Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10065, Robert Green, Md.
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Service
MD

Name
Green, Robert
Green, Elizabeth

Number 
W.10065
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Left Side Page

Let 27th Aug 1839
B Reeder hist to Hon T H Benton

Let to 21 Jan 1840 

See Robert Green dec'd inc. on the 18th July 1840 and payable to this widow papers within

Right Side Page

Missouri 3740
Elizabeth Green
widow of Robert Green dec'd
MD who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 16 December 1833 of Cape Girardo in the state of Missouri who was a sergeant in the company commanded by Capatin Bailey of the 7th regiment commanded by Col Genley in the Maryland line for 17 months sergeant
7 months Ensign

Inscribed on the roll of St. Louis at the rate of 155 dollars and blank cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Aug 1834 and sent to David Green Jackson, Missouri

Arrears to the 4th of March 1839 $465.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 39 $77.50
Total = 542.50

{Act July 7 1838}

recorded by D M Curdy Clerk
Book A Vol 2 Pag 224
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Left Side Page

Sent Let to Hon L F Linn
Oct 27, 1837

Right Side Page

No 13.267

Maryland
Robert Green
of Cape Girardeau State of Missouri
who was as Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain M Bailey of the regiment commanded by Col Genley in the 7th Regiment Maryland line for 3 years from 1777

Md to $155 certificate for the diff issued to the widow

Inscribed on the roll of Missouri at the rate of $120 dollars and blank cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of June 1833 and sent to pensioner Jackson Cape Girardeau Co Missouri

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $240.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4th Sept 1933 $60.00

Total $300.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by F S Evans - Clerk
Book E Vol 8 Page blank

Book E Vol 8 Page 82
D McCurdy
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"A"
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.

State of Missouri
County of Cape Giradeau

On this 21st day of February in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, personally appeared before the Honorable the County Court of Said County of Cape Girardeau Elizabeth Green a resident of the said county of Cape Girardeau and widow of Robert Green deceased aged seventy-eight 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 pension made by the act of congress passed July the 7th 1831 entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows. That she said Elizabeth Green is the widow of Robert Green who enlisted in the army of the United States on the latter part of the year 1776 or early part of the year 1777 and served in the 7th regiment of the Maryland line with the following named officers (to wit); John Gunby Colonel, Peter Adams, Lieutenant Colonel, blank Adams, Major, Mountjoy Bailey, Captain, William Bettis first Lieutenant - that said Robert Green at the time of such enlistment resided in Montgomery County State of Maryland, and on said enlistment he said Robert Green served in actual service as a decommissioned officer, a Lieutenant in said 7th Regiment of the Maryland line the full time of three years from the said time in which he entered the army as aforesaid, and during said
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time of service was in the Battle of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth. He said Robert Green aforesaid received a commission as Ensign bearing date the 28th of April 1780 to take rank as such from the 26th of January preceding under which commission he served in actual service about eight months, in which time he was in the battle near Camden, South Carolina where General Gates was defeated, all of which will more particularly and at large appear established from the records and proceeding of the circuit court of Cape Girardeau County State of Missouri, had on the declaration of the said Robert Green made in said last mentioned court, at the August term thereof 1832 in and before said court last aforesaid, on an application by him then and there made to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832, a pension for service as a soldier in the United States army of the Revolution, a duly certified copy of which from the record of the said circuit court was forwarded to the War Department at Washington City, upon which evidence of said claim the said Robert Green in his life time was allowed a pension of one hundred and twenty dollars a year, under the said act of the 7th of June 1832 aforesaid and received monthly thereon, which document is referred to as establishing facts in support of her claim herein set forth.

She the said Elizabeth Green further declares that she was married to the said Robert Green on the 11th day of March 1781. That her husband the aforesaid Robert Green died on the sixteenth day of December 1833 - that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the
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first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four (to wit) at the time above stated.

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Elizabeth Green in open court on the day and year above written.

Peter R Garrett

Elizabeth Green
Her X Mark
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Missouri [two misspellings lined through]
State of Missouri Cape Girardeau Circuit Court August Term 1832  August 1832

A declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832.

