Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 124, Jonathan Allen, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass.  Allen, Jonathan
NUMBER
R.124
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34.201
In the mattter of the application of Jonathan Allen for a Pension under the act of Congress of 7th June 1832

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State of New York
County of Warren

Ss On this twel[f]th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Hiram Barber First Judge and Thomas Pattison, Truman B. Hicks, Thomas A. Leggeth and Stephen Pratt Esquires Judges of the Court of Common Please of the said County of Warren in the state aforesaid which said Court is now sitting, Jonathan Allen, a resident of the town of Queensbury in the County and State aforesaid aged seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.

The said Jonathan Allen saith the he was born in the town of New Marlborough in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the twenty ninth day of May in the year of our Lord 1757— in the year 1777 in the month of June I was living at New Marlborough & there was an alarm that Burgoyne was coming down from the North with his army & the militia were called out to go and meet him & I volunteered and went out as a private in the last mentioned month. We went from New Marlborough to Saratoga in the State of New York and to Fort Edward and Fort Ann. We were out in this service between eleven and twelve weeks and were engaged in scouting — we had a skirmish during this service between our main guard & a smaller party of the Enemy between Fort Ann and Sandy Hill near what is called Morse's Mill — our guard was stationed at Morse's Mill — During this service I was in Colonel John Ashley's Regiment of Sheffield. We had no Captain —Eli Harman of New Marlborough was our Lieutenant. After we had been out twelve weeks lacking three or four days Colonel Ashley went home with his Regiment & I went home also and was dismissed. I received no written discharge. I do not know of any person living who can testify to this part of my service in the Revolutionary
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War. 

In the month of September or October in the year 1778 I was at New Marlborough & there was another alarm that the Indians were coming down from the North & the Militia were ordered out and Every man was required to have a horse — I procured a horse and volunteered and went out as a private in Colonel John Collar's Regiment of New Marlborough. We had no Captain of the company I was in — Reuben Beeman of New Marlborough was our Lieutenant — we started from New Marlborough and came to Stillwater in the State of New York and we remained there five weeks, lacking a day or two and were then ordered to go home. We had no skirmish or engagement during this service. I was  discharged with the rest of the Regiment and wen home again. I received no written discharge and do not know of any person living who can testify to this part of my service.

In the month of October in the year 1779 I was in New Marlborough and in the last mentioned month enlisted at that place as a prive for three months I cannot recollect the name of the Colonel of the Regiment. Adam Casson [Kasson] was the captain of the company I was in. He was of New Marlborough — Zenos [Enos] Kellogg of Sheffield was our Ensign — David Tracy of New Marlborough was our Orderly Sergeant — I cannot recollect the name of our Lieutenant — the Regiment went from New Marlborough to Hudson in the State of New York and from there we marched to Albany and remained at Albany in the Barracks until the three months for which we enlisted had expired. During this service we had no engagement or skirmish. I do not know of any person living who can testify to that part of my service.

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.

In answer to the interrogatories proposed in the instructions from the Secretary of War the said Jonathan
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Allen further saith

First — I was born in the town of New Marlborough in the State of Massachusetts on the twenty ninth day of May 1757

Second — I have no record of my age which I can produce. My father kept a record of the ages of his children & after his death my mother took the Record into her possession & about twenty five years ago she moved to the State of Ohio and took the Record with her, since which time I have not seen it & do not know where it is.

Third — I lived at New Marlborough aforesaid before and when I entered the service and for the last twenty eight years I have lived in the town of Luzerne in the County of Warren aforesaid except since the month of November last past when I moved to the town of Queensbury in the said County & have ever since resided there.

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My answer to the fourth, fifth and sixth interrogatories are herein before set forth

Seventh — John A. Ferriss of the town of Queensbury aforesaid and James Palmeter of the same place are persons known to me in my present neighborhood who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution

Jonathan Allen
his mark

Subscribed & sworn to [in] open Court the day & year first aforesaid
Thomas Archibald Clerk

We John A Ferris and James Palmeter of the town of Queensbury in the County of Warrent and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Allen
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who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age, the he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
John A Ferris
James Palmeter
Subscribed & sworn in open court the day & year first aforesaid}
Thomas Archibald Clerk

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 Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that John A. Ferriss and James Palmeter who have sign the preceding certificate are credible persions and that the statement is entitled to credity.
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Warren do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Allen for a Pension

