Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8158, Asa Briggs, Continental (Green Mt. Boys)
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Service
Continental 
Green Mt. Boys 

Briggs Asa  Olive 

Number
W 8158
B.L. Wt.  26495-160-55
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165.972  { Oct. Mar 3/55
                {  June 12th / 55

Olive Briggs wive of Asa Briggs   Priv
Cpt.
Cpl

Enl                Dis
Revoluntionary War
Widow has been pensioned

NG. Lelz  55-3357

Ar: 16 [illegible]  Me 24/26
S Boynton
L.B. Gordon
Potsdam
 N. Y  
Cu's S.B. Gordon  Afl 24/56
Vol. B2 - 69-0
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Notification sent to R Temple Esq. 
June 15, 1870
Rutland

14,553
From:  Vermont
To: New York
Asa Briggs
of Sherburn in the stateof Vermont who was a Private in the regiment commanded
Colonel Warren of the N Hamp
line, for the term of Two Years

Inscribed on the roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollares per month, to commence the 6 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Sep 1
and sent to R Temple Seq
Rutland Vermont
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820
16 Mo  29/30

  135.75
     48.00
$183.75

{Revolutionary claim, }
{ Act 18 March, 1818.}

Continued
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3.367
New York    Albany
Olive Briggs
widow of Asa Briggs
 NH
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
96 Dollare 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 3d February, 1853

Certificate of Pension issued the 
29th day of Dec 11/53
and sent to 
John T Neely
Present
Recoreded on Roll of Pensioner under not February 3, 1853  Page 88 Vol. 
Reg 3 Mar 55 - 165972
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State of New York }  SS
County St. Lawrence } SS

On this fifth day of May A.D one thousand eight hundred and fifity five personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace within and for the county and State aforesaidOlive Briggs afed ninety two years a resident of Stockholm in the State of New York who being duly sworn according to Law declares that she is (10th sire) the widow of Asa Briggs deceased who was a Privagte in the Revolutionary war and continued in actual service in said war for the term of fourteen days and was honorably discharged that she is now in the receipt from the United States of a pension of ninety six dollars per Annum on account of the said services of her said  (18th Sire) husband Asa Briggs deceased for which pension she holds a pension certificagte issued form the Department of the interior  December 29th 1853 purporting to be recorded in the Pension Office on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3rd 1853 Page 88 Vol A
Deponent further says she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855. She also declared that she has not received a Warrant for Bounty
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Lnad under this or any other act of Congress nor made any other application therefor.
In teh 10th and 18th Sires each,  1st Page the word "Asa" written over an erasure.
Milton Brown                               her
     Witness                           Olive   X   Briggs
                                                    mark

Mr. Williams Teas and Seneca Miles
residents of Stockholm in the State of New York
upon our oaths declare that the foregoing Declaration was signed and acknolwledged by Olive Briggs inour presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herslef to be and that we are not interested in this claim.

In the last line but one "to" interlinel
William Teas
Seneca Miles

The foregoing Declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify taht I know that affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no Interest in this claim.
"affidavits' named and 'affiant" interlined
Milton Brown
Justice of the Peace
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Asa Briggs
76 to 78

Warren N. Hampre
  Rgt.
Admited
Not-on-Rolls
Returned for further evidence 
Completed 
R.T.
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State of Vermont SS

On the 6th day of April 1818, before me the subscriber one of the Judges of Rutland County Court personally appears Asa Briggs of Stockholm in the County of Rutland, aged sixty five years, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in oder to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled " An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revoluntionary war" passed 18 March 1818.
 That he the said Asa Briggs enlisted in the month of December 1775, in Hanover, New Hampshire, into the company commanded by Capt. Abner Seeley; company in Col. Seth Warner; Regiment of Vermont that be continued to serve in said commp until June 1776 when he was inoculated for the small small pox and remained sick at Woodstock in Vemont until December 1776 when he went form Woodstock to Plainfield in said State of Vermont, and on the 6 Dec. 1776 he again was listed into the same company & regiment aforesaid and contnued to serve in said comp or in the service of the United States until 13th day of January 1778, when he was discharged from service at Kings bridge in the State of New York - that he was in the battles of Bennington, and Stillwater and at the taking of Burgoine - and that he is in reduced circumstances, and states in need of assistance  form his county for support - and that he has no other evidence now in his power to his said services  
Asa Briggs

