Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 24333, for Noles Negus, Rhode Island
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SERVICE
R.I.

Negus, Noles
or Knowles
Sarah

NUMBER
W 24333
B.L. Wt. 18026-160-55
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20412
New York
Noles Negus of Marion in the State of New York who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Cook of the Regt commanded by Col Church in the Rhode Island line for 2 Years.
On Topham rolls.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars – Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Sep 1833 and sent D Eddy Palmyra N.Y.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 - $200.00
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Mar 34 40.00
$240.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 26

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Let. To Isaac Lawrence correcting Report 4 Oct: 1833
“ to Asa Gray. 20. Jany 1846. Deed.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sep. to 24. Dec’r 1839. Agt Notified. 10. April 1844.
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20412 
New York 
Noles Negus of Marion in the State of New York who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Cook of the Regt commanded by Col Church in the Rhode Island line for 2 Years. 
On Topham rolls. 
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars – Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Sep 1833 and sent D Eddy Palmyra N.Y. Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 - $200.00 Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Mar 34 40.00 $240.00 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} 
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk, 
Book E Vol. 4 Page 26
 
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Let. To Isaac Lawrence correcting Report 4 Oct: 1833 “ to Asa Gray. 20. Jany 1846. Deed. Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sep. to 24. Dec’r 1839. Agt Notified. 10. April 1844.
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2496
Rhode Island
Sarah Negus widow of Noles Negus RI who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars – Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Dec. 1848 and sent to Hon R. B. Cranston H of R
Recorded on the Roll of Pensioners under act [F]ebruary 2, 1848, Page 17 Vol. 3.
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Reported
Dec. 19 /48
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[diagonal note] No 18026 iss Mar 10/56
134.788 Oct’r 3/55
May 16/55

Sarah Negus W.o of. Noles Negus
[illegible]

Revl War
Private Col Topham
R. I. Line

Pensioner 
Viz Feby 48-2496

Ad. 160 ac’s Mar 5, /56
Dodge

[vertical word illegible]

Job Durfee
Tiverton
R.I.

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Vol N Page 29.
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No 1072
Old Case
2nd Story 
No papers on file
The file of his papers under act of Mar. 1818 having been mislaid in the office it is deemed once as on [sic] able to require a renewal to his proof. He is therefore adm. upon his statement which he expected to substantiate by the evidence on file & which was deemed satisfactory under that law.
Admd
24 mo. Pri
80$
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State of New York Wayne County ss 
On the 20th day of July 1832 personally came before David Eddy one of the Judges of Wayne County Court of Common pleas, Knowles Negus of the Town of Marion County and State aforesaid and after being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following statement in order to have his name restored to the Pension Roll. And to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832 that he the said Knowls Negus did make application for a pension under the Law ^or act of Congress of the 18th March 1818. And that his claims were allowed and that he did draw a pension of $8. dollars per month for one year and six months and then it was discontinued on account as this deponant was informed of the [noted in left margin with an X] corps in which he served not being on the continental Establishment and that this deponant was in actual service more than six years of the Revolutionary War, was in the battle at Bunker hill and in the Battle on Rhode Island beside various other balls of Smaller note [crossed out writing is illegible]
[crossed out] Sworn and subscribed before me [/crossed out]
and further this deponant saith the when he Received the above named Pension he resided in the Town of Williams Ontario County State of New York and that he now resides in the same place altho the Town has be divided and the part in which he lives is called Marion & the County has since been divided and the part in which he resides & that his agent had his certificate is called Wayne County all in in the same State ^said agent is dead and the certificate lost and further this deponant saith not and 
Knowels Negus his mark X
Sworn and subscribed before me David Eddy 
Sir agreeably to a clause in your directions I forward to you the statement of Knowles Negus which I hope will be sufficient to place his name again of on the Pension Roll. he is an old Industrious Man but very poor and I have no doubt on my mind respecting the service he says he has performed. if You think he ought to succeed, please enclose his certificate to me as soon as you can if not inform me what should be done to obtain his Pension 
you with much respect 
your humble sevt 
David Eddy
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SCHEDULE. 
District of New York County of Wayne ss.}
On this twenty third day of September 1833, personally appeared, in open court, (a) being a court of record (b) for the said [crossed out] district [circuit,] [/crossed out] county, [crossed out] or corporation, as the case may be [/crossed out] Noes Negus aged Sixty six years,resident in Williamson in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: (c) in Capt. Alexander Thomas in Col Tophams Regiment and General Ezekiel Cornwell Brigade of the ^Comp Rhode Island line for the term of fifteen months and received a regular discharge Also enlisted in the month of August in 1778 under the same Captain and Colonel and served one year also enlisted during the summer of 1779 and served for the term of one year and was regularly discharged.
And I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof , with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed . (d) 
one feather bed valued at ten dollars one table one dollar Furniture consisting of different articles valued at ten dollars 
Noles Negus his mark X
G. H. Chapin 
Wm A McLean
Sworn to and declared, on the 23 day of September before John L. Tallmadge Wm Sipson
David [illegible]
Jonathan Boynton [illegible] Morse
I, Isreal J Richardson clerk of the County of Wayne do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty one dollars and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty third day of September 1823 Israel Richardson 
Clerk of the Court for the County of Wayne
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(a) The whole of the form prescribed in the first section, to verify the amount of property of the applicant, the oath of the party, and the certificate of the clerk excepted, must be done while the court is in session, 
(b) All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the act of Congress, 
1st. Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the state which create them 
2d. Which have been solemnly adjudged, by the tribunals of the several states, to be courts of record; 
3d. Which proceed according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings. 
4th. Which have the power of fine and imprisonment;
And courts which proceed according to the course of the civil and canon law, having neither of those tributes, are not courts of record, although they may keep a registry of their proceedings, and possess a seal. The court should, in every instance, state, on the face of the proceedings, that it is a court of record, and state why it is such [Opinion of the Attorney General of the United States.]
(c) Here set forth the regiment, company, and line, or ship, corps, or vessel, and the date of the original declaration; and, if he has received a pension, the number of the pension certificate should be inserted. 
(d) Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted , and subscribe the same. The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it, the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their support, in order that the department may be enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent circumstances as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words of the third section of the act of the 1st of May, 1820, "in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country," comprehend those only who are incapable of supporting themselves without the aid of the government, except by private or public charity.
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I Henry Negus of Tiverton in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island aged Eighty four years, being sworn according to law, do on my Oath depose and say, that Noles Negus, who formerly lived in this town, and went from here to the State of New York about thirty years ago was my brother; he was a pensioner of the United States under the law of June 7, 1832, as I have been informed, and fully believe, for I remember of his going to Boston with Capt William Cook in the Revolutionary War, and of his performing other military duty; he was about four years older than myself, and he died at Marion in New York State above four years ago. his widow Sarah Negus lives in this town, her maiden name was Sarah Durfee, I was at the wedding and ^saw said Noles and Sarah married, they were married at the house of Thomas Cook in this town by Thomas Howland Esq. a Justice of the Peace, authorized to join people in marriage. I do not remember exactly how long ago they were married, but I have been married more than sixty years, and they were married before I was; for they had gone to house keeping, and I was married at their house. they never had any children, and said Sarah has not married since his decease. the word "saw" was left out by mistake and was interlined before signing 
Henry Negus his mark X
Signed in my presence Ichabod Eddy 
State of Rhode Island County of Newport} S.S. 
Be it known that on the twenty eighth day of November 1843 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Henry Negus and subscribed and made oath to the truth of his above deposition. And I further certify that said Henry Negus is a credible persons 
Asa Gray Justice of the Peace
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State of Rhode Island County of Newport} ss
I Daniel C. Denham Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County aforesaid being a Court of Record do hereby certify that Asa Gray is a Justice of the Peace in the Town of Tiverton in the County aforesaid was appointed by the Town of Tiverton and commissioned by the Governor of this State and is fully authorized to act in his said capacity And that his signature aforewritten is Genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Newport on this sixth day of January A.D. eighteen hundred and forty four. 
Daniel C. Denham Clerk
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10498 - 6381
Sarah Negus - 
R. I'd
Act. 7. July '38
admd
2 yrs pri
80-from 24
Dec'r. 39 - the day of her husband death
also
Act 3 March 43
$80

