Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22579, Theophilus Weeks, N.C.
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Service NC
Weeks, Theophilus 
Number W22579
Ann
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Kep. 12 Aug
Paid at this Treasury under the date of 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1837 to 20 July 1839.
Agt holified 5 Dec 1844
8602
Florida
Ann Weeks
Widow of Theophilus Weeks 
NC 
Who was a pensioner under the act of 1818 and who died on the 20th, July 1839 of Columbia in the Florida S. Who was a Pri in the ::illegible:: commanded by Captain Mitchell of the reg commanded by A. Syile in the Revolution. War for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of the Jacksonville at the rate of 80 dollars 00 cents per annum to commence on the 20th July, 1839.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of August 1844 and sent to Hon. D. Levy Grevent.
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by F.L. Devann Clerk, 
Book D. Vol ::illegible:: Page 495
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—- —- Nov 17 1831 —-
Hon. J.M. White
Transfer to Georgia
18 Jan. 1832 from 4 Sept. 1832 an not from ::illegible:: to Hon. J.M. White. N.R. Ice ::illegible:: 15 Hon. J.M White 26 April 1832
See at to Pen. Agent
Savannah Geo. Aug 
15th 1835 Jo. To Florida 
P. Ag July 21. 1837
Settle to Tallahagee. Rev. Agent
10 May 1841
Settles to 3 Aug ::illegible:: 1 July 1843
Let to B Smith December 16 1843.
To 20313 Florida (Georgia marked out)
(Louisiana marked out)
Theophilus Weeks
Of Alachua boy in the terr. Of East Florida who was a Private in the commanded by Captain Mitchell of the REgiment commanded by Colonel Syile in the North Carolina line for the term of two years and six months from May 1778 to November 1778
Inscribed on the roll of Louisiana at the rate of eighty dollars per month to commence the 18 day of February 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the ::illegible:: of March 1838 and sent to the Hon. J.M. White, Delegate in the ::illegible:: ::illegible:: Florida
Arrears to 4th of March 1830
Semi-anu’l ending 4 Sept 1830 
$4.17
.48
$$52.17
Revolutionary Claim, 
Acts March 18, 1818
and May 1, 1820
Recorded Book D
Vol 10 page 76
DL Beall
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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 Revifed, 
By His Majesty's Special Command. 
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Appointed to be Read in Churches. 
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(Royal Seal)
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Edinburgh:
Printed by Mark and Charles Kerr, His Majefty's Printers.
MDCCXCI.
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Alsey Weeks was born June 4 1782 17 1782 Silas weeks was born Sept 3 1786 
Betsy weeks was born Sept 
Rebecca weeks was born June [1788] 
Alsey weeks was born April 6 1790 - 
Sarah weeks was born [June] 7 1792 
Ezilla weeks was born July 2 1795 
Ezekeil weeks was born March 18 1797 Theophilus weeks born July 29 1800 John weeks was born June 9 1804
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Ann Williams was born September 4th 1808
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Isaac Williams was born November 30th 1809
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Jacob Williams was born September 7th 1811
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Alec Williams was born April 9th 1813
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Levi Williams was born December 15th 1814
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(crossed out)
Mary Williams born March the 15 1818
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Silas Weeks Jr was born December 23rd 1811
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James Williams born March 25th 1814
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Leonard (crossed out) Weeks was born September 21st 1815
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Marryann Weeks wase born November 28 1816
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Betse Weeks was born February 22 1819
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LeChariah Weeks was born October the 20 1820
Theophilus Weeks was born September the 30: 1822
David Weeks was born November the 26 1824
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John Weeks the sun of Ezekiel Weeks and Colene his wife was Born January the 5 1820
Reuben Weeks was born January 17the 1827
Hester Ann Weeks was born the 7 May 1829
George W Weeks was born April the 30 1831
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Phebe Weeks was born February 12th 1785 ~
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Rueben Osteen was born April 15th 1788 Cassa Osteen was born May 18th 1790 ~
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Ezekiel Osteen was born November 27th 1791 ~
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Leonard Osteen was born October 14th 1793
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Bartholomew Osteen was born April 15th 1795
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Nancy Osteen was born [October] 7th 1797 ~
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Argent Osteen was born [April] 23rd 1798 -
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[Elmer] Osteen was born [Sept] 12th 1801 ~
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John Smith was born October 20th 1801
Davis Smith was born January 16th 1803.
James Gadsden Weeks the son of Ezekiel and Mary his wife was born December the 20th 1831
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Theophilus Weeks was born October the 21 1760
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Mary Weeks was born the ::illegible:: June
Silas Weeks was born September
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Territory of Florida
County of Columbia
Personally appeared before me Robert Brown Judge of the County Court of Columbia County aforesaid Ada Osteen who is personally known to me, who being duly sworn deposes and says that she is the sister of Theophilus Weeks deceased, late a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and that he was married before the close of the Revolutionary War to Ann Osteen; that said marriage took place in the State of North Carolina: that the record read to her from an old bibl(which is her unto annexed) of the births of the children of said Theophilus and Ann, beginning with Mary and ending with John, is a true and perfect list of the children and given in their succession, and that the first child, Mary, was born in less than a year’s time after marriage: And further officiant says now.
Sworn & Subscribed before me this eighteenth day of April in the year 1844
Robert Brown Judge of Columbia County Court
Ada Osteen 
X
Her mark
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Territory of Florida
County of Columbia Js.
I Stirling Scarborough, Clerk of the County Court of Columbia County certify that Robert Brown is Judge of said court and that the sev oral signatures on the documents foregoing are his genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County Court of Columbia County this twenty second day of April in the year Eighteen-hundred and forty-four.

