Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 25, John Adams, Md Penn
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(3---1776)
SERVICE
Md
Penn

Adams, John
Ann or
Nancy

NUMBER
R. 25
B.L. Wt. 61.125-160-55

CONTENTS
res [resident] of Gaysport, Blair Co Pa. where he died Aug. 2, 1850 aged 86 yrs
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State of Pennsylvania
Blair County
SS
On this fifteenth day of December AD one
thousand eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared before me one
of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas & in and for the County of Blair
the same being a Court of record, John Adams a resident of the borough
of Gaysport formerly of Alleghany [illegible] Huntingdon County formerly Huntingdon, in the said County of Blair and State of Pennsylvania
aged eighty five years and eight months, who being first duly sworn
according to law, doth on his solemn Oath make the following declaration,
in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he joined the Army of
the United States first in the year 1778 he thinks cannot remember the year
with certainty but knows he run off from home in Conewago when 14 or
15 years old and when he came to Taneytown in Maryland a company
was then on march to Baltimore that he was induced to join it, that he
carried a light musket marched in the ranks and answered to his
name that from Baltimore they marched to head of Elk, thence to
Brandywine, was in the Battle of Brandywine, saw a French General
there wounded in the leg or thigh, heard him say that it was not
dangerous they should not mind it.  Saw there for the first Thomas
Wilt who was in the pension roll, but cannot now remember the name
of any of the officers with sufficient certainty to name them
being so young then I cared but little about it, and for some
years of late my memory fails me as to dates and names at Brandywine
my Guardian overtook me and took me home to York in Penna
and bound me to Mendell Keller. Soon after this my master was
drafted or had enlisted and did not wish to go, got me to serve in
his place. This time I joined the company at Hanover in York
County Pennsylvania it was in the year 1780 or 81 am not now
sure which this tour was under Captain Claar in Major
Bayly battallion  Col Albright or Col Slegle or both part
of the time, served in the Ranks. remember, standing Guard
over prisoners thinks Burgoynes men some of them Hessians
The next was a tour of two months, started from Hanover
in York County Penna again as a substitute for another of Mendel
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Kellers apprentices who did not like to go for his master. During this
tour I was under the command of Captain Foreman, Major Bayly
and our Colonel was part of the time Albright and part of the
time Slegle and what part of the time or whether both commanded
during this tour as this last tour was right after the former; I know I
was in all the time under both of those colonels, was in no
battles during this last tour, and chiefly employed in guarding
prisoners. 
That he cannot now learn of any of his fellow
Soldiers being yet alive, not many of them removed to this
part of the State therefore he is not now able to obtain the testimony
of living witnesses which he could have obtained some
years since but at that time did not think he ever would need
further aid therefore omitted to obtain the testimony, and with
reference to his discharge he cannot now say what has become of it.
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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, except
that of the State of Pennsylvania where he is in receipt of a
small pension from the State for services in the revolutionary war
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
[signature] Geo. R. McFarlane
[signature] John Adams
I Geo. R. McFarlane one of the Judge as aforesaid do hereby
certify that the above named applicant for a pension is now
and has for a long time been confined to his bed by reason
of bodily infirmity and could not by reason thereof
be taken into court to make this declaration and
further I do hereby declare it as my opinion that
the above named applicant was a revolutionary
Soldier and served as he states. I also certify that the
John Adams refered to in the affidavit of Thomas Wilt is the same
with the foregoing applicant and that the certificate of
the clerk of Senate is genuine and entitled to full credence
[signature] Geo. r. McFarlane
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Feby [illegible] /50
37736
John Adams
Act 7 June 1832
Mr Ames
Original Case I
believe no papers
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I G W Johnston Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas clerk
of the Court of Quarter Sessions &c of Blair County and State of 
Pennsylvania do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of said County in the matter of the application of John Adams
for a pension, and that the Honorable George R W Harlem before
when the declaration was sworn to is one of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas &c being Court of record in and
for the County of Blain and State of Pennsylvania and
the signatures to the certificate are genuine, as also the n the back hereof.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this eighteenth day of January
AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine
the words interlined above
before my signature
GWJ
G. W. Johnston Prothy &

I do hereby certify that John Adams the foregoing declarant has been under
my portal care for nearly seventeen years and that I believe
him to be of the age he states in his declaration, and from my knowledge
of his character I have any reason to believe that what he states may
be relied on. As to his revolutionary services I know nothing but
the reports of the neighbours -- given under my hand this 29 Dec 1849
Jas Bradley
R Catholic Priest

We do hereby certify that we know that John Adams to be about the age he represents
and that we have full confidence in the truth of his statements, and that he
as been always reputed in the neighborhood as old revolutionary
Soldier, that he is now in need of a small pension from the State
of Penn for revolutionary services
Peter Cassidy
Henry Leamer
James D. Rell
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We the president Judge and the associate Judges of the several Courts of record in and for the
County of Blair do hereby certify that the Rev Mr Bradly whose name is to the within
certificate is a clergyman of good standing in his church and reputed to be a
man of integrity in all respects and that the other gentlemen who certify 
for John Adams are also men of good standing in the community
and maintain high character for truth and general integrity.  We also
certify that Mr Bradly lives some distance from the Court house. We also
certify that from all we know and learn from the reports and statements, 
and the declaration of the applicant that it is our opinion that that he was an old soldier as be testifies. 
Geo. Taylor
Geo. C. McFarlane
Davis Brooke
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July 21/ 57 Let. to James Hemp   Hollidaysburgh Pa. -- xxxx of 
referred to xx for answer in regard to window's pension

Jan 2/58  Let to Jos Kemp Hollidaysburg Pa including xxxx
for duplicate  ---  TJ

May 5/58.  Let to Com Gen Land Office has caveat been filed?

