Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5847, Christopher Cary, N.H. Vt.
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Service
N. H.
Vt.

Cary, Christopher
Kelley, Margaret

Number
R. 5847
B.L.Vt. 34593-160-55

Former widow
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[left side of page] 20.245
Ohio
Christopher Cary
of Cincinnati in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Nelson of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Wait in the N. Hampshire
line, for the term of -
from 1778 to __ 17

Inscribed on the roll of Ohio
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to
commence on the 1st day of January 1828

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th of September
1830 and sent to S. F. Hunt
Cincinnati Ohio

Arrears to 4th of March 1830 $209.03
Semi-anu'l all'ce ending 4 Sep 1830 48.
$257.03

{Revolutionary Claim, Acts 20 May 1830}

Rec. Book D.
Vol. 10, fol. 31.

[right side of page] Sc letters Oct. 12. 1830 to S. F. Hunt & Agent.
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[left side of page]
J. W. Garlay

rejected 31 Dec. 1826

[right side of page] Christopher Cary 19.485
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State of Ohio Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas for the Term of November 1824

On this 29th day of November 1824 personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record for said County especially made so by the laws of this State Christopher Cary aged Sixty One years resident in said County who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and 1st May 1820 that he the said Cary entered for the Term of one year in the month of April in the year 1778 at Lyme in the State of Newhampshire in the Company commanded by Captain Charles Nelson in the Regiment commanded by Col John Wheelock on the Continental Establishment and that during the said enlistment tour on the 18th day of January 1779 he had the misfortune to have his left thigh broken which has rendered him a criple ever since. Notwithstanding which he again entered the service in the year 1781 under the same Capt Nelson and joined the Regiment commanded by Col Benjamin Haight to guard the frontier of the New Hampshire grants Now State of Vermont and that on the 7th day of August in the same year being on a scouting party he was taken prisoner by a party of British soldiers and taken to St. Johns in Canada from whom he made his escape after a captivity of fourteen months and this deponent further saith that he has no evidence now in his power of his said service
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except his own declaration and in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 and 1st of March 1823 I do hereby swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it or to bring myself within the providence of an act of August entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or Securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed & I further declare under oath that I am a farming or laboring by occupation that the three children who I have are all grown up and settled in Life. I own no real Estate neither am I a Land holding or renting of any house or tenement. I make my home with my sons who have Families from my indigent circumstances and bodily infirmities my lameness. I solemnly declare I stand in need of the assistance of my Country for support.
Schedule of property belonging to Christopher Cary an applicant for Pension for Revolutionary Services
1 mule 3 years old $50.00
1 Cow 8.00
Several articles of household furniture (exclusive of my bed and bedding and wearing apparel) which taken together may be worth this sum $15.00
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Taken sworn to & subscribed}
in open Court this 29th day}
of Nov 1824} 
Christopher Cary
Danl Gano Clerk C.P.H.C. Ohio

Christopher Cary a United States Pensioner exhibits to court a schedule of his effects his necessary bed bedding and wearing apparel only excepted subscribed by him under oath from which it is ordered by the court that the clerk enter of record they are satisfied his effects amount to the sum of $73.00

The State of Ohio
Hamilton County} SS

I Daniel Gano Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Hamilton aforesaid do hereby certify the foregoing to be a correct copy of the original declaration of Christopher Cary together with the order of said court made thereon as appears from the files and minutes of said court in my office kept.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said court at Cincinnati this 30th day of November Anno Domini eighteen hundred and twenty four
Danl Gano
Clerk
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State of Ohio}
Hamilton County} SS

On this thirteenth day of July personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate within and for said County of the State of Ohio Margaret Kelly a resident of College Hill in the County of Hamilton and State aforesaid, aged fifty two years who first being 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 3 of February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War; that she is the widow of Christopher Cary who was a private in Colonel Waits Regiment, Capt Nelsons Company of the New Hampshire line and a pensioner at $96 per annum by the special Act approved May 28th 1830.