S. Scarborough
Clerk Columbia CC
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Theophilus Weeks 
US
The United Sates
Application for a Pension
Now on this day came the said Theophilus Weeks, in his own proper person and made the following original claim.
Declarations in order to be placed on the pension list under the Act of the 18th March 1818.
County of Alachua ::illegible::
On the 20th day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight Hundred and thirty, personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the District of East Florida, Theophilus Weeks, resident in said County aged Sixty nine years, who being first duly swor, according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Pesion made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the first of May 1820, that he the said Theophilus Weeks enlisted for the terms of two and a half years on or about the twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and seventy six
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As well as this deponent can now recollect but having lost all his papers connected with this case he can now state with certainty the time of his said enlistment and of his discharge, in the state of North Carolina in the company commanded by Capt. George Mitchell in the Regiment commanded by Col. Lythe (or Col. Taylor one of whom was Colonel the other Lu. Colonel but this deponent cannot now say with certainty, which commanded at the time of his enlistment as aforesaid in the line of the State of North Carolina on the contention establishment that he continued to serve in the said camp about one year after he was transferred to the company commanded by Capt. Griffin John McCraea in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Clarke and that he continued to serve in the late mentioned camps until about the 20th day of November in the year of Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, but the exact time he cannot be certain, for the reasons aforesaid when he was honorably discharged from the service in the state of New York the period of his said enlistment having expired and that he herby
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relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present, that his name is not on the roll of any State except North Carolina and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension to wit that he had been uninformed and believed that he could not obtain a pension without making oath that he could not support himself without a pension and that he was not willing to make such oath and in pursuance of he act of April May 1820.  I do solemnly sear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not :illegible: that time, by gift sale or any :illegible: Theron with intent thereby not to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled as act to provide for certain  persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War held on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not now has any persons 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
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and by me subscribed that service the 18th day of March 1818. The following charges have been made in my property. (to wit) I have lost two horses by death, and have sold a tract of land which I owned in the State of Georgia, for the sum of one hundred Dollars, which [runs] has been expended, in the necessary support of my family. The members of which now residing with me. are my wife aged - about sixty eight years, who is quite feeble, a grand Daughter eleven years of age a son aged twenty five years a farmer by profession, who supports himself by his own labour having no property except a horse and five cows + calves, besides these I have living with me one negro woman a slave, who how=ever does not belong to me, I am by trade a cooper. but am unable to do much work. = Legind Theophilus Weeks sworn to and declared on this 20th day of April 1830 in open court Schedule above referd to (viz) 20 head of hogs 4 iron pots + over 1 Tea kettle 5 chairs 2 tables one old chest. one old cart. and a set of cooper tools  Legind Theophilus Weeks
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Theophilus Weeks was born Oct 21st 1760
Ann Weeks was born Oct. 25th 1763
Theophilus Weeks died July 20th 1839
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Territory of Florida:
County of Columbia [illegible]

