Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,703, Dan Beaumont, Conn.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE 
Conn. 
Beaumont, Dan 
Lois
NUMBER
W.20,703
CONTENTS
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1855 New York Dan Beaumont of Kingsbury in the state of N York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sherman of the Connecticut line, for the term of 3 years 1781-
Inscribed on the Roll of New york at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of March 1819 and [illegible] to Judge Martindale Sandy Hill, Washington C0. NYork
Arrears to 4the of March 1819. 10 Mo 15/30+4/31. 
Semi-anl. All’ce ending 4 Sep 1819
85.3
48
$133.3
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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1950 New York a Lois Beaumont widow of Dan Conn. who served in the Revolutionarywas, as a private [illegible] from $80. [illegible] July 1849 Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 1 July Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Jan[illegible] 1851 and sent to H H Sylvester Present Payable to Chitoren
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On the matter of Dan Beaumont a Revolutionary Soldier
Afft Certificate

H Oliver Beamont will state the regiment and line, and the term of service for which his brother engaged, & the Judge will certify to the witness' credibility, the claim will be admitted
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State of New York
County of Columbia ss

Personally appeared before me James J Van Alen one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Columbia and State aforesaid Oliver Beaumont of the Town of Kinderhook in County and State aforesaid a person to me well known and who sustains a good character and a man of credibility, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is about fifty nine years of age, that he this deponent knows that his brother Dan Beaumont was a private soldier in the fifth Regiment commanded by Isaac Shearman in the Connecticut line in the regular forces of the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War on the continental establishment, that he enlisted for the term of three years, that he entered the service in the year 1781 and continued in the service until the army was disbanded in the year 1783. This deponent further saith that the said Dan Beaumont is now aged about fifty five years, and that at the time he entered into the service aforesaid he resided in Lebanon in the State of Connecticut and now resides in Kingsbury in this State, and further this deponent saith not.

Oliver Beaumont

Sworn this 28th January 1819 before me

James J Van Alen one of the Judges Columbia Common Pleas
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State of New York
Washington County} ss.

Dan Beaumont of Kingsbury in the said County the person named in the annexed affidavits being duly sworn on his oath saith that since the return of the annexed affidavits and application for a pension from the War Department, he has been enabled to procure and had procured the annexed affidavit from his brother Oliver Beaumont who knew of this deponents absence from some on the service. And this deponent further saith that the annexed isa letter from Daniel Tilden of the Town of Warren in this State who served in the Army of the United States, during some part of the Revolutionary War and had a general knowledge that this deponent was in the army and this deponent further saith that in looking over his old papers he has [unk] found a remnant of a Corporals Warrant which is annexed and which Heman Swift on the first day of August 1783 gave this deponent as a Corporal, he then being this deponents Colonel, and then the only Colonel in the Connecticut Line the several Regiments having been reduced and consolidated into one. That this deponent is the person named in that part of the Warrant which is done and which this deponent has not been able to discover. That the return from the War Department endorsed on the annexed affidavit is correct as to this deponents first term of services, but this deponent most solemnly swears that he also performed his second tour of service as stated in his first annexed affidavit, is now and since his said service has been a resident
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And he is still poor and needy as therein set forth.

Dan Beaumont

Subscribed and sworn this 9th day of December 1818 before me.

Henry C Martindale
one of the Wash Com Pleas Judges
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State of New York
Washington County} ss.

