Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4589, for Lemuel Southwick, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)  

SERVICE Mass [Massachusetts]
NUMBER W. 4589

Southwick, Lemuel
Mary [Mary Southwick] 

CONTENTS
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[On left page near top:]  Let [Letter] to Col [possibly Colonel] Steele 14 Jan 1852

[On right page:]
4052
Pennsylva Phila [Pennsylvania  Philadelphia]
Mary Southwick
widow of Lemuel Southwick
Mass [Massachusetts]
who served in the Revolutionary [W]ar, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 08. Cents [$33.08] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of feby [February] 1849 and sent to Hon. H. Putnam
HofR [probably meaning Houses of Representatives]

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 268 Vol. 2.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, July 27th. 1847

I hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestation hereto Annexed. Stephen Hosford was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Berkshire in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

[On the lower left side of the page, there is what looks like a faint impression of a seal of office.]

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. [or John C] [?] Parfrey [or Penegrey [or Penefrey]; 
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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[Occasional spacing has been included, to make the long text block easier to read.]

I, Absalom Peters of Williamstown, in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby depose and say; - that I am the settled Pastor of the First Congregational Church and Parish in said Williamstown; - that I have in my possession, as Pastor, the Records of said Church, from the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Nine (1779) to the present date; 

that, during that whole time, excepting several short intervals when the said church has been destitute of a Pastor, the said Records have been made and kept by the several Pastors of said Church in succession;

that on a careful examination of said Records, I find that the Rev. Seth Swift was the settled Pastor of said Church from the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Nine (1779) to the year Eighteen Hundred and Seven ^(1807), and that the said Records, during that time, were kept by the said Swift, and were duly attested by his signature; 

And I furthermore depose and say; that under the head of Marriages solemnized by the said Swift, and evidently in his handwriting and [? nearly illegible word looks like ?Srcpt, possibly meaning Script] as a ^part of said Records, I find the following entry made in the usual form, viz. "Feb. 27. 1782, Lemuel Southwick to Mary Spencer;" by which I understand, without doubt, that on the Twenty Seventh day of February, Seventeen Hundred [here "and Seventy Nine 177-" is stricken through] and Eighty Two, (1782) the said Lemuel Southwick was lawfully married, by the said Swift, to the said Mary Spencer.

The date of this record is, as I have quoted it above, in figures, as are also all the dates of the records of Marriages, Baptisms, Deaths and so forth kept by the said Swift as Pastor of the said Church. Absalom Peters.
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entry made in the usual form, viz. Feb. 27. 1782, Lemuel Southwick to Mary Spencer;" by which I understand, without doubt, that on the Twenty Seventh day of February, Seventeen Hundred [here "and Seventy Nine 177-" is stricken through] and Eighty Two, (1782) the said Lemuel Southwick was lawfully married, by the said Swift, to the said Mary Spencer.  The date of this record is, as I have quoted it above, in figures, as are also all the dates of the records of Marriages, Baptisms, Deaths and so forth kept by the said Swift as Pastor of the Said 
Church.  Absalom Peters. 

State of Massachusetts
Berkshire County SS.

Be it Known that on this 22nd day of July 1847 Absalom Peters, above named, a person well Known to me for truth and verasity [veracity] and Credibility, appeared and made Solem [Solemn] Oath that the above deposition by him Subscribed is true
Before me Stephen Hosford  Justice of the Peace.

I Certify that the interliniation of the fiftteenth line and in the twentieth line and also the
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[?] Erasure in the twenty fourth line of the foregoing deposition were made before the Same was signed by the deponant

Stephen Hosford   Justice of the Peace
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9563
No 13483
Mary Southwick
wid of Lemuel [Lemuel Southwick]
[here "N.Y." is stricken through] Pa [Pennsylvania]
Act [partially overwritten, but the next part appears to read:] 7 July 1838

Married 1782
Husband died 1825
[?] Admd [possibly meaning Admitted, as in the claim was admitted] 
9 mo [months] 28 days
$33.08 peran [per annum]

[illegible word, possibly "On"] 4 March 1836

[Two hard to read words, possibly renw all, possibly meaning renewal allowed] ^3 March 43 [1843]
17 June 44 [1844] 02 July 48 [1848]
$33.08 per annum]
[?] On 4 March 1843

