Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2741, Joel Andrews, Continental Mass. N.H.
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(3--1776)
SERVICE Continental Mass. N. H.
Andrews Joel or Andrus. Anna 
NUMBER W.2741
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CONTENTS  [section empty]
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[printed form with written responses]
11.910  R New York
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Joel Andrews of Ripley in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cilley of the New Yk [inserted: & Mass] army line, for the term of 3 years 1770
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 21st of May 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15th of June 1819 and sent to Jacob Houghton Esq 
Mayville Chautauqua County N. Yk.
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[crossed out: Arrears to the 4th of March]
[inserted: Portion of] Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1819   3  11.4/31.30  27.89
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$ 27.89
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{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
[handwritten] Continued 26. June 25

[handwritten note in right margin of page, written vertically top towards bottom of page] 
Notification sent Nov. 15. 1820 to Jacob Houghton Chautauqua NY
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State of New York, Chautauqua County [underlined] Ss
On this twenty first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and [eighteen: crossed out] nineteen, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Chautauque in the state of Newyork [New York], personally appears Joel Andrews aged sixty six -- years, [and about five months: inserted] resident in Ripley in said county, 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 naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war": That the said Joel Andrews enlisted at Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts in July 1775 in Capt. Seth Murray's company and Col. Woodbridge's regiment, and continued in the service of the United States until the last day of December 1775, at which time he was discharged from service, at the place above mentioned -- that he then enlisted again about the first of January 1776, at Cambridge in the state of Massachusetts in Capt. Gilman's company and Colonel John Nixon's regiment and continued in the service of the United States, until the last of December 1776, at which time he was discharged from service at Peekskill in the state of Newyork. He was in the battle at White plains, 1776. He again enlisted, he thinks in January 1778, at Charlestown in the state of Newhampshire [New Hampshire] into Capt. Isaac Farewell's company, in the first regiment of the Newhampshire line commanded by Col Ludge, in which he served three years, and was honorably discharged near Newtown in Connecticut, about the end of the year 1780 -- he was in the battle of Monmouth__ he is now in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and has no
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other evidence now in his power of his said services.  Joel Andrews [signature] 

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 21st-- day of May 1819_ } William Peacock [signature] one of the Judges for Chautauque County }

State of Newyork, Chautauque County [underlined] Ss.
I, William Peacock one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Chautauqua in the state of Newyork do hereby certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Joel Andrews did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and that I am fully satisfied of the truth of the said declaration; and I do also further certify, that the said Joel Andrews [is: inserted] in reduced circumstances and very poor, that he is [a: inserted] cripple, and owing to his [word crossed out] infirmities unable to labor, and that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and I now transmit the proceedings had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. Dated May 21st. -- 1819_ William Peacock [signature] 

State of New-York, Chautauqua County  Ss. -- I, John Dexter. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for the Said county, do hereby certify that, William Peacock is a Judge of Said Court, duly appointed, commissioned & Sworn, residing in Said County and I, do further certify that I, am well acqu
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Joel Andrews A Private Soldier
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Declaration &c --
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Jacob Houghton, [underlined]
of Mayville, Chautauque County, N.Y. Agent
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Admd.
Joel Andrews. Private
Colonel Cilleys Reg
New Hampshire line 1778-3 years
ON ROLL
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ainted with the hand writing of the Said William, and verily believe the Signatures of William Peacock, to the above affidavit & Certificate are his genuine Signatures. 
In Testimony whereof I, have affixed the Seal of said Court to these presents and Signed the Same with my own hand at Mayville in Said County this twenty Second day of May 1819. 
John Dexter [signature]
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State of New York Chautauque County Ss. on this thirtieth day of June in the year of 1820 personally appeared in open Court that is to say in the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Chautauqua aforesaid the same being a court of record having a seal proceeding according to the course of the common Law with a Jurisdiction unlimited in Point of amount & keeping a record of the proceedings in the said Court Joel Andrews aged Sixty Seven years resident in the town of Ripley in the county of Chautauqua aforesaid who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows (to wit) That in the forepart of the year 1778 he enlisted as a private into a company commanded by Captain Isaac Farewell of the first New Hampshire Regiment for three years that he served in the said company and regiment the said term of three years and was discharged in the forepart of the year 1781 at Newtown in the State of Connecticut. That on the 21t day of May 1819 he made declaration of his said service in order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons ingaged [engaged] in the land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war, and that he has received a certificate of Pension Marked No 11.910 by which it appears that he is inscribed on the pension list roll of the New York agency at the rate of 8 dollars per month payable at the United States Branch Bank in the City of New York to commence on the said 21st day of May 1819. And I Joel Andrews 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 whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons ingaged 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 other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed

