Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7182, for Alexander Simpson, New Jersey
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SERVICE NUMBER
New Jersey Simpson, Alexander W.7182
Elizabeth B.L. Wt 37,723-160-55
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Ohio. 13.022
Alexander Simpson
of Montgomery Co in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Wood of the Regt. commanded
by Colo Crane in the New Jersey
line for 9 months
$30. 20 decr 1834
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of $30. Dollars 00. Cents per annum, 
to commence of the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of May,
1833 and sent to
Crane & Schenck, Dayton Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1833 60.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 33 15.00
$75.00.
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm. P. Palmer, Clerk,
Book C. Vol. 8. page 24.
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5,603
Indiana Inda
Elizabeth Simpson
widow of
N J Alexander Simpson
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 
of 30 dollars 00 
cents per annum, to commence on
the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued
24th day of Decr 1855
and sent to 
Miller & Brown
Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
[Illegible]
[Written vertically]
207922
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State of Ohio}
Montgomery County} Ss
On this eleventh day of September 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County now Sitting, Alexander Simpson, a resident of the said County of Montgomery in the State of Ohio, aged 69 years, who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Statement, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States, & served as herein stated, & under the following named officers. He is a native of the borough of Elizabeth in Essex County New Jersey, & was residing there during the revolutionary war. He was first called out to do Service with the Militia of the County on the 4th or 5th of May 1779, when only 16 years old, & was employed a month marching to different point along the [The words Jersey Shore are crossed out.] Sound between Newark bay & Amboy bay, watching the movements of the British on Staten Island, & protecting the county from their incursions. Capt Wood Commanded the Company to which he was attached, & the Lieutenant's name was Potter; the regiment was Commanded by Col. Crane. His Services afterwards were of the same description, being required to perform duty a month at a time, alternate months, during the quarter part of the war, & until its conclusion. The dates of these Several engagements he cannot now distinctly remember, nor the precise time of the intervals be-
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tween these. At different times during the Continuance of the Service he was marched to Morristown, Pequannock & Amboy. At Amboy he was once one of a detachment who surprised & nearly sunk a British brig - this undertaking was by about 40 volunteers, headed by Gen. Wynes. Before that he also fought at the battle of Connecticut Farms. He was not always under the Command of Capt. Wood, but Served seven or Eight tours, of a month's duration each, under him, one tour under Capt. Jacob Crane & one under Capt. Samuel H[illegible]. Altogether he is very Confident he served as much as Nine Months, in active duty. He has no documentary Evidence of any kind to Substantiate this his statement, nor does he know any one now living, acquainted with his Services, whose testimony he can procure.
He hereby relinquishes all Claims to any pension whatever except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to & Subscribed on} Alexander Simpson
the day & year aforesaid}
in open Court}
C. R. Greene clk
We Ebenezer Stibbins & Joseph Rodifer both residing in the county of Montgomery & State of Ohio hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Alexander Simpson, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 69 years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
E Stebbins
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Sworn & Subscribed on} Joseph Rodefer
the day & year aforesaid}
in open Court}
C. R. Greene clk}
And the said Court do hereby certify their opinion after the investigation of the Matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the court further certify that Ebenezer Stibbins & Joseph Rodifer, who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the County of Montgomery, & are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit. And it further appears to the court that the said applicant could not, without great inconvenience, obtain the certificate of a Clergyman acquainted with him.
By the Court. Attest. C.R. Green clk:
I, Charles R. Greene, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas, in Montgomery County, in the State of Ohio, do hereby Certify, that the foregoing containing the Original proceedings of Said Court in the matter of the application of Alexander Simpson for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & Seal of
the Said Court the 11th day of
September 1832
CR Greene Clk
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Pension Claim
of 
Elizabeth, widow of
Alexander Simpson
Ohio
Act of Feb'y 3d 1853
13022
Triplett
Miller & Brown
Atty's for Claimant
Washington
D.C.
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State of Ohio, Montgomery County, ss:
I, Joseph G. Crane, Judge of the Probate Court, within and for said County, do hereby certify that the following entry of the Record of the licence issued to [The words Marriage of are crossed out.]
Alexander Simpson
and Elizabeth Linch
is correctly copied from the Record of [The word Marriages is crossed out.] Licences in said County, which Record is now in said Probate Court in Pursuance of Law.
