Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21142, Heli Foot, Conn. Conn. Sea Service
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Conn.
Conn. Sea Service

Foot, Heli
Ruth

W.21142
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9152 New York

Ruth Foot deceased
Conn
Widow of Heli Foot
who was a Pri & Sgt
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 93 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. & End 3 July 1845.

Certificate of Pension issued the third day of Jan 1852 and sent to sent to T. Ewing, Present

(Acts of March 3, 1843)
Recorded in Book G
Vol. 2 Page 75
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County Ss.
On this 8th day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, personally appeared in open court before me Reusselaer Lamb the Judge of the County Court held at Elliottville in and for the county aforesaid, Henry Foot, a resident of the town of Farmingville in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York, aged forty years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" that he together with Heli Foot, Prosper Foot, William Foot, Thomas Foot, Polly Foster and Clarissa Space, are all the children and were all the surviving children, and lawful heirs of Ruth Foot, deceased, and the only surviving children and lawful heirs at the time of the death of the aforesaid Ruth Foot who was the widow of their father Heli Foot, deceased, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, that his father the said Heli Foot was a resident of the State of Connecticut and enlisted or entered the service from the town of Branford CT in the year 1775, went on tour to Boston, afterwards was out on service at different times and tours, through and during the war, and as he believes (according to information and statements made to him by his mother while living, and also by other persons, and sources of information) that he was in the service most if not all the time during the war. And that he distinctly recollects hearing his father speak of being engaged in a number of battles and that he was at Ticonderoga, New York, Horse Neck, Brandywine, and White Plains, understood him to have served some of the time under Captain Elliott and Captain Douglass. That he always understood his father was out one time Privateering thinks on board the Oliver Cromwell. He further declares and believes his father the aforesaid Heli Foot was married to his mother (whose maiden name was Ruth Polly) the aforesaid
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Ruth Foot, in the month of January, in the year seventeen hundred and ninety three, agreeable to their family record hereunto annexed; that his father the aforesaid Heli Foot died in the then town of Deerfield (now Marcy) in the county of Oneida and State of New York, on the 30th day October, 1827; And that his mother the aforesaid Ruth Foot, died in the town of Freedom in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York, on the 3d day of July, 1843; that his mother the aforesaid Ruth Foot did not intermarry but continued to be the widow of his father the said Heli Foot from the time of his death to the time of her death. He further declares that all of the aforementioned children and lawful heirs of the said Ruth Foot were over the age of twenty one years at the time of her death. That his father and mother the aforesaid Heli and Ruth Foot were not married prior to his father's leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated. 
Henry Foot

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before
Rensselaer Lamb County Judge

State of New York
County of Cattaraugus} Ss.
I, F. E. Baillet Clerk of the County Courts in and for said County, certify that Rensselaer Lamb Esq. is a judge as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said county this 12th day of Sept 1848.
F. E. Baillet Clerk
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BIRTHS
Record of Harvey and Amy Foots Children

Sarah Ann Foot was born Sept 22nd 1829

Mary Jane Foot was born July 24th 1832

Ruth Foot born February 22nd 1837

Harvey Foot Jr born June 12, 1841
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Conn. [Connecticut]  Foot  Hoeli  [Heli]   W.21142
Conn [Connecticut] Sea Service   Ruth
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V.L.M Ref. War Section
April 27, 1915
Mr. C. M. Butler
Civil War Division
Bureau of Pensions
Sir
In reply to your request of the 24th instant, you are advised that in the papers in claim W. File No. 21,142 Rev, War. It is alleged that Heli Foot was born May 3, 1745, and while residing at North Branford, Connecticut, enlisted from Branford in 1775, and went on a tour to Boston; afterwards he was out in service at different times during the war under Captains Elliott and William Douglass and was engaged in the battles at Ticonderoga, White Plaines, Brandywine and Horseneck, and was out at one time on board the Oliver Cromwell.
Heli Foot married January 1793, Ruth Polly who was born November 7, 1775; he died October 30, 1827, at Deerfield, Oneida County, New York, and she died July 3, 1843, at Freedom Cattaraugus County, New York, leaving only the following children; Henry Foot, Heli Foot, Prosper Foot, William Foot, Thomas Foot, Polly Foster and Clarissa Space.
On September 8, 1848, Henry Foot, a resident of Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, New York, applied in behalf of himself and the above named heirs, for the pension due their father Heli Foot, and the claim was allowed for his services
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of 16 months as a Private, and 5 months as sergeant in the Connecticut troops.

The following family data is on file in the claim.

