Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18008, Thomas Harvey, N.H.
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SERVICE|[blank]|NUMBER
N.H.|Harvey, Thomas|S. 18008
carded
CONTENTS
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[verso]
185 Oct'r Let to Pension Agt

[recto]
1186
Michigan
Thomas Harvey, decd, of [blank] in the State of [blank] who was a private, in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the Revolution NH ['line' crossed out] for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Detroit at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the ['4th' crossed out] 3d day of March, 1826, ['31' crossed out]. & end 2d June 1849.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of October, 1854. and sent to Arad Joy Ovid NY
Arrears to the 4th of [blank] [blank]
Semi-anl. allowance ending [blank] [blank]
Deducting former payments at the rate of $80. per annum, under act 7th June 1832 - 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act ['June 7, 1832' crossed out] May 15th 1828
Recorded by G. T. Getty Clerk.
Book [blank] Vol. [blank] Page [blank]
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The State of Ohio ss Ashtabula County Nov. 1st 1845
Before me John Sherman, an associate Judge of the County of Ashtabula Personally appeared Thomas Harvey of the Town of Ashtabula in said County who being duly sworn on his said oath deposeth and saith That he is seventy eight years of age. That he enlisted into the servise of the United States either at Pambroke (Pembroke) or Concord in the State of New Hampshire into the company of infantry commanded by Captain Hutchinson in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Cilley in the New Hampshire Line upon the Continental establishment during the war. That he is unable to state specifically the day of his enlistment thinks it was in the month of June AD 1778 That he soon joined the army at West Point to Saratoga where he remained for some months, and passed down the Hudson River to West Point again from whence he together with the Regiment to which he belonged marched into New Jersey on a short expedition in which there at was some skirmishes with the Brittish That his memory is so much impaired that he is unable to give further particulars in regard to his location while in servise 
That he continued to serve untill the close of the war when he was discharged West Point as far as he recollect That he was in no battle That after his discharge from the servise he returned to his place of residence at Nottingham New Hampshire 
That subsequently he removed to Oneida County ['New York' crossed out] in the State of New York from whence he removed to Cattaraugus County in said State from whence he removed to his present residence where he has resided for six years last past. That he has now a wife and five children now living
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That he has lost his discharge and now has no written evidence of his service, nor is he aware that any person is now living who can testify to this service
/s/Thomas Harvey
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of Nov'r 1845
/s/John Sherman Associate Judge 
We the subscribers being duly sworn say that we have been acquainted with Thomas Harvey signer of the above declaration for forty years. That he has maintained a good character for truth and integrity during that period and that he has since our acquaintance with him been reputed to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and that we have full faith in the correctness of his statement. 
/s/Simon Willard
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of Nov 1845. 
/s/John Sherman Associate Judge
I James Gilman being duly sworn upon and say  that I have been acquainted with Thomas Harvey about  eighteen years and that he sustains a good character for truth and veracity and that I have the utmost confidence in the foregoing statement by him subscribed 
/s/James Gillman as a master of the [illegible] 
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 6th of Nov 1845
/s/John Sherman Associate Judge 
I John Sherman an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas certify that I am acquainted with the above named Simon Willard & James Gilman and know them to be men of good moral characters and entitled to full credit & belief. 
/s/John Sherman Associate Judge
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37.135
Thomas Harvey
Ohio
Act. 7 June 32
Act 7th June 1832
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Thos Harvey
See within Statement 
Two  Thomas Harveys drew bounty land, as of N.H. - the rolls may deny the within statement, or they may establish it, I wish therefore to have the rolls referred to
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Thomas Harvey was pensioned in N.Y. under the law 1832. He declared under law of 1828 stating he served to the close of the war, & on notice being published for during the war, men to apply at Exeter for their bounty, he appeared there, rec'd his pay or bounty in Morris notes from Paymaster Blake, that Col. Dearborn was present.
Harvey alledges he served under Capt. Hutchinson Maj. Scott; Col. Cilley, Adjutant Mills occasionally under Col Dearborn
He alledges he executed a power to Simeon Ladd at Nottingham N.H. for his bounty land, probably about 1790.
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Hon. E. Blackmore
Feby 26, 49, 
Arad Joy 13th Jany 18[illegible]
Same Jany 2[illegible] 185[illegible]
Arad Joy 2d Sept 1854.
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No 37135
Thomas Harvey Ovid N.Y.
Let to Hon J. R. Giddings Decem 9th 46
 "  to W. G. Wade Oct'r 20 46
 "  "  Hon J. R. Giddings Jany 9 '47
 "  "  W. G. Wade March 18, '47
 "  "  let to Hon. D. Marvin Oct. 13 '48
 "  "  Hon. H. Putnam Nov 11
 "  "  Hon. E. Blackmore Dec'r 9 '48
Act 7 June 1832
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Pensioner of N.Y. 
Law 1832
from Arad Joy
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Elijah Ring
Suspended claim 
Law 1818
Vermont
from Arad Joy
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P 18008
INVALID.
File No. 18,008
Thomas Harvey 
Pri Rev War
NH line
Act: May 15" 28
on Michigan roll
Index: Vol. 1, Page 166
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Thomas Harvey
Pensioner of N.Y. 
Law of '32
Revolutionary
His declaration under law of 1828 mailed to you Dec. 19, 1850, can it be now reported on he id dead, leaving a widow
from Arad Joy 
Feb 52
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37,135
John W. Harvey
affidavit in case of Thos Harvey
act 7th June 32
Thos Harvey
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State of Pennsylvania
Erie County} ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County John W. Harvey thirty six years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that he is a son of Thomas Harvey of Ashtabula County Ohio, an applicant for a pension, from said County and State. That this deponent has always from his earliest recollections, understood from his said father Thomas Harvey, that he had done service in the Revolutionary War, with Colonel Cilley, that he has heard him many times speak of his services, of the hardships, and privations endured by him while in the service of the United States. that this deponent has always understood from his said father that he was a "during the Wars man," - that when he enlisted, he entered for during the war, and that he served to the close thereof, and that he received a regular discharge.
/s/John W. Harvey
Sworn and subscribed before me this 11th day of December 1846
/s/Lyman Jackon JP
I certify that the above named affiant is a respectable person. I certify that the words John W. Harvey were interlined before executing the above
/s/Lyman Jackson JP
John W. Harvey affidavit
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State of New York,
Cattaraugus County} ss Oliver Gurnsey and Gilbert O. Gorsline, ['and Oliver G junior' crossed out], each and all being first duly sworn, depose and say, that they & each of them were personally acquainted with Thomas Harvey deceased late a pensioner, & also with his wife Sarah, now Sarah Z. Barnett, that the said Thomas Harvey died, as per the inscription upon his grave stone (erected at the time or soon after his death) on the 23d day of June 1849. leaving at his death, his widow Sarah Z. Harvey, who has since married to a man by the name of Gilbert Barnett, & that her present name is Sarah Z. Barnett, that he also left three children him surviving, being his only children him surviving, & who still survive & that each of them is over the age of twenty one years, to wit John W. Harvey, Addison Harvey and William Harvey, that these deponents all reside in Randolph, Cattaraugus County, that they have no hope of interest whatever in making this affidavit, & they make it without hope of fee, or reward. 
/s/Gilbert O. Gorsline
/s/Oliver Gurnsey
Sworn & subscribed before me this 12th day of November 1853}
/s/Spencer Scudder, Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County} ss I Chester Howe County Judge, & performing the duties of Surrogate in & for the said County, do hereby certify, that at a court holden before me in my office in Ellicottville in said county, satisfactory evidence was then and there exhibited, to the truth of the following facts, to wit that Thomas Harvey deceased late a pensioner, died on the 23d day of June 1849 leaving at his death, his widow Sarah Z. Harvey, that the said widow Sarah Z. Harvey after the death of her said husband Thomas Harvey the said pensioned joined in wedlock with Gilbert Barnett and that she remains the wife of the said Gilbert Barnett and that her present name if Sarah Z. Barnett - 
That the said Thomas Harvey also left at his death three surviving children, being his only surviving children, and that each of them is over the age of twenty one years & still survive to wit John W. Harvey, Addison Harvey and William Harvey; The proof that was satisfactory before the said surrogate's court, is upon the other page of this sheet I further certify that I have
STATE OF NEW YORK, 
Cattaraugus County Clerk's Office.} I, ENOS H. SOUTHWICK, Clerk of said County, and of the Courts thereof, do hereby certify that Spencer Scudder Esquire before whom the annexed proof or ['acknowledgment' crossed out] affidavit purports to have been ['taken' crossed out] made, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, and duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe his signature to said Certificate is genuine; ['And that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New York.' crossed out]
[court seal] IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, at Ellicottville, the 3d day of December A.D. 1853
/s/Enos H. Southwick, Clerk.
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State of New York
Cattagaugus County }ss I Chester Howe County Judge, & performing the duties of Surrogate in & for the said County, do hereby certify, that at a court holden before me in my office in Ellicottville in said county, satisfactory evidence was then and there exhibited, to the truth of the following facts, to wit that Thomas Harvey deceased late a pensioner, died on the 23d day of June 1849 leaving at his death, his widow Sarah Z. Harvey, that the said widow Sarah Z. Harvey after the death of her said husband Thomas Harvey the said pensioned joined in wedlock with Gilbert Barnett and that she remains the wife of the said Gilbert Barnett and that her present name if Sarah Z. Barnett -
That the said Thomas Harvey also left at his death three surviving children, being his only surviving children, and that each of them is over the age of twenty one years & still survive to wit John W. Harvey, Addison Harvey and William Harvey; The proof that was satisfactory before the said surrogate's court, is upon the other page of this sheet I further certify that I have no interest, no part, or agency in this case.
[court seal] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of  office this 3d day of December 1853
/s/Chester Howe Surrogate
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[handwritten letter]
Admitted Revolutionary claim
Thomas Harvey
Pensioner law 1832
Admitted law 1828

