Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19023, for Joseph Peck, New York
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Service: Continental
Peck, Joseph
Number: s. 19023

Pd. at the New York Agency
carded
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Left side:
Let to J.F. Peck 11 Augt 1851
J.F. Peck 2d Dec 1854

Right side:
677
New York A
Joseph Peck, Decd.
of [blank] in the State of N.Y.
who was an Artly [artillery?], in the [blank] commanded
by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded
by [blank] in the Continental Art.
line for 200 years
Inc'd from $144 -
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 240 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1826
and ending 27 June 1835.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of April 1857 and sent to
Dickins Coom
Present

Arrears to the 4th of [blank]
Semi-annual allowance ending [blank]

Act 15 May 1828
{Revolutionary Claim}
Recorded by H.E. Robinson, Clerk
Book E  Vol. -  Page -
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State of New York     )
County of Jefferson  ) ss
John Peck of the Town of Champion County and State aforesaid being first duly sworn according to law says that he is in the fifty third year of his age and a son of Joseph Peck deceased and that his said father was an Artificer in the War of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death at the rate of one hundred and forty four dollars per annum, under Act of 1828.
And that his said father Joseph Peck died in the Town of Champion County and State aforesaid on the twenty seventh day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five and at the time of his death left no widow and that there are now Surviving his said father following named children - John Peck (himself), Jesse Peck of the State of Michigan - Town of Boston County of Ionia County - Elizabeth Goldthrite, Lydia Stevens  of the Town of [Rutland?] County of Jefferson and Deborah Sharp of the Town of Antwerp of said County, And that they are the only Surviving Children and that each of them are over twenty one years of Age.
And that he makes this Application as Executor to his father's Estate in behalf of the Children and is duly qualified to Act as Executor and requests this Department to issue the
[illegible] to him as Executor. The Deponent refers the Department to the proofs on file to Establish this claim and appoints William Valentin his Agent to prosecute the claim and requests the Department to correspond with no one
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but him or his substitute for one year.

Subscribed and Sworn        )
to before me this 16th day  )             [signed] John Peck
of July 1850                         )                              Executor
D. Clark Justice of the Peace

I certify that I am well acquainted with foregoing Deponent John Peck that he is the identical person above named and a man of strict integrity - and that his Statement is entitled to full faith & credit
D. Clark Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK ,                  )
Jefferson County Clerks Office    ) ss. 

[SEAL]

I, ISAAC MUNSON, Clerk of the County of Jefferson, do hereby certify that D. Clark Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking such affidavit, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorised to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice, and verily believe that his signature thereto is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said County, this 16th day of July 1850
[Signed] Isaac Munson  Clerk.
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State of New York    )
County of Jefferson )

Surrogate Court

Before Lysander H. Brown  Surrogate

I Lysander H Brown Surrogate for the County of Jefferson do certify that satisfactory evidence has been produced before me in open Court by legal and reliable affidavit entitled to conclude that Joseph Peck deceased was an artificer in the War of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death and the said Joseph Peck died in the Town of Champion County of Jefferson and State of New York on the 27th day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five, leaving no widow, and thus there are now surviving the following named children of the said Joseph Peck, deceased, to wit: John Peck of Champion, Jesse Peck of the State of Michigan Elizabeth Goldthrite, Lydia Stevens of the Town of Rutland in the County of Jefferson aforesaid Deborah Sharp of Antwerp in said County of Jefferson each of whom is over the age of twenty-one years and that they are the only surviving children of the said Joseph Peck deceased and that the said John Peck is the Executor of the estate of Joseph Peck and is duly qualified to act as executor. In testimony whereof I have hereto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name July 17, 1850 
[signed] Lysander H Brown
Surrogate
[SEAL]
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Act 1828
Settled at Treasury
Consol'd with
Invalid File
# 19,023
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For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of "an Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th day of May 1878, I, Joseph Peck of Champion County of Jefferson State of New York, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued in its Service until its termination; at which period I was a private in Captain Thos. Patten's Company of Artillery Artificers, and that the annexed discharge from Gen. Washington was given to me at the time it purports to be. And I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress, passed the 15th of May 1778. And I further declare that I was not on the 15th day of March 1878, on the pension list of the United States.
[Signed} Joseph Peck

Before meeting Calvin McKnight justice of the peace in the County of Jefferson State of New York, personally appeared the above named Joseph Peck & made oath that the above declaration is true, this 16th day of August 1828 --
[Signed] Calvin McKnight J.P.
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Before me C McKnight a justice of the peace in the County of Jefferson State of New York personally appeared this day Orville Hungerford and Joseph Marvin of the said County, who did severally make oath that Joseph Peck by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been a private in the army of the revolution, in manner as therein stated.
[Signed] O. Hungerford
                J. Marvin

Witness my hand this 16th day of August 1828.
Calvin McKnight J.P.

State of New York
Jefferson County Clerks Office ss 
I do hereby certify that Calvin McKnight whose name is subscribed to the foregoing oaths or affidavits was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and duly authorised by law to take such affidavits and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice & verily believe that the signatures thereto subscribed is his proper hand writing: In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said County August 16, 1828
[Signed] H. Sherwood, Clerk
By W. Sherman, Dep. Clk
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Champion Jefferson Co. N.Y.
Aug. 16 1828

Hon. Richd Rush  Secty of the Treasury

Sir
enclosed I send you my declaration & discharge for the purpose of obtaining a Pension, and if found correct I wish you to send the amount my due, and also return the discharge

Very Respectfully Yrs,
[Signed] Joseph Peck
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19 023
INVALID.