Vol xx page 25.
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267.510
Act Mar 3.55
Jany 21.57

61.125 Issued
April 17th/57

Nancy Adams Wid/
John Adams Pri

Capt. Foreman

Pa Line
W. 160ac, apl 10/51
Rev War

p. 10/

Penn List July 31

Special, by Chief Clerk
S. Cole Jany 21.'57

Joseph Kemp
Hollidaysburg PA
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Declaration
Nancy Adams widow
of John Adams
for Bounty Land
under the act of 1855

267.510
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Blair  Ss

On this 3d day of December 
one thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally before me a Justice
of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Nancy
James aged eighty nine years, a resident of Gaysport Blain County
formerly Huntingdon in the State of Pennsylvania who being duly
Sworn according to Law declares that she is the widow of
John Adams deceased, who was a revolutionary private in the
company commanded by Captain Foreman in the regiment of
the Pennsylvania line commanded by Col Stegle in the war
of the revolution, that her husband served a tour of two
months under the above named officers and that he
entered the service on or about AD 1780 or 1781
the precise time she cannot fix nor whether he
enlisted or was drafted, but that he continued in said
service until his term expired, but that she has
not now the discharge in her possession of ever her
husband had one.

She further states that she was
married to the said John Adams on or about the year
1790 at a place called Water Street in Huntingdon County
to said John Adams by Esquire Kyle, who is long
since dead, that it was not customary to take marriage
certificates, that she has now now, that a certain
box containing all the family records was left in care
of one of her daughter and by her or her children lost
that she cannot after diligent enquiry since the
passage of this Act hear of any of the persons who
were present at the Marriage being yet alive
that she lived with said J Adam's as his wife
and raised a family of sons and daughters, that
her two oldest children died when young that the
next eldest now living is upwards of Sixty
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years of age, and her said husband John Adams died
On the 2d day of August AD 1850, and that she has
remained a widow ever since that period as will
more fully appear by reference to the proof annexed
hereto.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining
the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act
Approved 3 March 1855
Her
Nancy X Adams
Mark
Saml Smith

We Joseph Kemp Mary Adams
Residents of the
County of Blair in the State of Pennsylvania upon our oaths declare that the foregoing 
declaration was signed and acknowledged by Nancy Adams
in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and Statements
of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents
herself to be.
Joseph Kemp
Her
Mary X Adams
Mark

Sworn and subscribed 
Before me this 11th Decr
1856
Saml Smith J.P.

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed
before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I
know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the
person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in
this claim the said May Adams being the widow of
one of the sons of Nancy Adams, the applicant-
Saml Smith J.P.
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Blair County SS
personally came before me the Subscriber one 
of the judges of the Court of Common please of Blair County Thomas B. Moore, Joseph Smith, and Sml Smith
All of whom
having been dully sworn according to law depose and say that they have long known John Adams and Nancy his wife, and that they
always were considered as man and wife legally married mutually
acknowledging each other as such, and that we never heard it
questioned or even surmised to that effect, that they did raise
a family of sons and daughter, the youngest of whom is now well advan
ced in life.  that said John Adams drew a pension for revolutionary ser
vices was always among the older citizens regarded as a revolutionary sol
dier.  That some of us have known them 30 or 40 years back, that we do not know of any person now living who when alive was residing in the vicinity of Waterstreet when Mrs. Adams was
raised, Thomas Jackson Esq a nephew of said Nancy Adams
also died within a few years, (who if living might have been able 
to establish the fact of the marriage)  That said Nancy is still
unmarried ad the widow of said John Adams dcd
Thomas B Moore
Samuel Smith
Joseph Smith
Sworn & Subscribed before me one of the judges on this 15th of 
January 1857  And I do further certify that all the foregoing
deponents are highly respectable citizens every way worthy
of full Credit, and that they would not attest in any 
way for facts any items that they had any doubts
about. And also do further certify that nearly all the
facts set out in their affadavit are known to me personally
to be true.
D. Caldwell
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State of Pennsylvania
Blair County } Ss

On this 19th day of may AD 1857 personally
appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court
Blair County Nancy Adams a resident of Gaysport in the 
County aforesaid aged ninety one years who being duly Sworn
according to law, doth depose and on her oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the provisioning made by the act of Congress passed the 7
July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and
pensions to certain widows, and the acts 1843 1848 - 1853
and such other supplementary acts in favour of widows
of soldiers of the revolutionary war. That she is the
widow of John Adams decd who was a private in
the revolutionary war, to the best of her information in the
fourth regiment of Pennsylvania troops, but that of her own knowledge sht
is unable to set forth particularly the service performed
or the time except as her information came from
her deceased husband and actors and according
to those statements the service performed was
after the year 1778 and before the close of 1783 -
other evidence to be furnished in support of this statement

She further declares that she was married
to the said John Adams sometime in the year 1790 the exact
date she cannot furnish, that Esquir Kyle celebrated the
marriage [illegible] occuring at a place called [illegible]
in Huntingdon County, that she has long since lost the
certificate along with action papers having at one time
left them in the care of a daughter whose children destroyed
them. That she cannot now learn that any one person
as yet living who were present at the marriage, that she
lived with said John Adams as his wife in the vicinity
of her present home for 50 years or thereabouts that they
raised a large family of sons and daughters, that the
was eldest died when young that the next oldest now
living is upwards of 60 years old, and that her said
husband died on the 2d day of August 1850 and that she
has remained a widow ever since that period iand will 
appear by proof annexed &c.
Nancy X ^her mark^ Adams
Sworn & Subscribed on the day and year
above named before me
Witness present
Susan Adams D Caldwell associate Judge
Joseph Kemp
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I David Caldwell one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of Blair County do hereby certify that the within[?] and forgoing named applicant for a pension is now and has for a long term been confined to his house by reason of bodily infirmity and could not be reason thereof [illegible] into open court [illegible] declaration and I further hereby declare it as my opinion that the facts declared by her are true and that it was commonly reported and understood for a long time that John Adams her husband was a revolutionary soldier