Hon H Putnam
House of Reps [House of Representatives]
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State of Pennsylvania)
McKean County) SS

Before the Subscriber a Judge in and for Said County personally Came Mary Southwick who having been by me duly sworn according to law on her oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838

That She is the Widow of Lemuel Southwick who was a Soldier in the American Revolutionary Army and resided at the date of his Services at Williamstown in the State of Massachusetts.  That she recollects that Capt [Captain] Clark of said town was one of his officers but does not recollect the names of others

That She was married to the said Lemuel Southwick at Williamstown by Rev M Swift according to her best recollection on the 27th day of February in the year 1782 [possibly 1784, but it looks most like 1782] 

That the said Lemuel Southwick died at Sandueky [or Sanducky, possibly meaning Sandusky] in the State of Ohio on the 20th Day of September in the Year 1825.  

That she has no record of her marriage, or of the ages of her children nor any documentary evidence of her husbands services.  That she has not intermarried since the death of the said Lemuel Southwick but remains his Widow That her maiden name was Mary Spencer 

That the services of the Said Lemuel Southwick were rendered before her marriage with him

[Near the lower left corner of the page:] Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of August 1847 and I certify that the said Mary Southwick is unable on account of old age and bodily infirmity to appear in open court) 

[On the lower right side of the page:] Mary Southwick [and] her X mark 

A.S. Arnold) Associate Judge)
Charles Steel  Witness
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McKean County SS

[There appears to be a faint round impression of a seal of office, near the upper left portion of the record.]

I Richard Chadwick, [illegible] of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, do hereby Certify that Hon. Aaron Arnold is an associate Judge of McKean County, duly Commissioned and sworn; and that the Within signature purporting to be his is Genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at [?] Smithfield the 17th day of August. AD. 1847.

R. Chadwick JP [Justice of the Peace] [illegible]
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State of New York)
Livingston County) SS  

Before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for Said County personally came Samuel Southwick to me well Known to be a person of good character for veracity and morality and made oath in due form of law that he was 79 Years old on the 14th day of June last 

that when he was a boy he resided with his father at Williamstown Massachusetts

That ["when" is stricken through] he [?] had a brother whose name was Lemuel who also resided at said Williamstown and was the oldest Child of his fathers [father's] family  

That there were three other Children Younger than Lemuel and older than this deponent

That when this deponent was fourteen Years of age (being June 1782) deponents father died at Said Williamstown and in the fall after his death the family united with the Shakers and removed onto the domain at Richmond [meaning, the surviving family moved onto the Shaker domain at Richmond] 

That he Can well recollect when Burgoyne and his Army were taken prisoners and the return of troops from that Service[.]  

That his brother the said Lemuel Southwick rendered several Tours of Service in the Revolution some of which were rendered under Capt [Captain] Samuel Clark of Williamstown where this deponent well Knew That the said Lemuel [Lemuel Southwick] Enlisted and Served at one time nine months or thereabouts and that one Caleb Tice [or Tree], whom this deponent well Knew and who lived within ^about 2 miles of deponents fathers [father's] house Enlisted and Served with him at the same time as this deponent well Knew at the Said time 

That he thinks and believes the Said Service was rendered the Second [?] season after the taking of Burgoyne

That the said Lemuel Southwick Married one Mary Spencer daughter of Jonathan Spencer who resided in Hancock adjoining Williamstown

That he was not present at said marriage but Knew the said parties were reputed to have been Married and that it took place at Williamstown before the family
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removed to Richmond and that the wife of the said Lemuel [Lemuel Southwick] refused to go to Richmond as aforesaid[.]  That the said Lemuel Southwick has been dead Several Years

Samuel Southwick [his X mark]

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of ["August" was stricken through] ^October 1847. and I certify the witness is entitled to full credit.)

