Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9853, for Isaac Smith, Connecticut
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Conn.    
Smith. Isaac       R. 9853
 Sarah 

CONTENTS
Res at enl. Stanford, Fairfield Co Conn.
Died Oct 6, 1868
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Isaac Smith Junr Quit Claims from John Hoyt 3d and Wife ~
Rec'd to Record May 3rd 1792
 Recorded in Book

       M. Page 75

[illegible] John Hoyt Jun
              Town Clerk

a

fees Charged

Smith, Isaac
Conn  R9853

Smith, Isaac
Conn. R9853
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KNOW all Men by these Presents, That we John Hoyt and Abigail Hoyt his wife (late Abigail Smith) both of Stamford in Fairfield County & State of Connecticut

for divers good Causes and Considerations us thereunto moving; especially for Forty Pounds New York Money received to our full satisfaction of our Brother Isaac Smith Junr of Stamford aforesaid Have remited, Released, and for ever Quit-Claimed, and do by these Presents for our lives, our Heirs &c justly and absolutely Remite, Release, and for ever Quit-Claim unto the said Isaac Smith and to his Heirs and assigns for ever, all such Right and Title as We the said John Hoyt and Abigail Hoyt had, have or ought to have in or to a certain Tract or parcel of Land situated lying & being in said Stamford and West of the Mill River, the whole of said tract containing ten acres precise measure, and is there bounded south in part by Ebenezer Webb Junr land, & South & Westerly by the Country Road in part, & partly by Moses Nickolas's  land, Northerly by Peter Quintard & Wm Smith's land, Easterly partly by Samuel Hickox, partly by Ebenezer Webb Junr, partly by Zaccheus Garnsey, partly by Alexander & George Mills, and partly by Benjamin Jones's land, it being an undivided tract of land which fell to the said Abigail by heirs [illegible] out of the Real Estate of Stephen Smith Junr late of said Stamford deceased.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the Premises until him the said Isaac Smith Junr his Heirs and Assigns, to the only Use and Behoof of the said Isaac Smith Junr, his Heirs and Assigns for ever, so that neigher We the said John & Abigail, nor any other person & persons in our, or their Name and Behalf, shall or will hereafter claim or demand any Right or Title to the Premises, or any Part thereof, but they, and every of them, shall by these Presents be excluded and for ever barred.
IN WITNESS whereof, We have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this 30th day of June in the Year of our Lord 1791.
John Hoyts 3rd
Abigail Hoyt

Signed, Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of 
Charlie Webb
Prudence Staford X her mark

Fairfield County Ss Stamford June 30 day AD 1791 Personally appeared John Goyt 3d & Abigail Hoyt his wife signer and sealor of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed, before me
Charles Webb Justice of Peace
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May 1853

Joshua B. Lewis
Stamford Conn.
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State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield} Ss. Stamford Probate District
On this 13th day of May AD 1853 personally appeared before the Court of Probate with in and for said District Sarah Smith a resident of Stamford in said District in the county and state aforesaid, aged eighty four years and upwards, who, first being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War; That she is the widow of Isaac Smith late of said Stamford. That she has no personal knowledge of the Revolutionary services of her said husband, but she has been informed by him, while in life, and by [illegible] other persons who claimed to have been in the service with him and who were pensioners. That he was a private in the Revolutionary War and she, therefore, [illegible] according to her best knowledge and belief, presented upon information to as aforesaid
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named by her, that her said husband Isaac Smith, was during the last four years of the Revolutionary War, in actual service. That his three brothers Ezra, Stephen and Jacob were in the service with him and that Ezra, for past service, received a pension under the act of 1818. And that the widow of Jacob received a pension under the act of 1832.
That the first service of her husband was, by enlistment, in the regular service. That Capt. George Mills, a pensioner, now deceased, has often told her, that her husband was in the service with him; and a reference to the proof upon which said George Mills received a pension, may lead to evidence establishing her husband's services and her right to a pension. That, in the latter part of the war, he was in service in the gun boats which guarded the coast of Long Island Sound, in the boat which was under the command of Capt. Ebenezer Jones. That her said husband resided in said Stamford when he entered the service, but
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in support of her claim, she must refer to the evidence hereto annexed and to such additional testimony as her agent and attorney, Joshua B Ferris of said Stamford, may be able to obtain; whom she hereby constitutes as her agent and attorney, with full power to act in her behalf in the pensions. She further declares that she was married to the said Isaac Smith in the city of New York by the Rev. John C Keenze on the 25th day of August AD 1800. In proof of such marriage she refers to her marriage certificate, which has been in her possession ever since her marriage and which is hereto annexed and to such other evidence as her said agent and attorney may be able to procure.
That her said husband Isaac Smith died on the 6th day of October AD 1828. That she was not married to him prior to the second of January eighteen hundred but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow.
Sarah Smith