D. Caldwell
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Record Division.
April 18, 1909
Mrs. J. Curtin Glenn
1814 Thirteenth Ave
Altoona, PA
Madam
In reply to your letter dated the 17th and received the 18th ultimo, you are advised that from the papers in clam R. File No. 25, it appears that John Adams applied for pension on December 15, 1840 at which time he was eighty-five years and eight months old, and a resident of Gaysport, Blair County (formerly Huntington County Pennsylvania.   
He stated that in 1778, he ran away from home in Conewago to Tennytown, Maryland, where he joined a company, marched to Brandywine and was in that battle; names of officers and length of service not shown: that he next entered the service at Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania in 1780 or 1781, under Captain Clear, Major Bayly and Colonels Albright or Siegle (or both), length of service not given: and that he afterwards served a tour two months under Captain Foreman, same Major and Colonels.  
He married at Waterstreet, Huntington County, Pennsylvania March 13, 1790, Ann Beatty aged twenty-four years, a daughter of Edward Beatty. 
Soldier died at Graysport, Pennsylvania, 
August 2, 1850, and his widow
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R. File No. 25.--3
applied for pension October 28, 1851 while eighty-five years of age and a resident of said Gaysport. 
the soldier's and widow's claims were not allowed for the reason that the claimants failed to furnish proof of six months' actual service as required by the laws of the United States; but from the papers on file it appears they received pensions from the state of Pennsylvania.  
There is no further family data. 
Yours respectfully, 
Acting Commissioner
(See Wt-61.125-160.55)
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1909 Apl. 13. Hist. to Mrs. J Curtin Glenn

[illegible] made on N.D. Adams Sept. 3

1928 July 19 Photos to E.V. Martindale. See John Adams S. 39926. A.D.Y.[?]

Ex'r. INVALID.
[illegible]
REJECTED

Ann Adams
P.O. Widow of John Adams
Service: ___, 18___.
Discharged: ___, 18___.
Application filed: ___, 18___.
Alleges: [checkmark] (1851)
Re-enlisted: ___
Attorney: ___
P.O. ___
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247,510
Nancy Adams
Wd of John Adams
Add End
Mr Hood
McCook
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No 37736
John Adams
Pa.
Hon Saml Cantmin[?] 27th Feb. 1850

[illegible] Jany 1832
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14,500 R.25
Ann Adams, widow of John.
Panna
John D. Clark Jany 8, 1852.
Joseph Kemp May 24, 1859.
[illegible] June 30/57

[illegible] July 7, 1838.
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61,125
Dupl
Act 33
160 acres
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July 17/58
[illegible] duplicates and send to
Joseph Kemp
Hollidaysburg
Pa
Warrant Lost} [illegible]

Act 3 May 1833
267.570 21 Jan 1837

[diagonal] GA. 1215, [illegible] 11 Apl 1837
Duplicate of July 23/58 [/diagonal]

Nancy Adams wid of John Adams [illegible]

[illegible] Foreman
Penn Line
Revolutionary

[illegible]
Joseph Kemp
Hollidaysburgh
Penn
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Petition of Nancy Adams widow of an old soldier praying to be placed on the Pension Rolls of the state

also
affidavit

M Martin
[illegible]
Jny 29
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Susam Adams

Blair County SS

Personally came before me the Subscriber a
Justice of the peace in and for the County of Blair [blank]
[blank] who having been duly sworn according to law
doth depose and say that he is personally well acquainted
with Nancy Adams widow of John Adams decd
That the said John Adams was on the Pension Roll of the
State of Pennsylvania, that he knows of him recieveng a
pension annually for a number of years which was
paid by the Treasurer of Huntington County
That said John Adams departed this life
sometime last summer leaving said Nancy
as his widow. That she was always treated
and held out by said Adams as his wife
and so believed and understood to be
by their relations and others, they raised
when said Adams died, said Nancy
a aged & infirm & much in need of
relief & [illegible] south Na5
Joseph Kemp
affinned & Subscribed before
me this 28th day of January
AD 1851
John Cox J.P.
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To the Senate & House of Representatives of the State of Pennsylvania in Genl[?] ostensibly[?] met

The petition of Nancy Adams humbly represents that she is the widow of John Adams a revolutionary soldier who in [illegible] was in the receipt of a pension from the State of Pennsylvania which was greatly needed for their support, that now said John Adams her husband is dead and that your petition is by reason of age become extremely feeble & much in need of aid. She therefore prays your honorable body to pass a law to place her name on the pension rolls to receive the pension [illegible] given to her husband & for the past year the same as if her husband yet lived & your [illegible] pray [illegible]

Nancy Adams her mark
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State of Pennsylvania
Blair County SS.

On this 23rd day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of Clair County Pennsylvania being a Court of Record Ann (Harvey) Adams, aged Eighty five years a resident of Gaysport Borough Said County and State, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath (declare, and make) the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836, that she is the widow of John Adams, who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and a private in the Company commanded by Capt. [blank] in the Regt. commanded by Conl. [blank] United States Infantry that she does not know that she can procure Documentary evidence in support of her claim. She further states that she was married to the said John Adams (to the best of her recollection) on the 13th day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety (she being then twenty four years of age) by Daniel Coyle Esqr a justice of peace, at a place called Water Street in (now) Huntingdon County Pennsylvania, that there is not to her knowledge any record of said marriage, that her name before marriage was Ann (Nancy) Beaty -- that she has had thirteen chidren, the true[?] oldest who were twins are dead, one of the second birth (also Lucius) is living, named Honey, and is Fifty eight years old, that her said husband died at Gaysport Blair County Penna on the second day of August A.D. 1850 and that she has not intermarried since, but remains a widow ever since, that her said husband fought at the Battle of Brandy Wine and (as she has been informed by him and verily believes) and received a pension of forty dollars per annum from the state of Pennsylvania, and since his death she has received from said state a pension of forty dollars per annum, as will more fully
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appear by the proof hereto annexed.

Ann Adams her mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written--And the Court do hereby state and declare their opinion that the said John Adams was a Revolutionary soldier and served as above stated, and that he and the said Ann Adams were married as above stated, and at the time above stated.

