Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8362, for Jediah Post, Connecticut
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Service
Conn.
Post, Jediah or Jedidiah
Isabella or Isobel

R. 8362
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22.786 New Jersey
Jediah Post
of Byram in the State of NJ-
who was a Pri - in the Conn commanded
by Captain - of the Regt commanded by Col Geldens in the Conn Troops ["line" crossed out] for 7 mo

Inscribed on the Roll of NJ
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Nov 33 and sent R. Hamilton New Town [Newton] NJ

Arrears to the 4th of Sepr. 33 $68.33
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Marh. 11.66
69.99 
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by ED Bullock Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 117 ["35" crossed out] 
R
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Sussex Pleas
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832 State of New Jersey
County of Sussex ss-
On this twenty fourth day of August AD Eighteen Hundred & thirty three, personally appeared before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas at Newton in & for the County of Sussex aforesaid Jedidiah Post a resident of the township of Byram in the County of Sussex and State of New Jersey aforesaid aged Seventy four Years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832, that he enlisted in the army of the United States under the following Officers, and served as hereinafter stated- That he entered the army of the United States in the year 1776 in the month of March at Norwich in the State of Connecticut under, Brigadier General Wadsworth, Colonel Selden, Capt Joshua Huntington, Lieutenant Jacob Dewitt, Ensign John Wheatly, Sergeant Ebenezer Leffingwell's that he remained at Norwich under the comd. of Lieutenant Jacob Dewitt- three or four weeks, after which he march to New York and joined the army under Genl Washington, that he was engaged in the battle of York Island, and afterwards in that of the White Plains- and several other Skirmishes that he remained in the army under Genl Washington until about the middle of September- when the company to which he belonged was selected to Guard the public stores in which service they were employed until the middle of December, when he was regularly discharged. after having served nine months, he says that he served as Fifer-. He says that he was born in Norwich in the year 1759- there is or was a record of his age at Norwich that he was living at Norwich aforesaid when he entered the service, and since the revolutionary war, has resided mostly in New Jersey- and now dost reside in New Jersey

9 months
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in the township of Byram aforesaid- that he volunteered in the service- aforesaid- and served the time aforesaid as such, that he received no written discharge, but was discharged at the comd. and order of the commanding Officer. he says he knows of no person who can testify as to his services- he says he is acquainted with the Revd Noah Crane & John S. Hepburn who can testify as to his veracity and reputation in the neighbourhood where he resides ["of" crossed out] as to his having been a soldier of the Revolution. he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State, - 
Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court at Newton the day and year above written 
Jediah Post
Jos. Y. Miller Presiding Judge 

We, Noah Crane, a clergyman, residing in the County of Sussex and John S Hepburn residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jedidiah Post of said County, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy four Years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that Opinion- 
Sworn and subscribed in open court that day and year aforesaid- 
Noah Crane 
John S Hepburn 
Jos. Y. Miller Presiding Judge 

And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Noah Crane who has signed the preceeding [preceding] certificate is a clergyman, resident in the neighborhood of the said Jedidiah Post, and that John S Hepburn who has also signed the same is a resident of the County of Sussex, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. Jos. Y. Miller Presiding Judge
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State of New Jersey
Susex County ss 
I Joseph E Edsall Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Sussex- do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jedidiah Post for a Pension- 
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal  of Office this twenty fourth day of August AD eighteen Hundred and thirty three- 
J. E. Edsall Clk 
State of New Jersey 
Sussex County ss
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Sussex Jediah Post the applicant named in the foregoing and annexed declaration, and being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he joined General Washington's army at the City of New York and that he remained there in the army until the time of the battle of that place with the British sometime in September that they retreated and on the retreat he with a detachment of the army was taken prisoner- that he was confined among others in a stillhouse- from which he and four others escaped the same day of the battle and ["they" crossed out] attempted to cross the river to Powlus [Powles/Paulus] Hook on a raft of Boards which they picked up and fastened together- that they were met about midway of the river with boats from the americans and succeeded in effecting a secure escape, that he ["march" crossed out] with the others with him went upon the Jersey Shore, opposite ["to" crossed out] nearly to the american army- (which retreated or Kings Bridge-) and crossed the river to the army. That the army marched to the white plains- that he was engaged in the battle of that place- and was here selected with his company to guard the public stores in said declaration mentioned- which were deposited and stationed near the army at this place, and were stationed there until he was discharged-
Sworn and subscribed before me this eleventh day of October AD 1833- 
Robert H McCarter Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas
Jediah Post
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State of New Jersey
Sussex County SS
We Joseph Y. Miller and Robert H McCarter Esquires Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and two of the Judges before whom the foregoing declaration was made, do hereby certify that Jediah Post, appeared before the said Court in Open Court at the time and place in the said declaration mentioned, and made subscribed and swore to the same before the said Court- and further that said court is a Court of record- and also that the said Jediah Post is a person of credibility and that his statement is entitled to belief-
Witness our hands this 11th day of October 1833 - at Newton
Jos. Y. Miller
Robert H McCarter

