Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,785, John House, New York
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SERVICE: New York
House, John
Mary
Jane Maria



W.25.785
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                        1777
         New York   Albany
         John House, dec'd.
of [blank] in the State of N.Y.
who was a Private in the [blank] Commanded
by Captain --- of the --- commanded 
by --- in the Revolution
for 2 years

Endg 28 May 1835

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 80 dollars 00 cents per 
annum, to commence on the 3rd day of March,1826.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of 
June 1853 and sent to Evans & Fant

Arrears to the 4th of Present
Semi=anl allowance ending
Act 15 May 1828

                      { Revolutionary Claim }
                       /Act June 7, 1831/
                          date stricken out

Recorded   by H.R. Weightman Clerk,
Book A Vol 1 Page --
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6099

New York, Albany

Mary House, dec'd
widow of John House NY 
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a Private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence
 on the 4th day of March, 1848
& Endg April 1853
Certificate of Pension issued 
the 6th day of June 1853
and sent to

G.R. Herrick
Present

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 86 Vol 4
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1792 Sept 20th
John House maried to Mary Riker[?]
Martin was born 2 July 1793
Jacob was born 6th Martz 1798
John was born 15 Sept 1804
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In the matter of the application of Mrs. Mary House widow of John House for certain arrears of pension

State of New York
Oneida County:

Mary House being duly sworn says that the family record of John House hereunto annexed is a true and correct record of the marriage of said House to this deponent & the births of their children as kept by said House, and taken from the old family bible of said John & Mary House in the possession of the deponent that said record is genuine is in the hand writing of said John House deceased.

Witness  to signature
R. McIntosh

Mary House x her mark

Sworn to and subscribed before on this 15th day of March A.D. 1853 and I hereby certify that I believe the annexed record is the true and genuine record of the marriage of John & Mary House & the births of their children.

Given under my hand and seal of the [illegible] Court this 15th day of March 1853.

Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate
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In the matter of the application of Mrs. Mary House widow of John House for a pension & certain arrears of pension under Acts of 15th May 1828 & July 1838

State of New York
Oneida County

I Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate in and for the county oforesaid, as such surrogate do declair my opinion to be, after the investigation made & satisfactory evidence addressed to this court that John House who was reputed to be a Revolutionary Soldier, died at Oneida in the County of Oneida on the twenty eighth day of May in the year eighteen hundred and thirty five and that he left a widow surviving him named Mary House and the following named children Martin, Jacob & John and that these are the only children who survived him.  And I further certify that Mary House, widow of the aforesaid John House died at Lenox in the county of Madison on the seventh day of April eighteen hundred and fifty-three and that she left this following named child surviving her and John House, and that he is the only child who survived her.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Surrogate Court this 19th day May 1853.

Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate
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Certificate of Secry of State of New York, showing service of John House during the Revolutionary War in the Continental line of NY agreeably to the declaration of his widow Mary House.
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State of New York
Secretary's Office

I cerify that it appears by the Military Register in the office that on the 26th day of January 1777 John House enlisted as a soldier in the first New York Regiment commanded by Col. Goose Van Schaick, Capt. Frinks Company to serve during the war that he was a prisoner 23 July 1779 and I further certify that John House is returned by Michael Connolly as a private solider in the said Regiment Capt Sytez's company at the close of the Revolutionary War, and that 600 acres of land were granted to him as bounty land in the Military Tract by letters patent dated July 7, 1790.

Arch Cambell
Dep. Sec. of State
Given under my hand and the seal of Office of the Secretary of State at the city of Albany the sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.

Arch  Campbell
Dep Sec. of State
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In the matter of the application of Mrs Mary House widow of John House Deed for a pension and arrears of pension

14839   Nov 30/53
Mary House
Widow of John
NY

July 7th 1838
Married Sept 20, 1792
John House died 28th May 1835
Mary House died 7th April 1853
Only surviving child
John House

George R Herrick
Present
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress 15th May 1828 7th July 1838

State of New York
Oneida County:

On this 21st day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty two, personally appeared before the Honorable Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate and Justice of a Court of Record in and for the County of Oneida and State of New York aforesaid Mary House aged eighty 80 years, a resident of Oneida in the County of Oneida, who being duly sworn according to law, doth upon her oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain she benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed 15th May 1828 entitled Pension granted to all the officers who served to the end of the Revolutionary War in the Continental Army also the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widow and the other acts of Congress extending said act that she is the widow of John House deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary War in Company Commanded first by Captain Andrew Frink and afterwords and near the later part of said war by Captain Sytez in the first Military Regiment of the original  Five Regiments of the New York troops in the Continental Line Commanded by Colonel Goose Van Schaicks, that he enlisted some time in about the month of January or February in the year of our lord seventeen
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hundred and seventy seven as she was informed by her said husband John House and which she verily believes true for the term of the war and continued in the actual service of said war until the close thereof so she was also informed whereso he was honorably discharged, that his certificate of discharge has by some means been lost or destroyed.  That he received as a bounty 600 acres of land which was granted to him by letter patent sometime in or about the spring or summer of the year 1790, which was located in the Military Tact of the State of New York (she believes) in the Township of Romlus in the County of Onondaga.  That after he has been in the service about five years he was taken prisoner off Quebec with others while on board of Man of War which was cruising along the Canada shore.  that he was in prison in the fall and winter of said year in consequence of having been deprived of fire, he froze his feet.  She further says that she has been informed and which she verily believes true, that her said husband was engaged in the Battle at Fort Stanwix at the time General Herkimer was shot and in the Battle at Oriskany and other battles not now remembered by her, and that he was regularly and honorably discharged at [illegible] in the Town of Menkano in the County of Herkimer in the State of foresaid.  She further declares that she was married to the said John House on the 20th day of September in the year seventeen hundred and ninety two.  that her husband the aforesaid John House
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died on the 28th day of May in the year 1835 at Oneida in the County of Oneida.  That she was not married to him anterior to his having left the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1734.  At the time above stated she further says that she is now a widow and that she never before made application for a pension for the reason that she did not know of the act under which she now claims a pension and arrears of pension that she was ignorant of any law granting pension to the widows of Revolutionary Soldiers excepting such Act of Congress as required that the widows claiming pension on account of their husbands services should have been married to their husband prior to their having left the military service of said war.  That she has lately been informed by her son John J. House who has received counsel in the premises .  That said law does not require that the marriage should have been solemnized prior to her husbands having received his discharge and that she is therefore entitled to arrears of pension and a pension certificate which she now claims in this declaration, she further says that she was married by Rev. Abraham Rosecrantz a Clergyman of the Reformed Dutch Church of Herkimer and recorded in his family bible by said John House soon after her marriage to him which was as follows to said "1792 September 20th John House married to Mary Brighter" she also says that she is incapacitated by bodily infirmity to attend open court.
R McIntosh      Mary House
                         her X mark
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[right margin] James B. Jenkins
                         Witness

[left margin] Witness

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me and I hereby certify that in my opinion the above named Mary House is the widow of John House deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary War and that she is of the age above written and incapacitated by bodily infirmity to attend open court.

Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate

I hereby certify that I have examined the family bible of John House now in the possession of said Mary House and found in said bible a family record of the marriage of said John House to Mary House also a distant record of the names of several children of the said John & Mary House.  The first child named Martin born in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred ninety three July 20th.  That the following is a correct copy of said record as shows in said family bible "1792 September 20th John House married to Mary Righter[?]"  which record is reported to have been in the handwriting of said John House which this deponent believes to be true.  This deponent further says that she has been acquainted with
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said Mary House for the last twenty years.  that she is now a widow and has been ever since he has been acquainted with her and that she is generally reported to be the widow of said John House who was a private in the war of the Revolution which this deponent verily believes to be true.  He further says that he is entirely disinterested in the application of said Mary House nor is he to be benefited in anyway by the said application.

Oneida Castle Oct 21st 1852  James B Jenkins

State of New York
Oneida County

James B. Jenkins of Oneida in Oneida County & state aforesaid being duly sworn says that the facts set forth in the above certificate by him subscribed are true and that they copies of the record of the marriage of John House to Mary House are true and correct transcripts from the original record and the whole of said originals are legible.

Witness - James B. Jenkins

Sworn to and subscribed this 21st day of October 1852 before me and I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with James B. Jenkins whose genuine signature appears to the above certificate and affidavit that he is a man of reputation and integrity and that his affidavit is entitled to the fullest faith and belief.  I further certify that I
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have compared the said last mentioned Record in the above certificate with the original record and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom -
Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate
We the undersigned hearby certify that we are well acquainted with James B Jenkins whose name appears to the foregoing certificate and affidavit and we have been well acquainted with him for many years, that he is a respectable and honorable man, and that we believe his oath to be as good as any other man's-
Oneida Castle Oct 26st 1852.
Timothy Jenkins, M.C.

