Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,137, Richard Hathaway, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                                 NUMBER
Penn.                 Hathaway, Richard     W.3.137
                                           Abigail
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Paid at the Treasure under the Act of Dec 6 after 1838 from4 March 1837 to 4 September 1837. Agt whole fee a 10 September 1838

Richard Hathaway of Washington Co. in the State of Penn. who was a Private in the -------------         Commanded by Captain -------- of the Regt. commanded by Col. Nevill in the Penn. line for 8 months.

Inscribed in the Roll of Pittsburgh at the rate of 26 dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of October 18833 and sent to David Acheson Washington Pa

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 35              120.00
Semi-ani allowance ending 4 March    13.33
36                                                        133.33

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk,
Book E-2    Vol. 5   Page 124
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3153
Pittsburgh Penna
Abigail Hathaway widow of Richard Hathaway who died on the 15th May 1838 of Washington in the State of Pa who was a Private in the compy commanded by captain Wagoner of the Regt commanded by Col. Neville in the [?] line for 8 months
Comd Mil
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh Pa at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 cents per annum to commence on the [crossed out text] 15th May 1838.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of (illegible) 1839 and sent Hon Isaac Leet (illegible) 
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1839             $35.02       
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March    13.33
40                                                           $48.35               
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                 {Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3rd}
Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk,
Book A    Vol. 2d           Page 165
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4718
Abigail Hathaway
Pa
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State of Pennsylvania
Washington County

On the 7th day of September 1830 personally appeared before Hon. Thomas McKeever a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for County aforesaid Abigal Hathaway a resident of the Morris Township in Washington County and State of Pennsylvania, aged Seventy Nine years past on the 10th day of August last, 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 4 1836:  That she is the widow of Richard Hathaway, late of the township and county aforesaid dec,d who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  That the deceased Richard Hathaway did to my knowledge serve at least ten months in the Army of the Revolution, for which I claim a pension.  Prior to our marriage he enlisted in Pittsburgh, in March 1776, for six months in Captain Waggoners Company and was stationed for that period with the company in garrison at Pittsburgh, and after our marriage I well remember of him serving [?] as a militia man two tours of duty, each tour of two months duration, he belonged to Captain Rices company of regiment of militia and in the month of October 1777 he was drafted and served two months being stationed at Fort Jackson on the Western frontier, and in the spring of the 1779, he served another tour of two months in guarding a company with supplies to Fort Lawrence, [commanded] by General McIntosh in the fall of 1778, situated on the [?] river.  She further declares that she was married to the said Richard Hathaway on the 3rd day of February Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven, and that her husband, the aforesaid Richard Hathaway died on the fifteenth day of May Eighteen hundred and thirty eight and that she has remained a widow and unmarried ever since that period.  She also further declared that she has no record of her said marriage nor to her knowledge was any record ever made of it, if there had been any record made of it she must have known it.

Sworn and Subscribed before me, the word 'year' [interlined?] before signing [signature] Thomas McKeever

her

Abigal X Hathaway

mark
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I do hereby certify that the applicant Abigal
Hathaway from bodily infirmity cannot attend the Court Given under my hand this
7th day of September 1839.
Thos McKeever

