Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,879, Walter Denny, Penn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn

Denny, Walter

NUMBER
R. 2879

CONTENTS
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Know all men by these presents that I
Rebecca Williamson of the County of Miami &
State of Indiana, daughter of Walter Denny now deceased, have made constituted and as
pointed and by these presents doth make constitute and appoint Peter G Washington of the City of Washington D.C. my true and lawful
attorney, for me and in my name place and
stead to demand and receive any and all sums
of money which may be due me as the heir of
Walter Denny deceased, on account of any Pension back pay, or other claim which may have been due the said Walter Denny in his life time or his heirs after his death on account of the services of the said Walter Denny in the
Revolutionary war between the United
homes and Great Brittan [sic]; and I hereby give
my said Attorney full power and authority to
examine the records and papers belonging to the Government of the United States relation to the service of the said Denny, and to demand and receive any such amount or claim that may be due from the United States to her, and upon the receipt thereof to execute any and all receipts acquittances releases or other sufficient discharges for me and in my name, and generally to do all acts and things in and about the collecting and receiving said claim as fully to all intents and purposes as I myself might or could do if personally present
Hereby ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney may lawfully do in
the premises by virtue hereof
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of December A D 1851
Rebeckah Williamson [seal]

Witness
N O Ross
M M Hofs

State of Indiana
Miami County
Before me the undersigned a Notary Public of said County this day personally come [blank] Williamson above named known by me to be the person she represents herself
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to be in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and
acknowledged the signing and sealing of the same to be her voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein expressed
Given under my hand and notarial Seal at Penn in said County this 26th day of December AD 1851
Nathan O. Ross
Notary Public

[seal]
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State of Indiana 
Miami County
Before me the undersigned a Notary Public within and for said County this day personally came Walter Nisbet of lawful age who being by me duly sworn upon his oath saith that he is well acquainted with Rebecca Williamson who has executed the foregoing power of Attorney, that she is the daughter of Walter Denny is now deceased that the said Walter Henry is
now deceased that he died about ten years
ago in Lagrange County Indiana, and further
saith not
W.D. Nisbet
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 6th day of January AD 1852
Nathan O Ross
Notary Public
M C
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The State of Ohio Preble County
Court of Common Pleas March
Term 1833
On this twenty third day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty three personally appeared before
the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of ┃
Preble in the State of Ohio Walter Denny
aged eighty-two years a resident of the County aforesaid 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 seventh eighteen hundred and thirty two
That he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer under Captain Charles Leeper in Cumberland County Pennsylvania. Capt Leeper marched us to Elizabethtown New Jersey from thence to Bargen thence to Perthamboy [sic] thence to Princetown [sic] thence to Trenton, thence by water down to Philidelphia [sic]. In this tour deponent stated that he served as a volunteer two months besides the time of going and coming in this town we were under the command of Gen. Livingston - Deponent further states that in [blank] he was drafted in Cumberland County Pennsylvania to serve two months in Captain Andrew Mcfarland's Company of Militia Captain Mcfarland marched us to Philadelphia at which place this deponent took sick on the evening before General Washington took three hundred Hessians at Trentown [sic]
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and sent them to Philidelphia [sic] - Captain Mcfarland left this deponent there and marched into the Jersey where this deponent understood he took sick and died - he further stated that he was directed by his captain to go home when he should get able which he did after lying sick about four weeks when he got home his term of service was nearly expired - he further says that he never received any other than the verbal discharge above refered [sic] to. This deponent further states that he was drafted in Cumberland County aforesaid to serve two months in Captain Thomas Gibson's
Militia company, if his recollection serves him
of Col. Arthur Buchanan's regiment. he thinks
the Lieutenant Col. was of the name of Brown
we were marched down to Bucks County we
remained there two months and this deponent
returned home-- he received no written discharge
This deponent further states that a short time
after he returned home he was elected Captain
of a militia company- five or six months afterwards an express came to this deponent
that the indians [sic] and British were beseiging [sic] Freeland's fort when this deponent took his horse and rode all night calling for volunteers and by next morning, had collected forty five volunteers of whom this deponent took command as Captain and marched them to Carlisle at which place he received volunteers immediately sufficient to make a full company- thence we marched with all speed to 
Freeland's fort - when we arrived the fort had 
surrendered - and the indians [sic] and British had gone off - remained at the fort one night. the next day we marched to Wallace's fort and after remaining there a part of the day we marched back to Freeland's fort to
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remain there until twelve men, who had been
detached from the company to go to Chemung about twenty four miles above Freelands fort, would return
We remained at the fort next night-- the next morning this deponent marched his company toward home. In this tour he served as above
described two weeks - he further states that it is a good while since he has seen his commission as Captain He has diligently searched for it among his old papers but cannot find it - This deponent further states that he served two weeks as a spy in the place of  John Williamson a spy who was sick during that time. This deponent further states that his service at the different times as above described exceeded six months-to wit six months and two weeks and two weeks as a spy - Deponent was born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania on the 17th day of March 1751 and has lived in Preble County about fourteen years deponent has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any witness living by whom he can prove his services-
Deponent hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any State
Walter Denny