Ovid N.Y. Dec 7 '53

Sir
I inclose court certificate of Thomas Harvey's death, & of the name of his former widow and children - 
Most Respectfully Your Obt Serv't
/s/Arad Joy
Hon. L. P. Waldo 
Com'r
Sarah Harvey widow of Thomas, married one Gilbert Barnett and is now his wife. The Children of Thomas and Sarah apply for an increase under Act 18th May 1828. 
Query - Can they take as long as ['the' crossed out] Sarah survives & there is a chance of her becoming a widow and making the claim?
The Commissioner says yes, and directs the Certificate to issue to the children.
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[handwritten letter]
Attica Nov 1, 1848.

Colo J. S. Edwards,
Sir, I am requested to write you as to the Case of Thomas Harvey - I am informed the last proof in his case was  forwarded to the Department April 3d last through Gen'l Marvin - 
Your Report on the last evidence is desired - An early answer will enable me to give Arad Joy an early answer - 
Your Hble Serv't 
/s/H. Putnam
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State of Michigan
County of St. Joseph} Probate Court for said County 
In the matter of the Estate of Thomas Harvey deceased 
I Benjamin Osgood Judge of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Addison Harvey of said County of St. Joseph is the Legal Administrator of the Estate of Thomas Harvey late of Cattaraugus County, State of New York deceased. And I further Certify that the said Addison Harvey has given the bond in the penal sum of Five hundred Dollars with sufficient surety for the faithful performance of his duty in the premises in manner and form as required by law, which has been duly approved filed and recorded in the Probate office of said County of St Joseph
[court seal] In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the Probate Court for the said County of St. Joseph at Centreville in said County this 16th day of September AD 1854
/s/Benjamin Osgood
Judge of Probate
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[handwritten letter]
Ovid N.Y. Augt 25, 1854

Sir
I inclose Probate courts certificate of the appointment of Addison Harvey as administrator of the estate of Thomas Harvey, See your letter of Jan'y 25th last
Most respectfully Your Obt. Serv't
/s/Arad Joy
Hon. L. P. Waldo 
Com'r
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[postmark: ERIE Pa. NOV 21]
County Clerk 
of Ashta[damaged paper]
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The State of Ohio,
Ashtabula County ss.} I, A. C. Hubbard Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that L. S. Sherman is a Justice of the Peace within the County of Ashtabula, duly commissioned & qualified agreeably to the laws of the State of Ohio; and that the signature to the foregoing certificate purporting to be his, is genuine - 
[court seal] Given under my hand and the seal of said Court the 24th day of November AD 1846.
/s/A. C. Hubbard Clerk
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To J. R. Giddings Esqr
T. Harvey's pention papers
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Jefferson Nov 19th 1845
Myself & Thomas Harvey called at your office with his pension papers for the purpose of haveing you examine them to see if all was wright & we were verry mutch dispointed in not finding you at home, he has got Simon Willard's deposition that he was acquainted with said Harvey for forty years good character & reputed to be a revolutionary soldier, also James Gilmore's a minister of the Gospel of eighteen years acquaintance of good character - does not no that he as reputed as a revolutionary soldier
I can testify that I have bin acquainted with said Harvey for six years he as often stated to me that he was in the service & served under Col. Silly (Cilley) and that I considered him a revolutionary soldier we have the papers at the office for you to examine & if you think but for me to make a deposition you will write one send the paper to our post office direct it to me, & I will go before Judge Sherman & have the business finisht & send the papers to your honor to Washington 
/s/Giles Fox
J. R. Giddings Esqr.
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[handwritten letter]
Ovid N.Y. Jan'y 16, 1854

Sir
On the 7th Dec I inclosed courts certificate in the case of Thomas Harvey (an admitted case) a pensioner of New York, under law of 1832, now admitted under law of 1828, as such cases are at once to be taken up, I fear my letter & inclosure have failed to reach you, have you rec'd the certificate
Most Respectfully Your Ob't Serv't
/s/Arad Joy 
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Com'r
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Scudders & Gurnsey's Certificate & Affidavit of character of Thomas Harvey -
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County} ss I certify that I have been personally acquainted with Thomas Harvey, an applicant for a pension from the United States for services in the Revolutionary War, during thirteen years last past, and most of the time intimately so, and have ever found him to be a person of the strictest veracity & integrity, and of the first respectability & standing in society. 
/s/Spencer Scudder, Justice of the Peace in & for said County. 
Randolph, Dec. 13, 1846. 
State of New York,
Cattaraugus County} ss. I certify that I have been personally acquainted with Thomas Harvey the person named in the foregoing certificate by Spencer Scudder, Esq. for the last sixteen years, and fully and cheerfully agree with him as to said Harvey's character, & standing in society. 
/s/Oliver Gurnsey
Physician
Sworn & subscribed this 13th day of December 1846 before me 
/s/Spencer Scudder, Justice of the Peace
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[handwritten letter]
Revolutionary claim
Law of 1828
Thomas Harvey