Geo. Taylor, President Judge

I Geo. W. Johnston Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Blair Co. Pa. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Ann Adams for a pension

In testimony I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23rd day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one--And I also hereby certify that Samuel Smith Esqr before whom the following affidavits were taken is and was at the time of taking the same a justice of the peace duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due to his acts as such--given under my hand and seal of office the day and year last above written--

GW Johnston Proy
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89

Fourth Regiment 1780.

We and each of us whose names are hereunto subscribed, do acknowledge to have received from Major
Thomas B. Bowen, and Captain Ercuvius Beatty
agent for the late Pennsylvania Line, the several
Sums opposite to our names respectively, in Certificates,
dated July 1, 1784 bearing interest at six
per cent. from January the first 1781, signed by
John Pierce Commissioner, and described as below,
being for the Balance of a Settlement between the
United States and us for Pay &c. to January
the first 1781.

[column headers: | Data of Issues | No. of Certificates | Letter | Names | [blank] | Sums | [sub-headers here: | dollars | 90th |] | Signers |]

| Aug 6th 1784 | 69.329 | N x | Peter Gable | [blank] | 33. | 30 | Peter Gable |
| Feby. 10th 1785 | 34 | G x | John Adams | 1018 | 33. | 30 | James Littell |

Auditor Generals Office
Harrisburg May 18. 1857
I certify the above to be a true abstract
copy taken from Pay Roll B. page 89
pertaining to the war of the Revolution
Witness my hand and seal of office
the day and year aforesaid.
Wm Z Wallace, for
Jacob Fry, Jr.
Aud Genl.
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No. 727 Certificate £58.1.1 Specie

We do certify that the State of Pennsylvania is indebted
to John Adams, private of the fourth Pennsylvania
Regiment in the sum of Fifty Eight pounds one shilling
and one penny Specie, with lawful Interest from the tenth
day of April 1781 being the amount of the depreciation
of his pay. Pursuant to two acts of assembly, passed
at Philadelphia, the 18th of December 1780 and the 10th
of April 1781
Philadelphia
August 16th 1783.
Jno Nicholson

Auditor Generals Office
Harrisburg May 18. 1857.
I certify the above to be a true copy
of the original remaining on file
in this Department.
Witness my hand and seal of
office the day and year aforesaid.
Wm. Z. Wallace, for
Jacob Fry, Jr.
Aud. Genl.

[vertically, midway down the page: one years Int. paid N 
one years Int. paid M.
one years Int. paid M.]
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Letter of Attorney
Nancy Adams to Joseph Kemp
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Know all men by the presents that I Nancy Adams of Gaysport Blair County State of Pennsylvania widow of John Adams ded a revolutionary soldier do hereby make constitute and appoint Joseph Kemp of the borough of Hollidaysburg my good and lawfull attorney in law and in fact to institute and conduct my claim on the pension office of the United States for a pension under the act of 1838 and its various supplements and also for a [illegible] warrant if my said husband was entitled to one--the same to manage and conduct and use all lawfull ways and means in my name therein was full and effectual a manner as I the said Nancy Adams could do if personally present, hereby confirming and satisfying whatsoever my said Attorney may do in the prosecution of said claim lawfully, and revoking any other power to any otehr person heretofore given if such there are, and hereby authorizing the said Joseph Kemp to receive for me and in my name any such pension many now dice[?], or send [illegible], as aforesaid, and to make sign seal and deliver any acquittance that is [illegible] of me the said Nancy Adams with like effect as if done by me in person, hereby holding for good and effectual any such acquittance [illegible] or directing that may be made by my said attorney. Witness my hand and seal this 19th day of May AD 1857

Nancy Adams her mark

Witnesses present
D Caldwell

State of Pennsylvania Blair County

personally came before me one of the judges of the courts of record in and for the County of Blair Nancy Adams who in due form acknowledged the frequency[?] to [illegible] her act and died[?] and delivered at[?] her full power of attorney to said Joseph Kemp for the purposes therein set forth--

Acknowledged before me, May 19th 1857
D Caldwell Associate Judge
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Power of attorney
Nancy Adams to Joseph Kemp
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Know all men by these presents that I Nancy Adams of the County of Blair and State of Pennsylvania widow of John Adams decd a soldier of the revolution do make constitute and appoint Joseph Kemp of the county aforesaid my true and lawfull attorney for me and in my name to attend to the procuring of a pension from the United States by reason of being the widow of a soldier of the revolutionary war, and as such entitled to pension or bounty land, and when[?] placed on the pension roll to receive for me and all proper acquittance and discharge to matter for me on the receipt of said pension or bounty land [illegible]. Giving and granting unto my siad Attorney by these presents my full and whole person[?] strength, and authoring[?] many[?] about the premises to have use and take all lawfull ways and means in my name for the purpose aforesaid and upon the receipt [illegible] as aforesaid to make such acquittance and discharge in my name as may be law be required. And all said essay[?] [illegible] act or act  [illegible] or [illegible] whatever necessary to be done in the [illegible] in my name to do execute and perform at length fully supply[?] as I could myself do if personally present and [illegible] one is more under him further perform aforesaid to make constitute and appoint and at pleasure revoke. Hereby satisfying allowing and holding for firm and effectual
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all whatever my said attorney shall lawfully do in and about the [illegible] by [illegible] heretofore[?]. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 16th day of February AD 1836

Nancy Adams her mark

Witness present
D Caldwell

Blair County SS

personally came before me the above named Nancy Adams widow of John Adams a revolutionary soldier and in due form of law acknowledged the foregoing to be his signature and [illegible] the sealed and [illegible] it as her [illegible] to Joseph Kemp to procure a pension for her, and collect the same for her. Acknowledged before me this 16th day of February 1836

D. Caldwell
[illegible] of the judge of the court of record
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37.736
John Adams
Pa

Papers withdrawn--
Hon Saml Calvin--

Act 7th Jany 1832
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Recd the application of Jno Adams of Penna for a pension, March 14th 1840

Saml Calvin
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Treasury Office of Pennsylvania
February 25th 1856

