Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21459, Holland Beackman, Vt.
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SERVICE                                                  NUMBER
Vt.               Beackman, Holland             W. 21459
                or Blackmar
                    Jepherson, Jerusha
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CONTENTS
                        Former widow

This woman's second husband was Jedediah Jepherson, a pensioner, S32898
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5450
Rhode Island
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Jerusha Jepherson, formerly widow of Holland Beackman who served in the Revolutionary was as a private Sergeant

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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 52 Dollars 49 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1848.

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Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of June '50 and sent to J.H. Clarke [signature] Sarah H. Seates [signature]

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Reported

Set Hon. J.H. Clarke 26 June 1850

Leg. P. Hill [illegible] Providence R.I.
July 15 1850

Let Ho. J.H. Clarke
July 15 1850

Let. B. Lowell. July 22 1850

Let. Paris Hill [illegible] Providence R.I. July 22, 1850
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W 14185
Jerusha Jepherson
formerly widow of
Holland Beackman
R I
Act of July 1838

[illegible]   1783
[illegible]    1792
[illegible]

9 mo 1 day [illegible]  $ 45 11
2 mo 1 day [illegible]        7 33
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                                    $  52.49

from 4 March 1831 to 4 March '41

[illegible]

3 March 43   }
17 March 44 }
2 March 48   }  $52 49
from 4 March 1843

Hon. J.H. Clarke
[illegible]
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State of Rhode Island
County of Providence

On this fifth day of March AD 1850 personally appeared before me William R. Staples [illegible] Justice of the Supreme Court of said State Jerusha Jepherson now resident in the town of Burilville in said County aged eighty six years who being duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7 AD 1838 entitled an Act Granting Half Pay and pensions to certain widows and also to the acts of Congress in addition and supplementary thereto passed on March 30 1843, June 17 1844, and February 2, 1848 sir said Jerusha declares and says that on the seventh day of November AD 1782 the [illegible] with Holland Blackmen of Barnard in the State of Vermont as since appear by the evidence hereto annexed, that her said husband was a soldier of the Revolution and served in the army thereof as a Sergeant and private. he served in Captain Beriah Greens Company and also in Capt Nehemiah Lovewells Company and she believes in other companies during said War. but for the particular amount of his services and where performed she must depend on the evidence to be derived from the records of said battle of Vermont or those who served with him - and she further
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declares that she lived with the said Holland Blackman as his wife until his death which take place at said Barnard on 16 day of July AD 1791 and she further declares that after the death of the said Holland she lived a widow until she married Jedediah Jepherson of Douglas in Massachusetts, that she married him at said Barnard and lived with him as his wife until his death hich took place of July 23 1845. She was married to said Jedediah about the year 1798. but she has no record his marriage and she further declares that for the service of her first husband the said (name crossed out) Holland Blackman she is entitled to a pension under the acts of Congress aforesaid, she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but she was married to him previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, to [illegible] and the time above mentioned.

Attest
WM Staples

Jerusha Jepherson X her mark

[Illegible] in Burrillville March 5, 1850 Personally appeared before me the abovename Jerusha Jepherson and made oath to the truth of the preceding declaration by her signed in my presence. And I further certify that from age and infirmities she is unable to attend court, and further that her statements are entitled to credit.

Attest
WM Staples [illegible] Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Providence [illegible]

I, John W. Smith, clerk of the Court of Commons Pleas, within and for the County of Providence, and State of Rhode Island aforesaid, being a Court of Record, Do hereby certify that William R. Stapes Esquire before whom the aforegoing declaration was sworn is associate Justice of the Supreme Court of said State; that Spencer Mowry Esquire before whom the aforegoing affidavit was sworn is a Justice of the peace for the town of Smithfield in said County; that by law said Staples and Mowry are authorized and empowered to administer oaths and take depositions; and that the aforewritten signatures purporting to be the signatures of said Staples and said Mowry, are genuine.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, at the County of Burillville this 17 day of March AD 1851

John W. Smith clerk
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I Salaman C. Thayer of Bernard in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont and do certify and say I am Town Clerk of said town and have by virtue of my office the custody of the records of Marriages which have taken place in said town and I further say that it appears by said records that Holland Blackmer was married to Jerusha Cox on the seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Five. the record of the marriage as it stands in the book is as follows

Holland Blackmer and Jerusha Cox were married November 12 1782 by me

Asa Whitcomb Justice of Peace
Salamon C. Thayer Town Clerk

State of Vermont }
Windsor County } s.s.

