Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16798, Samuel Bates, Conn.
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(8–1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Bates, Samuel
Wright, Deborah
Former Widow

NUMBER
W. 16798
B.L. 15 34–100.

CONTENTS
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Burlington 22nd August 1829

Received from the secretary for a Mail Land Warrant No. 1534 for one Hundred acres of Land issued for services of Samuel Bates of the Connecticut Line in the army of the revolution.

Henry Sill
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State of New York
County of Otsego

I Lucy Beebe Daughter and heiress at Law of Samuel Bates as upon oath, testify and declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief, that my father Samuel Bates did enlist in 1776 for the term of "during the war" and served in the regiment No. 2nd under the command of Colonel Swift  of the Connecticut line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war —

I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty Lord promised to my father Samuel Bates on the part of the United States, now do I believe that he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any matter whatsoever; Therefor know all men by thine presents that I Lucy Beebe of Hartwick in the county of Otsego and State of New York do hereby constitute and appoint Henry Sill of Burlington in the county of Otsego and State of New York to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the secretary of war of the United States a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitute attorneys under him for the special purpose above  aforesaid

Given under my hand and seal this 22nd day of July 1829 in presence of Abbey B Sill
Lucy Beebe

Personally appointed the above named Lucy Beebe — subscriber to the forgoing declaration and made Honor oath to the same before me and also in my presence [cut off] the power of attorney hereto 
[cut off] deed for the purposes therein


State of New York,
Otsego County, } SS.

I DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That [illegible] — Esquire, before whom the annexed [illegible] was [illegible] at the time of [illegible] Justice of the [illegible] in and for said county, dwelling in the said county, duly commissioned and sworn as such. AND FURTHER, That I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice and verily believe the signature officially set to the annexed [illegible] to be his proper hand-writing.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the County aforesaid, the 24th day of July — 1829
A. Cook [illegible]
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State of New York
County of Otsego

I Lucy Beebe Daughter and heiress at Law of Samuel Bates as upon oath, testify and declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief, that my father Samuel Bates did enlist in 1776 for the term of "during the war" and served in the regiment No. 2nd under the command of Colonel Swift of the Connecticut line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war —

I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty Lord promised to my father Samuel Bates on the part of the United States, now do I believe that he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any matter whatsoever; Therefor know all men by thine presents that I Lucy Beebe of Hartwick in the county of Otsego and State of New York do hereby constitute and appoint Henry Sill of Burlington in the county of Otsego and State of New York to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the secretary of war of the United States a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitute attorneys under him for the special purpose above aforesaid

Given under my hand and seal this 22nd day of July 1829 in presence of Abbey B Sill
Lucy Beebe

Personally appointed the above named Lucy Beebe — subscriber to the forgoing declaration and made Honor oath to the same before me and also in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney hereto
enjoined to be her free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned —

Given under my hand this 24th day of July, 1829

David Kendal justice of the Law
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State of New York
Ostego County } 

Surrogate office July 24th 1829

I certify that satisfactory evidence was addressed to me, to prove that [crossed out] Lucy Beebe is the daughter and rightful heiress at law in [illegible] to Samuel Bates late a soldier in the Second Regiment of Infantry of the Connecticut line under the command of Col. Swift.

Given under my hand and Seal of Office, this 24th day of July 189
Elisha Froste
Surrogate
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9597
New York

Deborah Wright, formerly the widow of Samuel Bates, who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 13. May, 1815, of Alleghany (Conn, in the State of N. Yk: who was a private – in the company — commanded by Captain Converse — of the Regt : – commanded by Col. Swift in the Connecticut line for 2 years —

Issued on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 — Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. & Ending on the 12th November, 1840, the day of her death.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of September, 1845, and sent to A.J. Lyon 
Rushford, New York

Total Amount, $375.58
[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by Nell Stemont — Clerk
Book 5 Vol. 1 — Page 189.

