Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21551, for Ebenezer Landers, Massachusetts
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(8-1776)
SERVICE   Number
Mass. Landers, Ebenezer.  W21551
                 Olive
Contents
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New York 28.626
Ebenezer Landers
Chenango Co. in the State of New York 
who was a Private in the Company commanded 
by Captain Dickerson of the Reg. 67 commanded
by Col Elsman in the Mafs (Mass) Milile
[ illegible] for 21 months
[the following right side of the page and a small portion of the left is torn off/missing]
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
[ ] the rate of 70 Dollars __Cents per annum 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension ifsued [ issued] the 3rd day of May
1834 and sent to
Hon. L. Page H. Rebo
Amended to the 4th of March 18344210.
Semiane. allowance ending Sept 4 ‘36 35.
$243[ ]
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Sam H Page Clc[ ]
Book E Vol. 4 Page 105
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5373 [written at the top of the page has been scratched out and replaced with]
5371
New York
Olive Landers
Widow of Ebenezer Landers
Mafs [Mass]
Who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
70 Dollars 00 
Cents per annum, to commence on
The 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 
8th day of March. 1850
and sent to 
Henry R. Mygatt
Oxford
Chenango Co.
N. Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 
February 2, 1848, Page 120 Vol. 4
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller’s Office,
July 8, 1853
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled “An
Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
Of the United States,” and the third section of the “Act of August
23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their
Pensions from the Pension agents,
The children of Olive Landers, dec’d
A Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany Agency, at the rate of Seventy Dollars and [blank] Cents per annum, under the law of the
2 Feb., 1848 has been paid at this Department, from the 
4th of March 1850 to the 27 Aug. 1851.
Date of death see Agency book.
Respectfully yours,
J. M. Brodhead
Comptroller
[in left hand lower corner]
5371
48
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present
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State of New York
Chenango County 
On this ninth day of June in the year 1849, personally appeared before Smith M. Purdy, county judge of said county of Chenango, and judge of the family court, being a court of record in said county.  Olive Landers, a resident of Bainbridge in the county of Chenango and State of New York, aged ninety 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 provisions made by a Law of the United States, passed on the 7th of July 1838, entitled “An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows”.  That she is the widow of Ebenezer Landers, who was a private in the Massachusetts militia during the war of the revolution, and who was pensioned under the Act passed June 7th 1832, at the rate of seventy dollars per year, and who was placed on the Pension roll on or about the 8th day of May 1832.  For the particulars of his service she referred to the evidence on which he was pensioned.  She further declared that she was married to the said Ebenezer Landers on the Thirteenth day of July in the year seventeen hundred and eighty.  That her husband, the afore said Ebenezer Landers died on the Fourteenth day of February in the year eighteen hundred and forty five.  That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the 1st day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, vis., at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day 

Olive Landers
her X mark
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And year above written.
And I certify that they said Olive Landers cannot from bodily infirmity at ( ) the court of which I am a judge. 
Smith M. Purdy
County Judge of
Chenango County
State of New York
Chenango County
Solomon Landers being duly sworn deposed and says that he now resides at Bainbridge in the County of Chenango and state of New York ( ) was fifty years of age on the 10th day of December last past.  That he has always resided in said Bainbridge.  That deponents father Ebenezer Landers was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of Seventy dollars per Annum.  That said Olive Landers died at the house of deponent in said Bainbridge, on the Fourteenth day of February eighteen hundred and forty six, leaving his widow Olive Landers who has subscribed the above declaration him surviving.  That deponent  was present at the death of said Ebenezer Landers.  That deponent from his ( ) to the day of the death of Ebenezer Landers and that from deponents earliest recollection to the day of the death of the said Ebenezer Landers
 (he then said Ebenezer Landers) and the said Olive Landers lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed and always understood in the family to have been married at Lenox in the
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State of Massachusetts 
on or about the month of July in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty. 