At Bernard this day of March AD 1850 personally appeared before me the above named Salamon C. Thayer known to me as Town Clerk of said Town of Barnard and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him signed is true.

Daniel Aikens Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that Salomon C. Thayer the [illegible] of the above deposition is Town Clerk of said Town of Barnard and that his character for truth and veracity is good and that full further that full truth and credit may be given to his statements.

Daniel Aikens Justice of Peace
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[word is blurred out] rs Section

November 7, 1928
Holland Beackman
W. 21459   over [arrow pointing to the right]

Susan H. Leet
1365 Rudolph Street
St. Paul, Minnesota

Madam: 

I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32898, it appears that Jedediah Jepherson, while a resident of Douglass, Worcester County, Massachusetts, enlisted in 1775 and served two months as private in Captain Aldrich's Massachusetts Company. 
He next enlisted and served six months as private in Captain Carriel's Company, Colonel Whitne's Massachusetts Regiment.

He enlisted in 1776 and served six months as private in Captain Sibley's Massachusetts Company.

In 1777 or 1778, he entered as a marine on board the United States ship "Boston", commanded by Captain Samuel tucker and served ten or eleven months.

He enlisted in 1780 and served six months as a private in Captain Trotter's Company, Colonel Rufus Putnam's Massachusetts Regiment.
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Rev. & 1812 WA
MHF/eel

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1818, while living in Washington, Orange County, Vermont.

In 1820 was aged fifty-nine years and referred to his wife Jerusha, aged fifty-eight years and two sons (twins) aged fourteen years. He did not give their names.

In 1834 he moved from his late residence in Barre, Vermont, to Douglass, Massachusetts. He died July 23, 1845.

Also, from the papers in the Revolutionary war pension claim W.21459, it appears that Holland Beacklam or Blackmar, while a resident of Barnard, Vermont, enlisted and served in the Vermont Troops as follows:

August 23, 1780, five days as a private in Captain Benjamin Cox's Company, and on October 11, 1780, and served three days in same company.

February 4, 1781, one month and eleven days as a private in Lieutenant Beriah Green's Independent Company of Rangers.

One tour ending June 30, 1781, as a private in Captain Nehemiah Lovewell's Company, length of tour not stated.

July 1, 1781, to November 27, 1781, as private in Captain Nehemiah Lovewell's Company, Colonel Benjamin Wait's
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Batallion.

November 30, 1781 to March 31, 1782, as sergeant in Captain Beriah Green's Company of Rangers.

He married November 7, 1872, Jerusha Cox, a native of Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, but then of Barnard, Vermont. He died July 16, 1791, in Barnard, Vermont.  His age was not given. They had a large number of children*, no names given.

His widow Jerusha Blackmar, married in Barnard, Vermont, about 1798, Jedediah Jepherson, of Douglass, Massachusetts. He died July 23, 1845 in said Douglass.

His widow Jerusha Jepherson, was allowed pension on account of the services in the Revolution of her former husband Holland Blackmar, on her application executed March 5, 1850, while a resident of Burrillville, Rhode Island aged eighty-six years.

There is no provision of law that would entitle the descendants of soldiers of the Revolution to pension.

Respectfully,,
E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner

One Enc.
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1928 - Nov. 7. Hist to Susan H. Leet
Her letter in Rev. Wav cl - of Jedediah Jepherson S. 32898. MMF

Revy [handwritten]
WIDOW, &c.