I hereby certify that by an Act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved February 27th 1851, an annuity of $40 was granted to Nancy Adams, widow of John Adams, late of Blair County, deceased, and that said annuity has been paid up to 1st July 1855

Given under my hand and seal of this Dept. the day and year above written

Eli Slifer
State Treasurer

[seal] TREASURY PENNSYLVANIA [/seal]

Fees 60 cts paid by Mr Kent
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Treasury Office of Pennsylvania
February 25th 1856

I hereby certify that by an Act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved March 21st 1837, a Gratuity of $40 and an annuity of $40 were granted to John Adams of Huntingdon Co. and that said Gratuity has been paid, and also the annuity up to 1st July 1850

Given under my hand and seal of this Dept the day and year above written
Eli Slifer
State Treasurer

[seal] TREASURY PENNSYLVANIA [/seal]

Fees 60 cts paid by Mr Kent
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John Adams was on the Penn Pension Rolls placed their on the proof for Thomas Wild[?] a certified copy of the affidavit from the senate files is herewith sent

On the death of John Adams Nancy his widow petitioned the legislature for a pension as his widow was granted and her name placed on the roll--see her petition and the certificate of the treasurer--

The affidavit of Jane Fee who is in the receipt of a pension or bounty [illegible] as the widow of Fee, was the intimate friend of Nancy Adams--the testimony in her case will show their early relation--see her affidavit--It is difficult now to find the Dockets[?] of [illegible] Kyle who married them, though it may possibly be somewhere yet--
The power of attorney to me is sent herewith, if any other information is desired to make her case clearer [illegible] endeavour to procure it if in my power--

Respectfully
Joseph Kemp
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State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County SS

Personally came before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Jane Fee aged Eighty Eight years who after having been duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that she very well knew Nancy Adams the widow of John Adams decd late of Blair County, that she was intimate with her from childhood, that she remembers perfectly all the time when she was married to John Adams near Water Street in Huntingdon County about the year 1790--that althought not present at the marriage she perfectly well remembers the preparation for it, and saw and convened with some of the friends who were present, and that John Adams and said Nancy [illegible] time and ever after after till his death lived together as man and wife, and were so understood and reputed by everybody--that said John Adams and Nancy his wife raised a large family of children.

Jane Fee

Sworn and subscribed before me this first day of January A.D. 1857
John Porter

The foregoing affidavit was sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence on the day above written and I certify that I know the affiant to be a credible person that she is the person she represents herself to be, to all appearances of the age she states she is and always understood to be connected with the family from which Mrs Nancy Adams sprung

John Porter
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State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County, S.S.

I Matthew F. Campbell, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon County, do certify, that John Porter, Esqr. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, and whose genuine signature is attached thereto, was at the time thereof and still is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, duly commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to all his official acts as well in Courts of Judicature as elsewhere.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Huntingdon in said county this 5th day of January, A.D. 1857

M. F. Campbell
Prot.
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Blair County
Personally came before me the Subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County. Joshua
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County.
Living in
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State of Pennsylvania
Blair County

SEAL

I Joseph Baldridge Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas and clerk of the Quarter Session do hereby certify that D. Caldwell is one of the judges of the aforesaid court and that Samuel Smith Esq is now an acting justice of the peace duly commissioned as such that the official acts of both said Judge and Justice of the peace are entitled to full faith and credit, they having full authority to administer oaths as such and the said John Gerly Esq is also a Justice of the peace for the borough of Hollidaysburg in the county duly commissioned as such. Witness my hand and the seal of the said court this 12th day of February AD. 1857.

Jos Baldridge - Prothy
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In the matter of the application of Nancy Adams for Bounty Land under the act of 1855 as the widow of John Adams dec'd.

Blair County SS

Personally came before me one of the judges of the court of common pleas of Blair County Samuel Duncan who after having been duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he was the sone in law of Sam'l Kyle Esq late of Blair County dec'd said Kyle did about the year 1827 that deponent often heard said Kyle relate the circumstances attending the marriage ceremony of John Adams and Nancy his wife. The said John Adams and Nancy were the first couple he ever married, after he was commissioned as a Justice of the peace and further saith not.

Samuel Duncan

Sworn & subscribed before me this 3 day of February 1857.

D Caldwell -Associate Judge

This evidence discovered since mailing the application.
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United States
District Court
SEAL

Before me personally appeared this 10th day of April 1858 AD Francis L Kemp known to me to be of good character; and affirmed on oath as follows:

"That he being informed in the month of July 1857 that Land Warrant #61125 for 160 acres issued to Nancy Adam and by her assigned to him was mailed in the Post Office at Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania for transmission to the Omaha City NE Post Office and he appeared regularly at said P.O. in Omaha City but did not receive said warrant."

Also, on the same day appeared before me Edwin S Chapman known to me to be the Publisher and Proprietor of the Omaha Nebraskian and affirmed that he gave publication in six or more consecutive numbers of his paper the following notice:

NOTICE
Is hereby given that application will be made to the General Land Office for the issue of a duplicate of Land Warrants at 61,125 for 160 acres issued to Nancy Adams, and by her assigned to me which was lost on its transmission by mail to Omaha City.

Francis L Kemp

in testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of
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said court at the city of Omaha this tenth day of April AD 1858.

J M Paddock
Clerk

SEAL
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State of Pennsylvania
Blair County ss

In the court of Common Pleas of Blair County at April term of 1858 personally came Joseph Kemp in open court - being a court of record - and after having been duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he was present and saw Nancy Adams offer her signature to an assignment written by deponent on the back of Land Warrant No 61,125 issued to said Nancy Adams sometime in the early part of the year 1857 which said assignment was to Francis L Kemp for whom said warrant was purchased by deponent and soon after that time was enclosed and directed to said Francis L Kemp of Omaha City, N.J and placed in the post office at Hollidaysburg - that he deponent saw the acknowledgement taken of said assignment by his Hon. Davis Caldwell of said Nancy Adams in her own house.

