Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6872, for Jonathan Polley, Connecticut
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SERVICE   Conn.
Polley, Jonathan
or Polly
Mehitable 
or Mehetable
NUMBER   W. 6872
B.L. Wt. 34903-160-55
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5199 
New York 
Jonathan Polly   
Polley
of Washington in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wells of the Regt. commanded by Col Ward in the Connecticut line for 2 years 
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of Feby 1833 and sent to Hon. Mr. Pitcher H. of R. 
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832   $120
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th 33 40  
$160  
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} 
Recorded by  Geo. C. Stiles Clerk, 
Book D. Vol. 5 Page 125
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In the Matters of Jonathan Polly 
Revolutionary Soldier 
Declaration for a pension 
On Rolls Greaton Regt for 8 mo. ‘78 
Admd [admitted] 
2 years pre
80$
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State of New York 
Washington County } 
I Jesse S. Leigh Clerk of the court of Washington County Common Pleas do hereby certify that the annexed contains the original proceedings of the said on the matter of the application of Jonathan Polly for a Pension.  
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and Seal of my office this 5th day of December 1832 
J. S. Leigh Clk
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State of New York 
Washington County}ss  On this 5th day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court before us the Judges of the Court of Washington County Com. Pleas now sitting Jonathan Polly a resident of the town of Fort Ann County of Washington and State of New York aged Seventy three years the 26th day of October last who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832- That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated That while he lived in the town of Tolland County of Hartford now Towland and State of Connecticut and in the month of February A.D. 1766 (1776) he inlisted in the Connecticut State Troops for two months under the command of Capt Solomon Wills, Lieut James Steel and was marched through Willington, Ashford, Woodstock, Oxford in the State of Massachusetts,  Thence through Watertown to the town of Cambridge when he was stationed and joined Col Douglass Regiment as a guard and remained there about one month and then he was marched to Rocksbury [Roxbury] and again was stationed as a Guard and remained there untill the first of April and was discharged by parole and left the service having served two months and then returned home 
2 months
And he further saith he remembers of seeing Gen George Washington and Gen Putnam in this campaign, that the main army was there but does not recollect the names of other offices or other Reg’s. 
1776
And he further states that while he lived in the town of Tolland and in the month of May A.D. 1766 he enlisted in the Connecticut State Troops for one year and entered the service under the command of Capt Abner Price, Lieut Green, 2nd Lieut Elijah Chapman & Ensign Hinshaw,  that the he joined the company and went on board of a sloop and Sailed down the Connecticut river to Long Island Sound and on the sound to New York where he Joined Col Andrew Wards Regiment and the other officers were Lieut Col Johnson and Major Cook and was marched to the English
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neighborhood where he was stationed about one month and kept Garrison at Fort Lee during which time Long Island was taken by the British commanded by Genl Howe, he was then marched to West Chester or Valentines Hill where he was stationed and was imployed in building a Small Fort, he remained there untill the main army retreated out of New York to the White Plains when he was marched to the White plains and Joined the army where he was taken sick with the Camp distemper and was taken to Norwalk and placed in a private house under the care of Dr Antes the surgeon of his Reg. from thence he was taken to Hilton and remained untill in January when he Joined his company in the Jersey and was marched to Chatham for winter quarters and there was Vaccinated for the small pox and was sent to Old Whippany about four miles from Morristown where he remained untill the 14th day of May 1777 when his term of inlistment expired and received a written discharge but cannot remember the officers name that signed it, which discharge was burned up in his house when his house was burnt in the town of Whitehall.  
And he further states he thinks he belonged to Gen Sullivan's Brigade and remembers of seeing Col Sergants Regt at West Chester and several others but cannot distinctly remember the names of the officers or Reg or other officers.  That he served and did his duty as a private Soldier one year. 