State of New Jersey
Sussex County SS
I, Joseph E Edsall Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that Joseph Y. Miller Esqr is Presiding Judge and that Robert H McCarter Esq is an associate
Judge of the said Court duly commissioned and sworn, and that their signatures Subscribed to the above and foregoing proceedings- are genuine-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Newton this 11th day of October AD 1833.
J. E. Edsall Clk

26 800 Sussex Pleas
Jediah Post's application for a Pension
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Declaration- in behalf of the heirs of Jeddiah Post 
State of New York 
County of Tioga & 
Township of Spencer ss
on this 28th day January One thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in the County of Tioga and town of Spencer, Thomas H Post of the place aforesaid, aged Sixty three years on the sixteenth of January Inst. who being sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the Bennifit [benefit] of the law granting Bounty land, and pensions unto Soldiers of the Revolutionary war, and Their Widdows [widows], Claiming in behalf of the heirs of Jeddiah Post of Newjersey [New Jersey] who received a pension under the act of June 7th 1832, untill [until] his death which took place on the eighth day of august one thousand eight hundred and Thirty five, 8th day augt 1835, which is Thus noted on the War Certificate which is forwarded, or a Coppy [copy] of the same, with this Declaration, and in behalf of The said heirs of The sd. Jeddiah Post, and his wife Isabel who survived him during The The [sic] time of the interval untill [until] her death which was march 15th 1844 in a State of Widdowhood [widowhood] having been the only wife and widdow [widow] of the said Jeddiah Post, of Newton, Sussex County newjersey [New Jersey], which heirs are four in number Martha Born may 17th 1788, Thomas H Born January 16th 1790 Mary Born June 15th 1792, John Born Feby 10th 1794 Residing in newjersey [New Jersey], Except Thomas H. Residing in Spencer, Township Tioga County & State of New York, said heirs Claim that the said pension due The said Widdow [widow], and land due The said
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The said Jeddiah Post for revolutionary service to his heirs aforesaid
and whereas The said declarent [declarant] aforesaid doth set forth in behalf of The heirs aforesaid, and Claims in Their behalf for The services of Jabez Post Junr only Brother by the same mother, Their was none other Children by The said mother said Jabez Post was Born in The year 1758 on The 19th day of June, and entered revolutionary service at and on or near The same time of his Brother Jeddiah, and served out his first term, and Enlisted again for Three years or during The war The impression is That The first term was The same lenth [length] of Time as Jeddiah, but the whole time am not informed. They were both Born in norwich Town newlondon [New London] County, Connecticut, both lived in Newjersey [New Jersey], were Clockmakers and watchmakers Chiefly by Occupation, I was acquainted with said Jabez Post and knew him in newjersey [New Jersey] Sussex County & Township of Newton, and knew that he died single, and never heard any thing any thing [sic] To The Contrary, the time That he died do not recollect precisely but Think it was near 1812 some years before The death of his Brother Jeddiah Post The Claim is land which is due said heirs Through Jeddiah Post for services on the part of said Jabez Post, together with The services of said Jeddiah in behalf of said heirs aforesaid, and pension for The time of widdowhood [widowhood] of The The [sic] said widdow [widow] until [until] her death on The 15th of march 1844 The aforesaid relating to Services of said Jabez Post Junr have been repeatedly informed by Credible persons and verily believe The satements [statements] are Correct, the record of the age of said Jabez Post Junr are according To The records in The probate office in norwich Connt. The information relative To his service is obtained is obtained [sic] from the half Brothers & Sister of the sd Jabez Post Junr. who well acquainted with the Circumstances at the Time, but but [sic] time and age prevent their minute recollections on every particular Their ages being between 80 & 90 years are Considered persons of good Standing
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and reputable for truth and veracity, and Entitled To full Credit. 
They now live in Lebanon, Grafton County, Newhamshire [New Hampshire], and on the account of the great distance, and inconvenience, and expenses, imbrace [embrace] The above manner, of geting [getting] his knoledge [knowledge] before you, & I further State in as much as The Justice in Sussex NJ has Omited [omitted] not To State, The Credibility of The Witness, viz Sarah Hammel, who is a Maiden Lady near seventy years of age, and has always had an unblemishd. Character, & reputed for Truth & veracity and entitled to full Confidence, and further deponent saith not 
Sworn and Subscribed before me ["The day and" crossed out] The day and Year first above written 
T. Hutchings J.P.
Thomas H. Post

