Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4040, Philip Gilman, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn
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Gilman, Philip
Clarinda
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NUMBER
R.4040
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[Apparently a scrap of paper, much smudged and difficult to read.  A circular stamp in the upper right hand corner with smudged, illegible words around the perimeter except for the words]

OF THE UNITED

Michigan [illegible] it zac[illegible] in York 1781
[Illegible] 2 january [illegible]
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[Apparently a scrap of paper badly smudged and illegible but for the following written vertically along the right-hand edge]

Gilman, Philip
Penn R4040
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State of New Yor
County of Livingston SS

Be it known that on this 19th day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared John Gilman a resident of Spunter in said County and made oath according to law, that he is the child and heir at law of the identical Philip Gilman deceased, whose name under Act of [blank space] has been placed on the New York Invalid Pension Roll, at the rate of Ninety Six dollars per annum, That he is credibly informed that the said Pension, may and ought to be increased and further that there is arrearages due from the time of Application back to the time he was wounded which his Father, Philip Gilman deceased, never drew - That he John Gilman's directly interested as a claimant in said arrearages and increase and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and reworking all powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given. I hereby constitute and appoint Hugh Magee of Homellsville my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the Claim of Philip Gilmore and Clarinda his widow, for any amount of Revolutionary pension or increase of pension that may be due, and for the purpose of establishing additional service by the Soldier, for whose disability occasioned by wounds received while in Military duty in the Revolution, The aforesaid pension was granted, I hereby authorize my said Attorney to apply for and obtain from State archives or other sources certified proofs of such service
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To examine all papers or documents in relation to said service on file in the departments at Washington City or Elsewhere, to file additional Evidence or arguments, and to receive for any benefit the Certificate for arrearages or increase, which may be issued in satisfaction of said Claim, which Certificate I wish made payable at the Pension Agency of this State To appoint one or more Substitutes under him for the purpose herein Expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present
Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Agent and Attorney Shall lawfully do in the Premises
Subscribed & Sworn this 19th day of April 1858
[signed] John Gilman
[signed] JM Campbell Justice of Peace
Sworn to & subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify That I believe the said John Gilman to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged, in whose claim I am in no wise interested
[signed] J. M. Campbell Justice - 

State of New York
County of Levingston SS
It is hereby certified, That satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me Clerk of the Court of Livingston County - that Philip Gilman deceased was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of $96 dollars per annum, and that He died on the 28th day of May Eighteen hundred and Seventeen leaving surviving the following named (widow and) children and none other, Clarinda his widow applicant for a pension under act of [blank space] died on the 14th day of July 1845
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The names of the Surviving Children are as follows viz, Michael Gilman Henry Gilman Jacob Gilman & John Gilman - Elizabeth Roberts Mary Scott Susana Hylands
It is further certified that J lle Campbell Esq before whom the proceeding affidavit and power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was at the time of so doing a duly authorized Justice of the Peace for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine, and further that in the within Claim for increase of pension and arrearages, I am in degree interested

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 22d day of April A.D. 1858, 
F Buell Dep Clk
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                         DECLARATION.
     In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress, passed July, 1838 entitled " An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows."

State of New-York, } ss.
Livingston County  }

     On this [handwritten] twelfth day of [handwritten] December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty- 
[handwritten] three personally appeared before [handwritten] Isaac L. Endess One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County
     Clarinda Gilman a resident of the Town of Sparta in the County of Livingston and said State of New York, aged [handwritten] Eighty Nine who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by an act of Congress, passed July [handwritten] Seventh 1838 entitled " an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."  that she is the widow of [handwritten] Philip Gilman - late of the [handwritten] town of [handwritten] Sparta 
in [handwritten] said State of [handwritten] New York who departed this life on the [handwritten] twenty seventh day of [handwritten] May 1817
that her husband the said [handwritten] Philip Gilman was a soldier during the war of the Revolution and was at the time of his death an Invalid Pensioner of the United States in consequence of wounds received by him at the battle of Germantown, Pa.  That her husband the said Philip Gilman resided during said war in the town of Denton in the state of Pennsylvania [following line is struck] from whence he entered the service, 
but that [illegible] owing to old age [illegible] been married late in the war is not able to relate the varied particulate of her said husbands [illegible] service.