Asa Gray Esq
Tiverton
R. I.
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." 
State of Rhode Island County of Newport S.S. 
On this sixth day of November A.D. 1843 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges or Justices of the Court of Probate for the town of Tiverton in the County of Newport now sitting a Court of Record, Sarah Negus, a resident of said Tiverton in the County of Newport, in the State of Rhode Island aged Seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." 
That she is the widow of Noles Negus, who was a private Soldier in the war of the Revolution, said Notes enlisted at said Tiverton in the year 1775 and went to Boston, this enlistment she believes was for nine months, and that he served said time, she does not know in what Company he served unless it was in Capt. William Cooks: in Col. Church Regiment, she has often heard him tell of this service; after he returned from Boston, she believes he was enrolled in Capt. Benj’n Borden's Company of Militia in said Tiverton and was in actual service in sd Company in said Tiverton, this company was attached to Col’o Cook's Regiment, she thinks he performed other services, but in what Corps she is unable to say; her husband the said Noles Negus went into the State of New York about thirty years ago and was a pensioner in said State under the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum his Pension Certificate was dated Sept 5th 1833 and No 30412.-- She further declares that she was married to the said Noles Negus at said Tiverton by Thomas Howland Esqr. in the Autumn of the year one thousand seven hundred and Eighty two - the month and day of the month she does not recollect. she has no record nor certificate of their marriage, they never had any children: That her husband the aforenamed Noles Negus died on the twenty fourth day of December, eighteen hundred and thirty nine, at Marion in the State of New York where he resided; That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January in the year of our Lord (over)
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Seventeen hundred and Ninety four, viz. at the time aforesaid, for proof of service she refers to the papers on file with her husbands Declaratn
Sarah Negus her mark X
Witness George W. Humphrey 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before and in open Court; And the Court further certifies that the said Sarah Negus is a credible person, and her statements are entitled to belief.
In testimony whereof I have, by Order of said Court, hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the day and year first above written
Charles Durfee Probate Clk.
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 10498 -6387
Sarah Negus
R. I.d
Act. 7. July 38
Admd
2 yr pri
80 – from 24
Dec’r 39 – the day of her husbands death
Also act March 43
$80
Asa Gray Esqr
Tiverton
R.I.
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134,788
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Declaration to obtain the bounty Land under the "act approved March 3, 1855. 
State of Rhode Island &c. County of Newport} S.S. 
On this eighteenth day of April A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid John Durfee, guardian of Sarah Negus, aged ninety years a resident of Tiverton, in the County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn, declares that said Sarah Negus is the widow of Noles Negus, who was a private in the Revolutionary war and a pensioner under the act of June 7, 1832 and died December 24, 1839. whose pension Certificate was dated September 5, 1833 and numbered 30412, and that he continued in actual service in said war more than fourteen days and was honorably discharged. for proof of his services reference is respectfully made to the papers on file with his declaration - said guardian further States that said Sarah Negus is a pensioner of the United States under the Act of February 2d 1848 her pension certificate is dated December 19. 1848 and is numbered 3496 
he further states that she was married to the said Noles Negus in the Autumn of the year one thousand Seven hundred and eighty two, in Tiverton aforesaid by one Thomas Howland a Justice of the Peace, and that her name before her said marriage was Sarah Durfee, that there is no record of
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her marriage, but reference is made to the proof of her marriage on file with her declaration for a pension that her said husband died as before stated on the 24th day of December A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine at Marion in the State of New York - and that she is now a widow 
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3, 1855.”
Job Durfee Guardian 
We Daniel Dwelly and Benjamin Cory residents of Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Job Durfee, guardian of Sarah Negus in our presence; that we are acquainted with the said Sarah Negus and from her appearance and statements we believe that she is the identical person she is represented to be in the foregoing declaration 
Daniel Dwelly 
Benjamin Corey
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the said Sarah Negus is the person she is represented to be, and that I have no interest in this claim Asa Gray Justice of the Peace
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State of Rhode Island &c Newport Sc Clerks Office Supreme Court 
I William Gilpin Clerk of the Supreme Court within and for the County of Newport do hereby certify that Asa Gray before whom he annexed affidavits were attested is and was at the time then a Justice of the Peace for the Town of Tiverton within and for the County aforesaid duly authorised by law to administer oaths and his signature thereto annexed is of his own proper hand writing.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this thirtieth day of April AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
Wm Gilpin Clerk
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8692 
Rhode Island
Sarah Negus widow of Noles Negus who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 24. Decr 1839 of Newport Co. in the State of R. Island who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Cook regt. commanded by Col. Church the R. Island line for 2 years 
Inscribed on the Roll of R. Island at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the [crossed out] 4th day of March 1836. [/crossed out] 24th Decr 1839 
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of September 1844 and sent to Asa Gray Tiverton, R.I.