File no. 21459
Jerusha Jepherson
formerly widow of Holland Beackman
Sergt Rev War

Act: Feb. 28 '/48
Indec: -- Vol A, Page 374

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Hon J H Clarke
Sarah W. Seaty
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W 14115
Jerusha Jepherson
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Sir Hon John H. Clark  29 May 1850

Act 7 July 1838
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10924

Rhode Island
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Jerusha Jepherson, formerly widow of Holland Beackman [written below the surname - Blackmar] who was a pensioner under the Act of ____ and who died on the    1792 of ____ in the State of ____ who was a prvt Srgt in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the ____ commanded by _____ in the _____ line for ____
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Inscribed on the Roll of Providence at the rate of 52 Dollars 49 Cents per annum, to commence of the 4th day of March 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of June 1859 and sent to Hon. J.H. Clark. J. U.S.
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Total amount
$
[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by JP Chase [signature] Clerk,
Book: D Vol. 1  Page 109
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8841
Rhode Island
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Jerusha Jepherson, formerly widow of Holland Beackman who was a prvt Sergeant in the Revolution.
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 52 Dollars 49 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of march, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of June '50 and sent to 
Hon. J.N. Clarke
S U. S
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[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 44   by

J.P. Chase  Ck
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STATE OF VERMONT, }
Windsor County   s.s.  }

I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court, of the County of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that

Daniel Aikens

is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was date on the 3rd day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine and will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signature in the papers attached are genuine.

Given under my hand the seal of said County Court, at Woodstock in said County of Windsor this 19th day of March A.D. 1850.

Norman Williams, Clerk.

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Evidence for
Jerusha Jepherson
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I, Moab Paine, of Burrillville in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island now in my eighty third year of my age on oath do testify and say that I was formerly well acquainted with Jedediah Jepherson the husband of Jerusha Jepherson his widow, and resident in said Burrillville [erasure] a native of said Town, he moved up to Vermont and there married his wife & lived there many years & then returned & lived in Douglass a time adjoining said Burrillville a little in Massachusetts & there he died in a house not more than sixty yards from said Burrillville, & after his death she came to reside in Burrillville as a person by virtue of the settlement from her husband's Father, the said Jedediah since having acquired settlement in any other place, this is according to the best knowledge I have and belief in the case. 

[signature] Moab Pain

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations in Burrillville provider for June 6th AD 1850
Then personally appeared Moab Paine and made oath to the truth of the above Affiavit by him subscribed in my presence and I further certify that the said Moab Paine is will know to me and his Statements are entitled to full faith and credit before me

Daniel S. Mowry Justice of the Peace
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the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence fc

Clerks Office Supreme Court
June 7 AD 1830

I Walter Paine Clerk of the Supreme Court of said State, for said county of Providence do hereby certify that Daniel Mowry Esq of Burrillville in said county is a Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Providence duly commissioned and qualified and has acted as such, and that the signature on the opposite side of this sheet purporting to be his is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said Court the day and year above written.

Walter Paine L. Clerk
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I Salamon C. Thayer of Bernard in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont do certify and say I am Town Clerk of said Town and herein by virtue of my office the control and custody of the records of Deaths which herein taken place in said town and I further say that it appears by said records that Holland Blackmer died on July 16, one thousand seventeen hundred and ninety one. The record of the Death as it stands on the Book is as follows   Holland Blackmer Died July 16, 1791.

Salamon C. Thayer
Town Clerk

State of Vermont  }
Windsor County s.s. }

At Bernard this 8 day of March AD 1859 Personally appeared before me the above named Salamon C. Thayer know to me as Town Clerk of said Bernard and made oath to the truth of the above Certificate by him signed in [illegible]. I further say that Salamon C. Thayer the signer of the above deposition is Town Clerk of said Town of Bernard and that his character for truth and veracity is gigood and that full faith and credit may be given his statements.

Daniel Aikens Justice of Peace
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D Denforths

John Ellis
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I, John Ellis of Barnard, in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged 90 years, do further testify in relation to the services of Holland Blackmer - his marriage to Jerusha Cox, and after his death, to her second marriage, -- I have a distinct recollection that I was present & saw said Holland and Jerusha married as I have testified, and after his death the said Jerusha lived a widow a number of years, and then married a man by the name of Jedediah Jepherson, and they lived some time in Bernard and then they moved away down into the State of Massachusetts Rhode Islands, and I have a distinct recollection that the said Holland Blackmer was the same person who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and served as I have stated in my former affidavit.

John Ellis [signature]

State of Vermont  }
Windsor County   } 

June 6th AD 1850 personally came before me the above named John Ellis and made oaths to the above affidavit by him signed and I further certify said John Ellis is a credible witness.

J.B. Danforth  Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT } 
Windsor County, s.s.  }

[Seal of the Windsor County Court, Vermont]

I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court, of the County of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that 

Joseph B. Danforth

is an active Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 3rd day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine and will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signatures to the certificates attached are genuine.