That [illegible] is his family record of said lineage on of the births of the children. That
the eldest child of Ebenezer Landers and said Olive Landers was Polly 
Pollard, who is reputed to have been born about the year 1782 and who died several years since. That the next child was Thomas Landers and who resided about one mile from
[illegible] and who is reputed to be about
sixty five years of age. That the next child was  
Stephan Landers who resides about one mile from [illegible] and who is reputed to be about sixty three years of age.  And that the said Polly, Thomas and Stephan were all living in the family of said Ebenezer and Olive and reputed to be their children at deponents earliest recollection.
Solomon Landers
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of June 1849. And I certify that I know said Soloman Landers and that he is a credible person and of apparent sound memoty.
Smith M Purdy
County Judge of
Chenango County
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State of New York
Chenango County Clerks office SS
I Nelson Pellet Clerk of
said County do hereby certify that the signatures of Smith M Purdy to the within Certificates and
Affidavits are genuine and that M Purdy is County Judge as written. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the Seal of the
said County this 15th day of June
1849.
Nelson Pellet
Clerk Chenango County.
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15899
Ebenezer Landers
Chenango Co N.Y.
5.12.16. of May 11th 1833
P 391
John C. Clark
Bainbridge
N.Y.
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Brief in the case of Ebenezer Sanders
of Chenango co. in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 74
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[table below]
Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Enlisted 1776 | 11 months | private | Capt Dickinson, Col Elmore
Enlisted 1777 | 6 months | private | Capt Rowley, Gen Schuyler
Volunteer 1778 |About 1 month 12 days |  | Capt Newel
Volunteer 1779 | About 28 days | horseman | 
Volunteer 1779 | About 1 month 12 days | horseman | Capt Walker

5. In what battles was he engaged? Fort Edward, Kingsbury, Hessian Battery,
Saratoga
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Berkshire County Mass
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Not corrected as required
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
TG Bradford
Examining Clerk.
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Pension Applicatory 
Ebenezer Landers
Bainbridge
Chenango
New York
15899
[illegible]
John C. Clark
[illegible]
21 mo pri
70
Ho S. Page
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Chenango COUNTY SS.
On this 9th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas, now sitting, Ebenezer Landers, a resident of Bainbridge in
the County of Chenango and State of New York, aged Seventy four years, who being first
duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the
act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
That he entered the service of the United State s [illegible] the following named officers, and served as herein stated
I enlisted the forepart of June
1776 for Eleven months in Capt
Joel Dicksons Company of infantry
Massachusetts States Troops.
In Col Elmores Regiment. Eli
Brown was Lieut of the company. Palmer Cady was adjutant. Capt Brown lived in
Pitsfield Berkshire County Col
Elmore lived (I think) in Sheffield same County. At the time I enlisted I resided with my father
in the Town of Lenox Berkshire County Massachusetts. I joined
my company at Pittsfield aforesaid. From thence we marched
to Albany then to New Lebanon to
Albany where I & the company
joined the regiment, & where we
staid. We staid at Albany till
about the fore part of August according to my best reccollection. 
I know we had green corn there &
then we were marched (the
whole regiment to Fort Dayton
on the Mohawk River opposite
Fort Herkimer. We went thru
Schenectady & then up the Mohawk River. I continued in the
service at said fort (It being a
picket fort) at fatigue duty,
throwing up embarkments &
standing gaurd. Two companies
of the Regiment only were
stationed at this Fort. The rest
of the regiment went on to Fort
Stanwix on the Mohawk Col
Elmore went on to Fort Stanwix with the rest of the Regiment. I continued in said service
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at said Fort untill the Twenty
ninth day of May 1777, when I
was honorably discharged by
a written discharge, & in the
hand writing of my Capt. The same
original discharge being
hereto annexed, when I was discharged there was no officers
at the fort above the rank of Captain. I over staid my time a few
days waiting to be relieved by
new Troops, which came on to
our relief under Col Gansevoort
a short time before I was discharged.
on receiving my discharge I returned home. I staid at home about two weeks &
then about the middle of June
1777 I enlisted in Capt Aaron
Rowleys company of Infantry
for the term of six months. I
then resided in Lenox aforesaid.