George N. Williams 
Justice of the Peace
In the town of Mount Moris, Livingston County 

State of New York
[?] Livingston County Clerks office) SS

I hereby certify that George N. Williams Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been taken and Subscribed, was on the 7th day of Oct [illegible year] a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County duly Elected and Sworn and authorized to [illegible phrase, possibly "take the same"] and further that I am well a_quainted [acquainted] with his hand writing and verily believe sig Signature Subscribed to the foregoing affidavit to be genuine 

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said County [illegible phrase.] this 13th day of Oct 1847
Wm H Whiting clerk 

[Near the lower left part of this record, there appears to be a very faint perpendicular notation, perhaps including a name and more unknown text, which is too faint to read clearly at this time.]
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[Near upper left corner:]
Reported

[Beginning at the top of right side of record:]
10535

Pennsylvania
Mary Southwick
Widow of Lemuel Southwick
who was a pensioner under the Act of ____ and who died on the 20th Sept. 1825
of McKean in the State of Penn [Pennsylvania] who was a Private in the Compy. [Company.] commanded by Captain ____ of the Regt. [Regiment] commanded by Col. ___ in the Revolution line for 9 mo. [months] 28 dys [days]

Inscribed on the Roll of Phil [Philadelphia] at the rate of 33 Dollars 08 Cents [$33.08] per annum, to commence on the 4th
day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Jany. [January.] '49 [1849] and sent to Hon. H. [or W.] Putnam, [partially illegible, perhaps H of Reps meaning House of Representatives] 

Total amount, ________

(Act July 7, 1838.)

Recorded by Th. [or H.] Lumpkin Clerk, 
Book D Vol. 1.  Page 231.
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[Near the upper left corner of this record:] Reported [or Reputed] 

[Starting near the top right corner of this record:]  8467  Phil. [Philadelphia]
Pennyslvania

Mary Southwick 
widow of Lemuel Southwick
who was a Private in the Revolution

Husband died 20 Sept. 1825.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 33 Dollars 08 Cents [$33.08] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Jany '49 [January 1849]. and sent to Hon H. Putnam [illegible] of Reps 

Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844,]
Recorded in Book A [or W] 
Vol. 2. Page 116.
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Revy [Revolutionary] WIDOW, &c. [and etcetera]
File No. 4589
Mary Southwick
Widow
Lemuel Southwick
Pvt. Rev. War

Act: Feb. 2d, 1848
Index:- Vol. M, Page 231

(Arrangement of 1870.)
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Warsaw Oct 13th 1847
Wyoming Co N.Yk. [New York]

J L Edwards Esqr.
DrSir [Dear Sir]

Enclosed please find declaration and proof in case of Mrs. Mary Southwick [or Southwiek] all of which I ^hope will be deemed Sufficient to establish her claim to pension

Very Respectfully
A. L. Lynde
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[Occasional spacing has been included to make the long text block easier to read.]

I Jesse Sabin of Williamstown in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts depose and Say, that I was born in Said Williamstown on the first day of August 1772.  That I have lived in said Williamstown nearly all the time Since, and during the whole time I have been well acquainted with the inhabitants, generally of said town.  I knew one Lemuel Southwick who lived in this town and near to my Fathers [Father's] House when I was quite young.-

The Said Lemuel Southwick left this town, I should think, over fifty years Since and Joined the Society of Shakers in Hancock in this County - I Knew the Said Lemuel Southwick after he Joined and [?] lived with the Shakers, and had Conversation with him the Said Southwick about his living in Williamstown &c. [and etcetera.]  

I further State that I have never Known any other person by the name of Lemuel Southwick and am confident that no other person by that name has ever lived in Williamstown Since my Earliest recollections.

I was well acquainted with Colonel Benjamin Simonds, Capt. Samuel Clark and Caleb Tice [or Tree] all of whom lived in this town.

Jesse Sabin  [his X mark]

In presence of 
Stephen Hosford 
Wm. [William] H. Hasford

State of Massachusetts
Berkshire County SS.

Be it Known that on this 19th day of August 1847 Jesse Sabin above named personally appeared and mad [made] oath that the above deposition by him Subscribed is true
Before me Stephen Hosford Justice of the Peace
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I Certify that I have been personally acquainted with Jesse Sabin, within named, for thirty years last past.  That he Sustains a good character and is a Creditable witness - 

Stephen Hosford  Just. [Justice] of the peace 

Williamstown
Aug. 19, 1847.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston August 23 1847-

I hereby Certify, That at the date of the Annexed attestation Stephen Hosford [or Hisford] was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Berkshire, in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

[Near the lower left corner of the record, there is what appears to be a faint impressing of found seal of office.]  