And declarant further saith, That she was married to the said [handwritten] Philip Gilman on the [handwritten] fourth day of [handwritten] April - seventeen hundred and [handwritten] Eighty - by [handwritten] [unknown] Shaw. J. P. at Deerstown, Northumberland Co., Pa. that the following persons were present at her marriage, to wit: [handwritten] Henry Pickle who was about two years after murdered by the Indians.
     That previous to her said marriage she resided [words struck] in the [added handwritten] was Sealingsgrove Pennsylvania and bore the maiden name of [unreadable] 
     That her husband the [handwritten] Philip Gilman died as aforesaid on the [handwritten] twenty seventh day of [haitten] May, Eighteen Hundred [&} seventeen and has ever since remained a widow
                    [handwritten] her 
                      Clarinda Gilman
                 [marked] X

 Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid, before }
[handwritten] Isaac L. Endess
                        Judge
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Livingston County Ss 
I certify that the above declarant is unable to attend Court owing to infirmities of old age and that I am acquainted with the said declarant who bears a good character for truth and veracity and that her statement above made is entitled to full credit
[signed] Isaac L Endress Judge

State of New York
Livingston County Clerks office Ss
I Samuel P Allen clerk of said County do hereby Certify that Isaac L Endress Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been taken and subscribed, was on the day of the date thereof a Judge of County courts in and for said County duly Commissioned and Sworn and authorized to take the same and further states I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verity believe his Signature Subscribed to the foregoing affidavit is genuine.
In witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affix the Seal of Said County at Geneseo this 14th day of December A D 1843
[signed] Saml P Allen Clerk
By Wm H Whiting Dep Clk
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In the matter of 
Clarinda Gilman 
an applicant for pension

Affidavits Feb 1844 - 
Livingston County
New York--
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In the matter of the application of
Clarinda Gilman for a pension

State of New York
Livingston County Ss

    Clarinda Gilman of Sparta in said Court being sworn saith that she is an applicant for a pension as a widow of Philip Gilman, a Soldier in the War of the Revolution, that in support of her application she presents a Record of the birth of her two oldest children that this Record was made by this deponent in her own handwriting in a prayer—Book— that this is a German Prayer-book and deponent says that at the time she could write in the German language but that deponent can not now write at all— that said Book has been somewhat torn in the course of time, and that of said Record there remains nothing but the record of the age of her oldest child and a part of the Record of her second child— that the said Record when translated into English is as follows “Michael Gilman was born in the year 1781 the 2nd of February— Maria Elizabeth was born the 15th April” but the year of the record of her second child and all the remainder of the leaf has been torn off— that this record is true, and the destruction of the leaf took place many years ago by accident—
Clarinda her X mark Gilman

subscribed & sworn to this
15th April A.D. 1844 before
me
     Is L Endress, Judge
     Livingston Cty. Courts.
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In the matter of the application of
Clarinda Gilman for a pension

State of New York
Livingston County Ss:

I certify that I have carefully examined the Record described in the foregoing affidavit. It is contained on a German Prayer Book which has the appearance of great age— bound in black calf, with one brass clasp— the binding is very much worn and sewed together— the first few pages are lost, so that there is no date to be found there— there is a preface by the Author but that has no date and I find no date any where printed throughout the whole Book— at the end of the Book is the Record, which also bears the appearance of having been written many years ago— And I certify that I am acquainted with the German Language and that the following is a true copy of said Record [following in german which this transcriber does not know]“Micseal Gillmun ist ? ??in ? 1781 ?  Maria Elizabeth ?? 15 Abril”— and that the translation as given in the within affidavit of Clarinda Gilman is nearly correct—
     In the German the name is spelt “Gillman”. And I further certify that the said Record has the appearance of a true and honest Record—that I am of opinion that full credit & faith should be given thereto—

