Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26483, for Deliverance Smith, New York
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New York     Smith, Deliverance  W26483
                     Sarah B.L.Wt. 34,835-160-55

B. Mar. 6 1757 at Great Nine Partners, Dutchess CO. NY, there at uel

D. Oct 18, 1838 Berne Albany Co., NY
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11.226
Deliverance Smith's
Declaration.

Smith, Deliverance
NY W26483
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                                   Declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
State of New York} ss
County of Albany}
On the twenty eighth day of September 1832 personally appeared 
in open Court, before the Justices Court of the City of Albany, ----------- now sitting,
Deliverance Smith of the Town of Bern, in the County of Albany & State of New York, 
aged seventy five years, on the 6th day of March last, who who being first duly sworn, according 
to law, doth on his Oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act  of 
Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States and performed duty as a Revolutionary Soldier and served as herein stated: That he was seventy five years old on the 6th day of 
March last, that in the year 1776, he entered in the Great nine partners, and was there enrolled as a 
private in Captain Melancthon Smith company, and Col. Drake's regiment of militia, whom he first 
saw with knowledge in New York. The Reg. assembled at Peekskill, and there embarked for New York, 
in the month of January 1776; when arrived there, and remaining for about four months and occupying 
vacant houses as barracks, they were marched to Hellgate, and  built there a fort which he thinks was named Hellgate Fort; soon after which they were discharged there, and returning home. In the same year, 
he volunteered to go for the class to which he belonged, to serve for eight months, and got ten dollars 
as bounty, to wit, five dollars from the State and five dollars more by the Class-this transactional 
took place at "the City", in the Little Nine Partners, a place distant from Poughkeepsie between 
20 to 25 miles-That the Regiment in which he had thus enlisted as a volunteer for the class as be-

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Smith, Deliverance
NY W26483
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as bounty, to wit; five dollars from the State, and five dollars more by the Class--this transaction
took place at "the City" in the Little Nine Partners, a place distant from Poughkeepsie between
20 to 25 miles-That the regimen in which he enlisted as a volunteer class as
before mentioned, was then marched from Little Nine Partners to Fort Montgomery in the highlands, where he was in garrison for the term of his enlistment, being eight months, when he was discharged and returned home-In the year 1777 he enlisted as a volunteer in a company of Rangers 
raised and commanded in Poughkeepsie by one Capt. Ezekiel Cooper, but subject to the Commanding 
of Governor George Clinton to serve for one year, and were constantly on duty, in Scouting parties
 between Horseneck in Westchester County and Stillwater in Saratoga County-That at the time when
 General Burgoyne and his army were advancing from the northland; this Declarer was engaged
 in Service in the company of Rangers under Capt. Cooper, and in guarding the prisoners confined in 
the goal at Esopus, and in the fleet prison; and who, after having been handcuffed by this Declarer
 (as he was a black Smith by trade) assisted in guarding them to Hartford, and from thence to 
Simsbury Mines-One circumstance he wishes to mention which took place about that 
time and that is this is this; that a person, whose name he does not now recollect, 
but who was an adherent to the British, and who, while there were taking him before 
the proper American Officer, was discovered in the act of swallowing something hastily, and oil 
medicine being forcibly administered to him. he brought up a silver ball; curiously  put 
together in the Shape and size of an ounce leave ball, which silver ball, on being opened, was 
found to contain (as afterward proved) intelligence from Burgoyne's Army to the British 
General, Sir Henry Clinton, then at New York-whereupon, the Tory Spy, So taken, was
 immediately brought to trial before a Court martial, found guilty and hanged. That in the 
year thereafter he this Declarer was induced, at the solicitation of Capt. Melancthon Smith, 
under whom he had before Served, to enlist with him, on an expedition designed to guard some.
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of the most public passes and bridges over the Croton River in Westchester County; in which Expedition, this Declarer volunteered, and was out on Service for four months or thereabouts.--
  In the course of which expedition, Capt. Smith's company was three Several times engaged in Skirmishes and partial engagements with the Enemy:--in the fist of which, two of Capt. 
Smith's company were killed, and two taken prisoners, one of whom was named Alexander 
Furman, an Ensign in Capt. Smith's company, who was taken to Long Island, took the Smallpox 
and there died--In another of the said Engagements, the Americans consisted of 80, and 
the British of 300, as was supposed; in which the Americans were victorious, after having killed 
14 of the British, as appeared by a like number of hats and muskets afterwards found and picked up 
on the ground which the British had occupied, with the loss of only one man killed, and Eleven wounded---In the other of the three Engagements, which took place towards dusk, between 
Fort Independence and Kings bridge, which resulted in the loss on the part of the Americans of 
Ensign Ely of Capt. Smith's Company killed, and one private killed, whereupon Capt. Smith retreated
to Capt Headquarters, then at Williams's at the Bronx River; at which place the Company 
remained until some time in May or June following, and after being discharged, returned home
 to Nine Partners---About two years thereafter, there was a general Call made upon the 
militia to turn out, on which occasion this Declarer also went out, but did not remain in Service 
longer than about two weeks, when his Services being no longer needed, he was discharged and returned 
@ home to Spencertown in Columbia County, he being at that time a married man, and residing 
there--That this declarer never received a written discharge on any of the occasions when he
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Longer than about two weeks, when his Services being no longer needed, he was discharged and returned
@ home to Shermantown in Columbia County, he being at that time a married man, and residing 
there-That this declarer never received a written discharge on any of the occasions when he
had been in the Service. He now with confidence declares, that he has most faithfully 
Served the United States as as a revolutionary Soldier for a period of upwards of two years: 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and 
declares that ha name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Subscribed and sworn to the day & year aforesaid.
John G. Wasson Clk   Delavance Smith

