Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19704, Jesse Hakes, New York. War Of 1812
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(8-1776)
[first column]
SERVICE
New York
War of 1812

[second column]
Hakes, Jesse
Esther

[third column]
Number
W.19.704

CONTENTS
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New York  
Jesse Hakes Junr. (No. 1. 188 -) Guardian of the heirs of Jesse Hakes late a private of Captain Trull's company of the 23 Regt U.S. Infantry 

Inscribed on the roll of half pay pensioners U. S. for the State of New York at the rate of four dollars per month, to commence on the 24 January 1822 and to terminate on the 24 January 1827. 

Certificate of pension issued the 24 of June 1826 and sent to the Hon. John Miller Traxton Courtland County New York 

Arrears to 4th Mar. 1826 $197.54 ½ Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1826 $24 Total $221.54 1/2                         

Halfpay Pension. 

Minor children
Lucinda Hakes 
Robert Hakes 
& Marinus Hakes
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227 
New York Albany
Esther Hakes 
widow of Jesse Hakes N.Y. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollar ---Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of June 1848 and sent to Hon. H.S. Conger H of R

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 83 Vol. 4 

Reported Date of death not on AB
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Know all men by these presents we Willet Hakes, Jesse Hakes, Solomon Hakes & Polly [cross out] Hakes of the County of Cortland & State of New York being four of the legitimate heirs at law of Jesse Hakes late of the town of Homer County of Cortland & State of New York who died at Oswego in the State aforesaid in the month of May 1813 while serving as a private soldier in Captain Trulls company of the 23rd Regiment U.S.D. in the army of the United States Do Hereby Assent to the relinquishment to the United States of the Military Bounty Land due from the United States to to the heirs at law of the said Jesse Hakes deceased made & executed on the 24th day of December 1821 by Jesse Hakes as Guardian for Lucinda Hakes, Robert Hakes, & Marinus Hakes who are three of the heirs at law of the said Jesse Hakes deceased & who also are minors under the age of twenty one years  And we the said Willet Hakes, Jesse Hakes, Solomon Hakes, Polly [cross out] Hakes do also Assent & request that the said Jesse Hakes as Guardian as aforesaid may be placed upon the Pension List of the United States to receive five years half pay from the date of his said relinquishment in line of the bounty land due as aforesaid to the heirs at law of the said Jesse Hakes deceased.  In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals this twenty fifth day of December eighteen hundred & twenty one
the word Betsey in 2d & 19th 
lines from top extract & the word 
Polly in same line interlined 
upon execution
Signed & Sealed in presence of
John Osborn
[illegible]

1
Jesse Hakes 
3
Willet Hakes
6
Solomon Hakes
[illegible] 5
Polly X Hakes
mark
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State of New York
Cortland County 

On the 24th day of January 1822 before me John Osborn and of the Justice of the Peace of the County of Cortland aforesaid personally came Jesse Hakes, Willet Hakes, Solomon Hakes, & Polly Hakes all of them persons to me well known to be the same persons described in & who executed the written assent to a Relinquishment of Bounty Land who voluntarily acknowledge that they executed the same for the use & purpose therein mentioned.

John Osborn
Justice of Peace
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War Department

SECTION OF BOUNTY LANDS.

No. 1188 [crossed out]

June 23rd, 1826 [illegible, possible signature]

A CERTIFICATE of the Military-service and Death of Jesse Hakes late a private in the Company commanded by Captain Trull of the late 23rd Regt. of United States' Infantry who, it appears, enlisted on the 13th day of March 1813, for the term of during the War and was slain by the Enemy, or did otherwise die in the service of the United States, on or about the Month of May, June, or July 1813, -has been presented at this Office.
On examining the Records of Land Warrants issued, it appears that the claim to Military Bounty Land in right of the said Jesse Hakes has not been satisfied.

[scrawled marking, meaning uncertain]

Jesse Hakes Jr. the son & the legal Guardian of the Heirs at Law in this claim, REPORTS, that there were living two of the Children of the aforesaid Jesse Hakes - minors, under the age of sixteen years at the date of the Relinquishment, and one other minor, above the age of sixteen: and there are six other Children of said Jesse Hakes Adults, with whose privity and assent, as the law requires I the said Guardian in behalf of my Wards aforesaid claims the benefit of the several Acts commonly called Commutation Acts; viz: that of the 16th of April, 1816, entitled "An act making further provision for military services during the late war, and for other purposes," together with its supplementary act, approved 3d March, 1817, and a further supplementary act approved 3d March, 1819; and in conformity thereto, I request that, in lieu of receiving BOUNTY LAND my name, on the part and in behalf of the minors above stated, may be inscribed on the roll of the New York PENSION AGENCY, for FIVE YEARS HALF PAY, accordingly:- and this OPTION of the said GUARDIAN is noted on the Register of Land Warrants issued,- at the Letter H [signature flourish mark]

The principal documents in the preceding case, were deposited prior to the expiration of the law authorizing Commutation of Land for money: A military certificate of death in service, was the only deficiency. 

