Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,826, for Isaiah Smith, Connecticut
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Service
Conn. 
Continental 

Smith, Isaiah 
Nancy or Ann

Number
W 17,826

contents

b. Jan. 22 1757-
enl. at Stamford Conn.
lv 1818 res, Ontario [los.] N.Y.
d. Mar 27, 1825 at Perry Genesee [los]. N.Y.
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New York 2693
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Nancy Smith
widow of Isaiah Smith
Pensioner act March 1818
who died on the 27 March 1825
of Kings Co. in the State of N York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Conn of the regt commanded
by Col. Webb in the Con
line for 2 years

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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 80 Dollars ---Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

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Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of June 1839 and sent to Hon G Kemble
Cold Spring N.Y
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Arrears to the 4th of March '39  640.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep. 40.00
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$680.00
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(Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act July 4, 1836,}
{Section the 3 }

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 204
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11956 R
New York
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Isaiah Smith
Ontario County in the State of New York who
was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Webbs of the Connecticut line
for the term of six years
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Subscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2nd of May 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 14th June 1817 and sent to Micah Brooks, Esq
East Bloomfield New York
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Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819.  80.77
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819. 48. 00
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$128.77
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Mo 3/31   


{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued
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Dead See letter to M.C.
Morgan Dec. 5 1829
do. to M.C. Morgan
July 2. 1830 & same date to the Agent
Conne at certificate 
found Sept 6th 1820
[illegible]
ane sent to S. Phelps on Canadaqua
Notification sent to Stephen Phelps
apr 1820 Canadaqua N.Y.

correct certificate [illegible]
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State of New York
Ontario County 

On this second day of May 1818 before me
this subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
in said County personally appears Josiah Smith in the
62nd year of his age resident in the County aforesaid
who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain
the provision of [of crossed out] made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land
and naval service of the United States of America in
the revolutionary war passed the 18th day of March 1818
that he is a citizen of the United States: that at Stamford
in Connecticut, sometime in the month of June AD 1775, he
inlisted into a company of soldiers commanded by Capt
Weed attached to the regiment under the command
of Col [name blank] Waterbury that in January 1776 (the
period of his inlistment having expired, he was regularly discharged
at Ticonderoga, that he inlisted again in the month of January
at Stamford for one year under Capt Joseph Hoyt of the regiment
commanded by Col Charles Webb: that he was regularly discharged
at Peekskill in N York (in the month of January 1777) and this deponent further says that he enlisted again at Stamford in to the company commanded by Capt [left blank] weed of the regmnt commanded by Col Charles Webb, in January 1777, for three months, at the expiration
of which time he reinlisted into the Company of Capt
Stephen Butes of Col Charles Webb's regmnt, for the war:
that he always belonged to the Connecticut line of the continental
army of the revolution: that he served until the end of
the war at which time (7th June 1783) he received a regular
and honorable discharge; but that this as well as his
other discharge is now lost: And this deponent further
says that he bore a part in the battle at Stoney-point, at
Monmouth, at Yorktown and Green Springs, and at an
on Long Island, and that by reason of his reduced
circumstances he needs the assistance of his country
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for support and further this deponent said not
Isiah Smith
Sworn and subscribed before me this 2nd day
of May AD 1808
Micah Brooks

State of New York
Ontario County

I Micah Brooks one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county do certify that it has been proven by the oath of reputable persons before me that the within named Isiah Smith is wholly destitute of property and the means of living, and [illegible] reduced in his circumstances as to need this [illegible] of his country for support -- and I do further certify that it fully appears to me that this service as stated in the within declaration have been by him performed.
Micah Brooks
Bloomfield Nov 19 1818

State of New York
Ontario County
 
In testimony that Micah Brooks Clerk's Office whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificates was on the day of the day of the same one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Ontario and that the same is his signature 
I hereunto subscribe my name and office the county seal at Canandaigua this 2nd day of March AD 1819.

Hon. McNair Clk
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Births &c FAMILY RECORD.

