Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25349, Adam Amsden, Mass.
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Mass / Amsden, Adams (Esther) / W25349 (number)
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11.120
Vermont R
Adam Amsden

of Walden in the state of Vermont
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel M Jackson of the Massachusetts
line, for the term of Nine months 1779.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of May 181(ilg) and sent to Isaiah Fi (ilg)
Lynden, Vermont

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 10 26/30 87.43 (+) 48  (=) $135.43
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819,

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued

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Notification sent October 4 1820 to
Benjamin F D (ilg- eming), Danville, Vermont
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Adam Amsden

private, of Walden
Col. M. Jackson's regt
Mass line, from Augt 1779
to Decr 1780 prisoner,
the greater part of
the time.

On Roll for
9 mos
for
Admitted

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(Illegible-They Boreen Madout?)
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State of Vermont
(Illegible-Aeulellmenss)
Danville April 7th 1818, I hereby certify that the within named Adam Amsden has produced satisfactory evidence to me that he is in very indigent and reduced circumstances as to property, and is in need of assistance from his country for support

Jeremiah Fisk Chief Judge Cal C.Ct

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I Isaiah Fisk. Chief Judge of the County Court within and for the County of Caledoniee do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within  named Adam Amsden did Serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the within declaration against the common (ilg-mapped state caice) Amsden is very free and indigent and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support and I Attest Curtis Stauley Clk Cal' County Court do now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me together with the affidavit of (ilg-Son Hurd?) taken before (ilg-Joshiah Broder?) Justice peace in to Brown Justice peace in Middlesex (ilg-Recienlux?} State of Massachusetts, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of a late act of Congress, 

Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land
& naval service of the United States in the
Revolutionary War, which Declaration is
made to in certain to obtain the provision made by said act. In testimony whereof thence
hereunto affixed my signature & the seal
of said (ilg-contact?), this 12th day of May AD 1818
Isaiah Fisk
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State of Vermont |  Adam Amsden of Walden in Caledonia County ss |  The County of Caledonia of State of Vermont being duly sworn doth disclose depose and say that on or about the first of Augt (ilg) 1779 he was duly enlisted into the Service of the United States that he was in Capt Keith's Company Col Michael Jacksons Regt (ilg) Genl Leannard, Brigade in the Massachusetts line that he served therein at west point against the Common Enemy untill about the last of December of the same year when he was detached under the Command of Col Thomposn to guard the lines at Phillips Manor or White plains

That he with others were there captured on the 3rd day of Feb 4 1780 and carried to the city of New York and there imprisoned untill the 13th Day of December following at which time he was exchanged and returned to his Brigade

Recd his pay and was regularly discharged being upward of sixteen months after his enlistment.

He further deposes that he is now and ever since has been (ilg) respectful citizen of the United States and is now in the fifty seventh year of his age and (illegible and crossed out for  4 words)  in reduced circumstances and needs (ilg-tter ) finances of (ilg-my?) country for support.

State of Vermont Caledonia Ss
Danville 7th of April A.D. 1818 personally apearred Adam Amsden signer of the above - Deposition and made solemn oath that it contains the truth before me
Isaiah Fisk judge Cal Co Ct
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(illegible at top)
I Benjamin Bowers of Peacham
County of Caledonia State of Vermont
depose say that I am personally
acquainted with Adam Amsden
now of Walden in sd County of Caledonia
I well know he is the same (ilg)
individual who enlisted in (ilg) 1779 with 
the continental army in Cap Keathes company & Colo Jacksons regiment and that he served the time and was taken prisoner deterned and
exchanged (ilg) is setforth in sd Amsden
affidavit herewith, this deponent having
enlisted served with Amsden was
then prisoner and discharged with him (illegible-crossed out) has full knowledge of the above (ilg-forth?)