She further declares that she was married to the said Christopher Cary on the eighth day of October eighteen hundred and twenty five; that her said husband died on the sixth day of February 1837; that she was not married to him prior to the 2nd of January 1800, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow.
Margaret Kelley

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 13th day of July A.D. 1835.
John Burgoyne Probate Judge
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The State of Ohio}
Hamilton County} SS

I John Burgoyne Sole Judge and Ex Officio Clerk of the Probate Court within and for the County of Hamilton do hereby certify the within named Margaret Kelley being to me personally known appeared in open court and made oath to the several facts set forth in the foregoing affidavit. And I further certify that her statement are entitled to full faith and credit.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Probate Court at Cincinnati this 13th day of July A.D. 1835.

John Burgoyne
Probate Judge & Ex Officio Clk.
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[left side of page] 128.985 Act Mar./53
May 12/55

Margaret Kelly
formerly wid. of
Christopher Cary, Pri.

Revolutionary War
Private
Col Wait
N H Troops
Ohio Sus Feby 53
Ad. 160 acs July 11/56
Dodge

S. F. Cary
College Hill
Ohio

[diagonally across page] No 34593 Yr July 16/56

[right side of page] S. F. Cary, Feb 8/56

Vol. C. - 20.
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State of Ohio}
Butler County} SS
Personally came before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the said County the Rev Danforth Witherby an ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church who being duly sworn according to law declares that in the month of October A.D. 1825 as near as affiant recollects he united in the bands of wedlock Christopher Cary and Margaret McCarty in Green Township Hamilton County Ohio that the said parties lived together as husband and wife until the relation was dissolved by death which occurred as he believes in the year 1837 and further deponent saith not.
Danforth Witherby

The foregoing affidavit was sworn before me this fourth day of May A.D. 1855 and I certify that I know the affiant to be a creditable person
James Crawford JP
of said County
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State of Ohio}
Hamilton County} SS
On this 1st day of May AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five personally appeared before me a Notary Public within and for said County and State aforesaid Margaret Kelley aged fifty years a resident of Millcreek Township Hamilton County Ohio who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Christopher Cary deceased who was a soldier of the war of the Revolution that her said husband enlisted as she verily believes and that he was honorably discharged and that during his life and at the time of his death he drew a pension for said service, and she referred to the papers on file at the pension office in Washington City for all the particulars in reference to each service and the procurement of his pension. She further states that she was married to the said Christopher Cary Green Township Hamilton County Ohio on the eighth day of October A.D. 1825 by the Rev Danforth Witherby now of Oxford Butler County Ohio a minister of the Gospel; and that her name before her said marriage was Margaret McCarty; that her said husband died at Millcreek Township Hamilton County Ohio on the sixth day of February A.D. 1837. She further states that afterwards viz on the 11th day of April 1838 she was married to Abram Kelley at the County and State
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aforesaid, that the said Abram Kelley died on the 11th day of November A.D. 1853, and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3/55
Margaret Kelley

We Zebulon Strong, Edward De Sevisy and Eber P. Strong resident citizens of Hamilton County and State of Ohio upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Margaret Kelley in our presence and that we know that she is the person she represents herself to be.
Zebulon Strong
Edward De Sevisy
Eber P. Strong

The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; and that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Notarial seal this 1st day of May 1855
S F Cary Notary Public
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State of Ohio}
Hamilton County} SS

Personally came before me a Notary Public within and for said County William Cary aged Seventy two years and Lyman Cras who being duly sworn depose and says that he is a brother of Christopher Cary now deceased, that he knows as a matter of history that said Christopher Cary was a soldier of the revolution, that he belonged to the militia of the State of New Hampshire and served for a considerable portion of the war - that his said Brother Christopher Cary at the time of his death was a revolutionary pensioner - that he died in February A.D. 1837 that he left Margaret the present applicant for bounty land his widow, that she afterwards married Abram Kelley who has since deceased and that said Margaret Kelley formerly Margaret Cary is now a widow and further deponent saith not.
May 4th 1855
Wm Cary

The foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of May A.D. 1855 and I certify that I know the affiant to be a credible person.
S. F. Cary Notary Public
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State of Ohio}
Hamilton County} SS
Personally came Lymon Crary aged 66 years who having been first duly sworn deposes and says that knew Christopher Cary from his earliest recollections and he knows as a matter of history that said Christopher Cary was a soldier of the Revolution and served more than a year and was taken prisoner and taken to Canada - Said Christopher Cary obtained a pension and drew it until the time of his death which occurred in 1837. Deponent knows that Margaret Kelley this applicant was married to and lived with said Cary until his death - that she is now a widow - and further says not
May 5th 1855 Lymon Crary

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day of May A.D. 1855.