State of New York 
&
County of Tioga, Spencer 
personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for the township, County, & State aforesaid, on the 28th day of January one thousand eighteen hundred and fifty three 1853. Augustus T. Garey of the Place aforesaid and being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath, say that, he has been informed by Andrew Post, That Jabez Junr. was in The Revolutionary Service That in the early part of the war he Entered The service served out his Term and Enlisted The second Time for three years or during The war, does not Think he returned untill [until] after peace was declared, said Andrew Post is disinterested in the avails of The services in The war of said Jabez Junr & Jeddiah Post, and a Cotemporary [contemporary] of Them and a man Intitled [entitled] to Credit being as he says Eighty three years of age, and That so much Time has passed he cannot remember some of The particulars, which he once knew I do herein also state That I am well acquainted with Thomas H Post the above named declarent [declarant] resident of this place aforesaid and know him to be of good
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Morral [moral] Character & Generally Considered a man of truth & veracity and Intitled [entitled] To full Credit and further Deponent saith not 
subscribed & Sworn to This 28th day of January AD 1853 before me 
 Timothy Hutchings J.P. 
A.T. Garey

The above named A. T. Gary of The above   affidavit is a man of standing of good morral [moral] Character, and reputed for truth, & Entitled to full Confidence 
T. Hutchings Justice 

State of New York
Tioga County, Spencer ss
I W Kingman Clerk of the County Court of Common pleas in and for County of Tioga do Certify that T Hutchings Esq before whom The foregoing affidavit was made is a Justice of the peace in and for The County of Tioga duly commissioned and Sworn and That all his Official Acts as such are Entitled to full faith and Credit and his signature to such I believe to be genuine and in his own proper hand writing. In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of The said County Court at Owego this Fourth day of January AD 1853. 
L W Kingman Clerk of the County of Tioga