Subscribed and sworn to and declared before me this day & year aforesaid
Thos. Hammond
Asst. Judge, R.C.C.
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I Thomas Hammond one of the Judges of Rutlans County Court as a aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Asa Briggs did serve in the revolutionary war as a soldier against the common enemy as stated int he preceding declaration from his reduced circumstance stated in need of assistance from his county for support and I now transmit 
the  procedings & testiomy taken and said  before me to the Secretary for this department of war pursant to the direction of the aforesaid act of Congress.
Rutland 6th April 
Thos. Hammond

Seal

By order of the Hon. Tho. Hammond
R Temple Clk
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 State of Vermont } ss
Rutland,}}

On the 6th day of August 1829 personally came DAniel Kimball & Issace Maue credible witnesses made oath that they are acquainted with Asa Briggs & are acquainted with thim during the revolutionary war that they saw him frequently in the year 1777 serving in Col. Warner" Regt. as a soldier & they  know no  doubt he served for more than one year in S. Regt. as stated in his beginning declaration 
Sworn before me
R. Tmeple
Jus. Peace
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State of Vermont
Rutland County

On the 8 day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five, personally appeared before the Honorable Probate Court holding at Rutland, in and for the District of Rutland Olive Briggs of Sherburn in the county of Rutland and State of Vermont age Eighty four years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838.entitled "An act granting "half pay and pension to certain Widows"  That she is the widow of Ara Briggs, who was a private in the army of the revolution for proof whereof she hereby refers to the original declaration and accompanying proofs of the said Ara Brigs now remaining in the War office of the United States, by means whereof his name was inserted on the pension rolls of the United States at the rate of ninety six dollars per year, in the New York Agency at the time of his death, but formerly in the Vermont Agency.  She further declares that she was married to the S Asa Briggs on the Seventeenth day of August in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety. That her husband the aforesaid Asa Briggs died on the 16 day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 to wit at the time above states and that she has not married since his decease but still remains his widow
by an X Olive Briggs
witness Ruben R Thrall
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Rutland Probate Court
(illegible word) District of Rutland
Subscribed and sworn to in court this 8 day of November AD 1845 In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Probate Court
Henry Hall, Register
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14553
Continue
March 1820
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STATE OF VERMONT,
Rutland County, ss

On this 5th day of June 1820 personally appeared before the County court for said county of Rutland, in open court, (said court being a court of record, agreeably to the laws of this state, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c.) Asa Briggs age 67 year, resident in Sherburne in said county of Rutland, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: in Capt. Seeley's Co. Col. Seth Warner's Regt in the years 1776-&1777 & part of the time in Capt. Crawford' Co. Col. Newell's Regt of Mass was in the battles of Bennington & capture of Burgoyne. that he made his original declaration of the 6th day of April 1818 has received a Pension Certificate, No. 14,553 And I do solemnly 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 so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, 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 men, 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.  One mare & colt- 1 cow, 1 calf, 3 sheep, 5 hens, 1 cock, 1 chest of drawers, 1/2 doz. kitchen chairs, 1/2 doz. knives & forks, 3 pewter plates, 3 earthen plates, 1 iron pt, 3 pails, 1 keg, 1 axe, 1 hoe, 1 shovel & tongs, 3 augers, 1 tea kettle, 1/2 doz. cups & saucers, 3 tin basous & a few other trifling articles of little value. I have this day rec'd the amt of pension up to 4 March 1820- my occupation is that of a husbandman. I am infirm, able to labor much being troubled with the rheumatism. I have a wife aged 58 years named Olive, & one child name Olive aged 12 years residing with me. I live with my son in law Wm Stilwell who supports me. I am in debt to the amt. of three hundred dollars without the means of paying it. Asa Briggs
Sworn to and declared on the fifth day of June 1820 before said court
R. Temple Clerk

STATE OF VERMONT
Rutland County, ss
I Robert Temple clerk of the County court for the county of Turland, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, and truly copied from the record of the said court: - And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Eighty Nine dollars.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court, at Rutland, this fifth day of June 1820
R. Temple
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Rery  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8158
Olive Briggs
Wid.
Asa Briggs
Privt Rev War
Act Febry 3d 1953
Index:-Vol. A, Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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26495
W. An
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No.  3596

Olive Briggs of Asa 
Set to J. T Neely
Nov 14/53
$96 Pre Ann
B Commisioner Feb 3/58
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Pension Office
Nov. 3-1853
Sir
Please report time of last payment to or death of written named pensioner
Respectfully by
S. Cole
for Comm.