Susan Foot born May 20, 1794.
Harvey Foot born May 3, 1796.
Polly Foot born April 10 or 19, 1798.
Heli Foot, Jr. & Hiram Foot born October 11, 1800
Clarissa Foot born October 11, 1806.
Henry Foot born March 4, 1809.
Prosper P. Foot born March 20, 1813 or 1815.
William Foot born August 7, 1816.
Thomas Foot born July 7, 1818.

Harvey Foot married June 17, 1828, Amy Northrup.
Prosper P. Foot married April 15, 1840 Delia Metcalf.
Thomas Foot married April 23, 1843, Sarah Mariah Irish.

Children of Harvey and Amy Foot.
Sarah Ann born September 22, 1829.
Mary Jane born July 24, 1832.
Ruth born February 22, 1837.
Harvey born June 12, 1841.

Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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W. F. 21142 Heli Foot
Apr 24 1915
Mrs Era B. Bayle
1005 Merchant St
Emporia Kans [Kansas]
Lead [illegible] Mr G M Butler
Civil War Div [division] Bureau of Pensions
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CERTIFICATE DIVISION

3-376

Act of June 27, 1890.

ORDER TO INSCRIBE

Cert No. ~~

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., ................, 190.......

The UNITED STATES PENSION AGENT,
________________________
________________________
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3-068.
(Old No. 3-449.)
Bureau of Pensions

Wid. CT. 21142
Ruth Foot
Wid
Heli Foot
Pvt & Sgt Capt Wm. Douglass Co in 1775 Conn. Line

Marine "Oliver Cromwell" Capt. Seth Harding in 1777.

Please furnish me with a letter setting forth the fact that the service of the above named soldier and sailor in the Revolutionary War was recognized by the granting of a pension to his widow (payable to her descendants [illegible] and the different organizations military and naval in which he is recognized as having served.
Respectfully
C. M. Butler
[illegible]
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Rev

WIDOW, &c.

21,142

Ruth Foot
widow of 
Heli Foot
Sergt Rev War

Act March 3d '43

Vol. A, Page 249

(Arrangement of 1870)
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Feby 9 1905 His to C. M. Butler - City

15 Apr 27 Hist to C. M. Butler and Eva B. Bayle V. L. M
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New York
Ruth Foot
widow of Heli Foot
who died on the 30th October 1827
of Oneida Co in the state of New York
who was a Pri & Sgt in the Company commanded by Captain Elliot of the _____ commanded by _______ in the ________ line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 92 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Jany 1852 and set to T. Ewing Jr. Present

Arrears to the 4th of ______
Semi-Annual allowance ending _____

{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by A. H. Mackland Clerk
Book D. Vol. 1 Page 157
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No. 13,849

Ruth Foot deceased
wid of Heli 
New York
Act July 7, '38

Admitted
8 months Sergeant $40
16 months Private 53.33
________
$93.33

From Mar 4 '36
to July 3 '43

Heli Foot
Henry Foot
Prosper Foot
Thomas Foot
William Foot
Clarissa Space
Polly Foster

T. Ewing Jr.
Rushford N. York
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[stamped]
RICHFORD
MAY 2
N. Y.

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D. C.

[dark writing illegible]
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[top part of document dark]
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
May 4 1850
Adt wid
late
[illegible] Foot wid Hely
AD [illegible] 58
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Heli Foot
at
or to 
Heli Foot
Adurt
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The power of attorney to T. Erving Jr Esq in this case is filed with the papers in the case of Heli Foot, which has been all [illegible] by me. Fred A Dairdgo
Pension office Dec 24, 1951
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[Unreadable text - dark image scan]

Act of July 1838
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[too dark to transcribe]
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Case of Heli Foot

Send me the (illegible)

(2 illegible lines crossed out)

