Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22077, for Asa Ripley, New York
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
New York

Ripley Asa
Mary Polly

NUMBER
W. 22077
B.L.Wt. 27. 654 - 160 - 55

COMMENTS
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93844 Act Mar} 55
Apr 23}
Mary P. Ripley, widow
Asa Ripley Priv.
Cert.
Lis.
Rev war
Rev Pensionser
July 48 1391
W:160 Acr mg. 20/56
{illegible]
M. Seaman
Middleport NY
M. Seaman Nov: 24/55
M. Seaman Dec: 29/55
Vol R. page 73.
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Reported
1391
New York Albany 
Mary Polly Ripley
widow of Asa Ripley N.Y. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars 77
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of August 1848 and sent to Arad Joy Ovid NY.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 175 Vol. 4.
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Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 6 April 1838 form 4. March to 16. Aug 1842 Agt. notified. 3 Dec 1844.

Albany 31202
Asa Ripley of Niagara Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Bostwick of the Regt. commanded by Col. Whiting in the N. Y. line for 7. months & 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 25 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11. day of Sep. 1837 and sent to Sherman McLean, Royalton, Niagara N. Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 37 167.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Mah. 38 12.88
$180.38
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E. 2. Vol. 4 Page 61
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Asa Ripley
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State of New York}
Niagara County} SS

On the fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two before the Circuit [crossed out] Court of General Sessions the eight Circuit of the [crossed out] State of New York now sitting Asa Ripley  A resident of the town of Hartland in the County of Niagara and State of New York – aged seventy two years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. 
1st That about the middle of of  February AD 1777 he enlisted for the term of six weeks aged about seventeen years at New Canaan Columbia County State of New York in the State troops under Captain Elijah Bostwick and was kept on  during the term in Colonel William B. Whitings Regiment.
2nd That in May 1777 he volunteered in the Militia at New Canaan Columbia Co. N.Y. under Capt. Ebenezer Cady and marched under the said Capt to Saratoga and was in service under said Capt. About four or five weeks and then dismissed.
3rd That some time about the first of June 1777 he was called out with the militia generally in a Company Commanded by Capt. Elijah Bostwick under General Schuyler William B. Whiting was Colonel of the Regiment that he joined the Regiment at Canaan Columbia Co. and marched to Albany from thence to Saratoga and staid thare about fourteen or 18 days from thence to fort Edward and Fort ann and from thence they retreated before Bringoines army to Fort Edward and from thence to Fort miller where we had frequent skirmishes for some days
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and three of our Company was killed from thence we retreated in the night to Saratoga and joined General Gates army and was under his command from thence we retreated to Stillwater and staid thare till Burgoine surrendered his army to General Gates and thare about the last of October 1777 he was dismissed
4th Between the years of 1777 and 1781 he [illegible] a militia man under Captain William Warner marched up the Mohawk River to fight the Tories and Indians at the time Colonl Brown was killed Brown was thare Colonel under General Vanrensalier he served about six weeks and was dismissed
5th he was at Schoharrie at the time it was burnt stationed at the lower Fort served about five months and was dismissed
6th his second tower to schoharrie for Five months stationed at the middle Fort under Captain Cady commanded by Colonel Willet
7th he marched under Col. Makinster to Cherry Valley was thare at the time it was burnt Colonel Makinster Commanded he served about seven weeks they had some fighting.
8th he marched under Captain Samuel Skinner to Albany from thence to Schenactada and thence to Schoharrie the German flatts and drove the Tories and Indians from that place he served five weeks and was dismissed.
9th he marched under Elijah [illegible] as Capt. To Albany from thence to Schoharee had a skermish with the Tories and Indians and drove them he served about four week and was dismissed
10th he was called out in Alarms a number of times to Albany and Greenbush he thinks ten or twelve times about five or six days at a time under different Captains
11th
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11th - he was called on at different times to gard William Whiting against the Tories thay had thretened his Life he thinks he served in all ten or twelve days

12th - the first of August AD 1781 he enlisted under Catain Thomas Skinner under Major Rowley and Colonel Willet marched to Abany from [illegible] to Schoharrie thence to fort Herkimer was stationed thare about two months thence to Johnstown had a battle with the Tories and Indians the tory Butler was killed Major Rowley was wounded  Served served four months and received a written discharge from Col. Willet

13th - Previous to the year 1781 he enlisted  under Capt. Bebee of Newconcord comanded by Col. Brown marched to Albany from thence to Johnstown was stationed there about Five week
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application of Asa Ripley for a pension - aged
75 years [aged 75 years is underlined]

17 months and 2 days
Service

[written vertically on page]
C Angerine Esqr
Counsellor at Law
Medina,  Orleans Co.
N. Y.
Agent.

[written at bottom of page, ink is faded]
Mr of Brig[illegible] Report
18.159
Su Vol 2. Pg  - 3.19
Capt. Sh[illegible] company
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the aol Congress of the 7th of June 1832

State of New York
Niagara County
SS, Personally appeared before the Honorable Hamilton Button fold one of the Judges of the Court of Common Law of Niagara County. Asa Ripley a resident of the town of Hartland in the County of Niagara and State of New York aged seventy five years, who being just and sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he entered the service in the Town of New Canaan in the County of Columbia in the State of New York in the month of February in the year of our Lord 1777, on the 8th day of February 1777. That he volunteered out to serve in a company of militia of the county of Columbia afore said under the command of Capt. Elijah Bostwick of said Columbia County. the Sergeant of said Company was
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Mr. Timothy Traves, that this applicant was stationed in New Canaan in Columbia County aforesaid with said company as a Corps of Embodied militia belonging to a Regiment of Columbia County. Militia aforesaid under the Command of Col. William b. Whiting, whos said Regiment was called into the services of the United States by Competent Authority as this applicant believes. That this applicant was stationed near the Lavern Stand of one M. Demmond together with his company in arms. That said applicant continued in the service as a volunteer soldier at said Stations and its vicinity from said 8th day of February till the 24th of March following 1777. Comprising a tour of one month and sixteen days. 
That while this applicant was stationed there he was ordered by the commanding officer Capt. Boslivick of his company to perform duty as a Guard in the field and in Quartesrs. That he was daily drilled when not on fatigue duty or other duties. That he took his regular turns of Mounting Guard and took his station regularly at the Quarters of Col. William B. Whiting who commanded the Regiment of Columbia County militia stationed near said Demmond Tavern in said county. The degisn of this latter duty was intended to prevent the despise of the person of the service Col. William B. Whitting by the indians and tries who bore him inveterate hatred on account of his being a noted Patriot devoted to his Country's Service. 
That this applicant after having served out his said tour of one month and sixteen days as a volunteer soldier of the said County of Columbia in the State of New York he was verbally discharged or told that he might go home by the said Capt. Elijah Bostwick. 
And this applicant further declares that he was
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called on again to enter the service of the United States. That he joined a company of the Columbia County Militia of said State called or ordered into the service of the United States by the Competent Authority. Said company which he was attached to in his second tour of duty was under the control and command of Capt. Ebenezer Cady. That he joined said company as a volunteer in the month of may on the 2nd day of May AD 1777 as near as he now recollected. That he joined said company in the Town of New Canaan in the County of Columbia in the State of New York and from thence he marched to the City of Albany where were stationed a considerable body of American Troops. That he took his regular tour of duty while stationed there and that he was afterwards marched up the Hudson River along with a Detachment of militia of said state. That while at Albany and during said tour General Schuyler had the Principal Command of the troops. That he was ordered on to Fort Edward from thence. Before reaching Fort Edward he was halted at Saratoga and there recruited for sometime. The Mess Mates of this applicant while on ones march and tour were Henry Mills and James Dexter. That the Sergeant of the company was one Asa Dammonds and the Drummer's name of the company was one Rebulon Moore, who was considered a fine drummer. This applicant now recalls further that he was employed while stationed at Saratoga in Building Breast Works and other fortifications that this tour of duty commanded on the 2nd day of May 1777 and ended on the 10th
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day of June following. Comprising a tour of one months service and eight days. That he this applicant and his fellow soldiers while stationed at Saratoga received orders to remain and continue there until they were discharged and owing this counter order they did not proceed on their intended destination to Fort Edward. That the Col. of his Regiment in which he served this last mentioned tour was Col. W. B. Whiting. That this applicant at the end of said tour of one month and eight days was told that he might go home and was accordingly dismissed. 

And this applicant again volunteered into the service of the United States for a third time. That he volunteered to serve a tour of four months. That he joined a corps of militia under the command of Capt. Elijah Bostwick of Columbia County. That the Lieut. of the company or corps in which this applicant served was Samuel Skinner and the Esgn. of the company  was Elijah folds which said company belonged to the militia of Columbia County under Col. Whiting and Major Stagler -the drummer of the company was Simon Demmond and the Drum Major of the said Regiment was Rebulon Moore, The Mets Mate of this applicant was one Henry Mills and his Brother Preserved Ripley was another mess mate. 
That there was a report that General Burguyone with a large army was on his march from Canada down into the State of New York and this Applicant was marched with a Regiment of Columbia County militia under the command Col. Whiting aforesaid
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from one Demmonds Tavern in said County at which place the militia in said county generally came together. This tour was commanded on the 17th day of June 1777 and continued till the 26th day of October following 1777 making a tour of "four months" and nine days of duty as a volunteer in the militia of the State of New York. That the said Regiment under the command of said Col. W. B. Whiting commanded its march on the 17th day of June 1777 towards Albany and on arriving at Albany the men of said Regiment or the greater part thereof drew around and ammunition for an expedition against General Burguoyne and his Army that whilst on his march with the Regiment towards Albany a collection of tours in number about 30 were concealed in ambush near the road where Col. Whiting was advancing. This applicant was next to the Colonel with his brother during this critical moment and this applicant was afterwards informed the tours would have shot down the Colonel had not this applicant and his brother stood in their way. A schoolmaster by the name of Barret Dyer prevailed on the tours not to fire at Col. Whiting for fear of telling this applicant and his brother who had been pupils in this Dyer's School and his having an affection for them it is supposed induced him to intercede for them thus sparing their lives and that of the Col's. this applicant and his brother Preserved Ripley were advancing side by side with the said Col at the time the tours intended to shoot him but owing to the above incident the life of this valuable officer was probably saved. 
From, Albany, this applicant was marched on to Saratoga in the State of New York where Col. Whiting's Regiment were ordered to encamp under orders. Afterwards this applicant with said
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Regiment moved on to Fort Edward of the East Side of the Hudson or North River where there was a considerable body of American troops stationed as well militia as continental soldiers at Fort Edward this applicant was stationed for two months performing the duties assigned of him as a soldier in the Tarrisons. At length a report came by express to the Command Officer of Fort Edward that the British were about besieging and taking Fort Anne, situated above Fort Edward. this applicant with all the troops that could be spared from Fort Edward were put in motion and marched on toward Fort Anne while on this march the troops from Fort Edward were met by Col. Adiel Sherwoods and the Regiment under his command retreating from Fort anne and being pursued by the British. This applicant and his companions were then ordered to wheel about and remarch for Fort Edward as fast as possible with the wounded and some dying near of the said Col. Adiel Sherwoods Regiment who were wounded by the pursuing foe on their retreat. From Fort Edward the American Forces were expelled and driven down towards Fort Miller. About mid May this applicant and the other soldiers made a halt for a few days and cut down the thickets or underwood for some distance around so that the enemy might be discerned on their approach. During this applicants march from Fort Edward to Fort Miller he had a battle with the enemy in which three American soldiers were killed and or wounded. From Fort Miller the troops were shortly drove by the invading foe down to Saratoga where to this joy of the Americans they met General Dates with a respectable body of troops. The applicants courage and spirits then began to be more revived and he rejoiced to them that
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according to the opinion of General Potes the enemy had got to their journey's end. From Saratoga he this Deponent was marched to Still Water, and on what was called Bemons Height an engagement between the two armies took place. The British retreated from their position after various battles in which the Americans were finally triumphant and General Burguoyne with his well disciplined army compelled to surrender to the American Army under General Potes as prisoners of war. This applicant was in two of the engagements aforesaid but he was principally employed in carrying of the dead and burying them and in administering relief to the wounded by conveying them to the rear of the army. This applicant after the Battles at Saratoga and after Burguoyne's surrender was marched back to New Canaan in Columbia Co. with the Columbia Co. militia of the State of New York and there told that he was at liberty to go where he pleased. He was at the expiration of his said tour of four months and nine days. 

