Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4985, for Obadiah Phelps, Other
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Continental    Phelps, Obadiah  W 4985
Hebard, Arminda or Hibbard              carded
   (Former widow)   Ohio, Agency and residence

This woman's last husand was also a pensioner
  See case of William Hibbard, Conn, s 13400
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[bos?]
Ohio.  Pitts
Arminda Stebard widow of Obadiah Phelps  Contnl
who served in the Revolutionary war as an Articicer
Inc'd from $144  Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 240 Dollars per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March 1848.
 Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Apl. 1857. and sent to L.M. Drury
Canandaigua N.Y.
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State of Connecticut Tolland County
Hebron Town Clerks Office       } Ss  Decr 27th 1842

Copy
Obadiah Phelps & Arminda Phelps both of Hebron were joined in marriage August Twenty eighth seventeen hundred and Eighty three.
  I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in f[ir?] legible figures as follows " Augt. 28th 1783"     Attest Charles Post Town Clerk

I Charles Post above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the County, Town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town of Hebron with the exception above named as certified by me
   Charles Post clerk of the Town of Hebron
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State of [ink stain] cut } Ss      [Connecticut]
Hebron Probate District
   I. John W. Ensworth Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hebron do certify that [ink stain] who has subscribed the foregoing deposition [ink stain] before this Court & made oath to the truth [ink stain] some of that he is a person well known to me & is a person of truth & his statement entitled to credit And I do further certify that Charles Post aforesaid is the Town Clerk & Register of [ribbon blocking the text] of said Hebron and has the legal custody of Record of Marriages of said Town
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court at Hebron in said District this third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forth three
   John W. Ensworth  Clerk
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8644
Arminda Hebard formerly widow of Obadiah Phelps  Ohio
Act 7 July 38
M 83 - d 99 - 
  Admd.  2 yrs Artificer
 $44

Hon. S. J. Andrews H.R.
Hon. L. F. Randolph [N?]
[[upside down]]  Hon S.J. Andrews [H.R.?]
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State of Ohio
Lorain County } Ss
  On this 7th day of February 1843 personally appeared before the Subscriber an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Lorain, Arminda Hebard, a resident of Columbia in said County aged Seventy eight years, who being first found duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 and the 23d of August 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War - That this is the widow of Obadiah Phelps who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, in the Connecticut line, who served at different periods of the war, was wounded, but does not recollect in what action, and cannot remember the names of his officers, or the time when he entered the service (her memory and faculties nearly gone) nor anything that could aid in investigating her claim -

She also declares that she was married to the Said Obadiah Phelps on 28th day of August 1783. that her husband, the aforesaid Obadiah Phelps died on the 10th day of June 1799 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 viz - at the time above stated. She further declares that after the death of the husband aforesaid she was married to William Hebard on the 13th day of July 1817 that he died on the 4th day of June 1834 and that she is still a widow.   Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written, before me       Arminda Hebard
  Franklin Wells   Associate Judge   Lorain County
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State of Ohio
Lorain county } Ss
  Be it known that on this 7th day of February 1843 personally appeared before the Subscriber an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Lorain County, Ohio - Arminda Van Horn and Lydia Phelps who being first duly sworn, do on their oaths declare that the before mentioned Obadia Phelps died at Hebron Tolland County Connecticut on the 10th day of June 1799 That the aforesaid Arminda Hebard is the widow of the Said Obadiah Phelps and that what she has stated in her foregoing declaration respecting her marriage with Wm. Hebard and his death is true -   Sworn and Subscribed the day and year before mentioned before me
   Franklin Wells  Associate Judge Lorain County                    Lydia Phelps    Arminda V Horn

The State of Ohio Lorain County } Ss       I Geo H Benham Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County aforesaid. certify that Franklin Wells Esqr before whom the foregoing affadavit was taken and who has thereunto Subscribed his name is an Associate Judge of Said Court duly commissioned and qualified and that to all his official acts as such Judge due credit may and         ought to be given throughout the United States, and elsewhere -     Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at Elyria in said County this 15 day of February AD 1843
  G.H. Benham   [? R]
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Revy  WIDOW,  &c.
File No.  4985
Arminda Heberd  fmr Wid. of
Obadiah Phelps  Artif: Rev: War