S. F Cary Notary Public

[vertically at left] 128.985
[vertically at right] S. J. Cary College Hill Ohio
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November 29, 1939.

Mrs. F. L. Brown
233 South 2nd Street
Greenfield, Ohio.

BA-J/ILL
Christopher Cary
R. 5847

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request
the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Cary of Lyme, New Hampshire,
and that of his son, Christopher Cary, who served in Captain Nelson's
company of  Vermont militia and, you state, received land in Hamilton
County, Ohio.

There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file which
was made to the United States based upon service of Samuel Cary (Carey)
 in the Revolutionary Ware. The record of Christopher Carey follows, as
found in the pension claim R. 5847,  based upon his service in that war. pension claim R. 5647, based upon his service in that war.

Christopher Cary resided in Lyme, New Hampshire, at the
time he entered service in the Revolutionary War. The date and place
of his birth, and the names of his parents were not given.

He entered service in April 1778, "being then sixteen years
of age", as private in Captain Charles Nelson's company, Colonel John
Wheelock's New Hampshire regiment, marched to Albany and continued until
January 18, 1779, when he broke his left thigh which disabled him for
some time. He enlisted in May 1781, served as private in Captain Charles
Nelson's company, Colonel Benjamin Wait's Vermont regiment, guarding
the frontier and August 7, 1781, was taken prisoner by the British,
carried to Canada and held about ten months," most of the time in irons."
then made his escape. He suffered intensely on his trip home through the
wilderness.

The soldier moved from New Hampshire about the year 1798 to
Ohio. In 1824, he lived in Hamilton County, Ohio, with his sons, who
had families: he stated than that he had three grown children. The name of
his wife, date of their marriage and names of his eminent stated.
Christopher Cary was allowed pension on account of his service
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in the Revolutionary War on his application executed November 29,
1824.

Christopher Cary married October 8, 1825 in Green Township,
Hamilton County, Ohio, Margaret McCarty; they were married by a
minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They lived in Millcreek
Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, until his death on February 6,
1837.

Margaret Cary, the soldier's widow, married April 11, 1838
or 1839, Abram Kelley, of Hamilton County, Ohio; he died November 11,
1855.

Margaret Kelley applied May 1, 1885 for the bounty land which
was due on account of the service of her former husband, Christopher
Cary, in the Revolutionary War. She was then aged fifty-two years
and resided in College Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio. Warrant $34593
for one hundred sixty acres of bounty land was issued under the Act
of March 3, 1855.

May 1, 1855, William Cary, brother of Christopher Cary, the
soldier, was a resident of Hamilton County, Ohio, aged seventy-two
years. He made affidavit in behalf of said Margaret Kelley at the
time she made application for bounty land. Samuel F. Cary resided
then in College Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio; he was Justice of the
Peace for Hamilton County, Ohio. His relationship to the family was not
stated.
Zebulon Strong, Eber F. Strong, and Edward De Levisy(?).
residents of Hamilton County, Ohio, were present when Margaret Kelley
made application for land, they made joint affidavit in her behalf.

If you desire information in regard to the location of the
land which was granted on account of service of Christopher Cary in
the Revolutionary War, you should apply to the Commissioner, General
Land Office, this city, and furnish the following data warrant $34593
160 acres, Act of March 3, 1855, to Margaret Kelley, former widow of
Christopher Cary.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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[left side of page] 5847
P.O. __
Margaret Kelly
Service: widow of Christopher Cary

[stamped in center] Rejected

Enlisted: __, 18 __.
Discharged: __, 18 __.
Application filed: __18 __.
Alleges: __
Re-enlisted: __
Attorney: __
P.O. __
__ Recognized. __ Contract.
__ Cert. of Dis. Searched for __, 18 __.