Wm. M. Steward
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New York   Hakes, Jesse   W. 19.704
Esther
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Declaration

In Order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 [illegible] an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows and the joint Resolution of Congress approved July 7th 1838-

State of New York
Cortland County
So on this 20th day of February Eighteen hundred and Forty 
Personally appears before William Berry one of the Judges of the Court of Common Place, in and for the County of Cortland & State of New York - Esther Hakes, a resident of the Town of Homer in said County and State aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act of Congress, Passed July 7 1838 entitles an act granting half pay and Pension to certain widows, and the joint Resolution of Congress [illegible] July 7th, 1838 - that she is the Widow of Jesse Hakes who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution, and belonged to the State of New York Troops under, and in Col. Willetts Regiment, in the Company commanded by Captain McKean, til Capt McKean was killed - after which, afforesaid Jesse Hakes was a waiter for some time, to Col. Willet, as the said Husband informed her but how long, she does not know. She thinks he enlisted for three years, and served til the close of said Revolution, but, she recollects of her said Husband telling her, that he was left side at Albany, State of New York, once before his time was out, but when, as in what year, she does not now recollect-
She further declares that she was married to the said John Hakes on the 26th day of November 1786 [crossed out1785], at Petersburg, Rensselaer County State of New York
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by Elder Barnes - that Nehemiah Lewis & Wife were both Present and Married at the same time, both are Dead - 
[name, illegible]
Walter [name, illegible] & Lucretia Hakes were present - [illegible] is dead
Nathan Hakes was present
[^ pen stroke]
That her name was Esther Brown, before she was married - that she has no record of her Marriage, and there was no Town Record, kept in said Petersburg of Marriages -
that her Husband the aforesaid Jesse Hakes, died in the Month of May, or June, at Fort Oswego in the state of New York in the year Eighteen hundred and Thirteen, when he was a soldier in the late war, belonged to Capt Millard, Fourth Company, Col Daniel Brown commanded the Regiment at the time - to wit [illegible]  23d Regiment [illegible] Infantry - that she was not Married to him prior to his having the Revolutionary service but the Marriage took place Previous to the first of January, Seventeen hundred and Ninety four, [illegible] at the time above stated - and that she has remained a Widow ever since the Death of her aforesaid Husband Jesse Hakes, as will [illegible] fully apprec[illegible] the proof hereunto [illegible] - and that she debilitated she cannot write her name - 
Esther Hakes
her mark X

Summoned Su[illegible, possibly subscribed] Before me
this 10th day of Feb, 1840
[name, illegible] of Court Comm. Pleas
Whitney L[illegible] Canfield, [illegible] Cortland
County State of New York
Cortland County 

I Jesse Hakes, aged Fifty two Years, [illegible] last September, & I Marinas Hakes aged Thirty two years, being both duly sworn according to Law, [illegible] and say - that Esther Hakes the aforesaid applicant for a Pension, is the widow of our father Jesse Hakes, who was a Revolutionary Soldier, but he never drew a pension - that to our personal knowledge she has remained a Widow, ever since the Death of her said Husband, Jesse Hakes, who died at Fort Oswego in the State of New York in the Month of May, or June, Eighteen hundred and Thirteen, and said Father and Mother
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never kept a Family record - that said Esther Hakes has always lived with one of us, ever since the Demise of her said husband Jesse Hakes -

sworn and subscribed before me this 20th day of February 1840 - Mr. Berry Judge of Cont Com Pleas - 
Joey Hakes
Marinus Hakes

I certify that I am personally acquainted with Jesse Hakes and Marinus Hakes, who subscribed and sworn to the above affadavit - and that they are persons of truth and veracity & respectable in their Neighborhood
Wm Berry Judge of Cort. Com. Pleas

I William Berry the Judge within named, and before whom the Declaration of Esther Hakes, the applicant for a pension within named, was made and before whom the proceedings were held - do hereby Certify and declare my opinion of the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the said Esther Hakes, is the Widow of Jesse Hakes, and that he was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as she states in her Declaration - and I do for her Certify, that in my opinion, the said Esther Hakes is utterly unable from bodily infirmity and debility to attend Court for the purpose of making her Declaration.
Wm. Berry Judge of Cort. Com. Pleas
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State of New York
Cortland County [illegible and scrolling]

seal [illegible]

I Oren Stimson Clerk of said County do hereby Certify that William Berry Esq before whom the written depositions purports to have been taken was at the date of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the aforesaid County and further that I am acquainted with his hand writing verily believe his signatures within are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 22nd day of May AD 1840

Oren Stimson [illegible]
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September 11, 1939
Mrs. R.C. Goodmiller
324 West 12th Street
Long Beach, California

Jesse Hakes
W. 19704
BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Jonathan Hakes who was born in Stonington, Connecticut, in 1724, served in the Revolutionary War, and had a son Jesse Hakes who, you state, was born in 1765 in Stonington, Connecticut, who served in the War of 1812, also. 

There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolution of a Jonathan Hakes who was born in 1724. The record has been found of a Jesse Hakes who served in both Revolutionary War and War of 1812. His record follows as found in the papers of the claims on file under W. 19704, based upon service in both wars and upon his death which occurred during service in the War of 1812.