12 mo
That while he lived in the town of Tolland aforesaid and in the month of September A.D. 1777 he entered the service as a substitute for John Standly in the Connecticut Militia under the command of Capt Slauson. does not recollect the names of any other offices of the Company in Col Cooks Reg and was marched through the town of Hartford Farmington, New Hartford, Norfolk, Canaan, Nobletown, Kinterhook, Greenbush and crossed the north river into Athany on the 19th day of September on the day of the first battle fought at Stillwater and was marched up the river crossed at Troy and at Half Moon now Waterford and went on to Beaman's [Bemis] Heights where he Joined Gen Torrs Brigade in Gen Arnolds Division when he remained untill the 7th day of October when he was put on the main Guard and continued 48 house his he was engaged in the battle which lasted till dark when the firing ceased, and on the 9th then come on
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a very heavy rain and on the 10th day he followed Burgoynes retreat to Saratoga and on the 17th He surrendered himself & army he was then marched to Albany and [unreadable]  for about one week was marched to Leavenstons Manner where he remained in the month of Nov. when untill he was dismissed.  Was in the service at this time one month and a half, remembers of seeing Gen Arnold, Col Campbell and his Reg of New Hampshire Troops but does not distinctly remember the names of any other officers or Regiments.   
1 ½ mo.
That while he lived in the town of Wilbourham County of Hampshire now Hamden and State of Massachusetts and in the month of March A.D. 1778 he enlisted for eight months in the State Troops Massachusetts line to fill up the continental army and he with John Calkins, John Calkins Junior and Justin Smith was sent to Fort Constitution on the north river opposite West Point where he remained a few days and was sent to White Plains and Joined the Company commanded by Capt Colton, Lieut Burnham in Col John Graton [Greaton] Regiment,  Lieut Col Loren, Major Robert Oliver were his Officers in Brig Gen Hixon's Brigade and was stationed at the White Plains as a Guard and was occasionally sent out in Scouting Parties that sometime in October he was marched to Frederickburgh and was stationed from thence he was marched to Donber in the State of Connecticut where he remained sometime and was Marched to Rocksbury [Roxbury] where he continued untill the first of November and his turn third expired and he did his duty eight months 
8 Mo
and this declarant further states that he then and immediately engaged and continued in the service as a substitute for Lewis Longdon for four months in the same Company he had been in under the same officer Req. and Brigade and was marched to Soldiers fortune about four miles North from Peekskill and was stationed there untill in December when he was detached with others and sent to Mathew Mills and imployed in sawing board to build huts or houses for winter Quarters.   That he returned to his company and Reg and in the month of March 1779 his term of four months
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expired and he received a written discharge but cannot recollect the officers name that signed it which was also burnt up with his house in Whitehall.  He entered as the Substitute aforesaid four months and he further saith he remember of being during these two Campaigns Gen Washington, Col Nixon and Reg Col Putnam and his Reg and other General Officers and offices in the field and Regiments but cannot remember their names.
4 Mo
And this declarant further states that while he lived in the town of Westminster Windham County and State of Vermont and in the month of April A D 1781 he volunteered in the Militia by a requisition for six months and entered the Service under the command of Capt Abner Suly, Lieut Samuel Smally, 2nd Lieut Samuel Rippiney, that there was no Ensign and he was marched to Corinth and Joined Col Benjamin Hait's Regiment, Major Kingsbury was the Major and where he was stationed as a Guard and was employed and built a Picket Fort and was sent out in Scouting parties to Union River and Lake Champlain and remained there untill in the month of October when he was discharge by parole that he served and did his duty as a private soldier Six months.   
6 mo
That Capt Nelson and company was with them and Capt Benjamin was stationed with his company at Bethel and Lieut Green was stationed with Troops at Bernhard and that comprehended all the Troops he knew of in this campaign.  He returned to Westminster aforesaid and lived untill in February A.D. 1782 when he moved to the town of Skeensborough now Whitehall and lived about forty seven years and six months and two years and ten months in the town of Fort Ann where he now lives.   
1   That he was born in the town of Hebron County of Windham and State of Connecticut in the year of 1760. 
2   That there is no record of his age to his knowledge 
3    That he received two written discharges and were burnt in his house at White hall when that was burnt up
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4  That he entered the service by enlistment as a volunteer and as a substitute for Lewis Langdon and John Standley as in his declaration.   