JEK

Admitted
JEK
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers Office
Hartford 1st Oct [October] 1847
I certify that an application for evidence of the service of Heli Foot in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the books and papers remaining in this office relating to that war, and in a paper headed "North Brandford May 1775" and certified by "Asahel [?] Palmer, Clark of Company", to be "A true roll of such as have performed their duty of exercise for the half days trained under Capt [captain] Raulin Rose of S? Brandford being twelve half days "each, I find the name of Heli Foot as one of those who performed that duty.
Also a document headed "March? from Brandford for the Relief of Boston yc in the Lexington Alarm April 1775 in which is the name of Eli Foot who is entered as serving 6 days.
This name also appears in the list of those who were discharged from the Northern Army, under the head of "Discharges 1775 General Woorters Regiment" as being Cap [Captain} Douglas's Company and discharged by General  Schuyler (28 Nov).  There has also been deposited in this office the summer past a book purporting to be the accounts of Captain Wm [William] Douglass with the officers and soldiers of his company among others is the following
Heli Foot D Contra Jr
1775 May Cash advanced 92/. L4.12 [?] 1775 May [illegible] y bounty 52/  L  2.12.0
Rillet money 9/6 [?] {illegible] Rillet money 10/ Cortserch 0.13.0
Robinson 7/2  0.16.8  box3/ 0.13.0
(Car? forward 5.8.8  (Carried forward 3.5.0
over
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                                                                Dt.                                    
1775    (amt. brought forw?           L 5.8.8
Oct: 31_ 1Pr stockings of. Dec. 4 Cash 5
              dollars a G/                       1.16.0
              Cash to Ballance 42 Dt/1?  
                                                      12.12.1
Rec? in full this 13th of April 1776 the above Ballance by me Heli Foot

                                                                Cr.
1775              (amt. brot. forward   L 3.5.0
          By Wager Roll $23 day in 40/ 
                                                      15.10.8
                                                         
                                                      18.15.8

      By Mileage 253 a /1d                  1.1.1
                                                     19.16.9

This book is beyond all question a genuine and original document and signature of Heli Foot and others, therein original. The paper, mode of writing and everything about this book bear the marks of antiquity and genuineness.
   I also find a paper headed _ "Pay Roll of Officers and men belonging to the Ship Oliver Cromwell", with the original signature of Cap. Seth Harding, in which Heli Foot's name appears, he is stated to have served from 6th of May to 22? Septr. as a Marine at L2.0.0 per month_ and the amount of his wages L9.1.4. _ It does not appear on this roll in what year this service was rendered. But there remains a receipt signed by Cap. Harding, dated 11th Nov. 1777 for an order on the State Treasurer for Two thousand five hundred and seventeen pounds fourteen shillings, "for the use of the ship Oliver Cromwell." There are other writings which show that the Pay Roll was rendered at about the date of this receipt. 
   There is no Pay Roll remaining of Cap. Wm. Douglas's Company. It appears by the account of the late "Pay Table Office," that Cap. Wm. Douglass of Wooster Regiment in 1775, rendered an account on 11th April 1776, amounting in all to L1832.17.2 of which L1370.6.2 was for wages of his Company
Abijah Catlin
Comptroller
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Oneida County
William S Bowen Clerk of the town of Deerfield in said county being duly sworn says that there is no record of any marriages in any book as in file in the town clerk office of the said town of Deerfield previous to the first day of January 1794.
Subscribed and sworn Willam S Bowen [illegible]
this 4th day of August
1848 before me
John G Webster Justice
State of [illegible] Clerk
Clerk office of Oneida County  Parick Mahon Clerk of the
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said County certify that John G. Webster Esquire on the 4th day of August AD 1840 a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Oneida duly elected and authorized to act as such, and that his signature on the opposite side is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my official seal and subscribed my name August 7 1848
Patrick Mahon Clerk
for James Edgar Dep Clrk
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State of New York
Onondaga County Ss.
 
          Calvin Guiteau of the city of Syracuse in said County and State being duly sworn depose and says that he was Seventy Eight years old on the thirty first day of October last and deponent further says that he went into the Town of Deerfield (illegible) County of Herkimer and now County of Oneida and State of New York in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety on and was employed as a Surveyor and from that time he continued to reside in said place from seventeen hundred and ninety one untill eighteen hundred and nineteen. And deponent further says that soon after he went to reside at said Town of Deerfield, he became acquainted with Heli Foot who resided in the same town. and from appearances was a few years older than this deponent. And deponent further says that when he first became acquainted with said Foot the said food was a Single man.
   And deponent further says that soon after he went to reside in Said town of Deerfield he became acquainted with Isaac Brayton who resided in the same town and who was married to Cynthia Hastings within two or less years after this deponent first came to reside at Deerfield. and deponent further says that the said Heli Foot was married to Ruth Polly some time before the said Brayton was married from his present memory he thinks some three or four months.
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and the deponent further says that he recollects the facts of said marriages from the circumstances. That at the time the said Foot was marriage to said Ruth Polly he then said that and the said Cynthia Hastings afterward the wife of said Isaac Brayton was at the time of the marriage of said Food boarding at the home of said Isaac Brayton's father in said town of Deerfield about half a mile from where this deponent was boarding and deponent further says that the wedding of said Foot took place as this deponent understood at the time in the Village of Mowhawk in the then and now County Herkimer. And deponent further says that he was well acquainted with the laid Heli and his said wife from the time of their said marriage untill about Eighteen hundred and Eighteen or nineteen when the said Foot died and that said Foot and wife continued to reside in the said neighbourhood of this deponent untill about Eighteen hundred & Eight when he and his wife moved to a place in the same town about three miles distant.
   And deponent further says that he cannot state positively the year when the said Foot and Ruth Polly were actually married but he has no doubt of the fact that the said Foot was marriage within one or two years after Seventeen hundred and ninety 
   and deponent further says
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that he knows positively that the said Foot and wife were living near this deponent in Seventeen hundred and ninety seven and had been for some time previous that he knows this from the fact that he transacted business with him at that time. And that the said Foot and wife at this time had as many as two or three children living and among them a pair of twins. And further this deponent saith not.
Calvin Guiteau