The date and place of birth or age of Jesse Hakes and names of his parents were not stated.

Jesse Hakes enlisted in the Revolutionary War, served as private in the New York troops under Captains McKean and Elihu Marshall in Colonel Marinus Willett's regiment, marched to a place called Turlock where he was in battle. The date of his enlistment in the Revolution was not given. 

Jesse Hakes enlisted March 13, 1813, place not stated, to serve for the term of the War of 1812, served as private in Captain Willard Trull's company, Colonel Daniel Brown's 23rd Regiment, United States Infantry, and died at Fort Oswego, in May, June, or July, 1813, from illness contracted in line of duty. At the time of his death, the soldier was a resident of Homer, Cortland County, New York. 

Jesse Hakes married November 26, 1786, at Petersburg, Rensselaer County, New York, Esther Brown (her relationship to soldier's colonel, Daniel Brown mentioned above not shown). The date and place of birth
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of Esther Brown and names of her parents were not designated. 

Esther Hakes was allowed pension for seven and one half months' service of her husband, Jesse, in the Revolutionary War, on her application executed February 20, 1840, at which time she was aged seventy-four years and a resident of Homer, Cortland County, New York. She was still living there in 1848. 

The following names of children of Jesse Hakes and his wife, Esther, are shown in the claims: 

Jesse Hakes, born September 8, 1877
Rensselaer Hakes, bork February 13, 1790; in 1821 of Berlin, New York. 
Willet Hakes, born February 3, 1792
Betsey Hakes, born May 3, 1795; married, date not given, Amariah Crain, born about 1792; in 1821, they were residents of Hope, Montgomery County New York. 
Polly Hakes, born March 18, 1797
Solomon Hakes, born July 19, 1800
Lucinda Hakes, born July 1, 1802
Robert Hakes, born July 3, 1806
Marinus Hakes, born April 6, 1808; in 1843, of Homer New York. 

Soldier's son, Jesse Hakes, applied December 24, 1821, while a resident of Homer, New York, for five years' half pay, in lieu of bounty land, on account of the services of his father, Jesse Hakes, in the War of 1812. He applied as guardian of the minor children: Lucinda, Robert, and Marinus Hakes and the other heirs at law. His claim was allowed.

Lucretia Hakes and Nathan Hakes both attended the marriage of Jesse Hakes and Esther Brown, their relationship to the soldier not stated. In 1840, Nathan Hakes was living in Petersburg, New York, aged seventy-four years. In 1848, one Sarah E. Hakes witnessed the signature by mark of soldier's widow, Esther Hakes, in Homer, New York; her relationship to the family not shown. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of soldier's widow, Esther, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Esther Hakes, widow of Jesse, certificate #227, issued June 16, 1840, rate $25 per annum, commenced March 4, 1838, Act of February 2, 1848, New York (Albany) Agency. 

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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June 17, 1940

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Mrs. R. C. Goodmiller
324 West 12th Street
Long Beach, California

JESSE HAKES
W. 19704
BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which your request to know the source of the information furnished you September 11, 1939, in regard to Jesse Hakes (W. 19704), that is, the volume and page, etc.

The data furnished you in regard to Jesse Hakes, cited above, were not obtained from any printed volume. If you will refer to the second paragraph of the report furnished you, you will note the following: "His record follows as found in the papers of the claims on file under W. 19704, based upon service in both wars and upon his death which occurred during service in the War of 1812." This means that the statements incorporated in the record furnished you are recorded in the applications for pension.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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In reply to your request of _________, received ________ for a statement of the military history of Jesse Hakes, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau.

W. 19704

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment
Mch 13, 1813

Length of Service
died of sickness in June or July 1813, in service at Fort Oswego

Rank    |  Captain                 |  Colonel
Private | McKean, Marshall  | Mari[illegible] Millett

Private | Millard Trutt           | Daniel Brown

State N.Y.
23 US Inf. 

Battles engaged in, Turlock, July, 1781
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension, Feby 20 1840, her claim was allowed
Residents at date of application, Homer, Cortland Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, seventy-four years
Remarks: He married at Petersburg, [illegible] Co. NY Nov 26 1786 Esther Brown + she was [illegible] as his widow. Children: Jesse b. Sept 8, 1788. [illegible] b. July 13, 1790. Willit b. Feby 3, 1792. Betsy b. May 3, 1795 wife of [illegible] in 1821. Polly b. Mch 18, 1797. Solomon b. July 19, 18[illegible]. Lucinda b. July 1, 1802. Robert b. July 3, 1806 + [illegible] b. Apl 6, 1808.

Office notes: Widow, comrade + facts did not agree hence arrangement of service. 

Capt. McKean was mortally wounded in battle with Indians at C[illegible] and died at Fort Plain July 10? 1781. 

Commissioner.
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Long Beach, Calif.
Jan 3, 1940.

Mr A. D. Hiller.
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir -

 Referring to the information you sent me last Sept. 11th relative to the Revolutionary War Record of Jesse Hakes - would it be possible for you to give me the Volume and Page to the documentary or other authority for Military Record? For reference for the last correspondence - Jesse Hakes
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W. 19704. BA - J/M.Y. 03.