We---a clergyman, residing in the -----
and Daniel Joslin      residing in the Town of Berne do hereby certify 
that we are well acquainted with Deliverance Smith, who has subscribed and Sworn to the afore
going declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy five years old and upwards; that he is respected 
and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution, and that 
we concur in that opinion.-
Sworn in open Court this
28th of September 1832.  Daniel Joslin
J.G. Wasson Clk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting 
interrogations presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and 
Served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to to them, that----, who
hath signed the preceding is a clergyman resident in-------------and that ---
Daniel Joslin who has Signed the Same is a resident of the Town of Berne and is a actual
person, and that his statements are entitled to credit.
I John G. Wasson Clk of the Justices Court of the City of Albany do hereby certify, that the foregoing Contains 
an original proceedings of Said Court, in the matter of the application of Deliverance Smith, for a pension.

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here unto Set my hand and Seal of the Office, this twenty eighth day of Sept. 1832
                                  John G. Wasson Clk

State of New York} ss
County of Albany }
           
                  On the 28th day of Sept. 1832 before the Justices Court of the City of Albany, in open Court, personally appeared Daniel Joslin, of the Town of Bern in the County 
of Albany, Farmer, who being duly Sworn, deposeth and Saith, that he is in his Seventieth 
year, that from his birth he has resided in the Precinct of Great Nine Partners, now Town 
of Clinton in the County of Dutchess, and now in the Town of Bern,  that  he is 
well acquainted with Deliverance Smith, who hath Subscribed and Sworn to 
foregoing declaration, which this Deponent hath heard read distinctivelly; that he this 
deponent doth of his own knowledge, know the particulars Stated in the 
declaration which relate to the Services of Deliverance Smith, whilst  Serving under 
Captain Cooper in his Company of Rangers----and that from this deponent's personal 
knowledge of the Said Deliverance Smith's character and standing as a man of 
the Greatest truth  and Veracity wherever he is known, he hath no doubt of, but doth 
verily believe the whole of the Said declaration to be strictly true in every particular.
Subscribed & Sworn to the day and year aforesaid-- .
John G. Wasson Clk           Daniel Joslin
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State of New York }
Albany County      }ss