The Interlineations on first page on 16th) sixteenth line from Top
second page 21) twenty first line from Top second page 26) twenty six line from Top 
were made before ["being" crossed out] The signing affirming & sealing of The same
T. Hutchings J.P.
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September 6th 1787 Married by Daniel Predmore a Justice of the Peace Jidah [Jediah] Post and Isbel [Isabel] Hardin
State of New Jersey
Sussex County ss
I Lyman Edwards Clerk of the County of Sussex do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the record of the marriage of Jidah [Jediah] Post and Isbel [Isabel] Hardin ["as the" crossed out] as the same remains of record in the Docket of Daniel Predmore late one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County as the same remains on file in the Office of the Clerk of said County
I[n] witness whereof I have set my hand and have affixed the seal of the said County of Sussex at Newton this 27th day of July A.D. 1855
Lyman Edwards Clerk
Jediah Post died 1835 August 10
isabel Post died 1841 March 15
his wife
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Hamilton
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State of New Jersey 
Sussex County ss- 
Before the Orphans Court of the said County of Sussex in Open Court, At Newton in said County the Twenty third day of June AD 1857.
Personally appeared Samuel R. Smith of Frankford in The County of Sussex and Samuel Wilgus of Newton in the County aforesaid, aged the said Samuel R. Smith forty three years and the said Samuel Wilgus aged forty two years, and being first duly Sworn according to law, made oath before the said Court and proved to the satisfaction of the said Court- that Isabella Post was the widow and relict of Jediah Post deceased who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States that the said Isabella Post died the widow of the said Jediah Post on the 15th of March 1844- in Newton Township, in the County and State aforesaid- that the following named persons are the children and the only surviving children and heirs at law of the said Jediah Post and of the said Isabella Post to wit - Thomas H Post born January 16th 1790- who now resides in Ottawa, State of Illinois- Mary Wilgus now a widow born February 5th 1792- who resides at Newton, Sussex County, State of New Jersey- John Post born December 20th 1794- who resides in Morris County in the State of New Jersey- And the said Court do certify and declare that the said Samuel R. Smith & Samuel Wilgus the above named witnesses are credible persons, of truth and veracity- and that they are entitled to full credit-
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State of New Jersey 
I Daniel S. Anderson Surrogate of the County of Sussex and Clerk of the Orphans Court of said County (said Court being a Court of Record having a seal) do certify the annexed to be a true Copy from the Minutes of said Court as the same is of Record in my office in Book F. of Minutes folio 225.- 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Newton the Fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty seven (1857) 
Danl S. Anderson
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Jedediah Post

7 mo private
Col Selden's Reg was not raised by the Assembly of Connet. before its may Session 1776- of course the service in it could not have exceed 7 mo as it was disbanded at the end of the year.

Robert Hamilton Esq
Newtown [Newton] N.J.

4664
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5832
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WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Pension Office, 
19 Sept 1833 
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew [show] what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:⎬). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling [complying] with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jedediah Post 
Period when the service was rendered.
1776
Duration of the claimant's service. 
Years. Months. Days.
[blank] 9 [blank]  
Rank of the claimant. 
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. 
Col. Selden, Genl Wadsworth 
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
Norwich
Proof by which the declaration is supported. traditionary
I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. EDWARDS, 
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. 
The following regulations have been adopted: 
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 
1. The Regular Troops. 
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 
4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION. 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. 
State, Territory, or District of 
County of ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] of [blank] aged (c) [blank] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers: 
(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.) 
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B. 
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
I [blank] of the Court of [blank] hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day [blank] of [blank] & c. 
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) herby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid. 
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.) 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c. 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. 
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his 

Where did claimant join Gen Washington's army? 
and where were the public stores deposited(?) the company w[ere]
Particulars of service must be given in deta[il]
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. 
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 
1. Where and in what year were you born? 
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. To a Soldier Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons- one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates. 
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. 
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.--
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. 
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. 
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: 
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:- For ---- year ---- months, and ---- days, I served as a ----. For ---- months and ---- days, I served as a ----; and for such service I claim a pension." 
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required. 
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 
Mode of authenticating papers. 
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 
Proof of Service. 
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only. 
(k) Their traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
 
were selected to guard 
[det]ail.
Declaration made before Judges- non(?) constant(?) in open Court
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["Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873." crossed out]
8362.
P.O.
Isabel Post
Service:
Enlisted: [blank], 18[blank]
Discharged: [blank], 18[blank]