Dan Beaumont of the town of Kingsbury in the County of Washington and State of New York, being duly sworn on his oath saith that sometime in the month of July one thousand seven hundred and eighty at Lebanon in the State of Connecticut he enlisted into the Army of the United States to serve as a private soldier against the Common Enemy for six months under Captain Paul Brigham of the fifth Connecticut Regiment commanded by Colonel Isaac Herman. That he served the said six months in his said Regiment and was discharged at the Highlands in the month of December of the same year and returned home. That during that campaign he was at the Highlands against West Point when Arnold absconded, and Andre was taken prisoner and hung, and he was present at his execution. That in the month of February or March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty, one at Lebanon aforesaid, he again enlisted into the Army of the United States, to serve as a private soldier against the common enemy for three years, under his brother Ensign William Beaumont. That in the same Spring he joined the Army at the Highlands aforesaid under Captain Sanford of the same fifth Connecticut Regiment commanded by  Colonel Isaac Sherman aforesaid, David Smith Major and continued with that Army untill December in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three, when he was regularly discharged by Heman Swift, his then Colonel at West Point, and returned home.  That during said service he was several times transferred from one company to another at one time in the light Infantry under Captain [unk] of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Webb. At another time under Captain Comstock, of the same fifth Regiment. That his discharge aforesaid is lost or destroyed and he has no documentary or other evidence in his power to produce of his enlistment, service, or discharge aforesaid. That he is now and since his said service has been a resident
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citizen of the United States and now lives in the town of Kingsbury in the County of Washington and State of New York aforesaid. That he is now in the fifty fifth year of his age, is inform, has a family for whom he provides, is poor, and by reason of his reduced circumstances in life needs the assistance of his Country for support.

Dan Beaumont

Sworn this 16th day of April 1818 before me

Henry C Martindale
one of the Judges of the Washington Com Pleas

State of New York
Washington County} ss.

Be it remembered that on the sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before Mr Henry C Martindale one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington, personally came Dan Beaumont and subscribed the above affidavit and being me duly sworn on his oath declare that the facts therein set forth are true. And I further certify that I have for several years been personally acquainted with the said Dan Beaumont and know him to be a man of good moral character and his reputation for truth unimpeached. And I am sully satisfied that he served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy as stated in his affidavit and that the facts therein set forth are true.

Henry C Martindale
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State of New York
Washington County SS
I Daniel Shepherd Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do certify that Henry C Martindale Esq by whom the above certificate was made is one of the Judges of the said Court acting under the authority of the said State and that the above is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the 21st day of April 1818
D. Shepherd Clk
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State of New York
Washington County SS
On this eighth day of March 1821 personally appeared in open court, being a Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county - a court of record which proceed according the the Course as Common
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or am part there of with intent thereby os to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions of an art of Congress entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons 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 here unto annexed and by me subscribed.

Dan Beaumont

to [unk] 1 cow 2 calf 12.00  1 pair flat iron 50
1 hog 3.00  2 wash tubs  75
8 lambs  50 3 pails  25
1 steer  12.00 1 salt mortar & wooden bowl  12
1 stove  7.00 2 earthern milk pans  25
1 chest with drawers  3.00 1 lantern  37
2 tables  1.00  2 decanters  50
1 stand  75 5 tumblers & 6 wine glasses  66
1 trunk  1.00 1 horning pan  1.00
2 chests  50  10 cups & saucers  37
14 chairs   5.00  1 old tea board  25
1 mint chest  50  1 tea pot  25
3 dry casks  25  2 server bowls  25
1 loom  3.00  9 plates  50
1 little wheel  1.50  qt bowl 1 pt do  18
1 2 pail iron kettle  1.00  1 pitcher 2 coffee pots  37
2 small do  50  5 coffee cups  25
1 pot   1.50  2 milk cups  13
1 tea kettle  1.00 6 small plates  30
1 frying pan   75  1 small tea coaster  25
1 griddle  75  8 knives & forks   37
1 skillet  37  6 tea spoons  2.50
1 waffle iron  1.00 2 large do  12
1 shovel & tongs  1.25  2 axes  1.50
1 pr andirons  50  1 beatle ring & wedge  50
1 trowels  18
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amount brot over

1 small chair  1.00
3 stone hammers  37
1 holy barrel   12
1 meat tube  50
1 leg   25
1 old wooden clock  1.50
1 small set cooker boots  1.00
1 do carpenter tools  6.00

Most of the above articles are old and of little value.

