Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 36,843, Edmund Weston, Mass.
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(3-1776)

Weston, Edmund
or Edmond

Service Mass.
Number S 36843

contents
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11,569
Indianapolis
Indiana
(Pennsylvania-crossed out)

Edmund Weston
of Mercer Co. in the State of Pennsylva. who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Vose of the Massachusetts line for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the 20th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th of June 1819 and sent to Alexr. Brown, Esqr.
Mercer Pennsa. 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1819 
10 11/30  4/31  83.96
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819  48.00
$131.96

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}
Continued
Mercer County
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Pension papers Apl. 27, 36
Cir. Tra. June 22, '30
Transf'd to Indianapolis
Indiana for 4 Sept. 1835
June 28 1836
See ltr to Ind. Agt.
Nov. 12 1836

Con'd and sent to Robert Moore Esqr.
Beaver town June 19, 1821
The original pension Certificate accompanied the Schedule of penr. property and was returned with the letter of continuance
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The error in this persons name arose in transcriber his real signature is Edmond

Feby 14th 1821
James Miller Pro.

this case has not the number of the Pension Certificate the date of original (illegible/faded)
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District of Pennsylvania
Mercer County SS
On this second day of october 1820 personally appeared in open Court being A Court of record for the said County of Mercer Edmond Weston aged sixty one years and nine months resident in Mercer County in said district, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his Solem Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit--in the first Regt. commanded by Col. James Vose, in the company commanded by Capt. George Smit in the Massachusetts line & and that the date of his first application for pension is the 20th day of April 1818 and that the said deponent is on the pension list. 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, sale or in any manner disposed of my Property or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person for me any property or security contract of debts due to me nor have I any Income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit: I have Eighteen dollars of my Pension money on hand and have nine dollars of contract for Leather and Eight dollars of a bad or desperate Debt. Out of the above property I am Indebted and owe fourteen dollars.
Edmond Weston
Sworn to subscribed & declared in open Court the 2d day of October 1820 before me
James Miller Prothy.
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District of Pennsylvania
Mercer County SS
I James Miller Prothonatory of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is thirty fiver dollars in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 2d day of October A. D. 1820.
James Miller Prothy. of the Court of Common Pleas Mercer County
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Edmond Weston, a citizen of the United States of America and of the county of Mercer and state of Pennsylvania Formarly a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Being now reduced circumstances in life, so as to stand in need of assistance from his county, Hereby makes application for the benefits of the act of Congress passed the 10th day of March 1818 entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war"
Edmond Weston
To the Secretary of the Department of War of the Unites States

Mercer County in the State
of Pennsylvania SS
On the twentieth day of April in the year ofour Lord one thousand eigh hundred and eighteen.
Personally came before me (Alexander Brown) one of the associate Judges of the Several Courts of Common Pleas & general Quarter Sessions of the peace in and for the said County & State affd. Edmond Weston the above applicant, who being duly sworn as the law directs, did depose and say that on the sixth day of January 1777 ^he enlisted^ That he served in Capt. George Smith's Company & in Col. Joseph Vose's regt. in the State of Massachuset under Brigadier General John Glover. That he was discharged on the sixth day of Jany. in the year 1780 having served three years during the War, that he has sent his discharge by Joseph Noice to obtain pay for clothing which he had not received while in the service. that he failed in obtaining pay and Lost his discharge. That he has lately moved into this County and will be under the necessity of sending to the State of Massachuset for Corroborating Testimony. He further States that he with Glovers Brigade under the command of Comodant Col. Shepherd served General Washington at this while Wash. That he was the next summer at the Battle of Munmoth. that they were ordered to the Town of Providence to
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to join Gen. Sullivan and went on to the Island of Bristol &c. The said deponant further states that he is in such reduced circumstances as to need support from his county, being near sixty years of age and has to support himself & his wife by his own labor and further saith not.
Edmund Weston
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 
20th day of April 1818.
A. Brown

I Alexander Brown one of the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas and General Quarter Sessions &c. in and for said County do Certify that it appears to my sattisfaction that the said Edmund Weston did serve in the Revolutionary was as stated in the preceding deposition against the common enemy. and I now Transmit the proceedings and testimony had and taken before me to the Secretary for the War department pursuant tot the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
In Testimony whereof at the Town of Mercer this 25th day of June I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal.
A. Brown (hand-drawn seal LS)
I Alexander Brown (in addition to the above) do certify that I am now sattisfyed that the above applicant is poor and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support. given under my hand and seal this fifth day of April 
A. D. 1819
A. Brown (hand-drawn seal-Seal)