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Washington County ss. I John Grayson Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas for said County, do hereby certify that Hon. Thomas McKeever before whom the foregoing proceedings were had was at the time and still is a Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and acting as such, and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts, and that the signatures purporting to be his I believe genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto to my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Washington the 18th day of September A.D. 1834
Jno Grayson, Prothy.
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33.266
Richd. Hathaway
Pennsylvania
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Declaration of Richard Hathaway In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th A D 1832.
State of Pennsylvania
Washington County} SS
On this 28th day of September 1835 
Personally appeared before the Judges 
of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Richard Hathaway a resident of Morris township in the said county of Washington and State of Pennsylvania aged Eighty five years past who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That in the year 1776 he lived in Westmoreland now Washington county Pennsylvania, and he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and Served as herein stated.
In the month of March 1776 he enlisted in Pittsburg in Captain Andrew Waggoner's Company under the command of Col. John Nevill of which company Presley Nevill was Lieutenant for the term of Six Months, during the term of this Service I was stationed with the troops in the Garrison at Pittsburg, and when my term of Service had expired, I received from Col. Nevill a written discharge, which discharge however soon after got lost or destroyed. In the month of October 1777 I was drafted and served a term of one Month being Stationed at Fort Jackson situated on the South branch of ten Mile Creek, near to where the town of Waynesborough stands in Green County Penna.
The Indians had been and still were, committing inrods and murders on the frontiers, the object of this post was to prevent the depredations of the enemy, accordingly during the time I served at fort Jackson, detachments of the Soldiers were daily sent from the Fort as Scouts and spies along the frontier during this term I was under the command of Captain Shipley, of Col. Crawfords regiment of Militia of then Westmoreland now Washington County Pennsylvania, I belonged however to Captain Benjamin Rices company of said Col. Crawfords regiment and on the 1st day of March 1779 I was drafted with a portion of Captain Rices company, and served a tour of one month, under the command of our Sergeant Moses Cooper, in guarding and carrying
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out supplies to the troops stationed at fort Lawrence, erected by General McIntosh on the Tuscarawas river north west of the Ohio. I returned home from this expedition the first week in April. I received no written discharge for this tour nor for the tour at fort Jackson.
I know of no person living who has a personal knowledge of my Service except Nathan Hathaway of Warren County Ohio. I have no documentary evidence to prove my service and can procure none, my discharge which I received from Col. John Nevill cannot be in existence, I have not seen it for a long time probably for these fifty years past. I have given the names of all the Officers with whom I served, I do not remember the names of any other Officer at present.
I was born in Morris County and State of New Jersey, June 1750. The record of my age was duly registered in my Fathers family Bible, now in the possession of my sister Mariam Hathaway otherwise Lassey, of Morris County New Jersey a copy of the record I made thereof many years ago and now in my possession. I moved to Westmoreland, now Washington County Pennsylvania in the year 1772, where I have resided ever since, and where I resided when I entered the Service of the United States in 1776. I refer to the Reverend Isaac Pettit William Clotter, William Lindly Esquire Col. Thomas Ringland to prove my character and their belief of my service as a soldier of the Revolution. Having as I have stated served the following periods and in the following grades, viz. Six months in the regular service and two months as a drafted Militia man in the Service of the United States and for such service I claim a pension.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state.
Richard   his  X  mark   Hathaway
Sworn and Subscribed
this day and year aforesaid
Thomas Officer, Prothy.
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We Isaac Pettet, a clergyman, and Thomas Ringlan, residing in the Couty of Washington and State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Hathaway who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty five years of age past. That he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion, and that he is considered a man of undoubted veracity whose statement is entitled to credit.
Isaac Pettet
Thomas Ringland
Sworn and Subscribed this 30th day of Sept. 1835
Th: Officer Pro

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogation stories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
And the Court further certifies that it appeared to them, that have Pettet is a clergyman and that Thomas Ringland who have signed the processing certificate are resident in the County of Washington are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.  
I Thomas Office Prothonotary for the County of Washington, or of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said County of Washington, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Richard Hathaway for a pension. In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 30th day of September AD 1835
Thomas Officer, Prothy
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FAMILY RECORD

BIRTHS
Richard Hathaway was born June 1750
Abigail Hathaway was born August 10, 1760
Josep Hathaway was born February the 20h, 1778
Jamimy Hathaway was born January the 12th, 1780
Abraham Hathaway was born February the 25th 1782
Thomas Hathaway was born May the 11th 1784
Benjamin Hathaway was born May the 18th, 1788
Sarah Hathaway was born July the 14th, 1788
Richard Hathaway was born November the 10th 1790
Simon Hathaway was born February 7th, 1793

BIRTHS
John Hathaway was born September 20th, 1795
Samuel Hathaway was born March the 5th, 1798
Jacob Hathaway was born June the 11th, 1801
Priscilla Hathaway was born February 18th 1804
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State of Pennsylvania 
Washington County ss
Before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Jacob Hathaway aged thirty eight years past well known to me as a man of fair reputation, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, depose and say that this leaf of paper now taken from the family bible contains a true record of the family of Richard and Abigail Hathaway of Morris township in Washington County Pennsylvania that said record is in the hand writing of my brother Richard Hathaway made many years ago during the lifetime of my father the said Richard Hathaway that I know of no other record but this which has remained in my possession ever since my said fathers death, a copy of which was (illegible) to the pension office with the application of my Mother the said Abigail Hathaway for a pension
Sworn and subscribed this 20th of November 1839 before me
                               JacobHathaway
Wm Lindly
Justice of the Peace
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State of Pennsylvania
Washington County

Before the undersigned a Just of the Peace in and for the county aforementioned personally appeared Jesse Bean aged Ninety three years of age well known to me as a man of good reputation and of undoubted veracity who living first duly sworn according to law, doth as his (illegible) depose and say that in the year1772 he settled in Washington County Pennsylvania that Richard Hathaway the same year settled in said County about two miles from this deponent and there he continued to reside until his death, 15th May 1838. I was therefore intimately acquainted with him and with his widow Abigail Hathaway who now claims a pension from the United States for service rendered by her said husband during the revolutionary war I know that the said Richard Hathaway were married in the month of February Seventeen hundred and Seventy-Seven by Demas Lindly, Esq. a Justice of the Peace, and that she had remained a widow and unmarried ever since her said husband's death. My knowledge of the (illegible) of the said Richard Hathaway as a soldier in the Army of the Revolution was derived from himself and from Common report in the County at the time he performed them, first his service in Pittsburg prior to his marriage in 1776 in the regular Army, and his two other tours of militia duty performed in 1777 and 1779, as detailed by his widow and well known to me, being often mentioned by himself and talked of in the country. I know moreover that he was absent from home at these different periods. I therefore (illegible) that the said Richard Hathaway did (illegible) as his widow alleges the months during the Revolutionary War.
Sworn to and Subscribed
this 17th day of September 1839
before me
Wm Lindly
Justice of the Peace