Capt Rowley lived in
Richmond Berkshire County
aforesaid. I joined the company 
at Richmond. The compamy
marched from Richmond,
a short time after I enlisted
to Albany. From thence up the
North River to Troy. Then to Halfmoon point & then to still water. Then to Saratoga. Then to
Fort Miller then to Fort Edward, then to Fort William Henry on Lake George. We staid
there about two weeks. At this
place was Gen. Pattisons Brigade also Gen Larneds-- I think
Gen Schuyler was in command
at this place. We then were
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ordered to destroy the Fort and
retreat. We blew up the Fort &
burnt two vessels one on the Stocks
& one launched tho not finished. We then went back down to
Kingsbury a little above Fort
Edward 3 or 4 miles, where we
had a little skirmish with
the Indians. We had 19 killed
& a number wounded some mortally.
 Eleven of them were scalped. We found in the woods as
was understood. 36 of the Indians
killed. The Indians attacked the picket guard & we went
to relieve them. The guard had
retreated about half a mile,
where we met them. We then
drove the Indians - The action
lasted about 3 hours. While we
lay at Kingsbury, we had attached to us a company of Indians
of the Stockbridge, Schaglecoke, & Mohegan tribes, commanded by Capt Nissiham &
yoke. a part of these Indians
brought in one day 14 prisoners mostly British officers. It
was said these prisoners were decoyed
as follows. The British
then occupied Fort Ann. The
Indians went near the Fort &
one of them Jacob Mompi, his
hands besmeered with blood went
directly to the Fort after having
placed his men in ambush.
He told the officers who were
marching round the Fort that
he had killed a great bear, &
that he could not bring it in
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guard to the prisoners to Pittsfield Berkshire County Mass &
continued there as such guard,
untill the end of my term of
enlistment & was then honorably discharged. No written discharge
was given.
In the last of August or forepart of September 1778 on a farm come that the British
& Indians were coming down
from the North towards Albany. I then volunteered under
Capt Stephen Newel, who lived in
the same town with me
in Lenox aforesaid. We march
ed from Lenox direct to Stillwater & from thence to near
Saratoga we were then informed that they (the enemy had
gone back & returned home
I was in the service at this is
about seven weeks according to
the best of my recollection.
In the fall (I think in October 1779)
there was an alarm that the
British & Indians were cutting
off the inhabitants on onion
River & on the frontiers. I then
volunteered & went on horseback to
Bennington Vermont. There
were about fifty of us, we did
not organize into a regular
company. From Bennington
we went to Shaftsbury, we
then learned that the enemy
had retreated & we returned home.
I was then out on this alarm
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about four weeks, as near as
can reccollect. I think it was
in the summer of 1779 about the
middle I volunteered to go to Kinderhook to take the tories. I was
under Capt William Walker who
lived in Lenox aforesaid, & who now lives there I believe & 
acres & has been a judge of probate of Berkshire County. We went from Lenox to 
Spence town & then to Kinderhook. The tories had fled to a
swamp near Kline Hill Creek.
We surrounded the swamp
& took about fifty five of them &
marched them to Kinder hook.
I was one who guarded them
there for about 10 days. We then
marched them to Albany &
put them in jail. I then returned home. I was absent
from home in this service
about seven weeks, as near as
can reccollect. 