"1832"
"Alexander Simpson a" } "John"
"Dec 29" and} "Lindley"
"Elizabeth Linch" a} "Present"
[The words Married, on the day of A.D. 183 are crossed out.]
[The word and is crossed out.]
[The words by me are crossed out.]
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature and the Seal of said Court at Dayton,
this twenty fifth day of August
A. D. 1855
Joseph G. Crane Probate Judge
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State of Indiana}
Wayne County} SS. On this 23rd day of August AD 1855 personally appeared before me the undersigned Wm P Benton a notary public in and for said County Elizabeth Simpson a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged Sixty 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed February 3rd 1853: That She is the widow of Alexander Simpson who was a pensioner under the act of Congress of June Seventh 1832, from Montgomery County State of Ohio.
She further declares that She was married to the said Alexander Simpson on the 30th day of December AD 1832 and that her husband the aforesaid Alexander Simpson died on the 20th day of March 1834 that she has remained a widow Ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed. She further states that she was caused diligent search to be made for the certificate of her marriage with said Alexander Simpson both among her own papers & the Records of said County of Montgomery in the State of Ohio but has been unable to find it.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day and year first above written. [The words Witness my are crossed out.] In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office - Elizabeth Simpson
State of Indiana} I Isaac Rindye, Jr. upon my
Wayne County} oath say that of my own personal knowledge I know that the above named Elizabeth Simpson is now the widow of the said Alexander Simpson and that she has not been married since his death.
Subscribed & sworn to this 23- day of August 1855.
Isaac Rindye Jr
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State of Ohio Montgomery County SS Exhibit A
On this 25th day of August 1855, Before me a Notary Public within and for Said County and State - personally came Joseph H. Steele [The name David Stout is crossed out.] and Gilbert Collin, two credible citizens of Montgomery County, and State of Ohio who being duly Sworn according to law deposeth and Saith That they were well acquainted with Alexander Simpson and Elizabeth Simpson his wife, Now his Widow - That they Were Married in the City of Dayton Montgomery County & State of Ohio and that until the death of said Alexander Simpson they lived and cohabited together as man & wife. That the Said Alexander Simpson died at the City of Dayton, at the time set forth in the foregoing declaration.
These facts we know of Our Own personal Knowledge being resident, of Said City of Dayton, at the time of Said Marriage & death 
Joseph H. Steele
Gilbert Collins
Sworn to and Subscribed in my presence on the 24th day of August 1855, and I certify the above named are credible Citizens of Montgomery county, and that I am full acquainted with the facts Stated by them
Witness My hand & Official Seal
John Anderson
Notary Public
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I certify that I know the said Isaac Rind[illegible] to be a credible citizen of the said County of Wayne and further from the age and personal appearance of the said Elizabeth Simpson I believe that her statement in the above declaration are true and reliable. William P Benton
Notary Public
State of Indiana}
Wayne County} I further certify that the said applicant Mrs Elizabeth Simpson is unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, and I have no doubt that it would be a great detriment to her health to be compelled to go to our County seat, some six miles distant from her home: in a word the old lady is very feeble in[illegible] Wm P Benton
Notary Public
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Vol S=1-115
Act Mar 3
207922 Sept/3d/55
Elizabeth Simpson Widow
of Alexander Simpson
Elizabeth wid: Alexander Simpson.
No 35723 [Illegible]
Revoly War
Pensioned Act June 7" 1832
Inda Feby 53-5603
[Illegible]:160 ac, July, 23d, /56
[Illegible]
Miller & Brown
[Illegible]
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WIDOW'S CLAIM.
BOUNTY LAND CLAIM,
OF
Elizabeth Simpson
For Services in War of the Rev
207,922
MILLER & BROWN, 
Attorneys for Claimant, 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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THE STATE OF Indiana} SS.
Wayne COUNTY.}
On this 23rd day of August, A.D., 1853, before me a Notary public of and for the county and state aforesaid, personally came Elizabeth Simpson, aged 60 years, a resident of the county of Wayne in the state of Indiana, who being duly sworn according to law, states that she is the Widow of Alexander Simpson deceased who was a --------- [The words in the Company commanded by captain --- in the regiment of --- commanded by --- in the war are crossed out.] pensioner under the act of Congress of June Seventh AD 1832, from Montgomery County, Ohio.