                          On this 18th day of 
May 1833 personally appeared before
the Person designated a Judge of the County Court 
of the County of Albany and State afore 
said Deliverance Smith a resident of 
the Town of Bern in the County of  Albany 
and State of New York, aged 76 years 
and upwards, who being first duly sworn 
according to law doth on his oath make 
the following Supplementary and further 
Declaration in addition to his declaration 
made on the 28th day of September 
1832, in order to obtain the benefit  of the
 Act of  Congress passed June 7, 1832 
            That he entered the Service 
of the United States under the following
named officers and Served as herein Stated.
            He first entered the said 
Service at a place called Great Nine
Partners, in the county of Dutchess in the 
State of New York, a volunteer and joined 
Capt Melaneton Smith's Company and 
Colo. Druker or Colo. Humphry's Regiment (which 
he does not recollect) of Militia about the
last of January or first of February 1776 
and was immediately marched to Peekskill 
and there put on board of a vessel and Carried
to the City of New York where he was stationed
and kept guard a Short time, and from 
there was marched by land by the way of 
Harlem Heights to a place called Hell gate or
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Hurlgate in the East River where he was 
Stationed and was engaged in building a 
Fort called "Hell-Gate Fort" and continued 
at this place until his time of Service which, 
was the first of May 1776 having served
 Four months as a Private Soldier-
and then returned home to Nine Partners afore 
said-
     He again entered the Said Service: 
a volunteer and enlisted to go for a class 
or the term of nine months, as he is now 
Satisfied and believes (He was not certain 
when he made his original declaration 
whether this term was for 8 or 9 months, as he is 
now satisfied on reflection was for 9 months) and joined Capt Colhe 
Chamberlins's Company and Colo Humphry's 
regiment, at a place called Little Nine Partners 
and joining the Said place called "Great
 Nine Partners", and was immediately marched 
to Fort Montgomery in the Highlands on the Hudson 
River, and was there Stationed and was 
engaged in building Forts Montgomery 
and Fort Clinton, and in keeping guard 
until the month of March 1777 and 
 was then discharged, having Served at 
this time Nine Months, as a private Soldier,
and then returned home to the "Great Nine Partners"
     He again entered the said Service at 
Great nine Partners aforesaid and enlisted 
as a private Soldier in Capt Coopers 
Company of Rangers. (raised and built under 
the Command of Gov. George Clinton) for the
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term of one year, in the Month of April 
1777 and was immediately marched to 
Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County aforesaid 
and was there Stationed and Kept guard 
at the Court house, and was frequently sent 
out on scouting to Hackensack,
 Westchester County, and Saratoga County, and was 
Sent over the said river at one time to guard 
the prisoners at the Goal in Esopus and at 
Fleet Prison, At the time Fort Montgomery was 
taken he was ordered to take charge of some 
prisoners and tories and take or guard them from 
Esopus to Hartford in Connecticut, and from there to 
return to Poughkeepsie where he staid except 
being out on scouting parties and kept guard 
until in the month of April 1778 and 
until his term of one year expired, and 
was then discharged an returned home to 
Nine Partners aforesaid.
     He again entered the said
 Service at Nine Partners aforesaid a 
volunteer and joined Capt Melaneton Smith's 
company in Colo. Grahams Regiment of militia---------- in the month 
of December 1778 and was immediately
marched to Kings bridge in Westchester 
County, and was Stationed and Kept 
guard at a place called "Valentine's Kill", 
on the west side of Br---River, and at a 
place called "Williams" on the east side of 
the Said river, at Northcastle in the 
Said County until in the month- of April 
1779 he was discharged and then returned 
home. He Served at this time and in this
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campaign for the term of four months as 
a private Soldier and then returned home.
      He was afterword but he does
 not particularly recollect the year, called 
out in the militia and Served as a private 
Soldier in Capt Harvey's Company of militia 
about two weeks, having been called out at 
a general alarm and joined Colo Scotts 
regiment, and was marched from --town
 in Columbia County, where then reached 
to Fishkill in Dutchess County and was then
 Stationed and kept guard until his term 
of two weeks of hirer, he was then discharged 
and returned home.
      He was in the actual Service
 of the United States in the Revolutionary War
 and served in an embodied corps, as 
a private Soldier for the term of two 
years, five months and two weeks, in 
the manner particularly mentioned and 
Set forth in the foregoing declaration 
hereto annexed and for Such Service he claims a pension- 
      He was born in "Great nine Partners" aforesaid 
in the County of Dutchess in the State of 
New York, on the 6th day of March A.D.
1757 where he resided at the time of entering 
the said Service at the different times 
of entering the said Service, 
above mentioned, except the two weeks Service 
at which time he resided in Germantown, Columbia County.
                   He had a record of his age 
in his family Bible which was burnt up at the time St David's Upper Canada---was
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Burnt in the late War, at places he then resided.
     He resided when called into Service
as he has a home Stated in "Great nine Partners" aforesaid and continued to live there until 
near the close of the War, and then removed 
to Inness town aforesaid,  where he lived 
about 12 years, and from there he removed 
to the town of Bern Albany County, then 
back to Inness town, and from there to Athens 
in Green County, on the Hudson River and 
from there to Morripens(?) Westchester County 
and from there to St. David's Upper Canada 
and from there to Albany County, in the town 
of Bern, where he now resides, and where 
has lived for the last 19 years.
     He was called 
into the Service in the manner Stated in
 the above  declaration and in his declaration 
hereto annexed.
       He Saw and knew Genl. James 
Clinton, GenL. Washington, Genl. Putman , Genl Green, 
Genl Wooster, Genl Gansevoort and a number 
of Continental Colonels whose names he does not 
now recollect, who were with the troops where 
he Served-He does not now particularly recollect 
what Continental and Militia regiment 
he Served with.
      He never received a written discharge, 
nor has he any documentary evidence to prove his Services
      He is well known to Russel Adam Clark, Daniel Joslin, William
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Bently Esq. Henry Rosekrantz, William 
Harromen. John Harvey. James de Chestray 
James D. Gardner Esq. Ruel Phillips, Abial
 Gardner, Johnathan Hungerford John 
Lawson & others who in his present 
neighborhood and who can testify to his 
Character for truth and veracity, and 
their belief of his Services as a Soldier of 
 the Revolution.
        He has used every exertion
 in his power to obtain witnesses to prove 
his Services in the Revolutionary War 
and any further or other witness than 
Daniel Joslin whose affidavit is hereto 
annexed can not be had, nor can any 
be found.       He is very much 
a cripple and is very old and infirm
 and can not again possibly, attend the 
Court.
    He hereby relinquishes every claim
 whatever to a pension or annuity except 
the one under the Act of June 7, 1832

             Deliverance Smith
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
     Before me 
J.B. Moore Judge of Albany County Courts--
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We Adam Clark a clergyman residing 
in the town of Westerlo (near Bern) in the County 
of Albany in the State of New York and Daniel Joslin residing in the town of 
Bern. Henry Rosekranz residing in the town of Bern & William 
Bently Esq a Justice of the Peace residing Westerly hereby Certify, that we
are well acquainted with Deliverance Smith 
who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above 
declaration; that we believe him to be 76. 
years of age: that we believe he is reputed and believed 
in the neighborhood where he resides, to
have been a Soldier of the revolution, and  
that we concur in that opinion-
Sworn and Subscribed -------------------  Adam Clark
this 18th day of the                       Daniel Joslin
1833 Before me                           Henry Rosekranz
J.B. Moore Judge
of Albany County Courts              William Bently

State of New York, Albany County ss.  And I the said
Judge do hereby declare my opinion, after the 
interrogations prescribed by the the War Department, that the 
above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and 
Served as he States. And I do hereby certify that I am well 
acquainted with Revd. Adam Clark, Daniel Joslin, Henry 
Rosekranz and William Bently Esq who have Signed and 
Sworn to the preceeding Certificate, that the Said Adam 
Clark is a clergyman resident in the said town of Westerlo 
and the said Daniel Joslin and Henry Rosekranz 
who have also signed the same are also residents of the 
Said town of Bern, and the said William Bently 
Esquire who has likewise Signed the same is a Jus-
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-tice of the peace, and a resident of the town 
of
Westerlo, in the county of Albany and State of 
New York, that they are all very credible
 persons and that their Statement is entitled 
to full credit and belief-In witness whereof 
I hereto Set my have this 18th day of May A.D. 1833.