Joseph Kemp

Sworn & subscribed this 28th day of April 1858 in open court.

Geo Taylor
President Judge

Also there appeared at the same personally in open court David Caldwell one of the Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas of said court at Blair who having been duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he did go to the house of Nancy Adams now residing in Graysport in the county of Blair, personally known to deponent - and further saith that he saw her execute an assignment on a land warrant and took her acknowledgement of the same sometime in the presence of Joseph Kemp sometime early in the year 1857 as described in the deposition of said Joseph Kemp
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that said Nancy Adams is the identical person named and known as the widow of John Adams dec'd a revolutionary soldier.

D Caldwell

Sworn & subscribed this 28th day of Apr 1858 in open court.

Geo Taylor
President Judge

I do hereby certify that the foregoing deponents are regarded as credible witnesses whose testimony in our courts would be entitled to full faith. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this 28th day of April 1858.

Geor Taylor
President Judge

State of Pennsylvania
Blair County

SEAL

I Joseph Baldrige Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of said county of Blair do certify that the Honorable George Taylor Esq before whom the foregoing acknowledge was made is President Judge of the 24th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania composed of the counties of Huntingdon, Blair & Cambria duly elected commissioned and qualified according to the constitution and laws of said commonwealth and that the signature thereto purporting to be that of the said George Taylor is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Hollidaysburg this 28th day of April AD 1858.

Jos Baldrige
Prothy
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No 14500 Oct 29 1857
Declaration of Ann
Adams - widow of 
John Adams
for 
a Revolutionay 
Pension

Act 7 July 1838
Let Jan 8, 1852

Triplett

John DC Court
of Washington
D. Carr Attorney
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State of Pennsylvania
Blair County to wit

On this 18th day of September 1851 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and state personally appeared Thomas Jackson and after being duly sworn according to law declared that he was well acquainted with John Adams and his wife Ann (Nancy Adams within named) that he has been informed and verily believes he was born on the 18th day of March 1764, that in his youth he lived within four miles of Edward Beaty the father of said Ann Adams - that John Beatty the brother of the said Ann Adams intermarried with the sister of this affiant and that he knew the said parties were married & never heard their marriage doubted but verily believes they were married as noted in the affidavit & that he believes him to him to be in the battle of Brandywine.

Thomas Jackson

Subscribed and sworn before me the day and year before written.

Saml Smith JP

And now at the same time and place before me a Justice of the peace aforesaid personally appeared Alexander Johnston and made oath on the holy Evangely of Almighty God that he was well acquainted with the above named John Adams and his wife Ann that he knows them as man and wife for forty on years and knows they lived together as man and wife - verily believed they were married as stated in her affidavit and never doubted their marriage nor heard of its being doubted.

Alex Johnston

Sworn and subscribed before me this 18th day of Sept 1851 
Saml Smith - JP

And I hereby certify that the said Thomas Jackson and the said Alex Johnston are reputable, competent and credible witnesses.

Saml. Smith JP
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Huntingdon County SS

Before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally came Thomas Witt who upon hi solemn oath taken in due form of law did depose and say that in the year seventeen hundred and eighty or eighty-one (deponents recollection does not exactly serve him) John Adams the applicant served a tour of two months in the Pennsylvania line, Revolutionary War under the command of Capt. Foreman, our Major was a Mr. Bailey of York Pennsylvania our Colonels name was Hegle - the given names of the said officers under which we served I have forgotten. I served in the same battalion with the said John Adams but did not belong to the same company. I served under Capt. Surrey, but I was well acquainted with the said John Adams at the time and do know that he served under the said tour of two months as I before stated.

Thomas Witt
His X Mark

Sworn & subscribed November 18th, 1836, before me.

S F Henry

Senate Chamber
Harrisburg Apr 11, 1846

I certify the above to be a true copy from the original on file among the records of our senate.

E S Goodricke
Clerk Senate
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88

Pension Office
Jan 8, 1852

Sir:

The declaration of Ann Adams of Pennsylvania widow of John under Act of 7 July 1838 has been examined and filed but without evidence of service and the date of the marriage no allowance can be made.

John D Clark Esq
Present
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Oct '51  85 yrs
Frm 11 Mch '50
Apr or May '50

61125-160-55
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To the Commissioner of Pensions

Sir:

The accompanying declaration and documentary or record evidence in support of the claim of Mrs. Adams for a pension are herewith submitted. Whether in common with what may you have in your department and the testimony of Thomas Witt which is on file in your office to No 61125 Land warrant to Mrs. Adams, sufficient length of time can be made out clearly enough I do not know. She feels so confident from her recollection of her husband's stories that full 6 months services were in fact performed that she urges now the application for a pension which her extreme age and poverty seems greatly to demand. To No 61125 is also filed evidence of her marriage to John Adams, which cannot now be again procured without considerable delay and trouble as the witness has gone to Illinois. The amount of wages allowed would indicate full of not more than 6 months service - trusting that while no spurious cases can be passed you will afford every ray of light that the records throw upon the case, there is not one living [illegible] of this woman now that be heard of.

Yours,

J G Kemp
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Pension Office
May 29, 1857

Sir,

It is not at all probable that the John Adams who received pay for services a shown by certificates from the office of the Auditor General or Penna was the husband of Nancy Adams, who is an applicant for a pension as he lived to 1850 without applying for the benefits of the Act of 1832. Besides as far as you have exhibited the proof made by him in his application for a said pension it goes to show but 2 months service.

Why do you not file his original statements to the Pennsylvania Legislature?

