Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22583, Phineas Weed, New York
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Service: New York
Weed, Phineas or Phinehas
Abigail
Number: W.22583
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Left side:
Repealed [?]
Hon. S. S. Ellsworth 
July 15. 1846. 
Duplicate Certificate issued 27 July 1846 & sent to Hon . S.S. Ellsworth, Ho. of Reps.

Right side:
7675
New York 
Abigail Weed widow of Phineas Weed N.Y. who was a Private in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of April 1846 and sent to
Hon S. S. Ellsworth 
Hos. of Reps. 

[Acts of March 3, 1843 & 17th June, 1844]
Recorded in Book W Vol. 2 Page 90.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section  of the Act of Congress of the 4th July 1836.
State of New York} 
County of Oswego} ss. 
On this 12th day of March to appeared before the Subscriber a Judge of Court in and for Said County Abigail Weed a resident of Scriba in the County of Oswego and State of New York aged seventy seven 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 4, 1836: That she is the widow of Phineas Weed, who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution; that he entered the service in the year 1776, seventeen hundred and seventy six, served as waiter to Capt White two or three years, and then enlisted for during the war. may have been under  Capt White or may not,  he was a long time at Fort Plain and in that Section was at the [?] against Oswego, and continued on in the [?] or Continental army to the close of the war of the Revolution, serving a part of the time as Sergeant received an honorable discharge, and drew  a bounty lot of land which was granted him by the State in the Town of Sterling in the County of Cayuga and State of New York; that his place of residence during the war of the Revolution was at Ballstown [sic], Saratoga County, New York; that this deponent and her said husband removed out the said County or sold [illegible] of land, which was granted by [illegible] State of New York to her said husband for his Revolutionary services; in the year 1811, eighteen hundred and eleven, She further declared that she was married to the said Phineas Weed on the 25 day of June 1783, seventeen hundred and eighty three; that her husband the aforesaid Phineas Weed, died on the 31st day of July 1812, eighteen hundred and twelve, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed; that the attached family record and record of this deponent and her said husbands marriage is the old, original record of their marriage and of their ages and of the ages of their children
Abigail (X  her mark) Weed
Sworn to and Subscribed, on the day} 
and year above written before me }
[Signed] Elias Brewster 
Judge of the Os. Co. Courts
I certify that the above named Widow Abigal Weed, is a respectable person, that I consider her to be of the age represented by her, and that she cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court
[Signed] Elias Brewster
Judge of the Os. Co. Courts

State of New York	}
County of Wayne	} ss.
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for Said County  Melinda Wood of Sodus in said County aged fifty years in December [?] last after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that Widow Abigail Weed who is applying for a pension is the widow of Phineas Weed late a Soldier in the war of the Revolution and is this deponents mother and that the said Phineas Weed was the deponents father; that this deponent from a child understood and believed that her said father had been a Soldier in the war of the Revolution serving to the close of the war and thence became entitled to a lot of bounty land in the State of New York; that the deponent well recollects that
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the said father and mother and their family moved onto the Said lot of bounty land drawn by her Said father or granted him by the State for his revolutionary Service, in the year 1811, eighteen hundred and eleven, and that it was lot No. 24 in the town of Sterling in the County of Cayuga and State of New York; that the attached family record is the old record kept by this deponents said father and mother and the true record of their ages, their marriage, and the age of their children; that this deponents said father died on the 31st day of July 1812, eighteen hundred and twelve, and that this deponents said mother has not since married, but remains a widow
[Signed] Melinda Wood
Subscribed and Sworn before me}
this 21st day of February 1844}  
[Signed] John F Curtis Justice of the Peace 

I certify that the above named Melinda Wood is a respectable person
 [SIgned] John F Curtis J P 

