Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6630, Greenwood Carpenter, Continental N.H.
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(3-1776) SERVICE Continental N.H. Carpenter, Greenwood  Hannah SERVICE W6630 CONTENTS
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(2,761)
From
Pennsylvania to New York
 Greenwood Carpenter,
private,
New Hampshire line
76  3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 18 of May, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Sept. 1818
and sent to the care of Wm Wilson
Esq: Williamsport, Pennsylva

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. $28.64
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March. 1819.  48
3 mo 18/31
 
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

from March 23
Continued
and
County

Notification sent November 7 1820 to A Beaumont Wilkes Barre, Penn
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Lycoming County
State of Pennsylvania
 On the Eiteenth [18th] day of May in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighteen, before me the subscriber one of the
Judges of the court of Common pleas in and for said county
personally appears. Greenwood Carpenter, aged Sixty one years, a
resident in Lycoming County aforesaid, who being by me first duly
sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration; in order to obtain the provision made by the late act
of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in
the land and navel service of the United States in the revolutionary War
- That he the said Greenwood Carpenter enlisted and joined
Captain William Ellis's company on the 26th June 1775 and then
joined the 3d Newhamshire Regiment commanded by Col. John Stark
for one year; Then in February after my year was in, I listed again
and was put in the Company commanded by Captain Chase and we
were marched to the south in Col. Scammels Regt (the Co. got killed that
time) afterward, we returned to the sd New Hampshire Regt then we
were commanded by our first Lieut. Mason for that year on the
Mohawk river, we returned to Snake hill & went into winter
Quarters got my discharge at the end of my three years from
Genl Knox the 28th October 1779 at West point at the time I was
discharged I was under Captain Centre. I was in the Battle
in the taking of Cornwallis; and he is in reduced circumstances
in life, and now stands in need of assistance of his country
for
support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of
to support his claim & service
[Signature] Greenwood Carpenter
Sworn and subscribed 
Before me the day and
years before Mentioned
[Signature] Wm Hepburn

Lycoming County ss
William Hepburn one of the associate Judges
in and for the County of Lycoming in the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the
said Greenwood Carpenter did serve in the revolutionary war
as stated in the preceding declaration against the common
enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and Testimony
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taken and had before me to the Secretary of war for the
department of War pursuant to the directions of the
aforementioned act of Congress
[Signature] Wm Hepburn

Lycoming County ss. I Thomas Hays Prothonotary of the Court
of Common pleas in and for said County
Certify that the aforesaid named William Hepburn
Esquire is duly commissioned and appointed one of the
associate Judges in and for the County of
Lycoming, in the State of Pennsylvania, and that
full faith and credit is and ought to be given to
all his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court at
Williamsport the eighteenth day of May A.D. 1818.
[Signature] Thos Hays Proty
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District of Pennsylvania
Luzerne County SS
On this 9th day of August Anno Domini 1820 personally appeared in open
Court of Common Pleas holden at this case for the County of Luzerne being a
court of Record proceeding according to the course of the Common Law with jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings
Greenwood Carpenter aged sixty five years resident in Luzerne County in said
District who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by Acts of
Congress of the 18th day of March 1818 and the 1st day of May 1820. That he served
in the Revolutionary War, in the Company of Capt Center and Discharged
under General know from the Regiment commanded by Col William Ellis in
the line of the State of New Hampshire and has obtained a pension un
on the act of the 18th of March 1818 his certificate being numbered 2761
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States
on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that
time by gift, or sale or in any manner disposed of my property or
in any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring my
self within the provisions of 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 18th 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-
Sworn & Subscribed in open
Court 2 Augt 1820
[Signature] A Beaumont Prot
[Signature] Greenwood Carpenter
 
