Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43442, Isaac Davis, New Hampshire
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New Hampshire   Davis, Isaac   No. S43442
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(Damaged form)
line, for the term of Three years, 1779

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of $8 Dollars per month, to commence on the
14 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 12 of April 1819
and sent to Charles Townsend Esq
Buffalo. Niagara Cty N. York

Arrears to the 4th of March 1819  10 17/30 6/11  $85.56
mi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Feb. 1819  6 mo.                 $48.
                                                         Total             $133.56

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March 1818
(very faint)  Govt.
Certified Acct. Dec 18 1820
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DAVIS, ISAAC
(N.H.)
5 -43442

Isaac Davis
Sargeant,
Buffalo, Niagara
County, N. York
Enlisted May 1779
served during the war.
Colo George Reed's
Regt. N. Hamp. line
Ad
April 14, 1818
Charles Townsend,
Judge,
Buffalo, Niagara
County, N.Y.
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State of New York SS
Niagara County ⎬ Be it remembered that on
this Fourteenth day of April 
in the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen before me Charles Townsend one of the
Judges of the Court of Common pleas and for
said County personally came Isaac Davis (insert) a resident of Buffalo,
who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty
God deposeth and upon his oath says
that that he is the same individual described
in and to whom the annexed permit signed "Wm.
Scott Maj. Comm'nt Line dated New Windsor
23 Feb. 1783 was given.-- That he enlisted in
the 2d Regt of New Hampshire troops, commanded
by Col. George Reed and served in Capt. Cherry
and Capt. Thompsons Company--That he
first enlisted on or about the first day of
May 1779 to serve for one year and previous
to the expiration of that period reenlisted at
Danbury of the State of Connecticut to serve
during the continuance of the War of the Revolution,
that after having faithfully served as aforesaid
he obtained and honorable discharge on
the seventh of June 1783-- that he handed
his discharge to Samuel Lake of the Court
of Genesee on the 10th February last, for the purpose
of sending to the City of Washington--
This deponent further sayeth that he is a
resident citizen of the United States and that
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by reason of his reduced circumstances in life
he is in need of assistance from his County
for support and further says not.
(signed) Isaac Davis

Sworn to and subscribed
this 14th day of April 1818
before me
Ch. Townsend
Judge of Niagara Com Pleas

I Charles Townsend Judge as aforesaid do certify that
it appears to my satisfaction that the said Isaac Davis did
serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding
declaration, against the common Enemy and I now transmit
the testimony and proceedings taken and had before me
to the secondary? for the department of War pursuant to the
direction of the act of Congress providing for certain persons
engaged in the land and naval services of the United States
in the revolutionary War.
I further certify that from the testimony of credible and
disinterested witness the said Isaac Davis has no property in
lands, and that he is almost totally destitute of personal property in
that he is aged and infirm and that I am satisfied his
circumstances in life are so reduced as to need assistant
for his support. 
Ch. Townsend
Dated July 8, 1818
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State of New York
Niagara County  SS
Clerks Office

I Frederick B Merrill Cleck of the
County aforesaid do hereby certify that the
preceeding affidavit & certificate made as it appears
by Charles Townsend who is one of the Judges
of the Court of Common pleas in and for said
County acting as such under the authority of
this State and that the preceeding affidavit
and certificate so signed is the proper
hand writing of the said Charles Townsend.

In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the County seal at
Buffalo this Eighth day of July Eighteen hundred &
Eighteen.
F. B Merrill
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(very faint)
Information (insert illegible) of this
Secretary of War depositions
on April 14 (insert 9-8 within)
in requested to be given to Charles
Townsend - Buffalo Niagara County
(Intials) C M

Sent to Charles Townsend Esq
Buffalo Niagara Coy
Decr 18. 1820
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District of New York SS
On this sixth day of June 1820 personally appeared 
in open Court in the Court of Common Pleas in and
for the County of Niagara being a Court of Record
Isaac Davis aged fifty nine years resident in the town of Wales in the County
of Niagara and district aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as a private
in Captain Joseph Putters Company in the second New Hampshire Regiment
Colonel George Reed, and that the date of his original declaration is this
14 day of April 1818 and that his pension certificate is endorsed 9.184--
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen
of the United States on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have not 
since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property
or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself
within the provisions of the act of congress entitled ""an act to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States
in the Revolutionary War"" passed on the 18 day of March 1818
and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or
securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than
what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Viz,
1. half of a 5 pail Kettle -------$3
1. 3 pail Kettle-----------------$3
1. dish Kettle-------------------2.25
1. Pot --------------------------2.00
1. Bake pan--------------------2.25
2 Hoes-------------------------2.00
2 Hogs-------------------------6.00
1 Spider------------------------1.00
1 Frying pan---------------------87.1/2
6 Spoons-----------------------2.25
6 Knives & forks----------------3.00
1 Axe--------------- ------------2.00
18 Fowls------------------------3.371/2
              Amt.                          $33.00
Isaac Davis
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And that I am by occupation a farmer and am unable from ill
health to do more than half as much as an ordinary laborer-- my
family consists of myself and wife Fanny Davis aged 56 years
a healthy woman, and that we reside in the house of my son Joel
Davis in the town and County aforesaid.
Isaac Davis
Sworn and declared this 6 day
of June 1820 before
Ch. Townsend
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I John E Marshall Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the
County of Niagara do hereby certify that the foregoing oath (or affirmation)
and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from
the Record of the said Court, and I do further certify that
it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount ┃
in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule
is thirty three dollars and no Cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
Court on this 20th day of June 1820
J. C. Marshall
Clerk of the Court for the County of Niagara
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43442
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 43.442

Isaac Davis
Pen. Rev War
---
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 122
[Arrangement of 1870.]

