Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,617, Samuel Daggett, Mass.
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Mass.        Daggett, Samuel.     R.2.617
                  Hannah
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Levi Daggett April 23d 1789
Priscilla " June 20 1791
John " Oct. 3 1793
Polly " July 31 1795
Samuel & Margarett May 31 1797
Sally April 4 1799
Betsey May 22 1801
Elisha Jan 29 1803
Phebe Oct. 29 1805
Lois June 15 1810
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Cayuga County of 
Lydia Daggett of
Of the town of Ledyard in said county
Being duly sworn deposes and says that
She knew Samuel Daggett Jr about fifteen
Years and has heard him speak of his
Revolutionary services; he claimed to have
been at the battle of Bunker Hill; that he 
had the reputation wherever known of
Being a Revolutionary Soldier; at the battle of Lexington said Samuel Daggett Jr, as 
this deponent has often heard him relate,
With his father, shouldered his musket, and 
started [“and stated” crossed out] together and fought through the whole battle; that the next morning after the battle all in the neighborhood who were in the battle returned except Samuel Daggett Jr; his friends supposed him killed; but during the fore noon of the day after the battle, he returned safe; deponent further says, that she thinks she has heard said Samuel Daggett Jr speak of having been stationed at one time while he was in the Revolutionary services at West Point; she recollects hearing him often relate an anecdote in relation to one Kate Gardenier a strong woman
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Who very roughly [illegible] a soldier in the Camp; she further says that Samuel Daggett Jr was originally from Needham in Mass, and that he was living there when he married his first wife; that Hannah Daggett, his widow was his second wife; that she has known his children John Daggett and others and believes them to be of the ages respectively, they represent themselves to be; and deponent further says that Levi, Priscilla and John are old enough to have been born before 1794; that the said Samuel Daggett Jr was a good citizen and respectable man. 
Lydia Daggett
Subscribed and sworn to, this 10th day of April
1832 before me
Walter G. Bradley
Justice of the Peace in and for said County

I certify that I believe Mrs Lydia Daggett to be a highly respectable lady and that her statements are entitled to full credit.
Walter G. Bradley
Justice of the Peace
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Hannah Daggett
Act 7 [illegible] June 1838
Declaration
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State of Newyork fr
County of Wayne
On this 5th day of September 1851 personally appeared in open court John Daggett resident of the town of Arcadia in said County who being first duly sworn doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount that may be due to the heirs of Hannah Daggett widow of Samuel Daggett Jr under the act of 7th of July 1838 this declaimant states that he is the Son of Samuel Daggett Jr who was a native of the town of Needham in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, that he was as declaimant Has always understood from him a soldier in the war of the revolution that he served on several different tours in the early part of the war, was in the eight months campaign of 1775 and at the battle of Lexington and Bunker Hill, that after being called out and serving on several Tours he enlisted from time to time during the war and served to the close as a [illegible] part of the time, Declaimant states that he has seen and heard read the annexed certificate from the office of Secretary of State of Massachusetts dated 9th of April 1851 and he believes the Samuel Daggett Jr theirin [therein] mentioned, was has [his] Father, but that the said certificate does not set forth all the service performance by him in the revolutionary war, declaimant further states that the said Samuel Daggett Jr was married to Hannah Murphy, this declaimants Moth on in the 1787, he thinks in the town of half moon, in the County of Saratoga and State of Newyork, this declaimant further states
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that there was once a Family record of their marriage and births of Children made by his Father in his own hand writing, and that he has often seen it in a book of minutes which his Father kept, but when they moved into the western county it was lost, and there is now no record of marriage except from recollection, this declaimant further States that they had children born as the fruits of said marriage prior to the year 1794 whose names were Levie Daggett Priscilla Daggett and John Daggett, declaimant further States the said Samuel Daggett Jr died on the 13th day of April 1824, that previous to his death he made an effort to obtain pension under the act of the 18th of March, but was unsuccessful he believes from the want of perseverance Declaimant further States that his Mother this said Hannah Daggett died on the sixth (6) of day of December in the year eighteen hundred and fortyeight (1848) at the Town of Arcadia in said County and that after the death of Samuel Daggett Jr, she did not again Marry, declaimant further States that the said Samuel & Hannah Daggett Jr, left Ten children now living whose names are as follows - Levie Daggett Percilla Jennings John Daggett Polly Force Samuel Daggett Margarett Weaver Sally Whelttelon Phebe Sage, Elisha Daggett, Lois Bostwick -

