Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5429, for Bazabeel Norman, Maryland
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Service					Number
Md		Norman, Bazabeel	W5429
		Or Bazeleel
		Fortune
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8229 
Ohio 
Bazabel Norman 
of Washington Co in the State of Ohio 
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Gunby- of the Maryland line, for the term of 4 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence 
the 14th of May 1818
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certificate of Pension issued the 5th of March 188
and sent to Judge Deming 
Washington County Ohio
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Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 9 mo 22/31 – 77.67
[illegible] all’ce ending to Sep 5 1819       48.00
					   =====
					$125.67
{Revolutionary claim,
  Act 18th March , 1818 }
Continental
Let 22 June 37 Rec’d
[illegible] do. 23rd Augt 37
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Letter to Hon. J. Parrish 
[illegible] 5 Feb 1847.
Notification sent September 6th 1820 to
[illegible] Dunlevy Pointe [illegible] Ohio
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State of Ohio
Washington County
Personally appeared Joseph Palmer [illegible]  who deposeth and saith that
Bazabel Norman of [illegible] 
Roxbury and County of Washington and State Ohio has
lived near me about two years and that I believe that
the said Bazabel Norman is in indigent circumstance
and, should he be deprived of health he would, in very 
short time be obliged to call on his township for
support or suffer for the comforts of life and further
this deponent saith not.
Joseph Palmer
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Ninth day of September 1818
Ezekiel Deming [illegible]
Judge
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State of Ohio
Washington Co
Before me Elias Puthers one of the Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid personally same James Stephens of Watertown County & State foresaid who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that Bazaleel Norman who was a private soldier of the Revolution and a pensioner the United States who died on the 17th day of July one thousand Eight Hundred & thirty by falling from a rock as is supposed his family missing him on the Seventeenth day and found him Deced at the foot of a precipice the day following) he further says that in September one thousand Seven Hundred and the two and previous to the said Norman last term of service he saw the said Bazaleel Norman [illegible] married to Fortune Norman who is now trying to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836 Granting half pay to widows or orphans and that said Fortune Norman has never since been married to an other persons sworn to and subscribed on this eighteenth day of April A. D. 1837 before me 
James Stephens 
X     his mark
Elias Puthers J.D.
Witness
Neil [illegible]
State of Ohio
Washington Co
This may certify that I am personally acquainted with the above James Stephens and believe him to be a man of veracity & truth and the above statement entitled to credit
Elias Puthers J.D.
Note on seventh line on top "18” is scratched out and "17" inserted by me by request of James Stephens 
Elias Puthers J.D.
The State of Ohio
Washington County
I, Thomas W. Ewart Clerk pro Tempore of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County do hereby certify that Elias Puthers is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, legally authorized to act as
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State of Ohio Washington County}
On this fourteenth day of April of 1837 personally appeared before me (at her dwelling)an associate Judge of said County Lortune Norman a resident of Hasbury in County and State aforesaid aged upwards of Seventy 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4, 1836 that she is the widow of Bazaleel Norman who was a private soldier of the army of the revolution and a Pensioner of the United States She further declares that she was married to the said Bazaleel Norman = or near Montgomery Court house State of Maryland day and year, not recollected that some time previous to the expiration of his services as a revolutionary soldier that her husband the aforesaid Bazaleel Norman died on the 17 Day of July 1830
And she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof here to annexed 
Sworn to and subscribed Fortune her x mark Norman on the day and year above written before Walter Curtis associate Judge
Winess Hiram Gard 
State of Ohio Washington County
I Certify that the declarent Fortune Norman by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to appear at Court and that she is a woman of veracity and her statement is entitled to credit 
Walter Curtis Associate Judge
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The State of Ohio, Washington County, Ss.

I Thomas W Ewart Clerk Pro Tempore of the Court of Common Please of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Walter Curtis Esq is an associate Judge of said Court legally authorized to act as such and that his signatures within written are genuine

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Marietta this Twenty fourth day of April, Anno Domini 1837.

