Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,166, for John Courts Jones, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Jones, John Courts
Storer, Dorothy H
Former widow

NUMBER
W. 25,166
B.L.Wt. 1161-300-Capt.
Issued Feb. 26, 1794, No papers.

CONTENTS
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1883 Augt 27 Nicholas Jones 
the military History
1883 Oct 2 Nicholas Jones that the 
history was sent (him) Augt 27, 1883
1839 Nov 23rd E Jones no history of St Col Robert H
Harmon

REPORTED

to the claim (but) comm*utation directed by Shield Act May 29 1830 to be settled by Treaty Dept 
offered to his (?) Mrs Eaton & Mrs Storer which 
(?) may contain history of Lt Col Hamson (?)


1760
District of Columbia
Dorothy H. Storer
John C. Jones
who served in the Revolutionary war
, as a Brig Major & Capt
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
88 Dollars
6
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
4.
and sent to
Isaac
K. Hanson
Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 377 Fol. 4
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Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress of July 7th 1838, entitled: An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows," and of the act amendatory of the above, approved August 23d 1842 -
District of Columbia County of Washington
On this 27th day of August 1842, personally appeared before the subscriber chief Judge of the circuit court of the District of Columbia, Dorothy H Storer; a resident of the city of Washington, in the District and County aforesaid, aged 71 years,  who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows," and also, of the amendatory Act, in relation to the said act of July 7th 1838, approved August 23d 1842, that she is the widow of John C Jones, who was a Captain in the Maryland Line, attached to General Smallwoods Brigade, and served, as she believes, from the commencement until the close of the Revolutionary War.
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She further declares that she was married to the said John C Jones on the 29th day of July, in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and ninety that her husband, the aforesaid John C Jones died on the 20th day of May in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and two; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the 1st of January 1794, viz at the time above stated. 
She further declares that she was afterwards married to John Storer, who died on the 27th day of July in the year our Lord eighteen hundred and 1812 That she was a widow, on the 7th July 1838, and still remains a widow, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
D H Storer
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me
W. Cranch
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own

O. W. and N. Division.
ISC
Md file 25166
Rev.

3-525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of John Courts Jones, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau.
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DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Dec. 10, 76
Dec 28. 77
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LENGTH OF SERVICE.
served to Nov. 15, 1783
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RANK.
Lieut.
Capt. 
+
Brig. Maj
=========
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. | COLONEL.
Gen. Smallwood - Brigade Md Line.
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STATE.
7th Md 
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Battles engaged in, [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [check mark]
Date of application for pension, Aug 27, 1842
Residence at date of application, Washington DC
Age at date of application, 71
Remarks: Sol. mar. July 29. 1790 Dorothy H Harrison
He died May 20, 1802
She mar. John Storer who died July 27, 1812
Date + occasion of appt as Brig Maj not stated
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
20581b3m11-05
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[Middle]
Revy WIDOW, &c.
------
File No. 25166
Dorothy H Storer
formerly wid of
John C Jones
Maj Rev War
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Act: Feb 2d, 48
Index: Vol. S, Page 250
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[Right / left side]
1889 8 / 18 Nicholas Jones that his request
for information relative this 
case cannot be[illegible] considered
until he states the nature
of the same + for what purpose
desired (caw)
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1893 Jan. 9.
Hist. Nicholas E Jones
Linden, Mass F.S.
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1906 Oct. 8 - History to
Nicholas Jones.
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962
D. of Columbia
Dorothy H Storer
widow of John C Jones
who was a Brig. Major + Capt.
in the Maryland Line.
husb? died 20th May 1802.
=========
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
588 dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Inc? from $480.
=========
Certificate of Pension issued the
8th day of Feby. 1847.
and sent to
Gen. R C Weightman
Present
=========
[Acts of March 3, 1843. 
and June 17. 1844.]
Recorded in Book d
Vol. 2. Page 131.

2 Certs
1838, 1843 &c.
Refd
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Rep?

6741
D. of Columbia.
Dorothy H Storer, forly.
Widow of John C Jones
who was a pensioner under the Act of --
and who died on the 20th May 1802
of Washn. in the D. of C.
who was a Brig Maj. in the --
commanded by Captain -- of the
-- commanded by --- in
the 6th Md. Regt for 21 mo. 22 d.
Brig. Maj. + 2 mo 8 da. Capt.
=========
Inscribed on the Roll of Dist. of C. Cura.
at the rate of 588 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.
Inc? from $480.--
=========
Certificate of Pension ifsued the 8th day of
Feby. 1847 and Gen R C Weightman,
Present
=========
Total amount, $ -----
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D H Wood, Clerk,
Bok D. Vol. L Page 481.
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6741
District of Columbia
Dorothy H Storer, formerly
widow of John C Jones
and who died on the 20th May 1802
of Washington in the Dist. of Columbia
who was a Captain in the 6th Md? regt.
commanded by Captain --- of the
--- commanded by --- in
the Maryland line for 2 years.
=========
Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist. of Columbia
at the rate of 480 Dollars ---
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836
=========
Certificate of Pension ifsued the 27 day of
August 1842 and sent to Mr.
Isaac Hanson, Present
=========
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1841 $2,400--
[Act July 7, 1838
+ 23 Aug. 1842]
Recorded by L Brown Clerk.
Book A Vol. 2 page 234

Reported to Agent
Let to Hn. J B Thompson HR
feb  10 1843
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962
District of Columbia
Dorothy H Storer, formerly
widow of John C Jones
who was a Captain
in the Maryland line
for 2 years
=========
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
480 Dollars ---
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
=========
Certificate of Pension issued the
18th day of July, 1843
and sent to Isaac Hanson
Present
=========
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book a
Vol. 1 Page 246

Oct 25. 1843
[illegible]
Oct 27 ! 46
to same Nov 7 46
do. to Sec. War Nov 12. 1846
do. to Gen. R C Weightman
Jan. 26 1847
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8390
Dorothy H Storer
formerly widow of
John C Jones
---
Disct of Columbia
---
Admitted

Cap: 2 yr = $480.--
6th Md. Regt.

