Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5,240, Joseph Cavanee, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE.                                      NUMBER

Penn.      Cavanee, Joseph.       W. 5,240
                Or
                Cavance.           B.L.JM, 36662-160-55
                Catherine
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CONTENTS
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Two sided journal type document with writing on both sides.

Left side:
Order to pay 6 Sept 1837-
Letter Saml Batten. 6. Sept 1837
“ do—-do————-  11. Sept 1837
“ J.Schott Pen Agt do.          “
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Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from (first word cut off of page) 4 March to 4th Sept 1839 agt modified 9. June 1842
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June 1845

Right side:
18.904
Pennsylvania
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Joseph Cavanee
Of Columbia Co. in the State of Penn
Who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain All of the Regiment commanded by Col Auherson in the Pennsylvania line for 6 Mo Private. $20.00
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Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania - at the rate of 20 dollars -cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of October and sent to 1833 In Cooper, Danville,Pa
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833-     $50.00
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4Mar 34  $10.00
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{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by JF Sprugur.  Clerk
Book E vol 5 Page 10
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State of Pennsylvania the County of Columbia

On this second day of April A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty (lined through with an arrow above it) 1833 The Honorable Seth Chapman and his associate composing in Court of Commons that in and for the Said County personally appeared Joseph Cavanee, a resident of the Township of Greenwood in Said County and State aged seventy three this day who being duly affirmed according to law doth on his solemn affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision under by the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That in the fall of the year 1777. He as enrolled as a drafted militia man in the Company of Captain  Ananias Ailan in Colonel Aaron Ankerson’ Regiment and in the Spring of 1778 he went out in the same company and regiment to Elizabeth Town to guard the Hudson Ba and Served One Month the month of May.
In July 1. 1779. He went and in the Company of Captain Peter Shaffer on the offense of Delaware against the Indians and found Colonel Ankerson the commanding officer and remained from the 1st July until the 1 week of September two months - Two months he was stationed at Long Brook in State of New Jerse being the head guardian.
In or about 1. August 1780. He went out and served one month under  (first name is too small to be legible) Goble in Capt Allens Company.
In the fall or Autumn of the same year -he turned out as a volunteer against the Indians and NL upon the head waters of Delaware river under the Command of Capt James Chambers. He was in an action near the Cook house on the Delaware river and drove the enemy leaving same NL and captured some prisoners - He was and in this last affair fifteen days as 1/2 a month. He then turned to head guardian. He was then discharged after laying eight and ten days sick and went home. - his discharge in this and all cases was verbal it was not made to (two words were written so fast and slanted so far to the right that they are blended) under discharges.
In the month May 1781. He served one month and half guarding a prison where prisoners were confined NL County said New Jersey under command of Colonel Ankerson.
In the month April. 1. 1782. There was a draft of the militia for six months to go upon the frontiers of Delaware during which he paid a substitute for going out for him having become at this time a married man. The head of a family
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1 Interrogatory where and in what year were you born?
I was born in Sussex County State New Jersey in 1760.  5 Nov
2 Have you any record of your age and if so where & at 7
I have in a family bible at my house
3 Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live?
I was living when I entered the service in Sussex County New Jersey 
I lived until 1795 in the same place and then moved to where I said live and have remained there ever since
4 State the names of the regular officers who were with the troops were served such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect. 
Captain Ananias Allen. Colonial Anderson. Captain Peter Shaffer. - Thomas Hazen and on early Sergeant (word is smudged) repeatedly with one 
5 When were you called into service - were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute?
I was drafted as a Militiaman part of the time and served a short time as a voluntary
6 Did you ever receive a discharge 
I never received but verbal discharges
7 State the names of reasons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for warranty. And their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolutionary war
Answer.  Two words were lined through. Two more words were then also lined through. Col Andrew Ikelen John Shively. Isaac Vine Esquire. Jacob NL Esquire

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or Annunity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any States.
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Sworn to and subscribed 
The day and year aforesaid

State the names of some of the regular officers under whom you served. The Continental and other regiments in which you served (hole in paper makes the word not legible) is already an served in the general statement
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We. [4 signatures] Shadrach B Laycock clergyman and William Montgomery
John Shively   John Rhodes

do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Cavanee who has
subscribed and affirmed to the above declaration that we believe
him to be Seventy three years of age.  that he is reputed and believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution
and that we Concur in that opinion

[illegible words]

State of Pennsylvania }
Luzerne County } ss
Before the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and 
for the County aforesaid personally appeared Shadrach B Laycock the clergyman
above mentioned and being duly affirmed according to law doth say
that he doth fully concur in the [word crossed out] statements of the foregoing Certificate.  Afirmed [Affirmed] and subscribed
before me this 26th day of March 1833.
[signature] John Dodson J. P.