I was born in
the Town of Warren County of
Litchfield State of Connecticut on the 8th day of November 1758
I have
a record of my age which
is now in my possession taken from
my fathers family Record. I have always had
it in my possession since
I left my Fathers house. I was
as I am informed by my parents & believe I years old when
I removed to
Stockbridge Berkshire Co where I resided 12 years & then
removed to Lenox aforesaid where I resided
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untill I removed to Bainbridge afore
said 45 years last March when I had
[illegible] & where I now reside.
am acquainted with John Clark
and Levi Bigelow Esquire both of Bainbridge
aforesaid, who can testify as to my character, as to their belief of my age & as to
the general belief in the neighborhood
as to my having been a soldier in the
Revolution. As to a discharge I answer as above stated.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his
name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Ebenezer Landers
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
P B Prindle Dep Clerk
We John C Clark residing in Bainbridge aforesaid and Levi Bigelow, residing in the same Town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Landers who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe
him to be Seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have
been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion and that he is a man of credibility. 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
P B Prindle Dep Clerk
John C. Clark
Levi Biglow
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the
interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was of Revolutionary soldier,
and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that John C Clark who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the Town of Bainbridge
and that Levi Bigelow who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Jarvis K Pike Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of Chanango County State of
New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the
matter of the application of Ebenezer Landers for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 9 day of October 1832
P B Prindle Dep Clerk
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Mrs. J. Winn Parsons
3804 Twenty - second Ave., South
Minneapolis, Minn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim W. 21551 it appears
that Ebenezer Landers was born November 8, 1758 in
Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
While a resident of Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
he enlisted early in June 1776, served as a
private in Captain Joel Dickinson's Company, Colonel
Elmore's Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged
May 29, 1777,
He enlisted about the middle of June 1777, served
six months as a private in Captain Aaron Rowley's Masachusetts
Company, was at the blowing up of Fort William
Henry on Lake George, in a skirmish with the Indians
at Kingsbury near Fort Edward, assisted in the
capture of Hessian breastworks near Saratoga and was
at the surrender of Burgoyne.
He enlisted the latter part of August or first of
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September 1778 and served seven weeks as a Sergeant
in Captain Stephen Newel's Massachusetts Company.
He enlisted in the summer of 1779 and served
seven weeks in Captain William Walker's Massachusetts Company, as Sergeant.
In October 1779 he went out on an alarm to Bennington and Shaftsbury for four weeks as Sergeant.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
October 9, 1832 while a resident of Bainbridge, Chenango
County, New York where he died February 14, 1846.
Soldier married July 13, 1780 in Lenox, Massachusetts, Olive Osborne who was allowed pension on her application
executed June 9, 1849 while living in Bainbridge, New York aged ninety years. She died August 27, 1851.
Their children named in claim. Polly Pollard the
oldest born about 1782 and died several years prior to
1849, Thomas and Stephen who in 1849 were aged sixty-five and sixty-three years respectively, and Solomon
born December 10, 1798.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
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These may certify that Ebenezer Landers hath 
served Eleven Months and 27 days in Cop
Elmores Ridgament
Joal Dickinson Capt
fort Dayton german flats
May 29th 1777
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New York
Revol.
Ebenezer Landers
Suspended
See letter to 
John C Clark
7 August
Act 7 June 1832
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Ebenezer Landers, Albany Agency, Act 7 June 1832
$70.00 p an
To what time was he last paid?
G. C. A.
Pension Office
Feby 28, 1850 
Ans. Feb 14, 1846
when he died
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655 A.
New York
Olive Landers
widow of Ebenezer Landry
who was a Private
in the Mass Militia
for 21 months.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
70 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence
On the 4th day of Febry, 1846
Certificate of Pension issued the 
8th day of Mar. 1848
and sent to
Henry R. Mygatt
Orford
Chenango Co N.Y.
Act of JUNE 17, 1844.}
Recorded in Book A 2 Page 79
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In reply to your request of _______
for a statement of the 
 military history of Ebenezer Landers
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
W. 21551
[table below]
Dates of enlistment or appointment. | Length of service. | Rank. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | State.
[illegible] 1776 | [illegible] | pri | Captain Joel Dickinson, Col Elmore | Mass.