died 20 May 1802

Act 7 July 1838

Mr. Hanson
Prest
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Dorothy H Storer, who
was the widow of Brigade
Major John C Jones
Increase to $588:66
per annum
-----
Brigade Major 21 m. 22 d.
Capt. 2 m. 8 d.
-----
Acts 38 - '43 & '44
Ifsus one cert: act '38 +
another act, 43 + 44
-----
Dist. of Columbia Roll
-----
Former payments to be
deducted.
-----
Cert: to
Gen. R C Weightman
Present
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Months
= 257.4.6 : 43 :: L130.4s
130
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1290
43
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257 | 5590 | 21 mos. 22 dys
514
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450
257
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193
.......30
------
5790
514
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650
516
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Certificate of Deposition
John Courts Jones
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LAND OFFICE,
ANNAPOLIS, October, 16th 1846
I Certify, that it appears by a Depreciation Pay Roll, remaining in my Office, that John Courts Jones a Captain 7th Regt of the Maryland Line, received L385.16..9 Depreciation Money, issued to the Maryland quota of troops on Continental Establishment, on the 11th day of July 1781.
George G Brewer
Register Land Office, Md.
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Memo the within certificate I have J C Jones recording L130.4 Depreciation as Brigade Major equal $250 Congress pay as Brigade Major is $22 per month. The depreciation recorded is a trifle short of 15 months services if he received no pay [illegible] the same period. [illegible illegible] ten months service as Brigade Major will give All the [illegible] which [illegible illegible] could to by his [illegible]
No 12
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LAND OFFICE,
ANNAPOLIS, 12th October, 1846.
I Certify, that it appears by a Depreciation Pay Roll, remaining in my Office, that John Courts Jones, a Bd. Major, of the Maryland Line, received L130..4..0 Depreciation Money, issued to the Maryland quota of troops on Continental Establishment, on the 19th day of September, 1782.
George G Brewer,
Register Land Office, Md.
Memoa, John Courts Jones, also appears to have received depreciation money as a Captain of the 7th Regiment.
George G Brewer
Regr land Off. Md.
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Chapter 38, October Sefsion 1780.
Vol. a. Kilty's Law of Maryland

An Act to Settle and adjust the accounts of the troops of this State in the Service of the United States, and for other purposes therein mentioned
Section 9.
And be it enacted, That the following scale of depreciation Shall be the rule by which the Said Commifsion Shall be governed in the Settlement of the accounts against the Said officers and Soldiers, provided that the Said Scale of depreciation Shall not hereafter be taken as a precedent in the payment of public creditors: One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Seven, January one and half, February one and half, March two, April two and half, May two and half, June two and half, July three, August three, September three, October three, November three, December four;  One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy eight, January four, February five, March five, April six, May five, June four, July four, August five, September five, October five, November six, December Six; One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy nine, January eight, February ten, March ten and half, April Seventeen, May twenty four, June twenty, July nineteen
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August twenty, September twenty four, October thirty, November thirty eight and half, December forty one and half; One thousand Seven hundred and eighty, January forty and half, February forty seven and half, March sixty one and half, May fifty nine, June sixty one and half, July Sixty four and half.
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Department of State
October 30th 1843.

James L Edwards Esquire
Commifsioner of Pensions
Sir,
The examination requested by your letter of the 25th instant has been made but nothing has been found to shew the services of John C Jones as aid-de-comp to Genl. Smallwood.
I am, Sir,
Your Obedt. Servt.
A R Upshur
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 2nd February 1848, entitled, "An act making further provisions for Surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution"
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District of Columbia, County of Washington, to wit:
On the 4th day of September 1848, personally appeared before the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Washington aforesaid, Dorothy H Storer, a resident of the City of Washington, in the County aforesaid, aged 77 years who being first duly Sworn according to law, 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 2nd February 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who Served during the Revolutionary War - that She is now the widow of John Storer, and was formerly the wife of John C Jones, who was Captain and Brigade Major during the Revolutionary War - and that for the Services of the Said John C Jones, She received an annual pension of Five Hundred and Eighty Eight Dollars and Sixty Six cents, under the Act of 17th June 1844 - She further declares, that She is Still a widow.
Sworn to and Subscribed, on the day and year above written, before
H C Williams J.P. (Seal)
Dorothy H Storer.
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Washington City 28th of Octer 1846
Sir
Yours of the 24th is received and a more extraordinary decision I could not have [illegible] of and contrary to all law and regulations and (I believe) practices -
[illegible] the Act of Congrefs of the 7th June 1832 provides that Pensions shall be graduated by the length of services - to wit six months are fourth pension 12 months a half and two years a full pension And decision of the Secretary of war at a subsequent period it was decided that staff officers should also be intitled  to the benefit of such Pension acts - Such is the law regulations and practice [illegible] the facts, the pay of a Brigade Major was $24 per month, see the resolve of Congrefs of the 27th of May 1778, as John Courts Jones was a Brigade Major he received in June 1781, two years + four months before the war ended L130.4. of Depreciation equal $346 this he received as depreciation hence he had received his monthly wages, wages for that time, Now [illegible] the monthly wages as Brigade major at $26 per month amount in fourteen months is a trifle lefs than the sum that received to wit 346 in depreciation alone and this up to June 1781 two years and four months before the revolution ended. This as before said had been received and had he served only ten months as Brigade Major. The amount of pension due per such service would have been $120 per annum All which could be granted in addition to the present pay - I would here respectfully ask if John Courts Jones among other men had
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ten months as Brigade Major without serving in any other capacity whether a pension of $120 per year would not have been awarded him under this constriction of the Secretary of war, But this man is paid on this day Depreciation as Brigade Major L130.4.. he is then in service if resigned or removed subsequent to this day your [illegible illegible] of the third auditor would shew it. is it possible that you require on to prove a negative to wit that he did not resign or was not removed when the evidences are with you as the third auditor if such was the fact
Why then this unheard of allegation in [illegible] distraction a to all others - for your action in the case of Agnefs Williams [Agness Williams] widow of Lt and adgt John Harkhouse pafsed by you in July or August last case in point -
I would respectfully ask you why this [illegible illegible] is there any difference in point of fact between this case and that of Mrs Williams except that I confided Mrs Williams case to Judge Bible and the others confided to you through myself - I will have named the [illegible] that I have not been in your office (for now three and half years)  [illegible] have in black and white all your official communications in the case in which I have been interested and although I willingly was with [illegible] yet this state of things cannot last. The case of Mrs Storer is before you for you action and after that if difsatisfied [dissatisfied] can appeal to the secretary can be had
Yours Respectfully
Harvey Northrup
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J L Edwards Esqr October 23rd 1843
Dear Sir, I have to request that you will give me a letter to the Secretary of State, authorizing an examination of the records thence -
My object is to ascertain whether Captain John C Jones acted as Aid to General Smallwood during two years of the Revolutionary War, or long enough to entitle his widow, Mrs Dorothy H Storer, to extra pay for such service -
I am, very respectfully
Dear Sir, Your obed. Servant,
J K Hanson
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District of Columbia, County of Washington;
to wit: On this 27th day of August 1842,
Mrs Sarah Easton of the City of Washington, of lawful age, personally appeared before the Undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that Dorothy H Storer, formerly Dorothy H Harrison of Charles County, Maryland, was married to John C Jones, a Captain in the Maryland Line in the Revolutionary War - that said marriage took place in July 1790 + in presence of the deponent and that her said Husband died in May 1802, leaving her a widow; and that she subsequently married John Storer, who dying left her a widow, as she now remains.
These facts are stated from the personal knowledge of this deponent, and not from report, or the information of others -
Sarah Easton
Sworn to, and subscribed, before
Joseph P Forrest J.P.
The words in the 14th line "+ in presence of this deponent" first interlined. J.F.
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Washington City 12th of Novr 1846
Sir
In my last communication to your I stated that I should not trouble you again on the subject of the claim of Mrs Storer as the Widdow of Brigade Major John Courts Jones to additional pension - In that letter I gave a statement showing conclusively that L130.4 was had for depreciation for [illegible] as a Brigade Major and not for arrears of pay in ballance of pay not for depreciation only And then left it with you to act as you pleased in the premises And if not moved I asked an appeal to the Secretary of war with the papers to be laid before him and myself advised of it so that I might have an opportunity of [illegible] before the Secretary of war and showing the laws of Maryland relative to his depreciation to be found in Kiltys  edition of the laws of Maryland in [illegible illegible] October sefsion 1780 Chapter 28 fixing the rate of depreciation from 1st Jany 1777 to last of July 1780 from and after which there was no depreciation the pay was after that computed as [illegible]. therefore knowing when an officer commissioned there could be no difference in affixing the depreciation and arrearing at the length of his service up to 31st July 1780 simply by calculating the depreciation received -
On the 9th the same day you wrote that the papers could be laid before the Secretary of War
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Since when I Due called there several times at the war office to wit on Tuesday, Wednesday and today but at each time I was told that the papers had "not been sent up".
In depositing these papers with you I kept no copy of the [illegible] recorded from the Secretary of State at Annapolis [illegible] in cases I [illegible] in Mrs Agnefs Williams case And not finding [illegible] I [illegible] in the war office I have to ask of you a copy of the [illegible] furnished by Mrs [illegible] in the cases of Dorothy Storer and Agnefs Williams And oblige sir yours respectfully
Harvey Northrop [or Henry Northrop]
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District of Columbia⎬ ss On this fifth day of 
Washington County ⎬ October 1846 personally appeared before me the subscriber a
Justice of the Peace in and for said County affrs. Dorothy Storer who being duly sworn according to law makes the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the provisions of the act of Congress of 7th July 1838,, granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows,, and of the said act passed subsequent thereto as amendment to wit in August 1842, 3rd of March 1843. and again in 17th of June 1844 --
 She says that she is in the receipt of
$480 Dollars Pension per year under the [illegible] act as the Widdow of John Court Jones and officer of the Maryland line. That she is induced to believe that she has been erroneously placed on pension list to wit at a much less sum per year that she was by law and usage entitled to that said Husband John Court Jones was a Capt and also held at the same time a staff appointment to wit that of Brigade Major -That then she became entitled to a greater amount of Pension for years then she has received. Therefore she makes the
foregoing declaration
                                 [signed] Dorothy H Storer