Isaac L. Endress
Judge Livingston County Courts
Counseller[sic] Sup Court N.Y.
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State of New York
Livingston County Clerks Office Ss

I William H Whiting Clerk of Said County hereby Certify that the Isaac S Endress Esq whose name is Subscribed to the foregoing affidavit, was taken and Subscribed was on the day the Same bears date a Judge of County Courts duly appointed and Qualified to act as such and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of Such Judge and verily believe his Signature Subscribed to Said Certified affidavit to be genuine
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said County At Geneseo this fifth day of February 1844
[signed] Wm H Whiting Clerk
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Penna troops; but as the papers and nearly all the records pertaining to claims allowed under those Acts were destroyed by the burning of the War Department buildings in the years
1800 and 1814 no details of his service could be ascertained at the date of the widow's application for pension.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

Dr. Charles S. Dolley
Room 683 Philadelphia Bourse,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

[handwritten note "r.4040"]
Clarinda Gilman, widow of Philip Gilman made an application for pension on December 12th, 1843, at which time she was residing in Sparta, Livingston Co. N. Y., and 89 years of age. But her pension was not allowed on account of her
inability to satisfactorily establish her husband's service.
It appears that he received a pension of $48.00 per annum under the old Invalid Acts for a wound received at the Battle of Germantown, while serving as a private, probably in the

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Mar 21 '96 Wid Rej.
Dr Chas S Doller
Phila. Penna.
683 Phila Bourse
4040.
P.O.
Clarinda Gillman
Service: widow of Philip
Invalid pensioner
Enlisted:         ,18

Discharged:    ,18
   
Application filed:   ,18

Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized,
Contra
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for    ,18
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10589
Clarinda Gilman. N. Y.
'44}
See to Hon B. Tapsaun Apl. 20
W Scott Aug 13.1844
Hon H.S. Cenfer Msh 7/51
F.E. Harper Feby 12/53
H. Magee July 15/58
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Washington City DC
Jany. 30 1852. 

John Gilman,
Sparta N.Y

Dear Sir
In reply to yours of 28 ints[sic] I have to say that the case Philip Gilman’s heirs has melt[sic] my care. it is filed but a regards the certainty of its proving successful I cannot state positively it shall meet my attention, & when it is acted upon which will not be for 3 or 4 Ms. yet, I will give me you all the result, but must in the time state, I [next three words underlined] cannot by any power [two words underlined] I possess draw [two words underlined] one cent of money.
Please read the enclosures
 Yours truly 
F. E Hassler
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Scottsburg my}
Augt thy }
Aug 12 49

Clarina Gilman
J Rob Roberts
N.Y.

free
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC
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Scottsburg (?) [unintelligible] camp
6th and ? 24th
I S Edwards Esq.
Sir
Last winter, I
forwarded the application for a pension
of Catharin Shaver Clarinda Gilman
& Rebecca Roberts. 
The papers were
sent to William B Pierce Esq
of Albany to be forwarded to Washington
I have remind the certificate of
Mrs Shaver, and she has recd the
money. But of the other two I have
heard nothing.  This somewhat said
me perticularly as it respects the
case of Mrs Gilman whos husband
is well known to have been an
invalid pensioner for many years
and till his death in 1827 (?)
I would respectfully ask you
for information on this subject

Very Respectfully
yer &
Wm. Scott
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Clarinda Gilman
[illegible] 38


Mr. Cole
March 31, 1837


[illegible] - April 8-51
Col Les Hopkin[sic]
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Pension Office
March 7. 1811.

Sir:

      I have the honor to inform you that the case of Clarinda Gilman has been reexamined. The difficulty in the matter is, that the claimant furnishes no narration of her husband’s service and introduces no proof in relation to them. He was an invalid pensioner, but his papers have long since been destroyed, and the mere fact of his having received an invalid pensioner determines nothing as to the length of his service.