Ovid Augt. 19, '53

Sir
I presume you will recollect this case, the widow not now being a widow, See yours of the 29. July 
The Com'r & Mr. Cole both said they would decide soon & inform me to whom the pension will be paid 
This decision is what I ask for
Most Respectfully Your Ob't Serv't
/s/Arad Joy 
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Com'r
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[handwritten letter]
Ovid N.Y. Jan'y 18, 54

Sir
I have rec'd yours of the 13th inst, in the case "Thomas Harvey" I beg leave to ask some questions - to wit - 
If the widow, or she that was the widow is to have a share, she may administer, or 
If the sons are to share in the pension one of them may administer
But I don't wish to trouble the was widow to administer, if she gets no part, Nor do I wish to tax one of the sons to administer, if the children get no part
In this quandary, please inform me to whom you shall direct the pension paid
Much oblige most Respectfully Your Ob't Serv't
/s/Arad Joy
Hon L. P. Waldo
Com'r
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[handwritten letter]
Pension Agency at Detroit October 10 1854

Sir
Yours of the 4th instant is rec'd directing me to inscribe on my roll under Act of 15. May 1828 the name of Thomas Harvey dec'd at the rate of 80 dollars per annum from 3d March 1826 to 2d June 1849 - deducting former payments under Act 7th June 1832
I am not able to determine how much the former payments under Act June 7, 1832 amount to. The Roll I rec'd from my predecessor has not his name inscribed on it under that Act. 
Will you please inform the amount to be deducted in making the payment. 
Respectfully Your Obt Servt.
/s/Elisha Taylor
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Comm'r of Pensions
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In the Matter of Thomas Harvey
Statement of the Case
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In the Matter of Thomas Harvey - New York

In this case, a Certificate for a pension under the Act of June 7, 1832 was granted to Thomas Harvey who afterwards wished to obtain the benefits of the Act of 1828 - 
Mr. Cole examined the Case, and, by letter dated Apl. 10/51, informed the Hon. Wm. F. Jackson, that a pension was allowed as petitioned for, and a certificate would issue whenever the other (under the act of 1832) was returned to  this office. 
I find no such certificate among the papers. 
/s/A. H. Evans
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[handwritten letter]
Ovid N.Y. Sept 25, 1854

Sir
The bond, or certificate of a bond required by yours of the 2d Sept in the case of Thomas Harvey you will find inclosed
Most respectfully Your Ob't Serv't
/s/Arad Joy
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Com'r of Pens.
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Oct 2/48
[illegible]
Hon. D. Marvin
Ripley NY
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[handwritten letter]
Rose Wayne Co N.Y.
April 3d 1848. 

Sir, 
In behalf of Mr. Harvey now of Randolph N.Y. formerly of Ohio from which place he made application for a pension - I beg leave to request that you will examined the proofs filed in support of his claim, at the same time presenting the enclosed affidavit, and should it be impossible to fit the claim allowed by the Commissioner of Pensions, or at least obtain a report as modified, and to have it possible to comply with its requirements - I would request that you ask the decision of the Sec'y of War, and inform me of the result
I am Respectfully, Your Ob't Servt,
/s/W. G. Wade
Hon. Dudley Marvin
House of Reps
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[handwritten letter]
Rose New York
September 28th 1846.

Sir,
I have the honor to present the enclosed certificate of the Secretary of the State New Hampshire, in support of the claim of Thomas Harvey, an applicant for a pension, under act of Congress of 7th July 1832, from the state of Ohio. 
I have the honor to be, very Respectfully, Your Ob't Serv't, 
/s/W. G. Wade 
Hon J. L. Edwards
Com'r of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Breif in the case of Thomas Harvey dec'd
St. Joseph's County and State of Michigan. 
act 15th May 1828. 
Claim, (['"original," or' crossed out] "for increase.") [blank]
Proof exhibited, ['(if original.)' crossed out] [blank]
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance. 
Thomas a pensioner at $80. per annum Act 7th June 1832. 
His claim was originally asserted under Act 15th May 1828. It now appears by the Rolls, by the Certificate of the Secretary of State of New Hampshire and by the testimony of Alson Leavenworth, Samuel Ewing &c. all corroborating his own assertion, that he enlisted for and served to the end of the war.
Thomas died 2d June 1849 - proved by Oliver Gurnsey, Gilbert O. Gorsline and Report of Third Auditor.
Thomas left Sarah Z. Harvey his widow who has intermarried with Gilbert Barnet, and is now a feme covert - proved by Oliver Gurnsey, Gilbert O. Gorsline and Order of County Court of Cattaraugus. 
John W. Harvey, Addison Harvey and William Harvey only surviving children - proved by order of Cattaraugus County Court, Oliver Gurnsey and Gilbert O. Gorsline.
['(If for increase.)' crossed out] Addison Harvey Administrator. Bond $500. - 
['Has the additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?' crossed out]
The Commission directs that the Certificate by issued in favor of the surviving children. 
/s/Charles H. Rhett.
Examining Clerk. 
Name and residence of Agent
Arad Joy Esqr.
Ovid, New York.
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Pension Office. 
28th Sept. 1854. 
New York Rolls
Act 7th June 1832
$80. per annum.} Thomas Harvey. To what time paid? When did he die?
/s/S. Cole for Court
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Thomas Harvey died 2d June 1849. Paid to the day of his death. 
/s/Robt J. Atkinson Auditor
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[handwritten letter]
Washington 
Dec 3, 1845

Sir
Enclosed I transmit the pension papers of Mr. Harvey for your inspection & disposition
Very respectfully
/s/J. R. Giddings
J. L. Edwards Esq.
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Increase.
Thomas Harvey dec'd
Michigan.
Admitted. 
Act 15th May 1828. 
(2 years private).
Served to end of the war. 
$80. per annum from 3d March 1826 to 2d June 1849 (when he died.) deducting former payments under Act 7th June 1832. 
Pay Addison Harvey Administrator for benefit of John W. Harvey, Addison Harvey & William Harvey only surviving children. - 
Certificate to 
Arad Joy Esqr.
Ovid, N.Y.
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Revolutionary Claim
Admitted, law of '32
claims under law '28 
New York - 
Pension has been rec'd under law of '32 - Thomas Harvey
This is the last of 6 to cases left with the Hon'ble Com'r in his left hand pigeon hole, the 5 are reported on 
Thomas Harvey
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[addressed letter]
[margin notes: Feb 19, 1847 Rec'd of Thomas Harvey Rose N.Y. Feb 15}] 10
Hon J. L. Edwards 
Com of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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[handwritten letter]
Rose New York
February 15th 1847

Sir, 
I beg leave to request the favor of being informed of the objections to the admissions of the claim of Thomas Harvey, an applicant for a pension under act of Congress 7th June 1832, from Ohio. - Additional proof was forwarded on the 26th of Dec'r last, to the care of J. R. Giddings of the House of Reps. - by whom I am informed that the report was forwarded to Giles Fox, Esq of Ohio. Mr. Harvey's former agent. - who I am informed by his son, has recently died, 
The enclosed will show that Mr. Fox was not the agent, and only through mistake, that the request was not forwarded to me.
I have the honor to be Very Respectfully, Your Obt. Serv't
/s/W. G. Wade
Hon J. L. Edwards,
Com'r of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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[handwritten letter]
Rose New York
December 21st 1846. 