State of Missouri }
County of Cape Girardeau } ss.  On the fourteenth day of August 1832
personally appeared before the Circuit Court of the county aforesaid, Robert
Green, a resident of the township of Byrd in the county of Cape Girardeau
State of Missouri, aged 77 years, who first being duly sworn
according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision, made by the act 
of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.  That he enlisted in the army of the United States, in the latter part of the year 1776, or early in the year 1777
not recollected, which with David Green, and served in the 7th Regiment of the Maryland line, under the following named officers; John
Gunby Colonel, Peter Adams Lieut Col. [blank] Adams Major; Mountjoy Bailey Capt. William Bettis first lieutenant, the 2d Lieut. and ensign
not positively recollected, but believe it was Lloyd Bell 2d Lieut. and Gasway Wadkins ensign;  He resided in Montgomery County in the 
State of Maryland, at the time he entered the service, and served three years as a non-commissioned officer (Sergeant) in said regiment.
The principle battles he was in was the battles at Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth; he afterwards received a commission
as ensign, bearing date 28th April 1780, to take rank as such, 26th January 
preceeding under which commission he served about
eight months, in which time he was in the battle near Campden South Carolina, where Genl. Gates was defeated; during the time
he was attached to the army, they marched through the States of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and declares that his
name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state.  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Robt. Green

Personally appears in Open court Robert Green, who is personally known to the Court and presents his declaration in order
to obtain a Pension under the act of the Congress of the United States, passed June 7th 1832; And its appearing to the satisfac
tion of the Court, that the said Robert Green was a revolutionary soldier, and 
served as he states in his declaration.
Ordered that the same be certified accordingly."

I Henry Sanford Clerk of the said Circuit Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of 
the application Robert Green for a pension.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventeenth
day of August, One thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Hy. Sanford Clk

State Missouri 4th Judicial Circuit Ss.

I John D. Cook judge of the Circuit Courts of the 4th Judicial Circuit
of the said State, certify that foregoing attestation of Henry Sanford Clerk of the Circuit Court
for the County of Cape Girardeau, in said Circuits, is in due form & by the proper officer.

Given under my hand at Jackson in said Circuits, the 17th day August 
A. D. 1832 }  John D. Cook
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Robt Green and Elizabeth
his wife was maryed
March the [illegible] 1781
_____________________
Jane Green first daughter
of Robt Green and Elizabeth
his wife was born 
April 15th 1782.
_____________________
Green first son
Robt Green and Elizabeth
his wife was born [illegible]
the 29th 1783
_____________________
[illegible math calculations]
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[Two columns]
[Left column]

Jane Green Second
daughter of Robt Green
and Elizabeth his wife
was born February 17th
1785
one [illegible] between
___________________
Margaret Green third
daughter of Robt Green
and Elizabeth his wife
was born December
[illegible] 1787
___________________
Sarah Green fourth
daughter of Robt Green
and Elizabeth his wife
was born April 24
1788

[Right column]

Richard Robt. Reeder Green
second son of Robt. Green
and Elizabeth his wife
was born June [illegible]6th 1789
[illegible] deceased May [illegible] 20th 1811
_______________________
Mary Green fifth daughter
of Robt Green & Elizabeth his
wife was born February
15 1791

Elizabeth Green sixth
daughter of Robt Green and
Elizabeth his wife was
born May [illegible] 29th 1793

Seventh daughter dyed with
out name October [illegible]18th 1794
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[Two columns]
[Left columns]

Ann green eight daughter
of Robt Green and Elizabeth
his wife was born
November [illegible] 3 1795

Negro George was born
Sept. 25th 1794

Elender Green ninth
daughter of Robt Green
and Elizabeth his wife
was born [illegible] 12th March
1797

Negro Sarah was born
June [illegible] 1797

[Right column]

Robt Green third son
of Robt Green & Elizabeth
his wife was born
Sept. [illegible] 5th 1798

Tenth daughter dyed with
out a name [illegible] 1800

Ann Green eleventh daughter
of Robt Green and Elizabeth his
wife was born April [illegible] 5th
1801

Ann Green twelfth daugh
ter was born Decbr.
[illegible] 15th 1802
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Negro George was born Sept.
25th 1794

Negro John was born
November [illegible] 15th 1799

Sarah Green thirteenth
daughter of Robt Green
& Elizabeth is wife
was born December
the 5th 1805

Lula Green fifteenth [word fourteenth lined through]
daughter of R Green &
Elizabeth his wife was
born November the 24th
1806
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State of Missouri County }
of Cape Girardeau } Ss.