Act: Feby 2d/48
Index: - Vol. A  Page 324   [Arrangement of 1870]
Also Wid. of Wm Hibbard,  O.W. Smith 13[4?]00

+ Arminda Hebard widow of Obadiah Phelps
Act
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2417  Ohio
Arminda Hebard fomr widow of Obadiah Phelps
who was an Artificer in the Revolution
Inc. from $144
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 240 Dollars  per annum, to commence
on the 4th day of March 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Apl 1857 and sent to  L.M. Drury
Canandaigua N.Y.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844
Recorded in Book A vol. 2 page 204
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2047  Ohio
______
Arminda Hebard formr Widow of Obadiah Phelps
who was a pensioner under the Act of  and who died on the 10 June 1799 in the State of Ohio who was an Artificer in the --- Commanded by   in the  in the Conn line for 2 years
Continental Service Records as  Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh Feby 8 at the rate of 240 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of April 1857 and sent to L M Drury Canandaigua NY
[Act July 7 1838]
Recorded by H.E. Robinson Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 389
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Ohio 7047
Arminda Hebrard, formerly the 
widow of Obadiah Phefly
who was a pensioner under the Act of 
and who died on the 10 June 1799.
of Lorain Co in the State of Ohio - 
who was antifyice in the
commanded by Captain of the 
commanded by in
the Ilometiect line for 2 years - 
Inserified on the Roll of Gettesberg, Pam a 
at the rate of 144 - Dollars - 
Gents per annum, to commerce on the 14th day 
of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 - day of
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[The following is on the left half of the page.]
601
Ohio, Pittsburgh
________________
Arminda Hebard
widow of Obadiah Phelps
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as an artificer.
________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
144 Dollars [no]
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
_________________
Certificate of Pension issued the
1, day of July 1848
and sent to 
James Hathaway
Chardon
Geauga Co. Ohio
_______________
Recorded on roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 343, Vol. 4

[The right half of the page has a single word]
Reported
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[First column]
Ohio 2417
Arminda Hebard formerly
widow of Obadiah Phelps
who was an Artificer
in the Connecticut line
for 2 years
Continental Service Records ok Feb'y 8 '04

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

Certificate of Pension issued the
twenty fourth day of October 184[2?]
and sent to D. Baldwin Cleveland Ohio
[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 159

[Second column]
Paid at Treasary [?] , under act
6 April 1838, from 4 March,
1846 to 4 Sept 1844. Agent
notified 14 April, 1845.
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Comptrollers Office  Hartford Ct   27th Decr 1842
   This may certify that an application for evidence of the service of Obadiah Phelps, a soldier of the revolution, I find that in a settlement made with the Connecticut Line there is the following record of his service viz.
  In Vol. 1, page 152, on a "Settlement with the Regt of Artificers, Jeduthan Baldwin Esqr Colonel, before 1780" there is this entry "Obadiah Phelps, private, commissioned of service "Feby 26th 1778, time of this settlement Jany 1st  1780 Term 1 year 10 months 0 days"
  In the same Vol. and same service, at page 276 is this entry   "Obadiah Phelps, private, commencement of service, January 1st 1780 time of this settlement Decr 31st 1780 term 1 year.
   Gideon Welles  Comptr
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Incd to $240 per annum,
dedg former payts 
at $144 per annum
Acts
38 
43 & 44
48

Pittsburgh

L.M. Drury

Canandaigua
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Washington  March 3. 1851
Sir:
  Herewith is presented the claim of Arminda Hebard widow of Obadiah Phelps
under act of 7th July 1828 for an increase of pension as the widow of an artificer -
  Very respectfully
    Your obt servt   L.M. Drury

James E. Heath Esq
 Court of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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duplicate of previous page
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
November 12th, 1845