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

[Faint signature, hard to read, which may be:] John A. [or D.] [?] Rogers
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Mrs Southwick's declaration
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[Occasional spacing has been included to make the long text block easier to read.]

State of Pennsylvania)
McKean County) SS

On this 10th day of February 1849 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County of McKean  Mary Southwick a resident of Keating tp [township] in the County of McKean aged [blank] Years, who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2d of February 1848. granting pensions to widows of persons who Served during the Revolutionary war.

That she is the widow of Lemuel Southwick who was a private in the American Revolutionary Army and Served under Capt [Captain] Clark, Col [Colonel] Brown and Col [Colonel] Symonds, and others 

That a pension has been granted to her under the act of the 17th June 1844 at the rate of thirty three dollars and eight cents per annum.  She further declares that She is Still a widow 

Mary Southwick [her blotted X] mark

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Lew: [possibly meaning Lewis] R Hawkins
Justice of the Peace

[There is a faint signature which looks like:] Chars Steel [or Sted] 

N.B  I certify that the above named Mary Southwick is unable to write her name on account of never having learned.  Lew: [possibly meaning Lewis] R. Hawkins Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA)
County of M'Kean. [McKean.]) ss

I, RICHARD CHADWICK, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for M'Kean County, State of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify, that Lewis R. [or A.] Hawkins, Esqr [Esquire] before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine. -

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office, and subscribed my name, this 19th day of February 1849  R Chadwick [partially illegible, perhaps Prothy, possible abbreviation for Prothonotary.]
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State of Pennsylvania)
McKean County)

On this 24th day of August 1848 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for Said County Mary Southwick who having been by me duly Sworn according to law doth on her oath depose and Say that She is the Widow of Lemuel Southwick who was a revolutionary Soldier and resided at Williamstown Massachusetts.  That She has no record of her own age or of that of her husband or of their marriage[.] That She formerly had such a record And the Same has been lost or destroyed long ago and further Saith not

Mary Southwick (her X mark) 

Sworn and Subscribed the day and Year above Written before me)
Lew: R. Hawkins J.P. [Justice of the Peace] 

Witness at the Signing
Charles Stut [or Steel]

[The next section is faint and hard to read for certain. It appears to be:] 
McKean County SS
I, Richard Chadwick Prothonotary of the [?] Court [illegible phrase] in and for said County do hereby Certify that Lewis H Hawkins [illegible phrase]  as above, and that [? hard to see word, possibly his] signature purporting to be his is genuine.

Witness my hand and the Seal of our Court at [?__] [illegible long phrase] of August 1848. 

[?R] Chadwick [illegible letters which appear possibly to be an abbreviation for Prothonotary.]
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Washington April 29. ' 48 [1848]

Colo [Colonel] J. L. Edward, [Edwards] 
Comr [Commissioner] of Pensions.

Sir, I forward to You the Enclosed Evidence in the Case of Mrs. Mary Southwick.  Also the letter of W. [or Mr.] Lynde, relating [?] more.

I am with great respect
Your [illegible] Servt [Servant]
H [?] Perman
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire [County] SS.  Probate Office December 15. 1847.

I William P. Walker Judge of the Court of Probate for said County, hereby Certify that for evidence of the Services of Lemuel Southwick in the War of the Revolution, I have examind [examined] two documents furnished to me, which, from On inspection thereof I can have no doubt are ancient and made at the time they purport to be dated _ viz. one headed as follows."

"A descriptive list of Men detached from the Militia of the County of Berkshire to Serve in the Continental Army, agreeable to the Resolution of the General Court of the Nine of June 1779."  and on this list  containing Ninety five names, I find the name of Lemuel Southwick, described as follows_ "18 years of age. 5. feet 11 inches high. Light complexion, from Williamstown, Clarks Company.  Simons [possibly meaning Colonel Simon's or Symond's] Regiment, engaged for nine months, delivered to the Superintendent July 10, 1779." and at the bottom of this list, the following words.
"The above named men have been delivered me [?] as above"
"attest. William Walker Superintendant for the County of Berkshire"

Also one other document of which the following is a true copy. 
"County of Berkshire July 19. [?] 1779."
"The following men were delivered [to] me agreeable to a Resolution of the General Court of the 9th. of June [here "1779" is stricken through] [Here the next word could be "last."]