I have the honor to be
Resp’y Yours &c &c
JE Heath
Comm of Pensions

Hon H. S. Cooper
??
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In the matter of the application of Clarinda Gilmore for a pension under the Act of July 7.1838. Albany March 1. 1844

Sir: 
The above applicant was married in Pennsylvania by a Justice of the Peace who preserved no record thereof that can now be found. She was married in 1780.
In proof of marriage she furnishes part of her old german family record duly authenticated which showed the time of the birth her first child 2nd Feby 1781. Also the affidavit of Elizabeth Roberts who knew that she was married as early as 1787 & had a family of children at that time. This is the best proof of marriage that can be furnished.
The applicants husband Philip Gilman was a soldier of the Pennsylvania Line until the battle of Germantown when he was shot through the body & received an invalid pension at the time of his death. That the applicant is the widow of Philip Gilman the pensioner, is proved by the affidavit of Mathew Patterson who drew his pension money from Philadelphia. For proof of service the applicant respectfully refers to the documents on file in your office.

I am very respectfully
your Mo. Obt Svt
[signed] Wm B. Pierce

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Sept 24/52
Powr attorney 
--------
Revolutionary
Clarinda Gilman
wid of
Philip Gillman
Widow claim
from N.Y
suspended

filed 24 Sep 1852
F.E Hassler

4040
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Washington City DC
Septr 28 1832

Honorable J E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir
By virtue of the enclosed Power of Attorney, I respectfully request that an examination of the Revolutionary claim of the Widow of Philip Gilman now on file in your office may be = and also accompany the present by a certificate from Harrisburg Pena & would refer you to the invalid "Pension Role of Ontario Co Ny & hope a certificate of Pension will issue
IMS respectfully
F. E Hassler

[note at bottom "No power of Atto enclosed"]
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No 48661 A.6  L 1-7-0 Specie
 
I do hereby certify that the State of Pennsylvania is indebted to Philip
Gilman of North [illegible] County Militia in the sum of one pound
seven shillings specie, with lawful interest from the first day of
July.  One thousand seven hundred and eighty three; the same 
being due upon an account settled in this office.
Pursuant to an Act of Assembly, [illegible] the first day
of April 1784.
Comptroller Generals office
May 19th 1785
Mr. Nicholson
Auditor Generals Office
Harrisburg Sept. 13th 1852
I certify the above to be a true copy of the original
now on file in the department.
Witness my hand and seal of
office the day & year aforesaid.
E. Banks
Aud. Gen
by E. Alfred Banks
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In the matter of the application of Clarinda Gilman for a pension

State of New York
Livingston County SS

John Gilman of Sparta in said County being duly sworn saith, that he is the son of the said applicant. Clarinda Gilman, and resides in Sparta aforesaid, and is fifty years of age
That the said applicant has resided with this deponent ever since deponent was married which was in the year 1819 - that before that time this deponent resided with his said mother who kept house after the death of her husband which took place in 1817 that before last mentioned date this deponent always resided with his parents. That this deponent has a recollection of the German Prayer book (in which is recorded the ages of the two first children of deponents parents) as long back as deponent's recollection extends - and deponent has also a recollection of the said Record as long back as deponent's recollection extends - that said Record is in no respect altered except as it has been worn away by time or by accident - that deponent has always understood that his said mother made the said Record herself, that he has seen in his boyhood his said mother write in the german language and is acquainted with her hand writing as she then wrote and deponent verily believes that the said Record is a true Record made by his said mother in her own hand writing - that deponent has carefully separated the leaf on which said record was made and has now carefully attached the same hereunto at the conclusion of this affidavit and above the subscription of this deponent
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and deponent further says that Philip Gilman late of Sparta aforesaid deceased the father of this deponent and the husband of said applicant had a scar in his chest just above the Pit of his stomach about as large as a dollar and also on his back by the side of his backbone which deponent has often seen. that said Philip was reputed to have received a wound at the Battle of Germantown in the Revolutionary war whilst he was fighting in the Continental Army - that said wound was made by a musket ball which went quite through his body and left the scars aforesaid. That said Philip was affected throughout all his life with pains from said wound that when he took cold or coughed or when he breathed hard the said wound always up to his death occasioned pain and distress to the said Philip - that deponent was present when the said Philip died and heard him first before his death express his belief that his death was occasioned by said wound that his words were nearly like this "that British ball is the means of my death" at the same time laying his hand on his breast at the place when the aforesaid scar was and further saith not