J.B. Moore Judge of Albany Country Courts

State of New York} ss
Albany County     }

      I Conrad A. Ten Eyck clerk 
of the city an county of Albany in the State 
aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph B. Moore 
before whom the within declaration and certificate 
were Sworn and who has made the foregoing 
certificate is a Judge in the  county courts of the
 county of  Albany in the State New York, and 
that Signature "J.B. Moore" to the said 
declaration and Certificates, is his genuine Signature- 
In testimony where of I have 
hereto Set my hand and affixed 
the Seal of the Said County this 23rd day 
of May AD. 1833- 
                                 C A Ten Eyck clerk
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                                                    20.445
                                    New York

Deliverance Smith
of Dutchess Co in the State of N. York
who was a private in the Comp. commanded 
by Captain Smith of the Corps commanded
by Col. Drake in the N. York 
and for 2 years

Inscribed in the Roll of N. York at the rate of 80 Dollars--Cents per annum. 
to commence March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Sept. 
1833---and Sent to. J.B. Moore
Rensselleaerville
Arrears to the Month of Sept.33          $200
Semi-anl allowance ending  March '34 __40__ 
                                                              $240  
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{for June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W.L. Williams     Clerk
Book E.   vol. 4, Page 84
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200.737-act mar 3
       Aug 11/33

Sarah Smith wid
Deliverance Smith (Pensioner)      Pris
Capn
Ceoe

Eut

Deo

Revolutionary War
NY hely 53-5454

CD:. 160 A Cressly.22./56
Boynton
Chas. C. Tucker
Present


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3454
New York Albany
Sarah Smith
widow of Deliverance
NY
who served in the Revolutionary
war as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 
of 
80 dollars--
cents per annum, to commence on 
the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 
31st day of August 1835 
and sent to C.C Tucker 
                     Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 27 Vol. 26 (?)

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200737
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11.226
Deliverance Smith
Albany New York 
Admitted Private 2 years
e.K.l.m.

Be particular to direct certificate and all communications relating to this claim to J.B. Moore Renssalaersville New York
Albany N. York
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                                                 183
Sir
     The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in tabular form. On completiparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus; }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

Statement, showing the Service of Deliverance Smith

Enrolled Jan. 1776
|about 4 months| Private |Col. Drake, Capt Smith | Present Age 75| resident Now Dutchess Co. NY| Proof of Service: one witness to part of service-no tradition except from that witness |
 Volunteer 1777 | service 1 year| Ranger | Capt Ezekiel Cooper's scouting service|
Enlisted | 1776 | 4 months | Capt M. Smith|
About 1780| About 2 years (total)

4 months or thereabouts is the
language of the deponent
I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

will shew what is needed before a pension
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200.737
Bounty Land Claim
Act of March 3, 1855
Claim of Sarah Smith
for 
Bounty Land

Chas. C Tucker
Atty. for claimant
Washington D.C.
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State of New York
Delaware County & s(?); On this seventh day of August 1855 before me a new county Judge of the said county of Delaware i the State said personally appeared Sarah Smith aged eighty five years a resident of the town of Hamden County of Delaware & State of New York who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Deliverance Smith who was a private in the revolutionary war in the service of the United States, that she understood from her said husband that he served in all two years & four months under two terms of enlistment & that for proof of the fact that her said husband served in said revolutionary war & the time he served $ where she respect fully refers the Department to the proofs on file in the pension office at Washington he having been a private under the act of June 7th 1832. That his pension Certificate is lost-She further states that she was married to the said Deliverance Smith in the Town of Berne in the county of Albany by the Rev. Adam Clarke on the first day of January 1814 and that her name before marriage was Cougar, that her said husband  died at said Town of Berne on the 18th day of October 1838 & that she is still and ever since the death of her said husband has been a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she is entitled under the Act of March 3, 1855 her said husband never having received any bounty land & she
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never having received bounty land for the above service and she hereby constitutes and appoints Charles. C. Tucker of Washington D.C. her attorney to prosecute her claim and receive her account, Hereby authorizing and empowering her said Attorney to obtain from the proper authorities at Washington City or elsewhere certified copies of Any records or documents in which the services of her deceased husband may be recorded and to procure any and all other evidence that may be necessary to establish her claim as fully as she might or could do if personally present and revoking & countermanding all other authority that may have been given for the above specified  purpose.
                               Sarah Smith

Sworn and subscribed  and acknowledged before me the day and year just above written and on the same day personally came before me James H. Cougar & Olive Cougar residents of said town of Hamden Delaware County State of New York to me known as credible witnesses who being personally acquainted with Sarah Smith who has made and declared the foregoing declaration that they were present and saw her sign her name to the above  declaration and that from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her they believe she is the identical person she represents to be, And the said James H. says that he has known the
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said Sarah ever since he can remember & that he is now of the age of forty four years, that as long ago as he can remember said Sarah was living with Deliverance Smith whom he well knew as his wife at the Town of Berne in the County of Albany & that she was so understood accepted and received as his lawful wife up to the time of the death of Deliverance who died at said town of Berne on the 18th day of October 1838 and that said Sarah had ever since remained a widow, that said Olive says that she knew the said Deliverance & said Sarah for about five years prior to his death & that during said five years said Sarah was always understood & accepted as the lawful wife of the said Deliverance & that said Deliverance died at said town of Berne on 18th October 1838 having said Sarah his widow & as such she had ever since remained. And both deponents say that for several years prior to his death said Deliverance received a pension. That they are disinterested in the claim & reside at the place above named.
Wm Gleason  Jury County Judge
of Delaware County New York 