Isaiah Smith, born Jany 22 1757
Ann Williams born March 15 1762

Isaiah Smith and Ann Williams married May 5 1783

Mahitabell Mariah Smith born December 15 1783
Ann Smith born May 25 1785
Sebiah Smith born March 20, 1787
Isaiah Smith born Feby 21 1789
Samuel Smith born April 24 1791
Caten John Smith born Apl 28 1793
Robert Williams Smith born Apl 30 1795
Hannah Jane Smith born Apl 1 1797
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CHAP. XXII.
The river and tree of life. And he shewed me a pure river of water life, he which is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he that clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne is righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still.of God, and of the Lamb. In the midst of [illegible]of it, on either ride of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the thorn of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall free him: And they shall fee hi face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there: and they need no candle, neither light of the fun: for the Lord God give to them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. And he raid unto me, Thefe facing and faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophet sent his angel to shew unto his servants the thing which must shortly be done. Behold, I come quickly: bluffed is he that keepers the saying of the prophecy of this book. And I John saw these things and heard them. And when I had heard and seen I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then faith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I m thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. And he faith unto me, seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book : for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; and you all. Amen. 
And behold I come quickly;and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his works shall be. I am Alpha and omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and markets a lye. Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. And the Spirit and bride say, Come. And let him that he Aretha say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. For I testify unto every man that hereth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall do unto these things, God hall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from these things words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the thing which are written in this book. He which testifies these things faith, surely I come quickly; Amen. Even so come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.  Amen. *

The End of the New Testament.
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Case of
Isaiah Smith
Webb
11956
[illegible]
Sep 19
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State of New-York
Ontario County, ss.
On this Nineteenth day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court, (being)
a Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, and constituted a Court of Record by proceeding according to the
course of Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of it proceedings,
and recognized as such Court by the laws and judicial decisions of said State,) Isaiah Smith 
aged sixty three years, resident in the town of Richmond in said county, who, being
first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
Under Capt. Stephen Bennett, Col Charles Webbs
regiment. Connecticut Line as a private. Com-
mencing in April 10th 1777 and served during the
warm as per certificate of discharge.

and that he made application for a Pension on the Second day of May 1818 and that
he received a Pension Certificate, No 11965.  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United
States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time,
by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as
to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled " An act to provide for certain persons engaged in
the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818, and
that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me, nor have I
any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, viz.
One Cow#15- 1 Pot. 50- I kettle .25-------15.75
1 Iron tea kettle .50- 1 pair Andirons #1----1.50
1 Griddle #1- Four tin pans#1---------2.00
knives & forks #0.75- plates .75- cups & saucers .25-----1.75
Broken glasses .25- 1 table .50----.75
Six old chairs------------1.50
Isaiah Smith  #23.25
And I do further swear and declare that I am by
occupation a farmer and that I am by a complaint
of the gravel unable to do any labor and my family
consists of my wife aged fifty-eight years, one child
Abigail six years of age----Isaiah Smith
Sworn to and declared this 19th day of August
1820 in Open Court before me  Wm Rogers
a Judge of Ontario Com Pleas
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ONTARIO COUNTY, ss.

I, John Van Fossen, Clerk of said county, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court, and I further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in said Schedule, is twenty three dollars and 25 cents.  
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of thee said Court, on this 22nd day of August 1820