Joseph Kemp
Hollidaysburg
Penna
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Hollidaysburg June 4 1857

Sir
I am in rect (receipt) of your favour (favor) of the 2nd asking why I have not sent John Adam's original statement to the Penn. Legislature. I could not send it for I never saw it nor do I think there ever was any thing but the affidavit of Capt. with a copy of which you have. Ex Gov Porter was at the time a member of our Senate who knew Mr. Adams personally and was satisfied of his services in the war, so (illegible) be without any thing more that I now could find got him on the state Pension roll.
In reference to the delay on the part of John Adam's himself making application I will state some facts which I can myself testify too if they are evidence. - viz -
John Adams was (illegible) about the year 1846 or 1847 he owned a piece of mountain land and laboured (labored) under the belief that while he owned land he could not be placed on the Pension roll - He stated that to me several times before his sale of the land and began to talk of making application sometime
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before it was done. The hopeless lack of finding living witnesses delayed it until I was furnished a copy of the affidavit of Capt. Will (Johann Daniel Will) - Then in the beginning of 1850 I got up the declaration herewith transmitting which was sent to the department. Mr. Calvin was then our member, who was written too to see to it and who thought he could easily get Congress to put him on the Pension roll, withdrew the declaration and then forgot to attend it w (with) Congress for a month or so- meantime John Adams died, and the paper was withdrawn there and sent back.
Whether it deserves any (illegible) in the application, I do not know. He had many memory (memories) as to dates & names, was gone in a (illegible) and he may be in error as to the names of the officers - Hence it was then I sent the pay roll contracts hoping they might lead to the facts.
Whether there was another John Adams, I do not know. He did speak of selling his pay to some man who cheated him - I am led to the belief that it is
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the same man but cannot now provide any evidence in proof of it.

Respectfully
Yours

Jos. Kemp

Geo C Whiting Esq
Comm of Pensions
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Pension Office
June 20, 1857

Sir,

I have examined the original declaration of John Adams enclosed in your letter of the 4th Inst. and it confirms the opinion of expressed in my communication of the 28th & in that he was not the soldier of his name to whom the payments show by the certificate which accompanied his widow's Ann Adams application for the benefit of the act of Jul 7 1838 now needs the soldier, a soldier who received these payments nor attached to the line of Pennsylvanian where claim acts [illegible] nor a volunteer an militia man and since but compounding a need for now.  It is possible not there may be some evidence of the militia some alleged by Adams
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to have been performed by him in the office of the Secretary of War a militia general of Harrisburg - and if discovered it should be sent to this office.

Joseph Kemp Esq
Hollidaysburg, PA
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E. 13.131.

J. Kemp
Hollidaysburg Pa.
Dec 10/ 1857

Nancy Adams

In ref to caveat
Warrant No. 61125
for 160 acres (illegible)
to F. L. Kemp

Genl (General) Land Office
Dec 14 / 57 (1857)

Respectfully referred to
Commr (Commissioner) Pensions

(illegible signature)
Commr

Reg Dec 14/57 (1857)
STAMP DEC 12 1857
Hood
or 
Veddes
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STAMP Hollidaysburgh PA Dec 10

Hollidaysburg 10 Dec 1857

J S Wilson, Esq
Comm Land Office

Sir

Sometime in July of 1857 I filed a caveat to prevent the issuance of a patent or thereunto recognizing ownership in a certain land warrant granted to Nancy Adam's being for 160 acres No 61,125 in favor or anyone else then F L Kemp.

I have good reason to think now that it was in the same mail that was rifled in Illinois at the time it was sent and is as much as the warrant was regularly assigned, not in blank to Frances L Kemp by the warranter the thief could make no use of it.

I would like very much if a duplicate could be issued at this time or soon. If there is a specific to delay the issuing under the rules of the department, please let me know how soon it can issue to send to him.

Yours respectfully

Jos Kemp
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Hollidaysburg 7th July 1857

Geo. C. Whiting Esq.
Comm of the Land Office

Bounty Land (written sideways - rest is illegible)

Sir
I regret exceedingly to trouble you again in relation to that land warrant granted to Nancy Adams on claim No. 267.510- the number of the warrant I have not now, which I desire to get - 61.125-160 I got it duly assigned to Francis L. Kemp by Mrs. Adams, and mailed it to him at Omaha City some six or seven weeks since but it never came to hand, and the Post Master here thinks it was stolen at the time of mail robbery in Illinois somewhere- How that may, I know not, but do know that I (illegible) pertained some where between (illegible) and Omaha City. If you will be kind enough to indicate what must be done before a duplicate can issue, I will be thankful to you - I have written to F L Kemp to give notice to the Land Offices in his region of county to stop the (illegible) of it except for his benefit, when present in person. It may be recovered, but the proper steps to obtain a duplicate may be as well taken at once. It was not opined in blank (illegible) but to know or (illegible)
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and nothing that of forgery will enable the possessor to use it.

In relation to the claim of Nancy Adams for a pension your last letter is read and at present I am unable to lay before you any evidence. I could state a variety of facts and circumstances known to me and some others but all only collaborative or cumulation and not direct evidence. Hence fore, I concluded to ask you to not pass upon the case for a while. I may yet to handle and possible find some documentary evidence that sheds light on either the one act theory. All the evidence was sent me on my request made at the Auditor Gen'l office at Harrisburg was the testimony of Capt. Thomas Witt whose affidavit or copy is filed with the claim No 967510. There may be some evidence connecting John Adams of Capt. Wilt and this John Adams of the payroll, but I have yet procured it.

Yours Jos Kemp

Perhaps a notification is sent out from the department to the land office in such cases. I would like to get the No of the warrant so that I can use it to be done of it is not done there
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This may certify John Adams formerly of Gaysport Blair County dec'd was for upwards of seventeen years previous to this decease under my partial care and that from knowledge of his character and my knowledge of his family relations, I have every assurance that a man could wish short of being an eye witness to the fact that said John Adams and his wife Nancy were legally married and so regarded each other as so lived together and reared a family of children and were always reputed by their relatives and others to be man and wife, that no question or suspicion was ever entertained by any one, that such was not the case at any time, and that if the said John Adams and Nancy his wife had not been legally living together as man & wife it would and must have come under my notice therefore I feel quite certain they were legally married.