And this applicant was out again for the 4th time in the service as a volunteer. That he found a company of Embodied Militia of the County of Columbia and State of New York under the Command of Capt. Charles McKinster- the Col. of the Regiment was Col. John McKinster- of the Columbia Co. militia aforesaid, the sergeant of the company was William Knopp. that he entered upon this tour of duty as near as his memory now serves on the 12th day of June A.D. 1778 and served a term of two months commencing on said 12th of June and ending on the 16th of August following 1778 making out a tour of two months. That this deponent was marched from New Canaan with the troops that set out from New Canaan to Albany.
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where he joined the other part of the REgiment which were marched from Nobletown in Columbia County to Albany. From Albany he was marched on to Schenectady and from Schenectady on to Cherry Valley where there was a Piquille Fort at which this applicant was stationed and performed Garrison and Guard duties. That while stationed there the tours and indians came on in the night and burnt down all the hosses and murdered nearly all the inhabitants men women and children were barbarously put to death. 
That this applicant with his companions turned out from the Fort and attacked and fought the enemy, but the American forces were too small to make much impression on the enemy's numerous body. 
The enemy after the devastation and murders left the place. At the expiration of his said two months he was told by Col. McKinster aforesaid that he might go home and this applicant accordingly went home to his parents residence in New Canaan in thy County of Columbia and State of New York. 

And this applicant was again for the 5th tour in the service of his oppressed county. that he turned out as a volunteer for one month and a quarter. That he joined a militia company of Columbia Co. under the command of Capt. William Warner and was marched from New Canaan in said county to Fort Hunter on the Mohawk River. About or above this Fort the enemy had come down and had an engagement with a party of American troops in which engagement the American Col. Brown was killed. That this applicants and his companions heard the discharge of fire arms in the direction of said last mentioned engagement and they hastened to give them aid but before they could form a junction the enemy had retreated. That they pursued after them and as far as Fort
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Herkimer, but could not overtake and were obliged to return without chastising them. the Sergeant of the company was Elijah Leonard. The fifers name was William Allen. This tour of duty was commenced as near as this applicant can remember on the 3rd of September and continued till the 12th of October following making out a tour of one month and nine daysm that at the expiration of said tour was verbally dismissed from the Service by the Commanding officer under who he served out his last tour. This tour was performed in 1778 if this applicant remembers right- he thinks General Van Rensselaer was the Gent who had the principal command at the time he marched out with Capt. Warner. 

And this applicant was called into the United States Service again as a volunteer. That he was attached to an embodied company of the Columbia County militia of the State of New York under the command of Capt. Elijah Soles. On the 4th day of May 1789 for an engagement of one month from the 4th day of May to the 5th day of June following 1779. That he was marched from New Canaan in Columbia County NY to old Schenectady NY and stationed in Lower Fort, at said place. That this applicant while on the march to Schoharry saw the flames of the houses there set on fire by the indians and tries that they made all possible speed to reach there, but the enemy had left before their arrival and they could not afford them much relief. That soon after he went out in a scouting party after them fall in and have a skirmish with them. That he and his party drove the enemy into the wilderness but fearing ambush calls they desisted the pursuit
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and returned to the Fort where he performed Garrison duty until the termination of said one month's service when he was informed by the commander of teh Garrison that he might go home. 

Again this applicant entered the service as a volunteer in a company of Columbia County militia of the State of New York under teh command of Capt. Soles who had been Ensign of the Company. He began this seventh tour on as the first or 2nd day of September 1779 and served for one month from the 2nd of Sept till the 3rd of October 1779. That he was marched out again to the Middle Port in Schoharry NY where he performed Garrison duty for one month as aforesaid. 

And again this applicant turned out and volunteered to serve the County for one month and 15 days or for six weeks, joined an embodied corps of militia of Columbia Co. NY under the command of Capt. Skinner, on the 20th of July 1780 and served from said 20th of July to the 6th or 7th of September entering 1780 that he was marching from said to a place called Frylock, NY west of Schoharry about 12 miles where the indians had been doing much havock. They did not arrive soon enough to offer the people much benefit, after their arrival the enemy went off. That this tour of service was under by standing guard with his companions daily in order to protect the inhabitants about Frylock from being surprised and cut off by the enemy. During this time they threshed  out their grain ; and also while they were engaged in cutting and getting together their crops of grain- this was a tour of one month and 16 days.
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and at the end therof he was dismissed or sent home verbally. The inhabitants would collect all their grain into one place and there thresh it out with a great number of horses whilst the applicant, his fellow soldiers would stand guard for them. 
And this applicant further says that he was once more out as a volunteer he thinks in the year 1781 or 1782. He does not now recollect about the 1st or 2nd day of August in 1781 or 1782 he joined an embodied corps of Columbia County Militia of the State of New York under Capt. Thomas Skinner of said county and was ordered on a march from thence to Albany and from thence right up the Mohawk Ricer to a station where Fort Plain was afterward built and from thence to  Fort Herkimer on Sato River where he formed a junction with a body of American Troops under the command of Col Marinus Willet and from Fort Herkimer was marched back with a Detachment of Troops to where Fort Plain was to for erected, where he and his fellow soldiers were ordered to commence building the said Fort called Fort plain.  The Major of the Regiment was Major Roroley. His messmates were Sergeant Knapp, Segeant Leonard, Sergeant Rowley, Son of Major Rowley, and Tamaliel Barns, one of the recollects by the name of Lovejoy, who was detached from the Fort on a scouting party and poor fellow, whilst out was killed by the Indians or Tories Whilst this applicant was employed in building said Fort and when about half completed a body of Tories and Indians made an attack on the American troops at Fort Hunter on the Mohawk from which the enemy were expelled with lop. The Tories and Indians and this applicant thinks some
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British were commanded by the famous but infamous Col. Butler. This applicant with a considerable number of militia and volunteers pursued the party under Butler as far as old Johnston in Montgomery County NY where this applicant and his fellow soldiers had a sharp battle with the enemy. In this Battle, the enemy took from them a piece of cannon a number of times in which the Americans retook and at length retained. This applicant was in the hottest of the battle and helped to drive off the enemy from the canon a number of times. At last the Americans drove off the enemy from the field of battle. A number were killed on both sides. At the time the American troops overtook Butler and his men. They were engaged in killing the cattle of the inhabitants and some of them were cooking their victuals when the Americans announced their arrival by sending among them some grape shot when the action command. The action closed about dusk. The enemy under Butler then retreated being closely pursued by this applicant and his fellow soldiers who were bent on retaliation against Butler and his Tories and Indians for the many murders and atrocious deeds perpetrated by them at Wyoming and other places. Their retreat commenced on Friday night, next day, Saturday, they continued the pursuit bout riving to a violent storm of rain marched no further than Stonerabia- next day pursued on and tried to cut off their retreat by seizing their boats. On Monday some time in the afternoon, the American soldiers came in sight of the enemy- coming in gun shot of them. This Col. Butler was in the war of his men. He cried out and whooped to the Americans at the same time slapping his posteriors and telling them to kiss them when one of the friendly Indians who were accompanying the Americans this expedition drew up his gun, fired on Butler and
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gave him his mortal wound. The Indian of aforesaid ran up to Butler who cried for Quarters when as this applicant was informed the indian told him he would give him such quarters as he and the Tories gave at Wyoming and elsewhere and then struck his tomahawk into him, scalped him, took of his military Green Coat and other ornaments and let him. Thus perished the Quietest of the Civil. 
That the applicant and his fellow solders by order of Col. Willet gain up the pursuit of the enemy and were marched back to fort Plain, where the troops completed the building of the Fort and this applicant when he had served out his engagement for four months he received a written discharge signed by Col. Willet and handed to him by a subaltern officer. This tour commenced on the 2nd day of August as he thinks or not far from that day and continued till the 3rd of December ensuing 1781 or 1782 he thinks, making a tour of four months of duty as a volunteer solider. 

And this deponent further declared that he has given the dates of his different tours and of their ending as near his frail memory can now serve him. He further says that he has made application for the provisions of the act of Confelp. passed June 7 1832. That he did conceive he had fully established his claims on the bounty of this country. That his pension papers and his documentary or other testimony was forwarded to the Department of War by this applicant's agent to whom his papers were returned as unauthenticated . That he has forwarded to the department the testimony of two living relatives in regard to his services which this applicant thinks are on file at the Department. He does not know now whether this living metnifes
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are now alive or not. That his said agent is now deceased and the returned papers for amendment cannot be found among deceased Agent's papers. That he again renews the application under an expectation of receiving his pension ere he departs this world. That he has endeavored to give a full detail of his different tours of service. That his memory is much impaired by old age and he may have erred in regard to dates but he thinks not in the duration of his various tours. that he has omitted to State various then small tours of duty in the service prior and subsequent to the above detailed account but could not specify the periods of them. He verily believes that this present narration of his services corresponds with the first statements made to the want of memory. That the last mentioned tour commenced as a volunteer on 2 of August and ended 2 Dec 1781 or 1782 making a term of four months service- forming a period in all his revolutionary services of seventeen months and 27 days or one year , 2 months and 27 days. said applicant omitted to State that in the battle with Butler, Major Rowley was wounded. 
And this said applicant further says that no living witnesses can be had by whom he can prove the above services of seventeen months and 27 days or any part therof as he knows of except of or by the Deposition already forwarded to the war department and by the annexed affidavits and sworn certificates and further that he was not at any time engaged in any civil pursuit but was while in the above service devoted to the service and to the army. 
Proved subscribed before me on day Asa Ripley Mark 
Dear aforesaid- Franklin Butterfield 
Judge of Niagara County
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State of New York 
Niagara County SS. And the said applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state. 
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Sword and subscribed before me the day and year forward 
Franklin Butterfield 
Judge of Niagara County 
hi Signed Asa Ripley Mark  

A clergyman residing in the county of Niagara and State of New York and Hatsell F. Bigelow 
residing in the Town of Hartland in the County of Niagara and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Ripley who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him seventy five years of age. That he is hereto and believed in the Neighborhood where he resides and has been a soldier of the Revolution and that we can over in that opinion. 
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
before me Franklin Butterfield
Judge of Niagara County Courts 
Before Merit
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Interrogations 
`. Where and in what year were you born?
Ans. I was born in the State of Rhode Island in the Town of West Greenwich on the 22nd day of May 1760.
2. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Ans. I have a Bible which my Father gave me when I was fifteen years of age in which my age is recorded and from said record I know my age to be 75 years as above. 
Ques 3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived service the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Ans. When I was called or when I entered the service, I lived in New Canaan in Columbia County in the State of New York and since the Revolutionary War I lived in said County and State and in the County of of Washington in the State of New York and in the County of Niagara in the State of New York where I now live and have lived for the space of eighteen years past. 
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
Ans I volunteered for the years and terms above stated of one year, five months and twenty seven days. 
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 service 
Ans. The officers with whom I served were during most of my services. Militia offices I will state as many as I can recollect Col. Marinus Willet, General Potes, Capt. Elijah Bostwick, Capt. Skinner, Col. William B. Whiting, Col. McKinster, Capt. McKinster, Capt. Skinner.
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Ques. Did you receive a discharge from the service and if so by when was it given and what has become of it?
Ans. I was at the expiration of each tour of my service verbally discharged from the service or permitted by my commanding officer to return home. Except the last mentioned tour of my four months duty which I served in Col. Willet's expedited against Butler. For which four months duty I've a written discharge from Col. Willet but said written discharge was lost 40 years ago and out of my power to produce. 
Ques. Did you ever receive a Commission and if so, by whom was it signed and what has become of it?
Ans. I never did receive a Commission but I served as a private soldier for the full period of one year, five months, and twenty seven days as I have above declared. 
Ques. State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for truth and veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution?
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Ans. Permit me to name the Hon. Judge Butterfield, Elder David B. Waterman, Asa Poofden, Jacob Odell, AS Baker Esq, Post Master who resides about two miles from my residence. Jacob Chatterton, D. Sevark, Sheldon S. Baker, Jonas P. Sane, Daniel Sraman Esq, a Justice of the Peace and Benjamin Cornell.