[different handwriting]
subscribed & sworn to this seventeenth day of February in the year eighteen hundred & forty four before me - 
Isaac L. Endress Judge of Livingston County Courts
[signed] John Gilman
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[A pre-printed form with information written in]

State of New York,       }
County of Livingston   }

Before me Harvey G. Baker a Justice of the Peace, duly authorized personally appeared John Gilman aged 56 years who being duly cautioned and sworn in due form of law, states that he is the son of Philip Gilman who was a Revolutionary Soldier from the State of Pennsylvania and that his father died on the 27th day of March 1817 and that his mother, named Mariah S. Gilman died on the 14th day of July 1845 and that they were married on the [blank] day of [blank] 1780 and that they were residents of Sparta, Livingston, in the State of New York and that furthermore, he by these presents, constitutes, appoints and fully empowers and authorises, irrevocably, and with powers of substitution F E. Hassler of Washington City D.C. his true and lawful Attorney, for and in his stead to examine into, to prosecute, claim, demand and receive his rights in all and any manner of claims that may be due him as Son of Philip Gilman who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law, custom, inheritance and equity he is entitled; and also with full power to appoint one or more agents to assist him in the above premises; and for his services, he shall be entitled to one half of all moneys collected by him or Revolutionary Bounty lands obtained by him, &c.

In Witness Whereof he has hereunto signed his name and affixed his seal.

witness H. G. Baker      John Gilman [L. S.]
witness Wm Scott

Signed, sealed and acknowledged and sworn to before me, on this the 9th day of April 1852   } 

Harvey G. Baker        Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW YORK,   }
LIVINGSTON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, }SS. 

I CERTIFY, That Harvey G. Baker Esquire, was, at the date of the foregoing or annexed affidavit, a Justice of the peace In and for said County, duly qualified and authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe that the signature of said Justice to the Jurat thereto is genuine.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, this 17th day of June A. D. 1852

Israel D. Root Clerk
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State of New York
County of Livingston 

Before me Harvey G. Baker Justice of the peace personally appeared two Credible and disinterest witnesses William Scott and Jeremiah Flory Residents of the the afforesaid County and State, who having been by me cautioned and then duly Sworn according to law do depose and say each for himself that ["Philip" crossed out] they have always heard it said and it is generally believed by the community that Philip Gilman was a Revolutionary Soldier and that John Gilman was by him always treated as and ["it" crossed out] is believed by the witnesses believed to be the son of the said Revolutionary soldier and that the said Philips Gilman drew a pension on account of having Received a severe wound in a battle which produced debility through life

Wm Scott
Jeremiah Flory

Stated Sparta April 9th 1852 

Sworn to before me the day and year first above written
Harvey G. Baker          J. P.

[This document was then turned 90 degrees to the right and the following written vertically along the bottom (now left) edge]

No papers & No [illegible] widow [illegible]