F.Burt Esq.
Said 
Present

Asa Briggs, Act 1818
$8 p. month, Died 8th July 1842
Paid to his death 
Saml S. Rind
Actg Auditor
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get her county
Clerk to certify 
[illegible]
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Application for a transfer
County of St. Lawrence } ss
   on this twenty seventh day of February 1825 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the Said County of St. Lawrence personally appeared Asa Briggs who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain  Abner Seeley in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Seth Warner in the Service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Vermont from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the State of New York where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be then payable in full.

Sworn and Subscribed to before me the and year aforesaid }
Horace Allen Justice Peace 

Asa Briggs
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I Myrtle B Hitchcock Clerk of the County of St. Lawrence State of New York do hereby Certify that Horace Allen before whom the within affidant appears to have been made is a Justice of the peace acting under the authority of this State & that the within is his Signature.
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said County of St. Lawrence this 25th day fo March 1825

Myrtle B. Hitchcock
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Town Clerks Office
Woodstock Aug 23d 1853
I hereby certify that I Have made diligent search in the book kept in this office for the records of Marriages and the marriage of Asa Briggs and Olive Simmons does not apear in said records.
attest  Nahum Haskell Town Clerk

Sworn to before me this 26th day of August AD 1853, and I hereby certify that the said Nahim Haskell  is Town Clerk of Woodstock County of Windsor, and State of Vermont.
 Walter Palmer Justice of Peace

State of Vermont,}
Windsor County} ss
 I Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Windson in the State of Vermont, do hereby Certify that 
Walter Palmer
was, at the date of the paper writing to which this is attached, and stil is, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,  in and for said County, duly qualified to administer oaths and take the acknowledgement of deeds and that his signature---
foregoing  ----------------- is genuine.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 26 day of August A.D. 1853

Norman Williams, Clerk
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Rutland Vt.  4 Nov. 1848

Dear Sir,
Enclosed I send you the Declaration of Mrs. Olive Briggs made in Nov. 1845. but owning to the evidence which shoud have accompanied  the declaration having been mislaid without being prefected by the clerk's certificate it was not sent on.  I thought it best to have her make a new declaration embracing the subsequent acts & a I hope the evidence is now prefected.  
Respectfully yours TC
Reuben R Theall

J L Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
Washington City 
District of Columbia
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Washington D.C
Dec 21, 1853

Sir,
Enclosed is the additional evidence required in the case of Olive Briggs widow of Asa Briggs a Revol Sol. and Pensioner of New York for Pension under second section of the act of 3d Feb. 1853

Yours very respectfully
Thos Neely

Comm. Pensions
Present }
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Washington D.C
Nov 1, 1853

Sir,
Enclosed you will find the Declaration of Mrs. Olive Briggs widow of Asa BRiggs as Revol. Soldier and Pensioners of State of New York for a Pension under the 2d Section of the Act of 3d Febry 1853

Yours Respectfully
Thos Neely
Commr Pensions}
Present}
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Brief in the case of Olive Briggs widow of Asa 
St. "Lawrence County and State of N. York
act of February 3 1853
Claim (" original" or " for increase")

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
Husband a pensioner under act of 1818 at $96 per annum & paid to his death
July 8, 1842

Allowed $96 per annum Commencing Feb. 3/5
Marriage proved by Sibbell Simmons 
Assron Simmons residents of said county and certified to be credible

Death of pensioners proved by Auditor report
Identity   widowhood proved by credible witnesses.
Name and residence of Agent
John T Neely
Present
Examing Clerk
J L Gray
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Olive Briggs
Declaration
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State of Vermont} 
Rutland County SS}