Read by letter to [illegible] — 6 Sept. 1845
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Extract from the records of the Town of Kent in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut

"Samuel Bates Jr. and Deborah Blis were joined together in marriage march Twenty fifth th one thousand seven hundred eighty four by Joel Boardwell Pastor"

I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "25th 1784"

Rufus Fuller Jr. Town Clerk of the Town of Kent

I Rufus Fuller Jr above named declare and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk of the Town of Kent in the County and State aforesaid and the above is a true extract from the marriage record of said town with the exception above named as certified by me.

Rufus Fuller Jr. Town Clerk of the Town of Kent
Town Clerk Office Kent
August 28th 1840

Sworn before me,
Nathl P. Perry, Justice of Peace
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
LITCHFIELD COUNTY, } SS. Litchfield.

I Geo C. Woodruff Assistant Clerk of the County Court of the County and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Rufus Fuller Jr. Esq is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and by Law authorized to administer Oaths and to take the acknowledgement of Deeds. And that his commission was dated on the 3rd June A.D. 1840 and will expire on the 20th day of June, A.D. 1841 and the signature to the annexed certificate which purports to be his is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 8th day of September A.D. 1840
Geo C. Woodruff
Asst Clerk
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State of New York
Allegany County ⎬ At a Surrogate's Court held at Angelica, in the County of Allegany, on the 2d day of September A.D. 1844. before Samuel C. Wilson
Esquire, Surrogate of said County
On the day and at the place aforesaid Samuel
Bates a resident of the town of Pike in the County
of Allegany and State of New York, aged fifty
years, appeared in open Court, and being first
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath
make the following Declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the
act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, and the act
of March 3 1843 entitled "an act granting half
pay and pensions to certain widows and for
other purposes-"
That he is the child and lawful
heir of Samuel Bates and Deborah his wife -
And he further says that Samuel Bates his father
was a soldier in the army during the revolutionary war, as he believes will fully appear by the army
rolls and the proof hereunto annexed-
And he further says that his father the said
Samuel Bates was married to his mother the said
Deborah at the town of Kent, in the County of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut on the 25th day of March
1784 as he also believes will fully appear by reference
to the proofs hereunto annexed-
And he further declares that his father
and mother lived together from the date
of
their marriage to the 13th day of May 1815, when
his father died at the town of Hartwick in
the County of Otsego in the State of New York
And he also further declares that his
mother the said Deborah remained the widow of his father for about one year, when she married our Sette Wright with whom
she lived about eight years, when he died in
the County of Otsego and State of New York, and that
his mother remained his widow until the 13th
day of November 1841, at which time she died
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at this town of Hartwick in the County of Otsego and
State of New York
And he further says that his father the
said Samuel Bates left no Documentary Evidence
of his services to his knowledge - and
that the
enclosed or annexed evidence was procured previous to his mothers death. And
that Abraham J. Lyon of Ruthford in said
County of Allegany is lawfully empowered by
all the heirs
now living viz. Samuel Bates
Susan Pride wife of Asaph Pride and
Clarissa Peck Widow of Elijah Peck
to present their claim-
And further that the said Deborah was a
widow on the 4th day of July 1836 and remained
a widow until her death, and that the said
Deborah had no children during her marriage
and cohabitation with the said Sette Wright
Taken subscribed and
Sworn before me this day
Samuel Bates
and year above with
Saml C. Wilson Surrogate
of Allegany County
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State of New York
Allegany County ss
I Samuel C. Wilson Surrogate 
of the said County of Allegany, Do hereby
certify that at a Court before me held at Angelica 
in and for said County. that satisfactory
evidence has been exhibited to said Court that
Samuel Bates who resided in the town of Kent
in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut
in 1776 enlisted into the Army of the Revolution and
served through the war was married to Deborah
Bliss at the town of Kent in the County of Litchfield 
in the State of Connecticut on the 25th day
of March 1784, and that the said Samuel Bates
died at the town of Hartwick in the County of
Otsego on the 13th day of May 1815, and that the
said Deborah his wife died on the 13th day of
November 1841 at the town of Hartwick aforesaid,
And also that there are now living three children 
and heirs of the said Samuel Bates and
Deborah his wife, viz: Samuel Bates, Susan
Pride and Clarissa Peck
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed
my seal of office, at Angelica
in the County of Allegany this
2d day of September 1844
Saml C. Wilson, Surrogate
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State of New York
Allegany County ss On the fifth day of December one thousand
eight hundred & forty four personally appeared before me Alvan
Peck Esquire a Justice of the peace of the said County Abner Adams
& Walter Ken of Pike in said County who being by me severally
sworn doth on her oath say that they and each of them Resided in
the town of Hartwick in the County of Otsego in the State of New York
aforesaid from the year 1810 until the year 1815 and that each
of them were well acquainted with the Family of Samuel Bates
and Deborah his wife and that the family there consisted of
five children only namely then and now Clarissa Peck and now
a Widow and Lucy then the wife of Isaac Bebee and Susan Bates
who was afterwards married to Asa Pride and Samuel Bates
and Erastus Bates. and that the said Erastus Bates died
about the year 1817 without issue and that the said Clarissa
Peck and Susan Pride and Samuel Bates are the only children
of the said Samuel Bates and Deborah his wife now
living and that the said Samuel Bates Father to the above named
Children died about the year 1815 and that about one year after
the death of the said Samuel the said Deborah his widow
married one Seth Wright with whom she lived some eight or
Ten years when he died and that she had no children by
the said Seth Wright and that the said Deborah died in the
year 1840 at Hartwick in the said County of Otsego as these deponent
are informed & such verily believes to be true. and further these
deponents saith not
Abner Adams
Walter Kerr
severally Subscribed & Sworn before me
the day and year first above written
Alvan Peck Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Abner Adams &
Walter Kerr who made the foregoing Affidavit before me and that they are
persons of truth & veracity and entitled to full credit
Alvan Peck Justice of the peace
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State of New York
Allegany County ss on the 5" day of December 1844 personally
appeared before me Alvan Peck Esquire a Justice of the peace of said
County Samuel Windsor who being by me duly sworn doth on his oath say that in the
year 1817 this deponent became acquainted with Lucy Bebee Daughter
of Samuel Bates Deborah his wife and that the she was then the wife
of Isaac Bebee and that this deponent was personally acquainted with
the said Isaac Bebee in his life time and until his death which was
in August in the year 1825 that he is also well acquainted with his
family which consisted of four children at the time of his death
namely Myron aged at that time about 12 years Lucy about 10
years Martha aged about 8 years and Susan aged about 6 years
and that the said Lucy Bebee wife of the said Isaac Bebee and Mother
of the above named children died about four years since at Hartwick
in the County of Otsego & State of New York and further this deponent
saith not
Samuel Windsor
Subscribed & sworn before me
this day & year first above written
Alvan Peck Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Windsor
who subscribed to the foregoing Affidavit and that he is 
a person of truth & veracity & entitled to full credit
Alvin Peck Justice of the peace
State of New York
Allegany County ss on the 5" day of December 1844 personally
appeared before me Alvin Peck Esquire a Justice of the peace of said
County Samuel Bates who being by me duly sworn doth on his oath
say that in addition to the facts set forth in his former declaration
made that himself Susan Pride Clarissa Peck & Lucy Bebee were
the only children of the said Samuel Bates & Deborah his wife living
at the time of the death of their mother and that the said
Lucy Bebee died about six months after the death of her Mother
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and left four children whose names and ages were as stated in
the above affidavit of Samuel Windsor and that they are all now of
full age and that the said Myron Bebee now resides at Watertown in