Scheme of Property
I have besides necessary clothing
No other property
I have no other occupation but that of a Common
Labourer but by reason of age and infirmities am not able
to pursue that occupation I have not any family to support
but myself
[Signature] Greenwood Carpenter
Sworn and subscribed in
Open Court August 1820
A Beaumont Clk
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State of Pennsylvania
Luzerne County
I Andrew Beaumont Prothonotary of
the Court of Common Pleas in and for said
County do certify that the foregoing oath and
the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied
from the record of the said Court and I further
certify that it is the opinion of the said Court
that the total amount in value of the property
esclubeted in the aforesaid Schedule is nothing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the said Court on this
twenty ninth day of August AD 1820
[Signature] A Beaumont Prot
[Signature] Greenwood Carpenter
-
1761
Luzerne by
R
Sept 18
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No8410
Hannah Carpenter
NY
Act 7 July 38
m87 d31.
admd
2 yrs pri
80$
no deduction
Edwd A. Brown
Syracuse 
NY.
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State of New Hampshire
County of Cheshire and
Town of
Swansey

Cheshire ss. Swanzey March fifteenth
Seventeen hundred and Eighty Seven-
Greenwood Carpenter, Junior, and
Hannah Bishop were joined in Marriage
C Frink Just Peace

I certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the
Record of the Marriage of Greenwood
Carpenter, Junior, Hannah Bishop, with
the exception of the date, which is expressed
on the Record in fair legible figures
as follows, towit, "Swanzey, March 15th 1787-
Henry Baxter Town Clerk

N.B. Greewood" in above certificate
written in part on an erasure before
Henry Baxter Town Clerk

I Henry Baxter, depose & say, that I hold the
office of Town Clerk in the Town of Swansey
County of Cheshire & State of Newhampshire
aforesaid, and that the above is a
true extract from the Record of said Town of
Swanzey, with the exception above
named, as certified by me
[Signature] Henry Baxter
Town Clerk of the Town of
Sworn before me this
29th day of July A.D. 1842

Isaac Stratton Justice of the Peace
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County Clerk of
the County of Cheshire & State of New
Hampshire, do hereby certify that the above
named Isaac Stratton is a Justice of the Peace
as above stated, and that the signature to the
foregoing affidavit of Henry Baxter, purporting
be the signature of said Isaac Shatton is
genuine
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed my seal of office
and subscribed my name this
day of July A.D. 1842-

Clerk of the County
New Hampshire
State of New Hampshire
Cheshire County
I Henry Cole
Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature
of the County and State aforesaid, do
hereby certify that Isaac Stratton is a
Justice of the Peace in the County
of Cheshire duly qualified and commissioned
, that his commission is dated
December fourteenth AD 1840 and will
expire in five years from the date
thereof and that his signature to
the within certificate is genuine
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court at Kent in said
State this twenty ninth day of August
AD 1842
[Signature] H. Coolidge Clerk
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of
the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838.
entitled an act granting half pay and
pensions to certain widows

State of New York
County of Oswego
On this 27th day
of July in the year of our Lord one
thousand Eight hundred and forty two
before me Enoch Hibbard
One of the
Judges of Otsego County Courts personally appeared Hannah Carpenter, a resident of the Town of
Hannibal in the County of Oswego aforesaid
aged Seventy three-- years & upwards
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 7th 1838 entitled "An act
granting half pay & pensions to certain
widows:"" That she is the widow of
Greenwood Carpenter, who was a Soldier
in the war of the Revolution he first
enlisted at swansey in the County of Cheshire in the State of
New Hampshire, that he was then about sixteen years of
age and continued in the service either as an officer
or a private agent part of the time for five year,s and
entered first about the year 1775, she thinks he was a part of
the time a non commissioned officer, and a part of the time
private. She has frequently heard him relate the circumstances
attending his various service and the names of his officer
has now nor any of the[illegible]of the Office
and cannot recollect any place stated by him except German
flats, and the further says that her said husband was sent
from home at the time he obtained his Pension
and also when he died, and she is informed
that the family and friend with whom he died have
Road and to what place of County she knows not, and
that they have or had his pension papers
The further declares that her said husband,
Greenwood Carpenter, was a pensioner of the
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United States, at the time of his death & for
Several years previous thereto but under
what act of Congress such pension was
obtained or for what length of time he
received such pension from the United States
, this declarant cannot now positively
State, but she has been informed & believes
that he did draw a pension about the
year 1822. & from that time to his death
he further declares that she was
Married to the said Greenwood Carpenter
on the fifteenth day of March, Seventeen
hundred and Eighty seven, at the Town of
Swanzey in the State of New HampShire by Mr C. Brink a Justice of the Peace-
That her husband, the aforesaid
Greenwood Carpenter died at the Town
[illegible], Cayuga County N.Y. in
the middle of October
in the
year one thousand Eight hundred and
thirty one
That she was not married to him prior
to the time of his leaving the service,
but the marriage took place previous to
the first day of January, Seventeen
hundred and ninety four-- viz the
time above stated, & that from age & infirmity she is
not able to attend the Oswego county Courts