Please send me this data if you have it there. Thanking you for your cooperation I am
Very Truly Yours
Mrs. R. C. Goodmiller
324 W - 12th St.
Long Beach
Calif.
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Long Beach, Calif.
Aug 1. 1939

U.S. Pension Dept.
Washington, D.C

[stamp] 
RECEIVED 
Aug 9 1939 
MAIL SUB-DIV 
Reader No. 17 
VETS ADM

Dear Sir[s]-

Will you please tell me if there is a record of a pension being given to Jonathan Hakes born at Stonington Conn. 1724, + served in Revolutionary War - His son Jesse Hakes born at Stonington Conn. 1765, also served in War of 1812.
If there is any pension record of either, please let me know as I want the information for my D.A.R. credentials.
Thanking you, I am-
Very Truly Yours-
Mrs. R. C. Goodmiller
324 W-12th St.
Long Beach, Calif.
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July 21st 1915
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir,-

Will you kindly give me [annotation? illegible]
war record of Jesse Hakes
Born at Stonington Conn. moved to Petersburg Rensselaer Co New York State; His name is in the list of New York State Revolutionary soldiers

Very Truly yours
Mrs Frank E. Perry
[illegible]1 Groton Ave
Cortland N.Y. 

[stamp]
U.S.
PENSION OFFICE
D
Jul 22 1915
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Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No. 19704
Esther Hakes
Widow of Jesse Hakes
Pri Rev War

Act: Feb 20 [possibly 29]  48
Index:-Vol. A, Page 314

Arrangement of 1870

1915 Aug. 3. Hist. to Mrs.
Frank E. Penny ¢
1939 Sept 11 - [illegible] to Mrs. R. C. 
Goodmiller - MLB
1940- June 17, Mrs. R. C. Goodmiller inf. again [illegible] source & information year here - [illegible]
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[number]
Service Number
New York.  Hakes, Jesse. W.19.704
Esther
War of 1812.
Contents

Pension Papers

Lucretia Trobridge
Sarah Harrison
Esther Hakes
Mary Hare
Lydia Mo[illegible, possibly Moss]
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1812 WIDOW, &c.

File No. 27071
Jesse Hakes fr[illegible]
Gdn. her's [illegible]
Jesse Hakes
Priv. 23 26 S. T. [illegible]

Act:
Index:=Vol. A, Page 319

Arrangement of 1870.
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V [possible flourish mark]
N. York
Esther Hakes of Jesse
let. to L.B. Canfield 7. Aug. 1840

Act July 1838
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Issue a certificate in Hakes' case, pension to commence 24th January 1822 - $4 per month -

Papers rec'd June 24, 1826
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Also
Acct No. 1188

WAR OF 1812.

Act of April 16, 1816

Warrantee Jesse Hakes Jr.
Guardian of 9 children

Soldier Jesse Hakes
deceased

Service 23 July

Minor pension file 27.071

Nature of claim Bounty Land [illegible]
NY
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No 1188

Communication
Certificate of the Military service and death of Jesse Hakes- 
[illegible] 23rd July: -
Trull's Company -

Enlisted in March 1813 for the War & died June or July of the same year
Jesse Hakes Jr the G[illegible] 9 children

Z 3 [illegible]

Hon. Ino Miller, New York
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Relinquishment of the land of the heirs of the late Jesse Hakes - ( who was a private in Capt. Trull's Company 23rd Infy) by their guardian Jesse Hakes Jr.
3 minors (2 of them under 16 years old)
6 Adults
9 Children

Hon: John Miller, of Truxton
Cortland County - New York
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Albany 5838

Esther Hakes
widow of Jesse Hakes

who was pensioned under the Act of [crossed out]
and who died on the year 1813
of Cortland Co. in the State of New York
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Marshall of the regt. commanded by Col. Willett in the New York Levies for 7 1/2 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 25 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of march, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2. day of October 1840 and sent to L.B. Canfield
Homer, New York

A[illegible] to the 4th of March 1840 $125.00
Semi-annual allowance ending

Act July 7, 1838

Recorded by D. Brown    Clerk, 
Book A. Vol. 2. Page 83
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470
New York Albany
Esther Hakes

widow of Jesse Hakes
who was a Private
in the N. York Levies
for 7 /2 Months

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars ---Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of June, 1843 and sent to L. B. Canfield
Homer - N.Y.

Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in Book A
Vol A Page 107
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7103
Esther Hakes
Act July 7 1838

M(arried) 26 Nov 1786
Husband Died 1813

Col Willett
Capt Marshall
N. Y. Levies

Admitted 
Private 7 Mo. + 15 days
$24.99
25.00

L.R. Canfield Esq
Homer
New York
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Jesse Hakes d. 1813
Esther M. 1786 not. sat

3[possible flourish mark] of Col Willet Capt McKean
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[illegible] of [illegible]
June 12, 1848

J. S. Edwards Esq

Sir I send you herewith papers in the cases of Lacretia Trobridge Sarah Harrison, Esther Hakes Mary Han & Lydia Moss under the law of 
3 Feb 1848
Please uphold to me our services as early as possible

Yours
H.S. Conger
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470
[illegible]

admitted

Hon. H S Conger
Hof[illegible]
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State of New York
Cortland County
s.s.

