Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16369, for Amos Perkins, Rhode Island
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SERVICE R. J.
Perkins, Amos
Cote
NUMBER W. 16369
CONTENTS
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Amos Perkins
New Lisbon No 15.396 ┃
March 1820
for J L E
Worth $50
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STATE OF NEW-YORK.
OTSEGO COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, } ss.
I, GEORGE MORELL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego and State of New-York, do hereby certify,
that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 fifty dollars.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 12 day of Feb 1821
Morell Clk
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State of New York Otsego County ss. 
I Edward Pratt one of the Judges of the Court of common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do certify that I am satisfied the said Amos Perkins served in the Revolutionary War as aforesaid against the common enemy for a longer term than nine months as stated in the affidavit of the said Amos Perkins hereunto annexed and I further certify that full credit is due to the deposition of the above named Silvanus Mather and also that the Evidence on which I have founded my Judgement is contained in the affidavit of the said Silvanus Mather. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the aforementioned act of Congress
Edward Pratt
May 2nd 1818
State of New York
Otsego County ss. 
I certify that I am satisfied that Amos Perkins by (illegible) of his reduced circumstances in
life is in need of assistance from his country for support. 
October 1. 1979
John Russell
Otsego County Judge
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State of New York
Otsego County ss 
Amos Perkins being sworn
saith that Josiah Gibbs who signed the
annexed certificate is the same Josiah
Gibbs who commanded the Company
in which his deponent served as set forth
in his foregoing declarations -
Amos Perkins
Sworn & Subscribed before
me this 1st day of October1819.

John Russell
Judge of Otsego Com pleas
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State of New York
Otsego County ss
On the 28th day of September
1838 personally appeared before me Elijah Gates Jr. -
a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Elisha Perkins of Plainfield in said County of Otsego who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration. That he is the Brother of the late Amos Perkins deceased, late a pensioner of the United States, and that he is knowing to the Marriage of the said Amos Perkins,
with Cota the surviving widow of the said Amos Perkins. That the said Marriage took place, on or about the Third day of April Seventeen hundred and seventy seven at the town of Voluntown in the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut
And that the said Cota still remains the widow
of the said Amos Perkins. Aforesaid, and that
she has never been married since the decease
of the said Amos her husband.
Elisha Perkins
Sworn & Subscribed
on the day and year above
written before me
Elijah Gates Justice

I certify that the above named Elisha Perkins is
Known to me. And that he is a person of respectability, truth & Veracity -
Elijah Gates Jr Justice
State of New York
Otsego County ss  
I. Jesse Rose Clerk of said County
do hereby certify that Elijah Gates Jr before whom the above affidavit purports to have been rendered was on the day of
the date of the Same a Justice of the peace in and for
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6301
2608
Cole Perkins
Act July 7. 1838

Married 3 April 1777
Husband died 13 March 1833

Col Wm Richmond
Capt Gibbs

Admitted
Sergeant 12 months

Hon J. H Prentiss
Cooperstown
N. Y.
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(2608) (illegible)
NY
7 July 1838
Otego, NY
Oct. 14

Free

Hon: J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Norwalk - Sept 5th 1839
Thind Sir - as I had some business in this
place I called and have gotten the within
Certificate authenticated - You will recollect
that a previous one was returned from Washing for want of authenticity I think this will do of course - It is legal and consequently they must accept the parole or living witness
that is now at Washington - They said she
must show the name of the Clergyman who
married her - She was not married by a Clergyman, but by a justice. as he had previously shown by a supplemental affidavit and other evidence in their possession - We wish them to remember what papers they have and after it is shown that she was married by a justice not to request her to show that she was married by a Clergyman - but I think it was their mistake. It certainly is now all
Correct and Mrs. Perkins is entitled to her pension with out further delay - And
now Sir please be so kind as to send
the written Certificate to Washington as
soon as convenient. And Oblige the
aged widow and also Your most
Obedient -
L. Hyatt
Hon. J. H. Prentiss
P. S. Please direct to me as usual - at Otselaw & c - .
L. Hyatt
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Albany
Amos Perkins act 1818 to what time
paid?
V. L.
Died 13th March 1833 ss to that (illegible)
13th, March 1833
OH