Sir,
In behalf of Thomas Harvey, an applicant for a pension, from Ohio under act of Congress of 7th June 1832. 
I beg leave to request that you will present the enclosed papers, at the pension Office, which I trust will be satisfactory. It is not a very serious or valid objection to a claim, that the claimant, had not applied, where in circumstances - similar to Mr. Harvey's which are, he is worth some near twenty thousand dollars, is nearly blind and a perfect cripple, and having been so for many years, was neither, under any necessity, or in a situation to make the effort, for establishing his claim. 
In consequence of the loss of memory old age &c, and being very conscientious about making oath as to what he is not positive of, he declines making oath positively as to the dis position of his Twenty thous'd but of his services he swears positive. Please inform me of the decision.
I am, Respectfully, Your Obt Serv't
/s/W. G. Wade
J. R. Giddings House of Reps
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Thomas Harvey
Final settlement Crtf
Page 192 vol 1. 84
  "  199  "  96.00
  "  207  "  80.00
Bounty Land issued to Jonathan Jenks assignee Sept. 13 1792
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State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State.
[state seal] I do hereby certify that from an examination of the books and documents relating to military service in the War of the Revolution which remain in this Office, that the name of Thomas Harvey appears on page 205 of the Ledger of Col. Cilley's New Hampshire Regiment, and that the following is a true copy of record on said Ledger
[column headings: 205|[blank]|Thomas Harvey, War 8th Co. Notting'm|Dr.|[blank]|[blank]|]
[blank]|[blank]|Ballance clothing sold by Leigh 0.7.4 average 38|[blank]|[blank]|[blank]|
[blank]|[blank]|paid by the continent in 1779 14|£|[blank]|[blank]|
Oct |16|Gave Lieut Blake a certificate 12.15.0|14| " |[blank]|
[blank]|[blank]|Paid by Bass 3/10|[blank]|[blank]|[blank]|
[blank]|[blank]|Paid by Blake 2/} 0.5.10|[blank]|[blank]|[blank]|
Decr|21|Gave a certificate to Lieut Joseph Mills...23.14.2|24.|[blank]|[blank]|
[blank]|1781|Paid by Blake £4.5.4.|4|5|4|
[blank]|[blank]|Ditto by Jewett 90/ New Emision 48/|2|8|[blank]|
1783 Mar|3|To an order on Treasurer 40/-Paid by Board War 40/|4| " |[blank]|
July|3|Certificate to Col. Dearborn, Order to Lt. Blake|13|6|8|
[blank]|[blank]|£|24| " | " |
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[column headings: Engaged|Contra|Cr|[blank]|]
June 1 1779|By 7 months in 1779|14| " |
1781 3d Compy|By 12 months in 1780|12| " |
[blank]|By 12 months in 1781|24| " |
[end of columns]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State this eighteenth day of September A.D. 1846
/s/Samuel F. Wetmore, Deputy and Acting Secretary of State
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37.135
Thomas Harvey
Ohio
Let to Hon. J. R. Giddings Dec'r 9th '45
W. G. Waldo, Octo. 20. 46
Hon. J. R. Giddings, Jan'y 9. 1847. 
Let W. G. Wade Esqr. Mar. 18 - 1847
Act 7th June '32
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(Copy)
PROBATE COURT.
ESTATE OF 
Thomas Harvey
DECEASED. 
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.
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LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. Printed and sold at Bragg, Patten & McDonald's Book Store, Detroit. 
STATE OF MICHIGAN, 
COUNTY OF St. Joseph}ss. Probate Court for said County:
In the matter of the Estate of Thomas Harvey deceased, By Benjamin Osgood Judge of Probate for said County
To Addison Harvey of said County GREETING:
Whereas, Thomas Harvey
lately departed this life intestate, being at, or immediately previous to his death an inhabitant of the County of Cattaraugus, State of New York and having while he lived and at the time of his decease. Estate within said County of St. Joseph to be administered; whereby the power of committing administration and full disposition of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights, credits and estate whereof the said deceased died possessed, in the State of Michigan, and also the hearing, examining and allowing the account of such administration doth appertain unto me; and you having given a bond in the premises, which has been duly approved and filed as required by law in that behalf: NOW, THEREFORE, trusting in your care and fidelity, I do, by these presents, commit unto you the said Addison Harvey as Special Administrator full power and authority to administer ['and faithfully dispose of, according to law,' crossed out] all and singular the goods, chattels, rights, credits and estate of said deceased, within the State of Michigan, which shall at any time come to your possession or to the possession of any other person for you, and to ask, gather, levy, recover and receive all the goods, chattels, rights, credits and estate whatsoever, of said deceased, which to him while he lived and at the time of his death did belong: ['and to pay and discharge all debts and charges [illegible] dividends thereon as shall be ordered and decreed by said Court.' crossed out]. Hereby requiring you to make and return to said Court, within three months, a true and perfect inventory of all the goods, chattels, rights, credits and real estate of said deceased, which shall come to your possession or knowledge, or to the possession of any other person for you, and also to render a just and true account of your administration to said Court, within one year, and at any other time when required by said Court, and to perform all orders and decrees of said Court by you to be performed in the premises.
[facsimile seal: LS] In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Probate Court, at Centreville the eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four
/s/Benjamin Osgood
Recorded, Lib. Fol.
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State of Michigan
County of St. Joseph} I Benjamin Osgood Judge of Probate in and for said County hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Letter of Administration in the matter of the Estate of Thomas Harvey deceased, as the same appears of Records in the Probate Office of said County of St. Joseph
[court seal] In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the Probate Court of said County of St. Joseph this 8th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four
/s/Benjamin Osgood 
Judge of Probate
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State of Ohio
Ashtabula County}ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Giles Fox Esquire of said county, aged fifty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he has been personally acquainted with Thomas Harvey, (an applicant for a pension) for nine years past. - and that from deponent's first acquaintance with him, said Thomas Harvey has been so decripid (decrepit) as to have been unable to transact any kind of business. - having been both decripid and nearly blind - having been so decripid as to have been unable to walk even to his nearest neighbor. - and so blind as to be entirely unable to read. - or to distinguish his neighbours from his own family by sight. - and consequently has been confined to his house. The whole of the time only when carried from place to place - and that this deponent understood that he had been in the same condition for many years. 
That in the month of September (1845) One Thousand eight hundred and forty five, while at the residence of said Thomas Harvey, in conversation with said Thomas Harvey, relative to a duel  fought some time since between Majors Cilley and Graves. - said Thomas Harvey, remarked to this deponent as follows. - or in similar words. - "I wonder if this Cilley, who fought the duel with Mr. Graves, was any relation to my old Colonel in the revolutionary war," - "what" says deponent was gone in service in the Revolutionary War with Colonel Cilley", "yes" said Thomas Harvey. How long was you in service with him, asked this deponent," in reply Thomas Harvey remarked "I enlisted for during the war and served to the close, and received a regular discharge, having served four years or more," - "do you receive a pension for such service," asked this deponent," "No" replied said Harvey, I am not entitled. My property prevents it, - and remarked that he never would do as many had done, that was, put their property out of their hands, and then make oath that they had none. - this deponent informed said Harvey, that a law had been passed, allowing pensions to those who had property
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in reply said Harvey remarked, that if that was the case, he had never heard of it. - that he further stated that he was acquainted with Colonel Cilley before he entered the service. - and spoke very highly of him, stating that he said Colonel Cilley had often during the service, carried his (said Harvey's) pack upon his horse, he being quite young, at the time of his enlistment - that soon after the aforementioned conversation with said Harvey, this deponent commenced the investigation of his claim for a pension. 
That said Thomas Harvey is a highly respectable person of undoubted character, having been as deponent is informed, a justice of the peace, supervisor, class leader &c. and having sustained a high christian character - in all places - having been a person of large property, - and in good circumstances, he never has been under the necessity of applying for a pension, - even had he known he could have obtained one. - And further the deponent would say, that he has never known a person in whose statements is could, and should be placed more implicit confidence, - that in said Thomas Harvey's, the applicant for a pension, and that in all of the conversations at various times with him, the said Thomas Harvey has invariably stated that he enlisted for during the war and served to the close. - 
/s/Giles Fox
Sworn and subscribed before me this 20th da of November 1846}
/s/Hiram Lewis Justice of the peace in and for Ashtabula County
I certify that the above named affiant Giles Fox, is a credible witness, the word "young" written upon an erasure before executed, and the words "as deponent is informed" interlined before executed.
/s/L. S. Sherman
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of Nov AD 1846
/s/Hiram Lewis Justice of the Peace in and for Ashtabula County
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[handwritten letter]
To Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com'r of Pensions}
Sir
I respectfully request that  you permit W. G. Wade of Rose N.Y. to examine any and all papers that may be filed in your Office, by me an applicant for a pension under act of Congress of 7th June 1832. from Ohio as said Wade is my agent and attorney, duly authorized by and for me, in my absence to prosecute an investigation for the purpose of establishing my claim for a pension. 
And in all respects, it is my request that he be considered my agent, and acknowledged as such at your Office. 
I am Respectfully Your Obt Serv't
/s/X his mark Thomas Harvey 
Dated this 13th day of December 846 at Randolph, County of Cattaraugus, & State of New York
In presence of Spencer Scudder
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[handwritten letter]
Ovid N.Y. Nov 18th '48