James Bradley
R C Priest
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Geo C Whiting Esq
Commissioner
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Hollidaysburg April 30th 1858

Sir

Herewith please find deposition of the publisher of the paper in Omaha City copy of the published notice, also the deposition of the Judge before whom Nancy Adams acknowledges the assignment and also a copy of the newspaper showing that the missing warrant was advertised at once when it was found that it was lost or stolen.

The postmaster here has always been of opinion that it was lost at the time other mail was lost or stolen in Illinois, drafts sent from here at the same time had to be duplicated long since.

I hope it is brought within the rule if you can it will save a little trouble if the duplicate is made to F.L. Kemp at once if however, the rule requires it issue to Nancy Adams & send it to me - she had assigned it not in blank but to F L Kemp for whom I purchased it, and it is to be presumed that no one will dare to use it by forging his name.

Respectfully
Yours

Jos Kemp

Geo C Whiting Esq
Commissioner
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Carlisle Pa
April 29/'58

Dear Sir

You will please let me know whether Mrs. Nancy Adams i placed as a pensioner on the pension roll as the widow of John Adams a Revolutionary soldiers, Mrs. Adams is a resident of Hollidaysburg in this state.

J W D Gillelen

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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J W D Gillelen
May 10
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Pension Office, May 10, 1858

Sir

In reply to your letter of the 29th ultimo, you are respectfully informed that Nancy Adams, widow of John (an alleged revolutionary soldier) is now a pensioner of the United States on the Pennsylvania roll of pensions.

Very respectfully
[illegible]

J W D Gillelen, Esq
Carlisle, Penna
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E 39816

Jos Kemp
Hollidaysburg, PA
June 7, 1858

61.125.160

Jno Adams
In ref to the issue of a dup warrant - which issued to Mrs. Nancy Adams

Genl Land Office
July 26/58

Respectfully referred to Comm of Pension
[illegible]

Wood
June 9/58

STAMP Jun 9 1858
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STAMP: Hollidaysburgh, PA Jun 7

Hollidaysburg, June 7th, 1858

Sir

Sometime since I transmitted to the Gen Land Office addressed to G R Whiting Esq the proof required by the rules of the department before a duplicate is made out of a lost land warrant.

I rec'd no answer hence infer that possibly the document may have not been properly directed or found its way to the right department.

The Land warrant was paid for to Mrs. Nancy Adams more than a year since - and regularly assigned by her to Francis L Kemp of Omaha City - and by me mailed here to him and when in the custody of the government lost - I do think that no further should be made in the reissue - it cannot be used by any other person except the name of F L Kemp is forged - about the same a number of many drafts, from here were lost and long since duplicated by the banking
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the postmaster here believes it was lost at the same time when a mail was burnt in Illinois.

I trust you will find time soon to cause a reissue either to F L Kemp or if that is not admissible to Mrs. Nancy Adams. She is yet living and her assignment can yet be procured.

Very respectfully
Yours 

Jos Kemp

To the Gen Commissioner of 
the Land Office

Send warrant No 61125 I think is the no.
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General Land Office
July 9th 1858

Sir

In reply to your letter of May 3rd relative to Bounty Land Warrant No 61125 for 160 acres issued under Act of Marh 3d 1855 in the name of Nancy Adams I have the honor to state that there is on file in this office the affidavit of Joseph Kemp of Hollidaysburg, PA stating that he is the owner of said warrant and that the same was lost in the transmission through the U.S. Mail.

The affidavit above alluded to has been noted on the records of this office as a caveat to [illegible] the issue of a patent in the case.

I am Sir
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Jos S Wilson
Acting Comm.

Geo C Whiting, Esq
Com of Pensions
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E 43741
Joseph Kemp
Hollidaysburg
July 5/'58

In ref to lost warrant No 61,125

Genl Land Office
July 9/58

Respectfully referred to Comm Pensions
Jos. S Wilson
Act Comm

July 9/58
Wood

STAMP - July 7 1858

Please give me [illegible] July 7/58
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Land Warrant No 61,125 Lost

Hollidaysburg 5 July 1858

Sir

I beg pardon for the repeated application at your department in reference to the lost warrant.

Since sending the proof of the loss and notice as prescribed by the rules I can get no answer to this communication addressed to your department.

I am much annoyed by it the land warrant will soon be absolutely wanted or the party for whom it was purchased will loose his land. I do earnestly entreat early attention to the matter and beg that this reissue may be ordered.

It was either stolen or burnt when in the custody of the mail department and no fault or neglect charged to the owner or agent and therefore no unnecessary dlay or expense should occur to the owner
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trusting that the proof and papers may make out the case and that I will hear now at an early day. I remain respectfully,

Joseph Kemp

To The Commissioner of the
Genl Land Office
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27 Feb 1850
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Pension Office
February 27th 1850

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that the application of John Adams for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832 has been examined and his papers filed.

Before we can admit his claim, he must specify more clearly the several tours in which he was engaged and produce clear and conclusive evidence that he was in actual service not less than 6 months. The only evidence in support of his application now intended is the affidavit of Thomas Wilt who testified to one or two months only.

Claimant states that after the battle of Brandywine he was taken home by his guardian. It would appear from this that he did not serve out his time for which he was engaged - the other two tours should he furnish satisfactory evidence to establish them would not bring him within the provisions of the act of 7 June 1832.

Hon Saml Calvin
House of Reps
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Records Division Stamp - Mar 19, 1909

Mar 17th, 1909

Pension Dept
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs:

Will you please send me all the information you have in reference to John Adams from Hunting Co, Penna settlement of Fort Standing Stone near as I can tell
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US Pension Office Stamp - Mar 18, 1909

who served in Revolutionary War and who's wife drew a pension.

All papers in her possession were sent to the Dept at time of application for pension and never returned to her so we are unable to tell much about her husband.

As I'm desirous of becoming a Daughters of Revolution - I must have this information and as all papers were retained by Dept was advised to mail you.

Thanking you in advance for your trouble and hoping to receive a favorable reply.

I remain, 
Very truly

Elizabeth Adams Glenn

Mrs. J. Curtin Glenn
1214 13th Ave
Altoona, Penna