Sworn and subscribed on the day & year above written.
Before William T. Minor Judge
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Personally appeared before the said Court of Probate on the said 13th day of May 1853 Abigail Hoyt who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose & say that Sarah Smith, the within named applicant for a pension is her mother and that her late husband Isaac Smith was her step-father. that he died, as stated in the foregoing declaration, on the 6th day of October AD 1828 and that her mother, Sarah Smith, the applicant is now a widow.
Abigail Hoyt

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first written. Before me, I further certify that the said Michael is a credible person.
The erasure in the third line of the above deposition and the interlineation of "Hoyt" were made before signature & oath by deponent.
William T. Minor Judge
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State of Connecticut Stanford Probate District
County of Fairfield p May 13th [illegible] 1853

Personally appeared before the Court of Probate within a for said District Isaac Quintard a resident of Greenwich in said District who being first
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of said Stamford. That he deponent, cannot state precisely how long the said Isaac Smith had been in the service when he deponent entered it, but is confident that said Smith had then been in the service at least one year.
Both deponent & said Isaac Smith were engaged in the Boat service. Deponent in a boat commanded by Capt. Jabez Fitch and the said Isaac Smith, in a Boat commanded by the said Ebenezer Jones Sr. 
In this service, the deponent and said Isaac Smith continued till the close of the War. Deponent testifies with entire confidence as to the service of said Isaac Smith as aforesaid because they were born in the same town near to each other, were brought up as boys together, were in the Revolutionary service as above stated together, and were neighbors and friends, after the War, until his, the said Isaac Smith's death.
Said Isaacs three brothers, Ezra, Stephen and Jacob, were all in the same service but died before the passage of the Pension law of 1832. And Ezra and Stephen, soon after the close of the War, unmarried. The widow of Joseph, deponent
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has always understood, received a pension for and on account of her husbands services. The Joseph thus employed in the Boat service and occasionally when ordered upon the land were all under the direction of General David Waterbury.
Deponent gives this testimony at the request of Sarah Smith the widow of said Isaac Smith, who is an applicant for a pension under a recent act of Congress, by which all the widows of Revolutionary Soldiers are entitled to pensions, respective of the time of their marriage. As deponent as been informed.
Isaac Quintard

Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written. I further certify that I have known the deponent long and continually and know him to be a credible person.
William T. Minor Judge

Personally appeared before the said Court of Probate on said 13th day of May AD 1853 Edwin Scofield Jun who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and
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say that he is the town clerk of the town of Stanford in Fairfield County Connecticut and has the custody of the records thereof that he finds on said records the following marriage thus recorded. 
"Isaac Smith and the widow Sarah Nichols were married in New York by the Rev. John C. Keenze on August twenty fifth eighteen hundred" That it is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expanded on the record in fair legible figures as follows. 
"Isaac Smith and the widow Sarah Nichols were married in New York by the Rev. John C. Keenze on August 25th 1800" 
Edwin Scofield Jr. town clerk

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me and I further certify that I am well acquainted with deponent & know him to be town clerk of said Stanford and a credible person.
William T. Miner Judge.
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And the said Court of Probate doth hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter that the said Isaac Smith was a revolutionary soldier and served as his widow in the foregoing application has stated. That said Sarah Smith is a credible person and her statement is entitled to full credit.
William T. Minor Judge