[right side of page] 
1888 July 19. S. F. Cary - history Prior
1909 Dec. 23.Hist. to Mrs. E. Wingett
1924 Dec. 9 - Hist to Hon. Frederick N. 
Zihlman for William Claus. AWF
1939 - Nov. 29 - Hist to Mrs. F. L. Brown - JLL
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34.593
160 acres

Rejected sec letter
Dec. 31 1824 to Hon
J W. Gazlay  H of R
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No 5883
Margaret Kelly
formerly widow of
Christopher Cary
Ohio
Rejected, see letter to
Saml F. Carey July 21, 1855

J 847

3rd Feby 1853
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To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
Margaret Kelly your Petitioner represents that Christopher Cary was a soldier in the War of the Revolution - That he served in 1778 under Capt Chas Nelson, and Col Jno Wheelock and in 1781 under Col. Benjamin Wait of the New Hampshire line, and was taken prisoner by the British during both periods of service -

That said Christopher Cary drew a pension under a special Act of Congress passed about the year 1830 - That your petitioner was married to said Cary in the year that said Cary died in February 1837 leaving your petitioner his widow.  That your petitioner was married in 1839 to Abm Kelley and that he died in the year 1853 and that your petitioner is now a widow. Your Petitioner further states that she applied in 1855 for a pension under the law of 4th of March 1853 as the widow of said Christopher Cary and also for bounty land under the Act of March 3rd 1855 which applications with accompanying proofs are now on file in the Pension Office at Washington City - That said applications were rejected on the ground that the "period of imprisonment cannot be regarded as service" and there is consequently no record evidence of the term of service required by the Act - On account of this purely technical difficulty your petitioner is denied the benefit of the aid intended to be given to the widows of deceased soldiers, which aid in the case of your petitioner is very much needed - Your Petitioner therefore prays that a special Act
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may be passed enabling her to receive the benefit of the act of 1853 - and your Petitioner will ever pray.
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[left side of page] Chris. Cary
Prt
Revolutionary

[right side of page]
Christopher Carey
Feb. 18. 1828
Refd to Com on Mil Pension
Apl 29. 1828
Bill Reported - 283
Decem. 5, 1828.
Ref. to Commee on Mily Pensions

Dec. 16, 1829
Ref. to Comee. on Mil. Pensions

Friday Pensions
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To the Congress of the United States N A
Christopher Carey of the County of Hamilton State of Ohio humbly represents to your honorable body that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight being then sixteen years of age he enlisted as a Soldier in the service of the United States against G Britain. The Company in which he was placed was Commanded by Charles Nelson Capt in a Regiment commanded by Col John Wheelock the corp to which he belonged was named New Hampshire at the instance or for the service of Gen Lafayette in an expedition against Canada. Your petitioner was marched to Albany and detained several months and as the expedition failed, your petitioner was marched home & had the misfortune to break his thigh and was for some time disabled & thereby after his recovery he went into Canada as a soldier in the Regiment Comd by Col Benj Wait, this
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this was in the year 1781. Soon after he marched the line he was made a prisoner while on duty and kept by the British 10 months at Montreal & a great part of the time he was in irons. At the end of ten months he your petitioner made his escape traversed the wilderness and arrived home; after incredible suffering he has never recovered the perfect use of his thigh is a cripple with it, is poor & old no means of support and has never received pay or reward from the United States & prays some compensation.
Christopher Carey

Washington City C. Cary above named being duly sworn says the facts set forth in his petition above are true -
Sworn before me this 3rd Jany 1825
David Rapine
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The State of Ohio,}
Hamilton County.} SS.

I, John Burgoyne, sole Judge of the Probate Court within and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that John Burgoyne, whose signature is attached to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the date thereof, ex-officio Clerk of the said Probate Court, and that his attestation is in due form of law and entitled to full faith and credit.