State of New York	} 
County of Oswego	} ss.
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Sally Potter of Scriba in the County of Oswego in said State aged forty eight years in December last, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that Widow Abigal Weed, who is applying for a pension as the widow of Phineas Reed late a soldier in the war of the revolution, is this deponents mother and that the said Phineas Weed was this deponents father; that this deponent from a child understood and believed, that her said father had been a soldier in the war of the Revolution to the close of the war and thereby became entitled to a lot of bounty land in the State of New York; that this deponent well recollects that her Said father and mother and their family moved onto the said lot of bounty land granted by the State to her father for his revolutionary services in the yea 1811, eighteen hundred and eleven; that it was lot No 24 in the town of Sterling in the County of Cayuga and State of New York; that the attached family record is the old record, kept by this deponents said father and mother, and the true record of their ages, of their marriage, and the ages of their children; and that this deponents said father died on the 31st day of July 1812, eighteen hundred and twelve, and that this deponents said mother has not Since married but remains a widow. 
[Signed] Sally Potter
Subscribed and Sworn before me}
 this 11th day of March 1844 } ss. 
[Signed] Jmes Church  Justice of the peace
 
I certify that the above named Sally Potter is a respectable person 
[Signed] Jmes Church J.P 

State of New York}
County of Oswego} ss. 
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of peace in and for said County, Martha Dobois of Scriba in the County of Oswego aged Seventy two years, after being duly sworn according law deposeth and Saith that she is a sister to Widow Abigal Weed
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who is applying for a pension as the widow of Phineas Weed late a Soldier of the Revolution; this deponent therefore knows the fact that her sister is the individual person and widow of the identical person and late Soldier in the war of the Revolution the Said Phineas Weed; that this deponent from child was informed understood and believed that the said Phineas Weed had been a Soldier in the war of the revelation from the beginning to the end of the same; that he so served as to become entitled to a lot of bounty land in the State granted it to him being lot No. 24 in the town of Sterling in the County of Cayuga and State of New York; and that he and his said wife the present widow Abigal Weed and their family removed onto  the said lot of bounty land granted the said Phineas Weed for his services in the Revolutionary war in the year 1811, eighteen hundred and eleven, this deponent well recollects of the time of the marriage of the said parties, and that it took place 25 June 1783, seventeen hundred and eighty three; this deponent was at the wedding and a witness to the said marriage;  that in the attached family record this deponent has the utmost and entire confidence as pertaining the ages of the said parties, the date of the marriage of the said parties, and the ages of their children; that the said Phineas Weed died in July 1812, eighteen hundred and twelve; and that his widow the said Abigal Weed has not since married but remains his widow. 
Martha (X  her mark] Dubois
Subscribed and sworn before me this 9th day of March }
[Signed] Jos. Church Justice of the Peace 

I certify that the above named Martha Dubois is a respectable person
[Signed] Jos. Church JP

State of New York }
County of Wayne } ss
 Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Isaac Turner of Sterling now in the County of Wayne in Said State aged fifty three, after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he has for more than thirty years past been acquainted with the widow Abigal Weed and her late husband Phineas Weed; that the said widow Abigal Weed who is applying for a pension as the widow of the said Phineas Weed, is the identical person and widow of the said Phineas Weed; that this deponent from his first acquaintance with the same parties [illegible] understood and believed that the said Phineas Weed had been a Soldier in the war of the revolution; that he had served so as to become entitled to a bounty lot of land or a Soldiers right of this last this deponent had never any doubt; that the said parties moved onto the said Soldiers right of bounty land granted him by the State in 1811, eighteen hundred and eleven, being lot No. 24 in the town of Sterling in the County of Cayuga and State of New York; that this deponent was herewith acquainted with the family of the said parties and from his knowledge of this family and of the ages of their children and of their credibility he places full credit in the attached family record for setting forth truly with the facts recorded in it; that the said Phineas Weed died in July 1812, eighteen hundred and twelve.
[Signed] Isaac Turner

Subscribed and Sworn before me}
this 16th day of March 1844}
[Signed] John F Curtis Justice of the Peace

I certify the above named Isaac Turner is a respectable person
[Signed] John F. Curtis J.P.
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Crosswise:
4170 [?]
N.Y.
July 4 1836.
Ab. Weed

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STATE OF NEW-YORK}
Oswego County Clerk's Office. } ss.
I,  John Carpenter, CLERK of said COUNTY,  Do hereby Certify, that at the date of the Certificate, of Proof or acknowledgement, to which this is annexed, the said Elias Brewster Esq. was a Judge of Oswego Co. Courts, in and for the said County, and duly authorised to take the same:- 
And further, That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Elias Brewster Esq. and verily believe the signature to the said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgement to be genuine. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set hand, and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, this 15th day of March 1844.
[Signed] John Carpenter Clerk. 