Dan Beaumont

And further the said Dan Beaumont doth on his oath declare that he is by occupation a Laborer and is very much informed by reason of varicose ulcers of both his legs which were accessioned by the small pool during his service in the Revolutionary War as before stated, and a rupture in his groin which renders him unable to labor most of the time, and that he has a wife and three daughters and one son who are dependent mostly on his means and exertions for  their support to wit; Lois Beaumont  aged about 54 years weakly and most of the time unable to labor, Sally Beaumont aged about 33 years sickly, Clarisa Beaumont aged twenty three years healthy most of the time, Ester aged twenty one years healthy, and Josiah Beaumont aged seventeen years healthy and further that he is in indigent circumstances without the means of supporting him self and family except by the aid of public or private charity.

Dan Beaumont

Subscribed sworn to and declared in open court the 8th day of March 1821.

M.D. Danvers Clk
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I Matthew D Danvers Clerk of the County of Washington State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule there unto annexed one [unk] 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 eighty three dollars and eight cents. In testimony where of I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 18th day of March 1821.

M.D. Danvers Clk



Russel Clark Sandy Hill
Washington County New York
agent
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress of the 7th July 1838 and the joint resolution of January 23d 1845.

State of New York 
Clinton County ss:

On this 8th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty six,  personally appeared before the undersigned, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Clinton and State of new York, Louis Beaumont a resident of Champlain in the County aforesaid, aged twenty nine years, last September, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration.

That she is the widow of Dan Beaumont, who was a private in the army of the Revolution, that he died at Champlain aforesaid, on the 28th day of August last passed, that her said husband Dan Beaumont was a pensioner of the United States, to the day of his death, under the act of 1818 and drew ninety sic dollars per annum.

She who declares that she was married to the said Dan Beaumont on the 28th day of December 1786, in the town of Lebanon in the State of Connecticut, by the Rev Zebulon Eely, that she does not know of any person living who was present at her marriage, was unable to procure any evidence of her marriage from the town
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of Lebanon, that she is feeble and unable to appear before the Court, which is held at Hallsburgh more than twenty miles distant,  [unk] cant the with her neener, owing to old age & bodily infirmity, that her maiden name was Louis Murdock.

Louis Beaumont her mark X

Subscribed & sworn this eighth day of May AD 1846 before me

Julius C Hubbell
Justice of the Peace
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put down in blue ink, was done by her Father a short time before his death, which occured as stated by her Mother in her declaration above, on the 28th day of August last. The deponent further saith that the Bible from which the annexed record is now [unk] out the bible has been in her Father's family since 1804 or 5 that part of it, may possibly be a copy from another old Bible not now in existence, but she has no distant recollections of any other family record.

Sally Lyman

Subscribed & sworn this eighth day of May AD 1846 before me

J.C. Hubbell J Peace


State of New York
Clinton County ss.

Aurelius Beaumont a resident of Champlain in the county aforesaid, being duly sworn, says that he is the identical person named in the annexed record, being the third child of Dan Beaumont & Louis Beaumont, his Father & Mother, that the record annexed has been in the family of his late Father, as long as he can remember, and no other, and is in the hand writing of his late Father, who was a pensioner as stated.

Aurelius Beaumont

Subscribed & sworn this eighth day of May D 1846

J C Hubbell Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Clinton County ss.

David Savage & Silas Hubbell residents of Champlain in the county aforesaid, being sworn according to law doth on their [unk] oaths say that they have so resided in Champlain more than forty years past, and for that period have been well acquainted with Dan Beaumont & his wife the above applicant, and who with their [unk[ the foregoing applicant, Mrs Sally Lyman & Aurelius Beaumont & that they are reputable & [unk] persons & that the said Louis Beaumont is the widow of the said Dan Beaumont deceased.

David Savage
Silas Hubbell

Subscribed & sworn this eighth day of May AD 1846

J C Hubbell Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Clinton Co ss.

I Charles H Jones Clerk of the County of Clinton do hereby certify that Julius C Hubbell Esq is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Clinton, duly authorized to act as such, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe that the signature above written is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County the 13th day of May 1846.