J Van Fossen Clerk of the Court aforesaid, in and for said County.
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3423
Depositions &c
In the matter of an
Application for a
Pension for
Nancy Smith
Kings Co. N.Y
Hon  A. Vanderveer
HR
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State of New York
County of Kings ss.
I Charles E. Bulkeley, clerk of the county of Kings and clerk of the court of common pleas in and for said county do hereby certify that Nathan B. Morse whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instruments and thereon written was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment was the [strike out "first juge"] first judge of the court of common pleas a court of records in and for said county dwelling inthe City of Brooklyn in said county commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge and verily believe the signature to the [illegible strike out] annexed [strike out "as acknowledged] is genuine.
Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this nineteenth day of April 1838
C. E. Bulkeley clerk
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State of New York
County of Kings ss
Hannah Jane Ward of the city of Brooklyn in said county of Kings being duly sworn doth depose and say that she is of the age of forty years and upwards That she is a daughter of Mrs. Nancy Smith widow of Isaiah Smith deceased who was this deponents father That said Isaiah Smith departed this life twelve years ago the last March at the town of Percy in the county of Genesee in said state of New York That deponent attended his funeral & saw his dead body before it was intered [interred]. That deponent lived within two  miles of said deceased during his last sickness and saw him but a short time before he died That he was troubled with the asthma and also had the dropsey which two diseases combined were the cause of his death as deponent has no doubt deponent further says that mother Nancy Smith hat not ever married since the death of her
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said husband - Deponent further says that said Isaiah left him surviving six children each of whom was over the age of twenty one years at the time of his death Deponent says she was the youngest of eight children and was twenty eight years old when her father died. That he had always lived with the mother of deponent from her earlier recollection till his death aforesaid That deponents said father purchased the family bible which is now present and in the possession Nathan B. Morse first judge of Kings county when this deponent was about seven years old and that the family record examined by said Morse was immediately made [illegible and has so remained ever since and deponent always was informed in the family and believed the same to be true and correct.
Hannah June Ward
Subscribed and sworn before me the 17th day of February 1838
N.B. Morse first judge of Kings County
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State of New York
County of Kings ss.
Samuel Smith of the City of Brooklyn in said County of Kings being duly sworn says that he is a son of the late Isaiah Smith of Percy Genesee County deceased That deponent is aged forty five years and upwards and that ever since deponent can remember to the time of the death of his said father his said father and the mother of deponent was Nancy Smith lived together as man and wife that deponent was present at the time of the entering of the names of marriage & births in the family register mentioned in the deposition of Hannah Jane Ward which has been read in this hearing of the deponent that such entry was made as deponent believes not less than thirty three or thirty four years ago and that the said family register so far as the marriage of said Isaiah Smith and some of his elder children were concerned were transcribed from
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a still older bible and that said transcribing was done by one John Morrison a school master under the direction of deponents said father and mother and in their presence Deponent further says that said transcript was correctly and accurately made.
Samuel Smith
Sworn before me this 17th day of February 1838
N. B. Morse First Judge of Kings County
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War Department,
PENSION OFFICE,
September 28 1820. 11956.
SIR,
You are hereby informed that the
schedule of your property has been examined; and the Secretary
of War has directed your name to be continued on the Pension
Roll.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards
To Mr. Isaiah Smith
Ontario County
N York
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Isaiah Smith
Payable on the 4th March and 4th September of each year, by Prest Branch Bank U.T.
in New York No pension is payable until
the arrival of one or the other of the above dates, after the issue of a Certificate. This certificate is issued in lieu of one issued on the 14th of June 1819. in which the pensioners name was incorrectly written Isaac instead of Isaiah; and which has been destroyed.
Registered by Edw. A. Gant
Clerk, in book B, volume 5
Page 182--
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War Department
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1848,
Isaiah Smith late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the second day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this sixth day of September one thousand eight
hundred and twenty
J C Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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State of New York
County of Kings

On this twenty-sixth day of January AD 1838 personally appeared before the  Honorable Nathan B. Morse Esq. First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Kings in the State of New York -- Nancy Smith a residenyt of the City of Brooklyn, in the County of Kings, and State aforesaid aged seventy-five years in March 1837 who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by act of Congrees passed July 4, 1836.

That she is the Widow of Isaiah Smith, who was a private in the amry of the revolution, that the said Isaiah Smith, being an apprentice to the trade of a Blacksmith, as this deponent believes, entred the army as a substitute for his master, that he served in the army as such substitute for the time of three  years, and that at the expiration of said time, he the said Isaiah Smith,  enlisted for the term of the war; and did continue to serve in the amry until the end of the war; that she this deponent has heard, but cannot now recollect the names of the officers, under whom her husband served; and deponent further saith that her said husband applied for a pension during his life time, and attained the same under the act of 18th March 1818, and that he continued to receive such pension until his death, and that such pension papers are hereto annexed.