the County of Jefferson State of New York and that the said Lucy & Susan
now reside in the town of Hartwick in the County of Otsego & State
aforesaid and that Martha now resides at Cleveland in the State of
Ohio and that they are all married & have families
And this deponent further saith that Abraham J Lyon of Rushford
in the said County of Allegany is the duly authorized Attorney and Agent
his duly authenticated power of Attorney from all the heirs except
the four last mentioned at present their claim at the pension Office
& [illegible] their Stipends for them and further this deponent saith not
Samuel Bates
Subscribed & Sworn before me
the day & year first above written
Alvan Peck Justice of the peace
State of New York
Allegany County
Clerk's Office ss
I Wm Windsor
Clerk of said County do hereby
Certify that Alvan Peck before
me in the preceding affidavits
was taken was at the date of
the same one of the Justice
of the peace in and for said County
and that I am well acquainted 
with his hand writing & verily
believe his name subscribed there
in is his genuine Signature-
Witness my hand and
the Seal of said County
this 10th day of Dec. 1844
Wm Windsor Clerk
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information as contained in his (or son's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
Samuel Bates W. File 16.798
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. / 
LENGTH OF SERVICE. / RANK. / OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. / CAPTAIN. / COLONEL. / STATE.
1776 / / Pri. / Converse / Herman Swift / Conn.
december / [illegible] / March / 1783 at Highland / N.Y. / 
Battles engaged in, Yorktown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Peck, Litchfield Co, Conn
Date of application by son Samuel for pension, Sept. 2, 1844 - His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Pike, Allegany Co. NY
Age at date of application, 50
Remarks: Soldier died at Hartwick Otsego Co. N.Y. May 13, 1815 in at Kent
Conn March 1784 Deborah Bliss, 5 children - in 1844 Samuel, Clarissa
Pick a widow and Susan wife of Asa or Acaph  Pride, Erastus d. about 1817 and Lucy wife of
Isaac Berbers d. in 1841, leaving 4 children Myron, Lucy, Susan & Martha, all married and with
families. Soldiers widow in about 1816 Seth Wright who died in Otsego Co. Ny apr 1824 She died
Hartwick N.Y Nov. 12, 1840.
Very respectfully,
4043653 - 09 I-2 Commissioner
letter had [illegible]
2 [illegible] in 1812 & [illegible]
.
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Henry Sill
Claim of the house of Samuel Bates
No 1,534
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Burlington / Otsego Cty N.Y / 24 July 1829
Hon. J. H. Eaton
Sir
I herewith send the applications
& Assignments of Comfort Meeker daughter & heiriss
of Peter Johnson and Lucy Bebe daughter
& heiriss of Samuel Bates for Bounty Land
If they claims are found good and proporly
authenticated please to make
the Warrant in my name and forward
the same by Mail to me
I am Sir with much respect
Henry Sill
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Feb. 19, 1910 - Hist to
Mr. H. M. Chapman
316, Commercial St.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16798
Deborah Wright
Former Widow of
Samuel Bates
Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 7th 1838
Index: - Vol. M, Page 361
(Arrangement of 1870.}
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38526
Invalid
Resy
File No 88J86
Samuel Bates
_________
Act: 18th March 1800
Vol 9, Page 99
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Payment to be made 
at
by
Agent for paying Pensioners 
in the Agency of
Payable on the 4th March
and 4th September in each
year.
Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book Vol.
Page by
Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Widow's Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838,
Deborah Wright, deceased, formerly the widow of Saml. Bates
who was a private in the Revolutionary War, was entitled to a pension 
at the rate of $80 per ann. comme on 4 March, 1836 and
ending on the 12th November, 1840, the day of her death; which
will be paid upon the production of the proper
Voucher to Samuel Bates, Susan Pride and Clarissa
Peck, only surviving children of Deborah Wright decd.
Given at the War Office of the United 
States, this 5th. day of
September one thousand
eight hundred and forty five.
Secretary of War.
Examined and
Countersigned}
Commissioner of Pensions.
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11.357
Deborah Wright
for wid of 
Saml Bates
N.Y.
[illegible]
Set to A J Lyon Nov 26' 44
To Same March 22. 1845
" " " " June 3rd 45
Act July 7th 38
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No. 11334
Deborah-Wright are formally widow of Samuel Bates NY