[signature] Shadrack B. Laycock

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation
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 Shadrack B Laycock who has signed the preceding Certificate
is a clergyman residing in the Township of Huntingdon in 
Luzerne [illegible county name crossed out] County and State of Pennsylvania And that William Montgomery, John Shively and John Rhodes
[crossed out: Luzerne County] who have signed the same are residents
in the [illegible and crossed out words] County of Columbia and credible 
persons and that their Statement
is entitled to Credit

[signature] Seth Chapman
[signature] William Montgomery
[illegible signature]

State of Pennsylvania Ss.
[on the left: round seal stamped over a star-shaped paper]

I Jacob Everly. Prothonotary of the Court of
Common pleas of Said County do hereby 
Certify that the foregoing Contains the
Original proceedings of the Said Court in the
Matter of the Application of Joseph
Cavanee for a pension.  In testimony
[obscured by seal, possibly: whereof I have] hereunto set my hand and the seal of the
Said Court this fourth day of [crossed out: November] ^April in the
Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Jacob Eyerly Prot
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No. 25582

Joseph Cavance Columbia County
Pennsylvania
Admit 
6 months
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office, 
183

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 show 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.

[Table entitled: ] A Statement shewing the service of Joseph Cavanee Columbia County Pennsylvania
[column headings: (1) Period when the service was rendered.,
(2) Duration of claimant’s service. - Years.,
(2) Duration of claimant’s service. - Months.,
(2) Duration of claimant’s service. - Days.,
(3) Rank of the claimant.,
(4) Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. 
(5) Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
(6) Proof by which the declaration is supported. ]

Draft Fall 1777 | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | private | Cap Allen, Colonel Ankerson | 73 years Sussex County New Jersey | Traditionary evidence & one witness papers correct

Served Spg. [spring] 1778 | [blank] | 1 | [blank] | Private | with the above officers | [blank] | [blank]
Served July 1779 | [blank] | 2 | [blank] | " | {Cap Shaffer, Colonel Ankerson | [blank] | [blank]
Served Augt 1780 | [blank] | 1 | [blank] | " | Cap Allen | [blank] | [blank]
Served Fall " [1780] | [blank] | blank] | 15 | " | Cap Chambers | [blank] | [blank]
Served May 1781 | [blank] | 1 | 15 | " | Cap Shaffer, Colonel Ankerson | [blank] | [blank]
 -  Apr 1782 | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | - | --- | [blank] | [blank]
[end table]

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 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, mucicians [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 } ss.
On this  ___  day of  ___   personally appeared (a) before  ___   A. B. a resident (b) of  ___  in the count of   
 ___ and State, Territory or District of ___ aged (c) ___ 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) ___, with  ___ and served in the ___ (e) regiment of the ___ 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,
and the country through which he marched. [hand with pointing finger icon] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
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 ___
Sworn 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 _________ of the Court of _______
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of  _______ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
 _____ day of _____ & 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 _____ 
and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
 _____ , who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 
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 _____  and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident 
in the _____ 
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, _____ 
Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
 _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this ____ day of _____ & 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 circumstances 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 [continued on next page]
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person 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 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 or 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. 
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[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 claimant must invariably be mentioned. [d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the 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 apartment to determine to what amount of pension he is entited. In a case where the applicant, by by reason of the 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 the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his tion 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 phrase "about three or four months" [in italics]. 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, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a 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 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. [all in italics] In every instance where the certificate 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. [all in italics] [j] In a 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 [entire phrase underlined by hand] and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. ☞ Then the notes from [a] to [i] area 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 all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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5531
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Pennsylvania Phila
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Catharine Cavance
Widow of Joseph Cavance
Pen
Who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
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Inscribed on the. Roll at the rate of 20 dollars - cents per annum, to commence on the 3rd February, 1853.
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Certificate of Pension issued 22nd day of Oct 1855 and sent to C.J. Bruner 
Sun bury  Pa
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 103 Vo
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Left side:
233198 (nothing else was written on this side of document)
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[ghosting from the writing on the other side of the page reading: State of Pennsylvania Columbia County ss]