John Daggett

Sworn and subscribed to in open court the day and year last above written -
George D. Middleton County Judge of Wayne County
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State of Newyork fr
County of Wayne
I Alexander B Williams Clerk of said County hereby certify that at a court held in aforesaid County on the fifth day of September 1851 it was duly proved by the exhibition of testimony satisfactory to said court that Samuel Daggett Jr late of the Town of Arcadia died on the 13th day of April 1824 that his widow Hannah Daggett died on the 6th day of December in the year 1848 and the said Samuel &  Hannah Daggett Jr left Ten Children now living whose names are as follows - Levie Daggett, Precilla Jennings, John Daggett, Polly Force, Samuel Daggett, Margaret Weaver, Sally Whilttelon, Phebe Sage, Elisha Daggett, Lois Bostwick -

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of September 1851.
Saxon B. Gavitt [illegible] [illegible]
Wayne County
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Affidavit of Ebenezer Dagger of Jordan
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Onondaga County SS 
Ebenezer Daggett of Inden in said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is son of Ebenezer Daggett deceased and that his father was lately from Enfield Mass and formerly from the Town of Needham in Mass or so I have any been informed and fully believe. My Grand Father Samuel Daggett Junior came to my fathers in Enfield and spent several weeks and said he was from Needham and went from there to Saratoga County NY. - as was said to Levi Daggett as to Samuel Daggett Jr I have seen some of my recollection are correct -  he was my father's Brother was formerly from Needham Mass. and had brother Moses Levi Ebenezer - My father was Elmer and I have often heard him tell of Samuel Daggett he being a soldier in the Revolutionary war and being at the Battle of Bunkerhill and that he continued in the army for some time and that he enlisted in the war and heard him tell about Samuel coming home on furlough - and further that he was always reputed to have him a soldier in the war of the Revolution. Samuel Daggett Jr. Mother died in my fathers house in Enfield Massachusetts 5 years ago. I knew a child of Samuel Daggett who was living with Samuel Daggett Junior. Mother in enfield and died there- 

I do not now know his name-- I have since know John (Levi but little), and Priscilla afterwards Mrs Jennings and were always reputed to be the children of Samuel Daggett and so actualized in the family relation-- from my recollections
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John Daggett must be a few years older these myself and I am 56 years old and as to the other children I cannot say as to their age and will not be sens as to any of their ages -  the mother of John Levi & Priscilla when spoken of in the family and that John Levi and Priscilla  - and that were the children of Samuel & Hannah Daggett 
Ebenezer Daggett

Sworn and subscribed before me this 13th day of March 1854 and I  further certify that said Ebenezer Daggett is a  credible witness and entitled to full credit and belief 
A. Case Justice of the Peace
Onondaga Co New York 
STATE OF NEW YORK
ONONDAGA COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, ss.

I  Certify, That Alonzo Case, whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the annexed instrument, was, at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly qualified and authorised to take the same . And I further certify that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature to said Jurat is genuine. 

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, at Syracuse, this 16th day of Sept. 1854. 
E. R Hopkins Dept Clerk
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bord in Needham Norfolk Co Mass 17872 man & lived & in NY
[crossed out: Acts of July 14 1862 and March 3, 1783]
REJECTED
2617 
P.O.______
Hannah Daggett
Service: Widow of Samuel NY
Enlisted: ______, 18
Discharged: ______, 18
Application filed: ______, 18
Leges: ____
Re-enlisted: _______

Attorney:_____
P.O. _______
____Recognized, _____Contract
____Cert of Dis. Searched for ______, 18
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16,062
Hannah Daggett
widow of Samuel Jr..
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Canandaigna NY
Dec 16, 1834 

SIr:
I beg leave to ask your personal examination of the Claim of Hannah Daggett widow of Samuel Jr. of NY. under act of 7th July 1838 

I dont know as you can come to any different conclusions from the Examiners, but it seems to me that the  testimony, though of the lowest grade is yet sufficient to establish the marriage relation prior to 1794- I think it is impossible that all the witnesses should be mistaken their estimate of the Children's ages- 
Yours truly
L M Drury