Thos. W. Ewart, Clerk Pro Tem
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as such and that his signatures within written are genuine

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Marietta this Twenty fourth day of April Anno Domini 1837

Thos. W. Ewart Clerk Pro Tem

Note The word "March" scratched out & "April" inserted by me

Thos. W. Ewart Clerk Pro Tem

[sideways] V1853
Fortune Norman
Ohio [/sideways]
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B Norman declaration sent to Mr Soocherman[?] for proof of service

on final settlemt
certificate [illegible]
page 108
recd $80

Ind[?]: cer.[?] on film

[sideways] Company By Ca.[i?] Richard Anderson as a private soldier [/sideways]
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State of Ohio
Washington County [illegible]

On this 14th day of May 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of common Please within and for the County of Washington personally appeared Bazaliel Norman Resident in said County who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late 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

[illegible] Bazaliel Norman of the Township of Roxbury, County of Washington and State of Ohio being as I blieve a person entitled to a pension under the act of Congress passed March 18th, 1818 entitled a act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land an naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War as agreeable to the provisions in said act make this my Declaration on under the solemnities of an oath I enlisted in the fall of the year 1777 into the Company Commanded By Capt. Richard Anderson as a private soldier and in the 7th Regiment commanded by Col. John Gunby in the Maryland line and served my country against the common enemy until the close of the war on the continental establishment when I was discharged under a general order I was in the Battles of Monmouth Campden Cowpens Gilford Courthouse & the Eutaw springs I am now 67 years old since the 12th day of July last past and all I am worth if my first debts were paid would not be
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common enemy until the close of the war on the continental establishment when I was discharged under a general order I was in the Battles of Monmouth Campden Cowpens Gilford Courthouse & the Eutaw springs I am now 67 years old since the 12th day of July last past and all I am worth if my first debts were paid would not be more than 60 Dollars undr these circumstances I can safely say I stand in need of the assistant of my country for support And I have no other evidence in any power to prove my aforesaid services by

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid

Ezekiel Deming

I Ezekiel Deming Associate Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Bazaliel Norman did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the continental establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress

Ezekiel Deming
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State of Ohio
Washington County

On this tenth day of September 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common pleas within and for the said County personally appeared Matthias Tison aged 71 years resident in said County who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain pensions engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war: That he the said Matthias Tison enlisted in town of Goshen in the State of [illegible] in the Company Commanded by Capt. John Little and Regiment Commanded by Collonel Israel Nichols: That he continued to serve in the said corps Nine months when was taken [illegible] and [illegible] have to go home, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the [illegible] of his [illegible] for support: and that he he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services

[overlapping] [illegible]
His Declaration on the other [illegible] first to [illegible] for [illegible] [/overlapping]

Sworn to and declared before me this day and years aforesaid

Ezekiel Deming

I Ezekiel Deming Associate Judge [illegible] as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Matthias Tison did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the continental establishment and that he is very deaf and Blind and that he is an object of pity and it was with the greatest difficulty that I administred an oath to him or received his declaration on account of his deafness and childishness -- And I now transmit the proceedings taken and had before me with the testimony to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress

Ezekiel Deming
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resident in said County who being [illegible]

State of Ohio
Washington County

Personally appeared John Tison of Lawful age and deposeth and saith that Matthias Tison is destitute of property and that he the said John Tison has maintained him for about fourteen years and that he is Blind and Deaf and is not able to do any thing for his support nor has he been fore about fourteen years Last past and further this deponant saith not

John tison

Sworn to before me and subscribed before me this tenth day of September 1818

Ezekiel Deming
Associate Judge
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David Norman
8229 March '19
[illegible]
Sep. 1819
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State of Ohio
Washington County [illegible]

On this 25th day of July 1820 personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of record for the County of Washington and State of Ohio, Bazeleel Norman aged sixty three years resident 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 (to wit) in Captain Richard Andersons Company in the seventh regiment of the Maryland line, commanded by Col Gunby -- that he applied for a pension on the 14th day of May 1818, and received a Pension Certificate numbered 8,229

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 since 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, passed the 18th day of March 1818 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, & that I have not nor had any person in trust for me any property securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me Subscribed