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STATE OF NEW-YORK}
Oswego County Clerk's Office. } ss.
I,  John Carpenter, CLERK of said COUNTY,  Do hereby Certify, that at the date of the Certificate, of Proof or acknowledgement, to which this is annexed, the said James Church was a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said County, and duly authorised to take the same:- 
And further, That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said James Church Esq. and verily believe the signature to the said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgement to be genuine. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set hand, and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, this 15th day of March 1844.
[Signed] John Carpenter Clerk. 
 
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State of New York	}
Wayne County Clerk's Office ss.}
I Daniel Chapman Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that John F Curtis Esquire is a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly qualified; that his time of office commenced on the first day of January 1843, and will expire on the 31st day of December 1846; and that his signatures above written are Genuine.
Witness my hand & the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, April 3, 1844. [Signed] Daniel Chapman 
Clerk of said County.
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THE 
NEW TESTAMENT 
OF OUR 
LORD AND SAVIOUR 
JESUS CHRIST. 
TRANSLATED OUT OF THE 
ORIGINAL GREEK 
AND 
WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS 
DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED. 

1 Cor. XV. 22

Boston. 
PRINTED FOR THOMAS E ANDREWS, 
BY B. T. BUCKINGHAM. 
SOLD AT THEIR BOOKSTORE, NO. 45 NEWBURY STREET, AND BY THE PRINCIPAL BOOKSELLERS IN THE UNITED STATES. 
1808.

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[Leaf from Family Bible]

Phinehas Weed was born April 29th 1764 Abbygail Weed was born November 24thj 1767  The said Phinehas and Abbygail was Marryed June 23rd 1783 
Our first Son [Wm?] was Born March 18th 1786 
Our fist Daughter Marcy W was Born August 6th 1788 
Our 2nd Son was born April 18th 1791 
Our 2nd Daughter was born December 3rd 1793 
Our 3rd Daughter was born December 21st 1795 
Our 4th Daughter was born April 3rd 1798 
Our fifth Daugter was born August 11th 1801 
Our 3rd Son was born May 29th 1804 
Our 4th Son was bor October 22nd 1806

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Crosswise is noted:
1825 -
1767
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To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of the State of New York in Senate and Assembly convened 
The Petition of Phinehas Weed of Milton in the County of Saratoga Humbly showeth-That in the Spring of the year 1781 William Weed a brother of your petitioner enlisted into Captain Job Wrights Company in Col. Marinus Willett's Regiment for the term of three years and served in the said Company as a Serjeant for a few months and received a Certificate for bounty lands as your Petitioner understood. That your petitioner took the place of his said brother in the said Company under an agreement between them that your Petitioner should receive the pay, bounty lands, and emoluments arising from such enlistment and service and served in the said Company as a Serjeant from the time his brother left the company until the close of the War, and was regularly discharged on or about the 7th of January in the year 1783 - the company being then commanded by Captain Peter B Tierce 
That the said William Weed shortly after his enlistment last his Pocket book containing containing his certificate and has been dead between twenty and thirty years - your petitioner also sometime after the close of the war lost his discharge but is unable to say with certainty at what time or by what means. That your Petitioner or his said brother has never received any bounty lands on account of such enlistment and service nor has your petitioner at any time conveyed or transferred his right to bounty lands (if he had any such right ) to any person whatever. That your petitioner is in extremely indigent circumstances and has been for a number of years unable to labor for the
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support of his family (consisting of a wife and ten children) by reason of a palsy with which he has been and still is afflicted, and from the obscurity of his situation he has been deterred from applying to your honorable body for relief, having entertained a belief that the loss of the certificate and discharge was an insuperable barrier to the obtaining of bounty lands for his services - but having recently understood that many Soldiers who served in the same Regiment and Company have obtained bounty lands, and preferring to owe the support and comfort of himself and family, during the remnent of his life, to the justice of the State he has served, rather than to the more precarious benevolence of his neighbors, he is induced at this late period to offer his claims to the notice of the Legislature 
The prayer therefore of your petitioner is, that your honorable body will be pleased to take his case into consideration, investigate the truth of the facts set forth in his petition, and grant him such relief as in your wisdom may be deemed consistent with your justice and his rights.
Phinehas (X  his mark) Weed
February 21st 1811. 