Hon L. P. Waldo Court of Pensions
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State of New York
County of Wayne fr.
On this 19th day of April 1852 before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Polly Force aged 57 years a resident of Arcadia in the State of New York who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the daughter of Samuel Daggett Jun. and that her said Father died in the month of April 1824 that she has frequently herd (heard) him speek (speak) of the Revolutionary War and herd (heard) him as frequently speak of his being in the service in that War and that he frequently would state to his children that he was in the Battle of Lexington and also in the Battle of Bunker Hill and some others which I do not now recollect that I have four Brothers two older and two younger than myself that I have five sisters one of them older and four younger than myself the names of my Brothers are as follows [illegible] Levie, John, Samuel, Elisha and that my Sisters names are Precilla, Margaret, Sally, Phebe, Louis, and that my said Brothers and Sisters were all living as the last account I had from them that all of my Brothers and Sisters were in this State except Brother Samuel who resides in the State of Michigan. My Mother whos (whose)name was Hannah died in the Town of Arcadia State of New York on the 6th day of December 1848 that I have often herd (heard) my Father say that he was born in Needham Massachusetts and lived in that Town untill (until) after the Revolutionary War further this deponent saith not
Polly Force

Sworn and subscribed before me the 19th day of April 1852 and I certify that I have been acquainted with Polly Force for a number of years and that she is a respectable woman
Theodore Dickinson Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
County of Wayne [illegible]
On this 19th day of April 1852 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within a for said County and State aforesaid David P. Daggett aged 53 years a resident of Palmyra in the State of New York who being duly sworn according to law declares that he was well acquainted with Samuel Daggett Junr. deceased and Hannah his wife who survived her husband a number of years. That I have often heard (heard) my Father state that Samuel Daggett Junr. had been a resident of the Town of Needham Mass. and that he is acquainted with Children of Samuel and Hannah Daggett whos (whose) names are as follows Levie, John, Samuel and, Elisha who were all of the sons, Prescilla Polly Margaret Sally Phoebe and Louis who were all of the Daughters as well as sons that I was acquainted with my Uncle Samuel Daggett Junr. was a respectable good citizen that I was acquainted with him more intimately the last three years of his life. That I have frequently heard (heard) my Father mention that his Brother Samuel Daggett Jr. was in the service in the Revolutionary war, That I have no doubt of from what I have herd (heard) from my Father and others say that he was so in the said service further this deponent sanity not

D.P. Daggett

Sworn and subscribed before me this 19th day of April 1852
Theodore Dickinson a Justice of the Peace for said County
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State of New York
County of Wayne [illegible]
On this 22nd day of April 1852 before me personally appeared John Daggett aged 59 years a resident of Arcadia State of New York after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and says that he is the son of Samuel Daggett Jun. and that he has often conversed with his father respecting the Revolutionary War and herd (heard) him reportedly state that he was in service in that war and has frequently stated in my hearing that he was in the Battle of Lexington and in the Battle of Bunker Hill and various other Battles and that his said Father did often state that he was in the service of the United States through the said war that he has herd (heard) him state that he enlisted for three months at a time except once for six months in that way that he remained in the service as above stated. And this deponent further state that he has often heard (heard) his Father state that he came from Needham in the State of Massachusetts and that was the place of his residence when he entered the service. And further states that he has been to the Town of Needham to obtain testamony respecting his Fathers service but was unable to find any one who was in the service with him but found Inhabitants who resided in that town that recollected seeing his Father frequently when he came home as he stated on furlough and after making a visit would return to the Army as they supposed. And this deponent further states that the affidavit of Polly Force which is here unto annexed is correct as to the Children of Samuel Daggett Jun who are now living And he further stat(e)s that the said affidavit of Polly Force is correct as to the death of his Mother And further the deponent states that his
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[Seal]

his mother never applied for a pension for any service of his Father in the said Revolutionary War further this deponent saith not

John Daggett

Subscribed and sworn before me this 22nd day of April 1852

Theodore Dickinson a Justice of the Peace in and for said County

[Illegible] the undersigned having been acquainted with John Daggett for some fifteen or twenty years have no hesitation in saying that he is one of our most respectable citizens and what he states can be relied on as true
Newark April 22 1852