Bazeleel Norman his mark

Schedule

100 acres of land third rate, two old Horses the one 14 & the other 17 years old. One Cow 14 years old one spring calf, one two year old Heifer, two yearling calves, two sheep & two Lambs, one Sow & Eight Pigs. Three old Kitchen Chairs without bottoms, one old Crock, 4 Pewter plates, 4 old Knives & Forks an old Bucket one shovel Plough, 1 old broken Pot 1 Log chain. One 1 gallon Kettle one small broken Bake Pan. 4 old pewter spoons, an old drawing Knife, and old handsaw, two old Chissles. One small fire Shovel, one old hare[?], one old hoe, one iron wedge

Debts owing by me to others. -- One hundred & twenty five dollars to Joel Adams. Thirty six dollars to Dudley Woodbridge. Fourteen dollars & twenty cents to Augustus Stone. Twenty eight dollars to John Chamberlain Twenty dollars to Aquilla Norman ten dollars to Jonathan Wilson. Six dollars to Charles Norman. Five dollars to Corner Ellis, two Dollars & Fifty cents to Timothy Blackmore. Twenty eight Dollars to David Gaurd. Twelve dollars to Dr. Baldwin and Twelve dollars to James Biles. -- As to my Family I have none at home but my wife, one son & a Grandchild an Orphan, my wife
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Wife is 63 years of age, & very infirm, my son wants only about a month of being 21 years of age. My Grandchild is a Girl about eight years old & very weakly. The rest of my Children are of age & Doing for themselves. I am by occupation a Farmer, but owing to age & infirmity I am unable to do very little toward supporting myself.

Bazeleel Norman his mark

Sworn to and Declared on the 25th day of July 1820 before the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County in session.

Attest Geo Dunlevy Clerk

The Court doth certify that the declarant is a very infirm man.

Attest Geo Dunlevy Clk

I George Dunlevy Cleek of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Washington in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of this Property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is One hundred and ninety six dollars and Twenty four cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court on this Thirty first day of July Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and Twenty

Geo. Dunlevy, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County Ohio
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10320
Ohio

Fortune Norman, widow of Bazaleel Norman [illegible overlap] who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died in 1830, of Washington C in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt. commanded by Col. Gunby in the Revolution for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Cincinnati at the rate of 80 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836, and ending 30 Feb, 1841 when she died

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of August 1847 and sent to Hon. E Whittlesey Present

Total amount, $[blank]

[bracket] Act July 7, 1838. [/bracket]

Recorded by Thos Lumpkin, Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 393
Payable to Rebecca Gray
Bazil Norman & Aguilla

Reported
Let to B. Norman, 8 Sept 1832
1882 Nov 15 Thos J Stewart widow's pension pd to day of her death & Aquilla Norman was one of the recipients of Same
No child of Soldier is probable alive to be entitled to Bounty Land as a minor
1882 Nov 30 Thos J Stewart, that letter of 15th is recd resquesting return of the one of 8th inst[?], but as it was answered, [illegible] will be retained on file
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Payment to be made at Cincinnati by James Hall ,Esq 
Agent for paying Pension=as in the Agency of [illegible].

Payable on the 4th March and 4th September in each year.[illegible]

Recorded in the Pension Office in Book D Vol. 1 Page 393
 by [illegible] Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.

I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838, Fortune Norman, , dec? late of Ohio, widow of Bazaleel Norman who was a Private and died in 1830, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty dollars and [blank] cents per annum commencing on the 4th March, 1836, and terminating on the 3rd Feb. 1841, when she died. Payable to Rebecca Grayson, Aquilla Norman and Bazil Norman only living Children

Given at the War Office of the United States, this 2nd day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.