On this 27th day of May 1848 Personally appeared before me the subscriber Eleazar W. Edgcomb a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Cortland Esther Hakes Resident of the Town of Homer in the County of Cortland age Eighty years Who being [illegible] duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the [illegible] made by the Act of Congress Passed on the 2nd of February 1848 - Granting pension to Widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary War that she is the Widow of Jesse Hakes who was a Private in the War of the Revolution and served in Colonel Willet's Regiment in New York Levies of Troops and that she was Pensioned under the Act of Congress of the 4th July 1838 and 14th June 1844 at the Rate of $25.00 Per annum
She further declares that she is still a Widow
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above Written before E W Edgcomb
Justice of the Peace

Esther Hakes
her mark X

Witness Sarah E Hakes

I Certify that the above named Esther Hakes is Personally known to me
E W Edgcomb
Justice of the Peace
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I hereby certify that E. W. Edgcomb is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Cortland, State of New York & was such Justice on the 27th day of May 1848, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Edgcomb & verily believe his signature to the [illegible] to be genuine
June 12, 1848

H S Conger
[illegible] of Rep.[uncertain]
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STATE OF NEW YORK
CORTLAND COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, ss.
I Certify, that John Osborn before whom the annexed two following acknowledgements was [were] taken, was, on the date thereof, a Justice of Peace in and for the county of Cortland, duly authorised and commissioned as such, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts, in that capacity. I further certify, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said John Osborn and verily believe the signature to the annexed two following acknowledgements to be in his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said county, this twenty fifth day of January eighteen hundred and twenty two.

Matthis Cook   Clerk.
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know all men by there presents that 
whereas [?] Hakes of the town of Homer
County of Cortland state of New York
have been duly appointed guardian for
Lucinda Hakes Robert Hakes and Marinus Hakes
all of the town of Homer aforesaid and who are
then of the children and legitimate heirs [ ] of [ ]
Hakes later if the town of Homer a foresaid and 
who are also minors under the age of twenty one 
years and whereas also the said Lucinda Robert and Marinus together with the other heirs at law of the said  [ ] Hakes deceased are by virtue of their kinship entitled to the Military Bounty land due from the United States to the heirs at [ ] of the said [ ] Hakes deceased he he thus said [ ] having died at Oswego in the state of New Yorkin the month of May 1813 while serving as a soldierin Capt Trulls company of the 23rd regiment of the United States Infantry in the army of the United States. Now therefore I thus said [ ] Hakes as Guardian for the said Lucinda Hakes Robert Hakes and Marinus HakesI ford in their behald do hereby a[ ] transfer set over quit claim and relinquish to the United States all the right with interest demand and claim of the said Lucinda Hakes Robert Hakes and Marinus Hakes as heirs at law of he said [ ] 
Hakes deceased to the Military Bounty Land due from the United States to the heirs a law fot ehd said [ ] Hakes deceased and I thus said [ ] Hakes de hearby request that I the said [ ]  as guaurdian for the said Lucinda Hakes Robert Hakes and Marinus Hakes and ford in their behalf may be inscribed upon the Pension
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List of the United States to receive during [illegible] years, half pay, in lieu of the Bounty land due as aforesaid to the heirs at law of the said Jesse Hakes deceased- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand + seal this twenty fourth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred + twenty one

Signed + sealed
in presence of
[ ]
John Osborn

Jesse Hakes

State of New York
Cortland County ss}

On the 24th day of January 1822 before me John Osborn one of the Justices of the Peace of the County of Cortland aforesaid personally came Jesse Hakes a person to me well known to be the same person described in + who executes the within relinquishment of Bounty Land who acknowledged that he executed the same voluntarily as Guardian as within mentioned for the uses + purpose therein mentioned - - 

John O Osborn
Justice of Peace
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Know all men by these presents that I Rensselaer Hakes
of the town of Berlin County of Rensselaer State of New York

being one of the legitimate heirs at law of Jesse
Hakes late of the town of Homer County of Cortland State of New York who died at Oswego in the State aforesaid in the month of May 1813 while serving
as a private soldier in Captain Trulls company

of the 23d Regiment U.S.D. in the army of the
United States
do hereby assent to the relinguishment
to the United States of the Military Bounty
land deed from the United States to the heirs at law of Jesse Hakes deceased made & executed on the 24th day December 1821 by Jesse Hakes as Guardian for Lucinda Hakes, Robert Hakes & Marinus Hakes who are three of the heirs at law of the said Jesse Hakes deceased & who also are minors under the age of twenty one years. 