State of New York of Niagara County Sp: Mary Ripley of the Town of Hartland in said Co. being duly sworn according to said doth on her oath make the following deposition that she is well acquainted with Asa Ripley of said Town and County in said state and was well acquainted with the said Asa a revolutionary war soldier while he lived in the Town of New Canaan in the County of Columbia in the State of new York and that said Asa was on or about the years one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and in the year A.D. one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight and one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine and in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty also in the years one thousand seven hundred and eight one and one thousand seven hundred and eighty two. Employed and served as a soldier in the Army of the revolution during certain tours in the American Army in the above mentioned years.
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That said Asa was out in the service of the Revolutionary War in the American Army aforesaid as a volunteer soldier from Columbia County in the State of New York on a number of terms of service against the enemy. That he served as a soldier under the following named officers as near as she can at present recollect- Col. Marinus Willet, Capt Ephraim or Capt. Elijah Bostwick. Colonel William B. Whiting, Col. McKinster and Capt. Skinner. That she knows of his returning home from a number of tours of duty on which said duty was called by the competent authority of said county and State. That she saw him depart and return from a number of tours of service. That she this Deponent was personally and intimately acquainted with the said Asa's revolutionary services, knows of his having gone out in the service of the United States against the barbarous Col. Butler who commanded as she believes the 'Tories and Indians' and who murdered the defenseless women and children at Cherry Valley. That his principal officer in the last tour of the four months was Col. Willet and she is positive that the said Asa served in his various tours of service during the Revolutionary War as many as seventeen months .
Sworn and Subscribed before 
me on this 24th day of June 1835 
Franklin Butterfield
Judge of Niagara County Courts 
Her Mary Ripley 
Mark
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The words 'hundred' were underlined or written above the twelfth line in the foregoing Deposition of said Mary Ripley before its execution. 
Franklin Butterfield
Judge of Niagara County Courts
I do hereby certify that Mary Ripley who has sworn to and subscribed the above deposition is a credible person. Fist my hand the day and from aforesaid. 
Franklin Butterfield 
Judge of Niagara County Courts

State of New York
Niagara County SS I David Waserman of said county being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of the Almighty God do hereby depose and certify that I am about seventy five years of age that I am personally acquainted with Asa Ripley of the Town of Hartland in said county and have been for a number of years past. That he sustains an unblemished character for truth and veracity. That the Declaration in allusion to his revolutionary services is true according to the best of my knowledge and belief. That is generally understood in this county whenever said Asa is known that
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he is a soldier of the Army of the Revolution and that no doubt has ever to my knowledge exited on the subject. Sworn and Subscribed before me this 24th day of June 1835. 
Franklin Butterfield 
Judge of Niagara County Courts
David Waterman 

I the said judge do hereby certify that he above named David Waterman is a man of truth and veracity and entitled to credit. 
June 24th Ad 1835
Franklin Butterfield 

State of New york 
Niagara County SS
I Benjamin Cornell in the Town of Hartland in said County being truly and duly sworn doth depose and said that he is and has been acquainted with Asa Ripley of said town and county for forty years past. He said Asa has ever to his knowledge been considered a meritorious soldier in the Army of the Revolution. That he sustains a fair and irreproachable character and that no doubt by himself or any of his neighbors were ever entertained
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on the subject of his Revolutionary Services

Sworn and Subscribed 
this 24th day of June 1835
Before me
Franklin Butterfield
Judge of County Courts 

Benjamin Cornell

I do hereby certify that the above Deponent Benjamin Cornell is a man on integrity and veracity. Jun 24th 1835
Franklin Butterfield 
Judge of Niagara County Court 

State of New York Niagara County 
SS I Jacob Odell of the Town of Hartland in the County of Niagara in the State of New York being duly sworn do hereby truly depose and state that I am personally and intimately acquainted with the above applicant for a pension and have been for a great many years past. That said Ripley is and was always according to the best of my knowledge was a faithful solider in the Revolutionary War by which our Independence was eventually obtained that he did serve and I truly believe and always understood a number of tours. That no doubt has ever been entertained among his numerous friends on the subject of his Revolutionary Services. 

That he is a man much esteemed by all
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his neighborhood and truly believe for truth and veracity. 

Sworn and Subscribed 
this 24th day of June
A.D. 1835
Before Me
Franklin Butterfield
Judge of Niagara County Courts

Jacob Odell

On the eleventh hour the words accorinding to the best of my "words intentioned before its execution"

I the said Judge do hereby certify that Jacob Odell is a man of credit and veracity. Given under my hand the day and year aforesaid. 
Franklin Butterfield
Judge of the Courts of Niagara County
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We the subscribed citizens of the County Niagara in the State of New York do hereby certify under our respective signatures that old Mr. Asa Ripley of the town of Hartland in the said state in quite aged and inform in his body. 
That he sustains a fair reputable character among all his neighbors. That he is reputed and verily believed among said neighbors to have been a soldier of the American Revolution and believe him entitled to the provisions of the Act of Our Congreped Papers for the Relief of the Defenders of our Independence. 

Lest our Hands this 24th of June 1835
AS Baker PortMaster Niagaraport NY 

I certify that Asa Ripley above named is I believe seventy five years of age and of bodily infirmity and a soldier in the Revolution. 
Joseph Mallory MD

Elijah Mather
Juleuh Charleston 
Physicans Midellport
Thas Derulas
Eli Hunts Phys. 
beneficial 
Rico Herrington
N D. Mudgeth 

I Certify that the above subscribers are respectable citizens of the above county and entitled to credit. 
June 24th 1835
Franklin Butterfield
Judge of Niagara Co Courts
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The aforesaid Applicant for a pension as above mentioned further says by way of explanation in his said declaration that at the time he and his fellow soldiers were in pursuit of the said Col. Butler who governed and controlled the Indians and the Tories. He sprained his ankle and by command of his Col. Millet, he was left at Fort Herkimer. That the others of his fellow soldiers continued the pursuit with a design as he was informed to cut off their retreat to their boats on the lake. That is when the party under Col. Willet reached Canada Creek, the hostel's foe had previously crossed said creek and the advance detachment in our Col. Willet came in sight of the rear party under Butler. Butler as about the last scoundrel that ordered who cried out to the American soldiers on the opposite bank of said Canada Creek that they might keep his A. The Lieut. who commanded the advance on the can asked a friendly American Indian by the name of "Saucy Nick" if there was not a man that can kill the rascal. To which the Indian replied "I will try" He then drew up took again and fired the said Butler down. Cropped immediately over where is was fordable, ran up to the wounded Col. Butler who begged for Quarters. The Indian replied "I will give you the same quarters you gave at Cherry Valley," then immediately dispatched him with his tomahawk, scalped him, took off his Green
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Epanlether coat, his watch, cloths, and other valuables and left him. Butler's men all fled and left their infamous leader to his just fable. This punisher as before related the man whose atrocious murders and deeds terrified the inhabitants whenever he came. 
Signed 
Sworn before me
the 24th of June
1835

His Asa Ripley
Mark 

Franklin Butterfield
Judge of Niagara County Courts 

State of New York Niagara County, I Salmon Judol, a Clergyman residing in Hartland in said county do hereby certify that from all the information and from respectable representation Asa Ripley of Hartland and County aforesaid is seventy five years of age and that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War and that I concur in that opinion- Sworn and subscribed before me this 24th of June 1835   Salmon Judol
Franklin Butterfield
Judge of Niagara County Courts
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And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrofabrics prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and gather that it appears to me that Salmon Judd who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident near said applicants residence in said county and State and that Halsel F. Bigelow who has signed one other also is a resident of the town of Hartland in said county and State of New York and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. I further certify that Mary Ripley who has sworn to and subscribed the above deposition before me is a credible person and that full faith and credit is due to her said deposition and I further certify that the deposition of Jacob Odell, subscribed and sworn to before me is also a credible person and truly to be believed. The Deposition of Benjamin Cornell is also undoubted and the Certificate of the above subscribed is investigated and all the Certificates. Depositions and applicants rendered for the said applicant are credible and true. and I the said Judge, do hereby certify that furthermore the belief is general that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and that no doubt has ever existed upon the subject. And I further certify that the said applicant by reason of old age and bodily infirmity is unable and cannot attend an open court of
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record. In testimony wherof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 24th day of June in the year of our Lord 1835
Franklin Butterfield
Judge of Niagara County Courts 

I certify that the name Force was erased in the last deposition of Mary Ripley and the word or name Ripley inserted in place of the name Force enforce its existence. Lest my hand June 24th 1835
Franklin Butterfield 
Judge of Niagara County Courts
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Onondoga County Rown of Spofford 

Jonathan Ripley being duly sworn deposed on faith that he was engaged with a person by the name of Asa Ripley that resided in the town of New Canaan, County of Columbia, in State of New York and that said Asa was on or about the years one thousand one hundred and seventy seven and seventy eight. Employed and served as a soldier in the American Army in the Revolutionary War and that Asa was employed as a soldier and was out in said army several times pervious and at time of talking Burguoyne's Army and that said Jonathan was informed and fairly believes that said Asa was under the command at the times above mentioned of Capt. Ephraim Bostwick and Colonel W. B. Whiting both from the town of Conusfsord that said Asa was from that time to the year one thousand seven hundred eighty one frequently called afar and served as a soldier in said army from time to time.
Subscribed and Sworn before me
this 22nd day April 1834
D.F. Smith Justice
His Jonathan Ripley 
mark
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State of New York
County of Onondaga 
To Hanson Edwards Junior- Deputy Clerk of the said county do certify that Isaiah D. Smith Esquire before whom the written affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same ones the Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly elected and qualified, and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the jural of said affidavit and the above certificate to be his genuine signature. Witness my hand and Seal of my office this 5th day of May 1834
H Edwards Jr. Dep. Clerk 

Jonathan Ripley Affidavit
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State of New York Niagara County 
I Alijah H. Mop   Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said county so hereby certify that the. Hon. Franklin Butterfield before whom the foregoing proceedings were had in the matter of the application of Asa Ripley for a pension is an acting Judge of the Courts of said County duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature annexed to all the foregoing papers deposition and is genuine and that full fault and credit is due to all the said Judge's official acts. In testimony wherof I have subscribed name and affixed the sent of said Court this 27th day of June A.D. 1835. 

A.H. Mop Ck
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State of New York 
Niagara County 

On this third day of April, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace authorized to administer oath for general purposes without a further county and state aforesaid. Mary Polly Ripley aged eighty nine years a resident of and abstained in the County of Niagara and State of New York who being duly sworn according to Law states that she is the widow of Asa Ripley deceased. That her said late husband Asa Ripley was a private in the Revolutionary War but in what company or Regiment or under whose command he served or whether he enlisted or was drafted or when or where or when or where he was discharged she is unable to state and if she ever knew she has forgotten.
That she is in the possession of a pension certificate of which the following is a copy rite
War Department
Under Pension 
I certify that in conformity with the Act of February 2nd 1848 Mary Polly Ripley widow of Asa Ripley who was a private in the Revolutionary War insentive on the pensions list at the note of seventy five dollars seventy seven cents per American currency on the 4th of March 1848 and counting for cafe until she should again marry in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
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Being at the War office of the United States on the 23rd day of August One thousand eight hundred forty eight 
US Attorney 
Secretary of War 

JL Edwards 
Commisioner of pensions 
By HS Evans 

And she refers to the evidence upon file in the department per which said pension certificate was issued for these particulars she issues unable to find. 
And she further states that she is the identified Mary Polly Ripley named in said certificate for whence the same issued. 
She further states that she was married to the said Asa Ripley in New Canaan Columbia County State of New York on the 14 day of February AD 1781 and that her name before said marriage was Mary Polly Deforce and that her said husband died in said Town of Hartland on the 16 day of August A.D. 1842. And that she is now a widow. She further states that she has no knowledge of the existence of any public or private record of her said marriage with said Asa Ripley. 
She made the declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she is subject and undue that act apparent March 3rd 1855- And she further states that she is unable to
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write her name by reasons of infirmity. 

Attorn hence further 
Asabol H. Geylon 
subscribed and sworn aforerec 
this 3rd of April 1855.

her
Mary Polly Ripley
read

Jesse A. Gladding Justice of the Peace the Abasil F. Bigalow and George Judson   residents of Hartland in the County of Niagara and state of New York upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mary Polly Ripley in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statement of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Subscribed and Sworn before 
3rd of April 1855    Asabil H Bigelow
Jesse A Gladding    Geo. Judson 
Justice of the Peace 
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that believe the officiants to be credible persons and thus the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this clause.
Jesse A. Gladding 
Justice of the Peace 

State of New York 
Niagara County 

Hatsel F. Bigelow and George Judson of Hartland in said county above each only sworn each for himself says that he has reserve Mary Polly Ripley the person who
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subscribed  the foregoing application for twenty service tours and over use and he knew Asa Ripley late of the Town of Hartland aforesaid in his lifetime and for some seventeen years and over preceding his disease that said Asa Ripley died at the Town of Hartland aforesaid about twelve years ago.
That during the time he so knew said Asa Ripley he cohabitated with said Mary Polly Ripley as his wife and theremore 

State of New York 
Niagara County Clerk's Office
I certify that Jesse A Gladding before whom the annexed instrument is writing was proved or acknowledged was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly authorized to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe the signature to said certificate is genuine; and that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State. 
In Witness Whereof, I have hereto set my hand, and affixed my official seal at Lockport, in said County, this Fifth day of April 1855. 
U Robinson Clerk of Niagara County 

State of New York
Niagara County
I Urlson Robinson, clerk of the aforesaid county du hereby certify that Jesse A Gladding advised and beseeched departure appears above is and was at the time of inquiry a Justice of the Peace in and for the town and state aforesaid acts as counselor and service intent all his official acts and endebted to find forth sanction. 
Commander my tours and out of office at legalization in said constitution 
April 1855

From M Sammons
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LS

Given at the war office of the United States this 23d day of [word crossed out] August one thousand Eight hundred & forty Eight

W Lellany
Secretary of War

Examined & Consetenged
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
By H. S. Evans

And she refers to the evidence upon file in the department per which said pension certificate
was issued for these particulars she is now unable to find -

And she further states that she is the Identical Mary Polly before named in said certificate
to whome the same issued

She further states that she was married to the said Asa Ripley as a Reply in New Canaan Columbia County State of New York on the 14
day of February A.D. 1781, and that her name
before said marriage was Mary Polly Deforce and that her said Husband died in said
Town of Hartland on the 16 day of August A.D. 1842  And that she is now a widow  She further states that she has no knowlege of the existance of any public or private record of her said marriage with said Asa Reply

she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which she is entitled under the act approved March
3d 1855 - And she further states that she is unable to
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write her name by Reason of infirmity
Mary Polly X her mark Ripley

Attent Gen. Judson
Hatsil F Bigelow

Subscribed & sworn before me this 3d of April 1855
Jesse A Gladding [signature] Justice of the Peace

We Hatsil F Bigelow and George Judson residents of Hartland in the county of Niagara and state of New York upon our oaths declare taht the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledges by Mary Polly Ripley in our prescence & that we believe from the appearance and statement of the applicant
that she is the Identical person she represents herself to be
Hastil F Bigelow [signature]
Geo. Judson [signature]

Subscribed & Sworn before the 3d of April 1855
Jesse A Gladding [signature]
Justice of the Peace

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the
day & year above written & I certify that I know the officiants to be credible persons and that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
Jesse A Gladding [signature]
Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Niagara County SS
Hatsil F Bigelow & George Judson of Hartland in said County being each duly sworn each for himself says that he has known Mary Polly Ripley the person who
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subscribed the foregoing application for twenty nine years & over that he knew Asa Ripley late of the town of Hartland aforesaid in
his life time & for some seventeen years & our preceding his decease that said Asa Ripley died at the Town of Hartland aforesaid about twelve years ago & that during the time he so
knew said Asa Ripley he cohabited with said Mary Polly as his wife - and they were

[the below is on a piece of paper that is placed on top of the above page]
State of New York,
NIAGARA COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, SS.