Examined and Countersigned. [blank]
Secretary of War.
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Know all men by these Presents That I Aquilla Norman of Union in the County of Washington State of Ohio son and [illegible] at Law of Basil Norman & Fortune Norman late pensioner of the United States, [illegible] do by these presents constitute  and appoint the Hon Isaac Parrish my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and stead to receive from the United States any pension money or certificate for the same that may be due to my mother Fortune Norman widow of Basil Norman [illegible] or any part or portion thereof, and upon receiving such money or certificate I hereby [illegible] my said attorney proper [illegible] or acquittancy to sign seal and deliver in my name [illegible] authorizing and empowering my said attorney to do in the [illegible] whatever I could lawfully do were I present --

Witness my hand & seal this sixteenth day of January AD 1847

Aquilla Norman my mark

Jany 16, 1847. Signed [illegible] & acknowledged in my presence

Wm A Whittlesey
Notary Public
Wash Co
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Fortune Norman
13248
Fortune Norman
Ohio
Act of July 38.
Married before 1794
Husband died 1830
Widow died 3d Feby 1841
[illegible] under 1836
[illegible] Ohio 2 years [illegible]
$80.00 per ann.
Commencing on 4 March 1836 and terminating on 3d Feby 1841 the day of her death, payable to her [crossed out] children [crossed out] Rebecca Grayson Acquilla Norman and Bazil Norman only surviving children of Fortine Norman ded
Hon E. Whittlesey
Present
Fees $1.00
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The State of Ohio, Washington Count, Ss.
In Court of Common Pleas
September Term AD 1846

David Gard and Joseph Palmer appear in open Court and make oath that they were acquainted with Basil Norman, who died in July 1830 he was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. Mrs. Fortune Norman was his widow, and she survived him -- she lived his widow and was never afterwards -- She died February 3rd 1841. The following are all the children of Basil and Fortune Norman viz: First, Rebecca Grayson, a widow, the eldest child, living in Wesley Washington County; Second, Aquilla Norman, living in Union, Washington County; Third, Basil Norman, living in Roxbury Washington County; Fourth, James Norman, who is dead, leaving two children, Lucinda Baldwin, widow, and Columbus Norman, of Roxbury Washington County; Fifth, Joseph Norman, who is dead, leaving Sarah [illegible] Morgan, Mary Ann Norman, Betsey Jun Norman, all minors. There was no Administrator appointed in Fortune Norman's Estate. Said witnesses further day on oath that they were acquainted with Basil Norman and Fortune Norman from the year AD 1794 until their respective deaths; that they were married before and at the time they first became acquainted with them that they then lived in Virginia; that they moved to Ohio between 25 & 30 years since. Whereupon the Court are satisfied of the foregoing statements, and order that the Clerk certify the same accordingly

We testify that the foregoing is a true copy from the Journals entries of Said Court, I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court, at Marietta this third day of October AD 1846

Tho. W. Ewart, Clerk
By Wm. C. Taylor, Dep Clk
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5429
Left this case Fortune Norman, wid Bazaleel Norman, File No. 5429, with Judge Walker on this date.
N.E. Robinson

[stamp] OLD WAR & NAVY DIVISION.
OCT 16 1882 [/stamp]
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[bracket] 3-469. [/bracket] 5429
PENSION BUREAU.

Application No. [blank]
Certificate No. Widow Fortune Norman
Name of Soldier: Bazaleel Norman
Co. [blank], Regt. [blank]

INFORMATION DESIRED:
M. Robinson
This is the Revolutionary Claim of which I spoke to you
Oct/15 [illegible]

(1910-10 M.)
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Bazaleel Norman Ohio, act March 1818, to what time paid?
Pen. Office
[illegible] the 4 March 1830
June 21, '37
JH[?]
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V No 13248
Fortune Norman
[illegible]
Let. to Hon. Isaac Parish
Feb 12th 1847
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Fortune Norman
Ohio
Suspended
See letter 22d June 1837, Hiel Dunsmoor
do 23d Augt 1837
do. 8th Augt 1838.
let to Revd Thomas Read 28 Oct 37 for certificate of marriage
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 5429
Fortune Norman
Wid.
Barzabeel Norman
Pvt. Rev. War

Act: July 7/38
Index:--Vol. M, Page 88

[bracket] Arrangement of 1870. [/bracket]
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Washington City, July 18th 1846.

J.L. Edwards Eqr.

Dr. Sir.

I enclose you a letter from Wm A. Whittlesey Esq of Marietta Ohio, respecting a pension to which it is supposed Fortune Norman, widow of Basil Norman who it is stated drew a pension and died in 1830. If the law will allow the heirs of this Lady to set up a claim to what she might have been entitled to, I will thank you to enclose me a form of the proof required in such a case and also to return with it, Wm. Whittlesey's letter.