She further declaires that she was maarried on the fifth day of
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May in the year one thousand, seven hundred and Eightythree to the said Isaiah Smith that the aforesaid Isaiah Smith died on the 27th March 1825, and that she has remained his widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear, by reference to the proof hereto annexed, and that the marriage above mentioned took ploace while said I. Smith was in the service and waiting for his discharge therefrom.

Nancy Smith

Sworn and subscribed on the twenty-sixth day of January and the year above written before Nathan B. Morse first Juge of the Court of Common Please, as aforesaid; who doth certify, that the said Nancy Smith is worthy in his opinion of  belief, and doth further certify that the said Nancy Smith was unable by reason of bodily infirmity to attend the Court to subscribe the foregoing deposition and who doth furthr certify that he hath examined an old family bible of the said Nancy Smith, in which there is contained a family record containing the date of her marriage with the said Isaiah Smith together with an account of the birth of their children, which record I am entirely satisfied is both ancient and correct, and that the time of her marriage is the same in said Bible as in the above deposition, which is the same bible mentioned in the Deposition of Hannah Jane Ward, which I have taken since taking the deposition and Declaration of Nancy Smith as above set forth. And I certify that before the above declaration was made the land "Isaiah" was four times
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altered into "Isaiah" and "Smith" interlined & "1835" altered to "1825" an the last line was also written before the said Declaration was sworn to & I certify that I took the Deposition of Samuel Smith & Mary Jane Ward hereunto annexed & I believe they are entitled to full credit.

N.B. Morse First Judge of the County Court of the County of Kings
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State of New York
Kings County

Hannah Jane Ward of the City of Brooklyn in said County of Kings, being duly sworn, doth depose and say that she is a daughter of Mrs. Nancy Smith, and of the late Isiah Smith deceased. That deponent's father, the said Isiah Smith, died in the month of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, and that immediately thereafter the said Nancy commenced to reside with this deponent, and so continued to reside with her until between on e and two years now last past. That when said Nancy so came to reside with deponent as aforesaid she brought with her the family bible, from which the family record was taken to send to Washington as evidence in the application of said Nancy for a pension, and that the said bible remained in the care of this deponent from the time the same was brought to her by her mother, as aforesaid, until the said record was taken therefrom and forwarded to Washington as aforesaid open however to the examination of any of the family that might di to use, as read in the same. Thata where the said bible came into the custody, and care of this deponent, to wit, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty five, the alteration appearing the date of the marriage of the said Isiah and Nacy in the family record therein, was in existence precisely as it was, when said record was taken out of said Bible and forwarded to Washington in the matter of the application of the said Nancy for a pension, and deponent further positively saith, that from and after the early part of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty five until the day and time of the taking out of the said Bible the record aforesaid, the same was in no respect altered, changed or obliterated, but in all respects remained the same, and was that state and condition forwarded to Washington in the matter of the application aforesaid.
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Subscribed and sworn beore me the 8th day of June 1839 by Hannah Jane Ward who is known to me to be a person of reputable character and whose statements are entitled to credit & belief.

Hannah J. Ward
N.B. Morse
Supreme Court Commissioner 
for Kings County

State of New York
Kings County

I Charles E. Burkeley Clerk of the County of Kings an of the Court of Common Please of said County, which said Court is a court of Record having Common Law Jurisdiction and a clerk and seal do certify that Nathan B. Morse is, and was, at the date of the above a Supreme Court Commissioner in the said County duly commissioned and sworn and as such duly authorized to take affidavits to be read in all courts of record inthe said Ste of New York, and that his official acts [ ] are to full faith & credit. In [   ] whereof I have  [ ] to affix the seal of the said Court of Common Please and subscribed my name this Eighth day of June one thousand eight hundred thirty nine.
Charles Burkeley
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Rev
WIDOW, & c.
No. 17826
Nancy Smith
Widow of
Isaiah Smith
Pri Rev War
---
Act: July 4th 36
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 2 23
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Comm [issioner?]
June 17

Nancy Smith
New York City Roll
$80 per ann
Act 4 July 1836

G. Kemble

Send cert: to Hon. G. Kemble
Cold Spring
New York

L. Edwards Esq.
Court of Pensions
Washington
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State of New York
Kings County

Nathan B. Morse of Brooklyn in said county Counselor at Law being duly sworn  doth depose and say that he was employed as a magistrate to take the deposition of Mrs. Nancy or Ann Smith for a pension and that was requested to look into the laws of Congress to see if she was entitled to a pension from the United States. 