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the twelvth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven
Thomas Archibald Clerk
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_________ Ex'r.          INVALID.
No. 124
Acts of July 14, 1832; and March 8, 1876 
[above crossed out]
[stamped] REJECTED
Jonathan Allen
P.O. ___________________
_______________________
Service: _________________
Enlisted:  __________, 18___.
Discharged ________, 18___.
Application filed __________, 18__.
Alleges: ______________________
______________________________
Re-enlisted:____________________
_______________________________
Attorney: _______________________
P.O. ____________________________
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34208
Jonathan Allen 124
Let. to Hon D Rupell    26 Sept '37
""""""""""" S. Stinson 9 Apr '40
""""""""""" Claimant   27 June ""
""""""""""    """"          12 Aug  ""
""""""""""" S. Stinson 20 Oct ""
""""""""""    """"          19 Dec ""
""""""""""    """"          19th June 1841
""""""""""    """"          16 July 1841

Act 7 June '32
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Day June 5 [18]40

Dear Sir
I received your letter dated the month of April [1840] [--] the papers of Jonathan Allen [--] for a pension under the act of June 7 1832

the objections to his claim I was [referred] to your letter on the subject aforesaid to the Hon David [---] which it appeared you wanted the names of his colonels and captains. Mr Allen says he was commanded the first and second time he was called [---] [---] [--] by Lieutenant the third time he listed under Capt. Casson [this time] colonel names. [--] is in my letter of the [--] of April [--] [---] [--] [----] are not satisfactory the  [--] and information which has been given as to the old [gentleman] claim [--] to have the goodness to point out the [defects] as [far] [as] [---] [-----] [---] [I have/share] [the] [---] Allen's affidavit which [af] [--] names of the officers he served under the different times he was out.

The [----] [-----] Jonathan Allen [insertion mark] an applicant for a pension of the town of Day County of Saratoga State of New York being duly sworn saith that he he was called out in to the service in the year 1777 on an [allarming] scouting party no captain commanded by Lieutenant Eli Hammon [Harmon] Colonel John Ashley served twelve weeks at [-----] in 177[?] & was called out on an allarm five weeks no Captain Lieutenant Reuben Be[e]man under Colonel John [Collar] the third time & listed for three months commanded by Adam Casson Capt. under Colonel David [Brewer] [-----] is just and true according to the best of my recollection. Jonathan Smith [signature] [not]
Jonathan Allen [signature]

Subscribed and sworn before me this 5th day of June 1840
Amos Lawton Justice
[Richard?] [---] Esq
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Pension Office {----]
J.L. Edwards [Esq]
Washington City

Day
June 11
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M at Sept 26
N.Y.

J.L. Edwars Esqr
Pension Office
D.C.

[H--] D. Russell
HR
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House of Repo [Representatives] D.C. Sept 25th 1837

J.L. Edwards [--]
Sir,
I have this day [--] the enclosed, will you furnish me with infromation in relation to the Allen application, & with your answer please return me the enclosed letter.

I am respectfully
D. Russell
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[postmark] BALLSTON N.Y. AUG 1
NY
Aug 3 [written over postmark]
[--] statement
Jonathan Allen

J.L. Edwards
Com. of Pentions
Washington, City

FREE
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State of New York
County of Saratoga
Town of Day

I Jonathan Allen [cross out] a resident of the town of Day aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that I am eighty three years of age [insertion] last May that I am a resident of the County of Saratoga and has been a resident of Warren for about forty years last past State of New York and that I performed the following Services in the old Revolutionary War [--] in the year 1777 I was called out on an alarm and served in a Scouting party. I was commanded by a Lieutenant Ely Hammon (no captain) under Coln John Ashley for twelve weeks and I was called out in 1778 on a Scouting party again and served five weeks under the command of Lieutenant Ruben Beman (no capt) under Col John Collar and in the same year I enlisted and served three months under the command of Capt. Adam Casson under Col David Bruder all of which the deponent declares and swears is just and true according to the best of his recollection
Jonathan Allen
Sworn and Subscribed before me,
this 27th Day of July 1840
Amos Lawton
Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Saratoga County 

Ss I Archibald Smith Clerk of the County of Saratoga do certify that Amos Lawton before whom the above affidavit purported to have been taken was on the 27th day of July 1840 and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, residing therein and duly qualified according to law. And also that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe above to be his genuine signature

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said county this 31st day of July 1840
Archibald Smith Clk
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Apr 24

NY
Jona. Allen
Act 1832
[postmark] GLENNS FALLS N.Y. APR 19

FREE

James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Glenns Falls, April 17, 1837

James L. Edwards Esqr [--]

Enclosed I send the paper upon the application of Jonathan Allen for a pension under the Act of Cogress of June 7, 1832.