On this day February 21st 1839 personally
appeared before the County Court of said County, in Open Court,
David Green of lawfull age & a resident of said County &
the son of Robert Green deceased aged fifty five years the 29th day
of July 1838, who first being duly sworn, deposeth and
says, that the Record hereunto attached is the family
Record of Robert Green deceased & that the same has
been in his possession ever since the death of his father
Robert Green, which took place on the Sixteenth day
of December A.D. 1833, that the said family Record
of Robert Green deceased is in said Robert Green's own
hand writing and that the present applicant Elizabeth
Green now here in Open Court is his mother and the
widow of said Robert Green deceased & further that
the Record hereunto attached is the Original and genuine
family Record of Robert Green deceased & fourth say
eth not.
Sworn to & subscribed in Open}  D Green
Court on the 21st February }
A D 1839. }
Peter R Garrett Clerk }
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5413
Recd 3 June 1833 

Jackson Missouri 16th May 1833

Sir

Sometime in August last I transmitted to
the War Department by the Hon. A. Buckner, a
Declaration and Statement of my services in the Revolu
tionary War, as a non-commissioned and commissioned
during four years in the Maryland line.

In March last I received a note through
the Hon. A. Buckner, addressed to him by
J. L. Edwards Esqr. of the Pension Office dated
13th February 1833 stating "he had examined my papers
and enclosed them to the Register of the law office
at Annapolis that they might be compared
with the Maryland Rolls in his office" since
which time I have not been able to obtain any
information concerning them.  Will you be so kind
dear Sir as to let me know whether any difficulties
has, or will arise respecting them, and what will be
the probable fate of my application for a Pension.

With sentiment of profound
respect and esteem I remain
Your Obit. Humbl Servt
Robert Green

Hon. Louis McClane }
Sectry of the Treasury }
Washington }
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Washington City 15 Oct 1837

Dear Sir

Will you be so good as to
examine into the case to which the
enclosed letter of Mr. B. Reeder relates
and inform me of the result at
the meeting of the next session of
Congress?

Respy your
Obt. Servt.
L. F. Linn
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Near Shinnston, VA  18 March 1839

Honorable W Poinset

Sir

I have been requested by my nephew W David Green of Missouri to state upon affidavit what I know of the service of his father Robert Green in the revolutionary war at what time he was married and to forward it to you in order to get a pension for his mother. Below I send a statement of all I recollect together with the commission of W Green and shall be obliged if you will inform me what prospect of the poor widow of getting the pension.

Very respectfully

I have the honor to be 
your obedient servant

B Reeder

Statement
I remember that Robert Green late of the state of Missouri enlisted in the year 1776 with Lieut. David Linn in Capt. Mountjoy Naileys company of the 7th Maryland Regiment as a sergeant after the Battle of Germantown, Robert Green for his conduct was appointed Brevet Ensign and as such was sent recruiting  in tihe winter of 1778-9 and in the spring of the latter year took out a company of recruits in the year 1780 he was commissioned and continued in service until the Battle at Camden; where the regiment to which he belongs was so much destroyed that with several other officers he was sent home as a [illegible] and was not again called on to join the army; about the month of March 1781 the said Robert Green intermarried with Elizabeth Reeder - sister of this applicatn about the year 1790 or 91. The said Robert Green moved west from Montgomery County Maryland and subsequently settled in upper Louisiana while under Spanish dominion where he died as this applicant has been informed in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri about the year 1833.

B Reeder 

Harrison County, Virginia to wit

Benjamin Reeder who makes and subscribes the above statement personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid and made oath that the said statement contains the truth to the best of his knowledge and recollection given under my hand and seal this 26th day of March 1839.

