knows her to be the identical person she represents herself to be, he further states that he was well acquainted with said Lucy
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Ammons first husband Clement Edlin in his lifetime and knows from general reputation that he was a revolutionary pensioner, and he further states that from his personal knowledge he knows that they lived together as man and wife. He further states that from General reputation in the neighborhood in which said Clement Edlin lived and died he affiant knows that he did die about the time stated in said declaration. He further states that from general reputation he knows that said Lucy Ammon was married to said Adolphus Ammon about the time stated in said declaration and that of his own personal knowledge he knows that they lived together as man and wife and he further states that of his own personal knowledge he knows that said Adolphus Ammon died on the 18th day of December 1841 from the fact that he affiant made an entry of his death in the family bible of said Adolphus Ammon at the time and that he was present at his funeral and that three days after his death he took out letters of administration on his estate which letters are still in his possession and bear date etc. 21st day of December 1841. He further states that ever since the death of said Adolphus Ammon said Lucy Ammon was living as a widow and further that he has no interest whatever in this claim or its prosecution and further he saith not.

Y Land
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6th page

State of Illinois
White County

John S Aud being first duly sworn on his oath deposes and says that he is well acquainted with Lucy Ammons who made the foregoing declaration and that has known her for a great number of years and that he knows she is the identical person she represents herself to be; he affiant states further that she signed and made oath to the facts set forth in said declaration in his presence and he states further that he was well acquainted with said Lucy Ammons first husband whose name was Clement Edlin and he knows that said Clement Edlin was a Revolutionary pensioner and he also states in his personal knowledge that said Edlin and said Lucy Ammons in the lifetime of said Edlin lived together as husband and wife and from general reputation he states they were [illegible] about the time states in said declaration  he further states that he knows from his [words "general reputation" overstricken] personal knowledge that said Clement Edlin is dead and that he died about the time stated in said declaration and that he was present and saw him buried. He further knows of his own personal knowledge that said Lucy Ammon and said Adolphus Ammon lived together as man and wife and that
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from general reputation he knows they were married about the time stated in said declaration and he further states that said Adolphus Ammon died in White County Illinois about the time sates in said declaration he knows of his said death from having heard of it about the time it occurred he at the time having lived but a few miles distant and having heard it frequently talked about there and since and having talked with those  who saw him buried and he further states that said Lucy Ammon has remained a widow ever since the death of said Adolphus Ammon and he further states that he has no interest whatever in this claim or it's prosecution and further he says not.

s/John S Aud

State of Illinois
                         ss
White County

Hieronimus Ammons being first duly sworn on his oath deposes and says that he is well acquainted with Lucy Ammons who made the foregoing declaration and has known her for twenty years or more and that he knows she is the identical person she represents herself to be, affiant states further that she signed and made oath to the facts set forth in said declaration in his presence and he states further that he was well acquainted with 

of June AD 1861 

R S Graham Clerk
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was well acquainted with Adolphus Ammon the last husband of said Lucy Ammon in his lifetime and knows of his own personal knowledge that they lived together as man and wife after his marriage and he further states that he knows of his own personal knowledge that said Adolphus Ammon and said Lucy were married about the time named in said declaration and he further states that of his own personal knowledge he knows that said Adolphus Ammon died at the time stated in said declaration from the fact that he was the son of said Adophus Ammon and was present at the time he was buried and from his age now and what he knows of his age was at the time of his father's death he knows his said father died as [illegible] in said declaration mentioned. He further states he has no interest in this claim or its prosecution.

Hieronimus Aman

State of Illinois
White County

I William P Garrison Judge of the county court within and for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that this day personally came before me in open court the above named Yearly Land, John S Aud and Hieronimus Aman are well known to me to be credible persons and they each declared
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there before me in open court signed their names as part of the foregoing affidavits and also before me in due form of law separately made oath to the truth of the matters and things as set forth therein each to the truth of the particular affidavit to which the name appears and I further certify that the witnesses are the parties they represent themselves to be and that said Lucy Ammon signed the foregoing declaration and made oath to the same in the presence of these witnesses and I further certify that I have no interest in the foregoing claim or in its prosecution. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal at [illegible} this 2nd day of June AD 1862

William P Garrison - SEAL
Judge of the County Court of White Co. Ill.

State of Illinois
                         ss
White County

I Richard S Graham Clerk of the County
Court within and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the above named William P. Garrison whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate is now the Judge of the County Court of White County Illinois, that his present term of office as such Judge and his [illegible] as such officer bears date 27 day of Nov 1861 and will expire on the same day of Dec 1865 and I further certify that
his signature to said certificate is genuine and that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at [illegible] this 2 day of June AD 1862

R S Graham
Clerk
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State of Illinois
                         ss
White County
I R.S. Graham Clerk of the County within and for the County + state aforesaid do hereby certify that  I was personally present where John S Aud made the foregoing affidavit on page 6 and I further certify that the erasures and interlineations appearing in his said affidavit on page 6 in lines 23, 24 & 26 on said page were all made before the same was signed and sworn to by him.  W. P. Garrison County Judge as aforesaid
In witness of all which I have hereto set my hand and affix the seal of my office at Carmi this the 26th day of June 1862.
R.S. Graham Clerk