I, Sands Seeley, Clerk of the Court of Probate within and for the District of Stamford in Fairfield County Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of the Widow Sarah Smith for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 13th day of May AD 1853.
Sand Seely Clerk
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New-York. August 25, 1800
THESE are to Certify, That on the Twenty fifth
Day of August in the year of our Lord One
Thousand eight Hundred
Isaac Smith & Sarah Nichols Widow
were joined together in holy Matrimony
as witnesseth my hand
John C. Runse
Protestant Minister at New-York.
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9833
P.O. Sarah Smith
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted:  , 18.
Discharged:  , 18.
Application filed: , 18.
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Claim filed see date to have 
cause of rejection on the
printed list of 1852
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.
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No 1756
Sarah Smith
wid of Isaac
Connt.
let to Joshua B Ferris
Aug 4/53
Chas E. Smith Apl 21/57
Same July 29/57
9853
Act Feby 3 1853
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers Office
Hartford April 8th 1856
I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Isaac Smith Jr. in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this office, and find as following,
1st. The name of Isaac Smith is found on the pay roll of Col. Isaac Sherman's Regiment, one of the Regts. of the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army where the said Isaac Smith is credited with service as a private from March 14th 1777, to Jany. 1st 1780. Years 2, months 9, days 17.
2nd. I also find the name of Isaac Smith on a Pay Roll under the following heading vis. "Settlement with the 5th Connecticut Regt. Phillip B Bradley Esqr. Colonel "before January 1st 1780", where the said Isaac Smith is credited with service as a corporal from Aust. 1st 1778 to Jany. 1st 1780 1 year 5 mos.
In a settlement with Col Bradleys Regiment, "for the year 1780", I also find the name of Isaac Smith where the said Isaac Smith is credited with service as a corporal from Jany. 1st 1780 to Jany 1st 1780 1 year, In a Settlement with the 2nd Connecticut Regiment
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under the Reorganisation of the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, "Herman Swift Esqr. Colonel for the year 1781". I also find the name of Isaac Smith, who is there credited with service as a corporal from Jany. 1st to July 31st 1781=7 months.
It appears from documents in this office that the Isaac Smith who served in Col Shermans Regiment, and the Isaac Smith who served in Colo. Bradleys & Swifts Regiments, belong to the town of Stamford or as it was at that time, written to the town of Standford and the latter was Isaac Smith Junr. The following is a copy of the Certificate and order on file in this office with the receipt for the balance due to Isaac Smith junior. on the settlement with him for his service in the army. "Stanford April 25th 1783"
These certify that Isaac Smith Jr. of Stanford "was an enlisted soldier in the 5th Connecticut Regiment in the Continental Army commanded by Col. Philip B Bradley, until Jany. 1st 1781, and then transferred into the 2nd Regiment commanded by "Col. Herman Swift and that he served as a corpl. in said Regt.
Charles Webb
Silas Knap (illegible)
"(illegible), Please to Pay Abrm. Davenport Esqr. the sum
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"due to me in the Connecticut Line in the Continen
"tal Army A.D. 1780 & 1781.
Isaac Smith Junr "
"Comy Pay Table