On the 2 day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eighty hundred and forty eight personally appears before the Honorable Probate court holden at Rutland in and for the District of Rutland.  Olive Briggs of Sheburn in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont afed Eighty Seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the bnefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed July  7 1858 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows" and act approved the Seventy third of Aug 1842 entitled is resolution declaration of the act of July 7th  1838 and an act approved 17th June 1844 entitled " An act to continue the pensions of certain widows" and an act aappears E. of February A.D. 1848 entitled an act making further provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the revolution"
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of the United States by means where of his name was inscribed on this pension roll of the United States, at the rate of ninty Six dollars per year in the New York agency at the time of his death but originally in the Vermont Agency. She further declares taht she was married to the E. Asa Briggs ont he Seventeeth day of August in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and ninty.  That her husband the aforesaid Asa BRiggs died on the 16th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two.   That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January one thousand severn hundred and ninty four to sit at the time above stated and that she has not married since his deace but still remains his widow.
                                                 her 
Witness  Silas Cotton        Olive  X  Briggs
                                                  mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me
In witness whenof I have affixed hereto the Seal of E. Probate court 
this 8 day of November AD 1848
Henry Hall Register
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Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions 
Coty of Washington
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Stockbridge Windson County Vt Jany 18th, 1850
hon J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions

Sir I must inform you and ask your favour and assistance and inform you that I am the widow Olive Briggs_ The widow of Asa Briggs he died in St. Lawrence County N.Y. upwards of 6 years ago. he was a pensioner of the United States when he Died. I moved to the State of Vermont after his death - I employed Esq Thrall of Rutland Vt to obtain my claim he proceeded & my papers were executed & sent. he afterwards called me & stated the arrears was allowed and he must now apply and obtain a Certificate for life. all was made out as he said. I am old and do not know what papers I executed - I have received no drafts nor Pension arrears as was stated by Mr. Thrall my attorney and I can get no information I got no Certificate nor no information in no way - all appears dark before me - I ask your favours - please to inform me what has been done in my Claim - and what I must do - I am needy and dependent and worn down in Old age. You will do me great favour to give me such information  I need in my case. Please to direct to me by mail to Gays, Ville Post office Windsor County Vermont & you will oblige me very much indeed. I remain your humble servant in Old Age
Olive Briggs

Hon J L Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
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Address
Saml B Gordon
Potsdam N.Y.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
St. Lawrence County, 
Clerk's Office
Lyman N Ingalls Deputy
I Milton Brown, Clerk of said Conty of St. Lawrence, and also Clerk of the Courts of Record, directed by law to be held before whom the annexed affidavit was made, was, at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same' and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of said Justice, and verily believe his signature to the jurat of the annexed affidavit is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County and Courts, this 26th day of May 1855

Lyman N Ingalls Dep Clerk
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Josiah Woods
affidavit
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I, Josiah Wood of Sherburn, in the county of Rutland and State of Vermont, being duly sworn depose & say that I was present when Asa Briggs, then of Sherburn aforesaid was married to Olive Simmons then of Woodstock in the county of Windsor in the State of Vermont. There were married by a Methodist clergyman, whose name I do not recollect. they were married at Woodstock, they were married on the 17 day of August 1790. Soon after they were married they commenced housekeeping in Sherburn, within about one mile & a half of where I then resided & where I have ever since lived, and I know they always lived together as man & wife from that time until his death, about three years since, they removed from Sherburn some fifteen or twenty year ago, to the county of St. Lawrence in the State of New York. I have not seen them personally but have after seen others that know them thee and have known, by information derived from others of their living together safe to the time of his death. I know Olive Briggs the widow of the Asa Briggs the now resides with her daughter in Sherborn. She returned to Sherburn to reside after the death of her husband & further say not.
Josian Wood
Subscribed & sworn to this 10 day of Nov 1845 before me and I certify that the applicant is a credible witness
Silas Colton, Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT, }
RUTLAND COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
---
   I, Frederick W. Hopkins, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland, do certify that Liles Colson Esquire, was, at the date of the Certificate to which this is attached, a
Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned, and qualified to take Depositions and that I verily believe his signature to the same is genuine.
   In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Court, at Rutland in said County, this second day of November Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty Eight  N.W. Hopkins, Clerk
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State of New-York
St Lawrence County
Olive Briggs of the town of Paushville in
said County being duly sworn says she is the same Olive Briggs that previous hereto has made an application to the pension Office under the act of Febuary (sic) 3d 1853 for a pension as the widow of Asa Briggs deceased, a Revolutionary soldier, that she was married to the said Briggs as in her application stated before, that said Briggs is now deceased and that the still continues his widow; deponent further says that there is no public or private record of her marriage with the said Asa Briggs in existence, neither has there ever been any public or private record of said marriage in existence as this deponent is informed and verily believes to be true
In presence of William H Wallan Olive Riggs her mark
Subscribed and sworn before me this 20th day of November 1853
William H. Wallan
Special County Judge of
St Lawrence County,