On this eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen_ hundred and Forty-four personally appeared before me (by reason of bodily infirmity being unable to attend at court) Ann Weeks a resident in the County of Columbia aforesaid, aged Eighty 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 7th 1838, entitled "An Act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of Theophilus Weeks who was a private in the Army of the Revolution and late a pensioner therefor: She further declares that she was married to the said Theophilus Weeks on the    dya of    in the year seventeen hundred and     , that her husband the aforesaid Theophilus Weeks died on the twentieth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz, at at the time above stated. 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. __
Robert Brown Judge of Columbia County Court ___ { Ann her X mark Weeks
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Know all men by these Presents, that I Ann Weeks of Columbia County, Florida, pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint David Levy my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to receive from any agent of the United States my pension from the twentieth day of July _. 1839 to the eighteenth day of April 1844. Witness my hand and seal this eighteenth day of April in the year 1844 
Sealed and delivered in the presence of Theo Weeks Robert Brown Judge of Columbia (underlined) County (underlined) Court. (underlined) } Ann her X mark Weeks LS (circled)

Territory of Florida:
County of Columbia [ss]
Be it known that on the eighteenth day of April 1844, before the subscriber. Judge of the County Court of Columbia County personally appeared Ann Weeks above named And acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her Act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereinto set my hand, the day and year lash above written. 
Robert Brown Judge of 
Columbia (underlined) County (underlined) Court (underlined)
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Territory of Florida 
County of Columbia ss.

Personally appeared before me Robert Brown, Judge of the County Court of said County _ Mrs. Hester Weeks - who is personally known to me who being duly sworn deposes and days, that she is the sister of Ann Weeks and knows that said Ann Weeks has not married since the decease of her late husband Theophilus Weeks late a Revolu=tionary pensioner of the United States: that said Theophilus Weeks died in Said County on the twentieth day of July in the year 1839; that defronent was present at the mar=riage of said Ann (whose maiden sur-name was Osteen) and Theophilus Weeks, and which took place in the State of North Carolina, and before the end of the Revolutionary War; that the record read to her 
Sworn & subscribed before me this eighteenth day of April 1844 }
Robert Brown Judge of 
Columbia (underlined) County (underlined) Court (underlined) }

Hester her * mark Weeks
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Territory of Florida
County of Columbia Js.
Personally appeared Ezekiel Weeks, who is personally known to me who being duly sworn disposes and say that the record of the birth of the children of Ann & Theophilus Weeks.  The latter now deceased and late a pensioner of the Army of the Revolution, (and the said record hereunto annexed,) is in the handwriting of Iames Brooks and written by him; & that it has been (state said second) in the population of the said Ann Weeks for thirty years last past.
Sworn & Subscribed 
Before me this 22 day
Of April 1844
RK Brown Judge of
Columbia County Court 
Ezekiel Weeks
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Territory of Florida District
Of East Florida, Alachua County
I the undersigning Jospeh L Smith Judge of the Superior Court for the District aforesaid do hereby certify that James Dell whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate is, and mad at the time when he signed the same, clerk of the Court aforesaid for said county of Alachua and that all of his official acts as such clerk are entitled to full faith and credit, any that his said certificate is in due form.
Given under my hand at Sommersville in said District this 24th day of December 1831.
Joseph L. Smith
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Rev
Widow, & c.
File No. 22579
Anna Weeks
Wid of
Theophilus Weeks
Dist Rev War
Act July 7th 1838
Index: Vol M Page 323
}Arrangement of 1870}
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Gideon, Printer
Treasury Department, 
Second Comptroller’s Office, 
July 3rd, 1843
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 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may review their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Theophilus Weeks, dec. a Pesioner on the Roll of the Jacksonville, Florida Agency at the rate of eight dollars per month under the law of the 18th March 1818 has been paid at this Department from the 4 of March 1837 to the 20th July 1839.
Respectfully yours,

::illegible signature::
To the Commissioner of Pension, Present
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Pension Office
July 18, 1831
J.L. Edwards 
Pension Office
Washington
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Wm White of Florida asks the attention of Wm Edwards to the enclosed papers
February 16th 1831
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Theophilus Weeks
Widow ::illegible:: N.22579
Family Record
Frail
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21323
Theophilus Weeks 
Alachua Co. Florida
Act 18 March 1818
Suspended
Lee Cotton to James Dell
20 June 1830
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Dec 12 43
M. Ann Week