That early in the progress of the inquiry the family bible of the said Nancy was produced to and afterwards left with this deponent: That from the time this deponent first saw the said Bible until the same was forwarded to Washington no alteration whtever was made in the family record in said bible, but that the altertion appearing up onthe face of the said record was there when deponent first saw the said bible.

N.B. Morse

Sworn before me the 6th day of April 1839
John A. Lott
First Judge of Kings County Courts
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File Vandeveer

James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Present

Hon. A. Vanderveer
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Washington April 23 (38
Sir
I would respectfully ask
your attention to the enclosed application for a Pension
Very respectfully
Yours &c
Abmp Vanderveer---

James L Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
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Mr at June 4 NY
James L Edwards Esqr
Com of Pensions
Ha A Vanderveer HR
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Washington June 4 1838
Sir
I have the honor to enclose the required testimony in the Pension case of Mrs. or Miss Smith the given name I have forgotten.
I am very Respectfully Your Obd. Sert. 
Abm Vandeveer

James L Edwards Esqr
Com of Pensions
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[stamped]
Aug 2 [illegible] at NY

Fran Atamdeven
MC

James L Edwards Esq.
Washington DC
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Brooklyn July 30 1838

Sir
I have the honor to enclose your further testimony in the case of Mrs. Ann Smith.
Very respectfully
Your Obt Svt
Abm Vanedveer

J.L Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
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My dear sir,
I send you enclosed some
papers relating to the claim of Mrs Nancy or Ann Smith for a pension - the man I must have seen, and some of the deponents I know to be men of good character and standing in society
Yours very truly
Geo Kemble
Cold Spring NY 10 April 1839

J L Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
Washington
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Cold Spring 18th May 1839

My Dear Sir:
Mr. Haldane has returned to me that papers relative to the case of Mr. Smith with some additional depositions, all of which I now enclose. From the perusal of these, as well as the concurrent testimony of other respectable persons in the vicinity, I can not but believe that the person represented as the widow of Smith, always lived with him as his wife, and is in vicinity, where of any doubt had existed of their marriage, it would have been a subject of scandal.
Yours very truly
Geo Kimble

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
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freshpring 13 June 1839.

Dear Sir/

I send in answer to your letter relating to the claim of Mrs. Smith the deposition of her daughter Mrs. Ward, which appears very clear as to the fact of no alteration having been made in the record after it came into her possession in 1825.
I am personally acquainted with some of the (illegible) in this case, and others I know to be persons of the highest credit & respectability. Mrs. Kinsley who swears that she was at the wedding, sends nine West Point on the river, and is the mother of D. Kinsley late of the army; and there is an old woman who swears that she cooked the wedding supper - Morrison the school master taught a school above of our furnaces in Orange County for several years - he was a systematic drunkard, and never sober when he could help it; when too far gone, as stupid as an owl -
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as one of the relatives of Mrs. Smith who takes some interest in her claim, lives in their vicinity, I have been induced to examine the papers more particularly than usual, and although there may be small discrepancies and technical difficulties in the evidence produced, I think that upon an examination of all the proofs in the case, you will be satisfied fully as to the fact of the marriage.
With respect, I remain
Yours truly
Geo Kimble

J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office

Should you take a respite during the hot weather, I hope you will come and see me in the Highlands.
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By His Excellency
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq;
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.

THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Isaiah Smith a Soldier in the Third Connecticut Regiment, having faithfully served the United States from 16 April 1777 to the state hereof and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby Discharged from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the Eight Day of June 1783.
G. Washington

By HIS EXCELLENCY'S
Command,
J. Trumbull, [illegible] Secretary

REGISTERED in the Books
the Regiment
Jos Clark - Adjutant
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Henry Beel's affidavit
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State of New York
County of Orange to wit I Lebbeus L
Vail Clerk of the County of Orange in the State of
New York do hereby certify that Richard A. Kronkhyte whose
name is subscribed to the three several depositions hereunto annexed was upon the several dates
of the said depositions and still is a Justice of the
Peace in and for the said County of Orange and
that the signature of the said Justice annexed to
each of the said several deposition is the genuine
signature of said Justice
In witness whereof I have herein
to set my hand and the seal of the said County
this twenty eighth day of July
one thousand
Eight hundred and thirty Eight
Lebbeus T. Tout, Clerk
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Town of Cornwall
Orange County} New York Ss.
Personally appeared before me Richard A. Kronkhyte one of the Justices of said town, Mrs. Anna Kinsley of said town who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that she was well acquainted with Mrs., Ann Smith who was sometimes called Nancy Smith and that the said Ann is the widow of Isaiah Smith deceased, and that she the said Anna saw the said Isaiah Smith and the said Ann married and further this deponent believes that said marriage took place in the time of the Revolutionary War for the following reason, viz, this deponent was a very small girl and that her Father's work people used to tease her about having a soldier for an uncle and this deponent further saith that as she grew her acquaintance with the said Isaiah and Ann Smith increased and that they knew them for many years and that the said Isaiah was never a soldier after and this deponent does believe that the said Isaiah was a soldier in the United States service at the time of his marriage with the said Ann for the reasons above alluded to and further saith not.
Anna Kinsley

Sworn and subscribed to before me the 3 day of July 1838.
R. Kronkhyte Justic of the Peace

State of New York
County of Orange}Ss.
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Anna Kinsley who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit before me, and that she is a woman respectable character and in my opinion is entitled to full credit as to all she states.
Dated the 11 day of July AD 1838.
R. Kronkhyte
Justice of the Peace
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Town of Cornwall
Orange County New York SS

Personally came before me the under named Justice of the peace of Cornwall aforesaid Mrs. Hannah Aldrech of said town who being by me duly sworn (illegible) and saith that she is acquainted with Ann Smith widow of Isaiah Smith deceased and that this desonant was at the wedding of the said Isaiah and Ann Smith and that she knows that the said Isaiah was a soldier in the United States Service and that the marriage aforesaid was solemnized some time towards the close latter part of the revolutionary war and this desonant father saith that she knows that the said Isaiah Smith never had any other wife than the said Ann and this desonant also knows that the said Ann was some times called Nancy for the purpose of distinction.
Subscribed & Sworn to
before me this 3 day of July 1838
Hannah Aldrech
R. A Kronkhyte
Justice of the peace
State of New York
Orange County 
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Mrs. Hannah Aldrech the person subscribed to the above affidavit and that she is a woman undefected character and worth of full credit as to all the states
Dated 11 July 1938
R A. Kronkhyte
Justice of the Peace
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Town of Cornwall, County of Orange, State of New York - Ss. Personally came before me, the undersigned Justice of the Peace residing in the said Town of Cornwall, and being a justice of the Peace of the said county of Orange Henry Beel with whom I the said Justice am well acquainted and who is a respectable man, and entitled to be believed, and the said Henry Beel being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was acquainted with Isaiah Smith in the time of the revolutionary war and that said Smith was a soldier int he service of the United States enlisted during the war, and that he was discharged from service at the same time this deponent was, this deponent then also being a soldier in the revolutionary army; and this deponent further says that said Smith was married while a soldier in actual service to a young woman by the name of Ann Williams, as this deponent believes he not actually seeing the marriage ceremony performed, but deponent says it was uniformly understood and believed among the acquaintances of said Smith that he was so married, and that to the knowledge of this deponent the said Smith and the said Ann Williams actually lived together as man and wife and were so reputed to be while said Smith was in actual service as a soldier in the army of the United States and before and at the time of his discharge therefrom. Deponent further says that the said Ann was frequently called Nancy to distinguish her from other of her near relatives of the name of Ann.
Henry Beel X his mark