Total amount 
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book D. Vol. 1. Page 113

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Rep’d
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Rep’d
To Asa Gray Sept 27. 45
Certificate for arrears issd 13 Decr 1845 – under it : [illegible] of Jany: ‘ 45, and act 7 July 1838. & sent to Asa Gray Tiverton, R. Island, on the Decr 1845.

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6064
Rhode Island
Sarah Negus widow of Noles Negus who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars – Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Sept’r 1864 and sent to Asa Gray Tiverton, R.I.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded by A.
Vol. 1, Page 92.
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18.026

[illegible]
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21.764
Knowles Negus
Revo. N. York

Rejected. See letter to D. Eddy May 20. 1831.
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Suspended - her letter to Wm A. McLean, 7 Octo:1823.

See returns within, rec'd
21 Feb. 1824
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Washington, May 1 1824. Received of James L. Edwards for the purpose of laying before Bongress, two Schedules of Noles negus, one dated the 23d Sept'r 1823; the other on the 7th Feb. 1824.
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Papers in the case of Noles Negus, for Wm W. A. McLean, who will sign the enclosed receipt when he takes the papers from the Office.
May 12. 1824.
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8692.
Rhode Island
Sarah Negus, widow of Noles Negus, who was a pensioner under the Act of '32, and who died on the 24 Dec: 1839, of New-port in the State of R. I. who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Cook, of the Regt:- commanded by Col: Church in the R. Island line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of R. Island, at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. & ending 24 Dec: 1839.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th :- day of Dec: 1845 and sent to Asa Gray, Tiverton, R. Island.

Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
& joint resolution Jany: 45
Recorded by WM Stewart Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 113.
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See letters 7 Oct. 1823 to W. A. McLean – 30 June 1829 to J. Steele – 16 Nov. 1830 to D Eddy

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3136
New York Roll
Noles Negus 
Private
Rhode Island line 1776. 15 months in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 13. Of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of Sep. 1818 and forwarded to Stephen Phelps Esq Canandaigua New York
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1818 $37.86
Semi-anl. All’ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00
Army 4 mos. 22/30   $85.86
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18 March, 1818.}
Wrote to him 13 Dec 1819 to note time of entering in Tophams reg’t Suspended all information is rec
Williamson
Ontario County
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24,333
Sarah Negus
Wid of Noles Negus
Priv Rev War

Act Feb 2nd 1848
Index : Vol N, Page 78
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Palmyre Sep 28th 1823
Wayne County NY 
Honl. J C Calhoun Secretary of War
Sir
I enclose you the schedule of the property of Noles Negus whose certificate for a pension as a Revolutionary soldier is dated the 29th September 1818 and number 3136. The reason why Mr Negus has not drawn his pension is on account of his ^being informed that the act of Congress was such as to prevent him during which time he has been supported by his children and deprived of a support which is undoubtly he is entitled to. Mr Negus is on the New York agency and prays that he may be allowed his pension for the date of his certificate 
with considerations of respect
I have the honor to be 
Your Ob Sevt
Wm A McLean
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War Department,
Pension Office 
Oct 7. 1823. 
Sir,
Before a correct decision can be had on the claim of Noles Negus, to be continued on the pension list, he must state, under oath, whether he had disposed of any property since the 18th of March 1818; and if he has, a faithful account of that disposition, and of the application of the proceeds arising therefrom, must be rendered. He must, also, State his reasons for having delayed the exhibition of a schedule of his property, until September last. The oath must be taken before a Court of Record while in Session, and the Clerk must certify, that it was so taken, under his seal of Office. His schedule will remain on our files.
I am, respectfully, 
Yr. Obt. Sevt.
J.L. Edwards 
William A. McLean Esq. 
Palmyra,
Wayne County,
New York.
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Honb'l J C Calhoun, Esqr
Secretary of War
Washington City
D. C.
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Palmyra (Wayne County New York)
February 9th 1824.
Honb’l J C Calhoun Esqr
Sir,
Permit me to take the liberty of enclosing to you the papers of Noles Negus a revolutionary pensioner under the act of Congress of March 18th 1818 also the instructions of Mr Edwards, a copy of which I have in my possession. I believe the instructions of Mr Edwards have been fully complied ^with and the affidavit of Noles Negus which is also enclosed will undoubtedly show to the Honb. the Secretary of the War Department the propriety of his receiving his pension from the date of his application and certificate 
An early answer is requested as may be convenient in order that an old Revolutionary Pensioner and his aged wife may be relieved from the precocious embarrassing indigent circumstances in which they live.
With consideration of respect
May respectful I have the honor
To be your Ob. Sevt. 
Wm A McLean
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Thos Corys Afedav [sic]
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State of New York Wayne County ss } On the 17th day of March 1831 Personally came before me David Eddy a Judge of Wayne County Thomas Cory and after being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith, that he is well acquainted with Knowles Negus and knows that the said Knowles Negus enlisted in the year 1775. for one year in the company of Capt. William Cook in the Regiment of Col ^ Thomas Church of the Rhodisland Militia in the Revolutionary War, and served out said year in actual service  and was honorably discharged and further this deponent Saith that he knows that the said Negus, did enlist in the year 1776 in the Company of Alexander Thomas, Regiment of Col Topham in the boat service Rhodisland Militia Revolutionary war and did serve out said Term and was honorably discharged and further this deponent saith that he knows that the aforesaid Knowles Negus did enlist in the year 1777 for fifteen months in the Company of Alexander Thomas Regiment of Col Toppan in the aforesaid Boat Service Rhodeisland Militia in the Revolutionary war, and that he the said Negus did serve out said term and was honorably discharged and further this deponent saith not 
Thomas Cory
Subscribed and Sworn before me 
David Eddy a Judge of Wayne county
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William Corys
afedavt
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State of New York Wayne County ss} On the 17th day of March 1832 Personally came before me David Eddy one of the Judges of Wayne County aforesaid William Cary and after being sworn according law deposeth and saith, that he is well acquainted with Knowls Negus and knows that the said Knowles Negus enlisted in the year A 1775, for one year in the Company of Capt. William Cook in the Regiment of ^ Col Thomas Church, Rhodisland Militia in the Revolutionary war and did service near Boston was Bunker hill Battle, and was honorably discharged and further this deponent saith that the aforesaid Knowls Negus Enlisted in the year 1776 in the Company of Capt Alexander Thomas in the Boat Service ^Rhodeisland Militia for one year and served his time fully out and was honorably discharged and further this deponent saith that he knows that in the year 1777, the aforesaid Knowles Noyes did enlist in the company of said Capt Alexander Cook ^Regiment of Colonel Topham fifteen months and that he performed Said fifteen months service and was honorably discharged further this deponent saith not
William Cory
Subscribed and Sworn before me 
David Eddy a Judge of Wayne County Courts
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Tiverton Jun. 15th 1844 
Sir
Enclosed herewith is a Power of Attorney from Sarah Negus, widow of Noles, for pension due at his death, Also her application that it be paid in at Providence as being more convenient than N. York. if the papers are not in conformity with your regulations, please to direct to me; though I believe they are in the same form which I had occasion to send once before 
Most Respectfully 
Your Obt Servt. 
Asa Gray
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GIDEON, PRINTER.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, 
Feby 1st 1844. 
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,” and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, the widow of Noles Negus, decd a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N. York Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. to the 24th Dec. 1839.
Respectfully, yours 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller. 
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, 
Present.
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Wm Cory's
Deposition on the 
Claim of Noles Negus
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State of New York and County of Ontario} Williamson September 11th 1818.- - 
Then personally appeared William Coy of the Town of Williamson in the County aforesaid before me Jesse Mason Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace for the said County and being duly sworn before me the said Justice deposeth and saith that he is sixty four years of age. And that he is personally acquainted with Noles Negus and that he lived a near neighbor to said Negus during the Revolutionary war and also saith that the said Noles Negus did enlist as a private soldier into a Company commanded by Capt William Cook of the Town of Tiverton in the County of Newport and State of Rhodisland which Company was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. Church of Little Compton in the County of New Port and State of Rhodeisland, and that the said Noles enlisted for one year as he understood at that time, that he thinks the said Noles enlisted some time in the month of March in the year 1775 and also saith that the said Noles was afterwards he thinks about the first of June [crossed out: illegible] marched to Boston, was in the action at Bunker hill and continued in the said Military Service untill the 31st day of December following when he was as he understood honorably discharged and came Home with the rest of the Company. says he never saw his discharge And that the said Noles afterwards enlisted into a company commanded by Capt Alexander Thomas for fifteen months which company was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col Topping of the Town of New Port and that the said Noles continued in the said service the said term of fifteen months when he understood he was again honourably discharged and that he always bore the Character of a good faithful soldier that he saw him the said Noles frequently during the time he was in actual service. And that he is now personally and particularly acquainted with the circumstances of the said Noles and considers that he stand in need of the assistance of his Country for his support and that he the said William Cory this deponent is not either directly or indirectly interested in making this deposition & further this Depon [illegible]
Taken & subscribed the day of the date}
Before me Jesse Mason, J.P.} Wm Cory
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State of New York Ontario County Clerks Office} ss In testimony that John Mason whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavits and certificates was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Ontario, and that the same is his signature I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said County at Canandaigua this 17th day of September 1818- 
Hu McNair Clk