William Cochran JP
SEAL
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State of Virginia
Harrison County

I Eli Marsh Clerk of the county court of Harrison County do hereby certify that William Cochran whose signature is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of doing so a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature aforesaid is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court this 9th day of August 1839

Eli Marsh

SEAL
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Land Office, Annapolis, 30th July 1839

Sir

In reply to yours of the 19th inst, respecting the service of Robert Green, a soldier of the revolution, I have to state that it appears by the muster rolls of the revolution in this office that he enlisted as a Sergeant in the 6th Maryland Regiment on the 8th January 1777 and was discharged 4th January 1780 and afterwards appointed an Ensign in the 7th Regiment no 26th January 1780 but the records afford no proof of the duration of his service as an Ensign. HIs name appears upon a depreciation payroll to have received $114.15 depreciation money issued to the Maryland quota of troops on continental establishment on the 22nd day of August 1782 but it is no evidence that he was in service up to that period.

Very respectfully 
Your Obedient Servant
G.G. Brewer

J.L. Edwards, Esq.
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Honorable Col Benton

The secretary of War[illegible] please [illegible]
the letter to be handed to Mr. Benton and oblige a very old man.
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Near Staunton Va 18 March '39

Honorable Col Benton

Sir

The representatives of the Robert Green of Missouri applied more than a year ago for his commutation pay. He was an ensign in the revolutionary army. The papers were sent to me and were forwarded to your colleague Honorable John Linn supposing him to be the son of David or John Linn who were the compatriots of Mr. Green in the army but nothing has been heard of them since my nephew Mr. Daniel Green the son of Robert has lately written to me making inquiry and states that he mentioned the subject to you in November last and that you promised to give it some attention. Mr. Green certainly deserves compensation as much as any other man having spent five years in the army as say many preachers and hardship or any of them in his commission is sent to the war department where you can see it with my statement of what I recollect of his services besides [illegible] informed me that he had taken the statement of the late Col Lemon who was the only officer perhaps the only man of the regiment then living and forwarded it to the Honorable Mr. Linn young Mr. Green requests I would make this statement to you to examine the papers in the war department and give me any information that may be connected.

I have the honor to be with great respect your servant
B. Reeder
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Robert Green Mo. Act of June 1832
to what time paid?
Pen Office
$129 died 1833 July 18 1839
Died 11 Dec 1833 paid to that time
JPW

Robert Green Serg $120 Mo act 7 June when last paid? at what rate?

Died 16th Dec 1833 [illegible] that period
charged to [illegible] Nelson 19 Nov
act 38
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Robert green Missouri 120$ [illegible] act 7 June when [illegible}?
GWC
26 Feb '37

Died 16th December 1833.Paid 3rd Apr 1834
S.H.H.
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Jackson Missouri May 14th 1839
Dear sir

Your circular was this day received by my mother Elizabeth Green we were not aware at the time her pension papers were forwarded to your office that the same should have ben accompanied by a letter from her or some friend for her. I am her son and transact her business and any communication which you may think proper to make to her in relation to her application for a pension please direct to Jackson Post office Cape Girardeau County Missouri.

respectfully yours

David Green

J.L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
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FREE

J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
Washington City

Missouri Aug {illegible due to black spot}
[illegible] Va
Addr of
Eliz Green
Missouri
No 3740
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Near Shinnston Va
August '39

Sir,

I have obtained the required certificate to the signature of the magistrate in relation to the affidavit for a person to Mrs. Green and enclose the original paper- you will please to forward the certificate for Pension to me under an envelope directed to David Green, Jackson, Missouri.

I have the honor to be your servant
B. Reeder
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Senate Chamber
Jan 20, 1840

Sir.

Mr. David Green of Missouri writes to me to request that I would ask the pension office to send him instructions for drawing the difference that is coming Elizabeth Green, widow of Robert Green between his pay as a Sergeant and as Ensign as she is stated to be entitled to in your last letter.

Yours Respectfully

Thomas H Benton
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Land Office, Annapolis Feby 22nd 1833,

I certify, that it appears by the muster rolls remain
ing in this office, that Robert Green enlisted as
a Sergt in Captain Bayly's company in the 7th Maryla
nd Regiment, for the term of three years, on the 8th day
of January 1777; and on the 4th day of January 1780
was discharged.