You will perceive that the applicant served in the Revolutionary War as a private in all about seven months — In the first service 12 weeks, lacking three or four days — 12 weeks is — 84 days less 4 = 80
In the second service 5 weeks or 35 days less 2 33 
Making in the first two services days 112

[shown in addition column at right:
80
33
___
113]

or 3 months & 23 days and in the third service he served three months — making in all six months & twenty three days service —

Until about a year ago the applicant's circumstances were such as to enable him to live without making an application but he is now under the necessity of asking for his pension. He is a temperate, frugal and worthy man & I hope his application will be successful. Please send me a copy of the instructions for making an application for a pension & for [declaring] the pension upon the certificate.
Your early action is requested —
Yours with respect
E.H. [Rose----s]
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Nov 13 1840
[postmark] BALLSTON N.Y. NOV 10

NY
A---] of
Jona Allen

War Department
Pention Office
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Washington City

FREE
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State of New York
County of Saratoga
Town of Day

Jonathan Allen a resident of the town of Day aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is eight three years old that he has resided in the county of Warren and the county of Saratoga. State of New York for the last forty years the he performed the following services in the old Revolutionary War vz that in the year 177 he was call on an alarm and served in a scouting party no captain under Lieutenant Ely Hammond under Coln John Ashley twelve weeks and that he was again called in to sercie in the year 1778 and served five weeks in a scouting party under Lietuenant Ruben Beamon no capt that he knew of under Coln John COllar that in the same year he enlisted for three months and served under Capt Adam Casson under Coln David Brewer all ofwhich the deponent declares and swears to be true according to the best of his [---] recollection
his mark
Jonathan Allen

Signed and subscribed this 5th day of November in the year of our Lord 1840 before me E.M. Day Com of Deeds

Saratoga County Clerks Office — Ss I Archibald Smith, clerk of the county of Saratoga, do certify that Eliphaz M Day before whom the above affidavit was taken, was on the fifth day of November 1840 a commissioner of deeds in and for the said said county, duly qualified according to law, and also, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe the above to be his genuine signature
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county this 9th day of November 1840
Archibald Smith clerk
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Dear sir
I had got the affadavit of Mr. J. Allen and sent it on to the department some six weeks before I wrote the last letter dated the 22nd Oct. and the old gentleman got uneasy and wished me to make some inquiry to know what objections there was. I reported you had rec'd the affidavit the cause of it [originating?] I no not. If this comes to hand have the goodness to examin[e] his case as soon as convenient and [--] your answer. I have good re[a]son to believe the old gentleman merits a share with his fellow suffer[er]s in the Revolutionary Struggle for Liberty
Yours with respt.
Samuel Stinson

J.L. Edwards, Esqr
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S.183   3 Apr 6
April 7, 1840
Pension Office
N.Y.
Jonathan Allen
Act 1832
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War Department office
Washin[g]ton City

Day N.Y.
April 2d — [18]40
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Day Saratoga County April 2d 1840

Dear Sir
In behalf of an old Revolutionary Soldier who now is living in the neighborhood with me informs me that he had applied for a pention 2 or 3 years ago. His name is Johnathan Allen. He then was a resident of Warrent County, State of New York. He employed a Mr. Rasceranks to assist him in obtaining a pention. Mr Rosceranks informed him he had sent on his papers to the department and had word that they wanted the names of more of his officers than he had given them. Sir the old gentleman has got to be old and very much broken, his memory fails him in consequence of losing his property and now is in want of the comforts of life. He [-]rakes very fast. He says he is entitiled to a pention in consequence of the servis he rendered to his country's strug[g]le for independance acording to his best reckolection he was called out on an alarm in the year 77 was out 12 weeks under Coln John Ashley no capt a Lieutenant Ely Hammond ascouting for Torys and indians in Burgoin [Burgoyne] time. The second time he was out he went under Coln John Collar Lieutenant Ruben Bemon ascouting party for Torys and indians five weeks the third time he listed for three months and served a portion of the time ascouting and a part of the time was a rear guard to the army who was on a retreat be for Burgoin's [Burgoyne's] army. He then went under Colm David Bruder Capt Simon Casson in Sign [Ensign] Zenos Kellogg according to the best of his reckolection. Sir at least he might mistake some of his officers names if your honor would have the goodness for the old gentleman to refer to the papers of Mr. Joseph Hewitt, a resident of Saratoga County S. N.Y. who applyed and obtained a pention some fifteen or twenty years ago you will find by those papers that the present applicant made an affidavit for Mr. Hewitt who obtained his pention by his affidavit. They was both out at the same time and under the same officers. So says Mr Allen. Mr Allen tells me that he lives in New Mallbury in the State of Massachusetts the county he don't remember. When he was called out in to the service. Sir about the time he made application for a pention he had a fit of num[b] palsy which hs very much impaired his
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health and memory. Also Sir I have been acquainted with the old gentleman for about seventeen years. I find him to be an hones[t] clever man and a man which I would believe as soon as any man I know of. Sir he tells me that  if he lives till may next he will be eighty three years of age. He now lives about 30 miles from Mr Rosecronks and he has sent to get some information respecting his papers from him has got non[e] untill last week. He was told they were filed in the office of the War Department . He began to be a little suspicious of him the old man is not go to see Roseecrants therefore he requested and authorised me to wright [sic] and attend to it for him.