[Chart with following categories: ] Name l age l Stature l Complexion l Town from l Company from l Regt [Regiment] from l Time engaged for.

Simeon Allen [small x mark] 35 [years old] l 5 ^ ft: 8 ^ In [5 feet 8 inches in height] l light l Williamstown l Capt. Clarks [Captain Clark's Company] l Col. Simon [Colonel Simon's Regiment]  l [Time engaged for:] Nine months.

Lemuel Southwick [small x mark] 18 [years old] l  5:11 [5 feet 11 inches in height] l do [ditto, meaning light complexion]  l do, meaning ditto, for Williamstown as the town he's from]  l  do [meaning ditto re from Captain Clark's Company] l do [meaning ditto, or from Colonel Simon's Regiment] l Nine months [time engaged for] 

Caleb Tice [small x mark] 17 [years old] l 5:4 [5 feet 4 inches in height] l dark [complexion] l do [meaning ditto, meaning Williamstown as the town he's from] l do [meaning ditto, or from Captain Clark's Company; l do [meaning ditto, or from Colonel Simon's Regiment]  l Nine months [time engaged for] 

Isaac Tillotson [small x mark] 16 [years old]; 5:2 [5 feet 2 inches high] l light [complexion] l [town from appears to read as:] Washington l  Cap. Sloan [from Captain Sloan's Company]; Col. Rosseter [from Colonel Rosseter's Regiment] l [time engaged for:] during ye War. [or during Re., meaning during Revolutionary War. ] 

Nath Walker [or Walten] [small x mark] l 22 [years old] l 6:0 [6 feet 0 inches in height] l do [meaning light complexion] l Stockbridge [as the town he's from]; Capt. [?] Maybe [possibly meaning from Captain Mabe's Company] l  Col. Rosseter [from Colonel Rosseter's Regiment] l [time engaged for] 9 months. 
"William Walker Superintendeant"

"The above named men were delivered [to] me by Capt. [Captain] William Walker

Superintendant for the County of Berkshire [Berkshire County, Massachusetts], which men I promise to deliver to Justin Ely Esqr [Esquire] at Springfield, as Soon as may be.  "Signed Beriah [or Benah] Tice [or Tree]"

"Copy - " [illegible] 
over.
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"To Justice Ely Esq. [Esquire] Commissioner at Springfield."

"gave a [?] Rit [here it looks like the word "from" was stricken through] July 21. for all"

The last document appears to be in the same handwriting except the words "gave a Rit" and the words- "Gave a Rit. July 21 for all" and after the words "for all" - a piece of the paper appears to have been cut off in the above form.- 

[In the lower left portion of this page, there is:] In Witness whereof I have _reunto Set my hand and the Seal of said Court_
William P. Walker 
Judge of Probate

[Lower left, there appears to be a small piece of paper covering what appears to be a fragmentary image of a seal underneath.]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, Boston December 29th 1847

I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation William S. [or ? Y. or P.] Walker was Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Berkshire [Berkshire County, Massachusetts] in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

[There is a faint partial impression of what looks like a round seal near the lower left portion of this record.] 

Wm Tufts
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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A. L. Lynde Esqr [Esquire]
Recd. [possibly meaning Received] April 29. '48 [1848]
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Warsaw N Y. [N.Y.] 22d April 1848

Hon Harvey Putnam

Dear Sir  Enclosed I send proof in support of the Pension claim of Mrs. Mary Southwick [or Southwiek] widow of Lemuel Southwick [or Southwiek] under act of 1838 July 7th and its Supplements

Mr Edwards [Edward's] letter of the 13th Nov last [13 November 1847] requires proof to be adduced of the age of Mrs Southwick and of her husband This evidence cannot be found as there are no records   I shall in a very few days send You the affidavit of Mrs Southwick Shewing that She has no record and that her old record was destroyed long ago