[Signature] Hannah Carpenter
Sworn to & Subscribed on the 
27th day of July A.D. 1842
Before me [Signature] E Hibbart Judge of Oswego County Court
Counsellor of the Sup Court

N.B. The word personally" on preceding page written on an erasure
the word "State" at somewhat blotted before execution
[Signature] E HIbbard
Judge of Mungo County Court
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State of New York
Oswego County
I E. Hibbard
A Judge of Oswego County
Court holden in & for the County of Otsego
in the State of New York aforesaid where
the declarant mentioned in the foregoing
declaration resides, do hereby certify that the
above named Hannah Carpenter, is
from old age & infirmity of body & has been for several
years, as I am credibly informed & believe, unable to
attend the Courts of which I am a Judge and
from present appearances I am satisfied that she
will not be able to attend said Court
at the next term thereof.  
this 27th day of July 1842
[signature] E. Hibbard
a Judge of Otsego County
Courts Counsellor 

State of New York
Oswego County
I  J. Andrew AZ McCarty
Clerk of the County of Oswego in
the State of New York, aforesaid, do hereby
Certify that Enoch Hibbard Esq
the Judge
before whom the above declaration of Hannah
Carpenter was taken, is a Judge of Oswego
County Court, as aforesaid, and that the signatures
of the said Judge to the foregoing Declaration
to the above certificate purporting to be his,
are genuine-
That the hand writing of the said
use is well known to me-- In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal
of office at Richland, on the 20th day of August 1842
[Signature] A. Z McCarty
County Clerk of Oswego County N.Y.
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State of New York
Oswego County SS.
Hannah Schenck being duly sworn doth depose & say
that she now resides in Lysander in the County of Onondaga & State of New York
that she was well acquainted with Greenwood Carpenter now deceased
who was a pensioner of the United States, and who resided for some time
previous to his decease in the County of Cayuga in this State, and that
much Carpenter the within named petitioner is the widow of
the said Greenwood Carpenter, and has not been married and
the decease of her said husband
And this deponent further says that the said Greenwood Carpenter
died in the town of Aurelius in the County of Oswego on or about the tenth day of October in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty two
the deponent cannot State the precise day of his death or burial
can however, and doth state that she attended the funeral
& Burial of the said Greenwood Carpenter and think it must
have been between the sixth and sixteenth day of October
1832. This deponent has frequently heard said Carpenter hath
of his services in the revolutionary war, and that he [illegible] at
Swanzey in the State of New Hampshire at the commencement
of his said services, and that after the war, he returned to Swanzy
and was married to his present widow, this deponent has
frequently heard him state places of Served in the war, and the name of
officers he was under & other circumstances connect with his sums
but cannot now recollect the same, she is now aged thirty six years
[Signature] Hannah Schenck
Subscribed & Sworn this 17th day
1842. Before me
[Signature] E. Hibbard a Judge
of Oswego Co. Court
Counsellors