State of Pennsylvania }
County of Northumberland } ss

On this 16th day of August
A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty five, personally appeared 
before the Court of Common Pleas of Northumberland County, 
in the State aforesaid, Catharine Carvanie [Cavanee], aged seventy
years, who being first duly sworn according to law
doth in her oath make the following declaration, for the purpose 
of obtaining the benefit of the provision made by the Act 
of Congress passed on the 3rd day of February AD 1853.  
That she is the widow of Joseph Carvanie [Cavanee] who was a Pensioner 
under the act of June 7, 1832 and was pensioned while resident
of Columbia County, Pennsylvania at the rate of twenty
dollars per annum, and received his pension from the Philadelphia
Agency for paying pensions.
She further declares that she was married to the said
Joseph Carvanie [Cavanee] on or about the 7th day of May AD 1833
and that her husband the aforesaid Joseph Carvanie [Cavanee] died on
the first day of November AD 1845, and that she is still
his widow,
Catherine [her X mark] Cavanee

Sworn and subscribed in open Court 
Aug. 16. 1855
[signature] [illegible] A Jordan P. Judge

State of Pennsylvania
Northumberland County S.S.
I James Beard Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas of said County do certify that
Alex Jordan Esq before whom the above affidavit 
was made was at the time President Judge of
the Eighth Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Duly Elected Commissioned
& sworn and to all of whose acts as such due faith and credit are
and ought to be given both in Courts of Justice as Elsewhere
and that his signation is Genuine
Witness my hand and seal of office at
Sunbury August 28th,1855
[signature] James Beard Proty [Prothynotary]
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State of Pennsylvania
Columbia County Ss

on the tenth day of July AD 1855 personally
appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and
for the County of Columbia and State aforesaid Aaron Musgrave 
and Joseph Heacock residents of said County, who being first
duly [word crossed out] affirmed according to law do upon their oaths declare that they were well acquainted with Joseph Carvanie [Cavanee] late a Revolutionary
Pensioner at $20 per annum, and also Catharine the present 
applicant for pension, that the said Joseph and Catharine did
live and to cohabit together as man and wife for two years, 
[illegible] to one certain knowledge, that it was always understood
in the neighborhood that they were married [illegible] any
doubt of the fact that Joseph Carvanie [Cavanee] died as we believe
on or about the first day of November AD 1845, as stated by his
widow in her declaration, and that she the said Catherine is his widow 
and that we further state her statement made is her 
declaration as to the date of her marriage are true and in every
[illegible] entitled to full faith and credit and further deponents
say not.
[signature] Aaron Musgrave
name of witness [drawing of a round seal with the word seal written inside]
[signature] Joseph Heacock [drawing of a round seal with the word seal written inside]

The foregoing deposition was [word crossed out] affirmed to by Aaron Musgrave and Joseph
Heacock on this tenth day of July 1855, before me and I certify that the
deponents are persons of good character for truth and veracity and in
every way entitled to credit, and I further certify that I have known Catharine 
Carvanee [Cavanee] for 2 years or more and that I believe her to be the widow
of Joseph Carvanee [Cavanee], deceased, late a Revolutionary Pensioner from the
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fact that they lived and cohabited together as man and
wife and were always reputed to be such in the county
in which they resided.
name of [signature written over the word "Justice"] J H Ikeler J.P.

State of Pennsylvania
Columbia County ss
Jacob Eyerly Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do certify that
Johnson H Ikeler esq before whom the foregoing affiant was made
was at that time and still is an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the 
County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn as such and to all of
whom Official Acts as such due faith and credit is and ought to be given
as well in Courts of Justice in that the signature purporting to be his 
is genuine.  In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said Count at Bloomsburg the 13th day 
of July, AD Eighteen hundred & fifty five
[signature Jacob Eyerly Prothy

[on the left: round seal stamped over a star-shaped paper]
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northumberland County Ss

personally George Long
and Sarah Morgan who being, who being
duly sworn saith upon there oath that on or about
the Eighth of May 1833 they was present when
Joseph Cavenee and Catherine Long were Joined
in matrimony by John Wheatley Esq of the
borough of Northumberland
George Long 
Sarah Morgan 

Sworn and subscribed
before me August 11th 1857
John Cake J P

State of Pennsylvania
Northumberland County SS
I James Beard Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas of said County do certify that John
Cake Esqr before whom the aforegoing affidavits were
taken was at the time of his So doing an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly
Elected and Commissioned and Legally Authorized
to Administer Oaths or Affirmations; And that
his signature is genuine
Witness my hand and seal of office
at Sunbury August 13th A.D. 1857
James Beard Prothonotary
[on the left: round seal stamped over a star-shaped paper]

Address Chas J Bruner
Sunbury
Pa
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233.188  Sebe J [illegible]

Jany 28, 185 [illegible number]
Catharine [name crossed out] Cavance
widow of Joseph [name crossed out] Cavance
Priv
& Pensioner

Revolutionary War
Feby 53 - 5531
At:160 [illegible] 5756
[signature] B O [illegible]

Charles J. Bruner
Sunbury
Penna
Vol. C. -  21.