(sidebar)
May 18, 1905 Hist to
Adj. Gen. New Jersey see letter
in S. File 15, 203
William Savacool.
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THE Bearer hereof Isaac Davis Sergeant
in the Second Regiment of New Hampshire is hereby
permitted to be absent on furlough for fifty-two Days from
the Date hereof. And all Officers, civil and military, are requested to
suffer him to pass to the New Hampshire and return to his
Regiment, without molestation, he behaving as becometh him. This
permit to be valid no farther than to the above mentioned Place, and
no longer than for the above mentioned Time.

Given at the (illegible) in
(illegible) the twenty third Day of
Feby 1783 
Wm Scott Ma. Commandant
Registered in the Books of the Regiment.

(Illegible) Adjutant.
Davis, ISAAC
(N.H.) S.43442
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Application for duplicate pen:
certificate rejected--See
letter 15 March 182? 
to A. H. Tracy
H.L (damage)

4 Sept. 18??
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State of New York
Erie County ss. Isaac Davis of Buffalo in
said County a pensioner being duly sworn
maketh oath saith that his certificate
of a right to a pension was left with
Reuben B Heacock & Haran Griffin of
said Buffalo Merchants to whom this
deponent has several times written to
draw his said pension, where the said
power was made to them or to Lieunt.
Govenor then Brother in N. York.
That the said Hancock & Griffin X
hath of their now utterly infirm? to deliver
over to this deponent the said certificate
sent to him in the time withowing (?right)
whatever. The deponent belief that they
keep & declaim the same certificate
with the hope & intention that this deponent
will be obliged to execute to them
a provision to receive, which is now due
to him from the U. States & that his
Case he should to execute said power
he firstly believes they intend & expect
& will defraud this deponent out of the 
(illegible) fact of this money that they
might receive.  He further says that 
said Hancock & Griffin have heretofore
received for this deponent his said pension 
money & that they have heretofore always
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defrauded this deponent out of the greatest
part of what they have to receive.
That he now finds it impossible to obtain
from said Hancock & Griffin the certificate 
aforesaid without legal process which
his is precuniously unable to procure
that they keep & detain the same unfairly
& fraudulently & daily insist that
this deponent Should execute to them a
portion to receive his due which
he refuses.  That he is informed by
the magistrates & Lawyers of this place
that he the deponent must procure another
a copy of his said certificate
from the proper office so that he
can obtain said pension & have
the same for his own benefit.
(signed) Isaac Davis
Submitted thus before me this  8 Sept. 1823
Henry M. Campbell
Justice of the Peace
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free
Hon John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
Recd. 14 Nov 1823
Gave at again [illegible]
a new [illegible]  a [illegible]
[stamp] {illegible NY NOV 3
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State of New York
Erie County Ss 
Horace Griffin one of the Firm
of RB Heacock & Co being duly sworn saith
that on the tenth day of March 1823 Isaac
Davis a pensioner of the United States deposited
his pension certificate with this Deponent
as one of said Firm and for the benefit of
said Firm on the express condition that
said Firm should make said Davis an  
advance of ten Dollars at that time and
also advance from time to time such
sums as were necessary for the support of said Davis until the fourth day of Sept. then next at which time it was 
agreed by said Davis that he would give 
a power of attorney on the New York
agency for forty Eight Dollars which
would then be due him. this Deponent ┃
further saith that said Firm have
advanced in pursuance of that agreement between forty and fifty Dollars in articles of Clothing and in payment for his board and that said Davis now refuses to give
for the benefit of said firm the power
of attorney as previously agreed to and 
as this Deponent is informed & believes
has made application to the War Department
for another certificate stating that his 
Certificate is lost or wrongfully withheld
from him, when in fact this Deponent
has frequently requested said Davis to
take his certificate & secure the amount
advanced him by giving said power
of attorney. This Deponent further saith
that said Davis when he deposited the
Certificate as aforesaid, stated that he was
unable to support himself without receiving
his payments in advance and that it
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has been and still is a custom in Buffalo
where this Deponent resides to receive
pension certificate in pledge for advances
to be made for six months pay-
This Deponent would further state that
said Davis has no visible property & that
he could not collect the Debt of said  Firm of him in
any other way but through his pension.
is Deponent further saith that he is
at all times ready to deliver to the said
Davis his said certificate on his paying
the amount which said Firm advanced
further this Deponent
on the same. And further this Deponent
saith not
Sworn and subscribed
this fourth day of November
AD 1823 Before me
Hanne Griffin
Edward Bennett
Commissioner
for Erie County
Horace Griffin
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Buffalo Nov 4. 1823
Hon J. C. Calhoun
Secretary at War
Sir enclosed is an affidavit Stating
some of the facts in relation to the pension certificate
of Isaac Davis which was deposited with Mr Griffin
one of our Firm last March as a pledge for advances
made by the Firm to him (Davis) I would beg leave
to suggest the propriety of a delay as to giving Davis
a duplicate certificate as his original certificate
is still at his command provided he will pay
for the Oath advanced and for his support for the
last six months. I would wish to observe that
a man by the name of James Sheldon who is
destitute of almost every moral or legal obligation
has influenced Davis to attempt to cheat his friends
out of the money which has been his only support
for the last half year - Mr Albert H Tracy
a member of Congress from this place will
start soon for Washington who will be
acquainted with all the circumstances
relative to this subject. I hope the department
will wait a few days before anything is
done on this subject as it is a most wicked
and vile attempt to cheat honest men
out of a demand which is not only just 
but is made particularly so from the fact
that it is not devised on the part of Davis
but that at the time it was advanced it
was absolutely necessary to keep him from want.
Respectfully your
R.B. Heacock
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Erie County for Jehiel Slater of Hanover Chatauqua County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that on the 4th day of September 1823 he was present with Isaac Davis at the [?] of R. B. Heacock [?]   Buffalo when the said Isaac David made a demand of his certificate for a pension from the United States of Horace Griffin who utterly refused to deliver up to him the said certificate.
        [sign.] Jehiel Slater
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[legal wrapper]