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid 
J. C. Hawkins Clerk

We Peter H Golladay Clergyman and Frederick Miller residents of the County of Preble Ohio do hereby cer
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tify that we are well acquainted with Walter
Denny who has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration; that we believe him to be
eighty two years of age; that he sustains a good Character for truth and veracity, that he is reputed and believed in his neighborhood to
have been a soldier of the revolution and that we have full confidence in the truth of his declaration as above stated
Peter H. Golladay
Frederick Miller
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid
J. C. Hawkins Clerk
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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 revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that 
it appears to them that Peter H Golliday a clergyman and Frederick Miller who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the County of Preble and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit
By the Court-
J.C. Hawkins Clerk
I Joseph C. Hawkins Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application
of Walter Denny for a pension-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
unto hand and seal of office this twenty third day of March A.D. 1833
J. Hawkins Clerk

24207
Walter Denny
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24. 217
Walter Denny
Preble Co Ohio

Return [illegible]

Hon. T. Webster
H. R. [House of Representatives]

[the following text is crossed out]
J. M. M. McNutt
Eaton
Preble County Ohio
Eaton Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
27th April 1833

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this  Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A statement, shewing the service of Walter Denny

Period when the service was rendered, Duration of the claimant's service,Years, Months Days, Rank of the claimant,  Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served, Names and Rank of the Genera and Field officers, Battles in which the applicant was
engaged Country through which he marched, Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period, Evidence by which the declaration is supported.

vo [volunteer], 2 Months, Private, Capt Leeper Capt McFarland,  [blank], [blank], [blank], 82 years Cumberland Co Pennsylva., Traditionary & Clergyn.

dr [draft], sick & [illegible] home time not stated [illegible], Capt Leeper Capt  [blank], [blank], [blank], 82 years, Cumberland Co Pennsylva., Traditionary & Clergyn.

[blank], 2 months, Private, Capt Gibson Col Buchanon,  [blank], [blank], 82 years, Cumberland Co Pennsylva., Traditionary & Clergyn.

[blank], 14 days, Captain,  [blank], [blank], [blank], [blank], 82 years, Cumberland Co Pennsylva., Traditionary & Clergyn.

[blank], * 14 days, as a spy,  [blank], [blank], [blank], [blank], 82 years, Cumberland Co Pennsylva., Traditionary & Clergyn.

*In the place of John Williamson

I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant,

J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

Satisfactory proof of his being a Captain is required - see note
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 1832,
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of
 [blank] in the county of  [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c)[blank] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)[blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] 
(e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
sons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and per-
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he the Agency in the State of
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.    A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of
[blank] & c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
[blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [blank] of office, this [blank] day of [blank] & c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.
To a Soldier, Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer, Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what one has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates,
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general; and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State of Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the declarant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A> B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, accordingly to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: -- For ____year ____ months, and ____ days I served as a _______. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a ______; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrases about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, names of officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps
called into to service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service
was performed; he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certification of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must in all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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[illegible]

Ref # 2879

Denny, Walter
(Pa.)
R. 2879
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Cumberland County Ss
I Do certify, that Walter Denny hath voluntarily taken and subscribed the oath of Allegiance and Fidelity, as directed by an Act of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed the 13th Day June A. D. 1777 Witness my Hand and Seal, the Twenty Ninth Day of September, Anno Domini 1777
[L. S.]
Charles Leeper [seal]

LANCASTER: Printed by FRANCIS BAILEY.