Subscribed hereunto this 8 day of August 1848 before me 
R Molworth Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Onandaga County SS I Richard Molworth a justice of the Peace of the City of Syracuse in the county of Onandaga and State of New York do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the Calvin Guiteau the person making the above affidavit I know him to be a person of undoubted veracity and that the statements are entitled to full credit 
Dated August 8 1848
R Molworth
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Onondaga County ss:
Clerk's Office,
I certify that at the
date of the within Deposition and
certificates, the said Richard Woodworth
was a Justice of the Peace in and for
the said County duly Elected and
Sworn, and that his signatures written
are genuine.
Sworn under my hand, and
the seal of said County at
Syracuse, this 8th day of
August 1848
V. W. Smith , Clerk
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13.849
Ruth Foot decd
widow of Heli Foot
New York
Act 7 July 1838
(A)
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State of  New York
Allegany County ss  On this 19th day of September 1848,
before me G.L. Walker, a justice of the peace in and
for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Almy
Metcalf, a resident of the town of Freedom in the county
of Cattaraugus and State aforesaid, who being first duly
sworn according to law, doth depose and say that she was
personally acquainted with Ruth Foot deceased, late
the widow of Heli Foot, and mother of Henry Foot,
and that he had been acquainted with her
for the space of one years previous to her death &
that this deponent resided about two miles from
the said Ruth Fort that this [said crossed out] deponent distinctly
recollects that it was the third day of July 1843. that
that said Ruth Foot, died from the circumstance
that it was the day before independence that she
was buried upon the fourth day of July 1843 it being
independence day of that year & this deponent is
positive it was on that day from the 
circumstance of its being on Independence day and
further this deponent saith not
Sworn & Subscribed before
me this 19th day of September 1848  Almy Metcalf
G. S. Walker
Justice of the peace

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the
said Almy Metcalf & that she is a person of [words crossed out]
of truth & veracity   G. L. Walker
Dated Sept 19th 1848   Justice of the peace 
Hereby Certify that Gideon L Walker Esquire
ken was at the time of taking the same
nty duly commissioned and qualified and
[??] well acquainted with his hand writing
thereto is his proper hand writing
Seal of said County this 21st day of September
Martin Buttz Clerk
of Allegany County
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State of New York
Allegany County ss. On this 19 day of September 1848
before me G. L. Walker, a justice of the peace in and
for the County aforesaid, personally appeared
John G. Wood
a resident of the town of Freedom
in the County of Cattaraugus and State aforesaid, who
being first duly sworn according to law, doth
depose and say that he was personally acquainted with
Ruth Fort, deceased, late the widow of Heli Foot
and mother of Henry Foot. that he was present at
the time she was laid out after she died which was
on the 3 day of July A.D. 1843 that he was at her [word crossed out]
Funeral which took place on the 4th day of July A.D. 1843
that he has since been at the grave yard where she
was buried & has since seen the grave stones existed 
at the grave standing at the same,
place where
he saw her buried upon that day with an inscription
upon bearing the name of Ruth Foot who died
on the day of July 1823
Sworn & subscribed before
me this 19th day of September 1848   John G. Wood
G. L. Walker
Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
the above named John G. Wood & that I believe
him to be a man of truth & veracity
Dated Sept 19th 1848   G. L. Walker
Justice of the peace