Sworn and subscribed to the 4 day of July 1838 before me
R. Kronkhyte Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Orange County JJ I hereby certify that I am personally
acquainted with Henry Beel who has subscribe and
Sworn to the within affidavit and that he is a man
of good character and worthy of full credit as to all
he States Dated at Cornwall in said County the 11th day
July A.D. 1838
Kronkhyte
Justice of the peace
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State of New York
County of Kings Ss. Henry Holdane of Philipstown Putnam County in the state of New York being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Mrs. Nancy or Ann Smith the widow of Isaiah Smith deceased. That he has known her for forty years last past; and he hath known the said Isaiah Smith from forty years last past until the time of his decease. That about thirty years ago the said Isaiah and Nancy were, and for several years continued to be tenants of this deponents. That during that time and as many as thirty years ago this deponent hath often heard the said Isaiah laugh at the said Nancy about their marrying while he was a soldier in the service, and about the father of the said Nancy being displeased that she should marry a soldier. That the said Isaiah and Nancy were people of good character, and entitled to credit in whatever they said, and that said Nancy to this day bears the good character she formerly sustained. Deponent hath been acquainted with Samuel Smith the son of the said Isaiah and Nancy ever since he was a boy and that said Samuel bears a good character for truth and honesty.
Henry Holdane

Sworn before me the 5th day of April 1839
N. B. Morse Supreme Court Courts for Kings County
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I Nathan B. Morse Supreme Court Commissioner for Kings County do certify that
Henry Holdane the within named deponent sustains a good character
for truth, and that he is entitled
to full credit as a witness May 17. 1839
N. B. Morse
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State of New York
County of Kings Ss. Stephen J. Schenck of the city of Brooklyn in said county of Kings being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is a son in law of Mrs. Nancy or Ann Smith, an old lady and the widow of Isiah Smith deceased. That deponent hath frequently seen the family bible of the said Nancy and the family record therein, that deponent saw said record before it was thought of in the family that said Nancy should apply for a pension, and before it was known by the said family that she was entitled to receive or ask for a pension.
And that from the time this deponent first saw said family record until the same was forwarded to Washington no alteration or erasure was made therein, but that the alteration of the said record appearing on the face thereof, was made before this deponent ever saw the same. 
Stephen J. Schenck

Sworn before me the 5th day of April 1839.
N. B. Morse Supreme Court Court for Kings Co.
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I Nathan B. Morse Hon. Supreme Court Commissioner before whom the within named Stephen J. Schenck was sworn on the 6th day of April 1839 do certify that the said Stephen J. Schenck is well known to me. That he is a man of good character and that his testimony is entitled to full faith and credit. And that he was duly sworn to said within deposition as by me certified at the end thereof.
N. B. Morse
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State of New York
County of Kings} ss. Samuel Smith of the city of Brooklyn in the said County of Kings being duly sworn doth depose and say that the alteration made in the family record mentioned by this deponent in his deposition of the 6th of April 1839, and which is hereunto annexed consisted in the alteration of the name of the said Nancy Smith the mother of this deponent and in the date of the marriage of the father and mother of this deponent the said Isiah and Nancy Smith. And deponent further saith the alterations made as aforesaid were made at the time mentioned in Deponent's said annexed affidavit, by the Morrison therein mentioned.
Samuel Smith

Sworn before me the 17th day of May 1839 the words and which is hereunto annexed" being interlined before the subscribing & swearing to the said affidavit.
N. B. Morse Supreme Court Commissioner for Kings County