Sir
Thomas Harvey now an applicant for a pension, having neglected till recently to make an application for a pension, the Department require such identity, or such proof of identity that I am driven to respectfully ask your certificate, so far as the facts warrant in relation to the following - 
Thomas Harvey enlisted in May or June 1779 into the N.H. line, immediately left for West Point, one Brown, [margin note: 195] and Kelley [margin note: 165] were soldiers & went with him to West Point, Kelly was hanged for some crime when in the service - if your records confirm this, please note it - a coloured man of the same town, or County was also in the service, of the name of Anthony, whether this was his Christian, or Sir name, he has not informed  me, another man by the name of York, [margin note: 227] he rather thinks one Sergeant's name was Jones, but is not certain, & one soldier name Clark. [margin note: 170] but is not certain as to this - probably of same Reg't was Sergeant James Harvey, a cousin of Thomas, also a Lt. Harvey, he is not sure that they were of his company; Harvey's officers were Col Cilley, Capt Hutchins, Maj Scott, Paymaster Blake - Adjutant Mills; Col Dearborn occasionally took command in Col Cilley's absence - Lt Jonathan Cilley was probably of same Reg't - he was a son of the Col
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[handwritten letter continued]
Please be minute in your Certificate where it warrants you in confirming the within history
I forwarded you the balance due you in Augt last - 
Most Respectfully Your Obt Serv't
/s/Arad Joy
Hon. Thomas P. Treadwell
Secy of State
Concord N.H.
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[verso]
Thomas Harvey War 8th col. Notting'm Dr
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[blank]|[blank]|Ballance Cloathing sold by Leigh 0.7.4 average 38|[blank]|£|[blank]|
[blank]|[blank]|paid by the continent in 1779 - 14|[blank]|[blank]|[blank]|
1782 Octr.|16|Gave Lieut Blake a certificate 12.15.0|14| -" |-|
[blank]|[blank]|Paid by Bass 3/10|[blank]|[blank]|[blank]|
[blank]|[blank]|Paid by Blake 2/} 0.5.10|[blank]|[blank]|[blank]|
1782 Decr|21|Gave a certificate to Lieut Joseph Mills 23.14.2|24.| -"| - |
[blank]|1781|Paid by Blake £4.5.4.|4|5|4|
[blank]|[blank]|Ditto by Jewett 90/ New Emission 48/|2|8|[blank]|
1783 Mar|3|to an order on Treasurer 40/-Paid by Board War 40/|4| -" | - |
July|3d|Certificate to Col. Dearborn, Order to Lt. Blake|13|6|8|
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June 1, 1779|By 7 months in 1779|14.| -"| - |
1781 3rd|Comp'y|[blank]|[blank]|[blank]|
[blank]|By 12 Months in 1780|24| -"| - |
[blank]|By 12 Months in 1781|24| -"| - |
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State of New Hampshire,
Office of Secretary of State
[state seal]
I do hereby certify, That the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original account from Cilley's Regimental Ledger, which remains in this Office. And I further certify, That it appears from said Regimental Ledger that John Brown of Goffstown, & Ezekiel York of Brentwood, were privates in said 8th Company in Cilley's Regt. and that Jonathan Kelley, and John Clark of Hamstead were both privates in the 7th Compy in said Cilley's Regt. And that Capt. Nathaniel Hutchins was a Captain in the same Regiment 
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 22nd day of November A.D. 1848. 
/s/Thomas P. Treadwell, 
Secretary of State.
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County}ss. George A.S. Crooker (whom I certify has been a member of the Legislature of said State for two terms. and was a member of the convention of said State for revising the Constitution and for twenty two years past with the exception of one year has been a member of the Board of Supervisors of said County, and nearly every year has been a Chairman of said Board, and whom I certify is a highly respectable person) after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he has for twenty eight years or upwards been personally and well acquainted with Thomas Harvey, an applicant for a pension, at present from the said County, that the said Thomas Harvey has uniformly for the term of this deponant's acquaintance, always borne the reputation of having been a Revolutionary soldier, that he has not only at all times carried with him that reputation, but that it has been as uniformly believed to be true, that he is by the community as well as by this deponant, believed to be a man of truth, and integrity, a pious sincere christian.
/s/Geo. A. C. Crooker
Subscribed and sworn before me this 27th day of April 1849.}
/s/Spencer Scudder, Justice of the Peace.
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County}ss. Alson Leavenworth (whom I certify has been a judge of the County Courts in said county and First Judge, and one of the Commissioners of Loaning certain monies of the United States and for several years a member of the Board of Supervisors of said County, and for thirty eight years past has been a practising physician with a wide and extensive practice, and whom I certify is a highly respectable person) after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he has for twenty six years or upwards been personally acquainted with Thomas Harvey an applicant for a Pension from the above named county, that the said Thomas Harvey has uniformly for the time of this deponant's acquaintance borne the reputation of having been a Revolutionary Soldier, and a man of the strictest probity and integrity of character, that he filled the office of Justice of the Peace and has been a member of the Board of Supervisors of said county and acquired the general reputation of discharging all the duties incumbant upon him with the fidelity and honesty which has ever characterised him as a man, that he is by the community as well as by the deponant believed to be a man of truth, and a pious and sincere christian. 
/s/Alson Leavenworth
Sworn & subscribed before me this 28th day of April 1849.}
/s/Spencer Scudder, Justice of the Peace.
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County}ss. Samuel Ewing (whom I certify has been a member of the Board of Supervisors of said County and of the County of Ontario, and has held the Office of Justice of the Peace, and for two terms has been County Superintendent of Common Schools in said County of Cattaraugus, and whom I certify to be a highly respectable person) after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he has for the past eighteen years ['acquainted' crossed out] or upwards been personally acquainted with Thomas Harvey an applicant for a pension at present from said County that the said Thomas Harvey has uniformly been invited to attend the Celebrations of the fourth of July in the town where he now resides and has been a resident for the past thirty years for most of the time, and that said Thomas Harvey has attended such celebrations as a Revolutionary Soldier and this deponant has never heard his claim to such, questioned by the community in which he lived, and that said Thomas Harvey has uniformly borne the character of being a man of strictest integrity of character, that he is by the community as well as by this deponant believed to be a man of truth and integrity, a pious and sincere christian. 
/s/Sam'l Ewing
Sworn and subscribed before me this 28th day of April 1849}
/s/Spencer Scudder, Justice of the Peace.
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[handwritten letter]
Havana June 16, 1848