[written sideways over the previous handwriting: No. 36 662
Iss Aug 9/56]

[written sideways in the left margin: Ka Mr]
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233.188
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State of Pennsylvania
Northumberland County

On this 18th day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in this and for the county and state aforesaid, Catherine Cavance, aged seventy-eight years, a resident of the borough of Northumberland in the state of Pennsylvania who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Joseph Cavance who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and who was a pensioner of the United States until the time of his death. 

That since then she has applied for and received a pension from the government of the United States at the rate of twenty dollars per annum, that she respectfully refers the commissioner of pensions to her declaration and the evidence in said matter which were filed sometime during the last summer. 

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855. 

Signed: Catherine (her X mark) Cavance

Witness:  Fred Lazarus
We George Bright and Charles Bright, residents of Sunbury in the state of Pennsylvania
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upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Catherine Cavance in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. 

Signed:  Geo Bright, C. A Bright

The foregoing declaration and affidavit sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written.  And I certify that I know the applicants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.

Signed:  Fred Lazarus

State of Pennsylvania
Northumberland County

I James Beard prothonotary of the court of common pleas of Northumberland County do hereby certify that Fred K. Lazarus Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made was at the time an acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and legally authorized to administer oaths and affirmations and that the signature (illegible) to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Sunbury Jan. 18, 1856.

Signed:  James Beard, Deputy Prothonotary

(Address Chas. J. Bruner) Sunbury, (illegible)
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This is a two sided document with words on the left side only.

WIDOW, &c
Revy
———-
File No.   5240
Catharine Cavance
Widow
Joseph Cavance
Privt. Rev War
………………………….
(Decorative line )
Act: Feb 3rd 1853
Index:-Vol. A Page 113
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Envelope addressed as follows:

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Circular stamp on left side stating (letters are undefinable) Jan

Handwritten below stamp 233.188
Jan 23 is handwritten over the address
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No. 5992
Catharine Cavance
Widow of Joseph
Penn
Chas J Bruner Ses 11855
3 Feb 1833
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36.662
}Meolines
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3 Auditors Office. Oct. 19, 1833
Paid to 4 September 1845
Robert Jominer. Auditor
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Pen Off. October 19 1833
Sir Please inform me when Joseph Carance of Pa Act 1837 of $20 was cashed?  Very Respectfully S Cole,Admin of Pensions
RJ Athinjar Sr T Anista. Triplett
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State of Pennsylvania
Columbia County ] SS

On this 27-- day of
September A.D. one thousand eight hundred
and fifty five personally appeared before me
the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and
for the County aforesaid in [crossed out: and for said] 
William Kitchen Aged 47 - years, a resident
of Columbia County in the State of
Pennsylvania who being duly sworn according to
law doth depose and say that he knew
Joseph Cavana who is now dead and that he
is also acquainted with Catharine his wife
who is the applicant for a pension from the
government of the United States. That the said
Joseph and Catherine lived and cohabited together
as man and wife and were reputed so to be.  That
said Joseph was a pensioner [word crossed out] ^of the United States
and lived and died in Columbia County. That
Catharine, the applicant, whose affidavit is herein
set forth is the widow of said Joseph and is
the identical person who lived and cohabited with
him and further saith not  Wm Kitchen

Sworn and subscribed the day and year above
written, and I do certify that the applicant is a 
credible person, and his statements entitled to
belief
A. K. Heacock J.P 

State of Pennsylvania
Columbia County ss
I Jacov Eyerly Prothonotary of the Court of 
Common Pleas in and for the County Aforesaid do
hereby certify that A R Heacock Esquire before
when the foregoing affidavits were taken was at 
that time and still is an Acting Justice of the
Peace in and for the County Aforesaid duly Commimssioned 
and Sworn as such and to and all of whom
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Supplementary affidavit of Catharine
Cavana
State of Pennsylvania
Northumberland County ⎬ ss