Theophilus Week, [Meull]

Hon J L Edwards,   Mon '31
Com' of Pensions
Washington D.C
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Alligator Fa; Nov 28th 1843
Sir:
As the attorney of Mrs. Ann Weeks - widow of Theophilus Weeks - I ask that you will direct a copy to be sent to me of the “Certificate of Pension” —— to the decreased, and which was returned by me to the Department about the latter end of June last.
Be so good also to direct that instructions be sent to me as to the widower required to be made in the case. And the act of Congress specifically named under which the widow appears to be entitled to pension.
With great respect
::illegible::
Buckingham Smith
Hon. J.L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington DC
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Stamp of St. Augustine E.Flo. Aug [illiegible]

Gree (underlined)
The Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City 
Mail } 

N Dept of War
August 25 1881
Pension Office
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St Augustine August 10th 1831

The Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City 
Sir
The [aforesaid] Weeks [cate] a private in the army of the revolution and now a resident of East Florida was on the 18th of February case indecribed [was] the pension [bdi] rate of the Louisiana agency at the [cate] of [office] [dukors] per mouth to commence on that day This pension is made payable of the 4th of March and 4th of [superuces] of every year by the Prest of the United Seaty onBank at New Orleans La I beg leave to represent on he half of [sur] Weeks who in a poor, but very worthy mum, that between this [ledings] of our Territory and New Orleans there is no commercial and not little other interverse, and that owing is the [assitance] and unfrequency of the mails between Evie [Feaveior] + New Orleans it write be very different for [her] Weeks is draw his pension there + if he is [abbgid] to do on it will detract much from is value I have therefore is request that he may he permitted is draw it wither at
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Savannah in Georgia or at Charleston in South Carolina the [laken] peace would be preferred

With great [uspect] I have the honor to be sir your obedient servant

Tho Douglas
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Jefferson CC Geo
Nov. 19th 

Free,
James Dell Esq
PM
Delly PO. Florida 

(Seal at bottom)
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Georgia
I Isaac Bailey Clerk of the Superior Court for the county of Camden in Scced States do. Hereby certify that I know the land in Sair County of Camden. [Coutainircy] Two hundred acres claimed by Theophilus Weeks has been sold by the Sheriff of this county to sated by an exepertion in favor of Bailey + Long In testimony  whereof I have herein to set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Superior Court of this County this nineteen=th day of November 1830.
Isaac Bailey clkl.
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Now on this day the said Theophilus Weeks having made the declaration + and oath required by Law in his said application for a pension, as a private soldier of the Revolution _ and this court having considered said declara-=tion on oath of the said Weeks and the other evidence in support thereof. exhibited in court and here placed on file _ and to appearing to the sa_=tisfaction of this court that the said Theophilus Weeks serv'd in the Revo=lution as aforesaid against the com=mon enemy, It is hereby order'd that the clerk of this court do certify in due forms and transmit the testimony in this case and the proceedings had thereon to the Secretary of the War Dept The court having heard testimo=ny , as to the value of the property contain'd and set forth in the fore=going schedule _ is of opinion that the amount, and value thereof is forty five Dollars _ and no more _ which will also be certifiedby the clerk of this court, to the said secretary
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I James Dell Clerk of the superior court for the county of [Alachua] + Destrict [District] of East Florida, do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Theophilus Weeks did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy of the  term of nine months under one engagement, on the continental es_=tablishment _ I do also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court and I do further certify that this is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in the value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty five Dollars _ In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of this land court this 29th April 1830 
James Dell 
clk S.C.E D
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John N Eaton Esq
Secretary of war - 
Sir, 
I have been [inslicecled] by the Judge of the Suerior Court of the Eastern Destrict [District] of Florida to forward the declared to y r [your] officers 
With high regard yr [your] [vudt ibb] servant
James Dell
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Washington 
20th July 1844.
Sir,
B. Smith Esq. of St. Augustine writes to one thing; "I have sent to the Pension Office, "papers for a pension Ann the widow of "Theophilus Weeks _ a deceased pensioner of "the Revolution, and you are empowered therein  "to receive the money, which I wish you to "send to me here in the shape of a draft "on Charleston or N. York. The Commis= "=sioner will certify you when the pension "is granted of money ready. I will approve "receipt of draft send you her order + also my receipt _" As I am [anopiory] to get such matters closed before leaving the city, I will thank you to cause the claim in question to the acted upon within a few days, if not inconsistent with the rules of your Office to have it [lathen afr], before it coould [could] be reached in its regular course. 
Rey In oorth D Levy