Charles H Jones
Clerk

12764
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THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK; AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED. 
NEW YORK: PRINTED BY SAGE AND CLOUGH,
For S. Campbell, E. Duyckinck, T. & J. Swords, P. A. Mesier, T. S. Arden, And Sage & Thompson. 1803
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Dan Beaumont married Louis Murdock Dec 20th 1786
Sally was born February 15th 1788
William H was born December 26, 1789
Aurelius was born Sunday Feb 26, 1792
Horatio was born Tuesday May 21, 1794
Departed this Life November 7th 1794
Clarissa was born Monday July 25, 1796
Ethen was born Sept 8th 1802
The Babe we lost was born Feb 1805
Nerinda was born June 9th 1806
Departed this Life March 23 1807

Dan Beaumont was born April 20 AD 1763
Louis Beaumont was born September 21 AD 1766

State of New York
Clinton County ss:

Aurelius Beaumont of Champlain of the age of fifty four years being sworn according to law, doth on her oath say that the above record was this day [unk] out the family Bible of his late Father, fort the purpose of being used as evidence for his Mother Louis Beaumont in obtaining her pension. Dated Champlain May 5th 1846

Aurelius Beaumont

Subscribed & sworn this 5th day of May AD 1846 before me.

J C Hubbell J Peace
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State of New York
County of Clinton} ss.

On this seventh day of November AD 1850 before me a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Clinton aforesaid personally appeared Aurelius Beaumont & Sarah Lyman residents of the town of Champlain in said County who being duly sworn according to law doth on oath make the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the full benefit of the act of Congress of 27th July 1848 and the joint resolution of the 1st of July 1849 on behalf of the children of Louis Beaumont deceased, to wit, They declare that the said Louis Beaumont was the widow at the time if the decease, of Dan Beaumont who was in his lifetime a pensioner of the United States, as they believe under the act of Congress of 18th March 1818. That the said Louis Beaumont at the time of her decease was a pensioner of the United States under the act of 2nd February 1848 and drew a pension under the said act of eighty dollars per annum, that she died on the 21st day of August 1849 at her residence in Champlain aforesaid. That the following are the only children of the said Louis Beaumont now living, to wit, Aurelius Beaumont, Sarah Lyman, William H Beaumont, Clarissa Graves, Esther Bates & Josiah Beaumont.

The declarants further state that they have been [unk] that by virtue of the said act of 29th July 1848 and said joint resolution of 1st July 1848, the children of the said Louis Beaumont are entitled to receive the arrears of pension due her at the time her decease at the same rate per annum, that her said Husband received in his life time.

The Declarants, therefor, on behalf of the children above named request that new certificate may be issued to them for suck increase of pension as they be entitled to by law. They further state that the
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Pension certificate of the said Louis Beaumont was surrendered according an act of the declarants recollection where declarants drew their portion of the arrears of her pension.

Aurelius Beaumont
Sarah Lyman

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me

Horatio G Robbins
Justice Peace
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Know all men by then present, that we Aurelius Beaumont  & Sarah Lyman of Champlain in the County of Clinton & State of New York, children of Louis Beaumont who was a pensioner of the United States do hereby appoint George A Stewart of Platsburgh our attorney to prosecute the claim to an increase of our Mother's pension.

Aurelius Beaumont
Sarah Lyman

In presence of H G Robbins

State of New York
Clinton County} ss.

Be it known that on the nineth day of November AD 1850 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Aurelius Beaumont & Sarah Lyman above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be their act & deed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the day & year last above mentioned.

Horatio G Robbins
Justice Peace
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State of New York
Clinton County} ss.

I William R ones Deputy Clerk of the County of Clinton do hereby certify that Horatio G Robbins whose name is subscribed to the foregoing acknowledgement and affidavit of the annexed instruments and there on written was at the time of taking such affidavit & acknowledgement a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Clinton dwelling in said County commissioned & sworn and duly authorized to take the same. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of acknowledgement and affidavit is genuine. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County the eighth day of November AD 1850.