State of New York
Oneida County ss;}
John A. House aged 67 years & resident of Bennetts Corners in the Town of Lenox County of Madison and State aforesaid being duly sworn says that he has been acquainted with Mary House from child hood, and that he was well acquainted with John HOuse who was a private n the continental line of the Revolution; that said John House was an Uncle to this deponent & that he said John was married to said Mary House at an early period, that is to say anterior to the year A.D. 1794, as he has been often in
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informed by said Mary House and others of his connections, and which he verily believes to be true, from the fact of his having been at divers[e] times informed that she, said Mary was married to his said Uncle John House to wit, on the 21th day of September A.D. 1792 and further that he verily believes that if her marriage had taken place after the first of January A.D. 1794, he should have remembered it, for at that period he would have been sufficiently old to remember any event of that kind, to wit, in the 10 years of his age, this deponent further says; that said John House, often told this deponent in his lifetime that he was engaged in the war of the Revolution, and that he enlisted about the commencement of said war - and served untill the close of said war - that he belonged to the first Regiment of the original five Regiments of the New York Troops commanded by Colonel Goose Van Schaicks as he as always been informed from his earliest memory, and which he verily believe true. and that Captain Frink & Tytz [?] were his captains; that this deponent further says, Adam House was also a private in said war, under said Captain Andrew Frink in said Colonel Van Schaicks Regiment; & that he was in the battle of Fort Stanwix at the time General Hirkimer was shot; & the battle of Oriskany, and he has often heard said John House and this deponents father Adam House, deceased, talk about their trials and sufferings while engaged in said war - and of the long period which each of them served and the many battles
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They were engaged in, and of their officers &c & that said John House xxx often told this deponent in his lifetime that he served in the first Regiment of New York troops, during the whole period of the war and that he received  a bounty of 600 acres of land, all of which this deponent verily believes to be true -- that he remembers more distinctly that said John House received 600 acres of land bounty from the fact that this deponent was engaged in the last war with Great Britain (sic); and that he and the other soldiers was not entitled to land bounty until the Act of September 28th, 1850 was passed by Congress; when this deponent received a warrant No.   for 40 acres; he has often wondered why his uncle should have received 600 acres, while he was not entitled until the law of 28 September was passed and then was entitled to only 40 acres by said act of September 28th 1850. This deponent further says that said John House always lived with Mary House from the time of his marriage to the time of his death -- that they were always reported to be husband & wife -- that said John House died early in the spring of A.D. 1835 at Lenox in the County of Madison & state of New York. That this deponent remembers that it was in the year 1835, from the fact that he became blind in both of his eyes shortly after the death of his uncle. Said John House, which calamity came upon him seventeen years ago this last summer which brings it in this year 1835 that that summer he was an Inn Keeper in the village of Pine Bush; and that he continued to keep an Inn for several years thereafter. to wit. down to the year 1849; that an account of
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aforesaid, he remembers that said John House died in the spring of 1835 sometime in or about the month of May, and he verily believes it was the 28 day of that month, He further says that said Mary House, has continued to live a widow ever since the death of her said husband the said John House decd and that she still is a widow to the knowledge of this deponent. This deponent further says that he is in no way interested in the application of Mary House for a pension and arrears of pension; or that he is in any way to be benefited by her application and further deponent saith not
Witness R. McIntosh
John A House [his mark "X"]
James B. Jenkins
Witness
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of October 1852. And I hereby certify that in my opinion. John A House is an honest and fair man. and that his affidavit is entitled to the fullest faith and credit and that he is blind. and in my opinion unable to attend in open court and that I believe him to be 78 years of age –
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate
We the undersigned do certify that we have been acquainted with John House for many years past that he is generally reputed to be an honest and honerable man & that we concur in that opinion & that we believe his affidavit to be entitled to the fullest credit –
Oneida Castle 26 October 1852.
Timothy Jenkins M.C.
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State of New York
Oneida County ss  }

Conrad Boyer, Elizabeth Boyer and Anna Eva Snyder, each being severally and duly sworn doth each for him self and herself depose and say that they reside in the County of Madison in the State aforesaid; and that each one of these deponents is upwards of Seventy years of age; that they have been well acquainted with Mary House ever since her Marriage to John house who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. that these deponents were well acquainted with John House & Mary Righter now Mary House, in the year of Our Lord Seventeen hundred & ninety two, & the said Elizabeth for a much longer period and well remembers that said John House and Mary House were joined in Marriage some time in or about the month of September A.D. 1792, that she was present at the Marriage which took place at Rockton in Montgomery County in the month of September A.D. 1792. She has been informed that it was the 20th day of said Month, which she verily believes true, that she was in the habit of keeping a memorandum of the marriages of the young ladies of the neighbourhood in which she lived; and by looking among her papers she found the memorandum of said Mary's marriages; which shows that it took place on the day and year aforesaid, that each of these deponents then resided in the town of Menham in said County of Montgomery, and had always lived their up to that time and for many years thereafter, and
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and were neighbours to said John House and Mary House; and that they said John and Mary House lived together from and after the said 20th day of September aforesaid as husband and wife and were always reputed as such untill the 28th day of May 1835 when said John House departed his natural life at Oneida in the town of Lenox in said County of Madison and State aforesaid; that each of these deponents were present at his funeral service and his burial. The first named Conrad Boyer says that he (said John House) died about two years before Martin Van Buren was inaugurated President; he remembers it from the fact that he and said John House went to election together two years before, which was held at Canastota, for the purpose of voting for Van Buren; that he did not see him (said John) but two or three times after that untill he died, when he saw him a corpse, that he remembers definitely that his death occurred in the later part of May or about the first of June in the year 1835 aforesaid. And he further says that said John House often informed him in his lifetime that he was engaged in & served through the Revolutionary War. That he was a private in the 1st Regiment of the Continal Troops. Commanded by Col. Van Schauck and each of these deponents say that they have heard said John House at divers times say that he served in said Regiment during the whole period of said war, and that he received a bounty of 600 acres of Land for his service aforesaid. These deponents further says that they have been acquainted with said Mary House ever since her husband died aforesaid; and that she has never married since the death of her said husband and
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that she is still widow. that she has told these deponents at divers times that she ought to be entitled to a pension on account of her husband's said services; but that she thought as these deponents did, that the pension laws required that the widows of deceased soldiers and officers of the Revolution, should have been married before they left the Military service of said war. And these deponents believes that she said Mary supposed she was not entitled to a pension untill within a short time past, is the reason no doubt why she delayed in presenting her claim. These deponents further say that they are entirely disinterested in the application of said Mary House for a pension and arrears of pension, nor are they in any way shape or manner to be benefited by her said application and further deponents saith not -

Witness
R. McIntosh
James B. Jenkins
Conrad Boyer ["X" his mark]
Elizabeth Boyer ["X" her mark]
Anna Era Snyder ["X" her mark]

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of October 1852 - and I hereby certify that I believe the said Conrad Boyer Elizabeth Boyer & Anna Eva Snyder are credible persons and entitled to belief and upwards of 70 years of age.
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate
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It is hereby certified that we are aquainted with Conrad Boyer Elizabeth Boyer & Anna Eva Snyder, that we believe them to be credible persons; and that their affidavit is worthy of belief.
Oneida Castle Oct. 26th 1852
Timothy Jenkins M.C.