Allegany County Clerk's office. I [h]
before whom the above Affidavits were to
a Justice of the Peace in and for said cou
authorized to take the same and that I
and verily believe his name subscribed
Witness my hand and the
A.D. 1848-
[right corner of page is torn words are incomplete at the end of sentences in the above certification
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers office
Hartford April 26 1850 
I certify upon application for further search and evidence of the service of Heli Foot in the war of the revolution, that I have made much examinations I find that from the records in this office it appears that Heli Foot belonged to the town of Beauford in the parish of North Beauford. His names appeared in a roll of the Melicia of said parish dated "North Beauford May 1775."  I further certify  that  Capt [Captain] William Douglass who commanded a company at the northwest in the year 1775 belonged to said [illegible] and that in the book from which the service of Heli Foot was drawn in [illegible] certificate there are the names of more than thirty [illegible] who also on the records of abatements of poll taxed for having faithfully served their country in the [illegible] of 1775 ate stated to belong to said Beauford.
I also certify that I have also {illegible] the certificate of the Secretary of the State of Connecticut dates this day + [and] I find that the following names of [illegible]there is mentioned [illegible] Jared Robinson Asahel Harrison Eli Moltrop Heli Foot are found in one or the other of the two documents above mentioned.
Abijah Catlin Comptroller
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State of Connecticut Ss.
Office of Secretary of State

   I hereby certify that there is on file in this office, a memorial or complain, prefered to the General Assembly of said State of Connecticut, of their session at Hartford, February, 1781, by "Lieut. Jared Robinson, "Ensign Asel Harrison and thirty of the soldiers who belonged to the "company of Capt. John Yates of Stratford, in the county of Fairfield, "in the service of this state in the year 1779, for the term of eight months, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Matthew Mead"; and that the names following are subscribed to said memorial or complaint, _ to wit: Jared Robinson, Lieut. Asahel Harrison, Ensn.
Eli Moltrope Sargt.  Heli Foot Sart.  Joseph Baldwin Serjt.  Collins Page Corpl.  Hernan Baldwin Corpl.  Jared Barnes Corpl.  Philemon Harrison, drummer,  Ethiel Harrison, Fifer,  David Smith, John Filer, Chaucey Denison, John Stone, Uriah Page, Linas Baldwin, Gideon Woodward, Nathan Harrison, Giles Brackett, Josiah Moltrup, Asher Mostrop, Joseph Granniss Jr., Jacob Moltrup, Zebe Robinson; [one illegible.]

- that said petition is dated February 19th 1781, - and that it is filed with, and forms a part of, the documents of said session of the General Assembly, in February 1781.
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In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said State, at Hartford this 26th day of April, A.D.
1800.
Roy W. Mills
Secretary of State
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P. 61
Rushford N. Y.
Nov 20/50
A. J. Lyon
appeals from the decision of the Comr of Pensions
in the case of Ruth Foot
Widow of Heli Foot a
revolutionary Soldier
N Y July 38
Refd to his Comm of Pensions for a 
[illegible]
Dept Interred
Novr 25t 1850
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SERVICE
Conn.
Conn. Sea Service

Foot, Heli
Ruth

NUMBER
W. 21142
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It may be proper to state that the soldier was formerly a resident of North Branford, Connecticut, and that an other declaration has been made by his son, since the death of the widow - Both will be found in the Pension office, unless they have been lost of mislaid. I hope, Sir, you will examine all the papers on on file at the Pension office in relation to this claim and I think you cannot come to any other conclusion but that the heirs of Keli Foot and Roth Foot are entitled to a pension.

Very Respectfully Yours

A J Lyon

Hon. Alex H. H. Stuart,
Secretary of the Interior
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Henry Foot on the 8th day of September 1848 personally appeared in open Court being the county court of Cattaraugus County State of New York, being 48 years old and being sworn made the following declaration to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of 7 of July 1838. That he together with Heli Foot, Prosper Foot, William Foot, Thomas Foot, Polly Foster, and Charles Space are all the children and were all the surviving children & lawful heirs of Ruth Foot, deceased and the only surviving children and lawful heirs at the time of the death of the aforesaid Ruth Foot who was the widow of their Father of Heli Foot, dec'd. who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. That his Father the said Heli Foot was a resident of the State of Connecticut and enlisted and entered the service from the town of Branford Connecticut in the year 1775 went on tour to Boston and afterwards was out on service at different times and tours, this and during the war and as her believes (according to information and Statements made to him by his mother while living and also by other persons & sources of information) that he was in the service most, if not all the time during the war, and that he distinctly recollects hearing his father speak of being engaged in a number of Battles and that he was at Ticonderoga, New York Horse Neck, Brandywine & White Plains, understood him to have served some of the time under Capt. Elliott and Capt. Douglass, and also understood that he was out at one time privateering, thinks on board the Oliver Cromwell (A.1) 
Hartford 10 1847-
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of Eli Froth was an applicant for her pension of the W States
on account of the Revolutionary service of her husband the said
Eli Foot, was a resident of the County of Callaraugus in the State
of N York and died in the Town of Freedom in said County on the
3d of July 1843. that she left children whose names are
Heli - Henry Prosper Thomas a William Foot Clarissa Spice
and Polly Foster, being all over the age of 21, and the only surviving
children and and lawful heirs of said Ruth Fort died at
the time of her death (C.1.)
Amasa Thomas of Hindsdale of said County & State being sworn,
says that he became acquainted with Heli Foot about the year
1803 in the Town of Deerfields County of Oneida & State of New York
that he was informed by said Fort and others, that he had previously
resided in the Town of Branford State of Connecticut and removed
from Branford to Deerfield
That he was informed by said Fort that he was in the army of
of the Revolutionary war as a Soldier, that he was so reputed
and that it was a subject after conversed of by & between them
and also by others and he was reputed to have been in several battles
faught during the revolution and was reputed and considered
in the neighborhood to be one of the Revolutionary fathers - that
he also heard him speak of being engaged upon the waters in
the service of his country - that he never heard the same disputed
by any one - deponent is now in his 75th year (C.2)
Certifficate of Justice, that he is well acquainted into Deponent,
that he is a man of undoubted truth & veracity and his statement
entitled to full credit
As the only objections made to this claim was the want
proof of identification, the hisy has been confined to that point [mark]
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(C)