State of New York ss.  John Thornton of the City of Schenectady being duly sworn says, that this deponent was a Lieutenant in the Company commanded by Peter B. Tiecre in Coll. Marinus Willetts Regiment - That Phinehas Weed was a Sergeant in said Company and
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remained until the regular discharge of said Company in January A.D. 1784. when the said Phineas was also discharged. William Weed the brother of the said Phineas served in the company of Job Wright until the said Phineas took his place in said company- that this exchange between William and Phineas took place in consequence of a previous arrangement between them, with the consent of the Officers - the said William being in such ill health that he could not do duty - that a short time after this exchange, this deponent was directed to select men from different companies and enrol them in the company of Tierce for particular purposes - that among others Phineas Weed was selected by this deponent, and this deponent further saith that he perfectly recollects the above facts being well acquainted with the family of the Father of Phineas Weed in whose house the company in which he was an Officer had their quarters during the whole summer of the year 1781, and this deponent further saith that the said Phineas Weed always was esteemed as a true and faithful soldier - that he has been on several expeditions with this deponent and under his command, and particularly against Oswego in which the said Phineas was always found peculiarly prompt and active in the performance of his duty and further this deponent saith not-
[Signed] John Thornton

Sworn before me this 8th March 1811} 
[Signed] J.B. Yates Master in Chy.
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Robert Ayres of lawful age sworn says that he this deponent was an enlisted Soldier in the company commanded by Capt Job Wright in Colonel Marinus Willetts Regiment in or about the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, that he this deponent was well acquainted with William Weed, a sargeant in said Company; that sometime in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, or one thousand seven hundred and eighty two as this deponent recollects the said William Ward left the said Company, and Phinehas Weed took the place of the said William Weed, and served as Sergeant in the company aforesaid until Captain Peter B. Tierce took the command of the said company, and then served as aforesaid under the said Peter B Tierce until the company were regularly discharged, and this deponent understood and verily believes that the said Phineas Weed was also regularly discharged; and this deponent further says that he this deponent received as a compensation for his services as aforesaid, three hundred and fifty acres of land and thirty dollars, in lieu of five hundred acres which was the quota of land allotted for each soldier in the said Regiment. 
[Signed] Robert Ayres
Sworn & Subscribed the 6th day of March 1811 before me }
[Signed] Thomas Palmer 
Master in Chancery
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State of New York ss. 
James Thompson of Milton in the County of Saratoga sworn says that he has been for upwards of twenty years last past well acquainted with Robert Ayres the deponent in the within affidavit, that the said Robert is a man of respectable character and standing in society, and of unimpeachable veracity as this deponent verily believes from his said personal acquaintance and from this deponents knowledge of the said Roberts character.
[Signed] James Thompson 
Sworn to this 7th March 1811 before me 
[Signed] J. H. Wendell Justice Peace 

State of New York ss. 
Phinehas Weed of Millon in the County of Saratoga sworn says that the facts set forth in his petition to the Legislature of this state are literally and substantially true and correct except that he has reason to believe and does believe that he was discharged in the year 1784 instead of the year 1783 as stated in his said petition.
Phinehas (X his mark) Weed
Sworn to this 7th Mar. 1811 before me 
[Signed] J. H. Wendell Justice Piece 