State of New York.  
Oneida County ss; }
                                     Elizabeth Archer a resident of Durhamville in the County of Oneida in the State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law doth upon her oath depose and say that she is ninety two years of age and that she lived during the War of the Revolution in the town of Menham in Montgomery County and State aforesaid and continued to live there for many years thereafter - when she changed her residence to Oneida County that she was well acquainted with John House who was a private in the war aforesaid; That said John House left his home and enlisted in the 1st Regiment of New York Troops (as she was informed at the time and which she verily believes true) Sometime in or about the year 1776, or 7, for the war - and that he continued to serve as aforesaid to the end of the war - or untill [sic] sometime in or about the year A.D. 1783. that during his period of service aforesaid, he at divers times returned to the said town of Menham on visits and would thereafter return to his service in said Regiment -
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that she was informed that said Regiment was commanded by Col. Van Schauck, which she believes true; she further says that said John House was married at Menham to one Mary Righter, (whom she well knew at that time and has ever since been acquainted with her) sometime in the fall of A.D. 1792, and that they thereafter lived together as husband and wife, and as such reared a family of children, and continued to live together untill in or about the month of May 1835, when he departed his natural life at Oneida, as she verily believes true. That he died sometime in the spring of 1835, it being the same spring she commenced living with her son John Archer; to hes own knowledge, and that said Mary House has continued unmarried to this day and that she is still a widow, this deponent further says that she is entirely disinterested in the application of said Mary House for a pension and arrears of pension - and further deponent saith not.
Witness,
Jas. B. Jenkins.    Elizabeth Archer (X her mark)
R McIntosh
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of October A.D. 1852, and I hereby certify that Mrs Elizabeth Archer is a credible person and in my judgement of the age above written and is unable to attend open court and is a credible person
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate
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I Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate and Seal Offiser (invested with all the powers of proper Surrogate of chambers) in and for the County of Oneida, and State of New York, in my capacity as such surrogate, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings as had before me as such surrogate, in the matter of the application of Mary House widow of John House decd for a pension, & an account of said John House’s military service as a private in Captain Frink company, and 1st New York Regiment commanded by Col Goose Van Schaick in the Revolutionary War - and I do hereby declare in my opinion, that the said Mary House was married to the said John House on the 20th day of September 1792. That the said John House served as above set forth, and that he died on the 28th day of May 1835; and that said Mary House is still a widow and that she did not make application sooner for the reason stated in her afi  (illegible)   
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the seal of the Surrogates Court this   1st day of October, A.D. 1852.
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate
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I Othniel S. Williams Surrogate (proper) of the County of Oneida in the state of New York do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the claim of Mary House in right of her husband John House deceased, that said May House is the widow of said John House deceased who served under Capt. Frink & Col. Goose Van Schaick in the 1st N.Y. Regiment of the Revolutionary war, and that he served as aforesaid. That said May House was married to said John House on the 20th Sept 1792. that said John House died on the 28th day of May 1835 and that said May is still a widow and that she did not make application sooner because she was not informed that she was entitled as she has stated in her declaration.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 22nd day of October A.D. 1852.
Othniel S Williams
Surrogate
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Reg
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25.785
Mary House 
Widow of John House 
Priv. Rev. War
Act Feb. 2 1848
Index: Vol A, Page 352
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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9383

New York, Albany
Mary House decd.
widow of John who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of June 1853 and sent to G.R. Herrick Present.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A. [page?] 259 [or 359?]
Vol [remaining is covered over]
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[stamped] REJECTED
5263.
P. O. 
Jane M. House
Service:
Enlisted:     , 18
Discharged:     , 18
Application filed:   , 18
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No. 14,821
Jane M House 
wid of John
NY
Jas B. Jenkins July 9/52
same, Oct 4/52
same Feby 24/53
5263
Act July 7 1838
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11.504
New York Albany 
Mary House, dec widow of John House who died on the 28 May 1835 of [blank] in the State of N.Y. who was a private in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the Revolution for two years
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of June 1853 and sent to G. R. Herrick Present
Arrears to the 4th of [blank] Semi-annual allowance ending [blank]
{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by H. R. Weightman Clerk
Book D, Vol. 1. Page 173
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[handwritten vertically over entire page] Cancelled
33.138
New York Albany 
 John House decd. of [blank] in the state of N.Y. who was a private in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the Revolution for two years,  
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & Endg 28 May 1835
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of June 1853 and sent to G.R. Herrick, Present
Arrears to the 4th of [blank]
Semi=anl allowance ending [blank]
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}  
Recorded by H. R. Weightman Clerk, 
Book C2, Vol. 4, Page 33
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14.839  Nov: 30/52
Revolutionary Claim to pension of Mary House wid. of John
Nov 30
N.Y.
Acts 15th May 1828
&
7th July 1838
Cole 
original