George G. Brewer
Regr. L. Off. W. S. Md
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Robert Green decd
Missouri

increase under
act 7 June 1832
from $120 to $155
per annum, and pay
widow the diffference
from 4 March 1831
to 16th Decr 1833 the
day of her husbands
death, to his widow

David Green. Esq
Jackson
Mo
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act
of Congress of the 7th June 1832, entitled an Act
Supplementary to an Act for the relief of the surviving
officers and soldiers of the Revolution.

State of Missouri County }
of Cape Girardeau } Ss.

On this nineteenth day of March year eight
teen hundred and forty personally appeared before the
undersigned one of the Justices of the County Court within
and for the County aforesaid Elizabeth Green a resident of
the said County of Cape Girardeau and widow of Robert
Green deceased aged seventy nine years past, 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 June 7th
1832, entitled an Act Supplementary to an Act for the
relief of the surviving officers and soldiers of the revolu
tion.  That the said Elizabeth Green is the widow of Robert
Green who enlisted in the Army of the United States in
the latter part of the year 1776 or early part of the year
1777 and served in the 7th Regiment of the Maryland
line with the following named officers (to wit) John
Gunby Colonel, Peter Adams Lieutenant Colonel, [blank] Adams
Major, Mountjoy Baily Captain, William Bettis first Lieutenant
that said Robert Green at the time of said enlistment resided
in Montgomery County State of Maryland and on said enlis
tment he said Robert Green served in actual service
as a non commissioned officer Sergeant in said 7th Regiment
of the Maryland line the full time of three years from
the said time in which he enlisted in the Army as aforesaid
and during said time of service was in the Battles of
Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth.  He said Robert
Green afterwards received a commission as Ensign bearing
date the 28th of April 1780 to take rank as such from the
26th of January preceeding under which commission he
served in actual service about eight months in which time
he was in the Battle near Camden South Carolina where
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General Gates was defeated all of which will more parti
cularly and at large appear established from the Records
and proceedings of the Circuit Court of Cape Girardeau
County State of Missouri had on the declaration of the said
Robert Green made in said Court at the August term thereof
1832 in and before said Court last aforesaid on an appli
cation by him then and there made to obtain the benefit
of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 a pension for
services as a soldier in the United States Army of the
Revolution, a duly certified copy of which from the Records
of said Circuit Court was forwarded to the War Department
at Washington City upon which evidence of said claim
the said Robert Green in his lifetime was allowed a pension
of one hundred and twenty dollars a year under the said
Act of the 7th June 1832 aforesaid and received money thereon
which document is referred to as establishing the facts in support
of her claim herein, and which will also more fully and
at large appear established from the Record & proceedings of 
the County Court of Cape Girardeau County State of Missouri
had on the declaration of the said Elizabeth Green made in
said Court at the February term thereof 1839-in and before
said Court last aforesaid on an application by her then and
there made to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the
7th of July 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and
pensions to certain widows a duly certified copy of which
from the Records of said County Court was forwarded to the
War Department at Washington City upon which evidence
of said claim the said Elizabeth Green was allowed five
years pension at the rate of one hundred and fifty five
dollars per annum commencing on the 4th day of March
1836 and in case of the death or marriage of said widow
before the expiration of said five years the pension to
cease on the day of such marriage or death-which
document is also referred to as establishing the facts in
support of her claim herein.

She the said Elizabeth Green further decl
ares that she was married to the said Robert Green
on the 11th day of March 1781.  That her husband the aforesaid
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Robert Green died on the sixteenth day of December 1833 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 at the time above stated.
She hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and she declares that her name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state only on that of the agency in the state of Missouri.