Danville April 1818 Benj Bower
State of Vermont
Caledonia Ss Sworn and (ilg-tretembed?)
before  me this 7th April 1818

I certify that the above deponent is a credible witness

Isaiah Fisk Chief Judge Cal Co Ct
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I Jonathan Hunt of Tewsbury in the County
of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Testify and say that Adam Amsden then a Soldier
in the army of the United States and during the
Revolutionary war, was Imprisoned in a building,
in the City of New York, known by the Sugar
house for a term not less than ten months and
twenty five days and this being a prisoner with
him the said Adam Amsden - Jonathan Hunt

Middlesex October 17. A.D. 1818 Personally appeared the above named Jonathan Hunt and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth before me-

Josiah Brown Justice of Peace
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State of Vermont

At a County Court, began and holden at Caledonia County ss. at Danville within and for said County on the First day of June A.D.1820
Present in Court, the Hon. Isaiah Fisk William Cahoon and john W. Dana Esq (Chief Judge, Assistant Judges in sidebar)


On this 20th day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of Record, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and having the power of fine and imprisonment) Adam Amsden
aged 58 years, resident in Danville in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:-


In the Regt of Col Michael Jackson and in the Company of Capt Keith also the Regt of Col Thompson in Capt. Moses Roberts
company in the year 1779 in the Massachusetts
line-- my former declaration was dated the 7th day of April A.D. 1818 - and my pension certificate is Numbered 11.120 -

And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th
day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner
disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to
bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818 and that I have not, nor has any
person 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 and by me subscribed.

Adam Amsden

(List follows of property)
4 Sheep...$6
1 axe, 1 hoe, and 1 scythe...2
1 one horse waggon...20
1 old harness and 1 draught chain...6

(Total) $34.00
Adam Amsden
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I am by occupation a Labourer in midling
health but not able to Labour more than half
the time --

My family are my wife Esther Amsden aged
57 - my wifes Daughter Eliza Chickering aged 31 utterly unable to do any Labour-- my Wife was a widow and has in her own right three hundred Dollars including furniture which is not sufficient for her own and her Daughters support and on account of the sickness of the Daughter has been at times assisted by public charity----
Adam Amsden

Sworn to and declared in open Court on the 20th day June AD. 1820 Before Wm Cahoon Judge


STATE OF VERMONT
Caledonia
County, ss.
1 Benj F Deming Clerk
of the County Court for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court--and I do further certify that it is the opinion
of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is
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Thirty four -
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Dollars and cents. - In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 19th day of July
1820.

Clerk of the County Court
Benj F Deming for Caledonia County
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Adam Amsden's
Declaration

No.36 Copy

11120 Danville

(ilg)

May 19

Six 19
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[This is a digital replica of page 8 of this pension]
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[This is a digital replica of page 9 of this pension]
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(First side)
Died 8 July 1854
Let to A L Walker
31 July 183
1857 June 5. Hon B. Pringle
and his (ilg-signing?) ref? to 3? (ilg-and?)

(second side)
3.773
New York Albany
Esther Amsden
widow of Adam Anton (ilg-Mfr)
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
9 (ilg) Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the
1st day of March 185 (ilg)
and sent to 

G. S. Walker
Perry
Wyoming (ilg) N.Y.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 1.8 Vol. A
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Copy of record of
marriage of
Adam Amsden &
Esther Chickering
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Be it remembered that at Danville on the 28th day of December1819, Mr. Adam Amsden of Walden and Miss Esther Chickering
of Danville, were duly joined in marriage, by me,

John E. Palmer Minister of the Gospel.

Recorded January 6th 1820 Attest Archelaus Sias Town Clerk.
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State of Vermont, Caledonia County, Danville April 18th 1853. I certify the above
to be a true copy of record in the Town Clerk's office in Danville,
Attest Archelaus Sias Town Clerk.
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State of New York
Wyoming County 

On this 11th day of May A.D. 1853 personally appeared before me Marvin (ilg-Trace or Trall?) County Judge and Surrogate of the County aforesaid Esther Amsden a resident of the Town of Perry in said County aged ninety two years and who being by me duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 27th day of January A.D. 1853. In relation to Widows of Revolutionary Pensioner &c 

That she is the widow of Adam Amsden who was a private in the war of the Revolution as she believes will fully appear by Reference to papers now on file in the pension office on which he drew his pension which was for the sum of Ninety six dollars per annum under the act of 1818 as she believes and that he resided in the Town of Walden in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont at the time he drew said Pension. 