I Certify that Jesse A. Gladding before whom the annexed instrument in writing was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly authorized to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature to said certificate is genuine; and that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State,

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, at Lockport, in said County, this Fifth day of April
1855.
W. Robinson Clerk of Niagara County.
[seal on left side of page]

[the below is the bottom portion of the main paper that above section is placed on]
State of New York
Niagara County SS
I Urlson Robinson Clerk of the aforesaid County do hereby certify that Jesse A Gladding where genuine signatures appears above is & was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in & for the county & state aforesaid only [illegible]  & sworn & that all his official acts as such are entitled to full for the pension

Commander my home thereof office at Lockport in said county this day of april 1855.

[written vertically on bottom left side of page]
93244
From M. Sca[illegible]
[illegible]
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subscribed the foregoing application for twenty nine years & over that he knew Asa Ripley late of the Town of Hartland aforesaid in his life time & for same seventeen years & our preceding his decease that said Asa Ripley died at the Town of Hartland aforesaid
about twelve years ago that during the time he so knew said Asa Ripley be cohabited with said Mary Polly Ripley as his wife - and they were repued & believed to be husband &
wife -
Hastil F Bigelow [signature]
George Judson [signature]

 Subscribed & sworn before me this 3d day of April A.D. 1855
Jesse A Gladding [signature]
Justice of the Peace

[seal on left side of page]

State of New York
Niagara County SS
I Urlson Robinson Clerk of the aforesaid County do hereby certify that Jesse A Gladding where Genuine signature appears above is & was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace in & for the county & state aforesaid duly commissioned & that all his offical acts as such and entitled to full for the pension

[illegible] under my name & of office at Lockport in said county this day of april 1855

[written vertically at bottom left of page]
93744

From
M. Sc[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible]
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Arad Joy
and
Seneca Co
New York
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State of New York
County of Niagara SS.
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice the peace in and for said County Meribeth North of Hartland in said County aged fifty years, after being duly sworn according to law depose and says, that widow Mary a Polly Ripley who made application for a pension as the widow of Asa Ripley late a pensioner of the United States, is this deponents mother, and that the said Asa Ripley was this deponents father, that the attached family record in the old original family record of this deponents said father and mothers family, that it has been in all twenty or thirty years and that it has at all times been considered as a true record of the ages of the brothers and sisters of this deponent that this deponent is the sixth child of her said father and mother - 
Meribeth North [signature]

Subscribed and Sworn before me this 25 day of December 1844
Harry Herrington [signature] J P

I certify that the above named Meribeth North is a respectable person
Harry Herrington [signature] J P

State of New York
County of Niagara SS.
Personally appeared before the subscribed a
Justice of the peace in and for said County, Elisabeth Robinson [crossed out words] of Hartland in said County aged [words crossed out] fifty four years, after being duly sworn according to law, depose and says, that she has for forty eight to fifty years been personally acquainted with widow Polly or Mary Ripley, widow of Asa Ripley late a pensioner of the United States, who is applying for a pension, that from her said and acquaintance with the family, the children of the said parents for forty eight to fifty years she is fully satisfied that the attached old family record is a true record of their ages, the 
ages of the children of the said parties - 
Elisabeth Robison [signature]

Subscribed and sworn before me this 25th day of December 1844
Harry Herrington [signature] J P

I certify that the above named [Phoebe Cornwall is crossed out] Elisabeth Robinson is a respectable person - 
Harry Herrington [signature] J P

I hereby certify that Proebe Cornwell mentioned in the above affidavit is died and I inserted the name of Elizabeth Robinson with the alteration of age
Harry Herrington [signature] J P

County of Niagara
Clerk's Office 
I James C Lewis Clerk of said County Do hereby certify that Harry Herrington before whom the foregoing declaration purport to have been sworn was at the time thereof a Justice of
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the peace in and for said County duly qualified
as such and that his signature above written
is genuine

In Testimony Whereof I have hereto set my 
hand and affixed my official seal [day is covered by another piece of paper] of December A. D. 1844

James C. Lewis [signature] Clerk of Niagara County 

[round seal, top left of page]
NIAGARA COUNTY

[additional paper placed on top of above paper]
Asa Ripley was born May the 22d 1760

Mary Riply the wife of Asa Ripley was born 

John Ripley was born January the 28th 1783

A Asa Ripley Junior was 

Mariah the 23d 1784

[page is torn]
[illegible] was born 14th 1787

Ripley was born the 20 1788

[written vertically on page]
Arad Jay
Ord
Seneca Co
New York

A
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[left side of page, this paper has another paper placed on top of it so some words cannot be seen, also wording is upside down]
and for said County duly qualified [illegile] his above written signature 

testimony whereof I have hereunto [illegible] affixed my offical seal [illegible] of December AD 1844
James C. Lewis [signature] Clerk of Niagara County

[right side of page, this paper is placed on top of another piece of paper, & is town so some words are cut off]
M Meribeth Ripley was born September the 6th 1794

William Ripley was born January the 7th 1796

Lonson Ripley was born January 8th 1798

David Ripley was born January the 4th 1821

[missing letters]ubet Ripley was b[orn] August the 20th 18[page torn]

[illegible] Butterw[orth]
born the
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[text from previous page is shown as the paper is folded back]

[round seal on top left of page]
NIAGARA COUNTY

the peace in and for said County duly qualified
as such, and that his signature above written is genuine.

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set me hand and affixed my official seal on this 31st day of December AD 1844
James C. Lewis [signature] Clerk of Niagara 

[written vertidcall on page]
Arad Iay Ord
Seneca Co.
New York
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[left side of page]
9882
Mary Polly Ripley
N.Y.

[handwritten in to right of N.Y.]
8536
455
Act 7 July '38
declr filed in '43.

admd
7. 21d pri
27.77
no declaration
also act 43 d 44

Arad Joy Ev
Ovid
NY.

[right side of page, written in opposite direction]
[illegible] Creek NYS
Dec. 25
12
Arad Joy Ovid
New York
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the fifth of July 1838, entitlted "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
State of New York
County of Niagara SS On this Eleventh day of December 1843personally appeared before the subscribed as Judge of the Court and for said court Mary Polly Ripley of Hartland in county aforesaid aged seventy eight years, who being first 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 named July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" And also a further
Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3 March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838. 
That she is the widow of Asa Ripley who was a soldier in the war of the United States war of the Revolution to pension of the United States; that he served under various officers, and as this deponent believes, Capt. Warner, Capt. Whiting, Genl. Gaty, and Genl. Schuyler. She further declares that she was married to the said Asa Ripley onthe 14th of February 1782 seventeen hundred and eighty two that her husband, the aforesaid Asa Ripley died on the 16th day of August 1842 eighteen hundred and forty two, that she was married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, on at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before F. Bower Judge of Niagara County Court
her
Mary Polly Ripley 
mark

I certify that the above named Mary Polly Ripley is a respectable person, that I consider her of the age she is suited by her, that being so aged and infirmities of age having taken lots from her, she ought not to be required to appear in open court to make her declaration. 
L. F. Bowers Judge of Niagara County Courts 

State of New York, 
County of Niagara SS Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of teh Peace in and for said court Meribeth North aged forty nine years of Hartland in said county and after being duly sworn according to law, deposed and faith, that widow Mary Polly Ripley above named who is applying for a pension as the widow of Asa Ripley, a pensioner of the United States is this deponents mother, and that the aforesaid Asa Ripley the late pensioner was this deponents father, that as the legal fruit of this deponents father and mother and the above named marriage, they had five children older than this deponent and that this deponent is the sixth child, that this deponents father above named was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of twenty five dollars and seventy seven cents be annum. and that this deponents above named father died on the date
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16th day of August 1842 eighteen hundred and forty two that the five children of this deponents before named father and mother, older than this deponents, were all ours too them and sisters to this deponent and all of the same father and mother before named, that this deponents mother the aforesaid Mary Polly Ripley is still a widow. 
Subscribed and Sworn before me 
On this 8th day of December 1843
Harry Herrington J.P. 
Meri Beth North

I certify that the above named Meribeth North is a respectable person entitled to full confidence in the above deposition. 
Harry Harrington JP
Benjamin R. Cornell

State of New York
County of Niagara SS Personally appeared before the subscribed a Justice of the Peace 
in aud for said county Mary Bigelow of Hartland in said county aged thirty four years, and after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that widow Mary Polly Ripley within named is this deposed mother, and that Asa Ripley, late a pensioner within named was this deponents faather, that the aforesaid and within named Mary Polly Ripley within named this deponents mother had as the legal fruit of their marriage eleven children older than this deponent, all are brothers and sisgters to this deponent, and all of the same father and mother that this deponents oldest brother was born in 1783, that this deponents father, the aforesaid Asa Ripley was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of twenty five dollars and seventy seven cents per annual, and that he died on the 16th day of August 1842 eighteen hundred and forty two and that this deponent under the said Mary Polly Ripley has not since married but is a widow 
Subscribed nd Sworn before me Mary Bigelow
this 8th day of December 1843
Harry Harrington

I certify that the above named Mary Bigelow is a respectable person, entitled to all credit in her deposition above
Harry Harrington
Benjamin R. Cornell

State of New York
County of Niagara SS Personally appeared before the subscribed a Justice of the Peace  in and for said county Phebe Cornwell of Hurttemer in said county aged seventy three years and after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that for the last forty seven or forty eight years, she has been personally acquainted with widow Mary Polly Ripley within named who is making application for a pension as the widow of Asa Ripley and that she is the identical person and widow of the said Asa Ripley late a pensioner of the United States, that as this deponents and in acquaintance with the before
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named Asa Ripley and Mary Polly Ripley they were living together as husband and wife, and at that time which forty seven or forty eight years since, or the legal fruits of their marriage six or seven children, that the aforesaid Asa Ripley was a pensioner of the United States, that he died on the 16th day of august 1842 eighteen hundred and forty two that his widow, the aforesaid Mary Polly Ripley is still a widow
Subscribed and Sworn before me
This 8th day of December 1843
Harry Harrington JP
Phebe Cornwell

I certify that the above named Phebe Cornwell is a respectable person and appears to recollect distinctly every fact forth in her deposition above. 
Harry Harrington JP
Asabil FR Bigelow 

State of New York 
Niagara County
Clerks Office   I David F. Crandall do hereby certify that Levi F. Rorsen Esq. before whom the  annexed deposition of Mary Polly Ripley appeared to have been taken was at the trope of taking the same a Judge of the County Courts in and for said county of Niagara 
duly commissioned doom and are housed by the law of said state to take the same hack I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Judge believe the signature subscribed to said deposition is believable
In testimony wherof I have hereto subscribed my name since helped my state of Office at Lockport, the 11th day of December 1843. 
D.F. Crandall 
Clerk of Niagara County 

State of New York
Niagara County Clerks Office Sp. I David S. Crandall clerk of said county do hereby testify that Harry Harrington Esq before whom the above several depositions appear to have been taken was at the time of taking the same a Justice of Peace in aforesaid County duly elected assigned and authorized by law of said date to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and believe the signatures subscribed to be said several depositions are genuine. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereby subscribed my name 
unhelped my seal of Office at Lockport, the 11th day of December A.D. 1843
D.F. Crandall 
Clerk
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Col. Asabel Warner
10 M. S. Henrietta

Jonathan Ripley. nephew
Stafford
Onondaga Co.

Maj. Asa Douglass father
        Asa Douglass son
        Canaan
        Herkimer Co

Benj. Ketchum
Jospeh Ketchum
Cannan
Cole Co.

rev.
Gamakiel Barnes
Queensbury
Washington Co.