REJECTED

Application filed: [blank], 18[blank]
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P. O.
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract.
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank], 18[blank]
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I wish to see the papers in the case of the applicant of Thomas H. Post of Illinois for arrearages of Revolution Pension as Heir of Isabel Post decd. suspended.
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application for arrears of Revolutionary
Pension by Thomas H. Post of Illinois No. of
app. 14875- as one of the Heirs of Jediah and Isabella Post- Decr filed
Dec. 1856- from Illinois- I wish to See papers-
R. M. Young
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No. 14875
Isabel Post [illegible]
Letter to 
Thomas H. Post 6th June 1853
Same July 11, 1853
[illegible] Sept. 8/55
Same July 28/56
[illegible] 20/57
Same Oct 21/57
8362
Act 7th July 1838
[illegible] Elizabeth(?) Post J[illegible] H. Post(?)
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Y
Richard M. Young- Esq
about - Isabel Post - wid of Jedidiah [Jediah]- NJ-
Sus 1838

charged to Boynton

George C Whiting Esq
Comr. of Pensions
Washington City
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OTTAWA ILL
AUG 27

FREE

Department of Interior
Pension Office
Washington D.C

Pension Offices

Jedidiah [Jediah] Post
N.J. -act(?) 1832
wid sus 1838 NJ
Isabel Post - wid of(?)
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23 33 pr 6 months
The 1 Drumming(?) 42 dollars
[ilegible] $10-10/[illegible]52-00
pr 1 year 2 mo 27 days

1/2 23.33/1100
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Jediah Post

excd. before J Dill Esq
Genl Certfi-
Drawn 4 Sept 1833(?)
drawn to 4th March 1834
$3.00 pd 19 April
by order Col(?)-

Drn. to 4 Sept 1834
made out for 4 March 1835

died on Aug 8th 1835
drew arrears and paid his widow in full
See Rpt per order to J. J. Jones
Dead
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War Department
Revolutionary Claim -
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832 Jediah Post of the State of New Jersey who was a
private during the Revolutionary is entitled to receive $23.33 per Anm &c

given at the war office of the U.S. this 5th day of November one - thirty three
Lew Cass
Sen

[illegible]
JL Edwards
Resides in Byram- and has for the space of 
four yrs. previous in Newton- 
drawn up to Sept- 4th 1833-

executed before J. Dill general certificate - made-
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No. 14,875
Letters
To
Comissioner [Commissioner]
of Pensions

Letter
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Spencer January 25 1853 
Tioga County NY 
February 5th 1853
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir 
according to legal advice, as I suppose & connected with the pension law, that it is better to apply for certain questions at your hands, as to touching correct information, on law questions, and want I(?) ["without" crossed out] want to know is whether a person being in The United States Service prior to The- Declaration of War, is entitled to Land for his services 
where as prior to the Declaration of Independence there was several Battles, and many scirmishes [skirmishes] with the Enemy, and much done in defense and service in warfare by Enlisted men, and Volunteers which in reality & Character was as worthy of sympathy & provision by law as any part of the sum of Conflict, but I have not found any thing which provides, for such as was Thus(?) in the service before the Declarations of war with Great Britain, you will please answer the above question truly yours 
Thos H Post
Dear Sir The reason of the above question is whereas Jabez Post Senr was as I am informed a Lieutenant in the service before war was formally declared and was either killed in Battle, or died near the time of Action, and was buried in December under arms, in the year 1775, in December and returned not home to his residence in Norwich Connecticut, was burried [buried] near Boston as my informant states, and your answer in the affirmative, would induce pains to be taken to get what information might be obtained on the subject, for the bennifit [benefit] of his heirs &c 
Your Compliance will greatly oblige your unfeigned friend & Obedt Sevt 
Thomas H Post 
JE Heath Commissioner of Pensions PS.
Said Jabez Post Senr was the father of Jabez Junr & Jedh the pensioner(?) as I supose(?) [suppose(?)] he was in the Battle of Bunker hill and certain others.
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NB. Please inform me whether the avails of [illegible] those heirs could not be located
immediately after the decision, by direction of the ["interior crossed out] Secretary of Interior by his reciving [receiving] a written request from the heirs, designating such portion of the Country in such part as is subject to private entry, and have the same well Located on good Land, and such other particulars in regard to Qualities as the Country would permit with out any further trouble and expense- imbracing [embracing] with the other what might be the amount of the widdows [widow's] pension, at Goverment [Government] price(?) for Land-
T. H. Post