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Arminda Hibbard, ~ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburg, PA Agency, at the rate of one hundred & forty four Dollars and ~ Cents per annum, under the law of the 17th June 1844, has been paid at the Department, from the 4th of March 1844 to the 4th Sept. 1844.
Respectfully, yours,
Allison K. Parris
Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER of PENSIONS.
Present
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Cleveland July 9 1843
J.L. Edwards Esqr
   Sir  It is impossible for Mrs Hebard to comply in her declaration, with all the requirements, - Owing to advanced age and impaired faculties she cannot give the Name of her husband's officers or of his regiment
  Since her reception of her pension money last year she has removed from Columbia in Lorain County, to Ohio City Cuyahoga County and there is no magistrate in this vicinity to whom she is personally known - In place of a Magistrate's certificate I have procured the affidavit of two respectable unimpeachable persons, of her identity which I hope will [Ane?n] -   The former application - and vouchers for the money were made out by me And I have not the least doubt of her being the same person
   Respectfully Yours     Dudley Baldwin
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H. of [Neps?] Feb 22/43
J.L. Edwards Esqr
   Dear Sir
    Permit me to call your attention to the enclosed papers & to ask whether the evidence is sufficient.
   Yours most respectfully    S.J. Andrews
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Payment to be made at Pittsburg by  John B. Guthrie Esq
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Ohio -
 Payable on the 4th September and 4th March

Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February
2d, 1848, Page 343, Vol. 4.
   Leo Jenkins  Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT
WIDOW'S PENSION

I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848,
Arminda Hebard,
widow of Obadiah Phelps
who was an artificer in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of One hundred & forty
four dollars and --- cents per annum, commencing on the
4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should agian
marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such
marriage.

Given at the War Office of the United
Sates this first day of July
one thousand eight hundred and
forty eight.
W. L. Marcy
Secretary of War

Examined and Countersigned
J. S. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Bg [Possibly Brigadier General] F. S. Evans
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No. 601 [circled]
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J.L. Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington D.C.
[stamp] FREE
[circular stamp] [mostly unclear], NOV 23
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Cleveland Novemr 22 1842
J.L. Edwards Esqr
   Sir   Mrs Armindia Hebard of Lorain County Ohio widow of Capt Wm Hebard or Hebbard of Connecticut late a U.S. Pensioner (to whom she was married on the 13th day of July 1817 and who died June 4, 1834) wishes to know whether or not she can obtain a pension provided she can prove this marriage, his service, death &c -  I have got the impression that no widow is entitled who ^first married after 1794  Mrs Hebbard has requested me to ascertain and as I have no law which limits the marriage to that period, I take the liberty of asking information of you -
  If she is entitled by her marriage to Capt Hebard, what could be the rate and for what time would she draw? Provided full service was proven  or rather under what law would she be entitled to a pension?
   Most respectfully     Your obt St     Dudley Baldwin
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State of Ohio  County of Lorain Ss - Before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared John S. Stranahan resident in said township of Columbia in said county aged 55 years who being first duly sworn according to law states that he has known Arminda Hebard of said Township, who is a widow and whose first husband was named Obadiah Phelps for the past 30 years, that the said Arminda Hebard has been a resident in said County for the space of sixteen years last past - and that she is now a pensioner of the United States at the rate of 144$ per annum -          John S Stranahan
 Sworn to & subscribed on this 8th day of November 1850 before me     Constant G. Cole Justice of the Peace

I certify from personal knowledge that the above named affiant is a respectable witness of good character - 
   Constant G. Cole
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State of Ohio
County of Lorain } Ss  I Myron R. Keith Clerk of said county certify that Constant G. Cole Esquire is now & was at the time of this date of the foregoing affidavits a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned & qualified to act as such in the county aforesaid. And that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 8th day of November 1850.
      M R Keith  Clerk
    By H Wallace  Deputy
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State of Ohio
County of Lorain } Ss  Before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Arminda Hebard resident in the township of Columbia in said County who being first duly sworn - according to law makes the following declaration in order to obtain an increase of her pension under the act of Congress passed 7th July 1838 & acts subsequent thereto -
  This declarant states that she is aged 85 years, that she is a pensioner of the United States at the rate of 144$ per annum on account of the service of her first husband Obadiah Phelps deceased in the war of the revolution, as an Artificer - that she has been pensioned under the act of 7th July 1838 and subsequent acts, and that she has been a widow for the past sixteen years & more, and that she is still a widow.     Arminda Hebard  her X mark
  Sworn to & subscribed on this 8th day of November 1850 before me   Constant G. Cole  J.P.