John Gillman for Philip Gillman widow [illegible] Clarinda   Suspended   New York  Power of attorney     F E Hassler Present
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John Gilmon
Application for his 
father Phillip Gilmon
pension for services
in the Revolutionary
war H Mayce Attorny
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Scottsburg Aprile 22st 1858 Dear Sir

yours of the 13th came to hand you
request me to fill up the blanks with the acts of congress
in regard to pensions as may be appropriate to my case
in obtaining a pension it; would put me to a great difficulty
to do so as there is no one near me that has the several
acts of congress. Together with the amendments and I have come to the conclusion that you are in the buisness and 
must of necessity have the acts and amendments; and Thereby
authorise you to fill up the several blanks to suit the 
circumstnaces of the case you will find on file in the 
pension office a number of affidavids together with the record of marriage what makes me think so after the affidavids was sent to my agent in Troy I then received a line from him
that I yet failed in proving the marriage I then cut the 
marriage record from a bible and sent on I then received
information the case was all made out exiept i must prove
six months services which I could not do; and in the case of hasler and 
powell I paid Powell five dollars to search the states
record of Pennsylvania new jersey and New york and in
case he failed to find the record of at least six months
services he was to pay the money back to me he failed to do 
so i then wrote to hasler The circumstance and enclosed me 
a few lines which I will send to you stating the reason that 
there was nothing done he said that he cannot by any person he
possessed draw one cent of money but he says nothing of 
making any search of state records therefore I think there was none
made as I said in my former lines to you I have heard father say
thousands of times that he enlisted for three years served out that
time and then came home and after that volunteered
during the war and served to the close I never found any record
of discharge or papers father and mother both said they were lost
or destroyed i went to see Matthew Patterson the man that
drew fathers last pension he was not home his wife said
she would make diligent search for; the certificate and if she found
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Continued
it she would forward it to me and should I receive
the certificate or power of atturny I will immediately
forward it to you at Washington unless you give me 
different directions among the affidavids that I refered
to there is one made by Matthew Patterson stating that
he drew Philip Gilmans pension by power of atturney for a
number of years and that he drew his last pension
of ninety six dollars which, was by a power of atturney
made at he last sickness I am in considerable of a 
straight doing this buisness in so short a time but if there is anything lacking that i have not done I will
attend to it at your request i want to be informed
from time to time how you progress
there was nothing said in your letter what percentage 
you would charge in case you had success but as you
have been somewhat acquainted with our family I 
thought you would be as reasonable in your charge
as you could afford so I concluded to give you the 
agency
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I want you to take particular notice in regard to the troy man before he brought my matter to a close he obtained pension money through fraud and in consequence had to leave the country that ended the first application.
So you will understand that application failed and
so did Haslers for the want of honesty and diligence
a gave full particulars so that you may not be discouraged to search the records.
Yours with respect.
John Gilman
To Hugh Magee
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In the Matter &c
of
Clarinda Gilman
an applicant for Pension
_______________________
Rcpt Feby 1844

Livingston County
New York
____________
10589
Clarinda Gilman
_________________
Applicant for pension

Act July 7. 1838
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Supreme Court
_________________
In the matter &c
of
Clarinda Gilman
an applicant for Pension
________________
Apr
Feby 1844

New York}
Livingston County}
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State of New York
Livingston County, 
I The subscriber one of the Judges of
Livingston County Court, Counsellor of the Supreme Court before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn to, do hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with John Gilman Esquire who made the foregoing affidavit and that he is a person of unquestionable good character
for truth & veracity-- that I was present when the said John Gilman detached the "leaf, or "Record, from the German Prayer Book as mentioned in the foregoing affidavit and saw the said Gilman attach the same as above it is attached or sealed to his said affidavit -

Isaac L. Endress-
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In the matter of the application Clarinda Gilman for a pension

State of New York
Livingston County Ss:

Elizabeth Roberts of Sparta in said County being duly sworn doth depose & say that she was sixty three years of age in April last, that she was well acquainted with Philip Gilman late of Sparta aforesaid deceased and Clarinda his wife, now a widow residing in Sparta aforesaid, that from the earliest recollection of this deponent as early as the year seventeen hundred and eighty seven the said Philip Gilman and Clarinda Gilman lived together and were reputed to be man and wife and had a large family of children and were persons of good character and respectable standing in the community in which they lived --

that they both lived together as aforesaid and bore the same irreproachable character up to the time of his the said Philip's death which took place in the year 1817-- 

