Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9287, for Jacob Sheets, [Blank]
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SERVICE | | NUMBER
 | Sheets, Jacob | W.9287
 | Hannah |
CONTENTS
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Let to J. C. Coun
April 9, 1849
certificate received
from Post Office (City)
& sent to J. C Coun

4268.
Maryland
Hannah Sheets
widow of Jacob Sheets,
Md.
who served in the Revolutionary war
, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars --
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
14 day of Mch 1849
and sent to
James C. Coun
Present
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State of Maryland 
Frederick County [illegible]
I hereby certify that it appears from the Records of my office, that on the 27th of March 1790 a marriage license did issue there from, for Jacob Sheats to Hannah Hasple 
In testimony wherof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of Frederick County Court, this 4th day of December 1843. 
Henry Schley Clerk  Henry Schley Clerk 
Fred Coylest (?)
State of Maryland
Carroll County Md. 
I Hannah Sheets do hereby certify that my name was Hannah  Hasple as stated in the above Certificate. Prior to my marriage to Jacob Sheats and the marriage took place March the 27th 1790 as stated above . Sworn and Subscribed this 19 Day of December 1843 before Judge Boyle
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I Do hereby testify that the within named
Hannah Sheets did sign the within certificate
my presence [illegible]
Sworn before me this 
19th day of Decr 1843.
[illegible]
Justice of the Orphans
for Carroll County
State of Maryland Carroll County Court to wit
I John Bunn [illegible] Regs of wills for Carroll County do hereby
certify that John B. Boyle Esq who subscribed to the above
Certificate is one of the Judges of the Orphans Court for all
County aforesaid duly commissioned, qualified & sworn according
to law, and that the signature to the same per [illegible]
[illegible] to be his is genuine as I believe
In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my
name & affix the seal of office this 19th day
of December 1843.
Test, John Baumgartner Register of wills
for Candle County Maryland
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We William C. Waterbury a Clergyman residing in the
town of Ballston in the County of Saratoga and Joseph
Jennings residing thereby certify that we
are well acquainted with Asa Beach who has subscribed
sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be or
ty one years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the high ┃
borhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolu
tion and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn in open Court
the 4 September 1832
Wm. E. Waterbury
Joseph Jennings
Thomas Palmer
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogate
ries prescribed by the War Department, that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that
Wm Waterley who has signed the preceding certificate is a
clergyman resident in the town of Ballston in the County
of Saratoga & that Joseph Jennings who has also signed the same
is a resident of the same
son, and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
the County
contains the
of Saratoga do hereby certify, that the foregoing
original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of Asa Beach for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal of office this 4th
of September 1832.
day
Thomas Palmer Clerk
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We William C. Waterbury a Clergyman residing in the
town of Ballston in the County of Saratoga and Joseph
Jennings residing thereby certify that we
are well acquainted with Asa Beach who has subscribed
sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be or
ty one years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the high ┃
borhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolu
tion and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn in open Court
the 4 September 1832
Wm. E. Waterbury
Joseph Jennings
Thomas Palmer
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogate
ries prescribed by the War Department, that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that
Wm Waterley who has signed the preceding certificate is a
clergyman resident in the town of Ballston in the County
of Saratoga & that Joseph Jennings who has also signed the same
is a resident of the same
son, and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
the County
contains the
of Saratoga do hereby certify, that the foregoing
original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of Asa Beach for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal of office this 4th
of September 1832.
day
Thomas Palmer Clerk
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Owings Mills  Dec 20 1843
Mr. Sylvester
I have here enclosed Mrs Hannah Sheats declaration and I think I have every thing established as: A was impossible to get her to the Court as you will perceive by the proceedings. I will be in Washington same these days. let me hear from you. when this arrives the marriage certificate will accompany this letter
I wish you would go to [illegible] [illegible] and Seaton Editon of Intelligen and state to the them that their papers for this office arrive very irregular and the patrons are grumbling about it
Respectfully yours Jas C Conn
H H Sylvester [illegible]
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9287
Hannah Sheets
Wid. of
Jacob Sheets
Pvt Rev. War
Act: Feby 2/48
Index:--Vol. M, Page 206
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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8585
Maryland
Hannah Sheets,
Widow of Jacob Sheets,
was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 27 January 1826
Carrol in the State of Maryland
who was a Private in the Con
commanded by Captn __________ of the
Reg commanded by _________
the Reg Md. line for [illegible]
Inscribed on the Roll of Mary.d
at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cent per annum, to commence on the 4th the
March. 1836.
Certificate of Penson issued the 5 day of
Aug 46 and sent to
H.H. Sylvester Present
Arears to the 4th of
Semi-annual allowance ending
{Act July 7 1838.
Recorded by [illegible] Clerk
Book F Vol 1 Page 259
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5924
Maryland,
2 Certs 1838.41842
Rep 5 Augt 1844
Hannah Sheets
widow of Jacob Sheets
who was a Private
in the Rev War
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Inscribe on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
5 day of August 1841
to
H.H. Sylvester
Present.
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{Act of March 3, 1843.}
Recorded in Book
Book A
Vol. 1 Page 144
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Owings Mills  April 3 1849
Hon Secretary War 
Sir
I presented to Col James L Edwards. Pension Agent. Hannah Sheets declaration for a continuation of her pension under the Act of Congress 1848. January 19 1849. and he told me. if I would wait until the next day. he would give me the certificate. or if I would prefer it. he would send to my address | Owings Mills Baltimore County |. I agreed to the latter and as he failed to comply with the promises I wrote three letters to him . urging his compliance . with his ^own arrangement. but he never paid the least attention to the letters. and they were as respectable in their language as I was able to write them. I got tired of writing ^9ton the 10 of March). and went to Washington again . and called on him. and the reason given then. was that you were not ready at that time to sign them which I have no doubt was the fact. but he told me it should be attended to. as [crossed out] (you) the books would be ready by the next wednesday. and I
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then told him of the necessity. as it was very expensive. to be going to Washington and he assured me he would not neglect me. but you may judge yourself of this case. as these are the facts. 
Enclosed is the paper I so 101849 of Col Edwards
Yours Truly 
Jas C Conn
I never had a case as provoking as this at the Pension Office
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10.325
Hannah Sheets
No Mar 3. 1843
"6228" Md
Act 7th July '38
3 March '43
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2 years
priv
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$80 per an
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10325
Decemb. 11 1845