And she further declares that her name was Esther Chickering previous to her intermarriage with the said Adam Amsden and that she was married to the said Adam Amsden on the 28th day of December A.D. 1819 at the Town of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont the 7th day by Rev John C. Palmer Minister of the Gospel.

And that her husband the said Adam Amsden died at the Town of Walden in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont on the 7th day of November A.D. 1830 And she further swears in positive terms that she is still the widow of the said Adam Amsden and that she has not intermarried with any person since the death of the said Amsden and further saith not 

her mark
 Esther Amsden
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Sworn to and subscribed on the day year first above written before the undersigned County Judge of said County of Wyoming acting as Surrogate 

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of Office at Warsaw in said County this 11th day of May 1853
- M. Frall County Judge
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State of Vermont Caledonia County ss: 

Mark A. Amsden of the Town of Walden in said County being duly sworn deposes and says that he is 77 (ilg-or 37) years of age that he knew Adam Amsden in his life time that the said Adam Amsden formerly resided in the Town of Walden in said County that this deponent knows that the said Adam died at the Town of Walden in said County on the seventh day of November A.D. 1830 that this deponent was present at the funeral of said Amsden and saw him after he was dead & was present at the grave when he was buried 

That he had a wife at the time of his death whose name was Esther & her name previous to her intermarriage with the said Amsden was Esther Chickering and further this deponent saith not Sworn & subscribed before me this 6th day of Sept A.D. 1853 Daniel Wooster Justice of Peace 

(signed?) M.A. Amsden 

State of Vermont Caledonia County ss

I John Gould of the Town of Walden in said County being duly sworn deposes & says that he is a Fifty (ilg-and?one?) years of age that he now resides in the said Town of Walden & has 47 - years that he knew Adam Amsden in his life time who was reputed to a Revolutionary pensioner that the said Adam Amsden died at the Town of Walden in said County on the 7th day of November A.D. 1830, that this deponent was present at the time  he died and saw him after he was dead & before he was buried & was at the grave and saw him buried & know him to have died at (crossed out words)
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the time aforesaid, & that at the time of his death he left a widow whose name was Esther Amsden & further this deponent saith not.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 6th day of Sept 1853.
John Gaull

Daniel Wooster, Justice of Peace.

State of Vermont
Caledonia County
Town of Walden
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Mark A. Amsden and John Guild, the persons who have subscribed to the with in affidavits, & know them to be persons of good moral character.

'Daniel Wooster, Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont
Caledonia County ss
I, G. A. Burbank, Clerk of Caledonia County Court, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Daniel Wooster Esquire, whose genuine signature appears to the three foregoing certificates, was at the dates there an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified and that as such officer, he is duly authorized by the law of this State to administer oaths for general purposes.

In witness where I hereunto subscribe my name, and affix the seal of said Court, at Danville, this 10th day of September 1853.

G.A. Burbank
Clerk as aforesaid
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Perry, Wyoming Co. N.Y
July 21st 1854
Hon. S.P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions

Sir 

On the first day of March 1854. you signed or rather countersigned a pension certificate for Esther Amsden Widow of Adam Amsden, who was Revolutionary pensioner, we drew the pay up to the 4th of March last on the 8th day of July inst she died and of course there's some thirty dollars back pay 

She has no living children as we can hear of she left Grand Children children of Henry Hunt with whom she had lived for over twenty years her daughter Mrs Hunt died over two years ago we wish to know what course to pursue to obtain the balance due 

Mr Hunt is poor & wants it much 

Will you please write me & inclose blank forms to fill up if you keep them to obtain a pension when the pensioner die leaving no children, but "legal representative"

Please direct as above 
Yours Truly

G. L. Walker
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(ilg) Widow, &c.

File No. 25.349
Esther Amsden
wid of
Adam Amsden
Pri Rev War
Act Feb 3d 53
Index: Vol (ilg-II), Page 14

(Arrangement of 1870)
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No. 3398
Esther Amsden
Wid: of
Adam-

Let to G.S. Walker
Oct.25/53

Act. 3d Feby 1853
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Oct. 21 1853

Esther Amsden. widow of Adam
Wyoming Co. N.Y.