[illegible] 1777 | 6 months | pri | Captain Aaron
Rowley | Mass
[illegible] 1778 | 7 weeks | Sgt | Captain Stephan Newel | Mass
[illegible] 1779 | 7 weeks | Sgt | Captain William Walker | Mass
[illegible] 1779 | 4 weeks | Sgt | Mounted volunteer on [illegible] to Bennington and [illegible] | Mass

Engaged in: blowing up Ft. William Henry on Lake George; skirmished with Indians at Ft. Edward; Saratoga & at the surrender of Burgoyne

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lenox, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Oct 9, 1832

Residence at date of application, Bainbridge, Chenango Co
Age at date of application, 74 seventy four
Remarks: [illegible] Lenox, Mass. Jan 13, 1789 [illegible] died Feb 14, 1846 & she was alld. pens. on her application [illegible] 1849 aged 90 yrs of age & a res. of Bainbridge, she died Aug. 27, 1851. Children Polly Pollard the oldest abt 1782 d. several yrs prior to 1849;
Thomas 65 yrs in 1847. Stephen age 63 in 1849; solomon is 50 yrs. Dec. 10, 1848 only names stated. 
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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( circular seat top left of page U. S. Pension Office Dec 26 1924)
Mrs. J. Winn Parsons
3804 Twenty-second Avenue, South
Minneapolis, Minn
Dec. 22nd 1924
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs,
Will you please send me a copy of Pension Papers of Ebenezer Landers, born in Lenox, Mass. 1758 x died in Alton N. y. In 1846 - applied for pension at the age of 75.  Served as a private I the militia of Chenango Co. Mass.  I have made application for membership to the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and need dates contained in Pension Papers.
Yours respectfully
Mrs. J. Winn Parsons
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Clinton, July 22, 1913
Commissioner of Pensions
Will you send me the pension records of these four soldiers of the Revolution.
Ebenezer Landers who served in Col. John Ashley’s detachment of Berkshire Co. Mass. militia, 1777.  His pension granted, May 8, 1834.  He is said also to have served in 1812 war.  If there is any record of latter service kindly put that in also.  Please give me the right man this time.  He resided in town of Bainbridge, Chenango Co. N. Y. When his pension was granted.
Richard Harten, town of Deerfield, Oneida Co, N. Y. Pensioned on 1840 rolls.
James Look or Luke, town of Kirkland, Oneida Co. N. Y.Pensioned on census rolls of 1840.
Solomon Wood, town of Kirkland, Oneida Co. N. Y. Pensioned on rolls of 1840.
You will greatly oblige me.
Cordially yours
(Mrs) M. L. Sanford
Clinton
N. Y.
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Rev
Wido, &c.
File No. 21,551
Olive Landers
widow of
Ebenezer Landers
Pri Rev War
Act Feb 2d 48
Index: Vol. A, Page 421
1913 Aug. 1 History to Mr. M.L. Sanford.
1925 Hist. to Mrs. J.N. Parsons MNH
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James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Home Dept
Washington D.C.
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James L. Edwards Esquire
Commiss of Pension
Sir,
By your letter of the 8th [illegible] we are
instructed to inscribe Oliver Landers under act 17 June 1844, at
$70, and pay her from 14 Feby 1848. She claims pay from 14th Feby 1846 - Shall we pay her from the latter date? It appears
that her Husband died on that day.
Very respectfully your obd svt
Thos W. Olcott
Pension agent for 
L. Jenkins
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Oxford Chenango Co.
N. Y. December 29. 1849
J. L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Sir,
On the 13th of November last, I mailed
to you additional papers in the case of Olive
Landers, widow of Ebenezer Landers, an applicant for a pension.
I must beg on 
behalf of the applicant, now more than
ninety
years of age, your immediate attention.
I am
Very respectfully
Yours
Henry R Mygatt
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State of New York
Chenango County 
Joseph Pollard  duly sworn deposeth and saith 
that he is Sixty
Seven years of age, and a resident of Bainbridge in said Chenango County. That 
he has lived in the same town with Ebenezer 
Landers and Olive Landers his wife for about sixty years. And that during said time he has been well acquainted with said Ebenezer Landers and Olive Landers his wife. And that during the time deponent has known said Ebenezer Landers and Olive his wife they have lived together and were reputed to be husband and wife to the time of the death of said Ebenezer Landers who died on the fourteenth day of February 1846. That deponent has frequently been at the house of said Ebenezer Landers and that said Ebenezer Landers was a [illegible] of the United States.