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18159
Asa Ripley
Niagara Co.
New York

Admitted
Private 7 mo & 21 days

Sherman McLane Esqr
Royalton
County of Niagara
New York

Thomas Dunlop [name is crossed out]
Middleport [town is crossed out]
N.Y. [state is crossed out]
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
183

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 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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of Asa Ripley, Niagara Co. N.Y.

[column header]
Period when the service was rendered.
Enlisted 1777
Volunteer
Drafted
Volunteer
Between 1777 & 1781
Volunteer [4 lines of data under this section below]
Other Tours not stated amounting to some

Duration of the claimant's service.
Years.  Months.  Days.
X         1             12
                           4 or 5 w
            4
            1             12
            About 2                  [one section}
            2              15                    "
                            6 or 7 w           "
            4 m                                  "
                            4 or 5 w
             3  
_________________________________________
          - 7.21 only

Rank of the claimant.
private [uder Enlisted 1777]

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Capt Bostwick
Capt Cady
Capt Bostwick
[blank]
[blank]
Capt Cady [one section]
Capt MKinety    "
Capt. Shinker     "

Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Col. Whiting
[blank]
Col. Whiting
[blank]
Col. Willet
[blank]
[blank]

Battles in which the applicant engaged.
[blank]
[blank]
Fort Miller
[blank]
[blank]
[blank] [one section]
[blank]         "
Tellow          "
Cherry Valley "
[blank]

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
72
Columbia Co.
New York

Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
tradition

I am, respectfully, 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 ___ day of ___ personally appeared (a) before ___ A. B. a resident (b) of ___ in the county of ___ and State, Territory or District of ___ aged (c) ___ 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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) ___, with ___ and served in the ___ (e) regiment of the ___ line, under the following named officers: [blank]

[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 enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. [finger pointing symbol]  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.
[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 ___ of the Court of ___ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of ___ for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this ___ day of ___ &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 ___
and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ___, who has 
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ___ 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 day 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 ___ and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ___ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, ___ Clerk of the Court of ___ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of ___ for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal ___ of office, this ___ day of ___ &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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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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 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 he 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 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 enquiry 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 gove 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 as
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.

[illegible]  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 continential troops only.

[k]  This 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.

[illegible]
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Nov. 30, 1906.

Mrs. E. O. Cheney,
33 St. Johns Place,
Buffalo, New York.

Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 14th instant and received in this Bureau on the 15th, you are advised that from the papers in claim Widow's File No. 22,077 [Widow's File No. 22,077 is underlined] it appears that Asa Ripley [Asa Ripley is underlined] was born May 22, 1760, at West Greenwich, Rhode Island, and resided at New Canaan, Columbia County, New York, when he enlisted and served in the New York troops as follows:

February 8, 1777 1 month 16 days; Capt. Elijah Bostwick; Col. William B. Whiting.

May 2, 1777; 1 month 8 days; Capt. Ebenezer Cady; Col. William B. Whiting.

June 17, 1777: 4 months 9 days; Capt. Elijah Bostwick; Col. William B. Whiting.

June 15, 1778; 2 months; Capt. Charles McKinstry; Col. John McKinstry.

1778: 1 month 9 days; Capt. William Warner; Col. +Brown.

May 4, 1779; 1 month; Capt. Elijah Toles.

Sept. 2, 1779: 1 month; Capt. Elijah Toles.

July 20, 1780: 6 weeks; Capt. Samuel Skinner.

August 1, 1781: 4 months; Capt. Thomas Skinner, Col. Marinus Willett.
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22077: Ripley: 2.

He stated that he was in the battles of Saratoga and Johnstown, at the burning of Cherry Valley, and in many skirmishes with the Tories and Indians, including the one in which +Colonel Brown was killed.

He was allowed pension on an application executed September 5, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hartland, Niagara county, New York.

Soldier married February 14, *1782, Mary or Polly *Vose, born June 10, 1765. He died August 16, 1842, and she was allowed pension on an application executed December 11, 1843, at which time she was a resident of Hartland aforesaid.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

* See appln. bounty land Aug. 12, 1848. name given Polly DiForce. married 1781.

Apl. 3. 1912. [Apl. 3. 1912. is underlined]
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefts of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."

STATE OF NEW YORK,
County of Niagara SS.
On this 28th day of July ___ 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the
Justices of the Peace in and for said county Mary Polly Ripley a resident of Middleport
in the county of Niagara, aged eighty three years, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Asa Ripley, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & a pensioner of the
United States, and who died 16th August 1842.  that she has recd a pension under the law of 17 June 1844 at the rate of twenty five dollars and seventy seven cts per annum.  She further declares that she is a widow.
Mary Polly X her mark Ripley

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before
George W. Gage [signature]
Justice of the peace

I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual [illegible due to another piece of paper covering the text] a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.

[additional paper placed on top of original document]
I Certify that George W. Gage before whom
the annexed instrument in Writing was proved or acknowledged, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same: And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature to said certificate is genunie, and that the annexed Instrument is executed according to the laws of this State. [and that the annexed Instrument is executed according to the laws of this State. is crossed out]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal at Lockport, in said County, this thirty first day of July 1848

John VanHorn [signature] Clerk of Niagara County.
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefts of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."

STATE OF NEW YORK,
County of Niagara SS.
On this 28th day of July ___ 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the
Justices of the Peace in and for said county Mary Polly Ripley a resident of Middleport
in the county of Niagara, aged eighty three years, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Asa Ripley, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution & a pensioner of the
United States, and who died 16th August 1842, that she has recd a pension under the law of 17 June 1844 at the rate of twenty five dollars and seventy seven ctd per annum

She further declares that she is a widow.
Mary Polly X her mark Ripley

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before
George W. Gage [signature]
Justice of the peace

I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual [illegible] a pension as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.
George W. Gage [signature] Justice of the Peace
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March 21t 10

[round seal left side of page]
SYRACUSE
APR
23
NY

Avad Joy Ovid
Seneca Co.
New York

Single
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State of New York
County of Onondaga SS.
Personally appeared before the Subscriber, a Justice of the peace in and for said County
Jonathan Ripley of Spafford in said County aged Seventy six years, after being duly sworn according to law deposes & says that from a child he was personally acquainted with Asa Ripley who was this deponents Uncle & with his wife the present widow Mary Polly Ripley
who is applying for a pension as such widow, that the said Asa Riply her said late husband was a pensioner, that this deponent well recollects that the said parties were married during the war of the revolution and in 1782 that this deponent was at the time of their marriage a boy of thirteen or fourteen years of age, this deponent further well recollects that the said parties Asa & Mary Polly Riply had children only fourteen or fifteen years younger than this deponent, that the said parties were living together as husband and wife at the close of the war of the Revolution in 1783 Seventeen hundred and eighty three
Jonathan X [his mark] Ripley

Sworn & Subscribed before me this 15th day of April 1845
Russell M. Burdick [signature] Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above named Jonathan Riply is a respectable person & entitled to full confidence in his affidavid above. 
Russell M Burdick [signature]
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State of New York
Onondaga County, [FSS]
Clerk's Office

I certify that Russell M. [Brudick] Esq. was at the date of the within affidavis a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county. Commissioned and sworn that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe that the signatures written [illegible] to be his are genuine. Given under my hand and the seal of said county, this 23rd day of April 1845.

Lewis J. Guilles Desk Clerk of Onon[daga] Co[unty]
(Clerk absent)
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In the matter of the application of Asa Ripley for a pension

18159

returned [illegible]
one Sevt on
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In the matter of the application
Asa Ripley for a pension [illegible]
State of New York
Niagara County

On the fifth day of September in the Year 1832 before the Court of General Sessions of the Pear of the County of Niagara and State of New York, now sitting, Asa Ripley a resident of the town of Heartland in the the county and state aforesaid, aged seventy-two years, who first being duly sworn, according to the law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. What he [illegible] the service of this country and is the following named officers, and served as hereinafter stated that about the middle of February A.D. 1777, he enlisted as a minute man, to [so] to the Highlands, for the term of six weeks-- had a seventy of six dollar. That for said six weeks he continued at his then place of residence & was regularly drilled once a week for the term of six weeks aforesaid, that he was then about seventeen years of age, resided at the town of New Canaan, Columbia County and State aforesaid, & then enlisted as aforesaid, it was in the State troops under Capt. Elijah Bostwick & was kept on drill as a aforesaid, for the town aforesaid in Col. William B. Whiting's Regiment. That in May 1777 after his said term of service of six weeks had expired, he volunteered [strike out 2 words] in the military at New Canaan aforesaid, under Capt. Ebenezer Cade and marched under the said Capt. Cody with his company to Saratoga and was in service under the said Captain about four or five weeks and was then dismissed. That sometime in the month of June 1777, he was called out with the military generally in a company commanded
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by Capt. Elijah Bostwick, under General Schuyler
- William B. Whiting was Colonel of said Regiment & that he joined the Regiment at 
New Canaan aforesaid and marched to Albany in the State of New York & from thence to Saratoga and staid there about fourteen or Eighteen days - from thence to Fort Edward & staid there until sometime in the month of September following, then marched to Fort Ann & as Col. Sherwood was about giving up the fort to Burgoyne, retreated back to
Fort Edward staid there a short time &
retreated about two miles below Fort Edward & there made a stand & built up breastworks.
staid there a few days & retreated to Fort
Miller where the troops with which he was
had a skirmish with Burgoyne's front guard
scouts - staid at Fort Miller a few days & had skirmishing frequently during the short stay with the outlines of Burgoyne's Army, thence retreated to Saratoga & joined General
Gates' Army- that the whole armythen under
Gen. Gates situated to Still Water, at the Falls - Gen. Burgoyne's Army then lying at Bemis Heights, some few miles distance from Gates' army - that while he lay at Still water aforesaid, this applicant with his company had to do
Garrison duty - That while he was thus at
Still Water, with Gen. Gates' army as aforesaid
and on or about the fourteenth day of
September, 1777, the battle between our army under Gates as aforesaid, & Burgoyne's army commenced. That the Company in which he then was, was not called into the said battle, but was kept doing garrison duty, taking care of the baggage, keeping guard &c. - that he & his company kept doing Garrison duty as aforesaid, from this
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day aforesaid, all the time till Burgoyne & his army retreated & Saratoga & surrendered to General Gates. That about the last of October in the year last aforesaid, he his company were dismissed & sent home

Between the October of 1777, & the year 1781, but what time he cannot now certainly state, he volunteered as a militia man under Capt. Wm Warner, to go up the Mohawk River to fight the tories and Indians - that they went.
up said River not far from Fort Plain, under Capt. Warner aforesaid, Col. Brown commanding the regiment [regiment is crossed out] Militia then called out under General Van Rensselaer - that just before he this company reached that point on the Mohawk when said Col. Brown then was Colonel Brown & the troops with him, had a battle with the tories and Indians, & Col. Brown & others were killed - that he was within hearing of the guns at the time, but still so far off that his company could afford Brown no relief - That said Col. Brown's position [position is crossed out] troops were victorious & drove the enemy across the River Mohawk, who crossed on baggage waggons &c.  That this applicant served at this time about six weeks, when he was dismissted & went home to New Canan aforesaid - That after this, but at what time he cannot at this day, accurately state,  he turned out with the militia to go to Schoharrie to fight the tories and Indians, but cannot now recollect the names of his Captain, but his colonels name was Willet, but he said matter was not present at Schoharie - This applicant was at Schoharie aforesaid when it was burnt, & was in the skirmishes with the
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tories and Indians - was out this time about
two months or two months and a half, and
was again dismissed and went home - In a short time, he cannot say how long he was called out again to go down with the militia to Schoharie, and staid out in service about two or two & a half months, & was in skirmishes with the tories & Indians - and dismissed & went home to New Canaan aforesaid - That
during his second tour at Schoharie as aforesaid, he was stationed at what was then called the Middle Fort, under Capt. Cady (as he now thinks) Col. Willet was the commander, but not there, as there was only a small force of two or three hundred out - That during the war of the Revolution, but at what time precisely he cannot now possibly state he volunteered under Capt Charles McKinsty, of Nobletown in the Town of Hillsdale in Columbia County aforesaid, & marched under him to Cherry Valley & was then at the time Cherry Valley was burnt.  Col. McKinstry (Christian name now forgotten) commanded -
While out at Cherry Valley as aforesaid, our troops had a number of hand skirmishes with the tories and Indians - He was in service at this time about six or seven weeks before he was dismissed and returned home - That in the year 1781, in the month of August, he thinks, he volunterred under Capt. Thomas Skinner - went to Albany - thence to Schoharie thence to Turlough or Tilaw where they had a battle with the tories and indians, called
Turlough battle - was then under said Capt.
Skinner. & Col. Willet who was present at the battle - thence marched to Fort Plains & built  Fort Herkimer, then back to Fort [words crossed out] Plain, & thence to Johnstown where, on or abut the 17thOctober 1781
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Hic [written in along left margin]

our troops had a battle with the tories and
Indians commanded by Major Butler a tory - that said Major Butler, about two days after
the battle, was killed by one of our Indians, at
Canada Creek - That Major Rowley (a major
under Col. Willet) was wounded in the said
battle with the tories & Indians at Johnstown
aforesaid - That a number were killed on both
sides, & the tories & Indians were driven back - That at said battle, our troops had but one
field piece which was taken by the enemy twice retaken again both times by our troops - That sometime in the said month of Oct. now following [now following is crossed out] they returned back to Fort Plain & was there, when the news of the surrender of Cornwallis reached Fort Plain - That said Col Willett ordered an ox killed on the occasion of the news aforesaid, & invited in the militia & inhabitants around Fort Plain to partake of the banquet - This applicant having staid in service at this time the period of four months, was discharged by said Col. Willett, the said Colonel giving him a mitten discharge, which this applicant lost forty years ago - He then
went home to New Canan aforesaid - That after he returned home as last aforesaid he never again entered the Army - That during the war, but at what time he cannot now state,  he was a waiter to Capt Towls (or Toles) & marched to Albany - then to Schenectady, thence Schoharie when they had a skirmish with the tories and Indians - was out in this
capacity at this time some four or five weeks
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thinks - 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 the agency of any state.

Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Asa Ripley [signature]

We Joel Doubleday, a clergyman, residing in the town of Hartland, County of Niagara & State of New York, and Jacob Odell - of the same place hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Asa Ripley who has sworn to & subscribed the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that I said Joel Doubleday have been acquainted with said Asa Ripley the period of fifteen years last past that I Jacob Odell have been acquainted with said Ripley for the period of thirty five years last past - That said Ripley is reputed & believed & ever has him since our acquaintance with him, in the
neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion that said Asa Riply is a
man of truth and veracity - 
Joel Doubleday [signature]
Jacob Odell [signature]

Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

And the said Court whereby declares their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant
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was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he
states. And the Court further certifies that it
appears to them that Joel Doubleday who
has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Hartland aforesaid, and that Jacob Odell who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town, and is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to full credit.

M Collum         } Members of the Court
D Alvord Jr       }  in attendance
Otis Hathaway  }

Niagara County SS
I Henry Catlin Clerk of the Court of General
session of the [illegible] of Niagara County Do
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
Original procedings of the said Court in
the matter of the application of Asa Ripley
for a Pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 5th day of September AD 1832
Henry Catlin [signature] Clerk
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[left side of page]
Albany, N. York 7667

Mary Polly Ripley
widow of Asa Ripley
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
25 Dollars 77
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of April 1846. and sent to Arad Joy Ovid, N. York

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
& June 17, 1844.
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 2 Page 84.

[right side of page]
Rep?
Letter w Hon. W. Aunt
June 23. 1846.
Page 78

7667 9948
New York 9948

Mary Polly Ripley
Widow of Asa Ripley
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832.
and who died on the 16th August 1842.
of Niagara Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company
commanded by Captain Bostwick of the
regt. commanded by Col. Whitney in the N. York line for 7 mos 21 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 25. Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of
April 1846, and sent to Arad Joy Ovid, N. York

Total amount,  $________
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Revolution of 23 Jan 1865

Recorded by D Brown Clerk,
Book D.   Vol. 1.   Page 179

[right side of page]
Rep.
Page 79

[left side of page]
1906 Nov. 30. Hist to
Mrs. E. O. Cheney.

[right side of page]
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22077
Mary Polly Ripley
Wid of
Asa Ripley
Priv Rev. War

Act: Feb 2nd /48

Index: -- Vol. M, Page 164

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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O. W. + h.

Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir.
Will you kindly send me the record of Asa Ripley of Hartland. Niagara Co. N. Y. in the List of 1840. Thanking you in advance for your kindness I remain

Yours Respectfully.
Mrs E. C. Cheney.
33 St John's Place.
Buffalo
N. Y.

Nov. 14th 1906.
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In the matter of the  
application of
Asa Ripley of
Hartland Niagara Co. N. York
for a Pension

Thomas Dunlop agent
Middleport Niagara Co.
N. York
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Onondaga County ss. Town of Spafford
Jonathan Ripley and the undersigned witnesses of said town being duly sworn deposeth and saith that they are personally
acquainted with Asa Ripley, and was acquainted with him in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven & seventy Eight and knoweth that the said Asa then resided in the Town of New Canaan in the County of Columbia and State of New York, and that the said Asa was within, or about said years, employed and served as a soldier in the United States Army in the revolutionary war, and was employed and out on duty in said army several times previous and at the time of taking Burguoin's Army, and that the said Jonathan was informed and verily believes that the said Asa was under the command at the times above mentioned of Capt. Elijah Bostwick, and Col. Wm. B. Whiting and at another time previous, the said Asa served under Capt. Cady, and that the said Asa was from that time to the year one thousand seven hundred and Eighty one frequently called upon, and served as a soldier in said Army, from time to time and further this Deponent saith not
Jonathan Ripley [signature]
Priscilla Ripley [signature]

Subscribed and sworn before me this 6th day of June A D. 1834
J. D. Smith [signature] Justice
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I hereby certify that I believe the witness in affidavit may be relied on as to the verasity of Jonathan Ripley being personaly acquainted with him
J. D. Smith [signature] Justice

[embossed seal on left side of page under the below line]
State of New York
County of Onondaga SS:
I Alanson Edwards Jr. Deputy Clerk of the said County do certify that Isaiah D. Smith Esquire before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and qualified and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the Jurat of said affidavit and the above certificate to be his genuine signature

Witness my hand and seal of Office this 9th day of June 1834 -
A. Edwards Jr [signature] Dep Clk
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[several words are covered by ribbon at the top left of page]

State of New York
Niagara County SS
On the [word crossed out] tenth day of Septr. A.D. 1833 before the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Niagara & State aforesaid now sitting, Asa Ripley, a resident of the
town of Hartland in the County & State aforesaid. aged Seventy three years the 22d day of May last, who first being duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the
bene.fit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That on the 15th February 1777, as near as
this deponent can recollect the day, & he thinks he is correct, he this deponent then living in New Canaan, Columbia County New York, belonged to Capt. Elijah Bostwicks Company of Militia, that on that day orders came from Col. Wm. B. Whiting commandant of the Regt. to which said company his then belonged for a certain number to turn out of said Bostwicks company to go to the Highlands, in an Alarm that the British were coming up from New York, where they then lay - That a bounty of $6.00 was offered to each man, to the number required (the
number or proportion of sd Compay. deponent cannot recollect) - That the length of time for which the call was made was six weeks- That deponent upon said call being made known, volunteered as a private for the term of six weeks, received the said sum of $6.00. - That deponent & Eleven others as he now thinks (though by numerous certain as to number men marched, & kept on drill under Sergeant, Asa Demon, one day in each week for the said term of six weeks, when he was dismissed, but recd no written discharge
- The reason why deponent & said parties of
said company were not marched to their said place of destination, as he understood at the time And verily believes, was that the British fleet
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then lying in the Harbour of New York, did not
come up to the Highlands Then as had been anticipated.

That in May, (he thinks the middle) he 
 deponent volunteered as a private to go with Capt. Ebenezer Cady, (Lieut not recollected - nor Ensign, nor Sergt.) who raised a company by order of said Col. Whiting to go & drive off Indians who had been discovered lurking on what was then called Jessups Patent on the West side of Lake George & about 40 miles
therefrom deponent & his Capt. & Compy. marched first to Albany (from New Canaan aforesaid) which was the general place of rendezvous at that time when small parties got particular orders from Albany they were ordered to march & did march to Saratoga at
which place they staid & performed Garrison duty one week as deponent now recollect, when they marched to Jessup's Patent aforesaid, & examined the woods &c. & became satisfied that the Indians who had been seen as aforesaid were friendly ones engaged in hunting - upon which said company dro[illegible]aded to Saratoga aforesaid at which place this deponent said company was dismissed by General Schuyler who lived there at that time deponent returned home to New Canaan aforesaid
having been out five weeks, deponent recd
no written discharge

That in the month of June 1777, soon after deponent arrived home as last aforesaid & on the 25th day, as near as deponent can recollect, an alarm came to said town of New Canaan that Genl Burgoyne was coming across Lake Champlain & about to approach Saratoga & so through the County Every man able to bear arms in said Town was called to tumrnout - Deponent volunteered in the Company of said Capt.
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Elijah Bostwick, Lieut. Saml. Skinner, Sergeant
Asa Desmond, S. Compy was attached to the
Regiment commanded by said Col. Wm B Whiting - General Schuyler had the command of that division of our army at that time - They first marched to Albany (and all the militia for many mile saround also assembled at Albany) 
thence directly to Saratoga at which place Gen. Schuyler assumed the immediate & direct command of the Army. they lay in the [illegible] at Saratoga about 18 days - thence they marched to Fort Edward & staid there till in the month of Septr. following doing Garrison duty merely - Thence they Started for Fort Ann & met Col. Sherwood & his troops retreating from Fort Ann, (which place said
Col Sherwood had just given up to Burgoyne. 
being along with them 12 men who had been
Granted at Fort Ann in a skirmish with a part of Burgoyne's Army. The place where deponent & the soldiers with him met Col. Sherwoods Regiment, was about halfway between Fort Edward & Fort Ann - Upon meeting Col. Sherwood as aforesaid Hearning the fate of Fort Ann as above stated, the troops with whom deponent was touring about retreated back to Fort Edward & staid there a few days, (but how long precisly he
cannot now state) then retreated about two miles below Fort Edward, made a stand & built a breastwork - but was forced by the advance of Burgoyne's Army to abandon this spot in very short time - whereupon the retreated to Fort Miller & there a [illegible] made another stand & very soon had a skirmish with Burgoyne from Guards or scouts - there out of deponents said company were killed in said skirmish; one a cousin of deponent by the name of Kent Jarvis - Wm Foster also in the same company with deponent, was wounded
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the said Skirmish with said front guard of court was in the afternoon, the same night, about one hour after sundown they had orders to strike their tents & retreat to Saratoga & join Genl Gates division of the Army of the Revolution - That they retreated during the night & about 2 o'clock in the morning, they arrived at Saratoga & joined Genl Gates 2d division - They staid at Saratoga but a short time, when the whole of the Army then north Genl. Gates retreated to Still Water
Falls - Genl. Burgoyne immediately stationed
his army on Bemis's Heights a few miles from
our Army - That while at Still-water deponent
& his said Company, did garrison duty that between the 5th & 12th of Octr. of that year (1777) but on what lay precisely he cannot now recollect the fighting between Genl Gates & Burgoyne's Army was renewed - The fighting commenced early in the day & continued very hard till night - On the 17th Octr. Burgoynes Army marched out on to a large flat on which wheat had been raised that year, owned by General Schuyler (Called Schuyler's Flat) & Stacked their arms - Deponent Saw Genl. Burgoyne deliver up his sword to General Gates, who immediately returned it to Burgoyne - Two days after this Surrender of Burgoyne, (the 19th Oct. 1777) deponent was dismissed, (received no written discharge) & went home, having been in the army at this time, the period of three
months twenty six days according to the but
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recollection & belief of deponent - Deponent thinks he was under the same officers above
named during his said tour was no change having taken place to his recollection from the time he stated as aforesaid, till he was dismissed as aforesaid  He was a private volunteer claring the whole of said tour

Between the time deponent returned home as
aforesaid in the fall of 1777& the year 1781, that in which year he cannot now recollect, 
deponent volunteered under Capt William Warner, deponent & Capt. Warner both 
residing in sd New Canaan as a Leut. & Ensign not surrendered to Capt. Warner's son Asabol Warner was sent to go up the Mohawk River to fight the tories & Indians - Capt. Warner's  Gentry was composed of about 60 - A number of other Companies of the same Regiment also turned out - Col. Brown Commanded the Regiment to which deponents company as afterward attached - Genl Van Rensselaer of Granbush, was our General Officer - Said Company of Capt. Warner first marched to Albany thence up the Mohawk toward the place where Fort Plains was afterwards, built - 
thence to Fort Hunter on the Mohawk River 
thence up the Mohawk River where between
Fort Hunter & the place where Fort Plains was  afterwards built, said Capt. Warner's company united with other troops under Col. Brown - The troops under sd Col. Brown had commenced a battle with the Indians &
tories before Capt. Warner's Company united
as aforesaid, will Browns troops - Deponent
was in the battle which terminated in the flight
of the indiansg & tories across the Mohank
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General Van Renssalaer was the Given ofgficer on aforesaid - Said Col. Brown was killed - he
was from Pittsfield or Richmond, Massachusettes, & deponent here states he has no mean of settling the time when this campaign took place, but prays the War Department to fix the right time by reference to known data within their bureau  The  enemy retreated as aforesaid across the Mohawk, by the assistance of their baggage waggons - The Army under Van Rensselaer crossed the Mohawk in [illegible] of the retreating enemy but did not overtake them - Deponent with the said troops went up to Fort Herkimer at which place which deponent & [illegbile] of said Capt Warner's company were 
dismissed & went home - see no written discharge - This deponent was six was out in service at this time, according to his present recollection - 

After this his said return to New Canaan
deponent volunteered as a private, & sent to 
Schoharie to quell & fight the tories & indians - he cannot recollect the name of his Capt. nor Lieut. Ensign nor Sergant - his Col's name was Willett - First marched as was usual to Albany - thence to Schoharie, was there when it was burnt - & was in the skirmishes with the tories & Indians - beat them back, destroyed many of their not long after this. he was dismissed & returned to New Canaan aforesaid - was gone  this tour two months - Very soon after this
he again volunteered to to to Schoharie -
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next to Albany again thence at home & was stationed at the middle & he was there under Capt. Elijah Cady ([illegible] & officers not recollected) thinks Major Rowley (can't say certainnly) & Col. Willett was in a number of 
skirmishes while there stationed - staid out this tour 2 months & was dismissed & retuned to New Canaan - 

Deponent was also out during the Revolunary
war under Capt. Charles McKinstry of the Town of Hillsdale Columbia Co. N.Y.