George H. Middleton 
late County Judge of Wayne Co.
Clark Mason J.P
Theodore Dickinson J.P.
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State of New York
Wayne County Clerk’s Office

I, Saxon B. Gavitt Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State above mentioned, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that Theodore Dickinson whose genuine signature appears to the annexed jurat [illegible] was the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, duly elected and sworn; that all his official acts, as such, are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction, a Clerk and seal. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, (the seal of said Court and County) at Lyons, this 23 d day of Apl 1852 [D. 1851 crossed out]

Saxon B. Gavitt Clerk
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On this 29th day [illegible] April 1853. —
Personally appeared before me Durfee Osband of the Town of Macedon, County of Wayne and State of Newyork and made his affirmation that he is acquainted with Pricilla Jennings of the Town of Walworth County and State aforesaid, and knows her to be a woman of respectability and a woman of good character, and he believes her to be of the age she represents herself to be, he also knows she has a Brother John Daggett, and that he believes she has other brothers and sisters. And further this deponent saith not. 

Durfee Osband

Affirmed to before me this 29th day of April 1853
Gideon Ramsdell Justice

I do hereby certify that I know Durfee Osband and believe him to be a man of truth - and veracity
Gideon Ramsdell J.P.
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STATE OF NEW-YORK
Wayne County Clerk’s Office, ss.

I, Saxon B. Gavitt, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State above mentioned, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that Gideon Ramsdell esquire whose genuine signature appears to be the annexed jurat & Certificate was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, duly elected and sworn; that all his official acts, as such, are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction, a Clerk and seal. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, (the seal of said Court and County) at Lyons, this 12th day of September 1854

Lyman Lyon Dep. Clerk.
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Walworth April [illegible] 1853
Personally appeared before me gideon Ramsdell Justice of the Peace, Perscilla Jennings and made affirmation that the above family record is a true coppy of the original record, kept in the family bible, by her Father, which was lost a number of years ago, this coppy was taken by her Sister Polly about three years ago, She states that her age is almost sixtytwo [years of age crossed out] and the affidavit here made is true as she [illegible] believes. 
Priscilla Jennings
X
her mark -

In presence of Ira Odell
Affirmed to before me this 27th day of April 1853
Gideon Ramsdell Justice
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[Seal]
I certify that from the knowledge I have of the within named Mrs Jennings I believe her to be a woman of credibility in every respect.
Apl 27 1853   Gideon Ramsdell J.P.
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On this 29th day of April 1853 personally appeared before me Ira Odell of the Town of Macedon County of Wayne, N.Y. And made affirmation that he is acquainted with Pricilla Jennings of the Town of Walworth County and State as above and believes her to be a woman of respectability and a woman of good character, and he believes her to be of the age she represents herself to be - and he further states that he knows she has a brother, Levi Daggett who is older than herself - and he also states he knows her Brother John Daggett, and further this deponent says not.

Ira Odell

Affirmed to before me this 29th day of April 1853
Gideon Ramsdell J.P.

I hereby certify that I know Ira Odell and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity
Gideon Ramsdell
Justice
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John Daggett

Wrote to Clerk of Chenango
County Norwich March 16.
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Newark March 6-1834 
L M Drury Esqr 

Dear Sir Yours of the 1st inst is just recd or on Saturday to late to answer and I hardly know now what to say to your Enquires I will say to the first we lived in the Town of Gilford Chenanago Co when Levi & myself became of age 21 to the 2nd Levi bought a farm soon after become 21 but I think he never took a deed simply a contract my father. Father Lived on it some time & he also but sold out again before it was all paid for & never took a deed and I now cant say who could be called on to prove that circumstance better than the Hou Daniel Dickinson as we were old school mates in that Town were well acquainted until he moved from there - he then must have been 26 or 27 years of age and as to the proof of my Father living in the that I think it is scarce as in all probability they must all be dead that knew him.  Ebenezer Daggett who now Iives in Jordan he is my fathers brother son & know that the family were brot up in Needam but my Father moved from there before he was born but has seen him well acquainted with him here & knows as well as any one can that did not see him then that he resided in Needham & he is the only one that knew him that I can think of that know any thing about it Yours Truly P. Daggett
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Canandaigua March 14. 1854 

Clerk of Chenango County

Dear Sir
Will you do me the favor to examine your records and inform me whether you find any deed, from or to Levi Daggett from the year 1800 to the year 1820 

Very Respectfully Your Obt Sert 
John Rankin Jr. 