A true Schedule of my Estate & Income
an article of 28 acres of Land for which I paid $5--
1 Cow $15 3 Sheep $4.50 3 hogs $10--- $29.50
a part of an old Set of Joiners tools worth --- 5 
Furnature [Furniture] ---
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3 Chairs $1.50, 1 Pot $1.50, 1 Kettle 1. & a few other articls [articles] worth in the whole $ 10-
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$44.50

My occupation when I was able to persue [pursue] it was a Joiner but I have had the misfortune to lose the use of [inserted: both of] my feet by freezing & one of my hips is dislocated by reason of which I cannot walk without crutches, I sometimes make a few window sash but what I can earn in that way will do but very little towards the support of myself and family & had it not been for the arrival of my pension certificate I should before this time have been reduced to the necessity of applying to the town in which I reside for relief or to beggary I am deaf and cannot hear common conversation: My family consists of a wife aged about 60 who is pritty [pretty] health for one of her age, a daughter aged about [inserted: 30 years] & her son aged about 8 years, the industry of my Daughter enables her to support herself and Son    Joel Andrews [signature] 

Subscribed and Sworn to in open Court the 30th of June 1820 }
before me Thos B. Campbell Clk of Said Court [signature] 

the opinion of th ourt [the court] is that the property mentioned in the within Schedule is worth forty four Dollars & fifty cents [Clerks Office: crossed out] 

State of New York Chautauqua County Ss. } I Calvin E Macomber Deputy clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Chautauque in Said State do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit containing an inventory or Schedule of the estate of Joel Andrews is hereby copied from the record of the said Court & I further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the Said Inventory or Schedule is Forty Four Dollars and fifty Cents & that the estimate made by the Court is without regard to the debts which the said Joel Andrews owes to his creditors

In testimony of which I hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court on this first day of August 1820  C.E. Macomber Dep Clk [signature] 

[written vertically bottom towards top of page in bottom left corner of page: Joel Andrews 11 910 Sept 1819]
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Letter of Administration
To
Anna Andrews -- [underlined]
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[faint round seal in upper left corner of page] 
The people of the State of New-York by the grace of God free and independent
To Anna Andrus administratrix of all and Singular the goods chattels and Credits of Joel Andrus deceased:
Whereas the said Job Andrus as is alledged [alleged], died intestate; having whilst living, and at the time of his death, goods chattels and credits within this State by means whereof the granting administration, and also the auditing allowing and final discharging the account thereof doth appertain to us-- and we being desirous that the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased may be well and faithfully administered applied and disposed of Do grant unto the said Anna Andrus full power by these presents, to administer and faithfully dispose of all and Singular the said goods chattels and credits; to ask demand, recover and receive the debts which unto the said deceased whilst living and at the time of his death did belong, and to pay the debts which the said deceased did owe so far as such goods chattels and credits will thereunto extend and and [word repeated in original] the law require; hereby requiring you to make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and Singular the goods chattels and Credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to your hands possession or knowledge, and the same so made to exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the office of the Surrogate of the County of Chautauqua, at or before the expiration of Six Calendar month from the date hereof, and also to render a true and Just account of administration -- when thereunto required. And we do by these presents depute constitute and appoint you the Said Anna Andrus administratrix of all and Singular the goods chattels and credits which were of the said Joel Andrus deceased

In testimony whereof, we have caused the Seal of office of our Said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed

Witness William Smith Junior Esquire Surrogate of the Said County at Mayville the eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty Six and of our independence the fiftieth year.
Within Smith Junr. Surrogate [signature]
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[printed form with written responses] 
"Philada" [underlined] 5928 [underlined]
Pennsylvania.
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Anna Andrews. widow of Joel. Andrews --
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 Mar: 1818 and who died on the 26th June 1825. -- of York Co. in the State of Penna. who was a private in the Compy: command by Captain Farewell of the Regt. [inserted below: & riass] command by Col: Cilley -- in the N. Hampshire line for 2 years__
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania, at the rate of 80. Dollars ---- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Novr. 1840 ----- and sent to -- David Covey, York, Penna. 
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1840.  $360.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 41  40.00
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$400.00
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{Act July 7, 1838.}
Clerk,
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[right side of page starting at top] 
Letter sent to G. S. More. 28. Jany 1843.
do (Resp'g title of Heers to B Land)
to A. E. Ames March 16. 1850
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State of Pennsylvania County of York } SS.
On this 11th day of September A.D. 1840 Personally appeared before me the subscriber President Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County of York in the State of Pennsylvania Anna Andrus a Resident of of [word repeated in original] said County of York Pa Aged 80 years 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 July 7th 1838 Entitled an Act [repeated word "act" crossed out] for granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows, That she is the widow of Joel Andrus a United States pensioner She further declares that she was marred [married] to him on the 1st of June 1786 and that he died in the Year 1825 That she has no Other Record of her marrage [marriage] except the Annexed statement written by her husband Joel Andrus himself, which is a part of his Bible record which has been preserved and taken out of his bible many years ago the Bible and the remainder of the Record has been worn out And lost many Years since, that she ["d" inserted] no Other proof of the mariage [marriage] performance) Nor does she know of any person now living who was present at the time they were maried, [married] and that she still remains the Widow of the said Joel Andrus and never been --- maried {married] since his death. That she was not maried [married] to him prior to his leaving the service but the mariage [mariage] took place previous to 1st day of January 1794
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The time above stated [capitol letter F crossed out]  Sworn to & Subscribed this day and year above Written  --  }   D Durkee [signature]   Anna her X mark Andrus  

I do hereby certify that Anna Andrus is not able to attend the Court to make her declaration in consequence of bodily infirmity } Witness my hand this 11th day of Sept 1840 } D Durkee [signature]

Know all men by these presents that I Anna Andres of York County in the State of Pennsylve [Pennsylvania] do hereby make constitute and appoint David Corey of York Pa my true and lawfull Attorny [Attorney] for me and in my name and stead to receive of the Secretary of War of the United States a pension Certificate in my name & for my use and do every Other Act & thing in the law needfull and necessary to be done in the premises to Obtain the same -- All of which I ratify and confirm as my own Act & deed Witness hand & seal this 11th day of Sept 1840  Witness D Durkee [signature] 
Anna her X mark Andrus [word "Seal" circled with a curly line circle] 

State of Pennsylve York County } 
Personally appeared before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of York County Pa Anna Andrus and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her free Act and deed in testimony whereof I have set my hand this 11th day of Sept 1840  D Durkee [signature]
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Joel Andrus Born [in the year: a line through] 1753 
Anna Andrus Born in the yere [year] 1100
Marred [Married] in the yere [year] 178 [last number ripped from paper] 
Saley andrus Born April the twenty second

[written vertically top towards bottom of page, in right margin near center of page: Anna Andrus] 

Pennsylvania. York County. SS. 
I. William Ilgenfritz, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, Certify, that the Honorable Daniel Durkee, before whom the foregoing Deposition & acknowledgement were made, is, and at the time of signing the same, was, the presiding Judge of said Court, duly commissioned and qualified. And that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine --
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court_ Sep. 29 1840  
W. Ilgenfritz Prothy [signature]
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State of Pennsylvania County of York } Ss. 
Personally appeared before me this Subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County Salley Moore a credible witness who being by me duly sworn according to Law saith that she is the daughter of Joel Andrus decd [deceased] and that Anna Andrus is her mother and that the said Joel Andrus was a United States pensioner and that he died in Chatauqua County in the State of New York in the year 1825 and that Anna Andrus his wife has remained his widow & has never been married since his death and that the annexed record of the Age of her father and that of her mother and that of herself ["or": crossed out] stating the time they were born and the time when they were marred [married] [inserted: "in part"] and the Age of this deponent All of which was taken from the New Testament and was the bible Record Wrote by her Father Joel Andrus himself And deponent well recollects the time when it was a part of the New Testament as will more fully appear on the same in print stating it to be the New Testament 
Sally her X mark Moore 