Elizabeth Green
Her X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Elizabeth Green before me on the day and year above written.
C.P Fulenwider - County Clerk

I Caleb P Fulenwider one of the Justices of the County Court with in and for the County Cape Girardeau in the state of Missouri do hereby declare that on the 19 day of March eighteen hundred and forty Elizabeth Green personally appeared before me and presented her declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 and having sworn the said Elizabeth Green as the law requires and having examined her upon the merits of her claim, which being done the same was by the said Elizabeth Green subscriber and sworn to and having considered upon the said declaration of the said Elizabeth Green her examination thereto do find that the said Elizabeth Green is the unmarried widow of Robert Green deceased who was a Revolutionary soldier and served in the United States service as she has stated - And I also certify that said Elizabeth Green the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court - Given under my hand the 19 day of March A D 1840.
C P Fulenwider
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State of Missouri County
of Cape Girardeau

I Peter R Garrett clerk of the county court within and for the county of Cape Girardeau in the state of Missouri do certify that Caleb P Fulenwider is a Justice of the county court for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to law and that the [illegible] signature purporting to be his is genuine.

Given under my hand and seal of said county court at office the 20th day of March eighteen hundred and forty

Peter R Garrett - clerk
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Jackson Missouri
March 20, 1840

Dear Sir

Herewith I send you the declaration of Elizabeth Green who is my mother and the widow of Robert Green deceased any communication you may think proper to make on the subject please address to Jackson Missouri.

Yours Respectfully

David Green
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Revolutionary Claim

I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Robert Green late of Missouri who was a sergeant and ensign in the Revolution was entitled to receive one hundred 55 dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831 and that having died on the 16 day of Dec 1833, the amount receiving during the said period of time only at the rate of one hundred and twenty dollars per annum the difference is now payable to the widow.

States this eighteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty.

Secretary of War

Examined and Countersigned

Commissioner of Pensions
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Jackson, Mo Apr 21st 1850

R W Young Esq

Dear Sir

Your favor of 3st at time is before me. Your letter is so indefinite that I do not know what to say but I will venture this much, that so far as I am myself concerned as one of the heirs of Elizabeth Green deceased, widow of Robert Green a revolutionary pensioner I hereby [illegible] you my April 16 to get any illegible of pay coming to either by virtue of the pension acts or unless I am more definitely informed as to illegible amount to her record illegible what grounds and expectations i could have myself to the trouble of looking up the act of the heirs scattered all over the country. As to myself, I illegible to your proposition of one half for the other.

I wrote you something about the commutation of pay of my father in which I have illegible idea. Can you say nothing on the subject in your illegible

Very respectfully 
your obedient servant
D. Green

PS I have no doubt if anything worthwhile could be attained the other heirs could be illegible to accede some proportion with myself.
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Hon. J.L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

Sir
You will please to allow my agent R W Young Washington DC to examine the papers on file in your office upon which a pension was originally granted to Robert Green my father.

Yours Respectfully

D. Green

R.W. Young
Agent

Elizabeth Green
widow of Robert
on the Missouri roll
pensioned underneath
act of 1838
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Elizabeth Green
Missouri
Suspended
Let 19 July 1839
G.G. Brewer and Benj Reeder

Act 7 July 1838
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Rev Widow, etc.
File No. 10065
Elizabeth Green
Wid of 
Robert Green
Ensign Md Line
Act July 7, '38
Index Vol A Page 288

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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William Loyd aged about 70 years being duly sworn states that he became acquainted with Robert Green first in the year 1781 in the county of Montgomery, State of Maryland but cannot say whether he was then married or single. That during the year 1782, 1783 and 1784 this affiant resided in the same county of Montgomery, State of Maryland during all which time the same Robert green and Elizabeth his wife resided and cohabited together as husband and wife and were so esteemed and respected as such by the friends and relations of each and the public generally, when this affiant [illegible] that part of the country and did not return; and afterwards in the year [illegible] this affiant came to the then district of Cape Girardeau Upper Louisiana, new county of Cape Girardeau, State of Missouri, when and where this affiant again found his old acquaintance, the said Robert Green and said Elizabeth his wife from which said time said Robert and Elizabeth continued to reside together as husband and wife until the time of his death, which took place in the year 1833 leaving the said Elizabeth his widow who still remains the widow of said Robert single and unmarried and whom he knows to be the same person, who has made her declaration now here in court and whom he first knew as the wife of Robert in 1782 as before mentioned. that during the last twenty-nine years he has resided within ten miles of the last said residence or Robert and Elizabeth.