Act/53

$96.00 per an:
com: Feby: 3d.7853

G.S. Walker.
Perry Wyoming Co.

(Letter inscription)
Department of the Interior
Pension Office, Official Business

Commissioner
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Rec: (ilg) 7 Nov: 30

GL Walker (signature)
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25 Feby

Pension Office
25" Feby:1854
Sir:

4.050

Please certify the time to which the within named pensioner was paid, or the date of his death.
Very Respectfully
S.Cale Forth Commissioner

Adam Amsden, Act 1818
Paid to 4 Sept 1830, no death
F Burt
Auditor

Francois Bent Esq
(ilg-Third?) Audiotr  (ilg-Treasury?)

(side note)  (lg- Vsg Mr.?)
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v Perry Wyoming Co NY,
Oct 13. 1853.
G.L. Walker

End, declaration of Esther Amsden to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of 27 Januy 1853.

(ilg-Respy Reson?) to 
Comm of Pensions 
Dept (ilg)
Oct 20/53
(illegible abbreviations: Pr Horde actg chclr?)

Act 17/53
Mr. Pritchith
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Perry Wyoming County
State of New York
Oct 13th 1853

Hon R. McClelland

Sir Herewith enclosed
I send you the necessary papers
in Mrs Amsden case to put her upon
the pension Rolls to take the place of her
husband. The Certificate of her husband
can not be found but his name appears upon
the Pension Rolls in your office. Please examine
papers & forward the Certificate to me at the above address and very much oblige
Yours Truly
G. S. Walker
agent for Mrs Amsden
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State of Vermont
Caledonia County ⎬
Walden June 11th 1853
Dr Sir-- Yours of May 23d has been duly received. To your enquiries whether the death of Mr Adam Amsden has been recorded in my office, who died Decr 7. 1830.

I would say, it has not been recorded, but it is the law that it should be. I have been to see the son Adam Amsden Esq now living in this town, who with his family & any number you may with can testify to the death of A. Amsden senior who was a pensioner.

The pension certificate I have not been able to find yet, but may at some futer day, if so, it can be forwarded to you, with the certificate of the death 

Should you need my assistance in getting certificates of the death of Mr Amsden please write, and you may enclose a $1.00 bill and it shall pay for my trouble for this etc.

Yours with respect
To G. C. Walker
Daniel Wooster Town Clerk
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In the matter of the application of Esther Amsden for a pension

affts
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State of New York
County of Genesee

Henry Hunt of Perry Wyoming County & State aforesaid aged sixty five years and George W Morrill of Bergen Genesee County and State aforesaid aged fifty seven years being duly sworn each severally depose & say as follows

Henry Hunt says that he knew Adam Amsden formerly of Caledonia County State of Vermont in his life time and who was a revolutionary pensioner and that he knew Esther Amsden his wife whilst they lived together as husband and wife and the said Henry Hunt further saith that he has since known the said Esther who has resided with the said deponent and in his family for the last twenty years, and that she is now the widow of the said Amsden & has not since his death intermarried with any person, & that he was present before Hon Marvin Trall County Judge & surrogate when she made her declaration under oath to obtain the benefits of the act passed by Congress on the 27th day of January 1853 for the relief of Widows of Revolutionary pensioners & that she is the same identical person mentioned in said declaration

And the said George W. Morrill says that he Knew Adam Amsden in his life time & the said Esther his wife, & that he knew each before their intermarriage that he has since the death of the said Adam been personally & intimately acquainted with the said Esther and knows her to be the widow of the said Adam & that she hath not since his death intermarried with any person & that she is the same identical person who makes application in this case for the benefit of the act of Congress passed January 27th 1853 for the benefit of
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Widows of revolutionary pensioners and the same person spoken of by Henry Hart in this affidavit and further saith not
Sworn & subscribed before me this 15th day of Nov 1853

(signed)
 Henry Hunt
George W Morrill 

Wm P. Manger   Justice of the peace

This is to certify that I the Justice before whom the above discribed persons made their affidavit am well acquainted with said Henry Hunt & George W. Morrill and that they are good credible persons & worthy of belief 

November 15th 1853
Wm P. Manger Justice of the peace set my hand & affixed day of Nov 1853