sworn and subscribed before me
this day above named
William Waters J Peace
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Treasury Department
-illegible -Auditor's Office
26 August 1842

Sir
I have received your letter written in behalf of Mrs. Dorothy H. Storer in which you ask me to inform you as to the service of her husband Capt. John C. Jones who was a Captain in the Maryland Line and also aid-de-Camp to Genl Smallwood, also the Commutation pay & of Bounty Land to which he was entitled - also the Regt. to which he belonged.

In reply I have to state that it appears by the Records in this office that Capt. John C. Jones belonged to the 9th Regt. of Maryland & was aid-de-Camp to Genl. Smallwood. His service as far as the Records in this office furnish the information was from 1st June 1778 to 15 Novr 1783, the close of the War. His Commutation amounted to 2400 dollars being five years full pay as Captain - which was paid to him, as well as the balance of pay to the end of his service. As to the Bounty Land to which Capt. Jones was entitled, the information would more properly come from the Bounty Land office.
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to which office, I have referred your letter in that subject

Respectfully
yr. mo. obt. Svt.
[signed] Peter Hagner Aud

J.K. Hanson
City of Washington
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Oct. 14. 1846
h 43-962
Dorothy Stoner
Pensioner
DC

L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Private

14 mo
280
250
530

250
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Oct. 14, 1846

- illegible - 43-962
Dorothy Stoner
Pensioner

DC

James L. Edwawrds Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
President
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Washington City 14th October 1844

Sior

Enclosed is the application of Dorothy Storer of this 
place a pensioner at $450 for years in right of her first 
husband John Courts Jones as a Capt of the Maryland 
line, with the necessary [illegible] &c for an increased 
pension, in right of the additional rank and pay of her 
said husband as a brigade major.

Will you sir cause the case to be taken up and acted
on as early as practicable and oblige sir yours truly 

Henry Northrup
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Washington City 4th August 1846

Sir
this day is since I recvd yours of 27th relative
to the claim of Ethel Stoner as Wid of Jno. C. Jones Pension for in June Letter you stated nothing from another thereof he served to the only that the pensioner $5.70 per year her to wit one of
of his oft for Pension
In answer to such this printed you to the Certificate is
was a Deserted for as a
Brigade Major this is for depreciation save and not
for arrears of Pay or paid pay and depreciation "
out as before said for depreciation and his pay
for the time sound as being a major pared
And this was the difficces of deprecation between the
funds received and their frame Valice
But sir If you would make the estimate you would
find that this sum of $ 1804 resided as deponation
amount to between portion and fiften man the full
pay as brigade major had his monthly wages hands
him at the time for which this Certificate of depsination
was given being indine upon the face of it that his month
by wages had been paid him
---
In my communication I stated that the shall reward &
in your office of that of the 3d Auditor and would
shew his resignation of such was the part and I then
requested so to press on this claim. Time when I
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nothing further from you on the subject while the widdow [widow] 
is most urgent has sent the husband of her grand daugh
ter to me to know the cause of delay and that his grand
mother wished to see me on the subject.  When I called 
on her she was pleased [illegible] that she had intended 
going into the country where she could board cheaper but 
wished this pension question disposed of first and that 
she had now been waiting two weeks since she had 
[illegible] her case would have been acted on 
and disposed of.  Sir [illegible] no further 
evidence [Illegible] were some unless in your possession as 
[illegible] and surely this lady had a right to expect a spe
edy decision in her case as the papers were few and 
most simple being susceptible of a speedy decision
I remain sir yours respectfully 

Henry Northrup
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Washington City 27th of Novr 1844

Honorable Sir

On the 13th Inst. was 14 days I wrote you 
relative to the claim of Mrs Dorothy Storer of this City 
for an increased Pension in right of the services of her 
first husband John Courts Jones as Brigade Major 
I have as yet not been honored with an answer [illegible]
I know not whether action has been had in this case or not 
May I sir ask an early decision in this case.  Case [illegible] 
is now in [illegible] and a decision is prayed with 
a view to [illegible] movements.

In the papers now before you are referenced to the 
laws of Md relative to depreciation to wit that passed 
1st of Jany 1777 to 1st of August 1780 there was depreciation 
with a seal for each month, and that subsequent 
to 1st of August 1780 there was no depreciation which 
will be shown by the payments made Capt Jones 
subsequent to 1st of August 1780

If the officers in those papers before you question
ing to this claim that John Courts Jones received £385.16
.90 depreciation. Also that he recd £130.4.0 depreciation for 
service as Brigade Major.