State of New York,
Cattaraugus County Ss
I Francis E. Baillet clerk of the county court holden at Ellicottville in and for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said court, that Ruth Foot widow of Heli Foot was an applicant for her pension of the United States on account of the revolutionary service of her husband the said Heli Foot; was a resident of the county of Cattaraugus in the State of New York, and died in the town of Freedom in said county of Cattaraugus, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, on the third day of July; that she left children whose names are Heli Foot, Henry Foot, Prosper Foot, Thomas Foot, William Foot, Clarissa Space and Polly Foster, being all over the age of twenty one years, and the only surviving children and lawful heirs of the said Ruth Foot, deceased, at the time of her death. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my  seal of office at Ellicottville this sixth day of June in the year of our Lord 1849.

Francis E Baillet clerk
by H.E. Gaylord Dex Clerk
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Amasa Thomas
Affidavit
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County Ss.
   Amasa Thomas of Hinsdale in said County being duly sworn deposeth and says that he became acquainted with Heli Foot about the year 1803. in the Town of Deerfield County of Oneida and State of New York. That he was informed by the said Foot & others that he had previously resided in the Town of Branford State of Connecticut and removed from Branford to Deerfield aforesaid. And also with Ruth his wife and that he lived near neighbours to the said Heli Foot and was well acquainted with them, to the time of his death that he attended and assisted in the funeral services of the said Heli Foot at Deerfield aforesaid. and that he was infomred by the said Foot that he was in the American Army during the Revolutionary War as a soldier that he was so reputed to have been in several of the Battles fought during the revolution & was reputed & considered in the neighbourhood to be onne of the revolutionary fathers. that he also heard him speak of being engaged upon the waters
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State of New York
County of Caltaraugus ss   I Francis J Baillet Clerk of the County Court of Caltaraugus 
county, certify that Seth Lockswood is a Magistrate as above, and that the forgoing
signature, purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and
subscribed my name this 6th day of June in the
year 1849  Francis E Baillet clerk
By H. C. Gaylord [??] Clerk
(C) [written sideways on lower right side of page]
[seal applied on lower left side of page]
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Pension office
Sir
I have the honor to transmit the papers,
(numbering from 1 to 9 - inclusive) in the case of the children
of Ruth Foot widow of Heli Foot, in which A J
 Lyon
appeals with a heir of the evidence.
The grounds on which this claim on behalf of the children
of Ruth Foote widow of Eli Foot, was rejection, were that no sufficient
proofs were produced showing that Eli Foot bore the reputation
of being a revolutionary soldier and that he belonged to the
town of Branford in the early part of the Revolutionary war
thus identifying him as the same person of whose service
proof has been exhibited from the records in the office of the
Comptroler of Connecticut. The only witness to establish this
identity is that of Amasa Thomas who states that he did
not become acquainted [with Heli Foot inserted] untill some time in 1803. at which time
he was living in Oneida County N York. He states nothing of his
own knowledge, but simply states, that he was informed by Eli Foot
that he had previously resided in the town of Branford and removed
from Branford to Deersfield. The testimony of those who knew
him on that Town, and knew he was attached to the Connecticut
 Line as early as 1775, is required to issue a certificate
in this case to the children of Mrs Foot.
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Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rools?  If either, state the substance.