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State of New York Ontario County Clerks Office} ss In testimony that John Mason whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavits and certificates was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Ontario, and that the same is his signature I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said County at Canandaigua this 17th day of September 1818- 
Hu McNair Clk
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Thomas Cory's
Deposition on the Claim
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State of New York and County of Ontario} 
Williamson September 11th 1818 D 
Then personally appeared Thomas Cory of Williams as aforesaid in the County aforesaid before me Jesse Mason Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace of the said County and being duly sworn by me the said Justice deposeth and saith that he is upwards of sixty years of age and that he is personally acquainted with Noles Negus and has been ever since the commencement of the Revolutionary war and that the said Noles did enlist into the Military service of the United States the year the Battle was at Bunker hill thinks he continued in the said service about ten months from the time of his enlistment that he enlisted under Capt Wm Cook whose company belonged to a Regiment commanded by Col Church. That he came home from the service about the first of January after said Battle and that the rest of the company came home or a Number of them at the same time he understood they were discharged having served the time for which they engaged. And that the said Noles afterwards enlisted under Capt Alexander Thomas for fifteen months the Regiment was commanded by Col. Topping and that he continued in the said service the said fifteen months that he frequently saw him the said Noles while in the service. And that Capt Thomas Called him a good soldier that he bore that character during the Revolutionary war, that He supposed he was again honorably discharged as he returned home at the expiration of the fifteen months and that he was afterwards in the service a number of times as a Militia Man. And this deponent saith that he is now personally and particularly acquainted with the said Noles Negus and considers him actually in need of the assistance of his Country for support. And this deponent saith that he is neither directly or indirectly interested in making this deposition & further this deponent saith not 
Thomas Cory 
Taken and subscribed before me the day of the date Jesse Mason J. P. 
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Thomas Cory the above named Deponent and consider him to be a man of truth and veracity Jesse Mason Justice Peace
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To the Hon William Eaton Secretary of War 
Sir
The undersigned beg leave to represent that there is an old Revolutionary soldier living in our neighbourhood who has heretofore been placed on the Pension list and did actually draw his pension for Eighteen months but for some cause or causes to him and us unknown ^or has been withdrawn we have now ever strong suspicious that some evil minded person or persons have misrepresented his case to the Government, and have thus defrauded him of that small allowance on which he almost entirely relied for subsistence we are also all to believe, that the pension was not withheld, on account of any restriction imposed by subsequent laws, on account of any alteration in his property for we know that he was not then or now worth one hundred Dollars The mans name is Knowls Negus of the Town of Marion County of Wayne and State of New York, as you will find by refering to the records and you will also find by those records when his pension was withdrawn. And we do believe and Pray that on examination if nothing shall be found against him to render it illegal You will restore to him his Pension together with all arrearage and your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray 
Dated the Sixth day of November one thousand Eight hundred and thirty, at Marion, Wayne County, State of New York 
David Eddy
Morton Eddy 
Martin Moore 
Jos. C. Moore 
Jos Caldwell 
[illegible] Florence
Calvin S Baldwin 
Beldin & Winslow
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[left margin sideways writing] To the Honorable the Secretary of War of the United States