5  That he cannot recollect more particularly any other Officers or Regiment then is mentioned in the body of his declaration 
6  That when he entered the service in the towns of Torrance, Wilbourham and Westminster as in his declaration and since the revolutionary War he has lived in the town of Skeensborough now Whitehall and Fort Ann where he now lives/   
7   That their is no Clergyman residing in the neighborhood where he lives and that he is known in his present neighborhood by Malancton Wheeler,  Harry Thorn,  William H Parke, r John Hillebert,  William T. Moore,  John Moss and many others who can testify to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his Services as a soldier of the revolution.   
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his Services. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or Territory. 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. S. Leigh Clk 
Jonathan Polley
We John Moss residing in the town of Kingsbury and William Sprague residing in the town of Kingsbury [unreadable] hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Polly who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion. 
John Moss
William Sprague
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. S. Leigh Clk
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that John Moss who has Signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Kingsbury and that William Sprague who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.  
I Jesse S Leigh Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Polley for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of my office this 5th day of December 1832 J. S. Leigh Clk
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3344 
New York Albany 
Mehitable Polly 
Polley
widow of Jonathan Polly 
Conn  
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private 
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 8 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Decr and sent to  Hon. C. Hughes Ho. Reps 
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 86 Vol A
(32)
212388
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Dec. 20, 1853.  
NY
Mehitable Polly 
Wid Jonathan 
Act 1853 Rev 
5199  
[unreadable]
Hon C. Hughes H of R
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State of New York 
County of Washington } ss  
On this fourteenth day of December AD 1853 before me William Hotchkiss a Justice of the Court of Sessions in & for the County of Washington aforesaid the said Court being a Court of Record, personally appeared Mehitable Polley a resident of the town of Fort Edward in said County aged Seventy Eight years, 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 February 3rd 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War;   That she is the widow of Jonathan Polley was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution and was a Revolutionary pensioner at the time of his death & had been such pensioner at the time of his death for a number of years.  She further declares that said Jonathan Polley lived in the town of Fort Ann & Whitehall more than fifty five years next preceeding his death that she was married to the said Jonathan Polley on the 28th day of the month of January A.D. 1823 by the Reverend Mr Ashley at the house of a Mr Griswold in the Village of Fort Ann in said County of Washington & State of New York that there was never any record of her said Marriage to her knowledge. That said Ashley removed into some of the Southern States many years ago & she does not know whether he is
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now living. That her said husband died in the Town of Fort Ann in said County of Washington on the last day of May AD 1840.  That she was not married to him prior to the second of January, Eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares she is now a widow.  
Mehetable Polley
Sworn to & subscribed on  the day & year above written before me 
William Hotchkiss Justice of the court of Sessions in the County of Washington
Witness Mary S. Metcalf Fort Edward Washington Co. NY
Calvin Metcalf of Fort Edward Washington Co. NY
The above named William Hotchkiss do certify that the above named applicant Mehitable Polley from old age & bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court & that I saw her sign the above application William Hotchkiss Justice of Sessions
I further certify that I know the above named Mehitable Polley who signed the foregoing application & that she is a credible person & her foregoing statement is entitled to Credit & full faith 
William Hotchkiss Justice of Sessions
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State of New York 
County of Washington} ss  Mary Metcalf of the Town of Fort Edward in said County being duly sworn according to Law doth depose that she is now in the thirty seventh year of her age that she resided in the family of Jonathan Polley named in the annexed application of Mehitable Polley from from the time she was two years old until the year AD 1839 & well recollects the marriage of the said Jonathan & Mehitable in the winter of 1823 by the Rev Ashley that she has ever since his death which occurred in May 1840 lived in the same house with the said Mehitable Polley & does so now.   