Proof of service - Records
"        "   identity - Parole evidence
"        "   marriage Documentary [?]arole

[Next section crossed out]

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

T. Erving Jr.
AJ Lyons [crossed out]
Name and residence of Agent
Rusford
New York

FH Davidge
Examining Clerk.
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Report
in the case of
Ruth Foot
Wid of Eli
favorable to Appellant
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Pension Office
Sir:

A careful examination of the papers
in the case of Ruth Foot wid of Eli claiming a pension under the act of July 7. 1838 has
led me to a conclusion somewhat different
from the one formed by former examiners
The identity of Eli Foot is to my mind
established by the testimony of Amasa Thomas
who although he did not know Foot until
1803, when he first met with him in the State of
New York, says that at that early time,
when Foot could  not have had any interested motive in views, he told him (deponent) that
he had resided in Branford Connecticut
and had served in the revolutionary army.
The difficulty which I find in the case
is on the score of the date of the marriage which is alleged to have taken place Jany 1793
The family record is evidently of modern
date as will be seen in reference to the date
of Harvey Foot's marriage, Jany 28th 1828. This
entry it will be observed has just as much the
appearance of antiquity as any portion of the
writing and more than many others. The style
of the printing and ornamenting of the edges is
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evidently to my mind, the same that was in
vogue twenty five or thirty years ago. Consequently
the entry of Helis Foot's  marriage], just above that Harvey Foot's [crossed through marriage], was probably made at the same time upon the authority of what the
writer had heard. When the alleged date of
the marriage approached so near to the limit
of the law, the testimony should be of the clearest character. It is proper however to bear in
mind that when this entry was made 1828
no pension law had been passed for the benefit of widows and there is therefore no good to suppose 
that the entry was made for any
fraudulent purpose
I would admit the claim
and allow a pension in accordance with
the service established by the Comptrollers Certificate
Respectfully
Yr Obt Servt
F H Davidge
Exr
J. E. Heath Esq
Comr of Pensions
It may be mentioned that "Heli Foot is a
name not likely to be found often
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B1         Aug 27 1807
Rshford NJ
Aug 21/57

A. J. Lyon

Rel: to certain appeals made by him from the deccision of the Comm of Pensions &c

Cap. Lescote
appeal cases

Refd to Comm Pensions for attention & answer 
Dept Into
Aug 25/57
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Rushford, N.Y. Aug 21. 1851.

Sir,

The Revolutionary Claims which were appealed by me from the division of the Commissioner of Pensions have been heard from excepting those of Elisha Baker, Heli Foot and Moses Powers, or their heirs.
Will you please inform me what disposition has been made of them.  I expected the several claims in question would have been examined by your department, but it appears they were handed over to the new Comm. of Pensions for a re-examination. I have again to request, that you will examine these claims for I believe some of them, at least, contain all the evidence required by law.

Very Respectfully Yours
A J. Lyon

Hon. Alex H. N. Stuart
Dept. of the Interior
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M Cole

Aug 6 1851

Power of atty per A. J. Lyon atty of 
widows other on
1 3750 - Elisha Baker (check mark) ?
2             Heli Foot x                     0
3             Elijah Smith  (check mark)
4             John Pool  (check mark)
5             Robb Campbell   (check mark)
6             John Wood   (checkmark)
7             Moses Powers     x
8             Ira Higby    x
9             Jon'n Thatcher    x
10           Wm. Brown  
11           Phoebe Stark  Suspended Nov 24. '57
12           Wm. Wells   (check mark)
13           Jus: Stuart X 
14           Henry Beastead X
15            Consider Wilcox  (check mark)
16           Moses Porter  x
               Elizabeth Moore            0
to examine papers & presented the claims for US pension filed Aug 6, '57
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Know all men by these presents, that I A.J. Lyon of the County of Allegany and stae of New York have constituted and appointed, and by these presents do constistute and appoint, Thomas Ewing, Jr., of Washington City, my true and lawful attorney, irrevocably for me and in my name to examine all papers on file in the Pension office at Washington City, which have been forwarded to that department by me, in support of the several claims of widow heirs of Elisha Baker, Heli Foot, Elijah Smith, John Pool, Robert Campbell, John Wood, Moses Powers, Ira Higby, Jonathan Thatcher, William Brown, Phoebe Start, William Wells, John stewart, Henry Beastead, Consider Wilcox and          Porter, and generally to do all lawful acts and things touching the premises; and an attorney or attornies under him for the purposes aforesaid, to make and at his pleasure to revoke; hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises, by virtue of these presents by prosecuting the claims for pensions of the widows and heirs of the above named Revolutionary Soldiers, and to   (illegible) pension certificates that may be issued for them

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of July 1851.
A.J. Lyon
State of New York
County of Allegany] to wit:
  On this 25th day of July 1851 , A.J. Lyon personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be his act and heed for the purposes therein expressed. 
R. B. Laning J.P.