We the undersigned, Freeholders of the Town of Williams in the County of Ontario and State of New York Do hereby certify, that we are personally acquainted with Mr Noles Negus a Revolutionary Soldier, who has for many years past been an inhabitant of said Town, whom we consider as having been a useful and industrious member of society-- And whereas he has been unfortunate, and is now very poor and destitute in the decline of life; and whereas we believe his former services in the revolution, fully entitle him to a pension, and we really view him as likely to come to want soon unless he shall receive the same, We therefore cheerfully and earnestly reccommend the said Noles Negus to the favourable notice of the Honourable the Secretary of War.- 
Dated Williamson | Jona L. Powell
1st April 1823 | Howell R Powell
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Stephen Vaughan 
William Cary 
Thomas Lakey
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Zelina Oram 
Thomas Youngs 
Joseph Morrison 
Samuel A. Caldwell 
David Mason 
Elias Durfee
Truman Phelps 
Ezra Phelps
Ezekiel Kellogg
Gideon Shearman
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Pension Office
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Hon William Eaton 
Secy of War
Washington

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PALMYRA
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NEW YORK

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To the Hon. William Eaton Secretary of War 
Sir 
Mr Nowles Negus a neighbour of mine, with whom I have been acquainted these 17 or 18 years, made an application to the War department under the act and obtained a Pension, but after 18 months it was withdrawn, Somebody I [crossed out] we expect [/crossed out] suspect has written to the department against him it is impossible for me to immagine [sic] what could have been said against the continuation of his pension and speak truth, the reason why the department have not heard from him the said Negus is probably on account of his [illegible] [illegible] and want of Education, business men are either so much info[illegible] over affairs or too avaricious to assist those from whom they claim never expect remuneration, thus his just claims have been neglected Sir in as much as this old hero of the Revolution in the first ranks of the First Battle of Bunkerhill &c (as I am well informed) I hope you Hon will take his case into consideration and I doubt not Sir but what you will give it the attention it deserves 
Will you be so kind as to answer this communication as soon as it is consistant [sic] with your other duties,
I have enclosed a Petition on this subject with a few names to it Hundreds might be obtained as respectable as any in this part of our Country but these are deemed sufficient 
I have the honor to be yours 
David Eddy
Marion, 6th November 1830 
Hon William Eaton 
Sec War USA
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Claims of Noles Negus Jr April 13th 1818
R.I.

5/1 Stephen Phelps
Connoisseur

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The Honorable Secy of War
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State of New York Ontario County} ss
Noles Negus of the Town of Williamson in the County of Ontario and State of New York formerly from Tibbor [sic] Town in the State of Rhode Island being duly cautioned and sworn deposeth and saith that he is a native Citizen of the United States and that he served this Country in the War of the Revolution and that he enlisted in the year 1775 as a private soldier for one year in Capt. Wm Cook’s company in the Regiment commanded by Col. Church in the Rhodes Island line and at the expiration of said year he received an Honorable discharge. And that he the deponent was stationed during said year at or nigh Boston - And that he enlisted again soon afterwards as a private soldier for the term of Fifteen Months in Capt. Alexander Thomas’s Company in the Regiment commanded by Col. Toppin in the Rhode Island line and that at the expiration of said time he received an honorable discharge and that during the said term of Fifteen months he was stationed at Howlands Ferry in the State of Rhode Island, and the deponent further saith that in the course of two or three months he enlisted as a Boatman under Jonathan Devall who commanded the Boats to one of which he (the deponent) was attached and ^that said Boats were stationed at Howlands Ferry during said time And the deponent further saith that he was dismissed by his commander after he had served out the said time. and that he has lost the discharges which he received aforesaid and cannot recover them. And the deponent further saith that he is fifty nine years of age and in indigent circumstances and in need of support from Government and therefore prays that his name may
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be placed on the pension list pursuant to an Act of Congress passed March 18th 1818- entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in engaged in the ^ Land & Naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War and further the deponent saith not
Noles Negus his mark X
Sworn to and declared this thirteenth day of April 1818 before me Stephen Phelps a Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Ontario 
Ontario County ss I Stephen Phelps a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Noles Negus did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress

Canandaigua April 13th 1818) - Stephen Phelps 

State of New York
Ontario County ss I certify that Noles Negus the aforesaid applicant is in Reduced Circumstances & need of assistant from his country for support.
Canandaigua Septr 16th 1818  Stephen Phelps Jr Judge of Ontario Com. pleas
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State of New York Ontario County Clerks Office} ss  In testimony that Stephen Phelps, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, dated September 16th 1818 - was on the day of the date of the same a Judge of Ontario Common Pleas and that the same is his signature I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County at Canandaigua this 17th day of September 1818- H. McNair Clk 
The Honorable Secretary of War if my claims are allowed will please forward a certificate of the same to Stephen Phelps Esqr Canandaigua who is my agent - April 13th 1818 
Noles Negus his mark X
Witness Alexis Phelps
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State of New York Ontario County Clerks office} ss
In Testimony that Stephen Phelps whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate was on the day of the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for the County of Ontario and that the same is his signature I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the county seal at Canandaigua this 24th April AD 1818 

Hu. McNair Clk 

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5/1 Stephen Phelps 
Canandaigua
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The Honorable 
Secy of War
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State of New York Ontario County} ss. Notes Negus of the Town of Williamson in the County of Ontario and State of New York formerly from Tibbor Town in the State of Rhode Island being duly cautioned and sworn deposeth and saith that he is a native citizen of the United States and that he served this Country in the War of the Revolution, and that he enlisted in the year 1775 as a private Soldier for one year in Capt. Wm Cooks company in the Regiment commanded by Col. Church in the Rhode Island line, and at the expiration of said year the received an honorable discharge, and that he the deponent was stationed during said year at or nigh Boston, and that he enlisted again soon afterwards as a private soldier for the term of Fifteen months in Capt. Alexander Thomas's Company in the Regiment commanded by Col Toppin in the Rhode Island line and that at the expiration of said time he received an honorable discharge and that during the said term of fifteen months he was stationed at Howlands Ferry in the State of Rhode Island and the deponent further saith that in the course of two or three months, he enlisted as a Boatman under Jonathan Devall who commanded the boats to one of which he the deponent was attached and that said boats were stationed at Howlands Ferry during said time and the deponent further saith that he was dismissed by his commander after he had served out the said time, and that he has lost the discharges which he received aforesaid and
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and cannot recover them and the deponent further saith that he is fifty nine years of age and in indigent circumstances, and in need of support from Government and therefore prays that his name may be placed on the Pension list pursuant to an act of Congress, passed March 18th 1818 entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in engaged in the Land & Naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War and further the deponent saith not.
Sworn to and declared this thirteenth day of April 1818 before me (Signed) Stephen Phelps a Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Ontario} Noles Negus his mark X