Very respectfully &c
Saml F. Vinton
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Browns Mills Ohio April 23 1837

JL Edwards Esq

Dr Sir Enclosed is the Declaration of Mrs Frotune Norman + also the affidavit of Mrs James Stephens all the original pension papers of Bazeleel Norman [illegible] are sent except an address from the War Department of which the following is a copy

No. 8229
"War Department
Pension Office
September 6th 1820

Sir

You are hereby informed that the schedule of your property has been examined and the Secretary of War has directed your name to be continue on the pension Roll

I am Respectfully
your obedient servant
JL Edwards

To Mr. Bazeleel Norman
Care of George Dunlevy Esq.
Point Harmar
Ohio"

the above is all that is to be found from the War Department Relative to Bazeleel Norman's being a pensioner of the Revolution

Yours very Respectfully
Hiel Dunsmoor
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JL Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC

[sideways] 1853
Browns Mills Ohio
April 26 1837
recd May 3

Ohio
4 July '36
20 [illegible]
Mrs. Norman
Ohio.
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Rockville Md. Free
July 29th
Hiram Gard
[illegible]
Brownsmills Ohio
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Rockville July 27, 1884[?]

Dr. Sir

As no Record of marriage is to be found in the Office of the date you name, we are unable to give the information required by your note of the 4th Inst[?]

Very resply
Yours
Fr B Selby Clerk
[illegible]
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July 21 47
Fortune Norman
Pension Case.
Certificate of fr John Hemphill.

Forwarded by Wm A. Whittlesey
July 14th 1847

Hon. E Whittlesey
Present
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The State of Ohio
Washington County ss

In Court of Common Please June Term AD 1847 John Hemphill appears in open Court and makes oath & says that he is a practising physician was acquainted with Mrs Fortune Norman the reputed widow of Bazil Norman deceased from the year 1836 till her death; that she died on the third day of February AD 1841 leaving her surviving the three following named children who are still living viz Rebecca Grayson, a widow, of Wesley Township Washington County, Aquilla Norman of Union Township same County and Bazil Norman of Rorshery[?] Township same County Whereupon the Court are satisfied of the truth of the foregoing statement and order the Clerk to certify the same accordingly

The State of Ohio
Washington County ss

I Thomas W. Ewart Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County hereby certify that the foregoing is correctly taken & copied from the Journal record of said Court at page 503 of Vol 10

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my name and affix the seal of said Court at Marietta July 13th AD 1847

Thos. W. Ewart Clerk
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House of Reps.
January the 30th 1847

Hon J.L. Edwards
Com Pensions

Sir:

I have the honor herewith to inclose papers of Mrs Aquilla Norman of Washington County Ohio, touching a pensions. There may be [illegible] papers relating the same subject believe probably in the name of Fortune Norman, 1833 or subsequent.

With high regard
I remain Your Obt. Svt.
Isaac Parrish
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Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
February 3d. 1847

Sir,

I return you the papers in the case of Fortune Norman, deceased, received from you under date of the 1st. Inst.[?] as they appear to relate to an application in your office for a pension on behalf of her children.

I have furnished the Hon. W. Parrish with the forms of vouchers upon which the children can receive the arrears of pension due their deceased father Bazabel Norman. I likewise return a power of attorney in relation to the Bounty Land of James Rusk, deceased, received from you at the same time, which was found with the papers forwarded to you by W. Parrish.

Very respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
Peter Hagner Aud

James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
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Browns Mills O 25
August 1 1838

JL Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

[sideways] [illegible] Aug 8,
Ohio [/sideways]
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Browns Mills Washington Co. Ohio
JL Edwards Esq

Dr Sir

It has been near one year since I wrote to you last respecting a pension Claim of Mrs Fortune Norman (widow of Bazaleel Norman a revolutionary pensioner diseased) I think the last testimony which forwarded was the affidavit of James Stephen Brother of Mrs Norman there being no Documentary evidence of their marriage that we can find I can give no further testimony I saw this morning a notice in a Newspaper containing an amendment of the pension Law Mrs Norman has Children Born previous to 1794 -- if on your reexamining the testimony which you have in Mrs Normans Case find sufficient testimony to establish her Claim for a pension it would be a great favour to her to be realizing it as she is very poor & feeble