[stamp]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
[illegible]
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Mr. F A Dickens will thank [illegible] Gordon to inform him whether this applicant have served or is entitled to receive Bounty Land.
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2033

Revolutionary Claims.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
3rd May 1832

Walter Denny of [blank] in the county of
Preble in the State of Ohio 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 [blank] company, in the third regiment of the Pena.  line; 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
#2879 Rej

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
3 May 1832

It further appears that Walter Denny is not now on the pension list of the any agency, and has not been so since the 3 March 1826
the
month.

The name of Walter Denny cannot be found among those of the Pennsylvania line to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued-
Peter Hagner Aud

Correct
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War Department
Bounty Land Office
May 5. 1832
The name of Walter Denny, is not returned with those of the Penna line, as entitled to Bounty Land of the U. States, nor has a Warrant issued
for him
Wm Gordon
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OW Rej
#2879
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2030
For the purpose of obtaining the benifits [sic] of the act entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution approved on the fifteenth of May 1828 I Walter Denny resident of the Township of Twin in the County of Preble and State of Ohio do hereby declare that I was a captain in the continental line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the service in the Central Division of the army of the Revolution and remained in its service until its Termination at which time I was in the Third Regiment of the Pennsylvania line and I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of May one thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Eight on the Pension list of the United States nor never has been and that my commission is lost
Witness my Hand this second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty two
Walter Denny

The most convenient Branch Bank of the United States is at Cincinnati the most convenient Post office is at West Alexandria Preble County Ohio

Before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for Twin Township in the County of Preble in the State of Ohio Personally appeared this day Samuel Mitchel and John Ferguson Persons known to me as credible witnesses who did severally make oath that Walter Denny by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a Captain in the Army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated
Witness my hand this Second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty two
Nathaniel Benjamin [seal]
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The State of Ohio
Preble County Ss   ⎬
I, Joseph C Hawkins, Clerk of the Court of Preble County, certify that Nathaniel Benjamin is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed
my seal of office, and subscribed my name
this nineteenth day of April in the year eighteen hundred and thirty two
J. C. Hawkins Clerk of the
Court of Preble County
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State of Ohio Pickaway County Sc
Personly [sic] appeared before me David Donaldson a Justice of the peace George Gibson who being Sworn a cording [sic] to law deposeth and sayeth that he herd [sic] his father Thomas Gibson tell the story of himself and Captain Pattent both commanding Companys [sic] at the time being ordered out on a tower [sic] of duty while on the march they encampt [sic] in the evening where wood was scarce my father Captain Gibson orderd [sic] two men to cut a certain tree down for fewel [sic] and that two of Captains Pattents men came up and began to chop in the same tree and by that there was a dispute between the two captained bout [sic] the fuell [sic] and Captain Gibson ordered Walter Denny of his company to take his axe and cut the handles of both of Captain Pattents mens axes and that ended the dispute
G Gibson

Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 21st day November 1838
David Donaldson
Justice of the peace
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I am personally acquainted with Geo. Gibson Esq. and Margaret Denny the persons signing the affidavits herein and have no hesitation saying that they are persons of good standing and integrity
Nov. 27. 1838.
Wm P Darst
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State of Ohio Pickaway County Sc
Personly came before me David Donaldson a
Justice of the peace for said County Margrat [sic] Denny who being sworn according to law deposeth and sayeth that Walter Denny was at his fathers hous [sic] in company with Richard Rogers in the time of the Revolution and that they stated they was [sic]on ther [sic] way to join the army that this was in the State of Pennsylvania Chester County
Margarte Denny

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of November 1838
David Donaldson
Justice of the peace

The State of Ohio
Pickaway County SS
I William P Darst Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that David Donaldson Esq. before whom the foregoing
affidavits were made was at the time to wit the 21st Inst. one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office at Circleville this 27th day of November AD 1838
Wm P. Darst clk
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House of Rep 24 Jan 1839

Sir:

I have just received the enclosed, containing some additional proof which I am requested to submit for your further examination
Very Respectfully
Taylor Webs

J.L. Edwards Esq
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Walter Denny
Ohio
Rejected
See let. 28 Jany 1839 Hon T Webster

2879
did not serve six months

Act 7 June 1832
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[stamp] REJECTED
P. O. Walter Denny
Service: [blank]
Enlisted: [blank]
Discharged: [blank]
Application filed: [blank]
Alleges:  [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P. O. [blank]
[blank]Recognized.
[blank]Contract
[blank] Dis. Searched for [blank]