I certify that for some years last passed I have been
acquainted with Mrs Hannah Schenck the above deponent
and that she is a person of good character for truth & veracity
and that implicit confidence can be placed on his statement
August 17th 1882.
.[Signature] E. Hibbard Judge
of Oswego County Court
Counsellor &c
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State of New York
Onondaga  County
I Charles
Hicks Clerk
of the above named County of
Onondaga, Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in & for said County
holden at the Court house in the
Village of Syracuse, on the twenty
ninth day of August AD 1842
do hereby certify that satisfactory
evidence has been exhibited to said
Court that Greenwood Carpenter the
soldier mentioned in the papers
hereto annexed, was a pensioner
the United States, that said Greenwood
Carpenter died at the Town of Aurelius
at the time mentioned in the annexed
affidavit of Hannah Shenk that
diligent Enquiry has been made at
the house of Oliver asks the place
where said Carpenter died at said
Jencks could not state the precise
date of his death near them from
the let to the 9th of October 1832
That like inquiry
has been made of
Pastor Clark the physician who at
said Carpenter during his last illness,
but said Clary could not state the
date any heaven then is above
given but both said goods I said
[illegible] Stated positively
that in died at
the house of said Zenas & said
as stated that he saw said
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Carpenters had after he was dead
It was further satisfactory G. Sworn
to said Court, that John Schenck
a witness before said Court 
the husband of said Hannah
Schenck, made diligent enquiry at
the Village of Auburn Cayuga
County for the pension Certificate
of said Greenwood Carpenter that
he found a paper in the possession
of Bartlett a merchant
Auburn aforesaid which paper
said Bartlett stated to the witness
was the pension certificate of said
Greenwood Carpenter. It was dated
the 22 day of September 1818
was transferred from the Pennsylva
to the New York afore for
his pensions. But that said
Bartlett refused to allow said
Schenk to copy said Certificate or
to deliver the same up to him
It was further shown to the satisfaction of said Court that the said Hannah
Carpenter the declarant mentioned
in the foregoing declaration & in the
foregoing
affidavit of Hannah Schenck is the widow of the said
Greenwood Carpenter deceased-
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand & affixed my seal of office this 29th
day of August A.D 1842 at the Village
of Syracuse County of Onondaga [Signature] Chas T Hicks Clerk
of the County of Onondaga
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5577
Michigan
Hannah Carpenter
widow of Greenwood Carpenter
NH who, 
served in the Revolutionary war as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
96
Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 1 day July 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
11 day of Feby 1857.
and sent to
Beaman & Beecher
Adrian
Lenawee Co
Mich

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 364 Vol.
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 6630
Hannah Carpenter
Widow
Greenwood Carpenter
Pri Rev War
Act: Feby 2 '48
Index:-Vol A, Page 114
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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5577
Michigan
Hannah Carpenter
widow of Greenwood
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.
Ending 30 and 1848

Certificate of Pension issued the
 11 day of Feby 1857 and sent to
Beaman Beecher
Adrian
mich

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 344 No 2
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Michigan
2834.
Albany
---
Hannah Carpenter
widow of Greenwood Carpenter
who was a Private in
the N H line
for 2 years

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

Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of Nov 1843 and sent to Edwd A. Brown Syracuse N.York
5577

Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book A
Vol. A Page 103. 

Let to Pen Agt. 30 Sep 1847.
To Michigan from 4th March
1847. Oct 5th 1849 Notification
to R. R. Beecher Adrian Michigan
Just sent May 3, 49,
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Reported

6777
New York
Hannah Carpenter
widow of
Greenwood Carpenter, decd
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the Oct. 1831
of Oswego in the State of NY
who was a private in the Comp
commanded by Captain Center
Regt
commanded by Col Ellis
of the
in
the N.H. line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of N.Y. Albany
at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension
issued the 15 day of Sep. 1842
and sent to Edw
A Brown, Syracuse, N.Y