On this twentieth day of
September A.D. one thousand eight hundred
and fifty five, personally appeared before
me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in
and for the County aforesaid, Catharine
Cavana who being duly sworn according to
law deposes and says, that there is now
no public or private record of her marriage
with Joseph Cavana in existence as she
verily believes; that she was in possession
until within about two years ^ago of a marriage
certificate of John Wheatly Esqr the magistrate 
who married Joseph Cavana and
herself; that she delivered the same to 
David Taggart Esqr of the Borough of 
Northumberland who has lost it; that she
has been present and saw when the said
David made search for said certificate 
upon two occasions and that said David 
was unable to find said certificate, and
further saith not
her mark [hand drawn +] Catherine Carvana 
Witness Chas J Bunner

Sworn and subscribed before me the day
and year above written and I do certify that the
affiant above named is a credible person
and the statements she makes is entitled to
belief.
John Cake JP
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State of Pennsylvania
Northumberland County } Ss

On this 20th day of September 
A.D. one thousand eight hundred and
fifty five personally appeared before me
a Justice of the Peace in and for the county
aforesaid David Taggart aged thirty three
years a resident of the Borough of Northumberland 
in the State aforesaid who being duly
sworn according to law doth depose and say
that Catherine Cavana delivered to him a
marriage certificate of John Wheatley's, certifying 
that Joseph Cavana and the said
Catherine were married on a certain day therein 
mentioned (the date of which said marriage
he does not now recollect).  That he has made
search for said certificate and cannot find
it and that the same is lost.  He also deposes
that John Wheatley is dead.
David Taggart

Sworn and subscribed the day and year above 
written and I do certify that David Taggart
the affiant is a credible person and his statement 
entitled to belief
John Cake J P

State of Pennsylvania
Northumberland County SS.
I James Beard Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of
Said County do certify that John Cake Esqr Before whom the foregoing
affidavit was made was at the time an Acting Justice of the
Peace in and for said County duly Elected & Commissioned 
& Legally Authorized to administer Oaths
And that his signatures are Genuine
Witness my hand and Seal of Office
at Sunbury Oct. 1. 1855
James Beard Proty

[on the left: round seal stamped over a star-shaped paper]
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State of Pennsylvania
Columbia County } Ss

On this 27 day of
September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and
fifty five, personally appeared before me
a Justice of the Peace in and for Columbia
County Abraham Force aged 48--
years a resident of Columbia County in the
State of Pennsylvania who being duly sworn
according to law doth depose and say that 
he was well acquainted with Joseph Cavana 
who is now dead and also with Catharine 
his wife who is now applying for a pension.
That the said Joseph and Catherine lived
and cohabited together, in the neighbourhood 
of deponent, as man and wife for a
number of years and were generally reputed
so to be.  That said Joseph was a pensioner
of the United States and lived in Columbia
County aforesaid.  That deponent knows that
Joseph Cavana is dead and that Catharine
the applicant is the widow of said Joseph 
that [^after the] said Joseph's death his widow the said
Catharine moved away from Columbia County 
to the Borough of Northumberland where
she now resides.  And further saith not.
Abraham Force

Sworn and subscribed before me the day
and year above written and I do certify
that the affiant above named is a credible 
person and his statements entitled to belief
A. L. Heacock J. P.

[on the left: small round stamp]
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[on the right: small, round seal]

Official act as Such due faith and Credit is
and ought to be given as well in Courts of 
Justice as elsewhere and that the foregoing signature 
purporting to be his is genuine.  In testimony
whereof I have hereunto Set my
hand and Affixed the seal of the said
Court at Bloomsburg the twenty
seventh day of September, AD Eighteen
hundred and fifty five
Jacob Eyerly Prothy

[on the left: round seal stamped over a star-shaped paper]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 30, 1840

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Jospeh Cavanee, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and __Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June,1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Harris
Comptroller
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Head letter
Recd 18 July 1838
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War Department
Pension Office
11th Sept 1837

Sir
In answer to your letter of the 9th  I have to inform you the Pension Agent has been instructed to pay the amount due Joseph Cavanee a pensioner under the Act of the 7th June 1832, although ninety days elapsed between the execution and presentation of the voucher.
I am Sir
Very Respectfully
Your (illegible) Servt
J L. Edwards

Samuel Battin Esq
Philadelphia Pa.
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Deposition of Saml Dildine
25582
Joseph Cavanee
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New Jersey Sussex County