Mrs. Hannah Sheets
7 May 1838

Hon L Edwards
Commr Pensions
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Washington Dec 20 1847
Sir
[illegible] herewith the declaration
of Hannah Sheets under the act of [illegible]
1836 of Maryland
I am Respectfully
H. H. Sylvester
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[illegible]
Pvt Clam
James C. Conn.
Present
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress 
of 2nd February 1848 entitled an act making 
further provision for surviving widows and soldiers 
of the Revolution. 
State of Maryland Carroll County
1849. On this sixth day of January 
when personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland Hannah 
Sheets a resident of Carroll County. and state aforesaid 
aged eighty two years. who being first duly sworn 
according to law. doth on her oath. make the following 
declaration in order to attain the benefits of the provisions 
made by the act of Congress passed Second February 
1848. granting pensions to widows of persons who 
served during the Revolutionary War. that she is 
the widow of Jacob Sheets . who was a private 
soldier in the Revolutionary War. that her 
said husband enlisted into the company of Captain 
Charles Baltzell of the German Regiment for the 
[illegible] of three years and served out his full time 
in said Company. and she further declare that she 
received eighty dollars per annum under the 
act of 17th June 1844 and she further declares that 
she is still a widow
Witness William Fisher  
Samuel Buck
Hannah Sheets her mark X

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year 
above written before I testify the above named affiant 
is personally known to me. and that she is the same 
individual who drew a pension as stated by her 
in the pregoing affidavit. Wtness my hand this Sixt day of January 1849
William Fisher
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I know all men by these present that I Hannah Sheets of Maryland a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute and appoint James C Conn of Baltimore County and State of Maryland. My true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to receive from the agent at Baltimore for paying pensions my pension from the fourth day of March 1848 to the fourth day of September 1848 
Witness my hand and seal the six (sixth) day of January Hanna Sheets her mark X
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of William Fisher  Samuel Buck
State of Maryland Carroll County. Be it known that on the Sixt day of January 1849 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid personally appeared Hannah Sheets above named and acknowledge the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act and deed in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. The day and year alone mentioned. 
William Fisher

[illegible of Maryland Carrol County to wit
I hereby  [illegible] that William is a Gentleman before  whom
[illegible] witness affidavit was made and [illegible] whom the above
acknowledgment was made and who hath [illegible] respectively
[illegible]
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of the peace of the State of Maryland [illegible] 
In testimony whereof the [illegible] subscribe [illegible]
& affix the seal of Carroll County 
Court this 9 day of Janaury 18[illegible]9
[illegible] clk