Now sir nothing can be more plain and simple 
than to show that if John Courts Jones received 
£385.16.9 for 362 days as Lt and two years seven months 
and three days as Capt that as Brigade Major for two 
years service at the same rate of depreciation the
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service of two years as Brigade Major would amount to 
less than £130.4. the amount of depreciation paid 
him for service as Brigade Major.

I Sir would not be [illegible] or troublesome but 
must ask an early attention and advice on the subject
I remain Sir yours respectfully

Henry Northrup

P.S. Please file this with the papers pertaining to the case.
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Md memorandum in 
cases Strorer case
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Md memorandum in 
cases Strorer case
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Washington City 14th of Decr 1846

Honorable Sir

Yours of the 5th Instant was duly received stating 
that the pressure of business was such that you had not been 
able to examine the claim of Mrs Storer as the widdow [widow] of 
Capt & Brigade Major for an increased pension under the 
act of Congress of 7th of July [struck out: and] 1838 and subsequent acts 
and [the next few words are illegible] you could 
not at [illegible] attend to it

As I have since the papers have been with you filed a 
certificate showing the amount of depreciation recd 
for his service as Capt. & Lt. Also have referred to the 
laws of Maryland affixing the seal of depreciation 
from the 1st of Jany 1777 to the 1st of August 1780 after 
which time there was no more depreciation.  The Jany be
ing after that made equal to [illegible].  Also showing 
that the sum of £385.16.9 of depreciation was the 
amount of depreciation for 362 days as Lt in 1777 and 
for 2 years seven months & three days as Capt to wit from 
28th Decr 1777 to 1st of August 1780. When sir by a refine 
"ratio" seale [seal] of certification £130.4 was to equal at 
service of two years as Brigade Major at $24 per 
month and that it was wholly immaterial when he 
entered or left as Brigade Major The service performed 
for which depreciation was awarded was for a period 
of service between 1st Jany 1777 and 1st of August 1780 
no depreciation being for any other period has long
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he served before or after those periods [illegible] not but it 
is believed that had served as Brigade Major untill [until] the army 
was disbanded and that evidence of his payments as an offi
cer of the general staff cant be found in the Treasury 
Department.

Sir the widdow [widow] is most surprisingly anxious on this 
subject and I am advised that she got a [illegible] friend 
[the page appears to have been folded and most of the next line is illegible] that you 
at that time stating you're [your] having no recollection of this
But Sir as this further evidence has been provided 
and the several statements have been made since the 
papers were before the Commsr of Pensions and as 
you're [your] presence is such that you know not when you 
can take it up may I Sir ask of you to [word struck out]
refer this claim again to the Commissioner and request 
his early examination of the same

This Sir I am most anxious that it should be 
disposed of at as early a day as possible with a wish 
to as [illegible] movements if necessary.

I remain Sir your respectfully 

Henry Northrup
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Washn.  Novr 16.' 46,
Henry Northup
Appeals on claim of Mrs. D. 
Storer for increase of her
pension (illegible) of service of her
first husband Jno. C. Jones.
N (illegible) See Novr 16/46
Pension Office

2
Marcey
Secretary of War
Present
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Honorable
SWar, L,ouarcey
Secretary of War


Washn. Novr 16.' 46,
Henry Northup
Appeals on claim of Mrs. D.
Storer for decease of her
pension (illegible) of service of her
first husband Jno. C. Jones.
N (illegible) See Novr 16/46
Pension Office

2
Marcey
Secretary of War
Present
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Washington City 16th of November 1846
Honorable Sir 
After having for some time endeavored to show to the
Commissioner of Pensions and convince him of the right of (illegible) Dorothy Store of this City to an increased Pension for annum in right of the services of her first husband John -
Courts Jones as a Captain and Brigade Major of the Mary and time of the army of the Revolution, But hitherto all my exertions have been of no effect and be living that a believe case never was presented then this for
16.18 or 20 months additional pension than this case have been constrained to ask an appeal to you with a request that all the papers should be laid before you for your approval
val of his pension, being confident that upon a canfull examination of the Certificates of George G Price of the land office Maryland and the papers of the Revolutionary records
that share and of the presition adopted at the Pension office to wit giving pensions for staff appointments the same as if iming under a commision and regulated by ll the provisions principles, constration, and pitie
under the act of 7th of June 1832 granting Pensions, that you would direct the increased Pension due this widow to be granted
her upon the same premises that it is granted to others was each nothing more than that the same it shall be extended to us that is to other similarly situated and this we have a clear and undeniable right to expect John Courts Jones was a Capt of entry of the Maryland line and as such his widow is in the receipt of $16.80 pension per annum, under the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832, giving pensions to all classes of persons to wit six months a fourth Pension and the intend to two years
as being pression. The act also provided that the Duisian in no case should exceed the full pay of a Captain in the line to wit $400 per year ( equal the full pay of Capt of
Cavalry or  Artillery) also the Secretary of one Hundred & Staff appointment in this the party to pension but as before said Pension could not exceed $60 per year
A a stone is in the possession of a Pension of $80 per
in right of the service of John Courts Jones as a Captain.
He was a Brigade major also and as such as entitled to $2
 pr month in addition to his pay in the line as Capt
equal $288 per year. That his widow already recieving 
year right of his services as captain he cannot
obtain an in her in right of his service to reign in greater than & 120 per year equal in the whole 800 per year the maximum of Pension and this ceased pension has been applied for and in refused us, hence any appert to you
amongst the papers now referred to you will be found the Certificate of Gage of Rites of Maple Sheeting John C same was paid on the 11th of Sept 1782, $130,40 Agnes Reighs Magar, Also herewith is a Certificate 
(illegible) for (illegible)  as a captain also the Certificate to the register states him to hand have appointed a Just on the 18th of Dec 1786 and them have promoted to the month of
line on the 28th December 1777 hence he received to the and years Lieutenant and from 1st Jany 1777
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to 1st of August 1780 two years and seven months received a pension
as Capt.  The entire amount of depreciation used for one years
as it and years and 9 months as Capt was 185169, also 2
received $ 130 depreciation for prices as Brigade Major Staff appointment
, which staff some was during this same paried, but
at what parties period of time he commenced his duties as Brigade adn
a terminated them is not shewer. It is only known that he had this $10
in depensation for me as Brigade Major. Up to let of August 1780
there is nothing to shew the real amount of age they received for the
time served, but this experiation the and paid at a subsequent
pied, and was for the amount of depreciation due to 1st of August 1880
There is a sale of deposition to which you are in pectfully referred
See Milty edition of the laws as my land to be found in thereto
partment at 1st October Session 1782 and Chapter 38, affixing
the State of Deposition from 15th Jany 1777 to 1st August 1780 after this
---
there was no fees these depreciation, they were after this paid the
full pay in specie or its equivalent to the Certificate of a
herewith which shows that he was paid by John Hamilton agent for paying
the england his 111722. promotion of subsist $5281
from the 1st of August 1780 to Set of January 1882 at $472 Jan 1st
1782 to the 1st of June 1783 and 326 from 1st Jany 1783 to 15th of
1783 and 8230 of Commutation
Thus it is shown by this seal of deposition affixed to that John County
aged 38569 deposition for service as a peace 12 Feby 1777
to 8th Decr 1777, and as Capt from that day in the act of August 1780
also and for same as Brigade Major 10. of Repeation theregester