Given under my hand and seal of the County Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor this 7 day of June A.D. 1850

[signed] Norman Williams
Clerk
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I, Isaac Danforth of Barnard in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged 86 years, do further testify that I was the family Physician of Holland Blackmer, formerly of said Barnard and attended him in his last sickness as I have testified, that after his death his widow married Jedediah Jepherson, and they lived in said Barnard a number of years, and then they moved away, down into Massachusetts on Rhode Islands. The said Holland Blackmer [scribbles] same person who was a soldier of the Revolution as I have before testified, as I was informed.

State of Vermont   }
Windsor County s.s.  }

June 6th A.D. 1850 personally came before me the above named Doctor Isaac Danforth and made oaths to the above affidavit by him signed, and I further certify said Doctor Isaac Danforth is a credible witness.

J.B. Danforth  Justice of the Peace

Mrs. Benj Cowell   Dear Sir, I will add a word of explanation in relation to the above signature of Doct. Isaac Danforth. he is blind, and is thus compelled to write by feeling. If I may so speak, I was present when he signed the above and can say -- it is in the form he has always signed his name -- all Capital Letters - it is his real & genuine signature. 
Attest Salamon C. Thayer Town Clerk
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I Abel Robbins of Smithfield in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island on oath do testify and say that I am now thirty five years of age and that I was formally well acquainted with Jedediah Jepherson the husband of Jerusha Jepheron now his widow and residing in Burrillville in said County. The said Jedediah Jepherson died July the 23rd AD 1845. I was present at his death and since that period the said Jerusha has remained unmarried. I also further testify that I believe the said Jerusha Jepherson was formerly the widow of Holland Blackmer of Vermont. 

Abel Robbins {signature]

Providence fc in Smithfield this thirtieth day of March AD 1850 then personally appeared before me Abel Robbins subscriber to the above deposition and after being sworn gave the same which was by me written and read to him in his presence and by him subscribed in my presence.

I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Abel Robbins and that he is a credible witness in the premises.

Spencer Mowry
Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont

Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier March 9, 1850

I hereby certify that there is on file in this office a PayRoll with the following comment:  "The following is an exact account of scouting by order of Capt Benjamin Cox, the 23rd of August 1780;" on which Roll is the name of "Hollon Blackmer", with an allowance for five days service as a private.

Also, "A Pay Roll of Capt Benj. Cox's Company of Militia for scouting done pursuing after the enemy to Brookfield the year past 1780;" on which Roll is the name of Holland Blackmon", with an allowance for three days service as a private October 11th."

Also, a "Pay Roll of Lieut. Beriah Green's Independent Company of Rangers raised for the defence of the State of Vermont - 1781"; on which Roll is the name of "Hollam Blackmer", with an allowance for one month and eleven days service as private, commencing February 4th 1871.

Also, a "True List of (the names and sums of) Capt
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"Nehemiah Lovewell's Pay Roll of himself and Company in the service of the State of Vermont from the commencement of the campaign in 1781 to the 20th of June in said year inclusive, taken from the original Pay Roll in the Pay Master's Office"; on which roll is the name of "Holland Blackmar" with an allowance of  D. 1.6.8  for service as a private at $2 per month: the particular time is not stated.

Also, "A Pay Roll of Capt Nehemiah Lovewell's Company in Col. Benja Wait's Battalion in the service of the State of Vermont, commencing the 1st day of July 1781 and ending the Nov. 1781 inclusive"; on which Roll is the name of Hollom Blackmer", with an allowance for 150 days service as a private commencing July 1st and ending November 27.

Also, "A Pay Roll of Capt Beriah Green's Company of Rangers raised for teh defence of the frontiers of the State of Vermont, commencing Nov. 30th and ending April 15, 1782"; on which Roll is the name of Holand Blackmer", Sergt" with an allowance for four months and one day's service as sergeant commencing Nov. 30th and ending March 31st. 

In testimony whereof I hereunti set my hand and affix the seal of this office this 9th day of March AD 1850.