William Loyd
His X Mark

Sworn and subscribed in open court Feb 21st 1839

Peter R Garrett - Clerk
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State of Missouri County
of Cape Girardeau

On the 21st day of February in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine personally appeared before the county court of said county in open court William W Horrell aged sixty years the nineteenth day of March last and a resident of said county for the last twenty years who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath makes the following statement that he was well acquainted with Robert Green late of said county who was [illegible] a revolutionary soldier that he lived in said Greens neighborhood at the time of his death which took place about the middle of December 1833 but does not recollect the day of the month that he was present with other neighbors at the time of his death and assisted to lay him out that he does not know the age of said Green at the time of his death but supposes he was between seventy and eighty years of age and that he was the same Robert Green who drew a pension under the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 and further that Elizabeth Green the present applicant now here in open court is the widow of said Robert Green.

Wm W Horrell

Sworn to and subscribed in open court Feb 21st 1839
Peter R Garrett - Clerk
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State of Missouri County
of Cape Girardeau

On this 21st day of February 1839 personally appeared before the county court of said county in open court John Martin of said county of lawful age who being first duly sworn deposeth and says that he was well acquainted with Robert Green late of said county at the time of his death and [illegible] to his death about twenty-seven years - that he lived as near neighbor to said Green many years and was present at the time of his death and saw him die that he [illegible] him and assisted to lay out the coffin of said Green that he does not recollect the precise time of his death but thinks it was in the year 1833 about the middle of December of said year that he supposes at the time of said Greens death he was between seventy-five and eighty years of age that Elizabeth Green the present applicant now here in open court is the unmarried widow of said Robert Green deceased who is very old and infirm.

John Martin

Sworn and subscribed in open court Feb 21st 1839

Peter R Garrett - Clerk
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Cape Girardeau County Court February Term 1839

February 21st 1839 4th day
On application of Elizabeth Green for a pension under the act of congress of the seventh of July 1838. Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.

And now at this day comes the said Elizabeth Green into open court and presents her declaration to obtain a pension under the act of congress passed the 7th of July 1838 and also to establish her claim, produced in open court William Loyd, William W Horrell, John Martin and David Green residents of this county. Whereupon the court having sworn the said Elizabeth Green as the law requires and examined her upon the merits of her claim which being done the same was by the said Elizabeth Green subscribed and sworn to - The court then having sworn the said William Loyd, William W Horrell, John Martin and David Green the witnesses used in said matter mentioned had their testimony reduced to writing and annexed to said declaration and by said witnesses respectively subscribed and sworn to. In order that the said declaration of the said Elizabeth Green together with the certificates offered by said witnesses and said testimony taken and annual as mentioned together
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with the original family record of said Robert Green hereto annexed the certified to the war department and that copies thereof be filed of record and placed on the record of the court accordingly - whereupon the court having considered upon the said declaration of said Elizabeth Green her examination thereon the said affidavits and certificates annexed of said witnesses and testimony of witnesses produced, are of the opinion that the said Elizabeth Green is the unmarried widow of Robert Green deceased who was a revolutionary soldier and served in the United States services as she has stated. And the court further finds that it appears to them that William Loyd, William W Horrell, John Martin and David Green who has signed and sworn to the said certificates on affidavit mentioned are residents of the county and credible persons and that their statement are entitled to credit - and thereupon it is ordered that said proceedings of the court herein properly certified  be furnished the said Elizabeth Green for the information of the war department.
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State of Missouri County 
of Cape Girardeau

I Peter R Garrett clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do certify that the foregoing is the original declaration affidavits and certificates as sworn to and subscribed in said court and that the foregoing opinion of judgement of the court is truly and correctly copied from the record of said court.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court of office the 2nd day of March AD 1839

Peter R Garrett clerk - 

SEAL
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4998
Elizabeth Green
of Robert
Missouri