[The entire next paragraph is crossed out.]
She further states that she was married to the said Alexander Simpson on the 30th day of December, A.D., 1832, by one ---, and that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Lynch; that her said husband died at Dayton, Ohio on the 20th day of March, A.D., 1834 and that she is now a widow.
[The following paragraph is crossed out except for the words for --- acres, which]
She further declares that she has never made application for Bounty Land heretofore
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the [the word additional is crossed out.] Bounty Land to which she may be entitled, under the act approved March 3, 1855. She also declares that she has never applied for, nor received under this or any former act of Congress, any Bounty Land Warrant except the one above mentioned.
She hereby constitutes MILLER & BROWN, of Washington, D.C., her Attorneys, to prosecute her claim and procure her warrant. Hereby authorizing them to obtain from the war department or elsewhere, any and all such copies of records or any other evidence which may be necessary to establish her claim, and revoking and countermanding all other authority that may have been heretofore given for said purpose.
Elizabeth Simpson
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We Isaac Rindge Jr. and F[illegible] Gerswyler residents of, Wayne County, in the State of Indiana upon our oaths declare, that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Elizabeth Simpson in our presence, with whom we are personally acquainted, and that we believe from the appearance, statement of, and our acquaintance with the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that we are disinterested witnesses.
Isaac Rindge Jr
F[illegible] Gerswyler
for the following proof reference is made to the application for a pension accompanying this. Marked A.
We --- and --- residents of --- upon our oaths declare that we were personally acquainted with --- and --- during the life-time of the said --- husband of the said --- and we know that the said --- lived together as husband and wife, and were so regarded and reputed by their neighbors; that the said --- is dead, that the said --- is still his widow, and that we have no interest in this claim.
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The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be; and that I have no interest in the result of this claim.
William P Benton
NP
STATE OF}
COUNTY OF} SS.
I, --- Clerk of the Court of said County, Certify that --- is and was at the time of making the foregoing signatures, (which I certify to be genuine,) an acting --- in and for said County, having been duly Commissioned and sworn.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name this --- day of --- 185
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Alexander Simpson
Ohio
13,022
Adm for 9 Months
from 1779
8107
Crane & Schenck
Dayton
Ohio
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to
BRIEF in the case of Alexander Simpson
Co of Montgomeryin the State of Ohio
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 69
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
5th May In 1779 [month] private Capt Hood Col Crane
Served at different times
7 or 8 tours under Cap Wood 7 or 8 [months] "
one tour 1 [month] " Cap Crane
one " 1 [month] Capt Hiniman
alltogether he is very Certain
he served as much as 9 Months
5. In what battles was he engaged? battle at Cont Farms
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Essex N Jersey
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? the papers are not attached agreeably to the regulation-- nor are the periods or
Length of service specified with precision
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.
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REV. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF
July 19, 1929
Mrs. G. A. Metzger
146 Ridge Avenue
Dayton, Ohio.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 7182, it appears that Alexander Simpson was a native of the borough of Elizabeth, Essex County, New Jersey.
While residing there, he enlisted May 4 or 5, 1779 and served one month in Captain Wood's Company, Colonel Crane's New Jersey Regiment, and continued to serve in
monthly tours at different times, sometimes under Captains Jacob Crane and Samuel Hinman, was in the battle of
Connecticut Farms, and served in all nine months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1832, at which time he was living in Montgomery County, Ohio, aged sixty-nine years. The date of
his birth is not given.
He died March 20 or 25, 1834 in Dayton, Ohio.
The soldier married December 30, 1832 in Dayton,
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Ohio, Elizabeth Linch.
She was allowed pension on her application executed August 23, 1855, at which time she was living in Wayne Count, Indiana, aged sixty years.
there are no data as to children.
Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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Revolutionary War
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7182
Elizabeth Simpson
Wid"
Alexander Simpson
Privt Rev War
Act: Feby 3d 1853
Index:--Vol. M, Page 214
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Aug 5 - 1903 J [Illegible] Stout
Dayton Ohio
1909 Jany 6 [Illegible], dated
& Regt. furnished J. W. Spar-
row. (Letter in J. F. 3932.)