Geo. R. Herrick, atty
Present
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                              Washington Nov. 30, 1852                                      
Sir,
     I inclose herewith, the claim of Mary, widow of John House deceased, who was a soldier in the Continental line of New York in the revolutionary war, to pension arrears due said deceased, and to pension in her own right, as widow, under the acts of 15th May 1828, 7th July 1838 and subsequent acts.  I think this claim is well sustained by the accompanying proofs and record evidence, but should an examination at your office show any defects please point out in detail and specifically such defects that, if practicable they more readily be met.
Very respectfully
Your ob't serv't
Geo. R. Herrick
Jas. E. Heath Esq. }
Com'r of Pensions }
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I certify that it appears from the records of final settlement certificates on file in this office that John House a [private?] soldier in New york line received the gratuity of eighty dollars by the issue of certificate number 65334 dated May [1?] 1783.

                                      [illegible] office
                                      June 7 1853
                                      J. Thompson c.c
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Mary House deceased
widow of John House
New York
7 June 1832
Act 7 July 1838 &c
except 2 years
Admitted for 2 yrs service as private Captains Frink and Sytiz' cos Col G. Van Schaick's 1st N.Y. Regt.
At $80  per annum from 4th March 1831 to 28th May 1835, & from 4th March 1836 to 4th Mar 
1841 and from 4th Mar '43 to 
[next 9 words crossed out] 4th March '44 and from 4th March 1848 to 
7th April 1853 – under acts 7 July 1838 - & Subs
[next 6 words crossed out] March 1843, & 29th July 1848
Certife to John House
only surviving child
Agent
Geo R. Herrick
Present
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Brief in the case of Mary House, dead, widow of John House
Oneida County and State of New York
act July 7, 1838
Claim, ("original," [next 3 words crossed out] or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Documentary – Certif of N.Y. comptroller – John House Private 1st N.Y. Regt - enlisted 26 Jany 1777 for the war – was prisoner3d July 1779 [1 inserted char] # Rec'd 600 acs bounty land, from St of N.Y. – Rolls in this office show service as above - & that he served to end of war & rec'd bounty land 100 acres in 1790. Marriage 20th Sept 1792 proved by attested family record and oaths of three disinterested witnesses. Identity proved by Jno A. House, his nephew, aged 67 years in 1852. Death of John, and his widow proved by disinterested witnesses and certified by the court.
Certified copy of deed of the 600 acs land granted by state of N.Y. with recital in deed of its identity – dated 19 July 1794 – given by John House and Mary his wife and duly acknowledged by both. Certif that John House is the only surviving child - widowhood proved by affidavit – 
(If for increase) Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the admission of the claim? If so, what? 
# also returned as a private soldier at the end of the war
John House died 28th May 1835
Mary [House died] 7 Apr 1853
Only surviving child John House

Name and residence of Agent
Geo R. Herrick, Present
Dodge, Examining Clerk
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Brief in the case of John House dec'd
County and State of NY
act 15 May 1828
Claim, ("original," or [next 2 words struck] "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
See brief in the same case under acts of 1832 & 1838 &c, which shows House rec'd land from the U.S. as a war's man, which of course entitles him to a pension under the Act of 1828, deducting any payment, that may have been made under the act of 1832.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
Messr Evans & Fant, Present
Thornton Triplett, Examining Clerk.
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No. 1777
John House dec'd NY
adm'd 15 May 1828
War's Man
$80 per annum from
3 March 1826 to
28 May 1835 when he died
deducting payments under June 7 1832, if any portion has been paid under that act
Pay to John House only child
Certd Evans & Fants, Present
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[overwritten vertically] Cancelled
Payment to be made at Albany by T.W. Olcott Esqr
Agent for paying pensioners, in the Agency of 
New York
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book C2, Volume 4, Page 33, by
H.R. Weightman, Clerk.
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Department of the Interior.
Claim for Military Service.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June 1832, John House, deceased, late of New York, who was a private in the Revolution was entitled to a pension and having died on the 28th May 1835, his only surviving Child, John House, is entitled to the amount at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum, from 4th March 1831 to 28th May 1835, when he died.
Given at the Department of the Interior, this Sixth day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty=three
R McClelland
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned }
LP Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions.
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In the matter of the Application of Jane M. House widow of
John House for A pension &c
To The Court of Pensions
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In the matter of the application of Jane M widow of John House decd. for a pension and arrears of Pension }
To Court of Pensions
Jane M House begs leave to say that sometime in or about the Month of April last, she caused application to be made to the commissioner of Pensions, for a pension and arrears of Pension due her on account of her husband's said John House Military service in the Revolutionary war: That she obtained a certificate, from the Secretary of the State of New York, of the service of a John House supposed to be her husband, and which she verily believed at the time to be true. Setting forth the periods of his service, and the names of the officers under whom he served &c - that she procured the affidavits of several persons who were personally acquainted with her said husband and who knew by reputation that her husband was a Revolutionary soldier, who set forth in their affidavits - that they verily believed that the officers mentioned in said certificate were the officers under whom her said husband served - She therefore begs leave to say that she was mistaken in regard to the officers under whom her said husband served, as well as said witnesses having [illegible] ascertained that the said John House mentioned in said certificate was not her husband, but another person of the same name and that her husband was under other officers and in another Regiment to wit, the Regiment of Col. Van Schauck. That she believed there was but one John House
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who served in said war, is the reason of her mistake, but since she has learned that there were several persons by the same name in said war, and that there were two or three by that name in the same Regiment above mentioned. That she has learned at fact by several persons who were acquainted with ever of the said persons by that name - to wit. Betsy Boyer Elizabet Archer & others. She therefore asks that her said declaration and the papers thereunto annexed may be remitted to her or that they may be stricken from the files of the pension office as void & of none effect.
Respectfully yours, Jane M House per Atty
Oneida Castle N.Y.
Sept. 28 1832
To Comm'r of Pensions
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June 4/53