Joseph Pollard


Sworn and subscribed
before me this 7th day of November 1849. And I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Joseph Pollard, that he is a credible person of [illegible] understanding.
Chas. W. Griswold
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Chenango County ss


Billings Church being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is Sixty
years of age and a resident of Bainbridge in said Chenango County. That he 
has been well acquainted with Ebenezer Landers and Olive Landers his wife for about
fifty eight years, and that during the time deponent has known sid Ebenezer Landers and Olive his wife they have lived together and were reputed to be husband and wife to the time of the death of said Ebenezer Landers 
who died on the Fourteenth day of February  1846.
Billins Church

Sworn and subscribed before me this 7th day of November 1849.
And I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Billings that he is a credible person of [illegible] understanding.


Chas M. Griswold
Justice of  Peace
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State of New York
Chenango County SS
Arad Stowell being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is Sixty Six years of age and a resident of Bainbridge in said Chenango County. That he has been well acquainted with Ebenezer Landers and Olive Landers his wife for fifty seven years, and that during the time he has known said Ebenezer Landers and Olive his wife they have lived together as, and 
were reputed to be husband, to the time of the death of said Ebenezer Landers, who died on the Fourteenth day of February [illegible]
Arad Stowell

Sworn and subscribed before me this 7th day of [illegible] and I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Arad Stowell, that he is a credible person of [illegible] understanding. 

Chas W Griswold

State of New-York,
CHENANGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,
SS.
L NELSON PELLET, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify,
That, Chas. W. Griswold
before whom the annexed affidavit was taken 
was, at the time of taking such affidavits, a JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE, in and for said County, duly qualified and
authorised to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with
the handwriting of the said Justice, and verily believe the
signature to the said certificate is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, this 13th day of Nov. A.D. 1849
Nelson Pellet Clerk
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Oxford Chenango Co N.Y.
Nov 14, 1849

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Sir, 
In your letter of the 28th [illegible] to Ebenezer Landers in the case of Olive Landers, you require additional proof. It is supposed that the within two affidavits cover the entire ground required by you.
The applicant for a pension is a Olive 
Landers not "Landen."
Presuming that the within evidence is [illegible],
she desires that you will send her a certificate addressed to me at this Post Office. 
Very respt yours
Henry R. Mygatt
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Oxford Chenango County
Sept 28, 1849
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
Sir, 
On the 16th of June last, I mailed to you papers on behalf of Olive Landers for a pension.
Were said papers received at your office?
Will you please send the certificate at your [illegible] convenience.
I am very respectfully yours
Henry R. Mygatt
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No 13945
Olive Landers
wid of
Ebenezer

Act 7 July 1838
Marr. before 1794
Reputed Husband died
14 Feby 1846
[illegible] act 17 June 44
-
(No 733) $700 p an 
on 14 Feby 1844 to 4
March 48,
[illegible] 2 July 48
$70
on 4 March 48
Henry R Mygatt
Oxford
Chenango Co
NY
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Oxford Chenango Co. N. Y. 
June 16, 1849
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Within I send papers of Olive Landers, widow
of Ebenezer Landers, for a pension. He was pensioned
under the Act 7th June 1832, and died 14th Feby 1846.
(See declaration Olive Landers and affidavit Solomon
Landers.) They were married in July 1780. (see affidavit
of Lucy Markham, the sister who was at the wedding.)
There is no church or town record. (See affidavit of
Wm. S. Tucker Town Clerk of Lenox Mass. where the marriage was solemnized, and who states the Rev. Mr.
Munson was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in
said Lenox. Said Lucy Markham states that the
Rev. Mr. Munson officiated at said marriage.