Isaac Davis
    Papers for Pension
          Certificate
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Isaac Davis 
 Reuben B Heacock 
  Horace Griffin
I certify that a suit was commenced by the above plaintiff against the above defendants before me for a pension certificate from services performed in the  Revolutionary War and judgment for the said plaintiff for nominal damages.
???? found and returned personally to me from Oct 8th 1823; Parties appeared and trial held October 31st 1823
                  Damages   $100.06
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behalf of said Davis for his counsel. Commend to prosecutor an action of trouver ? for said certificate against Heacock & Griffin, First on the trial of such cause it was proven that the defendants then held the said certificate without right or legality that they refused to deliver the paper to Davis for which the court gave Davis a judgment against them for their withholding the said certificate for nominal damages, the paper being of itself merely evidence of value in Davis hand the detention was merely nominal as to damages, he further says he verily believes that the said decision was anent to the measure of damages and that a right of action for such damages does duly accrue to Davis as ? refusal of the defendants to decline him this certificate and that such suits are the only remedy afforded him by law for the recovery of this certificate, this said certificate he says is not by law [applicable?] in the hands of the defendants and this action of [Detin...?] affords no specific relief it being in effect [like trouver?] a judgment for damages not for the return of this article, fourth he says he knows of no remedy by legal process for obtaining the certificate itself from defendants, further he ssays that Davis is a very [?] man and is now in distress for his pension money for immediate use and he believes
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that to be the only source or means he has by which to clothe and support himself this ensuing winter.  It further appears our ?  that Davis could not read or write more than his own name. A deponent was informed by the witness that this deponent had heretofore ? his pension money and paid  ? in articles of little or no value. I had uniformly  ? the old man to sign such receipts of discharge before the court obtain anything and would cut off his right to sue for copy or ?
Davis is considered generally as an honest upright man but ignorant and quite incompetent to gain a livelihood by labor.
       J. Sheldon (sign.)

[?] Sheldon before me this  5 Nov. 1823
Henrm M. Campbell
Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Erie County   SS:        [additionally]

I, Jacob A Brker, clerk of the county of Erie do hereby certify that Henry M Campbell was on the 5th day of November the date of the annexed proceedings, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Erie, duly appointed and sworn; and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature of Henry M Campbell is the same subs..... the proper handwriting of the said Justice.
Whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said county and subscribed my name this
7th day of November 1823.
          Jacob A Barker  Clk [sign]
[Seal illegible]
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The Hon. J. C. Calhoun
    Sir.
In obedience to the [  ? ] contained in the letter from the pension department of the 26th Sept. last Isaac Davis has presented a [suit] at law agent Heacock and Griffin that person who had possession of his pension certificate who refused to give it up to judgment of his [ ? ] of Course the damages of the detention without obtaining the paper itself without the cost of Cha?? at Davis expense of about $100 ? no doubt ? that it thought to be  ? up.  But that process wont ? 18 months. It was clear to the court that Heacock and Griffin without his certificate without right and with the view of compelling the  ?  that man to give them another power to draw for him.
I [illegible] with the condition that he be required to procure a new certificate. He has at least done all our laws will allow to obtain the paper unless he should [ illeg.] day and receive six cents for each days detention.  If a new one is made out, he directs it to be forwarded to C. Townsend or David Burt res.  of this place or to me  (Turn over)
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[Envelope information]
To The Hon J. C. Calhoun
     Secretary at War
     City of Washington

[stamped oval]
? Ed D. HALL
       ? 
     N. Y.

[End inscription  parts illegible]
? as he has moved into this county a few miles
Most Respectfully
? J Sheldon