That said Jonathan died in Fort Ann in said County & was a Revolutionary pensioner at the time of his death that she knows the said Mehitable Polly mentioned in the annexed application to be the same person who was married as aforesaid to the said Jonathan Polley & knows she signed said application in deponents presence & that her signature thereto subscribed & sworn to before is genuine.  
Mary S. Metcalf  
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 14th day of December 1853
William Hotchkiss Justice of the Court of Sessions in Washington County 
I certify that I am acquainted with the above named Mary Metcalf & that she is a reputable person & her Statement is entitled to full faith & credit 
William Hotchkiss Justice of the court of Sessions in Washington County
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State of New York 
Washington County } ss Calvin Metcalf of the town of Fort Edward in said County being duly Sworn  doth depose & say that he is now in the thirty seventh year of his age & that he has always been well acquainted with Mehitable Polley named in the annexed application for a pension, ever since his earliest recollection, that he lived in her family more than a year next previous to her marriage with Jonathan Polley named in said application that he lived with the said Mehitable at the time of her Marriage to the said Jonathan, that he well remembers that she was married to said Jonathan Polley by Elder Ashley at Fort Ann in said Court as he believes in the winter of 1823. That said Jonathan & Mehitable lived together as man and wife until said Johathan died which occurrence took place at Fort Ann aforesaid in May 1840 & he further depose that he knows the said Mehitable to be the same person, who was married to the said Jonathan as aforesaid, & who subscribed the annexed application for a pension & that the said Jonathan was a Revolutionary pensioner at time of his death, as deponent verily believes.  
Calvin Metcalf
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 14th day of December 1853 
William Hotchkiss Justice of the Court of Sessions in Washington County 
I certify that I am acquainted with Calvin Metcalf above named & that he is a reputable person & his statement above given is entitled to full faith & credit 
William Hotchkiss Justice of the court of Sessions
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State of New York 
Washington County 
I N B Milliman  Clerk of said County & also Clerk of the Court of Sessions in & for said County being a Court of Record & having a clerk & Seal do certify that William Hotchkiss Esquire whose name is subscribed to the Deposition of Mehitable Polley, Mary Metcalf & Calvin Metcalf the four several certificate written under said several Depontions which Depositions and certificates are hereunto annexed was at the day of the date of the said Depositions and certificate a Justice of the Court of Sessions aforesaid in & for the said County and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said William Holekken said Justice & that his said name subscribed to said several Depositions & Certificate above named & hereto attached are in his genuine & proper hand writing – In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said County & Court this 16th day of December 
clk
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Vol P-117 
212.388 Act March 3  
Sept. 17 / 50 
Mehitable Polly
Mehitable Polley widow 
Jonathan Polly pri 
Widow 
No 34903 issued July 30 / 56
Rev War Act Feb. 3. 1853. 
NY Feby 53 - 3344 
Wt: 160 acres July 25 / 56
Boynton
Charles Hughes
Sandyville
NY
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212.388
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State of New York 
County of Washington ss On this sixth day of September AD 1855 before me Lyman H. Northup a Justice of the Peace in & for said County personally appeared Mehitable Polley aged Eighty years a resident Fort Edward in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress passed March 3d 1855. That she is the widow of Jonathan Polley who was a Private in the Revolutionary war and for the service of her husband aforesaid she now receives a pension at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum under the act of Congress passed February 3, 1853 - For evidence of the service of her husband aforesaid this declarant refers the Department to the evidence on file in the Pension office at Washington & requests the Land Warrant forwarded to her agent Charles Hughes Esq of Sandy Hill N.Y.  She further declares that she is now a widow & that she has not received or made application for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress. 
Mehitable Polley
Subscribed & sworn to before me this sixth day of September 1855 
Lyman H. Northrup Justice of the Peace 
I certify that Mehitable Polley is the identical person above named & described. And I further certify that I have no interest whatever in the result of the matter above referred to. And that she is now a widow.  