Please write to me at "Malta[?] Morgan to Ohio"

Yours very Respectfully
H. Dunsmoor
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Referred to the Commissioner of Pensions for answer.
Dept [illegible]
Sept 3/50
Recd Sept 2, 1852
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[illegible] 3

To the Secritary of the Interior
Washington City
DC

[illegible]ville
August 24
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Decaturville August 23 1859 To the [illegible] of the [illegible] Dear sir I take the liberty to write to you Making some Enquiry About A certain Amount of Monney Said to Wm A Whittlesey Agent for Fortune Norman Widow of Basel Norman the money Above Mentioned was drawn by said Wm A Whittlesey as the agent of said Fortune Norman as Money due her from the war between the united states and great Britain from the death of her husband up to the year 1847 when said money was drawen from said dependents By said Wm A Whittlesey for said Fortune Norman Widow of said Basel Norman [illegible] dear sir all the Evidence [illegible] are in What office and if you will please Estamin and By Letter let me know how much Money was Drawen in the year 1847 By said Wm A Whittlesey for said Fortune Norman as the Widow of Basel Norman and you will confer a very great favor on Yours with great [illegible] Basel Norman [illegible] Please direct to Decaturville Washington county Ohio
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PENSION
U. NOV 16 1882 S.
OFFICE
RECORD DIVISION
NOV 17 1882
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
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Washington, D. C.
November 15th 1882
Col. W. W. Dudley,
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear sir
I wish to recall a letter which I sent you, dated on or about the 7th inst –
Contents of said letter was information wanted in regard to the settlement of Pension Claim of Bazabel, Norman, Revolutionary Soldier,
File No 5.429
Application No 13.248 or 10.320
Regt 7th Med Revolutionary war. The letter is signed Thomas J. Stewart.
As I hold an appointment under the Government, it would be in violation of the Pension Laws for me to prosecute the claim.
Please return said letter and greatly oblige. Yours very Respectfully
Thos. [Thomas] J. Stewart
My address is Washington D.C.
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Old war
Md
Revolu--

PENSION
U. Nov 10 1882 S.
OFFICE
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Washington, D.C.
Nov. 8th 1882.
W. W. Dudley
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear sir
Having been authorized by the heirs of Bazebel Norman, deceased, I write for information concerning Pension claim, File No (5.429 widow’s case)
Application “ 13.248 or 10.320.
Name of Soldier Bazabel, Norman 7th Regt. Med. Revolutionary War.
The Pension seems to have never been paid in full. The widow, Fortune Norman, drew a pension a few years but neither her or the heirs have received the portion of land due a soldier of the Revolution.
The only heirs now known to be living are the four children of Aquilla Norman Son of Bazabel and Fortune Norman –
Please inform me of the requirements of your Office in rgards [regards] to a settlement in full of the above mentioned claim, and oblige –
Very Respectfully
Thomas J. Stewart
Address Washington D.C.
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State of Ohio
Washington Co
[illegible] Personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for said County Hiram Gard Esqr and after being sworn according to Law Deposeth and Saith that on the 4th Day of July 1837 at the request of Hiel Dunsmoor he wrote to the Clerk of the Court of Frederick County Maryland requesting him to search the records of his County for the purpose of obtaining Documentary Evidence if any of the marriage of Bazeleel Norman [illegible] Fortune Stephens in order to obtain the benefits of a pension Granted by Congress to widows of Revolutionary Pensioners and that the following is a true Copy of a Letter received in answer
“ Frederick July 13th 1837
Hiram Gard Esqr
Sir yours bearing Date on the 4th inst came to hand yesterday-- I made search on the marriage records for the names given by you from 1778 to 1790 but without success you gave the year 1782 & 1783
I remain very Resptg
your Obt Servt
Henry Scheler
Hiram Gard
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 2d Day of August 1837
Elias Pewthers J. Peace
State of Ohio
Washington Co
[illegible] Personally appeared before the Subscribe one of the Justices of the peace for said County Fortune Norman Widow of Bazeleel Norman a Revolutionary Pensionary [illegible] at her residence in of Roxbury Township County & State aforesaid and after being sworn according to Law Deposeth and Saith that she was married to Bazeleel Norman a Revolutionary pensions [illegible] in September 1782 (but cannot tell on what day of the month) in Frederick County Maryland and that there is no record or Documentary Evidence to the fact that she knows of
her mark Fortune X Norman
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 2d Day of August AD 1837
Elias Pewthers J. Peace
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The State of Ohio [illegible] I, Thomas W. Ewart Clerk of the Courts of [illegible] Washington County [illegible] more Pleas of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Elias Pewthers Esq is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, legally authorized to act as such; and that his signatures within [illegible] written are genuine [illegible] Testimony whereof, I have hetherto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at [illegible] this fifth day of August AD 1837 Tho W. Ewart Clerk [flourish beneath signature]
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Browns Mills Ohio Aug 12 1839
Sir,
Agreeable to your instructions I have had
the Clerk of Frederick County Maryland written to for Documentary proof of the Marriage of Mrs Norman but without success as you will perceive by the within + also Mrs Norman Oath as regards proof. She says that there is no person that she knows of alive that save her married except James Stephens in your [illegible] whose affidavit accompany her Declaration, consequently there is no more proof as she knows that can be had if necessary we can get additional Certificates of Mrs Normans Character for truth & veracity wishing an answer Soon as possible.
I remain Sir
Your Obt Servt
Hiel Dunsmore