W R Jones Dep Clk
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No.20.703
Lois Beaumont
Wid of
Daniel Beaumont
Priv. Rev. War
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Act: Feb 2d 1848.
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 54
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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In [illegible] $96 dedg
$80. comg 1 July 1848
endug 21 July 1849.
payable to
Aurelius Beaumont
Sarah Lyman
Wm H. Beaumont
Clarissa Graves
Esther Bates &
Josiah Beaumont,
only survey children
H. H. Sylvester
Present
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0227 New York Alby
Lois Beaumont
widow of Dan Beaumont
who was a Private
in the Revolution
husband died 28th August 1845
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars---
Cents per annum, to commence on 
he[crossed out 4th day of March, 1844.]
 28th August, 1845
---
Certificate of Pension issued the
17 day of July, 1846
J. C. Hubbell Esq
Plattsburgh
N.Y.
Act of JUNE 17, 1844.
Recorded in Book A 
Vol. 2 Page 72

Reported
let to J.C. Hubbell & P M at
Plattsbg Sept 28. 1846
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Reported
1950
New York Albany
Lois Beaumont 
widow of Dan Beaumont
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
80 Dollars -
Cents per annum, to commence
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
11 day of Sept. 1848
and sent to
J. C. Hubbell
Chazy
N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners
under act
February 2, 1848, 
Page 10 Vol. 4
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State of New York
County of Clinton} ss.

I Samuel Stelson Judge of the County Court of Clinton County in the State of New York and in offices Surrogate of said County, do hereby certify that it has been proved to my satisfaction by the affidavits of Aurelius Beaumont & Sarah Lyman who are reliable witnesses & whose affidavits are hereto annexed that Louis Beaumont widow of Dan Beaumont late of Champlain in said County died in said town on the 21st day of August 1844, that at the time of the decease she was a pensioner of the United States under the act of 2d February 1848 at the rate of ninety six  dollars per annum and that the only children of the said Louis Beaumont now living are Aurelius Beaumont, Sarah Lyman, William H Beaumont, Clarissa Graves, Esther Bates, & Josiah Beaumont who are also the children of the said Dan Beaumont and each of them is over twenty one years of age.

Witness my hand & official seal at Hallsburgh this nineth day of November in the year one thousand and eight hundred and fifty.

L Stelson

County Judge for Clinton Co N.Y.
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Oct 8 '46
J.L. Edwards Esquire
Pension Office
Washington
D.C.
file with
Lois Beaumont
papers
[stamp] PALTTSBURGH N.Y. OCT 3
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Post Office Plattsburgh
Octr 3rd 1846

Sir
your Letter of the 28th Sept was received last
evening. You request that I will immediately on
rect. of your letter return to the Pension Office
a package addressed to J. C. Hubbell Esq about
the 18th of July last
The package above described was
duly received at this office, and remained here
untill Wednesday last, the 29th of Sept, on which day Mr J. C. Hubbell called at this office, and
The package above refered to, was delivered to him
Mr Hubbell resides at Chazy in this Clinton County
I am Respectfully
Your Obt Sert
Levi Platt
Pele
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State of Connecticut
New Seldon County ss.
Town Clarks Office Lebanon December 31st AD 1845

I John Wattles Town Clerk of Lebanon do affirm & certify that I have carefully examined the records of this town and cannot find the marriage of Dan Beaumont and Louis Murdock there recorded.

John Wattle
Town Clerk

State of Connecticut
New London County} ss. Lebanon Dec 31st 1845

Personally appeared John Wattle the above named deponent and made solemn oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed. Before me the day and year above written.

Leanard Hebard Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut
County of New London} ss.

I James Stedman, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of New London aforesaid, do hereby certify that Leanard Hebard, whose name in his own proper hand writing, is subscribed to the above Jurat or certificate, was, at the date of said certificate, and still is, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly appointed & authorized to administer oaths &c.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 27th day of Feby AD 1846.

James Stedman Clerk
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Ad ' 44  297
No 12764
Lois Beaumont
N.Y. 7 July 1838
M. . before, 94
D. 28 Augt 1845
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Rejected
2 yrs private
Con Rolls
$80-
from 28 Augt. 1845
-
17 June 1844
J.C. Hubbell
Plattsburgh
N.Y.
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Chary. May 13th 1846-
Sir
I am requested to forward for
your consideration, the papers for a
pension. I suppose they are complete
within your works
---
I am Respectfully
your Obt Sert
J. C. Hubbell
J. L. Edwards Esq
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State of New York
Washington County ss.