Act 7 June, 1838
Adieu by saw live $80.00

Commissaries on 4 March 1836 are ______ 12 and ending on 12 March 1840. The day of her death, layale to Samuel Bates, Susan Pride, Clarissa Peck only surviving children of Deborah Wrights. 

A J lyon oof Rutherford M.B.
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Henry Sill
July 31st 1829
Peter Johnson
Samuel Bates
Connt Line
Rev War
1263-100
Recorded P 135 Vol 8
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War Dept Bounty Land Officer
July 31, 1829
Mr. Henry Gill
Burlington Otsego Cty
New York
Sir, 
In reply to your letter to the Secty of Avon, enclosing documents in support of the claims of the Heirs of Peter Johnson and Saml Bates, who were soldiers in the Connecticut line in the Revolutionary Army, for Bounty Land, 5.36,643 N.Y.. I have to inform you that, Warrant No 1263, issues to Peter Johnson on the 14 th Jany, 1828, and was delivered to, and receipted for, by the Honl Saml A Foot of Count -.
The Claims of the Heirs of Samuel Bates appears to be properly sustained, but as no proof is furnished that Lucy Beebe is the 'only' heir as law of Saml Bates deceased her assignment will not authorse the issue of a Warrant in your name - If Lucy Beebe is the daughter and 'only' Heirs as law of Saml Bates, it should have been so enforced in the Surrogates Certificate, to have rendered her assignment available to you; I must therefore say that a compliance with your request to issue the Warrant in your name must depends upon the establishment of the fact of her being the 'sole' heir as law, if this can be done, a new Certificate from the Surrogate to that effect, is all that is further required - 
the papers are in the care of Peter Johnsons heirs are beseech returned
Respectfully Yours
WG
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Pike N.Y. Apr 7
6
Hon. A. J. Lyon
Rushford
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State of New York
Allegany County, 85
on this 8th day April 1843 personally appeared before me the subscribed justice of the Peace
the County aforesaid came Mikel
Camp a resident of the town of Eagle in said County, aged fifty six years
who being by me first duly sworn
saith he has been acquainted with Deborah
Wright formerly the widow of Samuel Bates
for the last thirty five years and was
also acquainted with the said Samuel Bates
while he lived with the said Deborah as
husband and wife previous to his death
and for the last forty years he resided
in the town of Hartwick in the County
Otsego and State of New York and
came from there the 12 day of September
1843 to this place that in the fall of
1841 he resided with in one mile of the
said Deborah Wright that he was moving
to her being sick was in and sum her
a short time before she died and was
in the house a few days after her Death
and that she died on or about the middle
of November 1841 as near as this Deponent
can recollect but is sure that it was in
the fall of 1841 and further saith not
sworn and subscribed before me the day
and year above written Michael Camp