James H. Couger
Olive (her make) x Couger

Sworn to and subscribed before me and I certify that I am not interested in the claim or concerned in its prosecution and I believe that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be & I certify that this same Olive Couger does not write.
William Gleason Jury County Judge of Delaware County New York
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State of New-York
Delaware County Clerk's Office

I, BENJAMIN CANNON, Clerk of the County of Delaware, and also Clerk of the Courts of said County, do hereby certify that William Gleason Jr Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition purports to have been taken, was at the time of taking such depositions a County Judge in and for the County of Delaware aforesaid, elected and sworn, and duly authorized by law to take the same, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony Thereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this 7 day of August 1853
Benji Cannon Clerk
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Claim of
Sarah Smith
for Widow's Pension
under act of Feb3, 1853



Charles C. Tucker
Atty. for Claimant, 
Washington, D.C.
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State of New York
County of Delaware: On this seventh day of August 1855 personally appeared before the County Court of the said County of Delaware in the said State of New York Sarah Smith a resident of the town of Hamden in the County of Delaware and State aforesaid aged eighty five years who first being duly sworn according to laws doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war, that she is the widow of Deliverance Smith who was a private in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war for which service he received a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that the deponent cannot state when his term of service commenced or ended and she respectfully refers tot he evidence on file in the pension office whom the application of her said husband ever said his said pension at the Agency for paying pensions at the City of Albany. She further declares that she was married to the said Deliverance Smith on the first day of January eigthteen hundred and fourteen at the town of Berne in the County of Albany & State of New York by the Rev. Adam Clark; that her said husband-died on the 18th day of October eighteen hundred $ thirty eight at said town of Berne that she was not married to him prior to
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the second of January eighteen hundred but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow. She further states that when she was married to said Deliverance Smith, she was the widow of James Cougar who died in March 1813. She therefore claims the benefits of the provision made by the Act of  Congress passed February 3 1853 granting  pensions to certain widows and hereby constitutes and appoints, Charles C. Tucker of Washington D.C. her attorney to prosecute said claim and receive the certification that may be issued.
Sworn and subscribed before the day & year first above written.
Wm Gleason Junior          Sarah Smith
County Judge of Delaware County New York.
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State of New York
County of Delaware ⎬ On this 7th day of
August 1855 before me William Gleason Jr.
the County Judge of the County of Delaware
at a term of the County Court held in aforsaid
County personally Came James H. Congar and
Olive Congar both of the town of Hamden
in said County to me known as credible with
[illegible] who being duly sworn declare that they are personally acquainted with Sarah Smith widow of Deliverance Smith who has made and subscribed the foregoing declaration and have been acquainted with her the said James H. from his earliest recollection & that he is now of the age of forty four
years & the said Olive has been acquainted with her for the space of twenty two years
at they know her said Sarah to be the identical person who lived with said Deliverance
Smith as his wife at the time of his death or
the 18th day of October 1838, & the said James H. knows that the said Sarah from his
earliest recollection was always understood & received & accepted as the lawful wife of the said Deliverance and the said Olive knows that the said Sarah was so understood received & accepted as the lawful wife of the said Deliverance for the space of five years previous to his death, & that both deponents know that said Deliverance received a pension for revolutionary services for several years prior to his death which was paid at the Agency for paying pensions at the City of Albany and that
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the said Sarah is now and has remained a widow since the death of her said husband Deliverance Smith and they further swear that they are [illegible] 
James H Conger
 Olive her x mark Conger

Sworn to and subscribed 
before me the day and year           
first above written and            
I certify that I am not interested  
in said claim nor concerned in its prosecution
and I certify that said Olive Conger does not write
    Wm Gleason Jun  County
Judge of Delaware County New York
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State of New York
Delaware County Clerk's Office
                        I, BENJAMIN CANNON, Clerk of the County of Delaware County, do hereby certify that
 William Gleason Jr, Esquire, before
 whom the annexed deposition purports to have been taken, was at the time
of taking such deposition, a County Judge in and for the county of
Delaware aforesaid, elected and sworn, and duly authorised by law to take
the same, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony Thereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the 
Seal of the said Court and County, this 7 day of August 1853
    Bemj Cannon, Clerk
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January 27, 1937
X
BA-J/EXL
Deliverance Smith w.26483

Mrs. R. C. Van Nov
95 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, New York
Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Deliverance Smith, born at Great Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York, who served in the Revolutionary War and received pension on account of his services, claim No. W. 26483.

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 26483, based upon the military
service in that war of Deliverance Smith.