1929 July 19 - Hist. to
Mrs. [Illegible] Metzger [Illegible]
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35.723
[Illegible]
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No 6153
Elizabeth Simpson
Widow of Alexander
[The word Ohio is crossed out.] Ind
Miller & Brown Sep 26 1855
3d Feby 1853
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Dayton, Ohio
146 Ridge Av.
Mar. 27, 1929
REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS
SECTION
APR 1 - 1929
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir -
Will you please send me what information you have relative to one Alexander Simpson, a Revolutionary pensioner from Montgomery Co. (Ohio) in 1833. I have his record as a drummer boy in Maxwell's Jersey Brigade of Continental Troops, also a soldier at Elizabethtown & Springfield. He is buried here in our Dayton Cemetery. In applying for membership in the D.A.R. it is necessary that I have more proof & ( am told to ask you
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to verify his pension papers and for what service was he specifically pensioned if any. he was a son of John Simpson of Elizabethtown, N.J. but records say he probably married at New Providence, Essex Co. as he lived there till moving here in 1815. He died in 1833. Any information which I can use will be greatly appreciated.
Thanking you, I am
Yours sincerely,
Jeannette S. Metzger 
(Mrs. G. A.)
REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS
SECTION
APR 1 - 1929
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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Macinak Island, Mich.
July 24th 1903
U S Pension Office
Washington D.C.
I want some information in regard to John Simpson of New Jersey he may have joined army in Long Island who was in the Revolutionary war, when he joined the American Army and when discharged, if he got a pension &c.
I also want some information in regard to Alexander Simpson of N.J. How old when he joined Revolutionary Army when discharged. He received a pension. where paid to him
In fact I want any information You can give me, and will be under many obligations to you and thank you in advance for Courtesy
Yours truly
J [Illegible] Stout
324 West 2nd St
Dayton
Ohio
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[Written vertically are the words]
Elizabeth Simpson
Wife
Alexander
Triplett
[Written horizontally]
Hon. J Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Present
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3d Auditor's office
Decr. 22nd, 1855
Sir.
The within named pensioner died 25th March 1834, & has been paid in full to that date.
Very Respectfully
Robt J [Illegible]
Auditor
G. Minot Esq
Commr. of Pensions.
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Pen Off, Dec 21 1844
Sir
Please state when Alexander Simpson of Ohio, Act 1832, was last paid at $30 a Year,
Very Respectfully
S. Cole
RJ Atkinson [Illegible] Ch Clerk
Third Auditor
Triplett
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Elizabeth Simpson
Widow of Alexander
Wayne Co
Ind
Admd 3 Feby 1833
9 Mos pri $30
a year from the passage
of the Act
Cert to
Messrs Miller & Brown
Present
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Alexander Simpson which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? [Illegible]
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief regarding his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Certified by two 
XIII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes [Illegible] 2-6
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For  --- year-- months, and --- days, I served as a--
For -- months and --days, I served as a -- ; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the definite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must have his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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Brief in case of Elizabeth Simpson Widow of Alexander
Wayne County and State of Indiana
act 3 Feby 1853
Claim ("original,")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary , traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband was a pensioner under the Act of June 7 1832 at $30 a year
Record of marriage
Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage, her identity as the pensioner's widow, his death and her present widowhood proved by Credible witnesses
Thornton Triplett
Name and residence of Agent Examining Clerk.
Messrs Miller & Brown
Present
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State of Indiana} SS.
Wayne County} Be it remembered that on this Seventh day of December AD One thousand Eight Hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me the undersigned a Notary Public in and for said County of Wayne in the State of Indiana aforesaid Isaac Rindge, Jr and Matilda Rindge both of lawful age, and by me personally known to be credible citizens of said County, who being first duly sworn according to law upon their oaths said that they have long been personally acquainted with Mrs Elizabeth Simpson and that they know her to be the widow of the identical Alexander Simpson who was a Revolutionary Pensioner under the act of 1832 at Dayton Ohio. And further the said Mrs Elizabeth Simpson is unable to attend the Courts of said County, the County Seat (Centreville) being Six miles from her residence (Richmond) and further that the said Elizabeth Simpson has not been two hundred yards from home but one in two years; that she is a very feeble, infirm old lady
Isaac Rindge Jr
Matilda Rindge

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to before me the day and year above written; and I certify that I known the affiants to be credible persons, and that I have no interest in this claim - Witness my hand and notarial seal this 7th day of December AD 1855
Wm P Benton
Notary Public
(notarial Commission in file in pension office)