Pennsylvania
Mercer County Ss
(Seal)
I James Miller Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County do certify that Alexander Brown Esquire by whom the foregoing oath was taken & certificates give, and whose hand is thereto subscribed, is and was at the time a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County duly commissioned & sworn to all whose official acts as such, full faith & credit are & ought be given. Given under my hand & Seal of Office the 5th day of April eighteen hundred & nineteen
James Miller Pro.
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Edmund Weston
Penn to Indianapolis Indiana
Lima (illegible)
M. Burdine
Apl. 26

FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comr. of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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Application for a Transfer

State of Indiana
LaGrange County SS
On this 31st day of March 1836 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said county of LaGrange, personally appeared Edmund Weston who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain George Smith in the Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Vose in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Pennsylvania from whence he lately removed. That he now resides in the State of Indiana where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following his reasons for removing from Pennsylvania, to better his condition and that of his Family.
Edmund  X  Weston
his mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid
Francis F. Hewett J.P. (seal)
Attest O. C. Ward

State of Indiana
LaGrange County ss.
O. C. Ward being duly sworn doth depose and say that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit.
O. C. Ward
Sworn & subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid
Francis F. Jewell J. P. (seal)
the witness above is a person of truth and veracity.
Francis F. Jewett J. P. (seal)
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State of Indiana
LaGrange County ss.
I Joshua L. Hobbs clerk of the LaGrange circuit court do certify that Francis F. Jewett Esquire before whom the within affidavit appears to have been made and whose name is thereto subscribed was at the time of taking the same and now is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and sworn that the signature Francis F. Jewett is known to me to be genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said court this 8th day of April 1836
J. L. Hobbs Clerk

State of Indiana
LaGrange Countyss
Oliver C. Ward being duly sworn doth depose ad say that Edmund Weston the person who has subscribed the within affidavit by making his mark is blind and his eyesight is so impaired that he is unable to write his name and further this deponent saith not.
O. C. Ward
Sworn to and subscribed this 7th day of June 1836
Francis F. Jewett J. P. (seal)
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State Bank of Indiana
Nov. 2, 1836

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commr.

Sir,
Jease Wolf, Private, Kentucky volunteer, a Pensioner having a certificate dated Sept. 23, 1829 and payable in Kentucky under act of April 24, 1816 has applied here to know to what part of the State he has been removed, as he learned at Lexington, he had been transferred to Indiana in his application.
Very Respectf.
James M. Ray for Saml. Merrill
Pen. Agt.

P.S
Herewith are sent for approval applications of Pensioners who have not applied within the year
Francis Malone Sep. 4 1835 to Sep. 4 1836
Edmund Weston    "          "            "
Abraham Hammon  "         "           "
Is a witness required in the signature by a cross of the pensioner's taken Identity affidavit (illegible) under the late instruction.
Please say if the papers are otherwise sufficient.
N.B. Please to have a Duplicate sent to branch at Lafayette of any increase which may have been at any time made to Joshua Shields Pensioner and what he is not to receive.
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28 June
Ed. Weston

John Kersey
transfer
W. Burdine

(postmark-Indianapolis, Ind.)  Free
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

If W. Burdine will send his blanks to Elliot he will send them to Indianapolis with the annexed vouchers to be returned to day Thursday
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Duplicate of Document #13
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Pension Agency
Indianapolis June 16, 1837

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir
We herewith enclose the paper of Edmund Weston. More than sixty days having lapsed since his transfer, which make is necessary (according to instructions) to forward them to your office.
We also enclose the application for transfer of John Kersey corrected as required.
Please send the transfer orders to this Office, also Mr. Westons paper
Yours Respectfully 
S. Merrill
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June 27
W. Burdine

Edmund Weston
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Girard Bank
Philadelphia June 24, 1836

Sir,
Your letter of the 22d Inst. is received Agreeably to your request I would inform you that Edmund Weston a pensioner under the Act March 18, 1818 was last paid at the U. S. Bank in this City to the 4th Sept. 1835 @ 8 dollars per month. No more payments will be made to him by me & his name shall be noted on the Roll as transferred to Indianna from & after that time.
I am Sir very respectfully
your obt. sevt.
Jas. Schott Pn
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36843
Revy
INVALID

File No. 36,843
Edmund Weston
Pri Rev. War

Act: 18th march '18
Index: vol. D, Page 444

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