File No. 19,023
Joseph Peck
Artificer Rev War 
Cont Line
No 603
Act: May 15th 28
on NY roll
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 294

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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857                   874 [ in upper right corner]

Rec. of Original Payt. 603
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
30 August 1828
Joseph Peck of Champion in the County of Jefferson in the State of New York has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Patten's company of Artillery Artificers; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By Order of the Secretary
F.A. Dickins

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Third Auditor's Office
3d September 1828

It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Joseph Peck in Baldwin's Regt. of Artificers
It further appears that Joseph Peck is not [inserted]  on the pension list of any agency, and has not [inserted] been so since the 3d March 1826 

[Signed} Peter Hagner Aud.
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3-871.
Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Briefed by   W. Rice
Claim No.   S.F. 19023
Certificate No. [blank]
Claimant    Joseph Peck
Soldier        Continental
Service       Rev. War
Additional Service [blank]
No [blank] claim, State records [blank,], 190_
No claim, combination records [blank], 190_

REMARKS:
No O.W. Inv. Wid. or rejected except above and S. File 29373 and Rej 8046
Not identical

[Signature line blank]
Chief Division
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Discharge by Washington in favor of Joseph Peck dated 9th June 1783
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[All hand-written]
When I opened case on May 4, 1910, there was no certificate of discharge with papers and no slip showing that same had been removed, only an unsigned, undated paper as follows:
Discharge by Washington in favor of Joseph Peck dated June 9, 1783.

[Signed] Mary Rice aud.
May 4, 1910.

As the claims under Act of May 15, 1828 were adjudicated in the Treasury Dept. and sent to the Pension Bureau later, it is possible that discharge was not sent here.
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677
Act 15 May 1828
Joseph Peck, decd

Due to $240 per annum,
ded'g $144     "         "
Comg 4 March 1826,
& endg 27 June 1835
Payable to John Peck, 
Executor, for the benefit
of
John Peck
Jesse Peck
Elizabeth Goldthrite
Lydia Stevens &
Deborah Sharp, only
Surviving children.

Alby
Dickens & Coombs,
Present
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[Entirely handwritten]

Washington, July 26th 1850.

Sir:
Enclosed we have the honor to present the Claims of John Peck, on behalf of himself and the other children of Joseph Peck, deceased, late a Revolutionary Pensioner of the N.York Roll, for an increase of the pension due said Joseph Peck in his life-time.
We are informed that said Joseph Peck was pensioned at the rate of $144. per annum for services as an Artificer. It is supposed by the Claimant that he was entitled to a larger pension. We will thank you to have the case examined at as early a day as possible, and report to us your decision.
Very Respectfully
Your obt servts,
Dickins & Coombs

J.L Edwards Esq.
Comr of Pensions
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[Entirely handwritten]

Joseph Peck - D [with an arrow to "14 ..."]
N.Y. an act '28' 
14 other cases 


Ex by,  March 57
Mr Coombs
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[Handwritten list with notations in light ink. The first 11 have a checkmark to the left of the name; the last 2 have an "x" in light ink on both sides  of the listing]

Tabitha Peck, widow of Jedidiah Peck N.Y.
filed July 21, 1850 (Act of 1836 or '38)  living [noted in light ink]
976- [noted in light ink]

Oliver Bartholomew, N.Y. filed July 26th 1850.

Joseph Peck, decd. N.Y. filed Aug. 8, 1850
Act of 1828-  ["in the C.C. room" noted in light ink]

Isaac Bemis, N.Y.         "          Aug 12, 1850
& Mary Bemis, his widow (Act 1836 or 38)

Sarah McKinley decd.  N.Y.     "    12, 1850

Elisha Hewit decd.        N.Y.      "     "     "

Jesse Foote decd.            "        "     "     "

Ichabod Hill living  ["living" smudged out]     "        "     "     "   [N.Y. filed Aug 12, 1850]
[left margin says "widow living"]

Justus Lewis (living) [smudged out].  "   [N.Y.]      filed  July 9th 1850
& Polly his widow

Betsey Goddard, widow of Samuel Goddard
N.Y. 27th Oct 1850

Sarah Finney, widow of Jonathan, N.Y.
Aug 8th 1850 (living)  [48-115 noted in light ink]

Isaac Buell decd.  N.Y.  filed Dec. 1850

Samuel Barlow decd.     "   Dec. 1850
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[Continued list from previous page. This name has a checkmark in light ink by the name]

Josiah Baldwin decd.  N.Y. (Nov. 19th 1850)


Bottom of the page, crosswise:
Joseph Peck- D
N.Y. An act '28'
14 other cases

Ex. by- March 57
Mr Coombs
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Great Bend Nov. 27th 1857

Hon. L.P. Waldo
Sir
In the case of Joseph Peck, Artificer, Army of Rev, the Pension was increased and your predecessor wrote me that in such cases the arrears of pensions belonged to the children living at the time the Pensioner died, or if any of them have died since, to their legal representatives.
The Pension agent at Watertown doubts the correctness of that decision, and requested me to you for your opinion.
An early answer is respectfully solicited.
Respectfully Yours
J.H. Peck

Hon. Comr of Pensions
Please direct to J.H. Peck
Great Bend, Jeff. Co
N.Y
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Champion, June 8th, 51
Mr. Commissioner 
I should not have presumed to have troubled you but I desire some information which I can obtain from no other source 
My Grand Father, Joseph Peck, was a Revolutionary Pensioner having served as an Artificer in a Connecticut Regiment in the Revolutionary war. It seems there was a decision last winter or spring by which the Officers and Artificers of said Regiment obtained quite a sum of back pension money. Now I wish to know if the Act by which that money was obtained confines its benefits to the Pensioners themselves and their Living [underlined] Children, or can the Heirs of deceased children hold their share with the rest.
Hoping for an early answer  I remain Yours &c 
John F. Peck 

Please direct your reply to John F. Peck 
Great Bend Jeff. Co.  
N.Y.