Epaphras Ransom and William H Beaumont of the Town of Kingsbury in the County of Washington being duly sworn say and each saith that he is personally acquainted with Dan Beaumont in the annexed affidavits names, and are his neighbors; and they know to be poor and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support.

Epaphras Ransom
William H Beaumont

Subscribed and sworn this 24th day of February 1819 before me

Henry C Martindale one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington

And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Epaphras Ransom and William H Beaumont and I know them to be disinterested and credible witnesses and by then it has been satisfactorily proven to me that the said Dan Beaumont is in such reduced circumstances as to need the assistance of his Country for support.

Henry C Martindale the said Judge
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State of New York ss.
City & County of Albany ss.

Personally appeared before me Ambrose Spencer Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New York Matthew Gregory of the City & County of Albany and State aforesaid to me well known on and who sustain a good character and a man of credibility: who being duly sworn deposes and says that this deponent was an Ensign to the 5th Regiment of the Connecticut Line of the United States Army in the Revolutionary War commanded by Col Isaac Sherman. That he was well knowing to Dan Beaumonts joining said regiment in the year 1781 and that the said Dan did actually serve in said regiment from one to three years and further this Deponent saith not.

M Gregory

Sworn before me this 1st day of February 1819

Ambrose Spencer

I certify that the Honorable Ambrose Spencer is senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Judication of the State of New York and that I am acquainted with his signature, and further that the above is his signature.

John Savage Rep in Congress from N york
Feb 12, 1819
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Tansely Hill February 21st 1819

Sir,

I enclose to you the case of Dan Beaumont a Revolutionary soldier, which has been examined at the Office, and sent back for the proof of poverty. That proof is now furnished and I have his certificate will now be forwarded immediately as the old man is in great want.

Yours respectfully

Henry C Martindale

James L Edwards Esq
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Enclosed is the case of Dan Beaumont a Revolutionary Soldier
which has been examined at the Office, and sent back for proof of
poverty which is furnished
H C Martindale

James L Edwards Esqr
War Office 
Washington
Adm-
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Chazy N.Y.
Sept 22
10
James L Edwards Esq
Commission of Pensions
Washington
227 -44
-
Mrs. Lou Beaumont
N. York
several months ap
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Chary, Clinton Co, N.Y. Sept 21, 1846

Sir

Several months since I forwarded papers in support of the claim of Mrs. Louis Beaumont, widow of Dan Beaumont. 

Allow me to ask, in behalf of the above named widow who is anxious over whether the papers have been to and and whether her term for examination has yet occured.

Respectfully your obt sert

J C Hubbell

J L Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
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Free
To the Honl. J. C. Calhoun
Secry of War
Washington City
Pension Claim
Sandy Hill N. Y.}
29 March --}
Dan Beaumont
Recd. 3 Apl. 1821
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Mrs Lois Beaumont-
[illegible]
admitted
J.C. Hubbell
Chary
N.Y.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February 1848 entitled, "An act making further provisions for surviving widows of soldiers of the Revolution."

State of New York
County of Clinton ss.

On the fifth day of August 1848 personally appeared before the undersigned Horatio G Robbins a Justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid, Louis Beaumont a resident of Champlain in the said County of Clinton, aged eighty two 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.

That she is the widow of Dan Beaumont who was a private soldier in (company and regiment cannot recollect)

That she received the annual amount of eighty dollars under the act of 17th June 1844, she further declares that she is still a widow.

Louis Beaumont her mark X

Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before me

Horatio G Robbins
Justice Peace

I certify that the Declarant is personally known to me, & that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing declaration.

Horatio G Robbins
Justice Peace
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State of New York
Clinton County ss.

I Charles A Jones Clerk of the County of Clinton do hereby certify that Horatio G Robbins Esq before whom the within affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County.

And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe that the signature within written are genuine.

Given under my hand and official seal this 17 day of August 1848.

Chas H Jones Clerk