Deliverance Smith was born at Great Nine Partners, New York, March 6, 1757. The names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of said Great Nine Partners, Deliverance Smith volunteered in 1775, for service in a company of militia
of Dutchess County, New York, under the command of Captain Melancton 
Smith (no relationship shown) and Colonel Humphrey; the latter part of January or February 1, 1776, said company was ordered 
to New York City, remained there four months and built a fort at Hell Gate, he volunteered in same year, served in Captain Colby 
Chamberlain's Company, Colonel Humphrey's New York Regiment, was ordered to Fort Montgomery, was in garrison at that place, assisted in building Forts Clinton and Montgomery and was discharged the
in March, 1777, having served nine months he volunteered again in April, 1777, served in Captain Ezekiel Cooper's New York Company of Rangers, marched to Poughkeepsie, New York, where the company kept guard for the Court House and went out on various scouting parties; at the time of General Burgoyne's advance from the north, he was serving in Captain Cooper's Company and was set to guard prisoners in the jail and Esopus and in the Fleet prison and on one occasion was sent in charge of prisoners, taking them from Esopus to Hartford and thence to the Simsbury Mines; his entire service in Captain Cooper's Company accounted to one year in December, 1778, he enlisted and served four months in

[Handwritten side notes:] Found Sol in NY in the Rev. under Capt Ezekiel Cooper in the rangers. 
I did not use Col. Drake as he did not know whether it was Drake or Humphrey + the NY [illegible] (enlistments?) showed Capt Melancton Smith in Col Humphrey's Regt.
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Captain Melancton Smith's Company, Colonel Graham's New York Regiment and was engaged in guarding the bridges in Westchester County, New York during this service, he was in three skirmishes:
about two years thereafter, Deliverance Smith, having in the interval married and moved to Spencertown, Columbia County, New York, was called out on a general alarm, and served two weeks inCaptain Hawley's Company, Colonel Scott's New York Regiment.

After the Revolution, Deliverance Smith resided in Spencertown, New York, about twelve years; then moved to Berne, Albany County, New York; returned to Spencertown, then moved to Athens, Greene County, New York; thence to Morrisania, Westchester County, New York; thence to Saint David's, Upper Canada; then returned to Berne, New York.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 8, 1832, while residing in Berne, New York.

He died at said Berne, October 18, 1838.

There are no data in regard to soldier's first wife. He married January 1, 1814, at Berne, New York, Mrs. Sarah Cougar or Conger, widow of James Cougar or Conger who died in March, 1813.

After the death of Deliverance Smith, his widow resided for a time in Summit, Schoharie County, New York, then in Hamden, Delaware
County, New York, where she was living when she was allowed pension on her application executed August 7, 1855, and aged eighty-
five years.

There is no reference to any children of the soldier.

In 1855, James Cougar or Conger, son of the widow by her marriage James Cougar or Conger, was aged forty-four years and
lived in Hamden, New York and in same year one Olive Cougar or Conger lived in same place: no relationship of Olive to the widow
was stated; in 1855, Eliza Ann Hungerford, a daughter of the widow, Sarah Smith by her former husband, James Coupar or Conger was residing in Constantia, Oswego County, New York, with her husband, Alexander Hungerford, to whom she had been married twenty-seven
years: the ages of Eliza Ann and her husband are not given.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of

 
-2-
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the Revolutionary War pensioner, Sarah Smith, widow of Deliverance Smith (W.26483), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Sarah Smith, widow of Deliverance Smith
Certificate No. 5454
Issued August 31, 1855
Rate, $80 per annum
Commenced February 3, 1853
Act of February 3, 1853
New York (Albany) Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

August 21, 1924.

Ferdinand Schmitter,
23 Elk St.,
Albany, N.Y.

Sir:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.26483, it appears that Deliverance Smith was born at Great Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York, March 6, 1757.

While a resident of that place he enlisted in January or February 1776 as a private in Captain Melancton Smith's Company, Colonel Drake's or Colonel Humphrey's New York Regiment and served 4 months. He enlisted in 1776 as a private in Captain Colby Chamberlain's Company, Colonel Humphrey's New York Regiment, served 9 months and was discharged in March 1777. He enlisted in April 1777 as a private in Captain Ezekiel Cooper's New York Company of Rangers and served one year. He enlisted in December 1778, served 4 months as a private in Captain Melancton Smith's Company, Colonel Graham's New York Regiment and was in three skirmishes. While a resident of Spencertown, Columbia County, New York, he was called out
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about two years later on an alarm and served 2 weeks as a private in Captain Hawley's Company, Colonel Scott's New York Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 28, 1832, while a resident of Berne, Albany County, New York.

The name of the soldier's first wife is not stated.

He married January 1, 1814, at Berne, New York, Sarah, widow of James Cougar or Conger who died in March 1813.

Soldier died October 18, 1838, at said Berne and the widow, Sarah, was allowed pension on her application executed August 7, 1855, while a resident of Hamden, Delaware County, New York, aged 85 years.

It is not stated that solider had any children.

Respectfully,

Commissioner

Note: Did not mention soldier's step-children:
Eliza Ann Cougar, wife of Alexander Hungerford,
James H Cougar (Olive Cougar probably his wife)
NM.
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495 New Scotland Ave.,
Albany, NY.
January 11, 1937

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

For purposes of completing family records in connection with my membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, will you kindly furnish me with whatever information is available concerning Deliverance Smith, born at Great Nine Partners, Dutch Co., NY., pension claim No. W26483.

I am anxious to secure his military record, and place of birth, death, etc., also information existing concerning his survivors.

For you information, he was my great-great-great grandfather.