Niles

Evans & Fant
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This indenture made the nineteenth day of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety four Between John House and his wife Mary of Whitestown in the County of Herkimer, and State of New York of the one part, and Arron Wood of Manlius in the County of Onondaga of the other part, witnesseth, that the said John House and his wife for an in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds, in hand paid by the said Aaron Wood, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained, sold, enfeffed[?], and confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, enfeoff, and confirm, unto the said Aaron Wood, and to his heirs and assigns forever all and singular that certain tract or parcel of land known and distinguished by Lot number twenty, lying and being in the township of Camillus, in the County of Onondaga, granted to him the said John House a soldier in the late war containing six hundred acres be the same more or less together with all and singular the rights, hereditaments, and appurtenances, to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion, and reversions, remainder and remainders, unto issues and profits thereof, and of every part, and parcel thereof, and also [?] the estate, right, title, interest, possession, claim and demand, whatsoever both in Law and Equity, of them the said John House, & his wife, of, in, and to, the said hereby granted premises, and every part and parcel thereof with their appurtenances, To have and to hold the above described Lot of Land unto the said Aaron Wood his heirs and assigns forever, In witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals, the day and year before written. S.B. It is to be understood that the sd John House does not warrant & defend the sd Lot against any one except
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himself and his heirs.  John House L.S. Mary X her mar House L.S. Sealed and delivered in the presence of Benjamin Woodward Moses Bagg. Be it remembered that on the twenty second day of April one thousand seven hundred and ninety five personally appeared before me John Richardson one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Onondaga the within named John House and Mary House his wife who acknowledged that he signed, sealed and delivered the within Indenture as his voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned and the said Mary being by me examined separate and apart from her said husband acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered, the said Indenture as her voluntary act and deed, without any fear or compulsion of her said husband, and I having examined the Indenture and finding therein no natural erazures or interlineation do allow the same to be recorded John Richardson. Recorded the first day of June 1793 - at 6 o'clock P.M. Ben. Ledyard Clk.

State of New York Onondaga County }
Clerks Office June 2d 1833}  ss:
I do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of the deed and of the endorsements thereon, with the original records of the same remaining in this office and that the same are correct transcripts therefrom, and the whole of said original records.
In testimony whereof I have caused this seal of the County Court of said County to be herewith affixed, the day & year above written
Barnard Slocum Clerk
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In the matter of the application of Jane M. House for a pension and arrears of pension due her.

J.B. Jenkins of
Oneida Castle, N.Y.
Atty
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Declaration under the Acts of 3 Mch. 1837  3rd March 1843 and 17 Jun 1844
State of New York
Oneida County ss}
                  On this 2nd day of April 1852, personally appeared before the Hon. Ralph McIntosh, Justice of a Court of Records & Special Surrogate in and for the county of Oneida, and State of New York, Jane M. House widow of John House deceased, a resident of the town of Vernon County afd, and state aforesaid, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 4, 1836, and the act explanitory of said act passed Mar 3, 1837; and also the acts of 3rd march 1843, and 17th June 1844 extending said act of 3rd March 1837. That she was married and is now the widow of said John Howse who was a private in the army of the Revolution as hereafter described.  That said John House entered the service sometime in or about the month of March A.D. 1778 under captain Jost Deygert in a Regiment commanded by Leut. Col. Samuel Clyde at one time and at another under Henry Turner & Col. A. Hawks Hays' as will more fully appear by proof hereunto annexed, and continued in actual service in said war for a term of nearly
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four years and was honorably discharged on or about the 21 day of November A.D. 1782 and received a certificate of discharge, which has since been lost or destroyed: that while he was in the service aforesaid, he was under the command of several officers and shifted from one company to another as will appear by the proof hereunto annexed where reference is made for greater certainty, but that during the whole period from March 20th 1778 up to 21 November A.D. 1782 said John House was in the actual military service of said war, on which said last mentioned day he received an honorable discharge and a scrip for the amt then due him which was £4-3-6, bearing the No. 11198.  That he was drafted in the town of Menham in Herkimer Co. in the State of New York at the time above set forth.
She further declares that she was married to the said John House on the twenty fifth day of December A.D. (1792) seventeen hundred and ninety two; that her said husband the aforesaid John House, died on the twenty eight day of May, eighteen hundred and thirty five, and that she was a widow on the 4th of July, 1836 and still remains a widow, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed. And she further declares that
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She has never made application for a pension or account hereof, and she prays that the Commissioner of Pensions will ascertain the amount due her with as much speed as practicable [?], under said acts and pay the same to her agent & atty. as directed in a power? hereunto annexed.
    And she doth further declare that owing to her age and feeble health, & physical infirmaties, she is unable to attend open court, is the reason why this declaration will be sworn to before Hon. Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate and Justice of Court of Record, at his office in Vernon, County & State aforesaid - she further states that she makes this declaration for the benefit of the acts - just above set forth or any other under which she may be entitled.
Signed and sealed in the presence of
J.C. Babcock
Jane M House  "X" Her Mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written. And I hereby certify that I believe said Jane M. House is unable to attend open court by reason of bodily infirmity - that owing to her old age, she is physically disabled in my judgement to appear in open court. And I the Hon Ralph McIntosh do further certify and declare in my capacity as surrogate for Oneida County that in my judgement
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and opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting interrogatories to her, touching the propriety, and justice of of application and claim, believe her to be the widow of John House, & that she was married at the time stated, & that her said husband deceased, served as stated in her declaration, and that she is justly and fairly entitled to a pension, or arrears of pension due her.  And I do further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings as had before me as such surrogate in the matter of the application of said Jane M House as widow of John House deceased for a pension or arrears of pension due her.
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate

State of New York}
Oneida County ss}
On this 2nd day of April A.D. 1832, personally appeared before me Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate John Able who being duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath depose and say that he is seventy five years of age, that he is well acquainted with Jane M. House and has been for the
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last sixty years; that he was well acquainted with John House who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, before he was married to Jane M Ritter her maiden name, now Jane House, and that he knew of their marriage by reason of being present at their wedden, that they were joined in marriage on or about the 25 day of December, A.D. 1792, by the Rev. Mr Thistler at Palentin, Montgomery County, a clergyman of the Dutch Reform Church and that they lived together as man and wife, & were always reputed so to be, and as such reared a family of children; that said Jane is now living the the town of Vernon, County & State first above written and is the identical person who made the foregoing declaration. He further deposes that said John House is now deceased, that he departed his natural life on or about the 28 day of May 1835, to the knowledge of this deponent, and that said Jane M. House has remained unmarried ever since & is still a widow – And this deponent further saith that he is in no wise interested in her application now being made for a pension or arrears which may now be due her. he further says that he has heard the foregoing declaration made and that he verily believes the same to be true. That said Jane House is
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a lady of respectability and that he would believer her under any circumstances. And further this deponent saith not.
John Able "X" His mark
Witness to mark
 J.C. Babcock

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year first above written.  And I certify that I believe John Able to be an honorable man, & a credible witness.
Ralph McIntosh  
Special Surrogate

We the undersigned do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Able whose name above appears, & have been well acquainted with him for many years.  And that said Able is an honest upright and fair man in all his dealings and that we believe his affidavit to be entitled to the fullest faith and credit. And we do further certify that we have heard the foregoing declaration read & affidavit in presence of Jane M. House & John Able & that they acknowledged to be that they dictated the same.
Oneida April 2 1852
James P Root
Waterman Harrington
Robert H Walterson
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State of New York }
Oneida County ss: }
On this 2nd day of April A.D. 1852 personally appeared John Sipher a resident of the City of Albany, and made known to me by credible witnesses. Aged seventy[?] seven years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth upon his oath depose and say, that he was acquainted with John House, & Jane M. House before their marriage, and knows of their marriage by reason of being present at the wedden. That that they were joined on or about 25 December A.D. 1792 and that they continued to live together as man and wife until on or about the 28 day of May 1885[1835] when John House departed his natural life.  That this deponent was present at the death bead of said John House: that their marriage took place at Palentine, Montgomery County, and that they were married by the Rev. Mr Thistler, a resident of that place. And this deponent further states that said Jane Marian House is now a widow and has remained such widow ever since the said 28 day of May A.D. 1835; that he hath heard the foregoing declaration read & that from his knowledge and information he believes the same to be true.  & that said Jane Marian House is a lady of character and entitled
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to the fullest credit & further eponent saith not.
John Sipher
Witness 
John House Jr.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this  2nd day of April A.D. 1832. And I hereby certify that I believe the said John Sipher to be of the age above stated & that his affidavit is worthy of belief.
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate

Power of Attorney
Know all men by these presents, that I, Jane M. House of the town of Vernon, County of Oneida and State of New York do hereby constitute and appoint James B. Jenkins, of Oneida Castle, County & State aforesaid my true and lawful Attorney with full power of substitution and revocation for me and in my name, place and stead, to prosecute my claim for a pension and arrears of pension now due me on account of the services of my husband John House.
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deed in the army of the Revolution and in my name place and stead to receive from the proper officers of the United States all such money or monies as may be due her, or all owed or such pension certificate as may be issued in my favor, and in any name to give the necessary receipts therefore, or other sufficient discharge, and to do any and all other acts in the previous that I myself might do, even I personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming whatever said Jas. B. Jenkins may do in and about said business. And the said Jane M. House for and in consideration of the work labor & services of said Jas. B. Jenkins, heretofore rendered & performed in and about the premises I do hereby declare this power irrevocable. And for good and sufficient reasons do hereby revoke any and all powers A attorney or other authority – athist[?] may have been given by me for any such purpose & vest the same solely & irrevocably in my said attorney
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 2nd day of April A.D. 1852.
Jane M. House  Her X mark
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of }
John House Jr
J. C. Babcock
On this 2d day of April 1852 personally appeared before me the Hon. Ralph McIn.
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tosh Special Surrogate in and for the County aforesaid. Jane M. House named in the foregoing power of attorney and in the full purport and object of the same being explained to her she signified her assent to the provisions thereof and acknowledged the same as her free act and deed for the purposes therein described.
Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate

State of New York Oneida County ss }
Be it known that on the 2d day of April 1852, before me a Special Surrogate, in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared James B. Jenkins the attorney named in the foregoing power of attorney, and made oath that he has no interest whatever in the money he is authorised to receive, by virtue of the foregoing power of attorney, either by any pledge, mortgage, sale or assignment or transfer, and that he does not know or believe that the same has been so disposed of to any person whatever.
James B. Jenkins
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year}
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First above written Before me. }
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate
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State of New York,
Clerk's Office, Oneida County, } ss.
I, Alexander Rae, Clerk of the said County, Do Certify, ThatRalph Mc Intosh whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof of acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, Special Surrogate in & for said County, dwelling in said County, and sworn and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Special Surrogate and verily believe that the signature to the Certificate of said proof or acknowledgment, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, this 6th day of April 1852
Alexander Rae Clerk
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[Persons making application at the Comptroller's or Secretary of State's Office, for searches, of certifficates of service of any person, in the army of the U.S. during the revolutionary war, should give the name and ranks held by such person; the nature of the service; whether in the Infantry, Cavelry, or Artillery, &c.; in the regular army or militia; the names of the officers commanding the regiments and companies at the time of enlistment, service and discharge, as near as can be given. The names should be given with care, and in a legible hand.]

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1781, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their service in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:
[table below, where commas are used to indicate column separations]
1782 Novem'r, 21, John House, Private, No. of Cert'e issued, 11198, £ 4, 3, 6
1778 May, 4, do , ", do do do, 16370, £ -, 14, 2
" Aug, 9, do, ", do do do, 16435, £ 3, 12, 10
1779 Sept, 3, John Hoose, ", do do do, 39344, £ -, 8, 4
" Novem, 19, John House, ", do do do, 39405, £ 1, 2, 6
" Sept, 1, John Howse, ", do do do, 39153, £ 1, 9, 11

State of New-York,
Comptroller's Office, Albany, March 25, 1852}

I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Books No. 3, 4, 8 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
[for readability, the table below removes ditto marks and replaces them with referenced text, in brackets]
1st under Capt. Jost Deygert in Lt. Col. Samuel Clyde's Regiment.
2d [under Capt.] Henry Tourneur or Turner [in Col.] A Hawk Hay's [Regiment.]
3d [under Capt.] [Henry Tourneur or Turner] [in A Hawk Hay's] [Regiment.]
4th [under Capt.] Thomas Brown [in] [Col.] Peter Yates' [Regiment.]
5th [under Capt.] Corn's Wiltse [in] [Peter Yates'] [Regiment.]
6th [under Capt.] Thos. Brown [in] [Col.] [Peter Yates'] [Regiment.]

I have examined the records for the service of
and find entries, as above, amounting to £ [blank]}
A.W. Lee, Examining Clerk. 
J.C. Wright, Comptroller
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Hon. F.F.C. Triplett
Sir
The papers in the case of Jane M House for a pension & arrears of pension under the law of [blank], were filed by me in your office on the 12 April last past as per communication from P. Office. The husband of said Jane M. was in the Revolution in 1778-9; 1780-1 & 2
I wish to have the papers returned to correct an error & to alter the affidavits thereunto annexed  by request of the witnesses
I am sir most respcty your obt servt
James B Jenkins

Oneida Castle
Oneida Co. N.Y.
July 26, 1852
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By telegraph,
Dated Utica, Oct 15 1853
Rec'd. Washington, Oct 15 1853 10 o'clock, 43 min. A.M.
To Hon. L. P. Waldo
Pension office
Ralph McIntosh + Captain Triplett were
here yesterday Er go in Vernon instanter
with Mott send me at
Albany additional
papers of John House
Yule[?] must wait– answer
here 
S. G. Dodge
29/145 abn
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[left column]
Rejected claim 5263.
Sol. name John House.
Sol. died May 28 1835
Sol. service: Col Van Schaak. N.Y.
M[arried] Jane Maria Ritter
Dec. 25. 1792
Palatine Montgomery Co. N.Y.
Rev. M. Thistler
Widow knows Betsey Boyer and Elizabeth Archer.
Wids age 77 in 1852.
Wids residence Vernon, Oneida Co. in 1852.

[right column]
Wid file 25785
Sol. name John House
Sol. died May 28 1835
Sol. Service. Col. Goose Van Schaak
M[arried] Mary Riter
Sept 20. 1792
Rocktown Montgomery Co. N.Y.
Rev. Abraham Rosencranz
Betsey Boyer and Elizabeth Archer testify
Wids age 80 in 1852
(78 years erased.
Residence- Oneida, Oneida Co N.Y.

[below the two columns]
Although the two claims have a few points of difference in the essential points they agree (as shown above/ and have been consolidated.

M.B.H.
Sept 18, 1911