[seal affixed at left]

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Probate Court, at Cincinnati, this 13th day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.
John Burgoyne
Probate Judge.
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I Daniel Hovey of Lime in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire on oath depose that on the 28th day of May 1781 I did enlist as a soldier in a Company commanded by Capt. Charles Nelson then of Lime aforesaid in a Regiment under the Command of Col. Benjamin Wait for the purpose of keeping guard between the frontier of this State and Canada. That at the same time Christopher Carey then of Lime did enlist into the same Company - That we were marched to, and stationed at the Town of Corinth in the State of Vermont. That some time in the month of August of the same year the said Carey with a number of others was sent out on a searching party and did not return. In the month of June of the next year that said Carey did return home to this place, said he had been taken by the enemy and confined. That he had made an escape from captivity and that way had obtained his liberty.
Daniel Hovey

Grafton SS April 29 1825
The above affidavit sworn to before me
J. Fairfield Justice Peace
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We the undersigned have been acquainted with Mr Christopher Cary from his youth untill he went to Cincinnati since which he has visited his friends in Lime three times. We esteem Mr. Cary to be a man of good information, industrious, enterprising, faithfull, & honest.
He was a revolutionary soldier, taken prisoner by the Indians carried to Canada & after remaining there some time in prison in irons he effected his escape and came back to his former residence in Lime. He is now advanced in life, unable to [illegible] without much property & some friends which are well able to help him
Lime, April 21st 1825
Jon. Franklin
Arthur Latham
Samuel Dimick
Stephen Chapman
Solomon Smith
Jesse Carpenter
Amherst Cott
Joseph Sloan
John Nelson
Philehas Starks
Isaac Perkins
Hanson Grant
John Fairfield
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As to pensions of revolutionary soldiers' widows, married since January 1800.
Act of February 3rd 1853. Dunlop's Dig. p. 1353.
They shall have pensions "in the same manner as those who were married before that date."

Resolution IX. July 14, 1832. Dunlop's Dig. p. 828
In the execution of the act Supplementary & c, approved June 7, 1832, "the time of imprisonment as a prisoner of war shall be taken and computed as part of the period of service.

Act of July 29, 1848. Dunlop's Digest. p. 1174.
"Widows of soldiers & c, in State Troops & c, in revolutionary war, shall have "a pension during such widowhood, of equal amount per annum that their husbands would be entitled to, if living, under' existing pension laws;"

Act of June 7, 1832. Dunlop's Digest. p. 813.
Soldiers, who served, in the revolutionary war, a term or terms in the whole less than two years, but not less than six months, shall receive the same proportion of his full pay that his time of service bear 1 to 2 years, during his life, to commence 4th March 1831.

Resolution of March 3, 1851. Statutes at Large, Vol. 7, p. 647.
Revolutionary soldiers dying after passage of either of the acts of March 3, 1843, July 7, 1838, June 17, 1844, their widows shall have same pensions as if their husbands had died before passage of those acts.
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Act of Feb. 2, 1848, Dunlop's Dig. p. 1157.
If revolutionary soldiers, certified to pension under act of June 7, 1832, shall hereafter die, their widows shall, from 4 March 1848, for life, receive the annuity or pension which might have been allowed the husbands, under said act, if living at time it was passed. But "in the event of the marriage of such widow, said annuity or pension shall be discontinued.

Act of Aug. 23, 1842. Dunlop's Dig. p. 1007.
Marriage of widow, after death of husband, shall be no bar to benefit of act of July 7, 1838, she being a widow at time of application.

Act of July 7, 1838. Dunlop's Dig. p. 953.
Revolutionary soldier leaving widow, she shall receive the pension, for five years from 4th March 1836, which might have been allowed her husband under act of June 7, 1832, if he was living when it was passed.

Act of Aug. 5, 1854. Dunlop's Dig. p. 1444-5.
Widows may, if widows at time of making claim although they have married again, have benefit of act of February 3, 1853, 4c.
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State of Ohio}
Hamilton County} SS
On this twenty sixth day of June personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of the State of Ohio Margaret Kelley a resident of College Hill in the County of Hamilton and State aforesaid aged fifty-two years who first being 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 8th February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Christopher Cary who was a private in Col. Waits Regiment, Capt. Nelsons Company of the New Hampshire line, and a pensioner at $96. per annum by the special Act approved May 28th 1830.
She further declares that she was married to the said Christopher Cary on the eighth day of October eighteen hundred and twenty five; that her said husband died on the sixth day of February 1837; that she was not married to him prior to the second of January eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow.
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State of Ohio}
City of Cincinnati} SS
Before me Isaac G. Barnet Mayor of the city aforesaid personally appeared Christopher Cary, and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical Christopher Cary - named in an act of Congress passed on the 20th day of May 1830. that he is entitled to a pension of eight dollars per month for services rendered to the United States during the Revolutionary War. That he served in Capt Nelsons Company of Infantry in Colonel Waits Regiment; that he now resides in the State of Ohio and has resided there for the space of thirty two years last past and that previous thereto he resided in the State of New Hampshire and further he saith not.
Christopher Cary