Chenango Co Clerk Office Norwich March 16 1854 

Sir 
I have examined the general index of Deeds kept in this office from 1800. To 1820, and find No deed or deeds given to or from Levi Daggett Yous 
H S. Read Clerk
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To the Commissioner of Pension 

Being requested make a certificate touching my  acquaintance with the Daggett family formerly of Guilford New York I state as follows -

I was a resident of Guilford N.Y. from 1806 to 1831 much between on & two years interyn
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absence. I am now fifty three years of age - was born in 1800. I knew the Elder Mr. Daggett Samuel only slightly & do nt remember his wife as they lived in another section the town from my father. I knew Levi Daggett, Priscilla Daggett & John Daggett their children from the time I was a small boy until they
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left the portion to the state and have made Levi & John once or thrice since. Levi was a young man when I was a small boy & must be at least from ten to fifteen years older than myself and Priscilla & John have a number of years my senior but I cannot state how many. They were mostly people & their
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Statement while to confidence

Binghamton, N.Y. 
May 8. 1834 J. S. Dickinson 

Lydia Dickinson wife of D.S. Dickinson, formerly Lydia Daggett, certifies that she is fifty years of age - that she was born in Guilford N.Y. & resided there until 1831- there efrom ly childhood she knew Levi Daggett and Priscilla Daggett &John Daggett - that they each of them worked in her father farming & business-- that Levi was eldest & must have been above fifteen years older than hereof
May 8. 1834 
Lydia Dickinson
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Town Clerk 
Oxford N.Y. 
July 3, 1854
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Oxford July 5, 1884
Mr L M. Drury
I received a letter from you wishing me to Examine the aforesaid Rolls in the years of 1810 and 1816, I have to looked & cannot find any of the assessment Rolls further Back than 1816. I have also examined the Highway papers I find on one of them a man by the name of Samuel Dagett who was at that time living in the Town of Guilford I will enquire to she of I can gain any information in regard to this matter. If I do I will write you immediately. 

Very Respectfully Yours
 W. Hamilton Town Clerk
Ss Oxford
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Marriage Certificate 

Hannah Daggett widow of Samuel Daggett Jr. 
New York
Act 7th July 1838
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State of New York County of Wayne ⎬ ss: 

I George & Middleton County Judge of the County of Wayne performing the duties of the Office of Surrogate in said County, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited in a Surrogates Court held at Newark in said County before the said County Judge on the 27th day of May 1837. that Samuel Daggett Jr died on the 13th day of April in the year 1824, that his widow Hannah Daggett died on the 6th day of December 1848, at the Village of Newark in the town of Arcadia in said County and that the said Samuel Daggett of & Hannah Daggett left only ten children now living whose names on John Daggett, Levi Daggett, Priscilla Jennings, Polly Force wife of Jacob C. Force, Samuel Daggett, Margaret Wenon, Sally Whittleton, wife of Whittleton, Elisha Daggett, Lois Bostwick wife of Heman Bostwick, and Phebe Sage wife of Willis Sage 

and I further certify that John Daggett has been appointed administrator upon the estate of the said Hannah Daggett 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Surrogates Court of the County of Wayne at Newark in said County the 27th day of May 1851. George Middleton 
County Judge
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Wayne County SS - David P. Bostwick of the town of Arcadia in said County being duly sworn, deposes and says that he was acquainted with Hannah Daggett Widow of Samuel Daggett Jr that she resided in the year 1848 in the Village of Nework in the town of Arcadia in the family of Herman Bostwick the brother of this deponent and that she died at the house of the said Herman Bostwick and that he deponent was present at the time of her death which took place on the 6th of December 1848, and further this deponent saith not 
J P Bostwick 

Subscribed and sworn 
this 28th day of May 1851 before me - C. Mason Justice of the Peace in and for said County 