And I further certify that the above affidavit or declaration is made and taken before me, a Judge of the St Lawrence County Court of Record, at my Chambers in said County, by reason of the bodily infirmity and physical inability of the said Olive Briggs being such as to incapacitate her from attending in Open Court, and furthermore that I am acquainted with the said Olive Briggs and believe her to be the identical person mentioned in said above affidavit
November 30th 1853,
William H Wallan
Special County Judge of
St Lawrence County
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State of New York}, ss
County of St Lawrence
I, Lyman N Ingalls Deputy, Clerk of the County of St. Lawrence, do hereby certify, that Hon William H Wallace whose name is  subscribed to the jurat of the annexed affidavit and thereon written, was at the time of taking such affidavit Special County Judge in and for the said county, duly authorized to take the same: And further, that I am well acquainted with the
hand writing of the said judge and verily believe that the signature to the said jurat is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said county, 
this 8th day of December 1853.
Lyman N Ingalls, Dep Clerk.
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William Hackely
Certificate & Affidavit
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Town Clerks Office Woodstock
November 11th A D 1845. I hereby certify that I have made diligent search in a book kept in this Office for the record of Marriages and that the record of the marriage of Asa
Briggs and Olive Simmons does not appear in said book of records
attest Nahumn Haskell Town Clerk

State of Vermont
Windsor County
At Woodstock in said County, this 11th day of November A.D. 1845, personally appeared Naham Haskell, who is personally known to me to be the identical person who signed the foregoing affidavit, (& who signed the same in my presence,) and made solemn oath that the said affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing be the truth.
Before me,
Edwin Hutchins Justice of the Peace

STATE OF VERMONT, }
Windsor County
I Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that
Edwin Hutchinson 
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the thirty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four and 
will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signature hereunto annexed is genuine.
Given under my hand an the seal of said County Court, this 11th day of November A.D. 1845.
N Williams, Clerk
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Fru L Patent Of PM
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
Washington City

stamped
Potsdam NY Mar 15
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Rotseleum  March 14. 1825

J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir,
Edwards I send you are Briggs affidavit requesting he transferred from the Vermont to the N York Agency & of mutable he wishes to be transferred, so as to recover his next payment in this State

I am very Respectfully
Your obedient Servant
Saml Partridge

Ohio
℗
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Declaration
In order to obtain the Benefi of the Act of Congress of the 3d of Feb 1853
{State of New York}

On this 28th day of June 1853 personally appeared before the undersigned William H Wallace special County Judge St Lawrence County State of New York
Olive Briggs a resident of the town of Parrishville in the County of St. Lawrence Aged 89 years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the the Act of Congress passed on the 3d day of Feb 1853. That she is the widow of Asa Briggs who was a private soldier of the Revolution and dew a pension of 96 dollars a year. was at the time he first drew a pension a resident of Sherburn in Vermont and died in Canton St Lawrence Co New York July 9th 1842 The agency at which he drew his pension was at Albany New York declares she further declares that she was married to the said Asa Briggs on the 20th day of August in the year eighteen hundred and eighteen that her husband the aforesaid Asa Briggs died on the 9th day of July 1842.That She was married to him at the time above stated
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She further swears that she was a widow at the passage of the said act and is still a widow and that she has never before made application for a pension under this act. 
Sworn to and subscribed on this day and year above written before me
In presence of W. H. Wallace 
signed X her mark Olive Briggs

William H. Wallace
Special County Judge
St Lawrence County
New York

I hereby certify that the above declaration is mad, subscribed and sworn to before me at chambers by reason of the old age and bodily infirmity of the above named Olive Briggs undering it impossible for her to appear and make the same in open court
dated  N.Y. June 28th 1853
William H Wallace
Special County Judge
St. Lawrence County
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STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF ST. LAWRENCE

I Lyman N Ingalls Deputy certify, that Hon William H Wallace whose name is written, was at the time of taking such declaration Special County Judge in and for the said county, duly authorized to take the same: And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Special County Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate & declaration is genuine and that the affidavit is executed according to the laws of the State of New York.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Sal of the said County, the 29th day of June 1853
L N Ingalls Dep Clerk
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State of New York
St. Lawrence County} ss