Ontario County, ss. I Stephen Phelps a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Noles Negus did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
Canandaigua April 13th 1818} (Signed.) Stephen Phelps 
State of New York Ontario County} ss. I certify that Noles Ne-
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= gus [Negus] the aforesaid applicant is in reduced circumstances and need of assistance from his Country for support. (Signed) Stephen Phelps a Judge of Ontario Com. Pleas
Canandaigua Sept 16th 1818 
State of New York Ontario County Clerks Office} ss. [handwritten seal] In testimony that Stephen Phelps whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, dated September 16th 1818 was on the day of the date of the same a Judge of Ontario Common Pleas and that the same is his signature, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County at Canandaigua this 17th day of September 1818- Signed, Hu. McNair Clk 
The Honorable Secretary of War if my claims are allowed will please forward a certificate of the same to Stephen Phelps Esq Canandaigua, who is my agent. 
April 13th 1818. Noles Negus his mark X 
Witness, Alexis Phelps. 
State of New York. Ontario County Clerks Office} ss.
In testimony that Stephen Phelps whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate was on the day of the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for the County of Ontario and that the same is his signature I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the County seal at Canandaigua this 24th April A.D. 1818. 
(Signed.) Hu. McNair Clk
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State of New York and County of Ontario| Williamson, September 11th 1818 - Then personally appeared Thomas Cory of Williamson aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, before me Jesse Mason, Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace of the said County and being duly sworn by me the said Justice, deposeth and saith that he is upwards of sixty years of age and that he is personally acquainted with Noles Negus and has been ever since the commencement of the Revolutionary War, and that the said Noles did enlist into the military service of the United States the year the battle was at Bunker hill thinks he continued in the said service about ten months from the time of his enlistment, that he enlisted under Capt Wm Cook whose company belonged to a regiment commanded by Col. Church, that he came home from the service about the first of January after said battle, and that the rest of the company came home, or a number of them at the same time, he understood they were discharged having served the term for which they engaged. And that the said Noles afterwards enlisted under Capt. Alexander Thomas for fifteen months, the regiment was commanded by Col. Topping, and that he continued in the said service the said fifteen months, that he frequently saw him the said Noles while in the service. And that Capt. Thomas called him a good soldier, that he bore that character during the revolutionary war that he supposed he was again honorably discharged, as he returned home at the expiration of the fifteen months, and that he was afterwards in the service of number of times as a militia man. And this deponent saith that he is now personally and particularly acquaint with the said Noles Negus, and considers him actually in need of the assistance of his country for support, and this deponent saith that he is neither directly or in directly interested in making this deposition, and further
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this deponent saith not. 
(Signed) Thomas Cory
Taken and subscribed before me the day of the date 
(Signed) Jesse Mason, J. P. 
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Thomas Cory the above named deponent and consider him to be a man of truth and veracity. 
(Signed) Jesse Mason, Justice Peace
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Williamson 
September 11, 1818 
State of New York and County of Ontario} Then personally appeared William Cory of the Town of Williamson in the County aforesaid before me Jesse Mason Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace for the said County and being duly sworn before me the said Justice deposeth and saith that he is Sixty four years of age and that he is personally acquainted with Noles Negus and that he lived a near neighbor to said Negus during the Revolutionary War and also saith that the said Noles Negus did enlist as a private soldier into a company commanded by Capt William Cook of the Town of Tiverton in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island which company was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col Church of Little Compton in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island, and that the said Noles enlisted for one year as he understood at that time, that he thinks the said Noles enlisted some time in the month of March in the year 1775 and also saith that the said Noles was afterwards he thinks about the first of June marched to Boston, was in the action at Bunkerhill and continued in the said Military service until the 30th day of December following when he was as he understood honorably discharged, and came home with the rest of the Company, says he never saw his discharge, and that the said Noles afterwards enlisted into a company commanded by Capt Alexander Thomas for fifteen months which company was attached to a regiment commanded by Col Topping of the town of Newport and that the said Noles continued in the said service the said term of fifteen months
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when he understood he was again honourably discharged, and that he always bore the character of a good faithful soldier that he saw him the said Noles frequently during the time he was in actual service, and that he is now personally and particularly acquainted with the circumstances of the said Noles and considers that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support and that he the said William Cary this deponent is not either directly or indirectly interested in making this deposition, and further this deponent saith not. 
(Signed) Wm Cory 
Taken & subscribed the day of the date before me 
(Signed) Jesse Mason, J.P.
This may certify that I am personally acquainted with the within named William Cory, the deponent and consider him to be a man of truth and veracity
(Signed) Jesse Mason, Justice Peace 
State of New Ontario County Clerks Office} ss In testimony that Jesse Mason whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit and certificates was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Ontario, and that the same is his signature. I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said County at Canandaigua this 17th day of September 1818.
[handwritten seal]  (Signed) Hu McNair, Clk
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I hereby certify that the foregoing pages, numbered from one to seven, inclusive, are truly copied from the original documents on file in the Department of War 
J. L. Edwards 
I hereby certify that James Lewis Edwards, who has signed the foregoing certificate, is charged with the superintendance of the Pension business, and the keeping of the rolls and all papers in relation to said business in the Department of War; and that to his certificate full faith and credit are to be given. In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the said Department to be affixed, and have hereunto subscribed my name, this tenth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four.
J. C. Calhoun 
Secretary of War.
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State of New York County of Wayne} ss. On the twenty eighth day of January, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four, personally came before us, the subscribers, Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Wayne in open Court at the January sessions thereof Noles Negus, a resident of the town of Williamson in said county, aged sixty seven years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth declare & say that his name was inscribed on the Pension List in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18th of March 1818. That at the last Term of the court of Common pleas for said County of Wayne he did in order to his being continued on said Pension List exhibit to said court, a schedule of his property with the usual oath in such cases as to any disposition of said property which papers are now on the files of the War Department as he has been informed. And the said Noles Negus doth further say, that since the 18th day of March 1818 he has not by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with the intent thereby to diminish his estate, so as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the Eighteenth day of March 1818” and that he has not, nor has any person
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in trust for him any property, or securities or contracts or debts due to him, nor has he any income or estate other than what was stated in the schedule presented as aforesaid. And the said Noles Negus doth further say, that as a reason why he did not previous to the last Term of this court exhibit a schedule of his property, that he understood & verily believed the fact so to be that his name was actually stricken from the Pension List, and being poor aged and infirm, he was thereby unable to inquire strictly and satisfactorily as to the truth of the report which he had confided in, and his delay as aforesaid, was occassioned further by various discouragements & contradictory advices of friends, which kept him from making any exertions, which otherwise (if health & means had allowed) he should have made.
Noles Negus his mark X
In Open Court 
John S. Tallmadge Wm Sisson David Arne Jr} Judges
“Filed January 28. 1824”
State of New-York Wayne County} I Hugh Jameson Deputy Clerk of the County of Wayne do hereby certify that the foregoing oath is truly copied from the records of the said court.
 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court the 7th day of February 1824. 
Hugh Jameson Dep. Clk.
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Pension office Washington