Ebeneezer Pittee Justice of the Peace
she submits that I am well acquainted with
Michael Camp who made the above affidavid
before me and that he is a person of truth
and honesty and is intitled to full credit
Ebeneezer Pittee Justice
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State of New York
Allegany County SS
Personly apeard before me the under
signed a Justice of the Peace came Peter
Kerr and being by me duly sworn deposeth
and saith that in the same part of
December 1841 he left the town of Pike
in this county and went to the town of
Hartwick in the County of Otsego in
this state and that he had been well
aquainted with Deborah Wright formaly
the widow of Samuel Bates and had 
been for the last fifteen or twenty years
and that he went in to the same said nieborhood where the said Deborah had resided
for many years and on his [illegible]
at that place he learned that she had been
ded three or four weeks and further
this Deponant saith not
Peter Kerr
Sworn and Subscribed
before me this 6 day
of April 1845 I Pittee justice
here by surtify that I am well
aquanted with Peter Kerr who [illegible]
the above affidavid and doe beleave that
he is a man of truth and merrit
and in title to full credit under Oath
Ebenezer Pittee justice 
State of New York
Allegany County ss  I William Mason Clerk of the
said County Do hereby certify that
Ebenezer Pittee Esq Before whom the
foregoing affidavit was taken was
at the time of taking the same a Justice
of the Peace in and for said County
and that I am will well acquainted with his
handwriting and verily believe the signature to the foregoing
affidavit is his genuine signature Witness my hand, and
seal of said County of Angelia April 7 1845 
Wm Windsor Clerk of 
Seal of said County
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Hartwick NY
Nov 16. 1840
Mr Samuel Bates
Pike, Alleghany County
NY
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Dear Brother & Sister
Hartwick Nor-13th 1841
I take my pen in hand to
tell you that we have attended the funeral
of our dear Mother today she died yesterday morning
about 4 o clock-- My Dear Brother she has got
through the troubles and trials & pains of this
world & has gone to rest we hope in that blessed
home which we all have the promise of if we
enjoy that pure religion of Jesus Christ-
Now I will tell you how she has been since you
was here for the most of the time she has
remained about as she was when you was here
some pover spells untill five weeks past she
has been gradually falling & has been very distressing
she bloated very bad all over her limbs & her
body her feet & legs have been purple about five
weeks - her arm that was perished bloated
so that the water run out of it all of
the time & when she was laid in the coffin
we expect she was struck with death Sunday
evening at ½ past 8 O Clock & [illegible] every
breath she drew in very great pain till thursday
morning 4 O Clock she breathed her last - she died at
Sister Prides & has been there since you was her
last Feb. I was taken sick very sudden when I
was taken I was a drinking tea I first felt faint
& then dizziness in my head. I had the doctor &
was bled I was sick about 4 weeks- I got so that I
was around again- the Doctor said I was subject
to the Numbpalsy or Appoplex & I ought to be bled
after about the last of March he bled me again
& it seen me down so weak that I was sent
about two months & some of the time was consider
dangerous I thought my self that I should not get
up again & round but I did so that this summer I have
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been over to see Lucy & been down to see
sister Pride & stay 2 or 3 days & sometimes
a week with her-- In September I took a sudden
cold & had an attack of the pleurisy was
blistered thoughly and got better my son Myron
& wife was a writing here then sister Pride has
bone up under the trials of taking care of 
Mother better than I expected she had got about
since out when mother died. the rest of her
family are all well we received your letter in
the summer & have neglected answering
it - it was quit & affliction to hear that sister
Clarrisa was left a widow with the rest of us
you wrote for us to let you know what time
Erastus was here he was here about the last of
March & staid around here 2 weeks when
he went away he said he had hired out to a
man in Coperstown & was a going
after a while and went out there & he was
not there we have not heard of him since
Susan has let Mr Sill have her share of that
soldier land & got 25 dollars for it-
I want you to write & let me know how Clarrisa
was left in respect to property- I wish you
would rite to her & at let her know of Mothers
death I believe I have written all-
This from your affectionate sister
write soon as you
receive this
Lucy Beebey
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Dec 21 1844
Adae tes case
Deborah Wright
Hon J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Rushford Jn 12 1864
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you
the Additional Evidence provided
by the Claimant and forwarded
to me in support of the claim of
Deborah Wright Deceased formerly
Widow of Samuel Bates
I have fully authenticated Powers
of Attorney from Samuel Bates Susan
Pride and Clarissa Peck to service
their stipends for them
Samuel Bates has in his fathers will
in his possession by that it appears
that all his property real and personal was
willed to his two sons subject to the
Life Lease of their mother and the
two sons was to pay Each of the
daughters a certain Sum which
has been Done
He wished me to submit the Case