No. 14,875
Letters To Commissioner of Pensions

Letter
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Spencer Tioga Co NY
May 19th 1833,

To Commissioner of Pensions 
Dear Sir, Upon reply on The on The [sic] Subject Relative to Jabez Post Senr who died at so Early date, his wife or widow, lived some 40 years after his death 1775 had some 5 children in minority, which facts were in some measure understood, but the fact of the lenth [length] of time that widow lived, was not mentioned seems leave a remaing [remaining] question, whether her claim, and those of her heirs, did not come under some provision of law in their behalf, as I am informed her death which took place forty years after the Death of her husband, would bring The date of his death down to 1815. Should this Circumstance, afford, a, chance for revision of the matter, Please inform, 
Your kindness is also solicited to say, what you can respecting the result of the application, in behalf of the services of Jabez Junr & Jediah Post &c. which papers were forwared [forwarded] from this place the fifth of Feby last, Your kindness in Reply will be duly appreciated,
by Your Humble Sevt 
Thos H Post
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Heirs of Jeddiah & Jabez Post Senior 
N.Y. sf(?)

Jediah died Aug 8, 1835
Widow on Mar 15, 1844

There is no such case filed in on my Books in Feb March April up to present time
Sands
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Heirs of Jeddiah & Jabez Post Senior 
N.Y. sf(?)

Jediah died Aug 8, 1835
Widow on Mar 15, 1844

There is no such case filed in on my Books in Feb March April up to present time
Sands
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Spencer Tioga Co N.Y. March 2d 1853.

Respected sir
having sent the papers to you in behalf of the heirs of Jeddiah & Jabez Post on the sixth of the last month Feby with a line to you touching some advice on the case of Jabez Post Senr the Father of the former, and have been anticipating an answer, on the whole collectively, something that would inform me whether they had been received, and would soon be acted on. I desired they might be before the change took place, in the administration, as there might be some delay, if it should lay over, your very kind reply on the former [“request, [illegible]” crossed out] Letter of request was duly received and appointed, some time before I got the Certificates made out. I shall now be glad to get some word from you on the prospect, of the Business, at the Earliest date possible. 
Truly Yours with Affectionate Regards 
Thomas H Post 

Commissioner of Pensions
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Spencer Tioga Co NY 
April 4th 1853.

To the Comissioners [Commissioners] of Pensions 
Dear Sirs 
having been looking same time for some Reply from You on the subject, whether the papers which I forwared [forwarded] to your Office on the 4th or 5th I think of Feby have safely arrived [arrived], and whether acted on, in behalf of the heirs of Jediah Post & Jabez Post, and have also wrote to you since, Enquiring, concerning, & have not Recd any answer would be Glad to hear from you on the subject, at your earliest [earliest] covenience as some of the heirs have anticipated settlement this spring on the same should the Decision be soon and favorable as they have anticipated 
Your kindness will duly appreciated, 
with much Esteem I Remain Your Very Humble Sevt
Thomas H Post
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Letter of Richard M Young  dated Dec. 12, 1856 in relation to the application of Thomas H Post No. 14.875 for arrears of revolutionary pension as one of the Heirs of Isabel Post decd under act of July 7. 1838. 

Dec. 12, 1856-  
Please send the Certificate for arrears of Pension to my care when ready for delivery- 
Richard M Young 
atty for Thomas H. Post of Jed.(?)
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Washington City Dec. 12, 1856
Hon. George C Whiting
Comr of Pensions