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State of New York Wayne County SS |  On the 19th day of March 1831 Personally appeared before me David Eddy a Judge of the County of Wayne aforesaid
Knowls Negus resident in said County aged 70 years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of 1831 relative to, and for the Relief of certain Officers - non commissioned offices musicians and Soldiers of the Revolution that he the said Knowls Negus enlisted for one year to wit in the year 1775 in a company commanded Capt. William Cook in a regiment commanded by Col Thomas Church Rhode Island Militia Revolutionary war was in actual service near Boston, Massachusetts, was in the celebrated battle of Bunkershill Served out the year and was honorably discharged in the Town of Roxbury ^State of Massachusetts and that he the said Knowls Negus did enlist for one year towit the year 1776 in a company commanded by Cap- Alexander Thomas in the boat Service Rhode Island Militia Revolutionary war and served out said term and was Honorably discharged at Howlands Ferry State of Rhode Island 
And that he the said Knowls Negus did enlist for fifteen months in the company and Regiment aforesaid in the year 1778, and that did perform, and served said term of fifteen months and was honorably discharged at the same place aforesaid and that the said Knowls Negus did draw a pension for 18 months under the former act of Congress, which pension has been withheld on account of his not being a continental soldier and that he now relinquishes all claim for a pension with act of Congress made previous to the year 1831 and that he has employed David Eddy ^his agent to receive any money that he may be entitled to or obtain by this application to pay over to him 
Knowls Negus his mark X
Subscribed and Sworn before me David Eddy a Judge of Wayne County
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State of New York Wayne County ss } On this 12th day of September 1832 personally appeared before me David Eddy one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Wayne aforesaid Noles Negus a resident in the Town of Marion County of Wayne and State of New York and doth on his oath make the following statement in order to have his name Reinserted on the Pension Roll from which it has been droped -  or ceased viz That he did make application ^for a pension under the act of March 18th 1818 and that his application was granted, and his name was placed in the Pension Roll and that he did receive a certificate and drew his pension twice the first time for one year the next for six months at the rate of $8 Dollars per month, and that he was dropped from said pension Roll as he has been informed by a letter written from the war department to David Eddy of Marion on account of his not belonging to the Regular troops, and that he was a private in Col Churches Regiment for the first year, the next year he served in the Regiment of Col. Toppin and that he served fifteen months longer under said Toppin his present place of residence is Marion Wayne County and State of New York, and that he did reside in the Town of Williamson Now Town of Marion, in 1818. ^when the first application was made it was then the County of Ontario, Now County of Wayne and State of New York and that his old certificate is lost 
Noles Negus his mark +
Sworn and subscribed before me this 12th day of September 1832  David Eddy 
To the Secretary of War 
Sir
I received your letter and have followed your directions as near as I could relative to Noles Negus, before I received the communication refered to I had helped him to make a statement nearly like the one above, have waited a long time for the certificate, and have concluded that because the old certificate did not accompany the declaration, the certificate was not forwarded. You will learn from this application that it is lost forever I hope his oath above ^[illegible] that effect will be satisfactory, if not be so kind as to inform in what will 
Yours Respectfully David Eddy
12th Sept 1832
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State of New York Wayne County ss} I Cullen Foster Deputy Clerk said County do certify that David Eddy whose signature appears to the within affidavit and before whom the said affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a Judge of the County Courts of said County, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature to the within affidavit is genuine 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this Eighteenth Day of September A.D. 1832. Cullen Foster Dep. Clk.
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State of New York Wayne County ss} On this 17th day of August 1833 personally appeared before me David Eddy one of the Judges in and for said County of Wayne aforesaid Noles Negus aged 74 Years a Resident of the Said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Statement of his services in the Revolutionary War. that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. 
[left hand margin note] 1 One Year Service
That he Enlisted as a private into a Company Commanded by Captain William Cook. Lieutenant Thomas Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Church for one year he was embodied in said Company the first of January 1775. the Winter was spirit in exercising, and learning the use of [illegible] arms  this was in the State of Rhode Island Town of Tiverton, he was Marched from thence Early in the spring, to Roxbury near Boston in the State of Massachusetts the latter place was in the hands of the British under General Gage. this deponent was in the celebrated battle of Bunker hill. Some weeks after the battle he was one that was sent on to prospect hill, and helped build a fort then the (army and he was with them) built a small fort also on Plow hill a tremendous Cannonade ensued while this deponent was thus at work it was found however that Bunker hill could not be taken from this hill it was therefore abandoned; and this deponent was marched to prospect hill when he remained untill the term for which he enlisted was expired which happened on the last day of December of the same year he had a written discharge does not remember who signed ^it the discharge is lost, he then returned home to Tiverton [left hand margin noted] 2 One Year Service [/note] and that some time the last of January ^or first of February 1776, he enlisted as a private for one year in a company commanded by Captain Alexander Thomas Lieutenant James Durfee Regiment Commanded by Col Toppin or Topham was Marched to Howlands Ferry was there employed in building a fort and Guarding the Coast untill his term for which he enlisted expired, the exact month that his term of service expired he has forgotten but remembers that it was cold Wether and knows that he served a year and was discharged he thinks that General Sullivan signed his discharge but is by no means sure, the discharge is lost, [left hand margin noted] 3 One Year and three months [/note] and that some time in March 1778 he enlisted as a private for fifteen Months in the Company commanded by the last mentioned officers was stationed some time in the fort at Howlands Ferry he was then attached to guard the boats, that were employed along the sea shore and neighboring Rivers by the army. Some time this summer the thinks the
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latter part. (for he remembers of eating Green Corn) he was sent the General Sullivan into Rhode Island was in that Battle from first to last after the battle he was ordered back to guard the boats as before and Continued thus the Guard the boats and to do duty in the fort until his  term of service for which he enlisted expired which happened some time in the spring of 1779. he was then discharged had a written discharge This discharge he is pretty sure was signed by General Sullivan it is lost all the time above mentioned in the three inlistments, this deponent was in actual service and has no other business. And that he, after this was in actual service two months one month as a substitute for for Earl Durfee, and one month as a substitute for Edward Burden he Cannot remember the year, or particular months that he served as a substitute for the above named men 
and further this deponant saith that he did apply for a pension under the act of 1818, and that he received a certificate from the war department and did draw twise first for one year $96. the next time for six months half of the aforesaid sum and then this deponant Received a letter from the department of war that his pension would be discontinued because that by examination it was found that he this deponent was not in the Regular or Continental service, and that in 1824 this deponent left his papers with William A. McLean Esquire of Palmyra Wayne County with a view of making a new application for his pension amongst those papers was his Certificate. the said William A McLean became Intemperate and so died and this deponants papers together with the aforesaid Certificate are lost forever for no such papers can be found amongst them that were left by the said William A McLean.
and that now resides in the Town of Marion County of Wayne and State of New York 
And further this doponant saith not
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me | Noles Negus his mark +
David Eddy a Judge of Wayne County Court
I return your letter to show that your directions in the Margin are complied with yours [illegible] David Eddy agent
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State of New York Wayne County ss} I Cullen Foster acting Clerk of said County do hereby certify that- David Eddy before whom the above affidavit purported to have been taken, was on the day of the date thereof a Judge of said County duly authorised to take the same and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and Verily believe the signature to the same to be his own proper hand writing 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this Eighteenth day of August one thousand Eight hundred and thirty Three, 
Cullen Foster Acting Clk
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State of Rhode Island, 
County of Newport } ss.
 On this Twelfth day of September 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Newport Sarah Negus a resident of Tiverton in the county of Newport aged Eighty three 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 Noles Negus who was a Private Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and that she received a pension of Eighty dollars per annum, under the act of 17th of June, 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sarah Negus her mark X
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me, } ss.
Asa Gray Justice of the Peace.
Subscribed in my presence Joshua Coggeshall 
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit. Asa Gray Justice of the Peace.
State of Rhode Island, COUNTY of Newport} ss.
I William Gilpin Clerk of the Supreme Court in the county aforesaid, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify, that Asa Gray  is a Justice of the Peace in the county aforesaid, and is fully authorized to act in said capacity, and that his signatures above written are genuine. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Newport on this Sixteenth day of September 1848
Wm Gilpin Clerk Sup. Court
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Sarah Negus, widow of Noles, Private