I trust the proof now sent with that on file will be deemed Satisfactory to establish the Service and identity of the Lemuel Southwick who married the present Claimant as the Soldier who rendered the Service certified by the Secretary of Massachusetts and that a certificate will now be issued

Respectfully Yours
A L. Lynde
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Attica Sept 5, 1848

Hon J L. Edwards, 
Sir,

Herewith I send an affidavit in the case of Mrs. Southwick.  Also the letter of Mr. Lynde touching the same-

This affidavit is [?] designed to Supply the place of the one mislaid in your office - Hoping to receive Notice of Your decision Soon  I remain [?] Yours
[illegible] Servt [Servant]
H. Putnam -
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Hon H. Putnam [illegible]
Washington D.C.
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[Occasional additional spacing has been included, to make the long text block easier to read.] 

Warsaw N.Y. January 16. 1849

Hon Harvey Putnam
Dr. [Dear] Sir

Your favor of the 6th instant [meaning your letter of this month, dated Jan 6th, 1849] is received. The certificate of Judge Walker relates to the Case of Mrs Mary Southwick [or Southwiek] widow of Lemuel Southwick [or Southwiek] 

In this Case you will recollect that in May last [May 1848] I sent you the Concluding proof.  After a delay of Some 3 Months you was informed that the affidavit of the Claimant had been lost at the Pension Office and must be obtained anew and forwarded.

this was done in September early and then the case lay unacted upon until you Called it up on Your return to Washington in December.   when it is at length discovered that the Certificate of Judge Walker Lacks his signature which defect has been supplied and the Certificate as I understand from your letter has been returned to the Pension Office 

It appears to me that on account of the great delay which has occurred in this case, Most of which has been Caused by the loss of the affidavit referred to above, We May reasonably ask the early issue of the Certificate in this case 

In the case of Mrs Ruth Barton [or Burton] widow of Josiah Conant. in which I sent proof about 20th of last September.  I get no report whatever

Business at the Pension Office. relating to Claims for Revolutionary service for Some reason is badly neglected
Respectfully Yours
A. L. Lynde

I forward the above letter to the Comr. [Commissioner] of Pensions.  [Illegible]  H Putnam Jany [January] 22, 1849
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Hon H Putnam [illegible],
Washington D,C,
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Warsaw N. Yk [New York]
Septr [September] 2d 1848

Hon H. Putnam Dr. [Dear] Sir

Enclosed you will find an affidavit, in case of Mary Southwick, [or Southwiek,] which is intended to Supply the place of one which I sent in May last [May 1847] and which has been lost at the Pension office.  I think that under the Circumstances the Commissioner will be willing to take up this Case immediately upon the reception of the enclosed and decide it.  Will you please call his attention to it

Very Respectfully Yours
A. L. Lynde

There were sent with that affidavit proofs of the date of Mr Southwicks [Southwick's] death and of his identity with the service found in the Secetarys [Secretary's] office [in] Boston
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Washington July 19, 48 [1848]

Hon J. L. Edwards,

Sir, on my return ^from your office this morning to my room I find by reference to my memerandum book (which corrects my memory) that I [? snd possibly meaning send, or ?end, possibly meaning enclosed] on the 8th of May your letter stating the Evidence was not Sufficient.

But I also find the following "May 9th Sent Same back to office with another affidavit as to loss of record of ages of [? herself] and husband"- To my last letter with which it seems I [?]remitted yours of the 8th May with a Supplemental affadavit  no answer has been received - 

Whether the last affidavit changes the case for the [?] within I can't say, but hope you may find it sufficient to Change your decision received in the letter of the 8th May.  You may possibly have overlooked this last affdt [affidavit] - 

Respectfully [?] Yours
H. Putnam
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Washington Feby 24, 1849

Colo [Colonel] J. L. Edwards
Sir

I forward Declaration for Sarah [or Jacob] Einer - and another for Mary Southwick.
Please give return [as] soon as convenient.