 J. S. Edwards Esq.
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State of Ohio
Washington Co. I Personally appeared before the Subscriber Fortune Norman [illegible] ==ow of Bazeleel Norman a revolutionary pensioner Diseased [illegible] and after being sworn accordingly to Law Deposed [illegible] that he was married to the above named Bazellel Norman in the month of Sept. 1782 by Rev Thomas Reed near  [illegible]= [illegible] Court House in Maryland [illegible by [illegible] How do you know it was in Sept. 1782? I know it was in September before Peace was declared & further the Desponent Saith not Fortune her x mark ["her" above, "x" in middle, "mark" below, all vertical] Norman Sworn to & Subscribed before me this first Day of Sept. 1837
Elias Pewthers J. Peace

State of Ohio
Washington County I Personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Justice of the peace for Said County James Stephens and after being sworn according to Law deposed and [illegible] that Fortune Norman was married to Bazeleel Norman by Rev Thomas Reed in Sept., 1782 Question by Justice; Did you See her married? I did Question, By Justice;  How do you know it was September 1782? Ans. I know it was in Sept., previous to the Declaration of Peace, Question By Justice; are you related to Mrs Norman? She is my Sister-Question by Justice; do you know of my record of her marriage ans. I do not; - and further this Deponent Saith not
James his x mark ["his on top, "x" in the middle, "mark on bottom, each written vertically above the next] Stephens 
Sworn to & Subscribed before me this first Day of September 1837
Elias Pewthers  J. Peace
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The State of Ohio, I Thomas W. Ewart Clerk of the  County of [illegible] Washington County [illegible] Pleas within and for said County hereby certify that Elias Pewthers is a Justice of the Peace in and for Roxbury Township in said County legally authorized to act as such and that the foregoing signatures [illegible] [illegible]to be his are genuine In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Marietta this second day of September AD 1837 Tho W. Ewart Clerk [flourish under signature]
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Browns Mills Ohio Sept 6 1837
J. S. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir, 
I have as much as possible obtained the nessesary [necessary] additional testimony
required by your last letter to me from Mrs Fortine Norman + James Stephens. Also I have enclosed a Letter from the Clerk of Montgomery County Maryland which was not [illegible] untill [until] after I sent my Last to you Hiram Gard Esq. Wrote to of each of Counties of Montgomery + Frederick on the 4th[?] of July. A Copy from Frederick you get in my last & from Montgomery you now have his answer (Mr Gard wrote the same letter to Montgomery that you a Copy of in my Last.
Your Obt Sevt
H Dunsmore