Rc, Jan 23 1845.

$80 per annum

R. Island Roll

Cert to Asa Gray, Tiverton, R. I.
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefits of the resolution of Congress of the 23d January 1845. 
Whereas the act of the 30th of April 1844 prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner, I now make the following statement under oath, to obtain the benefits of the resolution above mentioned 
I am the widow of Noles Negus who was a private in the war of the Revolution: I have drawn a pension at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum from the twenty fourth of December 1839, and now ask for the amount due me from the fourth day of March 1836 to the twenty fourth day of December 1839 when my former pension commenced. I made my declaration before the 30th of April 1844 and it was filed in the Pension Office before the 23d of January 1845.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this ninth day of October in the year 1845 at Tiverton in the County of Newport.
Signed in my presence   Sarah Negus her mark X
John Coggshall  Asa Gray Justice of the Peace 
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit. 
Asa Gray Justice of the Peace
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I William Gilpin Clerk of the Supreme Court do hereby certify that Asa Gray who has signed the foregoing is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Newport in the State of Rhode Island, and that the above is his signature.
 In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal of Office this Thirteenth day of October in the year 1845, at Newport in the State of Rhode Island
Wm Gilpin Clerk


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Asa Gray Esqr.
Tiverton
Rhode Island
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I Samuel Negus of the town of Marion in the County of Wayne and State of New York being duly affirmed do depose and say that I was acquainted with Noles Negus a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress of said United States of the seventh of July 1832 deceased.
He formerly resided in Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island, he came to this State about thirty years ago and for about fourteen years previous to his death he resided in the said Town of Marion in said County of Wayne in this State. The said Noles Negus died at the Town of Marion aforesaid on the twenty fourth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine and that he has left a widow as I have understood and verily believe in the Town of Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island whos name is Sarah Negus 
Affirmed and subscribed this 13th day of November 1843, Samuel Negus 
before me Eli Smith Justice of the Peace 
I hereby certify that Samuel Negus mentioned in the above affidavit is of good character as to veracity 
Eli Smith J.P.
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I Salisbury Negus of the Town of Marion in the County of Wayne and State of New York, being duly affirmed do depose and say that I was acquainted with Noles Negus a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress of the seventh of July 1832. deceased. He formerly resided in Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island he came to this state about thirty years ago and for about fourteen years previous to his death he resided in said Town of Marion in the County and State aforesaid, the said Noles Negus died at said Town of Marion on the twenty fourth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine That he has left a widow as I have understand and verily believe in the Town of Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island whos name is Sarah Negus    Salisbury Negus

Affirmed & Subscribed before one this 13 day of November 1843 |
Eli Smith Justice of the Peace 
I hereby certify that Salisbury Negus above described is a man of truth and veracity and also that ^the word nine in the margin was placed there before signing & affirming 
November 13th 1843 Eli Smith J. P.
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State of New York 
Wayne County Clerks Office} SS. I hereby certify that Eli Smith Esquire before whom the preceeding affidavits purports to have been sworn, and whose signatures appears to the within and proceeding jurats, was at the time said affidavits purports to have been taken a Justice of the Peace in & for said County legally authorised to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice, and that his signature to said Jurats are genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of Office at Lyons this 14th day of November A.D. 1843. E A Palmeter Dep Clerk of said County