Yours Respy [Respectfully]
H Putnam
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Washn. [Washington] Dec 6. '48 [1848]

Colo [Colonel] J. L. Edwards

Sir, Mr. Lynde desires attention to the Cases of Mary Southwick [-] of Mrs. ___ Shaw [-] and of Ruth Burton[.]
Please return his letter when done with

Respectfully Yours 
H Putman
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Washn. [Washington] Jany [January] 6 1849

Colo [Colonel] James L. Edwards
Sir

I send Document received from the Judge of Probate, Berkshire Co, [County] Mass [Massachusetts] Which I presume belongs to the Case of Mary Southwick in which I forwarded papers to you the 6th Decr [December] last

Respectfully
[illegible]
H. Putman
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[Several parts of this record are very faint, and hard to read for certain.]  

Lemuel Southwick
on a Muster Roll Col [Colonel] [?] Maby [or ? Mabry] Regiment 16 July 1779

Aarin [or Aurin] Carmen [or Carmin], 9 months on [or in] July 1779- Col [Colonel] Wassens  [Wassen's]  regt [regiment] 

John Eastabrook 9 mo [months] from July 1779 Col [Colonel] [?] Sproats [or ? Sprouse] regt [regiment]

[?] Isaac [or Iserul] [?] Gardner [or Gurdner]  in Roll Col [Colonel] [?] Marsheles Regt [Regiment] from ____ [?] 1779

Abner Bells [or Bills], on Roll Col [Colonel] Vose [Vose's] Regt [Regiment] 9 mos [months] fr [from] Aug [August] '79 [1779]

Caleb Tice, on Roll, Col [Colonel] [?] Grenlees regt, [regiment] 9 mo from July 1779

Simeon [?] Allen [?] Not on Rolls 9 mo [months'] Term in 1779
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[Near the upper left corner of this record, there is a round paper with a serrated edge, covering what appears to be a wax impression of a seal of office, with ribbons from underneath appearing, partially blocking a few words:] __monwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, Boston: January 3, 1847.

_ hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Simeon Allen mentioned on [or in] the annexed extract from Council records is borne upon Capt [Captain] Samuel Clark's roll with that of Lemuel Southwick for 3 days service from October 26, 1780.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written. John G. Parfrey [or Peabody]; Secretary of the Commonwealth
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[Occasional spacing has been included to make the long text block easier to read.] 

"In Council June 17 1780." "Certificates were exhibited and read in favor of the following nine months soldiers for the County &c [and etcetera] to which they are entitled by a resolve of the eighth of June 1779 viz,

Lemuel Southwick sixty pounds
Aaron [?] Cannen [or ? Cunnen] sixty pounds
Simeon Allen, sixty pounds
Caleb Tice, sixty pounds 
John Easterbrook sixty pounds
Isaac Gardner Sixty seven pounds 10 [?possible mark for shillings] 
Abner Bell [or Bill] sixty seven pounds 10 [?possible mark for shillings] 
Benjamin Mason [or Masen] sixty pounds.

Ordered that warrants be drawn on the Treasury in full discharge of said certificates - warrants drawn accordingly"

Secretary's Office
Boston, January 23, 1847.

I certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the Council Records of the date as above given. 
John G. [?] Parfrey
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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[Near the top left corner of this record, there is an ornate seal, possibly that of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.]  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston: [Massachusetts]
January 22 1847

I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Lemuel Southwick is born upon a Pay Roll of Capt [Captain] Samuel Clark's company in Col. John ]?] Burchs [Burch's] [or ? Brewr's or Brewer's] Regt [Regiment] from the County of Berkshire, as a private from July 30 to 24th August 1777. 25 days. Said roll was Sworn to at Williamstown December 6 1777.

Upon another Pay Roll of Said Capt [Captain] Clark's Company in Col Benjamin Symonds's Regt [Regiment] from the County of Berkshire as a private from October 26 to 27 1780, including allowance of 30 Miles travel, 3 days
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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

John G. Parfrey,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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[Faint] 
Lemuel Southwick

[Very faint illegible phrase]
2635

[A partial phrase, mostly illegible, appears perpendicularly, near the lower right corner of this record, but it appears to be from another page showing through from underneath this record.]
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State of New York)
Wyoming County)

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is requested to furnish Evidence of the revolutionary Services of Lemuel Southwick in the War of the Revolution

The said Lemuel Southwick resided at the date of his services at Williamstown in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts and served a number of times.  The only officer whose name is [illegible] is Capt [Captain] Clark

Nothing more is known of his services

[Below, there is what appears to be a horizontal crease mark stretching across the record.]