his 
Jesse    x    Bean
          mark
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State of Pennsylvania 
Allegheny County ss
Before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Samuel Ewalt, a resident of Pitt township in Allegheny County Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with John Neville who to the best of my recollection in the year 1776 1777 was an officer and commanded the Garrison at Pittsburgh.  I was also well acquainted with Andrew Waggoner who commanded a company of Soldiers who were Stationed in the Said Garrison, and with Pressly Neville who was a lieutenant in said company, after Captain Waggoner left Pittsburgh which was probably in 1776 or beginning of 1777 he was (illegible) in the battle of Brandywine
                                   Sam'l Ewalt
The above sworn to and Subscribed before me an alderman in and for the City of Pittsburgh and an acting Justice of the peace in and for Allegheny County, by Samuel Ewalt with whom I am well acquainted and whom I certify to be a man of truth and veracity.  October the 15th, 1835, witness my hand
                                  Rob't Christy

State of Pennsylvania 
Allegheny County Sct.
I Henry H Peterson Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County do certify, That Robert Christy Esq before whom the foregoing deposition was made, was at that time and now is an Alderman in and for the City of Pittsburgh, with all the powers and authority of an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Allegheny, aforesaid, duly commissioned and Sworn, to all whose acts and such full faith and credit are due and of right ought to be given throughout the United States and elsewhere.
Given under my hand the Seal of Said Court this 15 day of October A. D. 1835.
                                     Henry H. Peterson Pro.
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Washington October 2 1835
Sir  
Herewith transmit you the application of Richard Hathaway for a pension
I am very respectfully
Your obt. Svt
David Acheson

J L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
August 29. 1838
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, "The widow of Richard Hatheway deceased a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburg, Pena. Agency, at the rate of twenty six Dollars and sixty six
Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 - has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1837  to the 4th Sept. 1837

Respectfully, yours,
To the Commissioner
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commisionor of Pensions,
Present.
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Washington Penn. Nov. 22. 1839
Sir

Agreeably to your letter of the 15th inst
I now enclose you a leaf from the family bible containing record of the births of the children of the late Rich and Abigal Hathaway. The widow hopes that you will now as soon as convenient settle her claim
I am very Respectfully
your obt. set
David Acheson

J. L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Washington Penn. Sept 1st 1830
Sir
I herewith enclose you the declaration
and application of Abigal Hathaway widow of Richard Hathaway decd for a pension under the act of July 1836
I am very respectfully
your obt svt
David Acheson


James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Richd Hathaway Pittg Act 7 June 1832
to what time paid?
Pen Office
$26.66 died 1838 
Dec 20, 1839
Died 15th May 1838 to that pend
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4718
Abigail Hathaway
of Richard
Penna Pitts
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[Illegible}
Pr 8 mos. $26.66
Cap Wagoner Col Neville
Va.

died 15 May 1838

Act 4 July 1836

Hon Isaac Leet
H. R
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Rev
WIDOW, &c
______________.
File No. 3137
Abigail the
Widow
Richard Hathaway
Pri Rev War
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Act: July 4, 1836
Index:-- Vol. A, Page 302

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Richard Hathaway
Washington Co.
Pa

Amerd

Admit @ [Illegible]
8 mo   26.66

Waggoner
Nevill
Pa
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Washington October 20th 1835
Sir
Herewith transmit you an amended Declaration of Richard Hathaway together with a deposition of Saml Ewalt Esq in relation to his claim. May I therefore request the favor of you to reconsider his claim.
I am well acquainted in the neighborhood where the applicant lives and I know the belief to be general that he did perform the six months at Pittsburgh besides the two months services as Militia Man as detailed in his former declaration. Fr my part their is not a shadow of a doubt upon my mind but what he did perform the service he states. Hoping that it will be satisfactory to you. I am very respectfully
your obt Servt
David Acheson


J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Washington County Ss
I John Grayson Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that William Lindly Esqr before whom the attached proceedings were had was at the time and still is a justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, at
Washington the 22d day of November A.D. 1839

John Grayson Prothy
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State of Pennsylvania
Washington County} ss

   Before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Jacob Hathaway aged thirty eight years well known to me as a man of veracity who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that the following is a true copy of a family record of the births of the children of Richard and Abigal Hathaway viz,

Joseph was born February 20th Seventeen hundred and seventy eight 1778.