Lyman H. Northrup Justice of the Peace
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State of New York 
County of Washington ss Calvin Metcalf and Proxcina Davis of Fort Edward in said County who are credible & competent witnesses being duly sworn depose & say that they are well acquainted with Mehitable Polley & that she is the identical person above described & named - that she is now a widow & that they saw her affix her mark to the within declaration, 
Calvin Metcalf
Proxcina Davis
Subscribed & sworn to before me the sixth day of September 1855 
Lyman H. Northup Justice of the Peace
State of New York
County of Washington ss I Nathaniel B Milliman Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Lyman, H. Northup is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly qualified & authorized by law to administer oaths for general purposes. that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Lyman H Northrup & verily believe his signature, within & above written are genuine 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said County this 7 day of September AD 1855. 
Geo B Strow Dep Clk
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Johnathan Polly 
[unreadable] 18 Nov 78 
Admd [admitted] 
Hon’l  M Pitcher
H.R.
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Brief in the case of Johnathan Polly by of Washington in the State of New York 
(Act 7th June, 1832.) 
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in open Court 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3. How old is he? 73  
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Period.  In 1776    Duration of Service.   2 Months  Rank.  As a Private  Names of Generals and Field Officers under whom he served.   Capt Solo’n Wells
Period.  May 1776    Duration of Service.   1 Year   Rank.  Private   Names of Generals and Field Officers under whom he served.  Cap. Price Colo Ward
Period.   Sep. 1777   Duration of Service.  1 month 14 days  Rank.  private   Names of Generals and Field Officers under whom he served.  Cap. Slauson  Colo Cook
Period.   1778    Duration of Service.  8 months  Rank.  private  Names of Generals and Field Officers under whom he served.  Cap Cotton  Colo. John Greaton
Period.  1778   Duration of Service.  4 months  Rank.  private   Names of Generals and Field Officers under whom he served.  Cap Cotton Colo. John Greaton
Period.  1781   Duration of Service.  6 months  Rank. private   Names of Generals and Field Officers under whom he served.   Cap Suly Col Waits
5. In what battles was he engaged? None 
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? County of Hartford Connecticut  
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Traditionary 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above George Taylor 
Examining Clerk
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Pension Office 
23d Dec 1853
Sir:
Please certify the time to which the within named pensioner was paid on the date of his death.
Very Respectfully, S. Cole 
For the Commissioner 
Jonathan Polly, Act 1832,
$80 per annum, 
Paid to 4 Mar 1840, no death. 
F. Burt Auditor 
Francis Burt Esqr, 
Third Auditor, Treasury
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N.Y. 
Mehitable Polly Wid of Jonathan 
Washington County NY 
Act ‘54 
$80 per Annum 
Comm. Feby 3 1853 
Revy 
Hon C. Hughes Ho. Reps  
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Pension Office, Official Business
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212388 
[stamp]  SANDY HILL NY SEP 13
free Charles Hughes MC 
FREE 
Hon J Minot 
Commr of Pensions
 Washington D.C.
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last day of May 40:  2 with Pres 
“Boynton”
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24.913
160 Acres
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Sandy Hill Wash Co N.Y. 
Sept 13 1855 
Hon J Minot
Dear Sir Enclosed please find the application of Mehitabel Polley a Revolutionary Pensioner for Bounty Land under act of March 3 1855.   
When warrant issues please enclose same to me at this place.   
Mrs P. is very aged & if the case could be examined out of its order she might live to get the benefit of the warrant.   
Very Resply yr obt servt 
Charles Hughes
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Revy WIDOW, &c. .
File No. 6872 
Mehitable Polly 
Widow 
Jonathan Polley 
Privt Rev War  
Act: Feb 3d 1848  
Index: -- Vol.  M. Page 135 
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Brief in the case of Mehitable Polly, widow of Jonathan, Washington County and State of New York, 
act Feby. 1853 
Claim, (original) 
Proof exhibited, (if original.) 
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by the rolls?  If either state the substance.   
Husband was a pensioner under the act of June 7th  1832.   
Two Witnesses testify that they witnessed the marriage 
John C. Hughes  
Ho. Reps
Name and residence of Agent
S. C. Boynton
Examining clerk