Col. McKinstry a brother of Sd Charles McKinstry - Marched in Capt. McKinstry company direct to Albany ( as usual) thence to Cherry Valley - Was there when Fort[?] burnt - While at Cherry Valley [illegible] had many hard skirmishes with the Indians & tories & British - after this deponent was dismissed & returned to New Canaan again. - & rec'd no written discharge - was gone this tour 6 weeks 
was done this tour weeks

At one period (his memory is so impaired he cannot state the percise stay a of the River Mon) in th month of August as he now recollects, he volunteered under Capt. Henry [Henry is crossed out] Samuel Skinner, Lieut. Elijah Toles (other officers not recollected) as a private - marched to Albany - thence to Schoharie & Schnectedy [Schohaire & Schnectady are crossed out] - Schoharie thence to German Flats, [word crossed out] had no fighting this tour - was dismissed & returned to New Canaan - was gone five months -
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at another time he volunteered to go to
Schoharie under Capt Elijah Towles (or Toles) and marched to Albany, thence to Schenectady then to chain, when they had a skirmish with the tories and Indians.  Served in the capacity at this time of servant or waiter to his captains four weeks.

That he was called out in [illegible] of times, he thinks at least ten times and served at each time at least five days under different
Captains mostly he thinks under Capt Bostwick at Albany and Greenbush

That in the year 1781 in the month of August
he enlisted in the New York State Troops
called the new seved, under Capt Thomas
Skinner - and served in a Regiment commanded by Col Marcus Willet in which Aaron Rowley was Major - marched to Albany from there to Schoharie, thence to Turlough or Telow when they had a battle with the Tories and Indians from thence Marched to Fort Plains thence to Fort Herkimer, was stationed there some two months thence to Johnstown where they had a battle on the 17th of October with the Tories & Indians under Col. Butler - Col Butler was killed a few days after at Canada Creek.  Major Rowley was wounded in the battle of Johnston. They vanquished the enemy on this occasion. That some time in the said month of October they returned back to Fort Plain, and were thence informed of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Col. Willett orderd an ox killed & celebrated the event - That he served four months the whole period of his enlistment and received a written discharge from Col Willett which he got forty years ago. That he knows of no person whose testimony he can forward, who can testify to his servuce.  He hereby relinquishes every [illegible] whatsoever a pension of of annunity except the proceeds, and declares that his  [illegible] on
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the Pension Roll of any agency in any State. He never received a commission about the age of 35 he moved to Queensbury in the County of Washington (now) County of Warren. he afterwards reside about two years at Fort Ann, and removed back to Queensbury - about Sixteen years ago he removed to Hartland Niagara County & State of New York [illegible] since resided.  He has no record of his age except was in an old Bible which his father gave him when he was about 15 years of age. 
He was born in West Greenwich in the state of Rhode Island on the 22d day of May in the year 1760. He is known to Col Doubleday, Ensign Kitteridge & Duncan Hart [illegible] residing in his parents neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity and their  belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Asa Ripley [signature]

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid [day and year aforesaid is crossed out] 4th day of September 1833 before me
D. W. Collum [signature] Judge of Niagraa County Courts

We Joel Doubleday a Clergyman residing in
the Town of Hartland in the County of Niagara
and State of New York and Ezra Kitteridge is of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Ripley who has Sworn to and subscribed the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood when he now resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Joel Doubleday [signature]
Ezra Kitteridge [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
J. M. Collum [signature] Judge of Niagara Com Pleas
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of this matter and after putting the Interogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.  And the said Court further certifies that it appears to them that Joel Doubleday who [illegible] the preceding certificate is the Clergyman resident in the town of Hartland aforesaid and that Ezra Kitteridge who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit 
[illegible]
J. M. Collum        } member of the court
F. Butterfield       }
Calvin Hotchkiss }

Niagara County SS.
I Henry Catlin Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Niagara hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Asa Ripley for a Pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and Seal of Office this fourth day of
September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty three.  The words and figures following "fourth" and "on the 15th" on the 1st page interlined and written as [illegible] ad "said company" interlined and "upon said [illegible]" on 5th page interlined and "c[illegible] & [illegible] page written on [illegible].  The word when Fort Plain was afterwards built [illegible] "towards the place when Fort Plain was afterwards built, thence "obliterated on
Land page - The words "Schoharie, Schenectady [illegible] & [illegible] 7th page oblitrtated - the words "the day and year aforesaid" obliterated on the 9th page before the Execution of these papers
Henry Catlin [signature] Clerk
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Niagara County ss: 
On the Third day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and
thirty four personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Niagara Asa Ripley of Hartland 
in said County who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following supplemental declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That the foregoing declaration Sworn to by him on the fourth day of September last is true according to his best recollection. That since making said declaration he has obtained the Depositions of Jonathan Ripley and Priscilla Ripley hereto annexed which he
believes, after much excertion, is the only evidence of his service which can be obtained that he is the identical Asa Ripley mentioned in the foregoing Declaration Certificate of Joel Doubleday and Ezra Kitteridge jr and in the proceedings and certificate of the Court of Common Pleas was written, and further saith not
Asa Ripley [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed this 3d day of September 1834, before me in open Court
Henry Catlin [signature] Clerk of Niagara County Courts

I Henry Catlin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Niagara hereby certify that the foregoing papers purporting to be the proceedings of said County in the matter of the application of Asa Riply for a Pension on the fourth day of September 1833 were the original procedings of the Court on that day.  And that the above supplemental Declaration Sworn to and Subscribed the day containing the proceedings of the Court aforesaid in said matter.

[round seal to left of above paragraph]

for
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Third day of September in the year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Thirty four.
Henry Catlin [signature] Clerk
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House of Reps

June 17, 1846

The widow Ripley on whose behalf the above enquiry is made resides in my district, and will feel obliged to Col. Edwards if he will give me an answer at this convenience
W Hunt [signature]
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18159
New York

Revolutionary

Asa Ripley

Suspended

let to Thomas Dunlap

Sept. 16. 1834

Let to H Angevine 13 July 1835
Hon. G. Hunt Jun. 24, 1837
Sherman McL[illegible] Aug 24, 37
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27,654

Rev army
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9882     

Hon. A. Dana  22 apr 44
Arad Joy         26 March 45 [45 is underlined]
      "                4 June
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State of New York Niagara Co. SS - 
Asa Ripley of the Town of Hartland in the County of Niagara and State of New York being duly sworn deposes and says, that the
declarations which have been made by this deponent in order to obtain a pension, might be considered too provide and definite, especially when so long a time his intervened,  and that the memory is generally impaired in men of this deponents years, yet the principle events and transactions detailed in those declarations, this deponents most solmenly
avens to be true -- This deponent further says, that he did not keep a memorandum or journal during the time he was in the service, but being blessed with an uncommon and retentive memory, and having always lived in the neighborhood of other Revolutionary soliders, and being in the habit of rehearsing the various incidents which transpired while he was in the service, by which means this deponent was enabled to give with perhaps uncommon precision the duration of each term of service with the time of entering and
leaving the same - And further this deponent says not
Asa Ripley [signature]

Subscribed and sworn this 4th day of February 1837 Before me 
Sherman McLean [signature] Justice of Peace
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State of New York
Niagara County SS.
Jacob Odell of the town of Hartland in the County and State aforesaid being duly sworn deposes and says that he has been acquainted with Mr Asa Ripley, for forty years, that this deponents father was a Revolutionary Soldier [three words crossed out] who died about five years since. That he has heard his father say a great many times that he and Mr Riply served in the Revolutionary War together as soldiers, and heard [word crossed out] him relate a great variety of incidents which took place, while they were in the said service. He also
recollects of hearing his father say that they served together at Fort Plain, Scoharrie [Schoharie], and Fort Herkimer and that this deponents father has repeatedly told him that the said Ripley served [served is crossed out] was in the service longer then this deponents father was - This deponent further says that he and the said Ripley have live together as neighbors for thirty years, that the said Ripley

poses an extraordinary faculty of retaining all
the events which transpired, particularly as to time and place, which with the traditionary evidence adduced and other strong corroborating circumstances induces a firm belief in this deponents mind that the said Ripley was in the said service - and that he is man of truth and veracity -
Jacob Odell [signature]

Subscribed and sworn this 23d day of Feby 1837 -
Before me Sherman McLean [signature] Justice of Peace
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State of New York Niagara Co.

David Waterman of the town of Hartland County of Niagara and State of New York, being duly sworn deposes and says, that he has been intimately acquainted with Mr. Asa Ripley for Nine Years past, that he has heard the said Ripley relate a great many facts and circumstances which took place in the Revolutionary War while he was serving as a soldier – that in the repetition of those circumstance he has been remarkably uniform without any material deviation – that the said Ripley has a very remarkable and retentive memory very seldom possessed by men of his years which enables him to recall a great variety of facts with extraordinary precision and distinction and that the deponent verily believes that the said Asa Ripley was engaged in the revolutionary Service – and that the said Ripley is a man of truth and veracity – 
And further this deponent saith not
					David Waterman 
Subscribed and sworn 
this 20th day of February 1837
Before me Sherman McLean  Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Niagara County 
I Abijah H. Moss clerk of said County do hereby certify that Sherman McLean Esq before whom the foregoing or written depositions or affidavits were taken was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Niagara duly elected and Sworn and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his Signatures within are genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of Said County at Lockport this 24th day of February AD 1837.
A. H. Moss Clerk
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Know all men by these presents that I, Asa Ripley of the town of Hartland in the county of Niagara and State of New York do hereby constitute and appoint Sherman McLean of the town of Royalton in the County and State aforesaid my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to receive from the War Department of the United States my pension certificate as a Revolutionary Soldier. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 31st day of August A.D. 1837 – 
							Asa Ripley

Signed sealed and 
Delivered in presence of 
Noel Patterson  

State of New York
Niagara County 
Be it known that on the 31st day of August 1837 before the subscriber a judge of Niagara County Courts personally appeared Asa Ripley above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed – 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned.

Franklin Butterfield
Judge of Niagara County Courts
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State of New York
Niagara County Clerks Office 

I Abijah H Moss clerk of said County do hereby certify that Franklin Butterfield Esq. before whom the within power of attorney was acknowledged was on the day of the date of the same a Judge of the County Courts in and for said County duly appointed and Sworn and authorized to take the Same that his term of Office commenced on the 18th day of February AD 1837 and will expire on the 17th day of February AD 1842 and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name within subscribed is his genuine Signature. In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my Official Seal at Lockport this 1st day of September AD 1837

A. H. Moss Clerk 
By H. O. Walker  Dept Clk
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State of New York
County of Niagara
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for Said county Hatsil F Bigelow of said county, who after being duly sworn according to law, deposes & says that he is personally acquainted with Mary Polly Ripley who is applying for a pension as the widow of Asa Ripley late a pensioner of the United States. This deponent deposes & says that the said Mary Polly Ripley is still living & still remains the widow of the said Asa Ripley.

Sworn & subscribed before me
this 11 day of March 1846				
George W Gage
Justice of the Peace

Hatsil F Bigelow

I certify that the above named Hastsil Bigelow is a highly respectable person – 
George M. Gage
Justice of the Peace

(written vertically on the side of document)
This case Doct. Crump noted on the papers “Court recd 23 Jany ‘45” all other things were there accepted as correct.
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State of New York
Niagara County
Clerk’s Office

I certify that George W Gage before whom the within deposition was taken was at the time of taking the same Justice of the peace in & for said County duly elected & sworn & authorized by law to act as such & that I am well acquainted (illegible) writing & verily believe his signature within inscribed is Genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Seal of Office this 18th day of March 1846.