State of New York}
Secretary's Office} 
I certify the preceding be true copies of an Original Petition and affidavits annexed thereto Deposited in this office, which petition &c was presented to the Legislature of this State by Phineas Weed in the year 1811: and I further certify that the
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following is a true copy of the Title and Sixth Section of an original act of the Legislature of this State deposited in this Office, in pursuance of which two hundred acres of land were granted to the said Phineas Weed 
To wit: "An Act granting lands for military services to the persons therein named." Passed April 9. 1811. 
Section 6. "And be it further enacted That it shall be lawful for and the Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby required to issue Letters Patent to Phineas Weed for two hundred acres of land in the Military Tract in full for the services of himself or William Weed."
In Testimony whereof I have unto affixed the Seal of this office at the City of Albany the Eleventh day of November A.D. 1844 
Archd. Campbell 
Dep. Sec. of State
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State of New York}
County of Wayne } ss. 
Personally appeared before this Subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the County aforesaid Jacob Fairbanks aged sixty year next September - after being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that for the last forty there years he has been personally acquainted with Abigal Weed Widow of the late Phineas Weed late a Solder in the War of the Revolution, and with her Children. That at the time above mentioned for forty three year since this deponent became intimately acquainted with William Ward who was then and Still is reputed to be a son of the above mentioned Phineas & Abigal Weed - The said William Ward was then Sixteen or Seventeen years old - That this deponent was married in 1802 That the said William Weed was present and was then just beginning to go in company as a young man. That this deponent always understood that the said William Weed was about one year younger than this deponent, and that this deponent establishes his own age and Marriage by a family Record which has been in use over Thirty years. That the said Abigal & Phineas Weed were living together as Husband and wife at the time this deponent first became acquainted with the family - and that they then had seven children Namely, William - Mary - Steuben -Malinda - Naoma - Sally - and Lydia. That the Said Abigal
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Weed & Phineas Weed Continued to live together as husband and wife untill the death of the Said Phineas Weed which took place in 1812 since which time the said Abigal Weed has remained his widow 
[Signed] Jacob Fairbanks
Subscribed and sworn before }
me this 16th day of July 1845} 
[Signed] John F. Curtis Justice of the Peace 

I certify that the said Jacob Fairbanks is a Respectable person and worthy of Credit 
[Signed] John F. Curtis  Justice of the Peace 

State of New York} 
Wayne County Clerks Office} ss. 
I hereby certify that John F Curtis Esqr, was at the time of taking the above affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and duly qualified to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and believe the signatures above written purporting to be his to be genuine 
[SEAL]
Witness my hand and the seal of said County this 28th day of August 1845. 
[Signed] E A Palmeres Dep Clerk of said County
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11.486 No ["11.686" stricken] 
Act '43 [55.66?]
Act '44 [46xx?] 
Abigail Weed widow of Phinehas 
NY
act 7 July 1838
[illegible]
6 mo Pri
$20
also acts 43 & 44  

Hon S.S. Elisworth
H.R.

Upside down:
Contract [?]
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To Hon J. L. Edwards Comr of Pensions 
Sir I made application for a pension Threw my agent Arad Joy of Ovid for a Pension under the law of 1836 - as the widow of Phineas Weed but fearful of not being able to Sustain my Claim under that act Though Justly due to me; I do hereby agree to accept of a pension under the act of July 7 1838. And I do hereby- withdraw my Claim to a Pension under law of July 1836 
Abigail (X  her mark) Weed
Subscribed this 18th day of July 1844 in the presence of
[Signed] William A. Sharpe
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State of New York} 
Saratoga County ss.}
I Elisha Powell of Milton in the said County of Saratoga do Certify that I was formerly well acquainted with the Late Phinehas Weed and Abigail Weed his wife my first acquaintance with them commenced Towards the Close of the year one Thousand seven hundred and eighty eight or the Beginning of the year Seventeen hundred and eighty nine   I was not present at their Marriage but know that they always passed as husband and wife, at my first acquaintance with them they had Two Children Named William and Mercy they subsequently resided many years in my Immediate neighborhood and I never heard the Legality of their marriage questioned and I am well satisfied that they were Regularly and Legally married. They Continued to Reside in this County and most of the time in my immediate neighborhood Until according to my best Recollection January one thousand eight hundred and Twelve 1812 when they Removed to the Town of Sterling then in the County of Cayuga and as I was informed and Verily believe the said Phinehas Weed Died the same year since which time I have had no acquaintance with the said Abigail Weld whose maiden name was Abigail Cole  I further add that I am now aged seventy eight years and nine months old 
[SIgned] Elisha Powell

Subscribed and sworn before me} 
this 1st day of August 1845}  
[Signed] Geo. G. Scott Justice of the Peace 

I certify that the above named Elisha Powell is a highly respectable citizen of the County of Saratoga, that he has been for many years a Judge of the County Courts of this County & a member of the Legislature, and that any statement made by him may be fully relied on.
[Signed] Geo. G. Scott Justice of the Peace
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State of New York 
Saratoga County
Clerks Office. ss.
I Horace Goodrich Clerk of said County Do hereby Certify that George G. Scott was at the time of the execution of the within affidavit a Justice of the peace in for said County of Saratoga duly elected & sworn and that the signature of the said Judice to the Jurat of said affidavit appears to be genuine 
Witness my hand & official seal this 1st day of August Eighteen hundred & forty five 
[Signed] Horace Goodrich  Clerk
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Dec. 21, 1844
In reference to
case of Abigail Weed.
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Ovid Dec 17th 1844 
Hon J. L. Edwards 
Comr. of Pensions 