State of New  York
County of Allegany { to wit:
I hereby certify, that R B Saning Esq., before whom the above acknowledgment was made, and who has hereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court for the County aforesaid, this 26th day of July 1851  John J Rockafeller Clerk
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Rushford, N. York May 2, 1850

Sir,
Enclosed you will find additional widows in support of the claim of the heirs of Heli Foot, and Ruth his wife, under the act of 7th July 1838.
You will see by refference to the papers filed in this claim, that the old lady set forth in her declaration that her husband, the said Heli Foot, went into the service from the town of North Branford, and served under Capt. Douglass. She also set forth that he was in the Naval Service, on board of the Oliver Cromwell. The proof of which I have forwarded to you. You will also see by referring to the marriage record, that there was some twenty years difference, between the ade of Heli Foot and his wife Ruth, she being the youngest of the two. And I have been told by his oldest children, that their father resided in North Branford, at the commencement of the Revolutionary War, and remained there, as a resident until he moved to Oneida County, N. York.

I am very respectfully 
your obedient servant

A.J. Lyon

Hon. J.L. Edwards
P.S. Also enclosed you will find a fac simile of Heli Foot's hand writing forwarded to me by the Secretary of the State of Connecticut.
A.J. Lyon
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Rushford, N.Y. July 11, 1849

Dear Sir

   Enclosed I send you additional evidence in support of the claim of Ruth Fot, widow of Heli Foot, under the act of July 7th 1838, now on file in your office.
Your attention to the same at you earliest convenience is solicited.
   I am very respectfully 
   your obedient servant

A J Lyon

Hon. J.L. Edwards
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31 Sep 1848
Hon Heli Foot decd.
Declaration 

From 2d to 31 st Inclusive
A.J Lyon

10 original case

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Hon. J.  L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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N.Y.            Rushford Sept. 23d 1848

     Sir,
          Enclosed I transmit to your department the declaration and other papers of Henry Foot, in order to establish claim for his mother's pension Ruth Foot, deceased, widow of Heli Foot who served during the war of the revolution, all of which is respectfully submitted for your decision.
                             I am very Respectfully,
                               Your Obt Servt
                                A.J. Lyon
                                for Orville Boardman




Hon J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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11 Oct 1849
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                                                 276
                                       Pension Office
                                          October 11th 1849

Sir
     The affidavit of Amasa Thomas presented by you in the case of Ruth Foot dc'd widow of Hili Foot does not meet the requisition contained in my letter to you of 11 May last.
     This witness did not become acquainted with Hili Foot until sometime in 1803.  At that time he was living in Oneida Co NY.  His testimony is not deemed at all sufficient to show that he was the identical [illegible] who enlisted in the [illegible] service 1775 in the Connecticut Line from "North Branford."  The testimony of those who knew him in that time and knew he [phrase crossed out] was attached to the Connecticut Line as early as 1775 is required to authorize the issuing of a Certificate in this claim to the children of Mrs Foot.


AJ Lyon Esq.
    Rushford
        NY
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115.

Pension Officer
11 Nov. 1850

Sir,
     The additional evidence forwarded by you in the case of Ruth Foot [illegible] does not remove the objections contained in my letters to you of 11th May and 11th Oct. 1849.  It does not appear that the widow furnished any declaration at all, [illegible] him to 1843, and nothing can substitute in this claim for direct evidence of the identity of her husband with the soldier who performed duty in the Connecticut line.


A.J. Lyons, Esq.
     Rushford
       N.Y.
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AJ Lyon
Rushford
N.Y.
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Pension Office 204
May 11, 1849

Sir,
     The papers in the case of Ruth Foot, dec'd widow of Heli Foot, under act 7th July 1838 have been examined and filed.  Some evidence should be produced showing that her husband bore the reputation of having been a revolutionary soldier and that he belonged to the town of Branfort [sic] in the early part of the revolutionary war, thus identifying him as the same person of whose service proof has been exhibited from the records in the office of the Comptroller of Connecticut.  Evidence should also be submitted in open court showing the names of the children surviving the widow and at what time she died.  The testimony given before a Justice of the Peace for this purpose is not sufficient.

A.J. Lyon Esq.
Rushford