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com'r of Pensions}

Sir Please examine the within and respond the results to me at Havana Chemung Co N.Y.
Yours &c.
/s/W. T. Jackson 
M.C. Elector
Thomas Harvey of N. York
N.B. Remarks - On a review of Thomas Harvey's papers it will be seen that his affidavit of Nov. 25, 1848 made without the knowledge of what the Certificate of the Secretary of New Hampshire of Nov 22d would contain, as that certificate was not sent to Harvey, nor was never seen by him & could not if it had been mailed to him have reached him under six days after the date of his affidavit & in the Secretaries certificate a full explanation is made of the requisitions in the Com's letter of Feb'y 26, 1849, except his character as a Revolutioner & that fact is abundantly set forth in the affidavits herewith, the Justice name (Spencer Scudder) has been certified as genuine & is now on file with Harvey papers - a review of all the proof & all of its bearing, & all of its agreements with the Secretary's Certificate, will no doubt insure him a pension & must remove all objections to it, Harvey has in affidavits named his associates in Army, all agreeing with the record
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Reported
Let to Hon Wm. T. Jackson. Apl 20/51
  "  "  Arad Joy - July ['8/53' crossed out] 29/53
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32656.
New York
Thomas Harvey of Cattaraugus in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hutchinson of the Regt commanded by Col. Cilley's in the ['line' crossed out] Revolution for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of July, 1849, and sent to Hon. W. T. Jackson, Havanna (Havana), N. York 
Arrears to the 4th of [blank] [blank]
Semi-anl. allowance ending [blank] [blank]
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Th. Lumpkin, Clerk,
Book E2 Vol. 4. Page 32.
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37.135
Thos. Harvey
New York
admitted
Pri 2 yrs $80 per an on 4 March 1831
Hon. W. T. Jackson
Havanna (Havana) NY
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Statement of Thomas Harvey for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the pension laws of the United States
State of New York
Cattaraugus County} ss: Thomas Harvey being duly sworn doth depose and say as follows, viz, I enlisted in the army of the Revolution in the month of June 1779 at the town of Pembroke or Concord in the State of New Hampshire - These towns were adjoining towns at that time and I cannot state in which of the towns the business of enlisting took place, but it was at the house of the Captain - 
The Captain's name I have forgotten - Before enlisting I went in company with the Captain to a man who was called a muster-master (whose name I have also forgotten) and it was concluded by him that I would pass muster - We then returned to the house of the Captain and the enlistment took place - I was enlisted into the New Hampshire line - The Captain and muster-master were both strangers to me and I have no recollection of seeing them afterwards - This is the probable  reason why I cannot recollect their names - After I enlisted as I have stated I was directed to go to West Point in the State of New York for the purpose of joining or being attached to the regular Army - I went to West Point in Company with a man by the name of Brown and another by the name of Kelly - Kelly was hanged before the close of the war for some offence but I cannot now state what the offence was - On arriving at West Point which was within a few days after I enlisted we found that the New Hampshire line to which I belonged had gone west under General Sullivan for the purpose of fighting the Indians - There was a company at West Point of recruits that had certain duties to perform in the absence of General Sullivan and I was for the time being assigned to this company and performed duty, drew rations &c. - I remained in that situation until the return of the New-Hampshire troops from their western excursion - On the return of the New Hampshire troops I was assigned to Capt. Hutchinson's Company and Col Cilley's regiment - I think we remained at West Point during the winter of 1779=80, but I cannot state positively whether we wintered at that place or Saratoga - We spent some of the winters while I was in the army at West Point and some at Saratoga, but I cannot distinguish at this distance of time which or how many of the winters were spent at either  place - I have no recollection of wintering at any other place - One fall or winter as we lay at West Point I went with others on an expedition to New Jersey for the purpose of destroying some barracks built by the British opposite New York - It was a night expedition - On arriving at the place we found that Col. Reed's regiment of the New Hampshire line which had preceded us, had accomplished the object - On learning that the barracks had
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been destroyed we halted, and remained until Col. Reed's regiment passed us on their return - We then paraded near a meeting house and followed soon in the rear of Col. Reed - We marched in the night both ways and arrived again at West Point - The officers who commanded on the expedition were a Mr. Mills who was adjutant and Major Scott or Col. Dearborn (I have forgotten which - When Major Andre was taken and executed I was at West Point - I did not see him and was not present at the place of execution - My duties about this time were various - sometimes on guard, sometimes on fatigue & sometimes engaged on scouting parties but I cannot tell precisely what I was doing at the time of the execution - I was kept during the four years that I was in the army in the vicinity of the Hudson River, sometimes at Saratoga, sometimes at West Point and sometimes at intermediate places, sometimes doing duty as guard, sometimes on fatigue and sometimes with scouting parties - The name of my Colonel was Cilley the Major's name was Scott - The Adjutant's name was Mills, - The Paymaster's name was Blake - The Captain's name was Hutchinson - I dare not name the Sergeant's - one may or may not have been Jones; nor can I name positively any mess-mates, one may have been Clark or may not - There was also a colored man by the name of Anthony and a man by the name of York - York was from the same town that I was - I remember to have seen York since the war - He obtained a pension under the first law if I remember right - He is now dead - Some time while I was in the army Col. Cilley went home and Col. Dearborn commanded in his absence - I also remember a lieutenant Cilley a son of the Colonel - He belonged to another company of the New Hampshire troops - His Christian name was Jonathan - After the war he was a member of Congress and I voted for him - I also knew a lieutenant Harvey from New Hampshire; also a Sargeant James Harvey a cousin of mine - These men belonged to other companies and perhaps another regiment - I remember that sometime during the last year of my service, Col. Dearborn was absent for a time and Major Scott had command in his absence 
In the winter previous to my discharge while at West Point I obtained a furlough signed by Major Scott for the purpose of me to visit home - The Major refused to allow me the length of time I wanted - Before the time had expired I saw Col. Dearborn at Exeter New Hampshire and obtained from him an extension of the time so that I was satisfied - On the expiration of my furlough I repaired again to the Army at West Point - Soon after this I was taken ill of a fever which lasted until I received my discharge in the Spring - On receiving my discharge I was told that I was at liberty to keep my gun and
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accoutrements which I did - I was under the necessity of selling my gun in order to defray my expenses home - I only received two dollars for it and on my way home was forced to depend in a great measure on the charity of the people along the road, many of whom wished to see my discharge and by the time I reached home it had been handled so much that it had become nearly worn out - After the close of the war notice was given to repair to Exeter, New Hampshire to receive pay - I was there & received my pay in what was called Morris's notes which proved worthless - the name of the pay master who paid me was Blake - Col. Dearborn was also present - I do not recollect whether I gave a receipt or not - I have no distinct recollection of signing any papers at the time - Some time after the war I executed at Nottingham New Hampshire a paper to Simeon Ladd, conveying my interest to a certain piece of land situated at that place - This is the only paper in relation to lands that I have any recollection of having executed at that place - I am not aware that I have any brothers or sisters living at this time - I cannot say whether any record was kept of my family at Nottingham - My father died when I was about eight years old; my mother afterwards married again and not liking my step-father verry well I was but little at home but lived where ever I could find employment 
This want of a home was what induced me to enlist - It is about sixty years since I left Nottingham and I  do not know whether any persons who knew me there are now living - While I lived at Nottingham I had for neighbors, Mr. Cutting Cilley a brother of the Colonel, Simeon Ladd, Mr. Elliott whole christian name I think was Jonathan - Mr. Whicher (Whitcher), James Harvey a cousin of mine. These men are none of them living within my knowledge 
A little more than thirteen years ago my house was consumed by fire together with all my papers and memorandums, many of which related to matters connected with the period of the war of the revolution And my eyesight has been such for the last seven years that I have not been able to read nor to attend to any ordinary business - 
These facts constitute the reason for defective memory - One incident I had forgotten to mention which I now recollect - At the time of the battle at which Cornwall's surrendered some of the New Hampshire troops were engaged and some were left at West Point - I was among those left at West Point 
/s/X his mark Thomas Harvey
Sworn to by the said Thomas Harvey whom I certify is a highly respectable person this twenty fifth day of November 1848}
/s/Spencer Scudder, Justice of the Peace.
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State of New York
County of Cattaraugus}ss.
I Francis E. Baillet Clerk of the County Courts of Cattaraugus County, do certify that Spencer Scudder Esq. is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
[court seal] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 27th Nov. 1848. 
/s/F. E. Baillet clerk