certifies that he has no means of knowing when he was
pected Road and how long he severed but the seal of the
=ation refered to eight perhaps furnish a data by which to drive
of the suffice it to say that the amount of destination
remind for divise a road laid is sent to the first pay for the
as for a period of the and hear the here
decesed to use as this is for representinel and
other pay and erection
-
In my Commissions with the Emma I stated in the of my letters
to him that this depreciation duly not pay & deponation was
equal 14 months first pay as paid for and after him
to affix the time seemed as Brigade Major beg and there on the
yet he has not attend this in their early authentisted for
to lose the same
of this Certificate of Mo. as is not willed to credit the
Surity Certificates are by him in the case should not be in
titled to credit all should be into the like one
I request to say that the commisones who is in part and saw
Judge or Chanceller to Judge listened the claimant and his
Country is the Judge or Chancellor and metes out to an
Justice wished to another it is said. There the case in paint
you will find along with the papers of Mr Storms were in
same office a certificate of Genge on this same register
of the land of Jane Showing John Hatham appointed a
Registry of the 4th Sixth Infantry on 27th of June 1778 and
was on the 21st of May 1779, Such is this certificate to
which you respectfully refered to be poured with the papers
lest I had a copy of the Command you
will find it these check the Contract made
tracted through a third person to obtain an increased in
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for Mrs Agus J Williams in right of the services of John Hartshorne 
her first husband as an an adjutant, I [illegible] the application 
in this case to Judge [illegible] and although this certificate referred 
to Jones nothing other than he was appointed adjutant 
[illegible].  Yet this claim was [illegible] payied [paid] in August 
last and the full amount of increased pension for increase as 
an adjutant for two years equal $150 additional pension from 
[illegible] was allowed.  Lets now [illegible] the contrast as 
Mrs Strorers claim for an increased pension with the certificate 
of this same officer was promoted showing a positive pay
ment for deprecation for services as Brigade Major which 
could not be for a increase of less than 16 to 20 months as pre
sented by me the whole subject is changed and the evidence 
that was good in Mrs Williams case although it proved nothing 
A certificate from the same officer with this difference that 
in Mrs Storers case it  proves a positive increase as pay for 
such is not intitled [entitled] to be recd.

I saw this widdow [widow] yesterday. She stated that she had not yet 
recd. in either word or [illegible] That she had [illegible] for some two or 
three weeks most anxiously waiting to hear the result of her 
application. 

I have to ask of you that you will examine the case of 
Mrs Storer as early as practicable and relieve the party of [illegible] 
this state of suspense under which they have been kept by the 
Commissioner who kept the papers by him and neither al
lowed or rejected the claim.

Enclosed is a copy of the [[illegible] forwarded by Mrs 
Breadon and which [illegible] be pass Mr Edwards Also an [illegible]
certificate of Mrs [illegible] having her deposition recorded by 
Jno C Jones [illegible] as Lt & Capt papers filed [illegible]

I remain Sir yours respectfully 

Henry Northrup
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3rd March 1843, granting pensions for one year to [illegible]. [illegible] widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 4th, 1838, as also under the Act of August 23, 1842, declaratory or [unintelligible] of the afore such Act of July 4 1838. 

District of Columbia, County of Washington, to wit; on this first day of July 1843, personally appeared before the subscr[illegible] one of the Justices of the Peace, in, and for, the County of Washington aforesaid, Dorothy H Store; a resident of the City of Washington, District of Columbia, aged 72 years, who being first duly swarn, according to law, doth on her Oath [illegible]the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the [illegible] by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd March 1843, granting pensions to widows of the persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of John C. Jones a Captain in the Maryland [illegible] and in General Smallwoods's Brigade, and that she received $480 per Annum, widows the Act of July 4th,1838, as awarded and explained by the Act of August 23, 1842.  


She further declares that she is still a widow. Dorothy H Storer Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before Wiliiam Waters J Peace

This is to certify that I have been personally aquainted with Mrs. Dorothy H. Storer, during the last 15 years.
July 1st 1843
William Waters J Peace
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James L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Present

Nov 1, 1846
Recd
Delmar H Stoner
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Washington City 9th of Novr 1846

Sir

Yours of the 7th Inst is received in answer to the case of Deborah 
H Storer widdow [widow] of John Courts Jones in which you say "In 
"reply to yours of the 20th Ulto in the case of Dorothy H Storer 
"(which as far as case to be deciphered is in keeping with the 
"usual time of your communications)" Thus Sir you have given 
no credit for [word struck out] uniformity who those in case has lost it or 
otherwise. Sir pardon me when I say that with you it is the 
[illegible]. With you there is a uniformity in [illegible] 
[illegible] as [illegible]. Now Sir I give you a quotation to 
your two letters of the 27th Octr and 7th. Now relating to 
this I [illegible] a case of Mrs Storer read these and if [illegible] before 
at your letter look and see the [illegible] of this public office.

Your letter of the 27th [illegible] " In the application of Dorothy 
"H Storer for an increase of pension the certificate of Mrs Brewer 
"shows that her first husband was a Captain the Md line from 
"1777 to its disbandment and that he received depreciation 
"in Septr 1782 as Brigade Major amounting to £130. but there 
"are no means furnished to ascertain with the necessary [illegible]
["illegible] for computing a pro rata pension, the amount of 
"pension recd as Brigade Major  The pension is computed 
"by the combined ratio of the half pay and the length of service 
"within the limit of $50 per [illegible] However if he served 
"two months only as Brigade Major his pension would be 
"$530 per annum"  Such sir is your letter of the 27th of 
October last expressly stating that Mrs Brewer had certified that 
in September 1782 "the [illegible] depreciation money as Brigade 
Major amounting" to £160,4." [illegible] after you say 10 [illegible] 
if he served ten months only as Brigade Major his pension was to 
be $530 per annum.  Now sir for the consistency of your 
letters of 7th Inst (illegible] in reply to yours of the 29th Ulto rela
"tive to the case Dorothy H Storer (which as far as it can be des
"ciphered is in keeping with the casual tone of your commu
"nications) you are again informed that the calculation of a Pension 
"for [illegible] ten month two weeks as a Captain and ten months as a 
"Captain and ten months as a Captain and Bridgade Major is $530 
"and that the certificate of Mrs Brewer affords us an [illegible] dates for 
"ascertaining the amount of staff service claimed, if indeed she 
'refers ti staf service."  This Sir is a glaring contradictory and 
uniformity and has to be promulgated to the War 