Dear Sir 
I beg leave to enclose accepence under the law of July 7th 1838 of Abigal Weed widow of Phineas Weed, agreeable to your requisition in yours of the 11th Instant, which is all that seemed to be wanting to clear up & establish her case - if you find all to be correct as I in good faith believe you will no doubt but that you will grant her a pension without delay- 
Respectfully I am 
Your Most Obt Servt 
[Signed] Arad Joy
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz: 
21st Sept 1778 - Phineas Weed  Priv. - [?] | 5 | 0
15th Sept 1779 -   Do   Do - 1| 14 | 4 2/3
11th Oct  Do [1779] -   Do     Do  - 1 | 3 | 7
25th Novr  Do [1779] -   Do    Do - 3 | 1 | 8
5th Decr  Do [1779] -  Do    fifer - 1 | 5 | 8 3/5

 STATE OF NEW YORK, }
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, July 15th 1844 }
 I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 4, 5, & 8 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz: 
First- under Capt. Tyramus Collins in Col. Jacobus Van Schoonhoven 
Second  "  	"     Elias Steenburgh  "   "     	Do
Third      "       "      Stephen White 	 "  "  	Do 
Fourth   "       "      Nanning Vischer  "   " 		Do 
Fifth      	      Lt.     Nathl Weed  	 "   "  		Do
[Signed] Philip Phelps 
Dep. Comptroller
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[Addressed to:]
free
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington

Crosswise:
Nov. 13, 1844
Proof of service of
Phineas Weed
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Secretary's Office
Albany (N.Y.) Nov. 11, 1844

Sir, 
By request of Arad Joy of Ovid Seneca County in this State, I enclose you copies of Papers relating to the Services of Phineas Weed in the revolutionary War. 
Yours respectfully 
Archd Campbell 
Dep. Sec. of State

J. L. Edwards Esq
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Mrs Weed Case

J.L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

Crosswise:
Mar 11 '45
NY
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Ovid March 8th 1845 
Dear Sir
On the 17th Dec I mailed to you an acceptance under the law of 1838 for Abigal Weed, whose papers were filed under the law of 1836 - Pardon me for calling up this case, as I have received reports upon cases filed at a later date 
Respectfully Your 
Most Obt Sevrt 
Arad Joy

Hon J.L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Sept 6, 1845
[illegible] case
Abigail Weed
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Hon J.L. Edwards 
Coms. of Pensions 
Washington DC
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Ovid Sept 3d 1845 
Sir
I enclose further proof in the case of Abigal Weed, which will no doubt remove the objection to a pension in the case-- I have the utmost confidence in the Justice of this claim 
Yours Respectfully
Arad Joy

Hon J L Edwards 
Coms. of Pensions
Washington
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A.C. Flagg
Dec 11, 45
Mrs Weed
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Comptrollers Office 
Albany 11 Dec 1845 

Sir
I handed your note to Mr Campbell in the case of Phineas Weed he tells me that his name does not appear on the Military Register 
It appears however from records in this office that he petitioned the Legislature in 81 for 200 bounty land for services rendered and that amt. was granted to him 
Yours &c 
F. Garding 

Arad Joy Esqr
Ovid N. Y.
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May 16, 1845
Rel. cl of
Abigail Weed

Mo.[?] Attention

J.L. Edwards
Coms. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Ovid May 13th 45
Dear Sir 
In yours of Dec 11th, 44 in the case of Abigal Weed, do you not intend to offer her a pension upon the proof in your hands if she will accept under the law of 1838 - 
I very respectfully ask this question, as I supposed the old family record filed with her papers, would remove any objection as to the marriage, under the law of 38 and her acceptance under that law is on file, as the old widow is in a suffering condition may I respectfully ask your answer in her case, 
but pension, or not, I only ask justice done her 
Respectfully Your
Most Obd Servt 
Arad Joy

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
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April 22, 1848

Rel. cl of
Abigail Weed.