Sir,
I am requested by Thomas H. Post who resides at Ottawa, Lasalle County Illinois to prosecute an application for arrears of Revolutionary Pension, which was filed by him as one of the Heirs at Law of Isabel or Isabella Post deceased, who was the widow of a United States Rev. Pensioner by the name of Jediah or Jedediah Post. Jediah, or Jedediah Post, who was a resident of Byram Sussex County, New Jersey, when he made his application for a Rev. Pension No. 22786- in August 1833, under the act of June 7, 1832, was inscribed on the Pension roll of New Jersey, at the rate of $23:33th per annum, commencing March 4, 1831- and continuing until he died August 8, 1835- His widow Isabel or Isabella Post, to whom he was married September 6, 1787- in Sussex County, New Jersey, also died March 15, 1844 without applying for a pension- leaving the following named persons as her only surviving heirs at law to wit; Thomas H. Post; the present applicant for himself and other heirs; Mary Wilgus; and John Post. The number the application of Thomas H. Post as one of the Heirs is No. 14,875 for arrears of Pension due to his mother at the time of her death under act of July 7, 1838. Please have the case examined with the evidence on file, and inform me of its present condition.
Yours Very Respectfully- Richard M Young- atty for Thomas H. Post
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Washington City August 22, 1857 
Hon. George C. Whiting 
Commr of Pensions 
Sir, 
In your Letter of January 20, 1857- I was informed, that a Certificate for arrearages of Pension would be issued to the Children of Isabel Post deceased, widow of Jediah, or Jedediah Post decd. Their names, number, and present residence, and marriage and death of the widow were proved as required. 
Very recently, such evidence has been filed in your office, which is thought to be sufficient. Will you please have the papers re-examined in Connexion with this additional testimony referred to, and cause a Certificate to be issued as promised in your letter of the 20th of January, if correct. 
You will find a Certificate of the marriage on file showing that they were married in Sussex County New Jersey, September 6, 1787. Jediah Post died a U.S. Pensioner at Newton Sussex County, New Jersey, January 8, 1835- and Isabel Post his widow died March 15, 1844. 
(No of app. 14.875) 
Very Respectfully &c. 
Richard M Young Attorney for Thomas H. Post, now of Ottawa, Lasalle Co. -Illinois-
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No. 14,875
Isabel Post, dcd(?)
wid(?) Jediah

New York
Jul 7, 1838

Mr. S. Cole Esq
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Ottawa Ill Augt 2 1855

Department of Interior 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Dear Sir, I Enclose to You the Certificate of the Marriage of Jedediah Post & Isabel Hardin, which from the current Docket of said Justice of the Peace Daniel Predmore You will please afford all the brevity You can and Oblige Your 
Very Humble Servt [illegible]
Thos H Post.

S. Cole, Commissioner
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Ottawa Lasalle Co Ill, 
July 18th 1856-

Department of Interior 
Pension Office 

Sir 
having recd. Your letter of July 12th 1856 in which is stated, that a reference is wanting to enable the department, to know how to turn to where the first application was placed on file, the acknowledgment of its receipt contains no number, but the date is June 6th 1853, filed under the act of the 7th of July 1838, and was forwarded from Spencer Tioga Co. NY. by Thos H Post applicant, on or about the 28th January 1853, and not being in accordance with the rules of the Office, an Other was forwarded according to the Instructions of the Office filling the remaing [remaining] proofs and Qualifications demanded in regard to the pension due Isabel Post deceasd., which was Sent on or about the 7th of June 1856.
The last letter of instructions recd was dated Sept 8th 1855, which informed that an application must be made in Open Court by one of the children of said Isable [Isabel] Post, accompanied by record proof of the marriage, &c. in order that the said claim might be properly adjusted.
Yours Respectfully 
Thomas H Post
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Township of Newton 
County of Sussex 
New Jersey ss
on the fourteenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty three before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, personally appeared Sarah Hammel of Township of Sparta and County & State aforesaid, and Solemnly affirmed that she knew and was well acquainted with Jeddiah H Post of newton Sussex County New Jersey who received a pension some few years before his death, which took place Jany 8th 1835, and was a private in the Revolutionary War- a Year or over if I recollect, as I was informed- and his wife Isabel Post I well knew, before and during her widowhood [widowhood] until [until] her Death, which took place the 15th day of March 1844. I was also well acquainted, with their Children- which were Martha Born May 17th 1788- Thomas H. Jany 16th 1790- Mary June 15th 1792- John Feby 10th 1794 - and further saith not 
Sarah Hammel 
Sworn and Subscribed before me the day and year above written 
John Kraber Justice of the Peace 
New Jersey 
Sussex County 
I Thomas I Ludlum Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Sussex Do certify that John Kraber before whom the foregoing affidavit was made is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Sussex duly commissioned and
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and sworn and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and his signature to such I believe to be genuine and
in his own proper hand writing
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said
County Court at Newton this 14" day of January AD 1853
Thomas I Ludlum Clk