I Nathan B. Morse the Supreme Court Commissioner before whom the above named Samuel Smith was sworn this day to the above deposition, and before whom he was also sworn on the 6th day of April last past to the annexed deposition is a man whose character I have ascertained to be perfectly good credible as a man of truth. I therefore certify that he is a man of truth to whose testimony full confidence & credit ought to be given. May 17, 1839.
N. B. Morse
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State of New York
County of Kings} ss. Samuel Smith of the city of Brooklyn in said county of Kings being duly sworn doth depose and say that many years ago the father and mother of this deponent Isaiah and Nancy Smith had a family record in a small psalm or hymn book. That while they resided in Cornwall in the county of Orange in the state of New York, and about, and as deponent believes not less than thirty years ago...
The said Isaiah and Nancy procured a new bible and one Morrison a school teacher in the neighborhood transferred from the said Psalm or hymn book, their family record into the said bible. That this deponent perfectly well remembers that in so doing the said Morrison made a mistake and then altered it so as to make it conform to the said original as contained in said Psalm or hymn book. And deponent further saith that the said Morrison hath been dead for many years.
And deponent further saith that he hath known said bible and said family record from that time until the said family record was forwarded to the city of Washington and that no alteration was ever made therein after the one made as aforesaid by the said Morrison until the same was forwarded to Washington as aforesaid; and that deponent hath not seen the said psalm or hymn book for many years, and hath no doubt, the said family record therein has been long since lost or destroyed.
Samuel Smith

Sworn before me the 6th day of April 1839. Before signing & swearing to this deposition "or" was written over another word & also "said" & "family" record therein interlined.
N. B. Morse Supreme Court Commissioner for Kings County
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State of New York
County of Kings
City of New York

I Henry Holdane of the City of New York Ship master being duly sworn saith that he was well acquainted with the late Isiah Smith and his wife - That when deponent was a boy he was frequently at the house of the said Isiah who had been a tenant of the father of this deponent - That on one occasion he well recollect that one Wendell who was a Revolutionary soldier was as the house of the said Isiah Smith and that the said Wendell & Smith were talking over the affairs and in relating to different engagements in the revolutionary war - That deponent was particularly interested in their conversation relative to the attack upon Stony Point which made deponent pay particular attention to what was said, as he was well acquainted with the vicinity of Stony Point. And that during that conversation deponent well remembers the fact that said Smith mentioned to the said Wendell the subject of his marriage with Nancy Williams his then wife ad now widow, and spoke of the marriage as having taken place while he and said Smith were in the service.  and that while talking about the said marriage, said ^Smith took down a bible and showed the family record therein to said Wendell continuing as was then said, the said marriage and remarked that it had been written by one Morrison whom this deponent also knew but who has been dead many years - Deponent further saith that he did not examine the word himself. Deponent further saith that he is about the age of .....
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thirty two years, and believes he was about the age of ten or eleven years at the time of the aforesaid conversation between said Smith and Wendell.
H. Holdane Jr

Sworn before me the 4th day of May 1839. "Said" altered in one letter & "Smith" interlined before subscribing & swearing.
N. B. Morse Supreme Court Commissioner for King County

I, Nathan B. Morse the above named Supreme Court Commissioner before whom the above deposition was sworn do certify that the above named Henry Holdan Jr is a man of good character, and that his testimony is entitled to full credit.
May 17, 1839
N. B,. Morse
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State of New York 
County of Kings Scls.

I Chas E. Buckelyy clerk of the County of Kings and of the Court of Common Pleas in and of said county being a Court of Common Law Jurisdiction having a clerk and Seal Do certify that Nathan B. Morse whose name is subscribed  to the jurats of the Affidavits hereunto annexed, and also to certificates upon each of the said Affidavits written of the character of the deponents in the said affidavits is a Supreme Court Commissioner for the said county dwelling therin, duly  commissioned and sworn and duly authorized by the laws of the State of New York to administer oaths and to take affidavits and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of he said  Commissioner and truly believe that the signature to the jurats of the annexed affidavit and the respective certificates thereon are the genuine signatures of the said Nathan B. Morse Supreme Court Commissioner as foresaid
In witness thereof, I have herunto affiixed the Seal of the Court of Common Please in & for said County this seventeenth day of ay one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.

Chas E. Buckeley
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by Thos. W. Chadwick 
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