Hon J L Edwards
Coms. of Pensions
Washington
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Ovid April 19th 1845 
Dear Sir
Under a belief that there might have been an over-sight in the examination of the papers in the Abigal Weed case  in answer to yours of 10th March.-- I wrote you on the 15th March explaining the case, not having heard from you in answer to that, I beg leave respectfully to call your notice to mine of the 15th March 
Respectfully I 
Am Your Obdt Servt
Arad Joy

Hon J. L. Edwards 
Coms of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
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Nov 4, 1845
Rel cl 
Abigail Weed


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Hon J.L. Edwards
Coms of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Ovid Oct 30, 1845 
Sir
Yours of the 25th in the case of Abigail Weed - pardon me for referring you to the proof of her late husband's service, in Secy of New York Certif [?], I had supposed the certificate covered more than 2 years Service, Sustained by proof Sufficient to establish his claim to 200 acres of land, please look to it, as I am sure the case is made out, at least I believe so 
Respectfully Your Obt Servt 
Arad Joy

Hon J L Edwards
Comr of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
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The case of Abigail Weed, widow of Phineas Weed, application from New York, marriage satisfactory per letter from Pension department 25 Oct 184 - In support of this case there is on file the Comptrollers certificate but not of six months, there is on file Phineas Weeds own declaration, backed up by the proof of affidavit, of Lieut John Thornton  Robert Ayres  James Thompson, together with Secy of New York Certif of the grant of 200 acres of land, the proof of service must have been satisfactory to the Legislature -there is also other proof on record, & indeed all the proof that the poor old widow will be able to furnish 
Cannot this claim be adjusted allowing for one year service if no more, but if that cannot be done cannot 9 or 6 months be allowed, with safety to the interests of the Government, since some 3 months is proven by the Comptr Cert, is not the proof before the Legislate safe for 3, 6 or 9 months service, the smallest sum may save the widow from starving-- It looks as if it must be safe to suppose at least 3 months service, if no more, was will proven before the Legislate of New York & if no more is allowed, it will bring a pension (over)
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Hon J L Edwards
Comr Pensions
H o R  9 [illegible]

Please advise me of your answer in this case
respectfully yrs
S.S.Ellsworth
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Pension Office 
July 15, 1846 
Sir, 
I have the honor to return, herewith, the enclosed memorandum respecting the claim of Abigail Weed, widow of Phineas Weed The object for sending it to the Office being unknown.
The certificates in this case were enclosed to you on the 17th April last
 I have the honor to be, Sir, Very Respectfully, Your obt Servant. 
[Signed] J. L. Edwards 

Hon S.S. Ellsworth, }
House of Reps. }         7675 act 43
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Washington 24 July 1846 
Hon J L Edwards 
Com Pensions 
Dr Sir, 
On the fourteenth of April last I left Washington for my in Yates County New York, That the certificate, in the case of Abigail Weed, as within mentioned & referd to I have not recd [?].  I am also informed by Arad Joy Esqr [inserted words illegible] that he has not recd [?] the certificate I then respectfully request that a duplicate certificate may be issued
[Signed] S.S. Ellsworth
Issue duplicates
GMC [?]
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Nov 20/44
Addl [illegible] case
Abigail Weed

Crosswise:
Hon J L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Ovid Nov 16th 1844 
Hon J.L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
Dear Sir 
I am of N.Y. informed that the Dep Secy of State of N.Y. mailed to your address on the 11th Inst certificate in favor of Phineas Weed, Supposed to refer to the late husband of Abigal Weed, whose application is on file in your office, if you judge the papers do refer to her late husbands service, & of that you will be the judge, you can answer the case to me, as soon as examined I submit the papers as they are, asking only justice to the widow, as well as the Government 
Respectfully your
Obdt. Servt.
[Signed] Arad Joy 

I enclose Comptrollers Certf of Phineas Weed Service, whether it refers to her late husband I cannot Know, I submit it in good faith for you to be the Judge of its merits
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6170
Abigail Weed
NY
Act 7 July '36

Rejected
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Crosswise:
Mar 18 '45
NY

[Stamp] FREE
[Postmark- may say OVID NY]
Hon J L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Ovid March 15th 45 
Dear Sir
Yours of the 11th Dec 1844 in relation to Abigal Weed widow of Phineas Weed is now before me also yours of the 10th March 1845. I apprehend that your last letter may have been written without at the time a full understanding of the case, as when you write on the 11th Dec. Pardon me for referring to the case as I do & to your letter of the 10th March as you may not have examined the right case, as you say "Abigal Ward widow of Phineas Ward" when it is I suppose intended for Abigal Weed, widow of Phineas Weed 
On your re-examining the papers I have no doubt that you will at once grant the pension under the law of 38 if not however please state the objection
Respectfully Your
Most Obt Servt 
[Signed] Arad Joy 

Hon J. L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington D. C. 