Very truly yours,
Blanche N. Van Noy
(Mrs. R.E.)
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[document stamped with a date & time stamp]
RECEIVED
JAN 14 1937
3 [arrow pointing to 3:00 on time portion of stamp]
MAIL SUB 81V.
VETS ASN, 
Re [remainder of word illegible] 23 
30 [large font]
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23 Elk St
Albany NY.
Aug 1, 1924

Department of the Interior
Revolutionary War Records Section -

Sirs, -

Request any information you may have concerning Deliverance Smith an enlisted man of the Albany County Militia Ninth Regiment in the Revolutionary War.

Also request information concerning James Stewart and his wife Cynthia. He is said to have been a Revolutionary soldier from Stamford, Delaware Co N.Y and later of Reidsville, Albany Co. The wife Cynthia who later drew a widow's pension lived a short time in the city of Albany and died shortly after the Civil War. 

Very respectfully
Ferdinand Schmitter
23 Elk St.
Albany N.Y.
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Brief in the case of Sarah Smith widow of Deliverance
Delaware County and State of New York
act 8 Feby 1953

Claim, ("original,")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)

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

Her husband was a pension under the act of June 7 1832 
at $80 a year,
Marriage proved by an eye-witness to the ceremony. 
Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage, 
identity, his death + her present widowhood  
[present widowhood edited; formerly noted as illegible]
proven by  credible witnesses

Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
[illegible] by credible witness {note this goes with the above and not here}

Name and residence of Agent
C.C. Tucker, Present

Harrison Triplett
Examining Clerk
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                      Pension Office, Aug. 13, 1855
The Hiso? auditor will please certify the date of written
named pensioner's death; and, if in his power, the christian
name of his widow
                                    Very respectfully
                                       S. Cole
                                            Chief Auditor 
Gladly
Deliverance Smith paid to 4 Sept. 1838.

Aug 14/55                                     W.N.D. Taylor
                                                 Acting Auditor
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        Washington D.C. Aug 10th 1855
Hon. L.P. Waldo
                Commissioner of Pensions
                                          Sir,
                                                       I send
enclosed the Claim for a Revolutionary Pension
under the Act of Feb 3.1853. of Sarah Smith
widow of Deliverance Smith late a pensioner under
the Act of June 7.1832.-
             An early examination of said Claim is
respectfully requested.
                       Very Respectfully
                           Your Obt (Obedient)  Servant 
                                 Chas. C. Tucker-
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                                  Portland April 20 1885
Dear Sir
I have taken the liberty, to
write you, concerning my late father s Discharge
which was lodged in the War Office--
and drew a pension in the first two
years that Pension was granted, he Died
in  Aug. 1831 and his Pension Certificate
was sent to the War Office for the 
purpose of obtaining the balance of
Pension for my Mother but was  rejected 
on account of my Father Death before
the last Pension Act Passed,
the State of Maine, has granted to
the Revolution Soldiers, or their
Widows, 200 Acres of Land by
furnishing the necessary proof, if you
cannot send me the Discharge,
will you be so kind as to send
a Cerified Copy of the same
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my late Fathers name is-
Nath Shaw of Portland Maine
and recd (received) his Pension the first
and second years they were
granted, and was cut off on
account of holding a Little property.
          Yours Resp (Respectfully)
          Nath Shaw
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Nathl Shaw                                   
James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
along left side: Aug 82

Stamp: 
Portland Me.  Jul 28

faint vertical writing:
Nathl Shaw
Me Rev(?)
Widows Cl
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       Portland July 27th 1836

Mr. J.L Edwards Esq
       Sir I have taken the liberty,
to address you in behalf of my Mother, Widow
of the late Nath Shaw of Portland, St Maine
who wishes you to send her a Copy of her
Husbands declaration, which gave him, his
Pension Certificate of the year 1818 which say he
received, two years, and was was cut off, my Father
Died in Augt 1831, and my Mother applied
to the Pension Office in the summer of 1832
for his Pay with the proof requisite, to establish
her claim, of it same under the act of 1832
but it was decided, that his dieing before
the act was passed, debarred her from
from receiving it, but the Widow of Revolutionary Soldiers
I think established her claim from March 4, 1838
to Aug 16 1838 his original Discharge for three
years Service is in the War Office will
you be so kind as to send a Certified
Copy of it, with the Declaration, so that
she can establish her claim, provided you
think she may be entitled to it by getting
all the proofs necessary.      Nath Shaw  
 
note on left hand side:
after writing the within, I recollect
 the war Department sent a Copy of
the Discharge you may omit it and 
send only the Declaration.
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Washington D.C. August 28th 1855.

Hon. J. Minot.
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir,

Enclosed please find additional evidence for the Revolutionary Pension Claim under the Act of Feb 3 1853 of Sarah Smith widow of Deliverance of New York. 

As the laws of the State of New York do not require that records of marriages be kept, no certified copy of the marriage can be obtained but there is enclosed much testimony proving the marriage.

The widow's application for Bounty Land under the Act of Mar 3. 1855 was filed the same day as her Pension Claim. I think it will be found that she states therein that no record of her marriage can be obtained.