Therefore if there is any communication or information sent to him or wanted pleas[e] to wright [sic] to me the pertickelars [sic] and I will attend to them for him

Sir have the gooodnessin the case and [s]ircumstances require it to examin[e] the papers that I have refered to and you will much very much oblige and confer a lasting favor and kindness on an old Revolutionary patriot who underwent the sufferings and priation of the Bloody Socks of War to gain our Liberty and by misfortune is reduced to extream want an[d] necessary. You pleas to attend to his case as soon as possible
Yours with respect
Samuel Stinson
Day Saratoga County S. N.Y.
Pleas to direct your communication to West Day post office
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Day NY
June 30
July 6 1841
[---] NY
Jonathan Allen

Pention Office
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Washington City
Jonathan Allen
See John & Jos. Hewitt
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Sir having recieved yours in reply to my letter and affidavit in favor of Mr Jonathan Allen an applicant for a pention it se[a]ms that the names of the captains and officers was wanting which he gave all he knew of and the time he served and the way and manner he served and has supported it by a solemn oath before his god and has supported his character by the solemn oath of 4 or 5 respectable men and the certificate of Mr Aaron Simmons a minister of the gospel and man of respectability and in high standing in society and living in different towns and countys who has been intimately acquainted with Mr Allen for a great number of years swears him to be a man of truth and vir9tu0osity. The old gentleman sais there's but but 3 or 4 men with him the he can reckolect their names excepting his officers which he has named. There was two men Joseph Hewit and John Hewit and they were pentioners he says. He Mr Allen was called for a witness to support their oath and claim they are both of them dead. There was another by the name of David Brooks where he is or whether he is living or not he can't tell, now Sir placed as he is with out a living witness to testify to what they personally knew to his serving in the revolutionary war and being reduced to poverty not by imprudence but by misfortune were either of those men living he says he could prove and substandtiate the services he has rendered. Mr Allen thinks it is a hard case that the benevolent relief which Congress has provided for those that served cannot be obtained in his case as he has made solemn oath and substantiated it by so many good substantial witnesses to be a man of truth and vir[tu]osity. I do think it is a hard case a very hard case in deed for I do believe from the acquaintance I have had with Mr Allen for about 18 years to be a man that would not tell a flasehood much more to swear to an untruth no sooner than he would take his own life. Do be kind enough to examin[e] the papers of the [misters] Hewit and see if they don't go to satisfy your mind for the old gentleman. I fyou have any doubts as to the above pleas[e] to overlook any imperfections if any as they are desired. Believe me sincere
In behalf of Mr Jonathan Allen an applicant for a pention
Yours with due respect
Samuel Stinson
J.L. Edwards Esqr
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Day Saratoga County March 1 1841

Dear Sir
You informed us that it appeard by the records that Mr Allen had served only 22 Days in 1777

He informs me that all the men in the town that was able to bare [sic] arms was called out on an alarm and served about three weeks and then was classed two in a class and one half of the men was discharged one out of each class and he remained in servis during the twelve weeks which he [satis] in his afidavit
And he further states that he was called out in 1778 again on an alarm and served five weeks the most of these two [---] he was ascouting the country from Stillwater Saratoga, Fort Miller Sandy Hill Fort  Edward Argylle Kingsbury to Fort Ann then a wooden country. The trees was [---] with Torys and Indians committing murder on the inhabitants of the land.

In 1778 he sayes he inlisted for three months and served the whole of the time with other soldiers was marched down the Hudson River to Kinderhook. Stayed there a few days and then was ordered to Albany to the bar[r]acks and remained there. His time out a drilling every day according to orders.