Ferrand F. Merrill
Secretary of State
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                                                        Mo     days
B. Cox Co  aug 23 1780                               5
ditto          oct 11  do                                   3
B Spencer co  feb 4/81                       1       11
N Lovell Co to June 30/81 allowce }
L1.6.0 equal to                                }            17
Same Co "150 days" commencing July 1
& ending Nov. 24 equal to                    5
a Sergeant in Capt Green co.
commencing Nov 30 and
ending March 31/82                               4     1
equal to                                                  11.7

9 mos days
2.6 [illegible]
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Ana Paines
[illegible]
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I Ara Paine of Blackstone in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts now forty two years of age on oath do testify and say that I was formlery well acquainted with Jedediah Jepherson and Jerusha Jepherson now his widow and now lives in Burrillville Rhode Island and I have understood that they moved from the State of Vermont into the Town of Douglass Commonwealth of Massachusetts  they moved into a house note more than sixty nods from Burrillville live and then they lived together as man and wife until the said Jedediah died   I think he died in July AD 1845 but cannot state the precise time  I have understood that they moved from Vermont to Douglass about fifteen or twenty years ago but cannot state year  I lived in said Burrillville at the time that the said Jepherson and his wife moved from Vermont and at the time the said Jepherson died and soon after his death the said Jerusha his widow came to Burrillville to live as she had not the means to support herself in said Douglass. I was at that time overseer of the Poor in said Burrillville and did receive her as one of the Town Paupers in said Town as it was ascertained by me that her husband Jedediah Jepherson belonged to said Burrillville. 

Ara Paine
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Providence sc in Smithfield this twelth day of June AD 1850 Then personally appeared before me Ara Paine   Subscriber to the within deposition and after beingsworn gave the same which was by me written and read to him in his presence and by him subscribed in my presence.  I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Ara Paine and that he is a credible witness in the premises

Spencer Mowry
Justice of the Peace

The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence sc

Clerks Office Supreme Court
June 17th AD 1850

[faint markings of the seal]

I Walter Paine and Clerk of said Supreme Court for said County of Providence do hereby certify that Spencer Mowry Esq is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified, and he acted as such, and that the signature above written purporting to be his is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said Court the day and year above written

Walter Paine  Clerk
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I Isaac Danforth of Barnard in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont on oath do testify and say that I am now eighty six years of age and that I was formerly well acquainted with Holland Blackmer and Jerushka his wife  I was their [illegible] physician. I attended when him in his last sickness  I further say that I moved into the Town of Barnard in the year 1787 and the said Holland Blackmer and Jerushka his wife were then living together in Co Barnard and have a number of children while living Barnard and I was with her the said Jerushka at the births of these children and I understood from some report that since Holland Blackmer was in the fact in this town at the time the  [illegible] were together in this Town in said fact in Barnard in revolutionary war   I further say that after the death of Holland Blackmer Jeruska his was was married to Jedediah Jepherson and they afterwards lived together in this Town and went from here to Massachusetts and I have since learnt that Jepherson was dead and has left her his widow.
[signature]

State of Vermont   }
Windsor County s.s  }

at Barnard this 8th day of March AD 1850 Personally appeared before me the above named Isaac Danforth and made oath to the truth of the above [illegible] by him signed and I further say and certify that the said Isaac Danforth is entitled to full faith and credit

Before me Daniel Aiken, Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that Isaac Danforth the signer of the above affidavit is well known to me as a Physician and that his intellect is good and that his statements is entitled to full faith and credit.

Daniel Aikens Justice of Peace
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I John Ellis of Barnard in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont on oath do testify and sat that I am no Ninety years of age and that I was formerly acquainted with Holland Blackmer who was a soldier in the Army of the revolution and served as sergeant but how long he was in the service I am not able to say but how long he was in the service  but was knowing when he enlisted and went into service and when he returned but what officers he served under I am not able to say. I further say that I was present when Holland Blackmer was married to Jerushka Cox which took place at Barnard. I should think sometime during the revolutionary wars previous to the close of the war but what year I cannot say. he lived with his wife Jeruska some eight or nine years when Holland Blackmer died and she afterward was married to Jedediah Jepherson and they have since lived in this Town some twenty or thirty years ago and they afterwards went to Massachusetts and I understand that he Jeferson is now dead and left her his widow.
[signature]
John Ellis

State of Vermont   }
Windosr County s.s.    }  at Barnard march 8, 1850

Personally appeared before me the above named John Ellis and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed and I further say and certify that said John Ellis is 
 a credible witness in the premises.