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Chas. C. Tucker
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Sarah Smith
Widow of Deliverance
Delaware Co
    NY

adm (anno dominus?) 3rd Feb 1853
2 yrs pri(vate?)  In
$80 a year from
the passage of the 
act



sent to
C.C. Tucker Esq
    Present
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State of New York
County of Oneida   On this 31st day of
July 1855 before me a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County Stated above
named personally come Richard
Joslin and Margaret Joslin of the
Town of Camden in same County of Oneida 
to me known as Credible witnesses who known
by me duly sworn declare that they are
personally acquainted with Sarah Smith
Widow of Deliverance Smith. That deponents
an d each of them know that said Sarah Smith is the widow of said Deliverance Smith. That deponents reside in the town of Berne Albany
County N. York from their childhood
until about the year 1834 and that
said Deliverance Smith & said Sarah
were Married at said Town of Berne
in the year 813 or 1814 as when deponents
knew and always since her understood that
The deponents were near neighbors of and
were acquainted with said Deliverance &
said Sarah before their said Marriage
and that from the time of said Marriage
up to the time of these deponents leaving
said Town of Berne (in the year 1834)
Said Deliverance and Sarah lived together
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as husband and wife at the town of Berne
aforesaid. That these deponents know that said
Deliverance was a pensioner several
years previous to said year 1834. And
drew his pension at the agency in
the City of Albany there aforesaid
department. Removed from said town of
Bern they understood from Commission report
that said Deliverance died at Bern
aforesaid about the year 1838. That
the said Sarah widow resided the summers
after the death of said Deliverance, in
the town of Summit Schoharie County
and about one fourth of a Mile from
where deponents then resided. That the
deponents there resided and believe said
Sarah ther(e) remained a widow from the
death of her said husband Deliverance.
And deponents further say that they are
wholly disinterested.
Sworn to & subscribed before me this}
            his
Richard x Joslin
          mark
              her
Margaret x Joslin
          mark
day & year above written. and I certify}
that I am not interested in this claim   }
or interested in its prosecution.           }
A Curtis
Justice of the Peace
State of New York
ONEIDA COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, ss
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That A Curtis
Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the foregoing, affidavit and thereon
written, was, on the 31st day of July 1855 a Justice of
the Peace, in and for said County, and sworn and duly authorized. And further,
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice, and verily believe
that the signature to said Jurat is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said County, and subscribed my name, this 3rd day of August 1855 
R Hulbert CLERK
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State of New York
County of Oswego:  On this 1st day of 
August 1855 before me a Justice of the Peace 
in and for the County & State above named
personally came Alexander Hungerford and Eliza Ann Hungerford of the town of Constantia, in said County of Oswego to me 
known as credible witnesses being
duly sworn declare that they are personally
acquainted with Sarah Smith widow
of Deliverance Smith, that they know that
said Sarah Smith is the the widow of the 
said Deliverance Smith, that they said
Deliverance & Sarah were married at
the town of Berne in the County of Albany
by Rev Adam Clark a Baptist clergyman
 as the these deponents have always
understood And the said Eliza Acougar
then says she is a daughter of said
Sarah by a previous marriage  with
James Cougar that the  deponent was
present & saw her mother said Sarah
who was then the widow of said James
Cougar deponents father married to 
said Deliverance by the clergyman afore
said & the place afore said & at the place afore said & which
marriage took place in the year 1813 or
1814 as nearly as she can remember
And deponents both say that said Deliverance
& Sarah lived together as husband
& wife for about twenty four or
twenty five years; that these deponents
have been married over twenty seven
years, that they  that said Deliverance
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recd a pension for several years previous
to his death & drew his pension at the
agency in the city of Albany. That
said Deliverance Smith died about
seventeen years ago at the town of
Berne & left said Sarah his widow
That said Sarah now lives with her
son James H. Cougar at the town of 
Hamden Delaware County New York
 & that these deponents have lately made 
her a visit & saw her as late as the 23rd
day of July 1855, and that said Sarah
ever since the death of her said husband
Deliverance has remained a
widow and they further swear that they
are disinterested
Sworn to and subscribed|    Alexander Hungerford
before me the day and year| Eliza Ann Hungerford
above written and I certify|
that I am not interested|
in the claim nor concerned|
in its prosecution
                        Homer Hays
                       Justice of the Peace
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State of New York                     }
Oswego County Clerk's Office, } ss

I, E M Hill Clerk of Oswego County, Certify,
That  Homer Hayes Esq., before whom the
annexed Affidavit & declaration was taken
at the time of taking such affidavit & Declaration
A justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly
authorized to take the same, and further, that I am well acquainted 
with his hand-writing, and verily believe that his signature thereto is
genuine.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said
County, this the 4th day of August 1855
                                         E M Hill Clerk
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p. 1

1924, Aug 21 Hist to Ferdinand
Schmitter
--------------------
1937 Jan 27 Hist to Mrs R.E.
Van Noy Eck

p. 2

Revy
Widow, &c.
File No 2.6.483
Sarah Smith
widow of
Deliverance Smith
Priv Rev War
Act Feb 3d 53
Index Vol. L Page 236

[Arrangement of 1870]
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No     5958
Sarah Smith, widow of
Deliverance Smith-
NY

Lr.?  {Lawyer?} Chas. C. Tucker Aug 15/55


Act February 3/53
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34.835




Rev Army ?
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Maine
Polly Shaw
Suspended
See letter to Joseph Pope
3 Oct. 1836
do. Nov 17 1836 to Hon. A K. Parris
admd (administered) under 2nd Section
allow from 4 March
1831 to August 16, 1831 at
the rate of $80 per year-
Send cert. to Hon A. K. 
Parris, present (presently?)
Act. July 4, 1836