There is no family record of the marriage. (See affdt.
of Solomon Landers, who details the ages of the children
one of whom was born
in 1782. Ebenezer Landers pension was $70 per annum.
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Please forth with send me a pension certificate for the widow of who is now past ninety years of age.
Very Respectfully
Yours
Henry R. Mygatt
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State of Massachusetts
Berkshire County ss.
William S. Tucker being duly sworn saith that he is forty
Six years of age, and that he now resides in
Lenox in the County and State aforesaid, and
that he was in 1846 and now is, the town Clerk
of said Lenox; and that he has thoroughly [illegible] the office of said town Clerk to find record
evidence of the marriage of Ebenezer Lander to
Olive Osborne, which is stated to me to
have
occurred in July 1780; and deponent further
saith that he hath had access to the records
of the Presbyterian Church of said Lenox, and
hath thoroughly searched not only said town
records but also said Church records, and that
there is no evidence of the said marriage of
said Ebenezer Landers to said Olive Osborne in
either said own or church records. And deponent further saith that the Reverend Mr. Munson was the minister of said Presbyterian Church
in said Lenox in the year 1780, as deponent has
been informed by the old members of said Congregation
and believes true; and that deponent
has frequently had occasion to examine the said
town and church records for Marriages solemnized by the said Reverend Mr. Munson, but has 
found none. That the said Reverend Mr. Munson
in deponents opinion never made any record of
his marriages.
Wm S. Tucker
Sworn to before me, Henry W Bishop Justice Peace
June 9th 1849. and I certify that said William S. Tucker is
credible person
Henry W. Bishop
Justice of the Peace
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State of Massachusetts
Berkshire County SS.
I, Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said State for said county, certify that Henry W Bishop is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing certificate purporting to be his, is genuine. 
The testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 
eleventh day of June in the year 1849.
Charles Sedgwick clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said State for said county.
Charles
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Bainbridge Chenango Co
N.Y. March 21, 1834
J.L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Sir
I had the honor
of receiving from you a letter under
date of Aug. 7 1833, in relation
to the pension application of Ebenezer
Landers of this Town. In answer I
wrote to you under date of Aug
13th requesting you to have the goodness
to look over the papers again. I have
not had the pleasure of receiving any
reply.
In yours of the 7th Aug. you 
say that the claim of Ebenezer Launders
(it should be Landers) has been [illegible], and go on to state that his alleged
service in the Connecticut State troops
might be proved.
In answer to this I 
said in my letter of the 13th of August
that Mr. Landers did not to his declaration refer to any service in the Conn
State Troops. All the different terms of
service were in the Massachusetts State Troops. As to the "best evidence" you
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will observe attached to M L's declaration, his original discharge from the 
Eleventh months service
in Capt Dickinson's Company of infantry
Col Elmor's Regt Mass S. Troops. I should
suppose such a paper would
be conclusive. There can be no doubts
of its genuiness.
Its [illegible] appearance vouches, that it is no fiction
got up for the occasion. Papers of
less age are all [illegible] to be [illegible] in
evidence in our law tribunals, without
proving the execution
Previous to the 7th Augt 1833
(the date of your letter) the papers of Mr L
had been returned from the War
Departments to me to correct some
matters in form merely. At that time
no objections were made as to proof.
Out of some 12 applications
for pensions made thru me under the
late law all of which were successful I had supposed this was the strongest. No other was accompanied
with the original discharge, the history which M L gives of his service came with it
a conviction of its truth. Those acquainted
with him, would ask no higher [illegible] of
a fact, thou his word will you
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do me the favor I confer on a highly meritorious man, by looking at this case again. 
Please communicate the results to the Hon. S. Page House of Rep who lives near me and who is  [illegible] personally acquainted with the applicant.