Dated at [?] Warsaw N.Y.)
Dec 17, 1846)

A L Lynde agent of Mary Southwick widow of Said Lemuel Southwick

Signed by the Said A L Lynde)
in presence of)
Rowell [or Roxell] Gerild [or Gould] Justice of the Peace
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[There is what appears to be a check mark to the left of the following;] No 13483

Mary Southwick
NY

[In light ink:] Let. [Letter] to A. L. Lynde Nov. [overwritten date, which appear to be:] 13, 1847

[In dark ink:] Let. [Letter] to Hon. H. Putnam May 8th 1848. [Year could be read as 1868, but in context, appears to have been 1848.]
Copy ^ of the above sent to same [probably meaning to Hon. H. Putnam again] July 19, '48 [1848.] 
Let. [Letter] to ^" Same Dec [December] 12: 48 [1848] 

Act 7 July 1838
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State of Ohio Marion County SS
Personally came Alson Norton - before me Robert Hopkins a Justice of the peace in and for said County and made Sollem [Solemn] oath that he was in attendance as a Physician with Lemuel Southwick Seignior [SR]  on his death Sickness  in October the 31st to Nov - 2ond [2nd] on which The said Lemuel Southwick Segn [SR]  Departed this life on [or] about the 2ond [2nd] or 3d of Nov [November] [overwritten date appears to read:] 1827 as his Books, sho, [show,] as he is satisfyed [satisfied] and verily believes, and further this Department saith not

Alson Norton

Sworn to and Subscribed
before the [here "Su" is stricken through] subscriber a Justice
of the peace April 3d 1848
Robert Hopkins JP [Justice of the Peace]
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Deposition
State of Ohio Marion County SS
Personally came John Page of lawful age before me Robert Hopkins a Justice of the peace in and for said County and after being duly sworn Deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with Lemuel Southwick Seign [SR]  in the latter part of his natural lifetime and that he was taken sick about the last of Oct 1827 and Departed this life about the first of Nov 27 [1827] and he further States that he was with him in his last  sickness and was at his burial as he verily believes

[Signature] John Page

Sworn to and subscribed before me a Justice of the peace
April 4th 1848 Robt Hopkins JP [Justice of the Peace] 

State of Ohio Marion County SS
Personally came [here the following first name was overwritten, but appears to read:] Laniera [or Laniesa] Mcwherter [McWherter] of lawful age before me Robert Hopkins a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and after being duly sworn Deposeth and saith that she ^was present at the [overwritten word:] burial ^of Lemuel Southwick Seign [SR] and it was about the [here "las" was stricken through] first of Nov. 1827[.]  she further says she helped to make his grave clothes and was at his funeral as she verily believes

[Hard to read signature appears to be:] Larneina McWharter [or McWhearter]

Sworn to and subscribed before me Robert Hopkins a Justice of the peace this 4th day of April A.D. 1848

Robert Hopkins J.P [Justice of the Peace]
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State of Ohio Marion County SS
Personally Came Margarett Page of lawful age before me Robert Hopkins a Justice of the peace in and for said County and after duly sworn Deposeth and saith that she was acquainted with Lemuel Southwick Seigr [SR] in the latter part of his natural life time and she ^ was at his burial and that he Departed this life about the first of Nov 1827 as she verily believes
April 4th 1848

[Signature] Margaret Page

Sworn to and subscribed before me a Justice of the peace this 4th day of April A.D. 1848

[Signature] Robert Hopkins J P [Justice of the Peace]

The State of Ohio Marion County SS
I William L Hendrick, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Marion hereby Certify that Robert Hopkins is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified as Such and that his Signature above written is genuine

In Testimony whereof I hereunto Set my name and affix the Seal of Said Court This 4th day of April AD 1848
W L Hendrick [or Kendrick] Clerk