Before me Daniel Aikens Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that John Ellis the signer of the above affidavit by him signed is well known to me and that his intellect is good and that his statements is enttiled to full faith and credit.

Daniel Aikens Justice of Peace
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Providence June 17 1850

My dear Sir

About ten days ago I sent you further testimony in the case of Jerushka Jepherson of Burrillville formerly widow of Holland Blackmar of Vermont.  I now enclose still further evidence from Vermont which I think cannot fail to satisfy the compliance of pensions, that the claimant was formerly the widow of J. Blackmar the soldier.

I also enclose the affidavit of the former overseer of the poor of Burrillville. Will you be kind enough to have this filed with the other evidences and request an allowance of the claim if not already granted.  This poor widow is now dependent on public charity for support. 

I am very Respectfully yours

Benja Cowell
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Providence July 19, 1850

Sir

The Hon. J.H. Clarke has endorsed to me your letter to him of the 15 [illegible] in which you say that the agent for paying pensions at this place has been diverted to pay Jerushka Jepherson formerly widow of Holland Blackmer --

Upon application to the agent to day it appears he has been instituted to pay the amount due under the act of Feb. 2, 1848 only.  Mrs. Jepherson was allowed a pension under the acts of July 7, 1838 and March 30, 1843 and June 17, 1844. 2 Certificates under these acts were [illegible] and have been received.

I have to request that the agent may be diverted to pay the amount due under the pensions of those acts also.

I am very Respectfully 
[illegible]
Benja Cowell

JL Edwards Esq.
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Senate Chamber  July 8 in 1850

My Dear Sir

Some time since I had the honor to receive from you the evidence that a pension was granted to Ms. Jerushka Jepherson and that evidence I transmitted to Judge Cowell.  I have his letter of the 2 saying that the pension agent at Providence has rec'd no order to pay the amount due to W. Jepherson -- and that she was suffering for the want of it.

I am decided to enquire of you whether any cause has [illegible] to withhold the directions to the Pension agent - or whether the delay is but accidental. I have some papers showing that some suspicions have been exerted that misrepresentations are making or have been made, which of [illegible] I will present to the Department.

I will thank you for an early reply - that any course may be taken to secure the interest of this Pensioner.

J.L. Edwards. Esq.
[illegible]
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[Table]

[Writings on the left side of the document]

PENSION OFFICE  June 13th 1850
Sir: Be pleased to inscribe on your roll under the act below mentioned the following names, and pay the pensions as directed opposite the names

Respectfully,  J> Edwards

To  WM Woodbury Esq
Pension Agent
Providence
Rhode Island

[First Line]
Names
Jerusha Jepherson formerly wider of Holland Beackman
Rank 
Private / Sergeant
Act 7 July 1838
Annual Amount $52.44 
Commencement of Pension 4 Mar 1836 
Continuation of Pension Mar 4th 1844

[Second line]
Name : Ditto
Rank : Ditto
Act : 3 Mar. 1843;  17 June 1844
Annual Amount : $ 52.44 
Commencement of Pension  Mar. 4 '43 
Continuation of Pension  Mar 4, 1848

[Third line]

Name : Ditto
Rank : Ditto
Act : 2 February 1848
Annual Amount : $52.44
Commencement of pension  Mar. 4, 1848 
Continuation of Pension  For life

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J.L. Edwards, Esq
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Providence March 27, 1850

Sir

I herewith enclose the application of Jerushka Jepherson, formerly widow of Holland Blackmer for a pension under the acts of July 7, 1838 and other acts in addition thereto. -- this woman is extremely poor and destitute and has had no one to assist her to obtain her rights until lately. I also enclose proof of identity, marriage &c from Vermont where she resided formerly --

I am respectfully your obedient servant

Benja Cowell

J.L. Edwards Esq
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Hon. W. Edwards
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Senate Chambers
June 19 / 50

My Dear Sir

The accompanying papers was recd by me from Judge Cowell this morning.  I can make no other deposition of them than transmitting them to you.

With regard I am truly y. obt. st.

John H. Ckarke,

Hon. J.L. Edwards.
Comm. of Pensions