Jamison.......January 12th.....1780
Abraham....February 25th....1782
Thomas......May 11th..............1784
Benjamin....May 12th .............1786
Sarah............July 14th................1788
Richard........November 10th...1790
Simon..........February 7th..........1793
John..............September 26th...1795
Samuel.........March 5th...............1798
Jacob............June 11th................1801
Priscilla.........February 18th........1804

That the family records from which the foregoing births are copies are in a family bible in the possession of my mother the said Abigail Hathaway that it does not contain and record of her marriage nor do I believe their was any record ever made of it. My father, the said Richard Hathaway was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832, and that he died on the 15th day of May 1838, and that my mother the said Abigail Hathaway remained a widow and unmarried ever since that period.

Sworn and subscribed                //s//
before me this 14th day     Jacob Hathaway
of September 1839.
//s//
Wm. Lindly
Justice of the Peace
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Washington County ss I John Grayson Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas for said County, do hereby
certify that William Lindly Esquire before whom
the foregoing and annexed proceedings were had
was at the time a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned, and that full faith
and credit is and ought to be given to all his official
acts and that the signatures purporting to be his I believe are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Washington
the 18th day of September AD 1839 
John Grayson, Pro.
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State of Pennsylvania
Washington County} ss

     Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Richard Hathaway a residence of Morristown, Washington County, Pennsylvania and an applicant for a pension from the United States, who being duly sworn doth depose and make the following amended declaration in addition to his former one, now filed in the War Office, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.  I did not (??) by the phraseology of my former declaration to state or convey the idea that the said John Neville commanded a regiment, if he did, I had no knowledge of the fact, I merely and inadvertently designated him "Colonel" which probably ought to have been Major, from the fact of his being the commanding officer of the troops stationed in the garrison at Pittsburgh, during all this time which I served, which was six months, in Captain Andrew Waggoner's Company from sometime in the month of March until sometime in September 1776.
    Prior to the Revolutionary War, or to my removal to Washington County in 1772, when I left the state of New Jersey where I was born, I lived several years in Frederick County Virginia, within four or five miles of Winchester, and a near neighborhood to the said John Neville, I was therefore well acquainted with him before the war,  and which was the occasion of my enlisting with Captain Waggoner.  After the war commenced, I understood that John Neville enlisted one hundred men in Virginia which he brought with him to Pittsburgh in probably in 1775 and took command of the Fort.  In the spring of 1776. John Neville sent to my residence where I now live, which is about forty miles from Pittsburgh one of his soldiers named Pierce Knowland informing me that the term of his soldiers were up, many of them wanted to be discharged and some of his men were also sick, and from the situation of the garrison and country it was necessary that the number of men should be kept up, requesting me to come to Pittsburgh and bring with me  number of men, who would be willing to enlist and remain in service for some time (continues on next page)
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accordingly in the month of March 1776, I went to Pittsburgh, taking with me Ephraim Carey, William Morres, Archibald Morris, Bazel Lynscome, Frederick Rice and Abraham Hathaway all of these men enlisted at the same time in Andrew Waggoner's Company for six months, and at the end of six month were with myself discharged.  Ephraim Carey, however reenlisted with Captain Waggoner, and went with him from Pittsburgh to join the army under General Washington.  Capt. Waggoner I understood had been a lieutenant under Neville but before I enlisted had been appointed a Captain. It required a hundred men to man the works and defend the fort in case of an attack which was the reason of Major John Neville being so anxious to enlist men in order to keep up the compliment.  In the month of July 1776, two soldiers who were on duty as guards, one of them a Sergeant Brown, the other a common soldier John Lockhart, deserted at night from their posts.  The Commanding Officer Major John Neville sent Pierce Knowland them, who had some knowledge of the place they had probably gone to, and it so turned out, Knowland found them on Wheeling Waters and induced them both to return to the fort and gave themselves up.  Nevertheless each of them received thirty nine lashes.  During the time of my service at Pittsburgh, a number of friendly Indians remained about them at night.  They remained encamped over the Allegheny River opposite the garrison; near the last of my service about the beginning of September 1776, one of their Indians or at least an Indian was found (illegible) a (illegible) in the Allegheny River, next morning after, about day light, the Indians killed a white man on the south side of the Allegheny River, about two miles above the garrison, after this event the Indians went off and I seen no more of them.

Sworn and subscribed
this 19th day of October 1835
//s//
Wm. Lindly
Justice of the Peace

                                                   his
                                         Richard X Hathaway
                                                    mark
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State of Pennsylvania }
Washington County} Ss 
I Thomas Officer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County do certify that William Lindly Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was made was at that time and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Washington aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and whose signature appears to be his genuine signature, to all those acts as such full faith and credit are due in of right ought to be given throughout the United States and elsewhere. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 20th day of October A D 1835

Thomas Officer
Pro