to you whatever the 4 Children of
Isaac Bebee and Lucy his wife
are entitled to their share or not
I Am very respectfully
Your Obt Sert
A J Lyon
Hon J L Edwards
Com of Pensions
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Free
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
11.357 Sept 16 '44
NY
July 7 1838
Deborah Wright
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Rushford Sept 10. 1844
Sir
Enclosed I send you the Claim of
the Heirs of Samuel Bates and
Deborah his wife both deceased for
the pension if any due to their mother
under the act of the 7th July 1838 and
3 March 1843
You will please give a decision in
can as soon as convenient
I am very respectfully
Your Obt Servant
A Lyon
Hon J L Edwards
Com of
pensions
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April 14, 1845
Addeter case
Deborah Wright
Hon. J.L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Rushford April 1845
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you
the additional Evidence that has
been forwarded to me in answer
to your last letter in relation
to the claim of Deborah Wright
formerly widow of Samuel Bates
deceased for a pension under the
the act of the 7th July 1838
I think there cannot be any doubt
that the Court certificates is right
I was there and heard a [illegible]
[illegible] that Mrs Wright died on
the 13 of November 1841 and that was
the late written on her tombstone
I am very respectfully
Your Obt Servant
A Lyon
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C. 
May 4 1845
Adaeter case
Deborah Wright
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Rushford July 30 1845
Sir
I again send you the
Additional evidence which has been
sent me in report of the claim of the
heir of Deborah Wright former Widow of Samuel
Bates for arrears of pension due their
mother under the act of July 7th 1838
I trust and believe there is some more
truth in the enclosed evidence than there
was in the last I sent you in this case
Samuel Bates the only heir living in this County
and is the person who made the oath before
the Court at the time the Declaration was
made is now willing to admit that he was
mistaken as to the time of his mothers death
he wished to make an affidavit that he
was mistaken and produced a letter to show
how the mistake happened I told him that 
you would find out that he was mistaken
without his making affidavit of that part
he wished me to send the letter to you which
is inclosed
I do not believe there was any intentional
wrong on the part of Bates he was honestly
mistaken and led the other witnesses into the
mistake before he had examined the matter
as he ought the other heirs ought not to
suffer for any wrong of his
I am very Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
A Byon
Hon J L Edwards
Com of Pensions
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Be it Remembered that I Job Coleman of Windham in the County of
Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify and make
Solemn Oath that I am well acquainted with Samuel Bates he lived 
in said Windham in the time of the late Revolutionary war and that
said Samuel Bates Inlisted in the Continental Army on the first of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy
six in said Windham and from thence marched to Milton in said
County of Norfolk, and was there mustered from that place he marched
to Springfield where he joined the Continental army the twenty second 
day of said July and was put under the command of Capt Smith
and Marched to West Point where he was put into Col Joseph Vase's
Regiment being the first Massachusetts Regiment and in Lieutenant
Col Elijah James Company the Lieutenant's name who had the charge
of the Company I do not recollect he served in the Army in said Regmt.
until the twenty second day of April in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and Eighty when he was honourably discharged 
on the highlands having served the full term of Nine months
having been a soldier the whole of said term in the same Regiment
and Company was knowing to the Circumstances Job Coleman
Norfolk To whom it may Concern the 18th day of April AD 1818 Then
Job Coleman above named personally appeared and after due Examination
and caution made solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing 
deposition by him signed before me
Cornelius Kottock Justice of the peace
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State of New York
Jefferson County Ss I John Carter of
Henderson in the County of aforesaid being duly
Sworn depose and say that I am Seventy Eight
years old pensioner of the United States, that
in the year of 1776 Samuel Bates enlisted into
the company of Capt Converse and in the
Regiment commanded by Col. Herman Swift
and continued in the service of the United States
during the whole war or for about seven years and
was discharged at the Highlands near West point
the first of May 1783 - said Samuel Bates
lived in Kent Richfield County State of Connecticut
at the time of his enlistment was in the battle of
York Town. The service was performed in the State of
New York Connecticut, Massachusetts, Virginia
this deponent further says that he the said John Carter
was in the same Regiment (Col Swifts) with the sd
Samuel Bates during the last three years of the
War Henderson Augt 4, 1840
John Carter
Subscribed and sworn
this 4th August 1840
before me Wm McNell Justice
of the Peace
certify that I am personally acquainted with Mr
John Carter who has made the above affidavit and
know him to be a man of good moral character
Wm McNiel JP