Sworn to & Subscribed before Sept. 12th 1840 }  R. W. Smith. [signature and circled]

[added in smaller writing after witness signature: Deponent further saith, that her Father, Joel Andrews's death took place on the 26th. day of June Anno Domini 1825.]
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State of Pennsylvania County of York } 
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County Salley Moore a credible witness who being by me duly sworn according to Law saith that she is the Daughter of Joel Andres dec'd a United States pensioner and that Anna Andrus is her Mother ["mother" repeated and crossed through] and that deponent is fifty three years Old and that she knows they lived together as man & wife previous to the year Seventeen hundred & nine four untill he died & further saith not
Sally More [signature] 

Sworn to & Subscribed this 8th day of October A Domino 1840. }  R.W. Smith [signature and circled]
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Pennsylvania York County, SS:
I, William, Ilgenfritz, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, certify, that Robert W. Smith, Esquire, before whom the within Affidavit was made, is, and at the time of signing the same, was, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified -- & that the within signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court.
Oct. 10 1840
W. Ilgenfritz Prothy. [signature]
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Anna Andrews. Penn. 7th July 1838.
$80 per Ann.
When paid? 13th March 1841
To whom paid? to Daniel Shriver his atty
Has she been paid in full? Yes.
I H [initials]
Pension Office 28th Jany 1843.
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Roscoe Winnebago Co. Ills. Feb. 28th. 1850.

Pension Office, Washington D.C.}
Daniel L Andrus and Elsa Andrus heirs of Joel Andrus deceased -- a Revolutionary Soldier -- while alive he drew his Pension at Westfield Chetauqua Co. N.Y. His widow Anna Andrus after his death drew a Pension, living some 30 or 40 miles of Philadelphia. The above heirs have directed me to write to see if they are entitled to any monies or Lands by Law.

You will please give me such information concerning the above request as you may have. Please direct as above. A.E. Ames

For refference [reference] to my standing &c. please enquire of U.S. Senators, Douglass & Shields.
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Roscoe Il Mar 2 } 
Free W Thomas Get Papers
Pension Office, Washington City, D.C.

[Date written vertically top towards bottom of page on right side of paper: Mar [unreadable] ]
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[written on an angle bottom towards top of page in top left corner of page: Revy] 
[printed form with written responses] 
WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 2741
Anna Andrews Widow 
Joel Andrews Pri N.H. Line.
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Act: July 7. 1838
Index :-- Vol. A , Page 13

[Arrangement of 1870.] [square brackets in original]
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[large letter V across 2 lines of writing] 
Anna Andrews of Joel Pennsylvania
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Suspended
See let: 23d Oct. 40 to David Corey.
Act 7 July 1838
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7371
Anna Andrews of Joel
Pennsylvania
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Admitted
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Pri: 2 yrs $80.
Cap: Farewell Col. Cilly, N.H.
died 26 June 1825
Act 7 July 1838

David Corey
York. Pa.
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State of Pennsylvania County of Philadelphia } SS
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Alderman in & for said County, the Revd. Gaylord L. More a pastor of a presbyterian church at Fair Mount in said County of Philadelphia, a credible witness, who being duly affirmed according to law, saith, that he was well acquainted with Joel Andrews of Chautauque County in the State of New York, that he was a United States pensioner of the New York agency under the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, & that he died in said County several years since; that deponent was present at his funeral; that he is also well acquainted with Anna Andrews his widow now living in York County State of Pennsylvania, & that he knows her to be the identical widow, who was the wife of the said Joel Andrews before mentioned: & that in the year of our Lord 1835 she left Chautauque County & moved into Pennsylvania with her daughter, with whom she now resides, & further this deponent saith not.
Gaylord L. More [signature] 

Subscribed and affirmed before me this 17th Nov, 1840  Witness my hand & seal. Thos. G. Potter Alderman 
[image: small hand drawn round circle like a seal]
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Pennsylvanial [Pennsylvania] Philadelphia County } Ss
I. Samuel Hart Esq. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do Certify that Thomas G. Potter Esq. before whom the within affidavit was made and who in his own proper hand writing has thereunto subscribed his name was at time of so doing and now is an alderman in and for the said County duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Indication as thereout.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia this 17th day of November 1840. 
S. Hart Prothonotary [signature]
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State of Pa County of York } SS. 
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Salley Moore a Credible witness who being by me duly sworn according to Law saith that Anna Andrus to the Widow of Joel Andrus decd who was a U States pensioner and that she has never been marred [married] Since his death but Still remains his widow 
Salley her X mark Moore 

Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 29th day of September A.D. 1940 }  R.W. Smith. [signature and circled]
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Pennsylvania York County SS: 
I, William Ilgenfritz, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, certify, that Robert M. Smith, Esquire, before whom the within and annexed depositions were taken, is, and at the times of doing the same, was an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned & qualified; and that the signatures to said depositions purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court
Sep 30th 1840. W. Ilgenfritz Prothy [signature]
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[written vertically bottom towards top in upper left corner of page: "ter of Joel th. year 1794. ministration on the Estate I hope will at sher. Respects Corey"] [looks like page behind actual page] 

[written vertically bottom towards top in left margin of page: "Oct 12 1840 Pa Add proof Anna Andrus"]

[round postmark in left center of page: "OCT 10"]

[stamp in center of page: "FREE"] 

Hon'l J.L. Edwards Commisioner [Commissioner] of Pensions Washington City  D C
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Sir York October 9th 1840
Enclosed I send you further proof Concerning the Claim of Anna Andrus to show that she is the ["same" crossed out] widow of this same Joel Andrus who was a U States pensioner the Verry [very] paper you sent him that he was continued on the pension Roll in Nov 15th 1820 I send you {I also send you deposition of Sally Moore the daughter of Joel Andrews who was Seven Years old in [inserted: "the"] year 1794. And I also send you the Letters of Administration which was granted to Anna Andrews on the Estate of Joel Andrews her husband Which I hope will Be satisfactory -- that all is right that her Claim is Just
Yours with Respects  David Corey [signature]
Hon J.L. Edwards }
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York Nov 21 1840
Sir
Enclosed I send you ["the" crossed out] further proof in the Case of Mrs. Andrews which you required in your last letter to me Which I hope will be satisfactory Mr. More is a Clergiman [Clergyman] in Philada [Philadelphia] of the first Order & Respectability The Mrs. Andrews is a very poor woman Old & feeble I hope you will cause her Claim to be Adjusted soon, you have the Letters of Administration granted on the Estate of her husband you have the Testimony of a respectable Clergiman &c. She is waiting [inserted: "with"] all Anxiety that attends her feeble Old worn out Constitution in poverty & Sickness to receive relief in her present situation
Respecfully [Respectfully] your Obt Servant  David Corey [signature] 
Hon'l J. L. Edwards
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Denton M--a--   Jay 13

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Pension Agent
Washington D.C.

[written vertically from bottom towards top in center of left margin of page: "Jan 17 -43 Nolwary"]
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Denton Caroline Co. Maryland January 13th 1843.
J. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir: being interested in the settlement of the Estate of Mrs Anna L. Andrys or Andrews the widow of Joel Andrews, a pensioner of the U.S.A. I am constrained to write you on the present occasion -- Mrs. Anna L. Andrews drew a pension from your office, (under if I mistake not) an act of 1835. Now I wish to know if the entire pension has been drawn out of your office? And if so. by whom? David Cory Esq. of York Pennia. had the management of the matter. Is she entitled to any further pension under any later act? Mr. Cory says there is about $80 due yet which may be obtained. Please inform me respecting it at an early a day as possible. Her estate is now being settled up: she having died in Oct. 1841.
Respectfully yours &c. Gaylord L. More [signature] 

[image of closed right hand with index finger pointing right] 

Please direct according to the heading of this letter.
J.L. Edwards Esq. [signature]
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Joel Andrews
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War Department,  11.910
PENSION OFFICE, Nov. 15. 1820.
SIR:
You are hereby informed that the Schedule of your property has been examined; and the Secretary of War has directed your name to be continued on the Pension Roll.
You will be paid at the next semi-annual payment in March next. Funds for that purpose will be transmitted at that time; but no arrearages will be paid previous thereto.
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards [signature]

To Mr. Joel Andrews
Ripley. New York