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County} ss Thomas Harvey of Randolph in said county being duly sworn, according to law deposeth and saith that  he is the identical person who made application for a pension under Act of 7th June 1832, from Ohio, that he now makes this affidavit in order to comply as far as possible with the requirements of the Commissioner of Pensions, as set forth in his report of the 9th. of January 1847. That this deponant was a native of Nottingham, New Hampshire, that he enlisted in the month of June (he believes) in the year 1779, in Captain Hutchinson's Company, in Col. Cilley's Regt. who had command of the Regt. a good share of the time this deponant was in the service, and was succeeded in the command of the Regt. by Col. Dearborn, that he enlisted to serve during the War, and did serve to its close, it being about four years, and received an honorable discharge - that owing to the length of time since the events transpired, together with the infirmities of ill health, blindness and old age, and the consequent loss of memory he is unable to give the names of the privates or non-commissioned Officers of the Company in which he served, or the name of the person, to whom his claim to bounty land was assigned, it being at that time of but little value and considered to be of little importance - he distinctly recollects to the names of Lieut. Joseph Mills, who served as Adjutant the whole time that deponant was in the service, Lieut. Blake of the same Regt. and he believes Blake was the paymaster (if his memory is correct,) there was a sergeant Jones in the Company in which he served - two persons by the name of Brown and Kelly joined another company at the same time this deponant enlisted.
That he respectfully refers the department to the records of Col. Cilley's Regiment for proof of this deponant's services as above stated, and to the proofs
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filed, for the reasons why his claim was not earlier presented, And this deponant further says that he enlisted into the service, under a captain, whose name this deponant does not now recollect, who had orders to enlist into the New Hampshire line, at a station either in Concord or Pembroke in New Hampshire, that immediately after enlisting he was sent on with Brown and Kelly aforesaid and this deponant joined Capt. Hutchinsons' Company, in Col. Cilley's Regt. as aforesaid. And this deponant further says that afterwards the above named Kelly was hanged but this deponant does not now recollect what was his crime, that at the time Kelly was hung he thinks that the Col. was absent and Major Scott had command of the Regt. for a short time. 
/s/X his mark Thomas Harvey
Sworn and subscribed before me this 25th day of March 1848 by Thomas Harvey who in consequence of his increasing blindness and the infirmities of age cannot write his name and in consequence made his mark for his signature, and who I certify to be a highly creditable person, and whose statements may be fully relied upon for their truth. 
/s/Spencer Scudder, Justice of the Peace.
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County}ss. Thomas Harvey (whom I certify is a highly respectable person and a man of truth and veracity) after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that his native place was Nottingham New Hampshire, that he resided in his father's family in that town one and a half miles from a place called Nottingham Square till he left home and went to enlist in the Army of the Revolution in June 1779, that he left Nottingham and passed through Deerfield and so on to Pembroke or Concord, where he enlisted, that he considered his residence at that time, in fact as it was, in Nottingham, that he has not been to Nottingham in sixty years, but that he recollects the place, the location, and some of the names of the inhabitants in 1781, that his residence in Nottingham was one and a half miles from Nottingham square, on the road towards Exeter, that Exeter was eleven miles from his residence, that in going to Portsmouth he could go by Exeter, or by a place called New Market it was twenty miles to Portsmouth, and by the way of Exeter a few miles farther, that his father died about 1775, and his mother after married an Irishman by the name of John Magner, who was a school teacher, rather a drinking man, that this deponant soon after his mother's second marriage, found his home not so comfortable and worked out and at different places, always making his mother's house his home, till June 1779 - that he worked some for Capt. Cutting Cilley, he believes a brother of Col. Cilley, that some of the neighbors of his mother & of this deponant in Nottingham were Cutting Cilley, was called Capt. Cilley and others of the Cilley families, and old Mr. Cilley the father of the family of Cilley's, his name was probably Joseph, other neighbors, viz: James Harvey, Simeon Ladd, Joseph Whitcher,
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John Harvey, Col. Cilley resided at Nottingham Square, he was promoted to Genl. after the war, a man by the name of Butler, Esq. kept tavern at Nottingham Square, he had a sone Henry - Col. Bartlett Esq. was a son-in-law of Col. Cilley, that a place then called New Market was eight miles from where deponant's mother and deponant resided, that he took his clothes from his mother's residence in Nottingham in June 1779 when he started for Concord or Pembroke to go and see the recruiting officer to enlist, that his travel was more than twenty miles to the place where he enlisted, from his residence at his mother's in Nottingham, that this deponant never intended to represent that his residence during the War of the Revolution was at any other place, or, in any other town than Nottingham, as that town was his residence from his birth till June 1779 when he enlisted as before stated, and that if in his declaration it was stated he resided in Pembroke or Concord, it was an error, that it was not so intended, but it was only intended to say that he enlisted in Concord or Pembroke, but not that it was his residence, as it was not, that this deponant's mother's maiden name was Abigail Darling of Nottingham, that some of his relatives resided at Portsmouth, that he has visited Portsmouth with his mother to visit her relatives, that this deponant on being discharged from the Army returned to his old residence in Nottingham, that he is now so blind that he cannot see to write his name, And I the said Justice do certify that this deponant for some seven years past has been so blind as to be unable to write his name.
/s/X his mark Thomas Harvey
Subscribed and Sworn before me this 11th day of January 1849}
/s/Spencer Scudder, Justice of the Peace,
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State of New York 
Cattaraugus County} ss. Benjamin Chamberlain (whom I certify is a highly respectable person, who for fifteen years or more and until quite recently has been First Judge of the County Courts of Cattaraugus County), after being duly sworn, according to law, deposes and says that for ['thirty' crossed out] about twenty five years he has been personally acquainted with Thomas Harvey, an applicant for a pension, and whose affidavit is annexed, that from his long and intimate acquaintance with the said Thomas Harvey he feels warranted in deposing and saying that he is a man of character for truth, veracity and integrity, that he is not only a man of such character, but that he is a pious, good man, a churchgoing man, a man that bears a good Christian character, that he is not necessitated, not in want for this world's goods and has no inducement to misrepresent, and that this deponant has the most entire confidence in the truth of his affidavit annexed, has no doubt it contains a plain statements of facts, that the said Thomas Harvey is of sound mind, of good intellect and of good memory and that this deponant knowing the said Thomas Harvey, can say he places full faith and credit in his affidavit annexed, that this deponant himself has no interest whatever in his procuring his pension, other than as a matter of Justice to him. 
/s/B. Chamberlain
Subscribed and sworn before me this 11th day of January 1849}
/s/Spencer Scudder
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County} ss. Chauncey C. Helms (whom I certify is a highly respectable person and who has successively held the offices of Supervisor and Justice of the peace in the town of Randolph in said County) being by me duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he has been acquainted with Thomas Harvey for about twenty five years, & whose affidavit is hereto annexed, and that he read his affidavit and the affidavit of Judge Benj. Chamberlain, that he fully concurs in Judge Chamberlain's affidavit, and that he has no doubt of the facts stated in the affidavit of said Harvey. 
/s/Chauncey C. Helms
Subscribed and sworn before me this 11th day of  January 1849}
/s/Spencer Scudder, Justice of the Peace.
State of New York
Cattaraugus County} ss. Marcus H. Johnson (whom I certify to be a highly respectable person, and who is the present Post Master at Randolph in said county, and has heretofore been a Member of the New York Legislature, and County Treasurer,) being by me sworn according to law deposes and says that he has been acquainted for some time past with Thomas Harvey, that he has read the foregoing affidavit of Judge Chamberlain & Chauncey C. Helms, and that he most unhesitatingly and fully concurs with their affidavits. 
/s/Marcus H. Johnson
Subscribed and sworn before me this 12th day of January 1849}
/s/Spencer Scudder, Justice of the Peace.
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County Clerk's Office} ss.
I, F. E. Baillet Clerk of said County do certify that Spencer Scudder Esq. before whom the foregoing Affidavit purports to have been taken was on the day of the date thereof Viz', on the 11th day of January 1849, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. 
[county seal] In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said County this 12th day of January 1849. 
/s/F. E. Baillet clerk
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[verso]
Thomas Harvey of New York late a pensioner, deceased
Declaration
Law of 1828 - 
Please notice his affidavits made in 1848 and the Secy. of State of the State of New Hamp certificate very much agreeing with the same - 
I ask the Sec'y Certf compared with Harvey's history & affidavit, See the agreement between them 
Harvey served to end of Revolution or till be was discharged, See proof 
Without filing his application under law of 15 May 1828, he made a new declaration under law of 32 under which he was pensioned - The claim under law of 28 has not been claimed or paid, So it would seem the old original declaration of 1828 is on file - 