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State of New York
Jefferson County ss We John Carter of Henderson
and Susannah Carter wife of John Carter
in the County of Jefferson aforesaid being duly sworn
depose and say Samuel Bates of Kent. County of
Richfield & State of Connecticut was married
to Deborah Bliss of same town in the month of March
1784 by the Rev Mr Boudwell in-- few months they
removed to Duanesbush, Schoharie County State of
New York & in about Eight years they removed to the
Town of Hartwick County of Otsego, State of New York
when the said Samuel Bates died in the year 1815
Henderson Augst 4, 1840
John Carter
Susannah Carter
Subscribed and sworn
this 4th of August 1840
before me Wm McNiel Justice of the Peace
11357
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Jefferson County Clerk's Office. ss
I, Peleg Burchard, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify
that William McNiel Esquire before whom
the annexed affidavits purport to have been sworn,
was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace
in and for said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorised to take
the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his
name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand writing and signature.
WPTNEYY. my hand and seal of said county, this fifth
day of August in the year 1840
P. Burchard
Clerk.
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Mr Samuel Bates
Pike
Allegany Co
N York
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This may Certify that Deborah Wright at her death, was a
Member of the same Church that I was, and that I am now
Clerk of the same Church, and on referring to the Church
Records, I find the Death of Deborah Wright there recorded
in the hand writing of Daniel Beebee (who was at that
time Church Clerk) in these words Mem a Mrs. Deborah
Wright died November 12th 1840. And from my knowledge 
of the fact that she died about that time I have
no doubt but what the above record of her death
is true, Hartwick Otsego Co NY June 30th 1845
Attest Prentiss Brown Ch, Clk
State of New York
Otsego County ss 
I certify that on the 30th day of June 1845
Personally came before me Prentiss Brown
well known to me & saw him sign the above, and after being
duly sworn, deposeth and says the above certificate is true
Chester Wright Justice of the Peace
This may certify that I have examined the family Record
as it was put down in the Bible, and I find the death of
Mrs Deborah Wright there, Recorded as follows Mrs Deborah
Wright died Novm 12th 1840. I also find the inscription
on her Tombstone bears date November 11th 1840 which
was to my certain knowledge, a mistake of one day in
Mr Riley (the person who wrote it) also the said Deborah
was the widow of Seth Wright and formerly wife of
Samuel Bates Hartwick Otsego County July 7th 1845
Caleb A. Shepard
State of New York
Otsego County ss This may certify that on the 9th day of July
1845 came before me Caleb Shepard well known to me,
and saw him sign his name to the above, and after
being duly sworn by me, deposeth and saith the
above certificate is true
Chester Wright
Justice of the Peace
I would further certify that the above named Pentiss Brown
& Caleb A Shepard are residents of the town of Hartwick, Otsego Co N.Y. and
that they are men of good moral characters,
and men of truth
and veracity Hartwick Otsego Cou N York
Chester Wright Justice of the Peace
July 9th 1845
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
Otsego County Clerk's Office, ss. Geo. B. Wilson Clerk of said
County, do hereby certify that Chester Wright Esquire, whose name
is subscribed to the annexed Certificate
was on the date of the same a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County, and duly authorised by law to take the same. And
further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice and
verily believe his signature to the said Certificate
is genuine. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County, the 10th day of
July A. D. 1845.
Geo B. Wilson Clerk.
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Hartwick July 11th 1845  
Mr Samuel Bates
Sir you requested me to get the certificate of
the Minister who officiated at the funeral of your mother. The attending
Physician & the Undertaker Revnd Gilbert Riley was the Minister
he has removed, & now lives in Livona Livingston in N. Y. He is now
in the City of N. York and will visit Hartwick in two or three weeks, when
I will ascertain what he knows about it, Dr Thrall was the Physician
he has been to New York & a few weeks past, Mr Horace Alger was
the Undertaker he has no date of her death, I have procured, and
forward to you the best possible proof that I was able to there are
very many people here that know that she died about that time
but cannot swear to the exact day I think the Church Record, the family
Bible & the inscription on her tomb stone ought to be satisfactory
my services, if you wish, and should need, are at your command
July 11. 1845 Dr Thrall has returned from the City {Chester Wright
He and I have examined his books & cannot
find that he was called on within a year previous to her death, your
Mother you know died with a shock of the [illegible]palsey & had no Physician in 
he left [illegible] you [illegible] sent C Wright  [illegible] ride has gone to Wisconsin & his Mother & the rest of the
family purpose to go in the fall if they can sell They are
all well. You may send me one Dollar when you get the 
pension if you wish, for a part of my time & trouble in the business 
My best love to your family-
Your Obt servt
Chester Wright