Jno Van Horn Clerk
By Jno Williams
Dept Clerk
Page 107

To all Persons whom it may concern this will certify that I have been intimately acquainted with Asa Ripley (an applicant for a Pension for his services as a Soldier in the war of the Revolution) for the last twenty years – and I have no hesitation in saying that he is a man of good moral character, and of truth and veracity, and in my mind there is not the shadow of a doubt but that he served as a soldier in the Army of the Revolution – And I further certify that according to my best recollection I never have heard any person express a doubt contrary to the opinion here given – He is a poor man and has incurred considerable expense in unsuccessful efforts to procure a pension, which in the opinion of all his neighbors he honestly merits.
Niagara County				
Sept 24th 1837	

Franklin Butterfield				
Judge of Niagara County Courts
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To the Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions –

We the undersigned certify that we have been acquainted with Mr. Asa Ripley for a number of years past, that we have no hesitation in saying from the knowledge we have obtained from him and other sources that he served in Revolutionary War, for which service it is our united belief that he has a just and legal claim to a pension – We further certify that he possess an uncommon faculty of retaining minute circumstances which grew out of his Revolutionary Service and of relating them with a precision extraordinary for a man of his years – We also certify that he is a man of truth and veracity.

July 1839

Thos Dunlap
A. S. Baker,  P. M.   Middleport
Elijah Mather
Hiram B. Smith
Ruben Hungerford
Noddiak Graves
Lewis B. Graves
David C. Orth
C. L. Taylor
Thomas Leyten
J. M. Hampson
Theron Foster
Theo Herrington
Samuel L Snedaker
Nathan S. Miner
Hatsil F. Bigelow
Luke Woodworth
Benj F Williams
Elisha Woolley

Henry Taylor
John Bonisteel
George Edmunds
Wm. M. Humphrey
John Moore
Prentice Wright
Benjamin Snell
James Chaplin
Dudley Watson
Lee Brunson
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New Canaan P. O. Fairfield County. Ct   Oct 11, 1843

A. Joy Esq

Sir yours of the 28th Sep is received and rest assured it will at all times afford me pleasure to do any thing in my power to benefit those who perilled their lives for the liberties of our Country –
This town was incorporated in 1801 consequently there are no town records as ancient as 1782 the oldest church records are those of the congregational church which extend back to 1731, those of the Episcopal church to 1793. I have examined both with care and can find no record of the marriage of Asa Ripley to Polly or Mary Vose, nor are there any marriages inserted on either of those records until long after 1782. I have ascertained that the Rev. Mr. Camp a settled minister in the Town of Ridgebury in this State frequently officiated in the Congregational Church in this place in 1782 the church having then no Settled minister, below you have my certificate of the above facts and if I can be of any further use to you, it will give me pleasure at any time to serve you.
Respectfully yours
Thos. S. Husted, PM

= New Canaan P.O Fairfield County Ct. Oct 11th 1843 =
This certifies that I have carefully examined the town parish & church records of this town relative to the Marriage of Asa Ripley to Polly or Mary Vose by the Rev. John Camp 14th Feb. 1782 and no record of the above marriage can be found nor are there any marriages inserted on either of those records untill a date long subsequent to that of Feb. 14th 1782. I have ascertained that the Rev. J. Camp of the town of Ridgebury Ct. frequently officiated in the congregational church in this place in 1782 that church having then no settled minister 
       - Certified for Thomas S. Husted P. M.
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Chautauqua County
Benjamin Lee of the town of Ellicott, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, aged eighty one years, being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with Asa Ripley & Polly Vorce formerly of Columbia county in the State aforesaid, that they resided in the Town of New Canaan in said county, and this deponent lived in their immediate neighborhood for seven or eight years before and after their marriage. – That this deponent was present, and was one of the invited guests at their wedding, that they were married at the town of New Canaan aforesaid, in the early part of the season in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty two, and he should think in the month of February in that year. That they were married at the house of Brawn Pool and there were from 15 to 20 guests present, all of whom this deponent believes are dead. – That this deponent has occasionally seen the said Asa Ripley and Polly his wife, during the present century, that he has seen the said Asa in 6 or 7 years, and
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and that he verily believes, that Polly Ripley of Niagara county, town of Hartland N.Y. is the identical person who was married as aforesaid. – He does further depose and say that he cannot write his name, having never learnt to write.						                his
Sworn and subscribed or mark made this tenth day of Aug: 1843					                 
Solomon Jones, Justice of the Peace
               his
Benjamin  X  Lee
              mark
							
Saml A. Brown witness
to Benjamin Lee’s mark – 


Chautauqua County Ss I do certify that I have been well acquainted with the above deponent Benjamin Lee for about thirty years, that he is a man of strict truth and veracity, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his testimony, I do further certify that the words “eight hundred and” were erased also “they” before swearing and signing – 

S. Jones, J.P.
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State of New York
Chautauqua County
Clerks Office

I John G. Hinckley clerk of said county do hereby certify that Solomon Jones Esqr whose name before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been taken was at the time of taking such affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly elected and sworn according to laws of this state and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe the signature “Solomon Jones” subscribed thereto is the hand writing of said Solomon Jones.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this 30th day of August eighteen hundred and forty three.
J. G. Hinckley Clerk
By R. O. Green Dep. Clerk
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GIDEON, PRINTER


TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE
Jan’y 10th 1844

Sir:
	Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled “An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,” and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Asa Ripley, decd a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, New York Agency, at the rate of Twenty five Dollars and 77 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 16th Aug. 1842.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, 
Present
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Royalton, N.Y.
Sept 2@

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Asa Ripley
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Royalton Niagara Co. N.Y.
Sept. 2c 1837 - 

Sir – 
Enclosed I send you a power of Attorney from Asa Ripley in order to obtain his pension certificate, as mentioned in your letter to me of the 24th ult. – 

Very Respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant
Sherman McLean

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Coms of Pensions
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WASHINGTON D. C.
JAN 4

Jan. 5
NY
Asa Ripley

Hn
G. Hard
Ml

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

Hn. G. Hard 
HR
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Washington Jany 4, 1836

My dear Sir, 
I enclose a letter from one of my constituents in relation to the pension papers of a Mr. Ripley also one of my constituents. Will you be so kind as to furnish me with the information if it be possible.
Yours with Respect,
Gideon Hard

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Com. Pensions
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Oct 30, 1843

N.Y 
Addl proof
Polly Ripley

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Coms. of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Page 119


Ovid  Oct 26th, 1843

Hon J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir,
I  include all the information that I can procure in relation to the marriage of Polly Ripley, whose application for a pension you have.

Respectfully yours Obd
Servt	Arad Joy
Page 120

April 30/ ‘45

Add’l les case 

Polly Ripley

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

FREE
Page 121

Ovid April 25th 45

Dear Sir
I enclose proof of the marriage of Mary Polly Ripley, which with the proof now on file I trust will establish her case – 
I ask nothing but bearly justice to the widow – I consider the case fully made out, but you are judge, & if you think so, well, if not, I ask no pension

Respectfully your
Most Obt Servt
Arad Joy

Hon. J. L. Edwards					Respectfully yours
Coms. of Pensions				    
D.C.
Page 122

Ovid              
Aug 2
N.Y.

FREE

Hon J L Edwards
    Coms. of Pensions
        Washington
           DC
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Ovid N.Y. Augt. 2 p ‘48

Sir
I enclose application for new Pension Certificate
Respectfully
Your Obd. Servt.
Arad Joy

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Coms. of Pensions
Page 124

Mary Polly Ripley
Jany 21. 46

A. Joy

Joint reso.’n 23
Jany ‘45

23.33
  2.44
25.77
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I submit the original memorandum that I took in person from the lips of the widow.		
Sept. 16 – 1843
I saw the daughter Mrs. North, then an (illegible) woman & I also submit a copy of a letter from the Post Master Canaan, that no marriage record can be found – There is (illegible) record much proof of her marriage.
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Royalton, N.Y.
Jan’y, 26

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City


Mrs.
Asa Ripley
March 6
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Royalton, Niagara Co., N. Y.      February 25th, 1837

Sir – Agreeably to the requisition contained in your letter to the Hon. Gideon Hard of the 24th ult. and which was forwarded to me, I enclose affidavits and certificates in relation to the application of Asa Ripley for a Pension entertaining a sanguine hope that the enclosed will be a sufficient “explanation” called for in your Letter above referred to__It may proper to state, that the two certificates are signed by our most respectable men, and neighbors of the applicant – and the deponents also sustain an irreproachable character _  I would respectfully say, that having been acquainted with the applicant for about seven years, I can readily and cheerfully concur in the statement of Judge Butterfield, and others __Be pleased you to give me information of the result as soon as convenient --
Very Respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant,
Sherman Mclean

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Page 128

Jan 13, 1845

Add’l (illegible) case
Mary P. Ripley


Hon. J. L. Edwards
	Comm. of Pensions
		Washington, D.C.
Page 129

                Ovid Jan’y 9th ‘45

Dear Sir
I beg leave to enclose further proof of the marriage of Mary Polly Ripley, which will no doubt fully establish that fact.
I enclose it in good faith, & all I ask is justice to the widow; I suppose she will come in for a pension back to 1836.
I am Respectfully yours,
Most Ob’t Sev’t
Arad Joy

Hon J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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J. Minot
Com. &c
Washington D.C.

Sir
	I have rec’d. from the Department a notice that the application of Mary P. Ripley No. 93244 was suspended for want of (illegible) evidence – Mrs. Ripley is in receipt of a pension on account of the Revolutionary services of her husband which of course was granted upon proper evidence – a copy of his certificate was incorporated in her application – I wish to call your attention to the fact & also to inquire what constrictions the Department put upon the term “Record evidence” in the act of March 3rd 1855.
No. 93245 app. of Rob’t Hibbard		and Dec. 22 / 55
No. 93246 app. of S. McDonald		Slade  Nov. 26/55
       I have not rec’d the warrants on these applications or notice that they are suspended – they must be (illegible) for I have rec’d warrant on app. No. 93244 of Samuel Smith. I desire to informed
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in relation to them.
Yours truly &c., 
M. Seaman
Middleport Niagara Co. N.Y.
Dec 22 1855
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Mary or Polly Ripley
Middleport
History
He was a Pensioner
He was a Pensioner & He died in 1842
make papers
Papers made out & signed 
(illegible) Oct. 2  43 for back pension
 also Fw’d papers complete to 
Hon. B. Greene, Dec. 25, ’43 
Wrote for marriage to Canaan & New Brittan
Oct. 2, ‘43

Papers sent to Middleport 
for Justice to sign cert. 
of character – Dec. 18 ‘43
Wrote (illegible) July 20 ‘44
See copy inside – 
Wrote (illegible) Dec. 6 ’44 
copy inside - & 2 (illegible)
to be executed & (illegible)
Wrote P. N at same time
to send Mrs. Ripley letter to 
her(?) immediately – 
Wrote J. L. Edwards
with proof Jany 9 45
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Asa Ripley at the time of the Revolution lived in New Brittan on the North river in Columbia Conn & was out quite a number Capt (Asahel) Warner Col. Whiting Gen’l. Schuyler & Gen’l Gates & was at the Battle of Ber river; was out 6 months at a tour & was at Johnstown &c.
Died 16th August 1842 – left a widow Polly Mary, aged 78 was Vorse who married in New Brittan by Rev. John Camp, 14 Feb. 1782 – 1 child born Jan’y 1783
		March 1784
# Meribeth North – with her mother in 49 = she is the 6th child
# Mary Bigelow d. a  “ 34 – 12th 
# Phebe Cornwell has known her for 48 years & knew she had then 6 or 7 children – is 75 years old
Married at New Canaan
Has not applied for a pension
Pension #2577 – 
Town of Hartland is her residence
Sept 16  1843
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Polly Ripley
Proof of 
Marriage

For’d to J. L. E.  Oct 26
                             43
                        /

Certificate that 
there is no record of 
marriage
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New Canaan P. O. Fairfield County. Ct   Oct 11, 1843

A. Joy Esq

Sir yours of the 28th Sep is received and rest assured it will at all times afford me pleasure to do any thing in my power to benefit those who perilled their lives for the liberties of our Country –
This town was incorporated in 1801 consequently there are no town records as ancient as 1782 the oldest church records are those of the congregational church which extend back to 1731, those of the Episcopal church to 1793. I have examined both with care and can find no record of the marriage of Asa Ripley to Polly or Mary Vose, nor are there any marriages inserted on either of those records until long after 1782. I have ascertained that the Rev. Mr. Camp a settled minister in the Town of Ridgebury in this State frequently officiated in the Congregational Church in this place in 1782 the church having then no Settled minister, below you have my certificate of the above facts and if I can be of any further use to you, it will give me pleasure at any time to serve you.
Respectfully yours
Thos. S. Husted, PM

= New Canaan P.O Fairfield County Ct. Oct 11th 1843 =
This certifies that I have carefully examined the town parish & church records of this town relative to the Marriage of Asa Ripley to Polly or Mary Vose by the Rev. John Camp 14th Feb. 1782 and no record of the above marriage can be found nor are there any marriages inserted on either of those records untill a date long subsequent to that of Feb. 14th 1782. I have ascertained that the Rev. J. Camp of the town of Ridgebury Ct. frequently officiated in the congregational church in this place in 1782 that church having then no settled minister 
       - Certified for Thomas S. Husted P. M.