Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 16,079, for Robert Maphet, Other
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Mapher, Robert
Or
Mapher
Ohio
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[A large bracket follows the next two lines]
The State of Ohio 
Hamilton County  
Seth Ham. Court Pleas Special
  ession June Term 1834
Upon satisfactory evidence being adduced, it is ordered
by the Court that the Clerk certify that Robert  Maphet
late of Hamilton County Ohio, was an invalid pensioner
of the U. States, that he died on the 8th day of April 1830, that he
was never married and died without lawful issue: that the
father and mother of the said Robert are also dead, and
that Timothy Maphet & Adam Maphet are the only surviving
brothers and Mary Proctor late and Mary Maphet the only surviving
sister of the said Robert dec[eased] that they are of lawful
age and are by the laws of this state his legal heirs.
[A large bracket is next to the following two lines]
The State of Ohio
Hamilton County.
Seth I David[illegible] Clerk Pro Tem
at the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County
hereby Certify that the above is a correct abstract
from the minutes of said Court, of the June Term
of said Court, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and
thirty four.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the
seal of Said Court at Cincinnati
the 5th day of August AD 1834
David [illegible] Obt. S. [Obedient Servent]
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J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
July 29th, 1834

Relative to William
Trabis Fansfer
Proof of Robert Maphet late
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War Department
Pension Office
July 29, 1834

Sir,

The affidavits in the case of William 
Trabis are herewith returned. The Clerk has
neglected to sign his name to the certificate
purporting to have been given by him.
Proof must be produced to show who
is the widow of Robert Maphet, dec. [deceased] before any
certificate can be given in his case, or any order
can be given for the payment of the amount due.

I am respectfully
your Obid. Servt. [obedient servant]
J.L. Edwards

S.F. Hunt, Esq.
Cincinnati
Ohio
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[illegible stamp]
J.L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Cincinnati August 6th, 1834

Sir

I have received your letter of Mar 29th
within and in the [illegible] to the directions
therein contained. I forward to you
evidence who are the legal hiers of
Robert Maphet, dec. [deceased]
Please have the kindness to give
the necessary order to the Bank here
for the payments of the sum that
may be due them.

I am very respectfully
In your obt [obedient] service
Samuel F. Hunt for
the legal heirs of
Robert Maphet

To
J.L. Edwards Esq.
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ACT OF JULY 14, 1862
16079
Robert Maphet
[stamped] REJECTED
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Robert Maphet,
dec. [deceased]

Invalid. Ohio

[illegible for letter to S.
F. Hunt, Aug. 14, 1834.

[illegible] to [illegible] 4 Sept. 1834

1578
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J. L. Edward Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
[See comments]
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[see comments]

Cincinnati August 28th, 1834

Sir
I have received your letter of the 14th [illegible] in
which, you "Note the certificate of the Clerk of
Com. [Commissioner] King for Hamilton County Ohio in the
case of Robert Maphet dec,d [deceased] has been placed
on our files. It is alledged that he was an invalid
pensioner. If so where was he paid and which
is his certificate of  pension, the letter is
wanted before any further step can
taken. You say that the certificate is
sent conformably to directions of my
letter of the 20th of August. Be pleased to
stress in that latter to this office as it will
assist in the investigation of the [illegible]."
I did [illegible] up the application when which
the certificate sent to you was directed by
the court to be [illegible].  The Act
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R. Maphet dec,d [deceased] who were his neighbors and
and knew him well as well as his father & mother
& their children I presume and in part I 
know, come to the conclusion that he was a
pensioner of the U.[United] States from a letter the friend
of dec,d [decedent] had received which was addressed to
Robert Maphet was dead, by the Honorable James
Findley late our representative in Congress
and is [illegible] in these words, "Washington.
11th May 1830.
[illegible] Robert Maphet
The pension Bill in
which your name is [illegible] at five [illegible] dollars
thirty three of one third count  for month has passed
both Houses of Congress this moment. Therefore
will be a law [illegible]the President
approves and signs. This Bill, which he will
do to [illegible].
I am your friend
James Findlay
The persons making affidavits which were heard
before the Court, were further [illegible] today
that he was a [illegible] [illegible] the [illegible]
of my [illegible] to them the Act of Congress
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approved 20th May 1830 in which Maphet's name
is placed on the pension list at the [illegible]
in James Findlays letter (viewed at [illegible])
at the [illegible] of 1829 & 1830, page 70 where his
name will be found. It is since not known
did receive a pension certificate because
he died before the passage of the act and
consequently he was was never paid or received
a pension certificate. The reason that it was
stated in the certificate that he was an invalid
pensioner was the fact of his having been
made so by the law. The men who made the
affidavits not knowing whether they were or
would be entitled to any thing coming from
the U. [United] States let the affair did until very recently
when they applied to me to assist [illegible] in it.
I believe the certificate is made not in conformity
to the rules founded on the provisions
of the Act of Congress the 2nd March 1829.
Your letter of the 29th  is herewith returned.
I am very respectfully [illegible]
[illegible] Samuel F. Hunt