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with David P. Bostwick the person spoken of in the foregoing affidavit and know him to be a gentleman of unimpeachable character and veracity 
Clark Mason J. P.
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Canandaigua N.Y. Dec. 8, 1844 

Sir
Herewith presented additional evidence in the case & Hannah Daggett decd widow of Samuel Daggett Jr of N.Y. under act of the of 1838, 

The testimony is not as positive as could be desired. but it is all that can be obtained, after a very thorough examination and possibly it may be deemed satisfactory- 

No public record proof of the marriage or of the birth of the children can be found. Indeed the marriage having occurred in the State of N.Y. and there being no law at that time requiring records to be kept it is not remarkable that none exist in this instance. An examination has been made in the town of Half Moon, but no record either of the town or church of that period exists- 

But perhaps the testimony altogether, may satisfy the Dept that the marriage occured before 1794, and that children were born prior to that date - 

A copy of the family record [crossed out: made by] taken from the original several years ago, is herewith presented supported by the testimony of Priscilla Jennings
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one of the children, whose credibility is strongly supported by the testimony of her neighbors, who testify their to their belief that he is of the age the represents herself to be, and that the has a Brother, who is believed to be older the herself 

And in further support of this testimony permit me to call your attention to the letter of Hon. D. S. Dickinson - a member of the Senate who certifies to his knowledge of the Daggett family and to his belief of their respective ages. His wife furnishes a similar Statement. The testimony of Ebenezer Daggett now adduced, corroborates that of others as to the ages of Daggett Children - That of Lydia Daggett heretofore filed, I desire to call your attention to - 

All this testimony, it is hoped will be deemed satisfactory by the Department to establish  the date of the marriage to have been prior to 1794- If it does not, it must end the case, for no further testimony can be found. in respect to the requisition called for in the concluding part of your letter
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of the 7th Dec. 1853, that it must be there that Daggetts husband was from Needham Mass to identify him with the soldier of that name, [crossed out:certified to] mentioned in the Certificate of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, I would invite your attention to the affidavit of Ebenezer Daggett the nephew, now adduced to there that Samuel Daggett Jr, was from the town Needham Upon this question of identity. I beg have to suggest that the coincidence of the application made by Priscilla Jennings to the Secretary of Mass for evidence of her father's service, made before any knowledge existed on her part as to what evidence these records would furnish, with the evidence thus furnished respecting the residence of the soldier in Needham, is quite strong proof of identity - and taken in connection with the testimony & Ebenezer Daggett, that Samuel Daggett Jr. was from that town, & always bore the reputation of having been a soldier. will, it is hoped, be deemed sufficient proof identity- 

The difficulty in the way of obtaining better proof of [crossed out: all] identity & marriage, has arisen from the fact that Samuel Daggett Jr. left Needham soon after the war came to half moon in
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New York where he was married but remained for years only. then moved from that place and in about the year 1808. removed to Guilford, CHenahgo Co. where Hon. D. T. Dickinson knew him - His frequent change of place prevented his becoming well known or well remembered by the old inhabitants - & has made it difficult to procure more full information about him. 

still I trust the evidence now & before adduced will be regarded as sufficient to establish the claim 

Proof of the time of his Daggetts death the appointment of  an administrator & will be found in the papers before submitted. 

I am respectfully Your Obt. Servt
L.M. Drury 

Hon L P. Waldo- Count & Pensions Washington L.C. in
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Canandaigua N.Y. Nov 28th 1833 

The claim of Hannah Daggett widow of Samuel Daggett Jr. it under act of 7th July 1838 is herewith presented- 

I can hardly hope that the proof of marriage & identity will be deemed sufficient, but it is the only proof and all that can, after my great exertions be obtained 

It is believed that Samuel Daggett made an application for a pension under the act of 18th March 1818, and transmitted papers to the Dept - 

He was residing in Chenango Co. N.Y. in 1818. and his children distinctly remember that a man named Germain a Judge of that Co. came & took him to Court, & got his declaration made 

I wish that a careful examination may be had for the papers - which if found will be sufficient evidence of identity - if that was adduced should not be deemed so 

I do not know that any other proof either of marriage or identity can
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any where he obtained - 
Very respectfully Your Obt Servt
L.M. Drury 

Hon L. P. Waldo Court of Pensions Washington D.C.