Affidavit
NJ
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State of Illinois 
La Salle County ss
On this 7th day of June AD 1856. Thomas H. Post Personally appeared in the County Court of said La Salle County, in open Court and after being duly sworn according to Law upon his oath declares, and makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7’ 1838, entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to widows of Revolutionary Pensioners. This deponent further declares that he is one of the children and heirs at Law of said Jedediah Post and Isabella Post both now deceased. This affiant further declares that said Jedediah Post was a Pensioner under the act of Congress of 7 of June AD 1832,- at Newton Sussex County New Jersey and died on the 8th day of August AD 1835, leaving the said Isabella Post, his widow, surviving him,- and who departed this life on the 15th day of March AD 1844 without receiving the Pension to which she was entitled under said act of July 7, 1838, and the subsequent acts of Congress.- This affiant further declares that Thomas H. Post (this deponent) Mary Willguss [Wilgus] and John Post are the only surviving children and heirs at Law of Jedediah and Isabella Post deceased,- and that Thomas H Post was born on the 16th day of January 1790.- That Mary Willguss [Wilgus] (now a widow) was born on the 5th February 1792 and that John Post was born in 1794 as this deponent is informed and believes That said Thomas H. Post (this deponent) now resides in Ottawa La Salle County Illinois.- That Mary Willguss [Wilgus] resides at Newton, Sussex County New Jersey and John Post resides in Sussex or Morris County
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New Jersey.- This Deponent further declares that he has not, nor has either of said heirs, or any other person for them or either of them made any ["other" crossed out] application for the Pension, other than the present 
His Pension agent, was Robert Hamilton, Newton Sussex County, New Jersey,
Thomas H. Post
Subscribed & Sworn to before me in open Court, this 7th day of June AD. 1856
Saml. W. Raymond Clk
E. L. Herrick(?) Dept
I, Samuel W. Raymond clerk of the County Court of LaSalle County in the State of Illinois, hereby certify that Thomas H. Post, appeared in open court and took and subscribed the foregoing affidavit
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Ottawa this 7" day of June AD. 1856
SW Raymond Clk
EL Herrick(?) Dept
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State of New Jersey Sussex County ss
on the fifth day of april one thousand eighteen hundred and fifty six Personly [personally] came before me Benjamin Stewart a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County Sarah Hammel and Joseph Moore who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that they know Isibel [Isabel] Post widow of Jediah Post Pensioner of Newton Sussex County New Jersey in her lifetime and well recolect [recollect] her death which took place on the fifteenth day March one thousand eight hundred and Forty four (1844) also know the three surviving Children of said Isibel [Isabel] Post decesed [deceased] Two of which are living in New Jersey an [and] one other living in Ottawa Lasalle County Ilinois [Illinois]-
Thomas H Born January 16th 1790, Mary Born 1792 John Born 1794 and these are all the Surviving Children now remaining of said Jediah Post and Isibel [Isabel] Post and deponents further saith Not
Sarah her X mark Hammel
Joseph his X mark Moore
Sworn and subscribed before me this fifth day of April A.D. 1856
Benjamin Stewart Justi [Justice] of the Peace
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State of New Jersey 
Sussex County ss
I Lyman Edwards Clerk of the Inferior
Court of Common Please [Pleas] do hereby certify that Benjamin Stewart Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same one of The Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Sussex duly Elected Commissioned and sworn and was authorised [authorized] by the laws of the State of New Jersey to take the same and that the name thereunto subscribed is in his own proper hand writing
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 5th day of April 1856
Lyman Edwards Clerk