I certify from personal acquaintance with said affiant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and to my personal knowledge she is a pensioner as above stated and a widow.
   Constant G. Cole  J.P.
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2605
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State of Ohio
Cuyahoga County ss
On this 5th day of July 1843 personally
appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County Arminda Hebard a resident of Ohio City
is said County aged Seventy Eight years who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in
order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by Act of Congress, passed
on the 3” day of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who
served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of
Obadiah Phelps, who was an artificer in the Connecticut troops in
the Revolutionary War (The names of officers and the number of his
Regiment is forgotten, but would refer, for that information to the
certificate of the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut, sent to the
Pension Office with Mrs. Hebard’s former application).  That she
received under the former law under which she was allowed a pension,
One hundred and Forty four dollars per annum for five years; she
further declares that she is still a widow.  Sworn to and
subscribed on the day and year above written.
before me		Arminda Hebard [sig]
Geo. Hoadly [sig]
Justice of the Peace

State of Ohio
Cuyahoga County ss
July 5, 1843 I George Hoadly a Magistrate in
the County above named, do hereby certify, that I have
the most satisfactory evidence viz. the affidavits of
Mrs Abigail Russell and Lydia Phelps that Arminda Hebard, who has
this day appeared before me to make her declaration for the purpose of obtaining
the benefits of the provision made by Act of Congress passed on the 3rd March 1843
granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War,
is the identical person to who a pension was allowed (and whose certificate was
returned when the Pension was paid) of One Hundred and Forty four dollars per year,
date of certificate not remembered, and that she is the widow of Obadiah
Phelps.  Given under my hand at Cleveland, the day and year above
written.	  Geo. Hoadly [sig] Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County ss.
I Aaron Clark Deputy Clerk of the court of common
Pleas in the aforesaid county hereby certify that said
George Hoadly Esq before whom the said affidavit 
& acknowledgement were made, was at the date
thereof sworn is an acting Justice of the peace
in the county of Cuyahoga- duly elected & qualified
according to law - that his signatures aforesaid are genuine.
Witness my signature & the seal of said court at the city of
Cleveland this 7th day of July A.D. 1843
[Signed] Aa. Clark Dep. Clk. C.P. [Deputy Clerk Common Pleas]
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Cleveland Feby 13, 1843
Hon S. J. Andrews,
Sir  I enclose to you
Mrs. Arminda W Hebard's application for a pension.
The business has fallen on me since the death of Judge 
Barber, who had it in hand and was to have been a witness
the the identity of Mrs. Hebard.
Mrs. H has failed very much within a 
year or two, and is unable to give an inteligable account of 
her husband's service. We therefore rely on Mr Welles' Certificate
which, I fear is informal. It was procured by Miss
Phelps, a daughter of Mrs. H and handed me with the
other papers. I don't know but it will pass, - should it 
not, it must go to Connecticut again.
I have heard nothing from the letter which
you wrote for me to the Town Clerk of Sheffield Mass I
have since written again, but get no return - I hope they
have served you better and written you at Washington.
Most Respectfully Yours,
Dudley Barner
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Chardon Geauga Co.
June 21st 1848

Sir
I herewith send the pension application
of Mrs. Aminda Hibbard made under the
act of Febry 2d 1848.  Very Respectfully
your most O.B.T.Servant
James Hathaway

[At the bottom of the page]
Hon. J. L. Edwards Com. of pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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[Illegible maybe "written"]

James Hathaway
Chardon
Georgia Co
Ohio
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The State of Ohio}
Lorain County ss.}
On this 27th day of April, A.D. 1848.
Personally appeared before me Bela
B Adams a justice of the peace in and for said County
Arminda Hebbard a resident of Columbia, in the County
of Lorain and State of Ohio added 83 years who
being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her
said oath make the following Declaration in order
to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the
act of Congress passed on the 3rd day of February 1848,
granting pensions to widows of persons who served du-
ring the Revolutionary war, that she [is the widow of/crossed off] was for-
merly the widow of Obediah Phelps who was an arti-
ficer during the Revolutionary war and served as a
private, that she has drawn a pension under the acts
of Congress passed July 7th 1838, March 3rd 1843 & June
175h 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her
said husband at the rate of one hundred and forty four
dollars per annum, she further declares that she is
still a widow.		Arminda Hebard [sig]
Executed in presence of}
BB Adams [sig]}
John S Stranahan [sig]}
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above
written Before me.	Bela B Adams [sig]
			Justice of the peace
I certify from personal knowledge that the above declara-
ant is the identical person who drew a pension under the
act of June 17th 1844, as stated by her in the above
Declaration.		Bela B Adams [sig]
			Justice of the peace