Admitted
Serg and Ensign
Ensign amount $70
Sert amount $85
Total $155

Died 16 Dec 1833
Act 7 July 1838

David Green
Jackson Missouri
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I Nancy Howard aged about 74 years of age being duly sworn deposeth and saith that she is well acquainted with Elizabeth Green the widow of Robert Green deceased formerly of Maryland, this affiant was well acquainted with said Elizabeth whom as young unmarried women about 60 years ago amongst her relations in the county of Montgomery State of Maryland, some short time after which the affiant went out of the settlement to another county where she remarried some months when she returned again to the settlement where the said Elizabeth Reeder lived when she found that the said Elizabeth was married to the said Robert Green and resided together as husband and wife in the said settlement. The common report amongst the relations of the said Robert and Elizabeth and the people of the settlement at the time was that the said Robert Green and Elizabeth [illegible] and were married and was so accepted and received which the deponent put full confidence in. Further this affiant saith that she removed to her present place of residence in the then district of Cape Girardeau Territory of Upper Louisiana now county of Cape Girardeau state of Missouri in the year 1804 where she has resided ever since when and where she the affiant found the said Robert Green and said Elizabeth his wife residing on the place a farm about three and a half miles in said county distant from where the affiant settled down and where she has ever since continued to reside - that the said Robert Green and Elizabeth his wife as such continued to reside with their family in their said farm together in the said county of Cape Girardeau from said year 1804 until the time of the deal of said Robert Green some time about the year 1833 where the said Elizabeth survived her said husband Robert Green as this widow and so remained and continued the widow of said Robert Green [illegible] and unmarried and is the same person who has made her declaration in the proceeding in court.

Nancy Howard
Her X Mark
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Sworn to and acknoweldged before me one of the justices of the county court of Cape Girardeau County State of Missouri this 25th day of Feb 1839

Caleb P Fulenwider

State of Missouri County of
Cape Girardeau

I Caleb P Fulenwider resident and presiding Justice of the County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Nancy Howard whose name is subscribed to the foregoing statement is a resident of said county and my near neighbor that she is a respectable person and of good standing and that her statement is entitled to credit. Given under my hand this 25th day of February 1839

C P Fulenwider

State of Missouri
County of Cape Girardeau

I Henry Sanford clerk of the circuit court within and for the county of Cape Girardeau and State of Missouri do hereby certify that Caleb P Fullenwider whose official signature appears annexed to the foregoing certificate was on the day of the date thereof and now is a Justice of the County Court within and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn
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and legally authorized to act as such and that due faith and credit are due to his official acts as such.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said circuit court in Jackson in said county the twenty sixth day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine.

H Y Sanford
Clerk

SEAL
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FREE
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

May 30

Eliz Green MO

STAMP - Jackson MO May 14
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Jackson Missouri May 8th 1839

Dear sir - for fear of miscarriage, I write you again your circular has been received by my mother Elizabeth Green we were not aware at the time her pension papers were forwarded to your office that the same should have been accompanied by a letter from her or some friend for her. I am her son and transact her business for her any communication which you may think proper to make in relation to her application for a pension please to direct your letters to Jackson post office county of Cape Girardeau Missouri

Respectfully yours
David Green

JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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[Illegible seal in the left margin]
[The following form was printed in italics]

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [begin italics]IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
To [begin handwriting]Robert Green Gentleman[end handwriting] Greeting, We, Reposing especial trust
and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you, to 
[begin handwriting]an Ensign in the First Maryland Brigade[end handwriting]
in the Army of the United States, to take rank as [begin handwriting] such[end handwriting] from the [begin handwriting]26th[end handwriting] day
[begin handwriting]January 1780[end handwriting].  You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of an
[begin handwriting]Ensign[end handwriting] by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging.  And
do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers, under your command, to be obedient to your orders as 
[begin handwriting]Ensign[end handwriting].  And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions,
from time to time as you shall receive from this, or a future, Congress of the United States or Committee of Congress
for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of
the United States, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance
of the trust reposed in you.  This Commission to continue enforce until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Com
mittee of Congress beforementioined, or a Committee of the States.

Witness [begin handwriting]his Excellency Saml Huntington Esquire[end handwriting] President of
the Congress of the United States of America, at [begin handwriting]Philadelphia[end handwriting] the [begin handwriting]28th[end handwriting]
day of April 1780, and in the [illegible] Year of our
Independence.

Secretary of the Board of War Sam Huntington President

[left margin]
Entered in the War Office  
and examined by the Board
Attest
Ben [illegible]