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the corporate seal of the said City this 4th day of September 1830.
Isaac G Barnet, Mayor
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Cincinnati September 7th 1830,
Sir
I herewith transmit to you the affidavit of Christopher Cary who was placed on the Pension List RW of the United States by the Act of Congress of the 20th May 1830. The affidavit is made out in conformity to the instructions heretofore received from you, and is forwarded that a pension certificate may issue in his favour in pursuance of the said act. Please forward the certificate to me.

I am respectfully Sir
your most obedient servant
Saml. F Hunt for
Christopher Cary

J. L. Edwards Esquire
Pension Agent
War Department.
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Commtt. on Mil Pens.
Report a Bill for the
Relief of Christopher
Carey - granting him
a Pension of $8 per mo.
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The Committee on Mil. Pens to which was referred the Petition of Christopher Carey make the following report it appears from the evidence furnished the committee that the Petitioner was an unlisted soldier in the Revolutionary War, was taken prisoner by the enemy and kept in close confinement at Montreal 10 months is now poor and infirm consequently in need of the aid of his Country. Under these circumstances the Committee Report a Bill granting him a Pension of $8/per mo.

It appears from the deposition of Daniel Hovey that Christopher Carey enlisted in May 1781, and was taken prisoner in August of the same year, he was taken prisoner and detained 10 months.
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College Hill July 13th/55
Respected Sir
Introduced to you on the 11th of May by our mutual friend Cunningham Clerk in the Treasury Department I filed papers for a land warrant for a poor widow in this neighborhood Mrs. Margaret Kelley formerly Margaret Cary widow of Christopher Cary a Revolutionary Pensioner. Learning then and there that she was entitled to a pension I have forwarded herewith a Declaration as her favor. Not having heard from the application for a warrant the widow fears that all was not right. Having abandoned the practice
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of the law I am acting only as the "prochein Ami" or next friend of Mrs Kelley to save expense to her.
Yours truly &c
Saml F. Cary

L P. Waldo Esqr
Commissioner

P.O. office address of the Mrs. Kelley College Hill Ham Co Ohio -

For your prompt and satisfactory reply to me at Raleigh in relation to the application of Mrs. Hancock accept my sincere thanks
Yours &c
S F C

College Hill
Ohio
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Copy.

Pension Office,
July 21, 1855.
Sir:
The application of Margaret Kelly, formerly widow of Christopher Cary, of Ohio, has been examined and filed under the act of Feb. 3, 1853. -
Her husband was pensioned by special act of Congress because the pension laws did not embrace his case. No general Law allows a pension for less than six months service. He seems not to have enlisted for any particular period of service and was taken prisoner before he had rendered six months service. The period of his imprisonment can not therefore, be accounted as service. Her only remedy, will be before Congress. Her claim must be rejected before this office.

Saml. F. Cary, Esq.
College Hill, Ohio.
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Department of the Interior,
Pension Office.
Washington, D.C. Feby 11 1868.