Arrears to the 4th of March 1
Semiannual allowance ending
400.00

Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by Theodore Moody, Clerk,
Book A
Vol. 2. Page 92
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Act 2 Feb '48
$80 per annum
Comg 4 March 1848
& ending 30 June 1848.
$96 per annum
Comg 1 July 1848,
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State of Michigan,
Lenawee County
On this Twenty Eighth day of January
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
and fifty one personally appeared before the under
signed a justice of the Peace of the County of Lenawee afore
said Hannah Carpenter a resident of the Township of
Madison in the County of Lewanee and State of Michigan
aged Eighty three years, who being first duly sure 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 20 day of February 1848
granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the
revolutionary war. that she is the widow of Greenwood
Carpenter, who was a private in the sixth Regiment of
Militia in the State of New Hampshire for the Continental
service; that he enlisted at Swanzey in the said
State of New Hampshire on or about the 12th day of July
1779. And it is the belief of this declarant that the
said Greenwood Carpenter served part of the time in
the 3d Regiment 8th Company of said New Hampshire
Militia, and that he was honorably discharged on or
about the 26th day of June 1780 by Colonel Dearborn
and it is the belief of this declarant that the said
Greenwood Carpenter again enlisted as a private in
2d Regiment New Hampshire State Militia commanded
by Colonel Reed in the year 1781, but does not know at
what time in the year he enlisted or the period of his
service or by whom discharged; that this declarant has
received a pension of the annual amount of Eighty
dollars under the act of June 17th 1844 She further declares
that she is still a widow [signature] Hannah Carpenter
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written
before me [Signature] E. Conant Winton Justice of the peace
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State of Michigan
Lenawee County 
I E. Conant Winter the above
named Justice of the peace in and for said County before
whom the foregoing declaration is made by the above named
Hannah Carpenter do hereby certify that said declarant 
Hannah Carpenter is personally known to me and that
this the same individual who drew a pension as stated
by him
in the forgoing declaration or affidavit
Given under my hand this 28 day of
January AD 1851
[Signature] E. Conant Winter
Justice of the Peace

State of Michigan
Lenawee County
I Charles Chandler County Clerk
for the County of Lenawee and State of
Michigan aforesaid do hereby certify
that E. Conant Winter was at the date
of
the foregoing declaration or affidavit a
Justice of the peace in and for said County
duly qualified; that I am well acquainted with his
hand
writing and know his signature and that signature
of E Conant Winter to the point of the foregoing declaration
affidavit and to the foregoing certificate are genuine
and in the proper hand writing of said E. Conant Winter
In witness whereof I have hereunto at my hand
and affixed my official seal at Adrian this 30th day
January AD 1851 [Signature] Charles Chandler Clerk
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3615
Nyork
Mar 3d 1843
Hannah Carpenter

$80 per ann

Edwd A Brown,
Syracuse
Nyork
July 10 1843
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Declaration. In order to obtain the
benefits of the act of Congress of the 3d of
March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain
widows who have received pensions under the
act of July 7 1838-

State of New York
Oswego County  SS On this twenty ninth day of
June one thousand eight
hundred and forty three, personally appeared
before me Enoch Hibbard 
one of the
Judges of Oswego County Court Hannah
Carpenter, a resident of the Town of Hannibal
in the County of Oswego aforesaid, aged
Seventy Six
years & upwards, 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 third day of March 1843, granting
pensions to widows of persons who served during the
Revolutionary war. That she is the widow
of Greenwood Carpenter deceased, who was a private
in the Revolutionary war, who was a pensioner of
the United States under an act of Congress passed
in the year 1818 as she verily believes. [illegible] died
in the month of October A.D. 1831 that the particular day of the month she does not know
declarant further States that she has drawn five
years pension from the United States under the
act of July 7th 1838 at the rate of Eighty
Dollars per year, that the certificate of such
pension granted to this declarant bears date the
fifteenth day of September one thousand Eight
hundred and forty two-- Signed by "John C. Spencer Secretary of War - & Examined and termed by".
Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions-- & has been returned
to the agent for paying pensions at the City of Albany
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She further declares that She is Still a widow
Sworn to and subscribed on
the day and year first above 
[Signature] Hannah Carpenter
written before me
[Signature]  E. Hebbard a Judge
of Oswego Co. Court
Counsellor &c

I hereby certify that the word "forty" was erased & the word
"Eight, written on the erasure before signing
I further certify that the above named
Declarant, Hannah Carpenter is personally
known to me, dated the 29th day of June
A. D. 1843-
[Signature]  E. Hibbard Judge
of Os. Co. Court