This Sir is the last letter I shall now trouble you with another 
subject, & I have taken other steps.  I Sir demand an appeal to the 
Secretary of War requesting that you lay the papers before him 
with a copy of your two letters in this case That the bountiful inconsist
ency of the two letters may be seen and that I be advised by you 
when those papers are laid before the Secretary that I may be able to 
attend and show their inconsistency, to wit in your letter of the 27th 
as to stating the certificate of pension for £130.4 of depreciation 
for service as Brigade Major, and raised up stating that if he 
served ten months only as Brigade Major the pension would be $510 
per annum, I sir then answered stating this certificate for 
£130.4 as depreciation only and not for [illegible] of pay or for pay 
and depreciation but for depreciation alone for serving as Brigade 
Major and I [illegible] that this issue of £130.4 is equal to between 
fourteen and fifteen months first pay of the services of a staff
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appointment of Brigade Major for between fourteen and fifteen
months service and that this certificate was for depreciation and
being evidence upon the face of it that his monthly wages had
been paid and that this L130.4 was the amount of depreciation
only. That consequently he could not have served lefs than 18 or
20 months or perhaps two years as brigade ensign
But now sir for consistency, you say in yours of the 7th
Sept “you are again informed that fourteen months service
as a Captain and ten months service as Captain and Brigade
Major is $530, and the certificate of Mr Brewer affords no account
data for afcertaining the [illegible] of staff service claimed if
indeed the certificate refers to staff service”
Then sir a certificate which exprefsly states upon its face “[illegible]
[illegible] for services as Brigade Major” is answered by you with
the remark of “if [illegible] the certificate refers to Staff Service”
I would sir respectfully ask to what [illegible] refers if not to Staff
Services - With respect to the computing the time, I understood
there was no certain data but that it was far a time beyond 14 or
15 months he having been paid his monthly wage while in service
as previous to the ifsue of this certificate which is for depreciation
alone and amounts to a greater sum than fourteen months [illegible]
pay. And in my communication to you I adverted to this and
left it with you to affix the period of service as Brigade Major
It could not in the notice of things be lefs than 18 or 20 months
last it was exprefsly stated for [illegible] to affix the time
I have close by saying this is the last time I can ever trouble
you on this Subject, [illegible] that the papers may be laid before
the Secretary of war with copies of your two letters of the 27th
Oct + 7th inst and myself advised of it that I may be
able to see the papers and meet the objections - and not be treated
as I was some two years Since when asking an appeal to the
Secretary of war the papers were laid before him with your
objections to wit that there was no evidence to show where
[illegible illegible] who his living Children were and I had no
notice of it, and the Secretary [illegible] your division
as he justly should have [illegible] if that statement was [illegible]
[illegible] but I had no notice of it I could not see the papers
when behold in getting a copy of these papers last June it
appeared that the original papers on which you made
his objection was [illegible---------------] and the service [illegible-----]
papers [illegible] his application in open court. The date of
his death and the names of his living Children all on
the same piece of paper only satisfied by the Court yet
it was stated by you the Secretary that there was no
evidence as where he died or who his living children 
were. This being evidence upon the face of the [illegible] that
no [illegible] you as the Secretary had examined the case in
That was carefull manner which it should have been hand
In this can I ask that I be advised when these
papers are laid before the Secretary of war that I may
have an opportunity to meet the objection where I
can also show the [illegible] between this one and [illegible]
of Mrs Agnefs Williams [Agness Williams] the widdow of Lt John [illegible]
which was presented by me through Judge [illegible] and pafsed
But this presented by me [illegible ------------------]
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written

I however am yours respectfully

Henry Christoph
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Geo J Brewer
Certificate for enlistment

John Courts Jones,
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Land Office Annapolis
12th October, 1846.
I hereby Certify, that it appears by the Muster rolls
of the Revolution remaining in this office, That
and Regiment
that
John Courts Jones was appointed a Lieutenant in the 7
Maryland regiment, on the 10th day of December 1776,
& was promoted to the rank of Captain the 28th December
1777, and I also further certify, That by a Pay Roll
kept by John Hamilton, Agent for the Maryland line,
also remaining in this office, That John Courts Jones,
a Captain, received $11,722 cts Depreciation of subsistence,
also $525, 31cts, arrears of pay from 1st  August, 1780,
to 1st January 1782, Also, $472.+ pay from 1st January
1782, to 1st January, 1783, Also, $325,00 cts Pay from 1st
January, 1783 to 15th of November, 1783, Commutation
$2,300, = Total received $3799, 53cts.
George G. Brewer
Regt Land Off. Md.
---
mend. =  by a Depreciation pay roll, John Courts
Jones, a Captain appears to have received depreciation pay
as a Bg. Major in the Maryland line, but how long he
performed service in that capacity, I am unable to say,
as the records are imperfect and afford no other
evidence of his service.
-
George G. Brewer
Regt Land Off. Md.
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Washington City 8th of December 1846. 
Honorable Sir: 
On the 13th of February last I had the honor of addvising(sic) you relative to the claim of Mrs. Dorothy Storer for [illegible] and pension under the Act of 7th of June 1832, and again on the 15th (two days of time) I wrote you again on this subject and enclosed a form there and additional certificate from the register [illegible] relative to the claim of Mrs. Storers as the widdow(sic) of John Courts Jones and asked an early examination and [illegible] on this case. 
Not receiving any advice I wrote you again on this subject on the 20th [illegible] but as yet have not heard [illegible] with an answer. 
In my first I referred to this case and the letters of James L. Edwards of the 27th [illegible] a copy of which is on file with the papers sustaining this claim transmitted from this office to yours. 
Honorable sir, this letter to which you are particularly referred says “the certificate of [illegible] shows that [illegible] Maryland was a Captain in the Maryland line from 1777 to its disbandment and that he received [illegible] money in 1782 as Brigade major amounting to £130, but those are no means furnished to [illegible] with the [] "for computing a [illegible] with pension, the amount of [illegible] each [illegible] is brigade major. The pension is computed by the combined rates of the half pay and length of service within the [illegible] of $50 per month. Thence if he received nearly ten [illegible] so brigade major the pension would be $530 per annum.”
Such was the letter of the Commissioner of Pensions of the 27th of Oct’r last. She was assured and again referred to this certificate for £130.6. Depreciation as a Brigade Major this was per Depreciation only as Brigade major and not for increase of pay, as Ballance(sic) of pay and depreciation of Brigade Major per a service of between fourteen and fifteen months. And yet this sum was per depreciation only for services as Brigade Major.
I then stated this in my reply to the commissioner and requested hi to affix the pension at such rate as the evidence would authorize him to offer. Yet no action was had or notice taken of this communication. Untill(sic) I wrote him a third time on the earlyist(sic) when he answered on the seventh [illegible] last. An extract of which is a follows (Thus) “you are again informed that the calculation of a pension for [illegible] to service as Captain and [illegible] as Capt and Brigade Major is $530. And that the certificate of [illegible] affords no [illegible] for [illegible] the amount of the staff service.”
Such [illegible] is a quotation of his letter of the 7th of [illegible] last a copy of which will be placed with the papers in your office and will speak for itself and away far ought that I know be inteligible to some but but(sic) to use it is the only recourse and only serve to make [illegible] worse [illegible].
I [illegible] wrote him again an tis gist stating the case at large and then again stated that he [illegible] at his pleasure relative to this case and [illegible[ such time as he though proper as [illegible] time whatever, stating [illegible] that it was the Act
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twice that I could trouble him on the subject, that if not passed by him I asked the papers in this case with the copies of his letters on the subject laid before you together with the vouchers and which he allowed the pension of Mrs. Agness Williams as the widow of Lieut John Hartshorne for additional pension far in excess as an adjutant being precisely similar to that of Mr. Jones except that the one was adjutant and the other was Brigade Major. This document was asked that it might be shown that evidence was sufficient in Mrs. Williams case when presented by Judge Bibb and that the same description of evidence was insufficient when presented by me in Mrs. Stevens case.