That the said Philip had a wound in his chest which it was allways reputed from the earliest recollection of deponent that said Philip received in the Revolutionary war -- that said Philip was reputed to have been a soldier in the Continental army and was wounded at the Battle of Germantown -- that deponents recollects that said Philip suffered from the effects of said wound occasionally up to the time of his death and drew a pension before his death as a wounded soldier -- 

That deponent frequently saw the arms & accoutrements of said Philip which it was said that he used during the Revolution --   

her
Elizabeth Ⓧ Roberts 
mark

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 15 February 1844before me Isaac L. Endress, 
Judge Livingston County County
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In the matter of the application of
Clarinda Gilman for a pension-
State of New York
Livingston County
Peter Roberts of Sparta
in said County being duly sworn saith that he
is sixty four years of age that he was well
acquainted with Philip Gilman, late of Sparta
aforesaid deceased and with Clarinda wife of
said Philip now a widow residing in Sparta
aforesaid - that said Philip was always reputed
to have been a soldier in the Continental army of the Revolution, and to have been wounded by a musket Ball in the Chest, at the Battle of
German Town - that deponent was present at
the death of said Philip, that said Philip retained his mind & senses up to the time he died and was aware that he was dying, that just before his death he laid his hand upon his heart at the place where he had received his pound and said this British Ball is the means of my death, that these were among the last words which the said Philip spoke-- that his last sickness was about week in length and that he & his family all supposed that it was occasioned by said wound - that the said
wound affected his breathing and was painful to him when he had a cold or cough during all the time deponent knew him from the time deponent was twenty one years of age - that deponent has seen him more a less every
month since that time up to the day of his death
Subscribed to this 15th
day of February A.D. 1874 before
me Isaac L. Endress 
Judge Livingston Circuit, Courts-

Peter X Roberts
his mark
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Livingston County ss: 

Matthew Patterson of Sparta in the County of Livingston and State of New York, being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was will acquainted with Phillip Gilman late of Sparta aforesaid deceased and also with his wife who is now a widow residing with her son John Gilman in Sparta aforesaid 

that this deponent at some date between the year Eighteen hundred and Eight and Eighteen hundred and fifteen but at what time precisely this deponent does not now recollect was the agent for the said Phillip Gilman in drawing a pension due him for services in the Revolutionary war 

that this deponent was then residing Dansville in said County of Livingston and the said pension was paid in Philadelphia, that the amount of said pension according to this deponent best recollection and belief was about ninety six dollars per annum, but whether the same was paid under an act of Congress or by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, this deponent does not now recollect and cannot state.

And this deponent further saith that the said Phillip Gilman and his family were at that time that is to say between the year 1808 & 1815 persons of good character & standing in the community in which they resided and he and the said Mrs Gilman were always reputed to be man and wife 

M Patterson


Subscribed and sworn to this fifteenth day of February 1844 before me 

Isacc L. Endress
Judge Livingston County Court
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State of New York
Livingston County ss:  

I certify that I am well acquainted with Peter Roberts who has made one , the foregoing affidavits, also with Elizabeth Roberts, who is the wife of said Peter, and has also made one of foregoing affidavits, and also with Mathew Patterson who has made the other of the foregoing affidavits -- that the said Peter, Elizabeth and Mathew are each of them persons of reproachable reputation for truth & veracity and that their statements are entitled to full credit -- 

Isaac L. Endress, 
Judge Livingston County Courts
Counseller Supreme Court N.Y. 

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Livingston County Clerks office  } SS

I William H Whiting clerk of Said County do hereby certify that Isaac L. Endress Esqr whose name is Subscribed to the foregoing affidavits was on the day the Same bears Date a Judge of County Courts in and for Said County duly appointed and Qualified to act as such, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of Said Judge and verily believe his Signature Subscribed to the foregoing affidavit to be genuine

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said County at Genesee this 17 February 1844 

Wm Whiting Clerk