James L. Edwards, Esq.,
Commissioner of Pensions._
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Tallahafser
April 20, 1841
Sir
I herewith hand you the Pension Certificate of Theophilus Weeks Deceased. He died on the 20th July 1839 leaving a widow and seven children in quite a destitute situation and as Mr. Weeks has not been paid at this aging.  Since it came under my control I am not authorized to make payments to his heirs or widow and therefore forward the claim for your consideration and decision.
If possible I hope Mrs. Weeks will be inscribed for the half pay.  Since the death of her husband, any amount due them I will pay on ::illegible:: proper authority.  

Very Respectfully
Your ::illegible::
AJ ::illegible:: ::illegible::
To JL Edwards, Esq
Common Pensions
Washington City
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JL Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington
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Washington Jan 17th 1832
Sir
I have requested to send to you the enclosed papers.
Respectfully
Jos M. White
JL Edwards, Esq
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Pension Agency Central Bank of Florida
Tallahafer July 10 1837
Hon JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington City
SIr,
Herewith I ::illegible:: you the Pension Claim of Theophilus Weeks of Columbia
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St. Augustine: APril 1844
Sir:
Enclosed is all the evidence possible to be got in this county to obtain a pension for the widow of Theophilus Weeks died, late a pensioner of the Revolutionary Army.
If it is be deemed sufficient please to notify McLevy (Delegate) that he money is ready to be paid to him and at the same time inform me of your judgement.
I have sent to South Carolina for any evidence that may exist there as to the marriage on Record, which if found will reach you hence immediately.
I must thank you for your previous attention to remain.
Very Respectfully ::illegible::
::illegible::
Buckingham Smith
Hon. J.L. Edwards
Com. Of Pension
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10918
Died 20 July 1839
Ann Weeks
Florida
Act 7. July 38
M85.d.39
::illegible::
2 yrs pri
80 from 20
July 39 this day of her husband’s death
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Application for a transfer
County of Alachua ::illegible::
On this 24th day of December 1831 before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Alachua personally appearing Theophilus Weeks who on his oath declared that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by CaptainGeorge Mitchell in the regiment commanded by Col. Lyle or Col. Taylor (one being Col. And the other Lieut. Col, but which is not recollected and afterwards to the Company commanded by Captain Griffin John McRae in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Clark in the service of the United States, that his name was pleased on the pension list role of the State of Louisianna, that he now resided in the Territory of Florida where he intended to remain and wishes his pension to be payable at Savannah in the state of Georgia in future.  
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.  
Theophilus Weeks 
::illegible:: Justice of the Peace
Alachua County
On this 24 day of December 1831 before me the subscribed a Justice of the peace for the said county of Alachua personally appeared Thomas Douglas who is well known to me to be a man of strictest veracity, and who on oath deceased
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that Theophilus Weeks, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit, is the same identical Theophilus Weeks who is described
in said affidavit, and that he resides in the county aforesaid.

Sworn and subscribed to before Tho [Thomas] Douglas
on the day and year aforesaid
Wm [William] M Reed
Justice of the Peace

District of East Florida
Alachua County

I the undersigned James Dell Clerk of the Superior Court for the County and District aforesaid, do hereby certify that William M Reed before whom the two foregoing affidavits were sworn to & subscribed, is and was at the time the same were sworn and subscribed to as aforesaid, a Justice of the Peace of the Territory of Florida for the County aforesaid, and that all of his official acts as such Justice of the Peace are entitled to full faith and credit, and that the signature of each of the said affidavits purporting to be his signatures are both of them his genuine signatures.

Given under my hand and the seal of said Court, at Newnansville in said County this 24th day of December in the year of our Lord 1831. [seal outline left]

James Dell Clk.