Personally came before me the Subscribed one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, Samuel Dildine, of the township of Green in said County, of full age, to me personally known, and in Company with him a person calling himself Joseph Cavanee,to me a stranger, but who sys he now resides in the County of Columbia and the Township of Greenwood in the State of Pennsylvania. And the said Samuel Dildine being by me duly sworn saith that he is now seventy two years of age and that he is well acquainted with the said Joseph Cavanee and was well acquainted with him during the revolutionary War and that he recollects the said Joseph was ever since the deponent was a boy -that they both lived and resided at that time and were brought up together in said County, and said Joseph Cavanee moved away from said County about  thirty seven years ago, as this deponent hath understood into the State of Pennsylvania- the deponent
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to which the deponent  & Joseph belonged was quartered at Captain Sherman -(or Chambers) on the Delaware River. The deponent saith he thinks this was in the same year or very soon after the destruction of Wyoming. The deponent faith saith he has no positive knowledge of the said Joseph being out in the service at any other time as  he did not at that time live in the same neighbourhood,  but the deponent saith that he recollects very well of often hearing that the said Joseph was out in the Militia, and verily believes that he was-and has always reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where the Joseph lived before he left this County to have been a soldier in the revolutionary War and to have served in the Militia of the States
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 26th of Sept. 1832
Jos W. Miller
New Jersey
Sussex County
To all to whom it may concern I do hereby certify   I was personally acquainted with Samuel Dildine the named deponent and have been for the space of about twenty five years, and that during that time he has been esteemed as a man of truth & veracity and has sustained a general good character during that time Given under my hand at Newtown this 26th day of Sept  1832
Jos W. Miller
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New Jersey Sussex County Ss
[on the left: round seal stamped over a small square paper]

I Joseph E Edsall Clerk
of the Inferior Court of Common
Pleas in and for said County of Sussex
do hereby certify that Joseph G. Miller
Esquire whose name is subscribed to the
foregoing affidavit and certificate is a
Judge of said Court and Justice of the Peace in &
for Said County and that I believe the Signature
Jos. G Miller thereto Subscribed to be his own hand write

In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said
Court at Newton this twenty sixth day of
September AD Eighteen Hundred and thirty two
J E Edsall Clr
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Danville Pa
May 21st
Free

To the Secretary at War
Washington City
District of Columbia

[written sideways on the left: June 17 Pa 
25582]
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[illegible] May 20, 1833

Sir
Enclosed is the application of Joseph 
Cavanee an old Soldier of the revolution for
a pension

Yours &c
John Cooper
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Brief in the case of Catharine Cavanee Widow of Joseph
County and State of Penna
act 3 Feby 1853

Claim, ("original," [crossed out: or "for increase."])
Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
Her husband was a pensioner under the Act of June 7
1833 at $20 a year
Pawl proof of marriage
Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage

[crossed out: (if for increase,) Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?]

Her Identity as the pensioner's Widow [illegible] 
death & her present widowhood sworn
by Credible Witnesses

Name and residence of Agent
Chas J Bruner
Sunbury
Pa

Thornton Triplett
Examining Clerk.
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[small circular date stamp, partially legible: Sep 6 PA.]
[large "F" handwritten over the date stamp]
J L Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

[following is written sideways, on the left:]
Sept 6
Jos. Cooner 
ordr to pay leg?
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Philad Sept 4. 1837

J L Edward’s Esq.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Dear Sir
     The enclosed voucher of Joseph Cavanee
I have presented at the Pension agency here, and am informed that owing to to not being 
Shown for upwards of twelve months it is necessary for you to examine the voucher and if correct you will give the Agent an order to pay. Will you be good enough to make the necessary examination and give the Agent an order to pay and return me the voucher as soon as your convenience will permit
     I am Respectfully
     Your Obt Servt
     Samuel Battin
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This is an addressed envelope with the address as follows:

J.L.Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
D.C.

Seal along side of his initials showing PHILADA
SEP 9
PA

Jm Attention handwritten over his initials and Sept 11 written over the seal.
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Philad Sept 9 1837
J L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Dear Sir
Your letter enclosing & returning to
me the Pension Voucher of Joseph Cavner
is received to day.  I have called on the
Agent with the voucher & he refuses payment
on the ground of 90 days having elapsed
since the date of the Power.  Your order
to him of the 6th autherising him to pay only
on the production of the proper Voucher. 
Be good enough to inform me whether
objection of 90 days [illegible] is waived in
this Instance.  An early answer will
oblige
Yours Respectfully
Samuel Battin
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Catharine Cavanee
Widow of Joseph
Pennsylvania

ADmd 3 Feby 1853

$20 a year from
The passage of the Act

Sent to Charles J. Bruner Esq
Sunbury Pa