And I the said Rensselaer Hakes do
also assent & request that the said Jesse Hakes as Guardian as aforesaid may be placed upon the Pension List of the United States to receive five years half pay from the date of his said Relinquishment in lieu of the Bounty Land due as aforesaid  to the heirs at law of the said Jesse Hakes deceased

In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal this twenty fifth day of
December Eighteen hundred & twenty one
Signed & Sealed
presence of

John Greene
Sally Greene
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State of New York
Rensselaer County ⎬ 
On the Ninth day of January
1822 before me John Greene
one of the Justices of the Peace of the County of Rensselaer aforesaid
personally came Rensselaer Hakes a person to me well known to be the same person described in a
who executed the within Assent to a relinquishment

of Bounty Land who acknowledged that
he voluntarily executed the same for the uses
& purposes therein mentioned -

Before me John Greene
Justice of Peace


State of New York
Rensselaer County Clerks Office

I hereby certify that John Greene Esq whose
name appears to the above acknowledgment
was at the date of the same
an acting Justice of Peace for said
County his acts therefore in that capacity are to be regarded as such
and also that I am acquainted with the handwriting of  the said Justice & verily believe the signature to the above acknowledgment to be his own proper hand writing. 
In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand caused the seal of the County Clerks office of said County to be hereunto affixed this
Eleventh day of January Eighteen hundred
twenty-two
Ben Smith Clerk
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Know all men by these presents that we Amariah Crane & Betsey Crane of the town of Hope in the County
of Montgomery & State of New York being two of the legitimate heirs at law of Jesse Hakes late of the town of Homer County of Cortland & State of New York who died at Oswego in the State of New York in the month of May 1813 while serving as a Private Soldier in Captain Trulls company of the 23d Regiment U.S.J. in
the army of the United States do hereby assent to the Relinquishment to the United States of the Military Bounty Land due from the United States to the heirs at law of the said Jesse Hakes deceased made & executed
on the 24th day of December 1821 by Jesse Hakes as Guardian for Lucinda Hakes, Robert Halker, & Marinus Hakes who are three of the heirs at law of the said Jesse Hakes deceased & who also are minors under the age of twenty one years & the said Amariah Crane &
Betsey Crane do also assent & Request that the said Jesse Halkes as Guardian as aforesaid may be placed upon
the Pension List of the United States to receive five years half pay from the date of his said Relinquishment in lieu of the Bounty Land due as aforesaid to the heirs at law of the said Jesse Hakes deceased
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals this twenty fifth day of December Eighteen hundred & twenty one 
Signed & Sealed 
in presence of
Hirah Olmsted
Daniel Norton
Amariah Crain
Betsey Crain
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State of New York 
Montgomery County

On the 2nd day of January 1822
Before me Timothy Spear one of the Justices of the Peace of said  County personally came Amariah Crane & Betsey Crane his wife both persons to me well known to be the same persons described in & who executed the within assent to a Relinquishment of Bounty Land who severally acknowledged that
they voluntarily executed the same for the uses & purpose therein mentioned 
Timothy Spear Justice of Peace


State of New York
Montgomery County
Clerks Office

I hereby certify that Esqr whose name appears
to the above acknowledgment was at the
date of the same an acting Justice of the
Peace for said County his acts therefore in
that capacity are to be regarded as
such & also that I am acquainted with
the hand writing of the said Justice &
verily believe the signature to the above
acknowledgment to be his own proper
hand writing. In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand be caused the seal of the County Clerks Office of
said County to be hereunto affixed this [ ] day of [ ] 182
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State of New York
Montgomery County 

On the 2nd day of January 1822
before me Timothy Spear one of the Justices of the Peace of said County personally came Amariah Crane & Betsey Crane
his wife both persons to me well known to be the same persons described in & who executed the within assent to a Relinquishment of Bounty Land who severally acknowledged that
they voluntarily executed the same for the uses & purposes therein mentioned 

Timothy Spear Justice of Peace


State of New York.
Montgomery County
Clerk's Office

I DO CERTIFY, That the above named Timothy Spear was a Justice of the peace in & for 
Montgomery county at the time of taking the above affidavits commissioned and sworn, and duly authorised
by law to take the same; and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and do verily believe the signature of Timothy Spear signed to the certificate of the above affidavit to be his own proper handwriting.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed
the common pleas seal of said county, this third
day of January
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty two

Peter H Bostwick Clerk being dead
Samuel R. Dodge D CLERK
verily believe and 
acknowledgment to be his own proper
hand writing. In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & caused the seal of the County Clerks Office of said County to be hereunto affixed this [ ] day of [] 182
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Jesse Hakes
Application for half
pay Pension