Sir:
I have the honor to return herewith the papers relating to the application for Revolutionary pension of Margaret Kelly, formerly widow of Christopher Carey, who is supposed to have been a soldier in the war of Independence and to assert, that I find no evidence that the claimant is now living. If he be dead - the heirs are barred by the Act of April 2, 1862. Assuming that his widow is now living, she is not entitled on the proof Christopher Carey was allowed a
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pension by Special Act of Congress of May 20, 1830. Thus showing that at that time he was not entitled under the general laws. One reason for this was, that then as now, 6 month's service was necessary. In computing the 6 months service - the period of imprisonment was excluded. By the Act of July 14. 1832 - the period of imprisonment was made a portion of the soldiers service.
The widow claimed a pension under the Act of 1853. This office, in its letter of July 21, 1833, was in error in stating that the period of imprisonment can not be accounted service
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for the Act of 1832 expressly declares that it shall be so accounted. The objection to the claim is that six months service is not proved.
If the widow be living and can prove six months service of her former husband in the Revolutionary War, in or out of prison, she is entitled to the benefits of the Act of 1853.
Very Respectfully
Your Obdt Servt
Jas A Morgan
Chief Clerk

Hon Jos. H. Barrett
Comm of Pensions.
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Sterling Kans.
Dec. 5 - 1909 -

Dr. Sir -

Will you please give me what information you can as to the war record of Christopher Cary, who served in the Rev. War. under Col. Waite of New Hampshire and who was given a grant of land (for service rendered) in Hamilton Co. Ohio.

Yours Respt,
Mrs. E. Wingett
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Sixty-Eighth Congress
Frederick N. Zihlman, Md., Chairman
Jos. D. Beck, Wis.
Mae E. Nolan, Calif.
E. Hart Fenn, Conn.
Wm. F. Koff, Iowa
Joe J. Manlove, Mo.
Geo. A. Welsh, Pa.
Victor L. Berger, Wis.
Wm. D. Upshaw, Ga.
Frank J. McNulty, N.J.
Wm. P. Connery, Jr., Mass.
J. Earl Major, Ill.
Meyer Jacobstein, N.Y.
Luther A. Johnson, Tex.

House of Representatives U.S.
Committee on Labor
Washington, D.C.

December 8, 1924.

Hon. Washington Gardner,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Gardner:

I am enclosing you herewith a letter I have received from a constituent of mine, Mr. William Claus, Cumberland, Maryland, who desires information concerning Christopher Cary, a soldier in the Continental Army under Colonel Waite.

The War Department has given me what information they have on any soldiers by the name of Christopher Cary but state that their records are incomplete and that you may be able to supply Mr. Claus with the information he desires.

I would, therefore, appreciate it very much if you would look this man's record up in your files and let me hear from you as to what you are able to locate.

Thanking you for your many favors of the past, and trusting that you will find it possible to comply with this request,

With kind regards, I beg to remain

Very sincerely yours,
F. N. Zihlman
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Greenfield Ohio.
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Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.

Can you give me any information of Christopher Cary who served in the Rev. War in Capt. Chas Nelson Co. and Col. Benj. Waits Battalion Vt Militia - he was supposed to have been given a land grant in Hamilton Co. Ohio for his services. ([written in pencil] look in Rev War land book) Also Samuel Cary [check mark] who served from Lyme N.H. or was living there during the war. he was the father of Christopher.

Yours truly -
Charlotte D. Brown.

Mrs. F. L. Brown
233 So. 2nd St.

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December 9, 1924.

Honorable Frederick N. Zihlman,
House of Representatives.

My dear Mr. Zihlman;
In response to your letter of the eighth instant, with enclosure from Mr. William Claus, Cumberland, Maryland, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 5847, it appears that Christopher Cary, while residing at Lyme, New Hampshire, enlisted in April 1778 and served as a private in Captain Charles Nelson's Company, Colonel John Wheelock's New Hampshire Regiment until January 18, 1779, when he broke his left thigh.

He enlisted May 28, 1781 and served in Captain Charles Nelson's Company then Colonel Benjamin Wait's Vermont Regiment, while on a scouting party August 7, 1781 he was captured and carried to Canada, held a prisoner, most of the time in irons, &  after ten months made his escape.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 29, 1824, while a resident of Hamilton
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County, Ohio, aged sixty-one years.

Soldier married October 8, 1825 at Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, Margaret McCarty. He died February 6, 1837 and she married April 11, 1838 or 1839 Abram Kelley, who died November 11, 1853.

In 1855, she was a resident of College Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio, aged fifty-two years.

In 1824, soldier stated that he had three grown children, but did not give their names.

Herewith is returned the letter from Mr. Willaim Claus of Cumberland, Maryland.

Sincerely,

Acting Commissioner.