State of New York
Oswego County
I Andrew J McCarthy
Clerk of the County of Oswego, do
hereby certify that Enoch Hibbard Esg-
here whom the foregoing declaration was taken & who made the foregoing Certificate
is a Judge of Oswego County Courts as aforesaid
and that the signatures of said Judge to the
said Declaration & to said Certificate purporting to
be the signatures of said
 Enoch Hibbard
are his genuine signatures -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal of office at the
Town of
Oswego in said County of
of Oswego this 30th day of June
one thousand Eight hundred and forty three-
[Signature] A M Carty Clk
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MECHANICS' AND FARMERS' BANK.
Albany Pension Agency,
Oct. 2d 1847

JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions,
 
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 30th ulto
I have to state, that Hannah Carpenter
Pensioner under the Act of 3 March 1843 &c
Eighty Dollars per annum was last paid to 
the 4 day of March 1847
I am, Sir,
Very Respectfully
Your obt servt,
[Signature] Thos W. Olcott

PRES'T AND PENSION AN per
L Jenkins
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Sept 14 47
Hannah Carpenter
asking to be transferred

Mr Evans

Adria Mich Sept 7 47
R R Beecher
Enc: petition of Hannah Carpenter for pension
B.264 Rec Sept 14.47
Pension Office
Revo
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Adrian Michigan
Sept 7. 1847

To the Secretary of War
The inclosed affidavits & certificate
inches to the department of which
you are secretary (in the matter of
the pension of Hannah Carpenter the
widow of the late Greenwood Carpenter)
and for the purpose of having
her
pension money transfered so that she may
draw the same from the City of Detroit.
in the State of Michigan her present
place of residence, and not at Albany
in U.S. as heretofore - Will the Secretary
have the matter so arranged
should any deficiency appear on
the aforesaid affidavit to revised
such a disposition of the the Secty
have the same forwarded back to the under
signed with such objection stated
Very Respectfully
R. R. Beecher
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Greenwood Carpenter,
Private

To Wm Wilson.
Williamsport, Penn.
18th May 1818

Found on rolls.
Correct
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The Honl
John. C. Calhoun
Secy of War
Washington City D.C.
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Williamsport Lycoming Co
Penn  May 20th 1818

The Hon'l
John C. Calhoon
Sir
I forward a certificate in the case of Greenwood Carpenter who wishes to avail himself of the provision of the late act of Congress - & would thank you to forward me for his [illegible] certificate which may issue - he wishes to be placed upon the list for this state.
I am Respectfully
your obt svt
[Signature] Wm Wilson
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War Department
Revolutionary Claims
Under Act of June 17th 1844
United States of America
State of Michigan
County of Lenawee 
Be it known that before me a Justice of the
peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally
appeared Hannah Carpenter and made oath
in due form of law that is the identical person
who drew a pension under the Act of the 3d of
March 1843 on account of the Revolutionary
service of her husband the late Greenwood
Carpenter at the rate of $80. per annum
That she now makes this affidavit for the
purpose of drawing a pension in the State of
Michigan under the act of Congress passed
on the 17th of June 1844 entitled An Act to
continue the pensions of certain Widows
That she has not intermarried but continues to be a widow. That she now resides in
Dover in the County of Lenawee and State of
Michigan and has resided there for the space
 of about two weeks past and that previous
thereto she resided in Hannibal Oswego County
State of New York
Sworn and subscribed this
[Signature] Hannah Carpenter
fourth day of Sept 1847
In presence of
Stephen Perkins
Before me
Abner Tuttle Justice of the Peace
The word she was interlined before signed
[Signature] Abner Tuttle J.P
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State of Michigan
County of Lenawee