Sir in hearing him telling [--]. He served before he applyed for a pention and since he applyed knowing him to be a man of truth I fully believe he has served according as he has stated in his affidavit.

Sir you have my honest belief and a number of others who have made oath to his being a man of truth and who is to be believed

Likewise a certificate of Mr Aaron Simmons a minister of the gospel who has full confidence in his word and if it was needed I could give you twenty or thirty more of good respectable men as we have in the country they would testify to the honesty and truth of Mr Jonathan Allen as a man

Sir if the evidence which has been given in Mr Allen['s] case is not satisfactory I don't know that if one of his old comrad[e]s who served with him should rise from the dead and testify to the same would satisfy your minds.

Knowing Mr Allen['s] character as to honesty and truth & cant doubt it for a moment. I remain your most humble servant
With Due Respect
Samuel Stinson

J.L. Edwards Esqr
The applicant has lived in Warren most of the time for 40 years now pl[ease] pardon my [any] imperfections
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I Elnathan Parsons Ira A Paddock Jabez Briggs John L. Sterling Elephalet Tompkins James Palmeter do solomonly [solemnly] swear that I have been personally acquainted and have known Mr Jonathan Allen who has applyed for a pention a goodly number of years and do believe him to be a man whose word is to be depended on and from conversation that I have had with him Mr Allen in times that has passe and gone do verily believe that he has performed servises in the revolutionary war that  he know sayes he has performed in his affidavit that he sent to the War Department. We have full confidence in his word at all times
Elnathan Parsons
Ira A. Paddock
Jabez Briggs
John L Sterling
Elephalet Tompkins
James Palmeter

Sworn and subscribed before me this 8 Day of July 1841
[H.] Van [Von] Tassel 
Commissioner of Deeds for Warren County

This may certify that I Aaron Seamans of Northampton Fulton Co Minister of the gospel am personally acquainted with the above named Jonathan Allen and have no doubt of his honesty truth and verasity and that he is entitled to the pention that he asks for
Aaron Seamans [Eld]
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West Day
Saratoga [Cty] NY
Oct 26
[Januar.]
NY
J Allen

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Comm of Pentions
Washington City
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Day Oct 22 184[-]

Dear Sir
By at at request of Mr Jonathan Allen an applicant for a pention under the Act of 1832  he is desires [desirous] to know what objection if any there is to his claim. His affidavit has been taken and sent on to the department according to the directions given

The old gentleman is very anxous to know something about it

If there is any objections have the goodness to point them and if I can do anything legally to assist him I will and willing

As I have good reason to believe the old gentleman merits a share of [patronage] with his fellow suffere[r]s in the Revolutional strug[g]le for Liberty

His c[h]aracter as for truth is to be relied on
Your affectionately
Samuel Stinson  /  agent

I am a [---] of the [-----] of [business] you [necessarily] must have [constantly]

J L Edwards Esqr
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Dec 9 [18]40
[----]

Pention Office  [18-4]
War department
J. L. Edwards Esq
Washington
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Day December -th 1840

Dear Sir
At the request of Mr Jonathan Allen an applicant for a pention under the act of 1832 I again would inquire what objections there is if any to his claim.

After receiving yours of the 27 of June 1840 respecting his affidavit I immediately got his affidavit and sent it to the county clerk to be certified and had it mail at Ballston Spa [P] office the place of the clerk's residence
I then waited 5 or 6 weeks and had no answer
I then wrote again in October dated the 22 and recd yours dated the 26 in answer informing me that you had not rec'd any papers or communications since the 12 of August last. I immediately got his affidavit again and sent it as before to be certified by the county clerk and had it mailed as before

I sent it by a trusty hand to be certified and mailed and have rec'd no answer. The last was dated the 5 of November last

Both of the affidavits contained his age which is 83 and the names of all the commanding officers that he knew. His servises was rendered in the year 1777 and 1778 under the first time called in to servis he was commanded by a lieutenant the second time he was commanded by a lieutenant the third time by a capt. The names of the col[o]nel[s] were
first Coln John Ashley
2d d[itto] John Coller
3d and last David Brewer

The old gentleman is bery an[ct]ious to know whether he is like to share with his fellow sufferers in the Revolutionary Strug[g]le for Liberty. I think he merits it as well as the others.
Excuse my imperfections
Have the goodness to attend to the old gentleman as soon as possible
Yours with respect
Samuel Stinson

J.L. Edwards Esqr