On this 29 day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the County and still aforesaid, condary Sikes aged fifty Eight years a resident of the town of Canton in said County, who being by me sworn according to law says that she was well acquainted with Asa Briggs late of the town of Canton in said County deceased, that she has resided in the immediate neighborhood of said Briggs for some in four years previous to his death,reputed and understood to be a
Revolutionary pensioner forming his
neighbors and acquaintances, and that he died at Canton aforesaid, on or about the Ninth day of July one thousand Eight hundred and forty two, being a widow. Olin Briggs, who is his being and has remained a widow since their
of the said Asa Briggs that she saw the
said Asa Briggs after he was dead and
attended his funeral and saw him
buried and further said not.


Candacy Sikes
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Subscribed and sworn
before me the day and
year first above written in I certify that I am well acquainted with the deponent Candacy Sykes, and believe she is a reputable person and entitled to full credit and belief

S Baldwin Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF ST. LAWRENCE

I Lyman N Ingalls Deputy certify that S. Baldwin Esq whose name is subscribed to the certificates & jurats affidavits of the annexed and thereon written, was at the time of taking such affidavits, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, duly authorized to take the same: And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signatures to the said certificates and jurats is genuine, and the said affidavits are executed according to the laws of the State of New York.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the 29th day of June 1853
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State  of New York}
Lawrence County} ss On this 29th day of
June in the year our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty there personally appeared before me undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for County and State aforesaid Aaron Simmons and Sixty four years and Sibbel Simmons wife of the said Aaron aged fifty Nine
and who each being by me duly sworn
according to law depose and say each for
himself and herself, that they reside in
the town of Canton in said County, that they
well acquainted with Asa Briggs late of
the said town of Canton deceased, and that
they are also well acquainted with Olive
Briggs, widow of said Asa nove visiting
in the town of Parishville in said County,
that the said Asa during his lifetime was
reputed among his neighbors & acquaintances
to be a Revolutionary pensioner, that Asa
Briggs was married to the said Olive at
the town of Woodstock, County of Winston
and State of Vermont, by Jabez Bert
Esq a justice of the peace in the month
of August one thousand eight hundred
and Eighteen or Nineteen, which of said
years they do not distinctly remember
that they were both present at the widing
and saw them married, and that for
manage the the said Asa Olive
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lived together as man and wife untill
the death of the said about Eleven
years ago, that the said Olive is now
a widow and has been all the time
since the death of the said Asa that the said Olive is the mother of the son Aaron Simmons & that he has never known of any Record or memorandum of said marriage, ever having been made rectify any person and that the said
Jabez Bennet the justice of the Peace who solemined said marriage is dead, that the said Olive Briggs is the same person named in the
annexed Declaration & further say not.
                                                   Aaron Simmons
                                                  Sibbel Simmons
Sworn and subscribed
before me the day & year
first above went and I certify that I am well
acquainted with the deponents Seven Simmons
and Sibel Simmons, and believe they are reputable person and entitled to full credit and files.
S. Baldwin} Justice of the Peace
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13810
Olive Briggs
Declaration
move of Asa
in
Act 7 July 1838
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J. Aaron Colton of Pittsfield in the County
of Rutland and State of Vermont aged forty
thirty nine years do depose testify & say that I was well acquainted with a Briggs whose
name is in the declaration hereunto
annexed of Mrs. Olive Briggs his widow
and that he died 16 day of July at Canton in the County of Starence State of New York. And further depose & say that I am well acquainted
with the said Olive Briggs, that the
was the reputed lawful wife of the said
Asa Briggs deceased, that the has not intermarried since his decease
                                                       Aaron Colton
Subscribed and sworn to by the Aaron Colton this 10 day of Sept 1845. And I do hereby certify that the said affiant is credible witness
Parsons Justice of the Peace

STATE OF VERMONT,}
RUTLAND COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.}
I, Frederick W. Hopkins,  Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland, do certify that Jarrett Parsons Esquire was,  at the date of the Certificate is which this is attached, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, 
duly commissioned and qualified to take Depositions &c. and that I verily believe his signature to the same  is genuine. 

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of court, Rutland in said
County, this Second day of of November, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and forty Eight.   F. M. Hopkins, Clerk