[recto]
Dec 24 - 50
Declaration 
act of 15th May, 1828. 
Decl of Thos. Harvey.
Comm'r of Pensions
Will Pleas favour me with a reply
Yours &c
/s/W. T. Jackson 
Washington 
Dec 23, 1850. 
Dec 24/50
Capt. Triplett 
Hon W. T. Jackson
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of 15th of May 1828, 
State of New York
County of Cattaraugus} ss Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Thomas Harvey of Ashtabula County Ohio, who being first duly sworn according to law, saith that he is the identical person who applied for a pension from said County of Ashtabula Ohio. - under act of Congress of 7th June 1832. - that he is the identical person who enlisted for, and served during the war in Colonel Cilley's Regiment in the New Hampshire line, that his declaration is made for the purpose of having his papers reexamined, and his claim adjusted according to the provision made by act of Congress, made and providing for such soldiers and Officers of the Revolutionary War, as enlisted for during the served to its close. 
/s/X his mark Thomas Harvey
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 13th day of December 1846}
/s/Spencer Scudder Justice of the Peace.
/s/Oliver Gurnsey Witness}
State of New York
Cattaraugus County} ss I certify that Thomas Harvey, to me known to be the individual described in and who made the foregoing declaration is unable to write his name in consequence of his partial blindness, the infirmity of age, and therefore is under the necessity of making his mark for his signature
December 13, 1846. /s/Spencer Scudder, Justice of the Peace.
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County Clerk's Office} ss. I, James G. Johnson, Clerk of said County and of the Courts thereof, do hereby Certify that Spencer Scudder Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn to and Subscribed, and whose name appears to the Certificate thereof, was, at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to administer oaths &c. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe the signature to the said Certificate is genuine. 
[court seal] In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court and County at Ellicottville this 17th day of December 1850. 
/s/J. G. Johnson Clerk
By C. S. Trevitt, Dep. Clerk.