These papers were laid before you as advised by Mr. Edwards on the 12th of March last.

Per the same day I wrote you pertaining to this claim and prayed an early examination of the case - again on the 15th I wrote you again enclosing the certificate of the register of the land office of Maryland showing that John Court Jones received £384:10.4 depreciation for services as Lt & Captain. I also returned in this or any former communications to the acts of the legislature of Maryland affixing the seal of depreciation from 1st of January 1777 to 1st of August 1780 after which time there was no depreciation, but they were all paid by paymaster Hamilton those pay in full without any depreciation see this in Mrs. Thompson certificate.

These [illegible] without the possibility of cases are equivalent that of £384.14.9 was the amount of depreciation that a Lieut. for a service of 362 days at $26.00 month and as a Capt. at the rate of [illegible] per month for two years and seven months and three days. That $180.4 of depreciation for the same period of time (for there was depreciation for other periods of time than from 1st Jany 1777 to 1st Jany 1780) to a Brigade Major at $24 dollars per month was on account to two years' service as made by the same [illegible] of pro rata [illegible].

Cross having been honored by you with any examination of their case to this subject I wrote you again on the 20th Ultimo relating to his case and then stated the situation of the widow and asked as early as practicable [illegible].

It is now 24 days since this claim was referred to you. It being a claim at most requiring but a 
review on the subject being modified into the claim pass [illegible] I will to rest jointly to affix the page rate amount 

I have to ask of you to prepare this case as surely as it is practicable by either passing rejecting or referring it back to the commissioner accompanied by the letters to her [illegible] by the petitions to you on this case. I am most anxious for action on this case.

I remain sir yours respectfully

Henry Northrup
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Washington January 17, 1847.

Dear Sir-

Since I had the pleasure of seeing
you a few days ago, I have received advice from
Annapolis in relation to the claim of Mrs.
Dorothea H. Storer for additional pension
for the services of her late husband Major John
Coates Jones as Brigade Major during the
revolutionary war, from which I learn that no
detailed information in regard to payments made to
the officers and soldiers of the Maryland line is now
ascertainable in consequence of all the (illegible)
accounts and vouchers having been sent from Annapolis
some years ago to Washington to enable the government
to adjust the accounts between the state of Maryland
and the United States, and were lost by the burning of
the Public Buildings.  This is unfortunate so far 
as regards the exact time Major Jones served as Brigade
Major but we can approximate the precise time he so
served sufficiently near for all the purposes of justice
as a Chancellor therefore, bound to see that no injustice
be done to the government while at the same
time every fair claimant has a right to expect from
the administrators, (missing text)
I invite your attention to the accompanying statement,
which I think would satisfy any court of the United
States, setting in equity, that Major Jones must have
served upwards of Twenty one months as Brigade
Major during the Revolutionary war.
I am Sir, most respectfully
Yr Obdt Sevt
R. C. Weightman
on behalf by Dorotha H. Stover
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Statement shewing that Brigade Major John Coates
Jones must have served in that capacity Twenty
one months & twenty two days to have entitled
him to have received L130.4s depreciation money
from the state of Maryland.

There is in the possession of Col Edwards
certificate to prove the payment of L385.16.9 to John. C
Jones as Lieutenant and Captain for his services from
1 Jany 1777 to 1 August 1780 - 43 months as Lieutenant 
11 mos & 27 day (say 12 mos), as Captain
31 months & 3 days (say 31 months)

Certificate of payment of L130.45s as Brigade Major
during the above period, which was the only period
for which depreciation money was allowed by Maryland.}

The regular pay of Lieutenant was $26 2/3 per month
The regular pay of Captain 
Captain was $40- do
" additional pay as Brigade Major was 24$-do.
do.
Now the question is to ascertain from the above facts
how long Brigade Major Jones must have served in
that capacity to have entitled him to L130 4s 
Depreciation money he having received L385, 16.9 of the
like money for 43 months services as Lieutenant and
Captain.
12 mos pay as Lieutenant @ $262/3 per mo is $320
31 mos pay as a Captain @$40 per Mo is $1,240-----
-----------
43 mos was regular pay was -----------$1,560
which sum divided by 43 will make his average
pay per month $36 and a fraction.

Then if Major Jones was entitled to and rec L385.16.9
deposition more on his pay as Lieutenant and Captain
at $36 per month, what amount of depreciation money
would he have been entitled to receive had his pay been
only $24 per month?  $24 being two third of $36, his
depreciation would have been 1/3 less than L385.16.9
1/3d off 128.12.3
leaving L257.4.6, the
sum be would have been entitled to have recd from the
State of Maryland, had his pay been only $24 per mo.

Now
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Now if 4 months services at $20 per month, pro
produced £257.4.6, what time should Major Jones have
served as Brigade Major at the same rate of $24
per month, to have entitled him to receive £130.4?
the answer is a plain one in common
arithmetic - and is twenty one months 
and Twenty two days.

The aforegoing statement is respectfully 
submitted to Col Edwards on the Equity side of
the court - the legal evidence having been 
destroyed by fire while in the possession of the
government of the United States-
R. C. Wightman, on behalf
of Dorothea H. Stover widow
of the late Major Jones.

January 7 1847.
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Washington, January 28, 1867
Sir, 
Yours of the 26th inst. is rec’d in which you state that the declarations I have made on the assumed facts in the case of Mrs. Dorthea H. Storer, a widow of Major John C. Jones, are correct and you add that it does not appear as I allege, that the certificates were issued for services for Jany 1, 1777 to August 1780. 
The question then according to your statement is reduced to a single point, viz, the service of Major Jones between 1 Jany 1777 & 1 Aug. 1780 as Brigade Major. In this there is no assumption it is a matter of fact and of evidence.
As I understand the law of Maryland no certificate for depreciation would have issued in favor of Brigade Major Jones or any other officer or soldier of the Maryland Line but for services between the periods above stated. The only law passed by the Legislature of Maryland authorizing such issue of certificate was the “act to settle and adjust the accounts of the troops of this State in the service of the United States, and for other purposes therein mentioned” [] laws [] Chap. 38 October Sess. 1783. The 9th Sec. of this act establishes the depreciation for every month commencing 1 Jany 1777 and terminating in July 1780 and I repeat that no officer of soldier of the Md. Line who had not served between Jan. – May 1, 1777 & Aug. 1, 1780 was entitled to, or could have received a depreciation certificate. The fact that a certificate in favor of Brigade Major
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Major Jones for $ 130.40 depreciation money
was issued by the proper authority of Maryland is
the evidence that he so served between those
periods, because under the law just adverted
to no deprecated certificate could have issued
but for services rendered in one or more of the
months between 1 Jany 1777 and 1 Aug. 1780.