I  Abner Tuttle
a Justice of the peace in the
County aforesaid do certify that I have the most
satisfactory evidence viz the affidavits of Martin
Perkins Stephen Moses Perkins and Abraham
Perkins that Hannah Carpenter who has this
day appeared before me to take the oath of identity is the identical person who drew a pension
as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit
[Signature] Abner Tuttle Justice of the Peace
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State of Michigan
County of Lenawee
Be it known that before me the subscriber a Justice 
of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Martin B Perkins and made oath in
due form of law, that he is well acquainted with
Hannah Carpenter and knows her to be the
Widow of the late Greenwood Carpenter a Revolutionary
pensioner, late of Auburn Cayuga County
State of New York. that he is knowing to her having
drawn a pension as such Widow while living in
Hnribal Oswego County New York
Sworn and subscribed
[Signature] Martin B Perkins
this 9th day of Sept 1847
before me
[Signature] Abner Tuttle Justice of the Peace
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State of Michigan
County of Lenawee ss
Be it known that before me the subscriber a
Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid
personally appeared Stephen Perkins Moses
Perkins Abraham T Perkins, and made oath in due
form of Law, that they are acquainted with
Hannah Carpenter and know her to be the
widow of Greenwood Carpenter a Revolutionary
Pensioner late of Auburn Cayuga County, State of
New York
[Signature] Stephen Perkins
[Signature] Moses Perkins
[Signature] Abraham Perkins
Sworn and subscribed
this 4th day of Sept 1847
before me
[Signature] Abner Tuttle Justice of the Peace

State of Michigan
County of Lewanee
I Daniel Hicks Clerk of the County
of Lenawee and Clerk of the Circuit
Court do hereby certify that Abner Tuttle whose name
is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of deposition
was at the date thereof and still is a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County of Lenawee duly elected and qualified
and authorized by law to take the same, And that I am
acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the
signature subscribed to the foregoing certificate of deposition
is genuine and that the same are taken in accordance
with the Laws of this State
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit
Court for the County of Lenawee at Adrian
this sixth day of September AD 1847
[Signature Daniel Hicks Clerk
pr Chas M Croswell Deputy
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Syracuse Onon: County-
Sept 8th 1842.

Dr Sir-
Enclosed are papers of Mrs-
Hannah Carpenter, upon which the
asks a pension by virtue of acts of
Congress-- I have endeavored to get
the proofs in proper form or
in substance-- & I hope they will be
found in all this sufficient-
Greenwood Carpenter, was orignially
of Ranger. N. H. He afterward
lived in Pensylvania, at Wiltneham
I believe. I finally died about Oct 10 1832
at Aurelius, Cayuga County N.Y.
his pension Certificate bears date
about Sept. 22d 18. is now in
possession of Mr Bartlett of Auburn
But Bartlett refuses to give even an
opportunity to examine carefully
merely states that he proved before
the Court-
I presume the matters
Stated in the will be sufficient
to enable the time to refer to
the proper file of Carpenters pension
papers I by that has ascertain
what facts are therein contained
The enquiry after the pension papers
was made, or repecited after the old
late declaration was taken. It is
impossible for us to get possession
of
that Certificate, until it should
be deemed essential, I presume I can it or
at last a copy of it by going for it myself
If any thing in the chain of evidence
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JL Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC

Setp 12 1842
No 8410
NY
July 7 1838
Han Carpenter
1818
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Adrian Lenawee County
Michigan February 27,1849)

Hon J. L. Edmunds Comr of Pensions:
Sir
Mrs Hannah Carpenter, widow of Greenwood Carpenter deceased, a revolutionary soldier - formerly drew a pension at Albany in the
State of New York; but on the 7th day of October 1847 he
was transpired from the Roll at Albany to that of Michigan
We are informed by the pension agent at Detroit that the
law granting her pension expired March 1818 and that in the same
year another act was passed continuing her pension. As
the evidence upon which the formerly obtained her pension
is in file in your Department, with to know what additional
evidence will to required in order that the may draw under the
law of 1845. She is quite aged and her intellect somewhat
impaired, and may not be able to procure all the evidence
upon which she fist drew a pension. By giving us the
information above requested you will much oblige
Yr Obdt Sert
Beaman & Cooley
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Adrian Lenawee County
Michigan Feby 11, 1851
Dear Sir.
Enclosed we send you declaration of Hannah
Carpenter widow of Greenwood Carpenter for pension
under act of 2d Feby 1848. Hoping that it will
fund in accordance with the law and regulations
of the comr of pensions and that the will
to
placed upon the pension list the an
Yr obt Svt
Beaman Beecher

Commissioner of Pens
Washington