Homer Cortland County New York

Papers to be forwarded to
E.C. Reed Homer
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State of New York
Cortland County Surrogates Office SS
I Adin Webb Surrogate of the County of Cortland in the State of New York do hereby certify that Jesse Hakes, Rensselaer Hakes, Willet Hakes, Betsey Crane, Polly Hakes, Soloman Hakes, Lucinda Hakes, Marinus Hakes, & Robert S Hakes are the only children now living of Jesse Hakes formerly of the Town of Homer County of Cortland & State of New York deceased who died at Oswego in the County of Oswego & State of New York in the month of May in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirteen when serving as a private soldier in Captain Trulls Company in Colonel Browns Regiment in the late war between the United States & England.  I do also certify that the above mentioned Jesse, Rensselaer, Willet, Betsey, Polly, Solomon, Lucinda, Marinus & Robert - together with Amariah Crane (Who's the son in law of the said Jesse Hakes deceased who is also the husband of the above mentioned Betsy Crane) are the only legitimate heirs at law of the said Jesse Hakes deceased - I do also further certify that the said Jesse Hakes was 33 years of age on the 8th day of September last, that the said Rensselaer Hakes was 31 years old on the thirteenth day of February last, that the said Willet Hakes was 29 years old on the third day of February last, that the said Betsy Crane was 26 years old on the third day of May last, that the said Polly Hakes was 24 years old on the 18th day of March last, that the said Solomon Hakes was 21 years old on the 19th day of July last, that the said Lucinda Hakes was 19 years old on the first day of July last, that the said Marinus Hakes was 13 years old on the 8th day of April
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last, that the said Robert Hakes was 15 years old on the 3rd day of July last & that the said Amariah Crane was 29 years old last winter And I do also further certify that the above mentioned Jesse Hakes has been duly appointed guardian for the above mentioned Lucinda Hakes, Marinus Hakes & Robert Hakes who are minors under the age of twenty one years in conformity with the laws of the State of New York.
In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my hand & affixed my seal of office at Homer in the County of Cortland & State of New York this twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred twenty one.
Adin Webb Surrogate
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Jesse Hakes
Petition for half pay
Pension

add to Ed C. Reed Homer
Cortland County New York

Hon Jn (John?) Miller
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March 1843. granting Pensions for one year to Certain Widows who have married pensions under the Act of July 7th 1838_
State of New York
Cortland County
Town of Homer } p_ on this 2d day May 1843 personally appeared before the Subscriber Lizur B Canfield a Justice of the Peace in and for said County SS [illegible] Esther Hakes, a resident of said Homer, County and State aged Seventy Seven 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War_ that she is the Widow of Jesse Hakes who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War_ and belongest to Col Willets Regt of the State of New York_ she further declares that she is still a Widow, and has so remained ever since the decease of her said Husband Jesse Hakes, and that she [illegible] a Pension of Twenty five Dollars per year under the Act of July 7th 1838 and that she never learned to write
Sworn and subscribed before me this 2d day of May 1843
Esther her X mark Hakes
Lizur B Canfield J. Peace
[illegible] Marinous Hakes & John Van hossen both of Homer Cortland County State of New York_
Cortland County Town of Homer}  p. Marinus Hakes & John Van Hossen both of lawful age, being duly sworn according to Law, dipose [depose] and say, that they are personally acquainted with Esther Hakes, the applicant for a Pension, and knew that she has remained a Widow ever since the Decease of her said Husband Jesse Hakes
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 2d day of May 1843 Marinous Hakes John Van Hossen
Lizur B. Canfield J. Peace
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Admit, private $25
Albany Agency
Send to L.B. Canfield
Homer N.Y.
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I certify that I am well acquainted with Marinus Hakes and John VanHourn and that they are persons of truth and veracity and reputable in their neighborhood
Lizur B Canfield J. Peace

State of New York Cortland County ss
I Gideon C Babcock, clerk of said county do hereby certify that Lizur B Canfield Esquire before whom the interim affidavit purports to have been made was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid county duly and elected and qualified and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his signature thereto is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto prescribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 4th day of May 1843
G C Babcock clerk

Admit private $25
Albany Agency
Send to S.B. Canfield
[unintelligible] N.Y.

Hand J.L. Edwards Esq - please examine this application [unintelligible] a Pension and informs are the result and obligations
[unintelligible] Cortland County New York
L. B. Canfield
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State of New York
Rensselaer County
I, Bud Steward of the town of Petersburgh in the county of Rensselaer aforesaid aged seventy-seven years and upwards do dispose testify and say that I was well acquainted with Jesse Hakes in the year 1782. I and he said Jesse Hakes both of us enlisted into the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war in the year 1782 in the month of May for nine months tour we both of us enlisted under Captain Marshall in Albany in the state of New York. Aforesaid I do not wish just Captain Marshall given name, the Regiment to which our company was attached to was commanded by Col. Marinus Willet. We was marched from Albany up the Mohawk to fast plain and from there we marched to the place called (unintelligible) and there we had a battle with the villains we was after the battle stationed along on the Mohawk missing the remainder part of the nine months tour. I know that Jesse Hakes was in the service with me in that tour nine months.
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and was in the Battle with me neither us mentioned Jesse Baker was a waiter for Col Willett and the rest of his officers and that I know J Hakes was discharged at the expiration of the nine months tour at Fort Hunter (unintelligible) (unintelligible) I was well acquainted with J Hakes before he enlisted and after he was discharged and further this department saith not   Bud Stewart
Sworn and subscribed this 11th day of May 1840 before me
Nathan Walton Justice Peace

I certify that I am well acquainted with
Bud Stewart who have subscribed and
sworn to the foregoing affidavit was a 
person of truth and (unintelligible) & Respected in his neighborhood

Nathan Walton Justice Peace
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and was in the Battle with me within as
mentioned Jesse Hakes was a waiter for
Col Willet and the rest of his officers and
that I know J Hakes was discharged at the expiration of the nine months tour at Fort Hunter (unintelligible) (unintelligible) I was well acquainted with Jesse Hakes before we enlisted and after he was discharged and further this department saith not
Sworn and subscribed this 
11th day of May 1840    Bud Stewart
before me 
Nathan Walton Justice Peace     