Genesee County Clerks Officers I hereby certify that William P. & Munger is a magistrate as alive and that the foregoing certificate purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set hand and affixed the seal of said County- this 15th day of Nov 1853  

Geo H Holden Dep Clk
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State of Vermont Caledonia County s
Archelaus Sias of the Town of Danville County of Caledonia & State of Vermont being duly sworn according to Law deposes and says that he is the Town Clerk of said Town that upon the records on file in said Town Clerks office is a record of which the following is a copy of said original record & the whole of said record to wit

Adam Amsden
Esther Chickering

Be it remembered that at Danville on the 28th day of Decr 1819 Mr. Adam Amsden of Walden and Miss Esther Chickering of Danville were duly Joined in marriage by me John E. Palmer Minister of the Gospel Recorded Jany 6th 1820, Attest, Archelaus Sias Town Clerk 

Archelauslias Sias

and further this deponent saith not
Sworn & subscribed before me this 18th day of November A.D. 1853 

Chas. S. Dana 
Justice of the Peace 

State of Vermont
Caledonia Co. ss

I, G. A. Bombank, Clerk of Caledonia County Court in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Charles S. Dana Esq where genuine signature appears to the above certificate of the Oath of Archelaus Sias to the foregoing Deposition, was at the date of said certificate an acting Justice of the Peace within for said County, duly commissioned & qualified

I also certify that the affiant above is personally well known to me, that the above is his genuine signature - that he is town Clerk of Danville, and a credible witness- 

Witness my hand & the Seal of said Court, this 18th day of November 1853 -
G.A. Burbank Clerk as aforesaid

(stamp)
State of Vermont Caledonia County Court.
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State of Vermont Caledonia County s

I Benjamin F. Kittridge, being duly sworn according to law depose and says that in 53 years of age that I was well acquainted with Esther Chickering who afterwards married Adam Amsden and resided in the Town of Walden and that the said Amsden died in the Town of Walden and left the said Esther a widow

(crossed out sentences of legalese)

whom deponent understand, reside, in Perry N.York - and further deponent saith not.

Sworn & subscribed before me this 26th day of January AD. 1854 

Benj T. Kittridge

Subscribed and sworn to before me Jan.26 1854

G.A. Brubank Notary Public


This is to certify that I G.A. Brubank the (ilg-offic?) before whom the persons making the foregoing afficiant was duly sworn as well acquainted with said persons and know him to be persons of good moral character, and entitled to belief

Jan. 26 1854 

G.A. Brubank

(official seal)
State of Vermont
Caledonia County Court

State of Vermont Caledonia County Court  ss. 

I G. A.. Brubank Clerk of Caldonia County Court int he State of Vermont, do hereby certify that G. Burbank whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing certificate of the oath of B.F. Kittridge to the foregoing affidavit was a tthe (ilg-under seal) a Notary Public in & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified & that as such officer he is authorized by the law of this State to administer oaths.

In Witness where I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of said Court, this 26th day of January 1834- 

G. A. Burbank Clerk as aforesaid
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Brief in the case of Esther Amsden widow of Adam

Wyoming County and State of  N. Y.
act 3d Feby 1853

Claim, (original)

Proof exhibited, (if original)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.

Husband was a pensioner under the act of 18 March 1818 & Cont 

Recom evidence of marriage

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

GS Walker Esqr Perry. 

Name and residence of Agent Wyoming Co. N.Y. 

Examining Clerk,
(ilg)
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Perry, Wyoming County 

N.Y. February 18th 1854
L.P. Waldo Esq 
Washington City

Sir in October last I received a letter from you of which the following is a copy

Pension office Oct 25th 1853

Sir The claim of Mrs Esther Amsden for a Pension as the widow of Adam Amsden has been received examined & suspended. The certificate of the Town Clerk as to her record of Marriage must be upon his oath the claimant must prove her widowhood and identity by at least two Credible witnesses

Very Respectfully P. Waldo
Commissioner

enclosed herewith I send you all
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the evidence you mentioned as being necessary. The evidence as to the death of Mr. Adam Amsden I suppose was fully established with the paper first sent. 

Yours very Respectfully
G. L. Walker