"These Certify that the above 
"Isaac Smith Jun. signd the above order in my
"presence,"
"Charles Webb Justice of the Peace"
the interlineations on the opposite page were made before signing
Alex Merrell Comptroller
by Geo. Robinson Clerk
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Isaac Smith Junr 2
Claim from Samee
Hoyt &c &c &c-
Recd to Record Feby
5th 1800
Recorded in Book
JJA page 4753
C. John Hoyt Junr
Town Clerk
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Know all men by these presents, that W. Samuel Hoyt & Betsy Hoys of the City, County & State of New York, Shadrach Hoyt & Mary Hoyt his wife and Ruth Webb of Stamford in Fairfield County and State of Connecticut
for divers good Causes and Considerations Us thereunto moving: especially for Five Dollars received to our full satisfaction of Isaac Smith Jun. of Stamford aforesaid
Have remised, released, and forever QuitClaimed, and do by these Presents for ourselves, our Heirs, &c. justly and absolutely Remise, Release, and forever Quit-Claim unto the said Isaac Smith Junr & to his Heirs and Assigns forever, all such Right and Title as we the said Samuel, Betsy, Shadrach, Mary and Ruth have or ought to have in or to a certain Piece or Tract of Land lying in S. Stamford at a place called the (illegible), containing Ten acres, and is thus bounded, Northerly by lately beloning to the Wife of Ebenezer Ferris, Westerly by Hezekiah Knap's land, Souttherly by John Davenport Junr's land, & Easterly by an highway. what we mean to quitclaim is, all our our Right Title and Demand in & unto a Mortgage of the above described premises, given by the said Isaac, unto our Deceased Mother Elisabeth Webb. & Recorded in Book N page 257. may more fully appear
To have and to hold, the premises unto him the said Isaac Smith Junr, his heirs and assigns, to the only use and behoof of the said Isaac Smith his heirs and assigns forever, so that neither we the said Samuel, Betsy, Shadrach, Mary and Ruth nor our heirs, nor any other person orperson for us or in our name and behalf, shall or will hereafter claim and demand any Right or title to the premises, or any part thereof, but they, and every of them, shall by these presents by excluded and forever debarred.
In Witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 7th day of Oct. in the year of our Lord 1799.  Samuel Hoyt, Betsy Hoyt, Shadrach Hoyt, Mary Hoyt, Rutha Webb
Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the presence of Louis Dumareil, Ebenezer Davenport, Isaac Lockwood (illegible).
Fairfield County Stamford Novr. 7 A.D. 1799
Personally appeard, Samuel Hoyt (illegible) Hoyt signers and sealers of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledge the same to be their free act and deed before me, 
Ebenezer Davenport
Justice of Peace
Fairfield County (illegible) Stamford Febr. 5th AD 1800 personally appeared Shadrach Hoyt & Mary Hoyt his wife & Ruth Webb of the signers of the foregoing written instrument and acknowledge the same to be their act and deed before me. David Morttbie Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers Office
Hartford April 7th 1857
I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Isaac Smith Jr. of the town of Stamford in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this office and find the name of Isaac Smith, who, as the documents in this office show, was Isaac Smith jr. on a Pay Roll under the following heading vis.  Settlement with the 5th Connecticut Reg. Phillip B Bradley Esqr.  Colonel before Jany. 1st 1780" where the said Isaac Smith is credited with service as a corporal from August 1st 1778 to Jany. 1st 1780= 1 year 5 months.
In another settlement with Col. Bradleys Regt. "for the year 1780" the said Isaac Smith is credited with service as a corporal from Jany. 1st 1780 to Jany 1st 1780= 1 year.
From documents on file in th is office is appears that the said Isaac Smith Jr. belonged to the town of Stamford Conn.
Edward Prentis Comp.
by Geo. Robinson Clk
Over/
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I also certify in addition to the certificate on the opposite side of this sheet, that I find on the roll of Col. Isaac Shermans Regiment, one of the Regiments of the Continental Army and of the Connecticut Line, the name of Isaac Smith who is there credited with service as a private from March 14th 1777 to Jany 1st 1780= 2 years 9 mos. 17 days, and also that this man belonged to the town of Stamford as it appears from documents on file with this office.
Edward Prentis Comp.
by Geor. Robinson Clerk
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New York June 19th1857
George C Whiting Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
I wrote you on the 22nd May last enclosing a certified copy from the Comptroller of the state of Connecticut, showing the service of Isaac Smith Jr in the Continental War.  The deceased husband of Sarah Smith of the town of Stamford Conn- who has an application for a pension now pending, not having heard from you I fear you have not received my letter of the 22nd May. If the evidence is sufficient to grant the pension please give it your immediate attention as the petitioner is much in need of it and will come and get it and pay you liberally for such attention.
Respectfully Yours 
C E Smith 
171 Front St
NY
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers office
Hartford May 8th 1837
I certify, that an application for evidence of Isaac Smith Jr. of the town of Stamford, in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this office, and find the name of Isaac Smith, who as is shown by documents on file in this office, was Isaac Smith Jr., on a pay roll under the following heading, (illegible) "Settlement with the 5th Connecticut Reg. Philip B Bradley Esq. Colonel before 1st Jany 1780" where the said Isaac Smith is credited with service as a corporal from August 1st 1778 to Jany. 1st 1780 = 1 year, 5 months.  In another settlement with Col. Bradley's Regiment "for the year 1780" I also said the name of Isaac Smith who is then credited with service as a corporal from Jany. 1st 1780, to Jany. 1st 1780 = 1 year. From documents in this office, it appears that the Isaac Smith whose service is certified above, was Isaac Smith Jr. and that he belonged to the town of
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Stamford Connecticut.
I find also the name of Isaac Smith on a Pay
Roll under the following heading viz, "Settlement
"with the 2d Connecticut Regiment, Herman Swift
"Esq. Colonel for the year 1781", when the said
Isaac Smith is credited with service as a corporal, from Jany 1st 1781 to July 31st 1781- 7 months,
I find on file with the receipt for the balance
due the said Isaac Smith on the settlement
for his services in the year 1781, the following
Certificate vis, "Stamford April 25th 1783"
"These Certify that Isaac Smith Jr. of Stamford
"was an inlisted Soldier in the 5th Connecticut
"regiment in the Continent Army commanded
"by Col. Philip B Bradley, until Jany 1st 1781, and
"then tansferd into 2d regiment commandd by"
Col. Herman Swift, and that he served as Corp "sd regt"
"Charles Webber
" Solo. Knah         ⎬ Selectmen"
the following order is written on the same
that, below the certificate copied above viz
"Sur, Please to pay Abrm Davenport Esq. the sum
"due to me for servis due to me in the Connecticut
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"Line in the Continental Army A.D. 1780 & 1781"
Isaac Smith Junr
"Comy Pay Table"
The Receipts for the balances due the said Isaac
Smith Jr. on settlement Jany 1st 1780 & 1781
signed by Abrm Davenport, are on file in
this office, with the other documents relating
to the service of the said Smith,
I also certify, that I find on the Roll
of Col. Isaac Shermans Regiment, which was
also one of the Regiments of the Connecticut Line
of the Continental Army the name of Isaac
Smith, who is credited
with service from
March 14th 1777 to Jany 1st 1780 - 2 yrs. 9 mos  17 ds
From documents in this office it appears that this
Isaac Smith belonged to the town of Stamford
and that he served as a private.
Joseph G Lamb, Comptroller
by Geo. Robinson Clerk
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Pension Office
August 4th 1853
Sir
The application of Sarah Smith
dated May 13th 1853, as widow of Isaac Smith
as been considered and suspended,
It is impossible to ascertain
the sence of the said Smith from the aurments
in claiments declaration-- I send enclosed
a circular from which you will perceive
the necessity of an amendatory declaration