I regret therefore that so plain a case as Mrs.
Storer's should have been referred to the Secr of
War whose time must be so fully sacrificed in the
consideration of grave and important public concerns
as to make it next to impossible
for him to bestow the necessary attention on
individual claims.

I am his
very respectfully
Probet Lens
R.C. Weightman
in behalf of Dorothea H. Storer

to Col Edward
Commissioner of Patents
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(8-469.)
[Stamp] Pension Office Oct 1 1883 Chief Clerk
Pension Bureau

Application No.
Certificate No.
NAME OF SOLDIER.
Dorothy H. Storer
Co. Daughter Regt
INFORMATION DESIRED
Lt. Col. Robt H Harrison
as written by
John C. Jones
both served in the
Revolutionary War
Mar & Na time
Nicholas E Jones
Linden
Md.
haul color of papers
for family and interest
Treasurer, J
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No record of Robert Harrison
The history of John C Jones +
his widow Dorothy H Stoner was
Sent under date of Augt 27. 1883
to Nicholas Jones
Linden
Montgomery Md
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W. 25166

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U. S. PENSION OFFICE
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Sep. 27, 1908.

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O. W. & N. DIV
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28
1906
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Silver Spring, Mont, M-d.
R. #3.
To the: "Hon. Commr. of Pensions" - Dear Sir: I wish to know, if I can get the record of Capt. Jn Courts Jones, ? " Maryland line Old War"
I should like to know, why he, was made brevet Major of brigade; about 1777?
This information, is wanted for historical purposes. Yours, very truly,
Nicholas Jones.
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25166
Dorothy H Storer Widow
Jones
File this paper in above case

All the military history that is possession government
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Widow 25.166

In answer to your inquiry of 26th without a P.O. address relative to Col. Robert H. Harrison an officer from Md. in the Revy war, I have to state that he & his widow if one survivied him having died before the passage of a law under the provisions of which either would have been entitled to pension there are no papers on file in this Bureau containing any history of his military service. 

Mrs. D.H. Storer her daughter obtained a pension as the former widow of John C. Jones & also by Congress' act Bounty land one of the heirs of Col. Harrison but in neither of the last two cases is there any specification of the services rendered by Col. Harrison.

His heir presented to [illegible] a claim for commutation & Bounty land which is believed became a law in May 1830 & if so the amount of communtation would be paid at the Treasury where no doubt are on file. In those papers would be
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"all the military history of that officer that is the prossession of the General Government

25.166

Dorothy H. Storer widow of Jones

File the paper in above case.
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_______________DIVISION.

F.S. Me

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSION.

Washington, D.C. May 4, 1899

Respectfully returned to Nicholas E. Jones, Linden, MD who should state fully for what purpose he desires the information. W.F. #25166.

Green B. Baum
Commissioner.

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3042 b--100m
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[illegible] act May 29 1830
Extended July 14 1832

Mar. 26, '89.
Hon. Comms of Pensions, 

Dear Sir; I would respectfully say: Col. Robert Hanson Harrison of the Continental army, had claims, on the [illegible] govt. and would say; he died in Apr. 1790. Mrs. D.H. Storer of Washington, D.C. was one of his heirs, and obtained a pension in 1852.

I would respectfully ask for a list of the Papers filed in support of: "H. Harrison's claims." ? Was [illegible] memorial filed, and could I obtain a copy thereof? These papers are strictly wanted for 
over.
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preservation & for
historical purposes.

I will state: Col. "Harrison,
R.H.", was born in M_d
but served in the "P_a
Continental Line ..... was
aide & military secretary, to
Gen. Washington
Pery truly,

Nicholas E. Jones

[Stamp] US Pension Office Apr 4 1889
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25,166

[illegible]

Nus inform at CM

Aug. 20th 1818

Linden P. Office
Montgomery Co, Md.

Sir: In reply to yours of the 18th Aug. I will state the facts are for "historical purpose." (The parties being members of Gen. Washington's family.)

Now any facts you may deem notable would be acceptable such as the time of entering or leaving the army, conduct during the war, or "Certificate of Service."

Very truly,

Nicholas Jones.

Mr. C.B.[illegible Act. Comm'r.
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[Stamp] US Pension Office Feb 29 1892

Feb. 25, 1892

Linden P. O. Mont. Coy
Maryland.

Hon. Commr. of
Pensions,

Dear Sir:
I should say: "Mrs. Dorothy H. Storer",
received, benefits, from the
U. S. govt for the services,
revolutionary of her
first husband:
Capt. J. Courts Jones?
I would ask, if
the Files, & Records preserved
in your Office
can afford the Dates of 
the Acts of Cong. when,
Mrs. Dorothy H. Storer,
received said benefits?

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I wish to trace
the papers of:
Mrs. Storer.

I am
very truly,

Nicholas E. Jones
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Respectfully returned 
for further
information.

Linden P.C. Mont. Co
Maryland.

To the: Hon. Comissnr of Pensiones,

Dear Sir, I wish the
information; that,
may find the: "Memorial
to Congress; reciting
the military history
of Major J. Courts Jones,

For historical
purposes & preservation

I am, very truly
Nicholas E. Jones
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IW&N - Div.
GWC - Ex'r.
this
Return this letter with your reply.

Department of the Interior
Pension Office
Washington, DC. August 18, 1883.

Sir:
In response to your letter, dated July 28"
1883, you are informed that the Revolutionary
pension claim of Dorothy H. Storer, former
widow of John C. Jones, is on file in this
office, but before your request can be further
considered it will be necessary for you to
state just what information you refer to and
and for what purpose it is desired.
Very respectfully
C. B. Walker
Acting Commissioner
C
Nicholas Jones
Linden
Montgomery Co., Md.
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July 28th/ 80

Linden Post Office
Montgomery Co., M-d

To the Honorable Commissioner:

Sir: Do the Files & Records of
your office show that
Dorothy Storer as a
applicant for a pension?

If so, she must I have
applied before 1852.

Her papers, if on file
in your office would recite
facts highly interesting
to me. Could you consider
the papers to be examined
for all facts, connected
with the claim for pension.
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You would greatly
oblige me by so
doing. Yours very truly,
Nicholas Jones,
Linden P. Office
Montgomery Co., Md.

To the Hon. Commissioner