Very Resp'y
Your Ob St
J. C. Clark
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Bainbridge Chenango Co
New York Aug. 13. 1833
Honl the suc'y of War
Sir
By a letter from
your department under date of the 7th
past, I am informed that the Pension
claim of Ebenezer Landers is suspended &
There is probably
a mistake in the
name. I [illegible] to the Department
the papers of Ebenezer Landers. If the
remarks in your letter of the 7th are intended to apply to the case of Mr Landers
I should suppose his case had not
been critically examined. You say "The regulations require the best evidence to" and "that it cannot be readily
admitted that his alleged service
in Connecticut State Troops is [illegible] of proof."
1st. as to the "best evidence" attached
to the papers of Ebenezer Landers which
I enclosed to the Department Was his
original discharge proving Eleven
months service in Capt. Joel Dickinsons
co'y of infantry.  Col. Elmors Regiment
Massachusetts State Troops. I had
supposed such a discharge coming 
with it from its age & appearance [illegible] fits truths, would be considered
the "best evidence"
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and as to the service of Landers in the Connecticut State troops-- he does not set forth
any service in the Troops of that State
all his services were performed in Massachusetts State Troops.
I flattered myself that the
case of Landers would have been
considered as a [illegible] as I have known
him for sixteen years. He is justly [illegible]  and one of the most respectable men in
the County
The case of Mr Landers with
a number of others, was put back to me
four times [illegible] him to be corrected in some Matter of form merely.  Nothing was said concerning
want of evidence/
I trust that the papers of Mr. Landers on a reexamination may to [illegible] satisfactory
Yours Respectfully
Yr. Obdt
John C Clark
Ebenezer Landers Copy of letters of J.C. Clark to War Department
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State of New York
County of Chenango SS
Personally appeared before me
 the undersigned a Judge of Chenango Court of Pleas 
Ebenezer Sandes who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that, by reasons of old age & the
consequent loss of memory he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but
according to the best of his recollection he served
not less than the periods mentioned below and
in the following grades - For one years and
five months and twenty one days I served
as a private, - For six months I served
as a Sergeant; and for such service
I claim a pension. And I also further depose that there is no clergyman residing
in my vicinity whose affidavit I could
procure pursuant to the regulations
of the War Department in regard to pensions.
Ebenezer Landers
Subscribed & sworn the 20th day of May 1833 before me Levi Bigelow
State of New York
Chenango County 
I Jarvis K. Pike Clerk of the
said County certify that Levi Bigelow before
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whom the within or preceding
affidavit of
Ebenezer Lander purports to have been sworn
was at the date of the same one of the
Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas
of said County. And that I am acquainted with his handwriting and truly believe
 his name subscribed
to the said
affidavit
to be his genuine handwriting
and signature
Witness my hand and seal of
office this 22
May 1833
P.B. Prindle Dep clk
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State of New York
Cayuga County ss.
Lucy Markham being
duly sworn deposes and says, that she
now resides at Auburn in said County of
Cayuga and State of New York, and is now
seventy three years of age. That from deponent's nativity until after the relationary war deponent resided in the town of
Lenox in the State of Massachusetts and
was present in the Presbyterian Church
in said Lenox some time in July 1780 and
at that time witnessed the marriage by
the Reverend Mr. Munson of said Church,
of Ebenezer Landers to Olive Osborne, and that
deponent is the sister of said Ebenezer Landers.
That said Ebenezer Landers died in
the year 1846, in Bainbridge Chenango County and State of New York leaving said Olive his widow.
Lucy Markham
Sworn to and subscribed
before me
this 17th day of July
1848. And I certify that said Lucy Markham
and is a credible person and of apparent
sound memory notwithstanding the infirmities of age
James H Bostwick
Justice of the Peace,
Cayuga County,
State of New York
[partially covered by a seal] County Clerks office I Ebenezer B Coff Clerk of said County & of the Courts
of record thereof do hereby certify that James H Bostwick Esquire
is this 17th day of July 1848 a justice of the peace in an
for the County aforesaid duly Elected & qualified & that the above
is [illegible] in signature. In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed my official
seal the 17th day of July 1848.
Ebenezer B Coff Clerk