N.B. I respectfully ask for an immediate attention to this case, that the widow be no longer in Suspense
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House of Reps
3 July 1846

Hon J L Edward 
Comr Pensions 

Dr Sir,
I herewith enclose an enquiry relative to the case of Abigal Weed which please consider in its proper turn, and reply to me 
Some days since I left in your office a letter from the Hon Amasa Dunn in relation to a matter therein specified an answer is respectfully asked, also the papers Discharge  [illegible - &c?] of Carl. Dingy which are in your office I request to be sent to me
Yours truly 
[Signed] S.S. Ellworth
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Rev 
WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 22583 
Abigail Weed
widow of
Phineas Weed
Pri. Rev. War

Act Mar 3d 48 & June 17th 44 
Index:- Vol. M, Page 324 

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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9959 
New York 
Abigail Weed Widow of Phineas Weed 
who was a pensioner under the Act of --
and who died on the 30th July, 1812 
of Oswego Co. in the State of New York 
who was a Private in the Compy 
commanded by Captain White of the 
Regt commanded by [blank] in 
the Revolution ["line" is stricken] for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 20 Dollars  -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of April, 1846 and sent to Hon S.S. Ellsworth, H of R.
Total amount, $100.00 

[Act July 7, 1838.} 
Recorded by Tho Lumpkin, Clerk, Book D Vol. 1. Page 189. 

Right side:
Repealed 
Duplicate certificates issued 27 July 1845 and sent to Hon S. S. Ellsworth 
Ho of Reps
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V
6170
Abigail Weed 
New York
let to Hon B Green June 7, '44
" to Abad Joy Dec. 11th '44
Rejected

Act July 4, 1836
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Let. A. Joy 	March 10 '45
        "        	May 19  " 
B. Green 	June 7
A. Joy 		Oct 25  " 
    "     		Nov. 29  "  
to Hon. J. DeMott March 27th 1846.
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Abigail Weed
N.Y.
Jan 6, 1846

Relat to case
Abigail Weed

Arad Joy Esq

Upside down:
Arch Campbell
Oct 29, 44
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Secretary's Office 
Albany Oct. 29. 1844 

Dear Sir
Your letter in relation to the Services of Phineas Weed was received this day. In the year 1811 Weed petitioned the legislature for bounty land: and pursuant to the "Act granting land for Military Services to the persons therein named" passed April 9, 1811 - 200 acres were granted to said Phineas - His petition is in this office 
He says that he served in Col. Willetts Regt in Capt Peter B. Tierces company - That his brother Wm enlisted in sd Reg. in the Spring of 1781 and in a few months left it on acct of sickness and that he the said Phineas took his place and served as a Sergeant until January 1784 - There is an affidavit of John Thornton who was Weeds Lieutenant and Stating that Weed was a Sergeant in said company and was discharged in January 1784 But he does not state when he enlisted- 
A Copy of the Petition and the papers accompanying the same will cost $2. If you want them please send on that sum 
I have recd the $1.45 which you owed this office- 
Yours respectfully 
Archd Campbell Dep Sec

Arad Joy Esq
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NY Mar 11, 1843
Ruth Whitman


Crosswise:
[Postmark illegible]
free
Hon J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. Columbia
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Watervliet March 6. 1843 

Hon J L Edwards Commission of Pensions 

I some years since presented a claim of Ruth Whitman under the act of 1838 which was rejected on account of her husband George Whitman not dying till after the passage of the law under which she claimed 
Have not some decisions been made or explanatory act passed that may [illegible- make?] her case,  if so will you proceed to review the claim and communicate to me as soon as may be convenient 
Very Respectfully Yours
E.C. Wadsworth 

Please address to Watervliet P.Office NY