There was a revolutionary pensioner of
Stamford Corn by the name of Isaac Smith
let the applicant in this case does not claim
that her husband was a pensioner and
from facts apparent upon the face of his papers
it does not appear that this applicant could
have been his widow
Very Respectfully
be
for
Joshua B. Ferris Esqr
Stamford
Ct
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Chas Edgar Smith
Apl 21/57
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Pension Office, April 21,1857.
Sir,
I have examined the additional evidence filed [crossed out] terminated in the case of Sarah Smith, widow of Isaac, for [crossed out] an applicant for pension under act of Feb 3, 1833. The service certified was performed by another man of the name of claimant's husband who was pensioned under the act of June 7, 1832.  The latter is averred to have served as boatman. No satisfactory evidence of that service has yet been addressed.
Very respectfully
QC
Charles Edgar Smith,
171 Front Street
New York City
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C.E. Smith
July 27/57
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Pension Office, July 27, 1837
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 23d instant, I
have & state that the certificate of the Comptroller
of Connecticut
filed by you in the case of Sarah Smith
who has applied for pension under act of February 3, 1853, shows the service of two soldiers,
during the revolutionary war named Isaac
Smith, one in Bradley's and the other in
Swifts regiment, Connecticut line. Both
these solders have been pensioned, and neither
of them was the husband of Sarah Smith
No proof has been adduced of the
service of the latter
Her claim cannot
therefore be allowed.
C. E. Smith Esqr
171 Front Street
New York City
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New York April 18th 1837
Geo C. Whiting Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
I have enclosed a certificate showing the service of Isaac Smith Jun deceased the husband of Sarah Smith of the town of Mumford County of Fairfield State Connecticut the evidence of which you have in an application for a pension by Sarah Smith on file in your office. If the petition be granted please direct me how to obtain it and much oblige me.
Respectfully Yours
Chas. Edgar Smith
New York Citty
171 Front St
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New York May 22 1837
George C. Whiting Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I enclose to you in reply to your favor of the 21st of April a certified coppy of the services of Isaac Smith Jun the husband of Sarah Smith who has an application pending in your office.  Please give it your attention and much oblige.
Your Obedient Servant
Chas Edgar Smith
171 Front
N.Y. City
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New York July 23 1837
George C Whiting Esque
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Your letter of the
20th July is received. the application 
for a person for Sarah Smith widow 
of Isaac Smith was made under the
act of Feb 3 1833 by J B Ferris of the
Town of Stamford Conn in the same year
I think. if you recolect you showed
me the application in your office on
the 17th day of March last when I was
there I see the description I gave was
not sufficient to lead to it
Respectfully yours
C.E. Smith
171 front