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Rensselaer County Clerk's Office,
I, LELAND CRANDALL, Clerk of the County
of Rensselaer, do hereby Certify, that Nathan Walton Esquire,
whose name is subscribed to the annexed Deposition was, at the time the said depostion bears date one of the Justice of the Peace in and for said County:  And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justice Peace and verily believe the above signature to be genuine.  
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, this 15 day of May 1840
Leland Crandall Clerk
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State of New York Rensselaer County} I Nathan Hakes aged seventy four year of the Town of  Petersburgh in said County and State being duly sworn according to Law
I Arnold Worden of Petersburgh aforesaid aged seventy [illegible] years being duly sworn according to Law depose and say that we were both present on the 26th day of November 1786 according to the best of our recollection, when Esther Brown was Married to Jesse Hakes in the Town of Petersburgh in said County and State, by Elder Barnes, and we do [illegible] that she is the identical person which she represents herself to be
Nathan Hakes
Arnold his X mark Worden
Sworn and subscribed before me this 11th day of May 1840
Nathan Nolton J. Peace
I certify that Nathan Hakes & Arnold Worden who have subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit are persons of truth and veracity & reputable in their Neighbourhood_
Nathan Nolton J. Peace
[The following is typeset unless otherwise stated.] STATE OF NEW-YORK, Rensselaer County Clerk's Office,} ss.
I, LELAND CRANDALL, Clerk of the County of Rensselaer, do hereby Certify, that [handwritten] Nathan Nolton [end handwritten] Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the annexed [handwritten] Deposition[end handwritten] was, at the time the [handwritten] said deposition bears date [end handwritten] one of the [handwritten] Justices of the Peace [end handwritten] in and for said County: And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of said [handwritten] Justice Peace [end handwritten] and verily believe the above signature to be genuine. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County, this [handwritten] 15 [end handwritten] day of [handwritten] May_ [end handwritten] 1840 ["40" is handwritten]
[handwritten] Leland Crandall [end handwritten] Clerk.
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Revolutionary Pension Claim

Hand J.L. Edwards Compliance Pensions

Washington City, District Columbia

NY Oct 1840

[illegible]

Esther Hakes
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In pursuance of a Law [illegible] the 27th day of April 1784 Entitled " An act for the Settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their Services in the late war and for other purposes therein mentioned" the following certificates have been [illegible], bearing interest at five per cent  [illegible] [ illegible]  [illegible]

1781 November 30. 4321 Jesse Hakes [illegible] 17.6.8
1781 December 31 4389 Jesse Hakes [illegible] 2.13.4

State of New York
Comptrollers Office
Albany Sept 12, 1840

I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from [illegible] [illegible] remaining in this office and that the service for which the two above named certificates were [illegible] were performed under Capt Elihu Marshall in a regiment commanded by Lt Colo Comm at Marinus Willett. 
Bates Cocke
Comptroller
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[...] Sept 26th 1840
Cortland County New York
agreeable to your letter of 7th of August last
I now send the Comptroller Certificate for service
Jesse Hakes under Capt Marshall, for Eight months
you will have the goodness to send me Esther Hakes pension Certificate as soon as convenient for that amount & oblige your humble sert

L.B. Canfield
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner Pensions
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May 20th  [...]
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State of New York
Cortland County
Clerks Office
I do hereby certify that Edward C. Reed Esquire was on the 8th day of May 1826 a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Cortland his acts
regarded as such therefore in that capacity are to be regarded as such. And further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the
signature of Edward C Reed Subscribed to the within to be his proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 8th day of May
Saml Hotchkiss
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State of New York
Cortland County
Horace White, Enos Stimson Jedediah Barber
Elisha Webb & David Coy
being duly sworn say that they were personally acquainted with Jesse Hakes late of the town of Homes County of Cortland & State of New York deceased who died while serving as a soldier in the United States as during the late war. That these Deponents lived but a
short distance from him previous to his enlistment & had known him for a considerable length of time. That he was always considered as of handy robust constitutioned man & in the opinion of these deponents at the time he entered the service
he would be considered as an able bodied man-- And further these deponents say not -
Subscribed & Sworn this 8th day of May 1826
before me 
Horace White
Enos Stimson 
Jedediah Barber
Elisha Webb
David Coy
Cortland County I certify that the above deponents are credible persons.
Edward C. Reed J. P.
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Honbl John Miller
of Congress
at Truston N.Y.
Treasury Department
Third Auditors Office
June 5th 1826
It appears from the Muster Roll of Captin Full's Company of the 23d [Regiment] to the 31 May 1813 that Jesse Hakes a private of said Regiment enlisted the 13 March 1813
for during the war was sick at Otswego. On a Roll for June and July 1813he is noted to have 'died st Fort Oswego.' 
See of [afis] of P.L. Hogeboom Abt Apr 28 and Abt. [B V] 23
Peter Hagman Aut
For the Bounty Law Office
War Dept.