Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17762, Joseph Holcomb, Continental (Conn.)
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Service
Continetal (conn.) 

Holcomb, Joseph
Enos, Olive

Contents Former widow

Number
W. 17762
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2434
Connecticut
Olive Enos decd
widow of Joseph Holcomb
who was a Corporal of Cavalry
in the Revolution
Conn.
[illegible] from 101:65
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 120 Dollars 00 
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843 [illegible] 25th July 1846.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Jany 1837 and sent to 
Hon. L.P. Waldo
House of Reps
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 52. 
$17 June 1844
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State of New York
Oneida County ss.
Truman Enos of the town of Westmoreland, in said county, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he has been informed by his brother Newton Enos, of the town of Marcellus, in Onondaga County, and state aforesaid, and by others, that Alexander Enos the father of this deponent, died in said town of Marcellus, on the eleventh day of January A.D. 1841, and that the were present at his death and burial.--
Truman Enos.--
Sworn and subscribed
before me, this 25th
day of October, 1842.--
Amzi Doolittle, Justice of the Peach

STATE OF NEW YORK
CLERK'S OFFICE, ONEIDA COUNTY,
ss.
I, P. Sheldon Roob, Clerk of the County of Oneida, do hereby certify that Amzi Doolittle--Esquire, was on the 25th day of October A.D. 1842 a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county of Oneida, duly authorized to act as such and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice, and verily believe that his signature to the annexed affidavit is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county, this 26th day of October A.D. 1842.
P. Sheldon Root Clerk
Mr. F. Kittle
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No 8451
Olive Enos-
formerly widow of
Joseph Holcomb
Con:
Act 7 July 38
" 23 Aug. 42
on rolls 5 mo. 19 Cop'l
18. 11. pri.
________________
Cavalry

1. m 87dq7
2. __3__4!
adm'd
5 mo. 19 Corpl. Cal'y
18 mo. 11. Dragoon
__________________
$107.65

___________________________
Hon. J. M. Niles
Hartford
Con.
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County ss. Hartford
Personally Appeared on this 27th day of December 1850 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in the county aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths & take depositions Dryden Holcomb [underlined] and made oath in due form of law that he is administrator in the estate of Olive Enos [underlined] who was a pensioner of the United States under act 7 July 1838 3rd March 1843 & 17 June 1844 at the rate of $101.65/100 dollars per annum, that she was the former widow of Joseph Holcomb who was a private & corporal in the army of the Revolution, that she died in the year eighteen hundred & forty six on the 25th day of July leaving four childing only surviving whose names are Dryden Holcomb David Holcomb Priscilla Downey and Maria Griswold
That he claims as administrator [caret] for the benefit of her children an increase of pension for the said Olive Enos [underlined] on account of the Revolutionary service of Joseph Holcomb [underlined] her husband as a Corporal of Cavalry [crossed out: aforesaid] the proof of which service is herewith annexed and to which he respectfully refers
Dryden Holcomb
Sworn to and Subscribed
on this 27th day of December 
1850 Before me and I certify that I am personally acquainted with the declarant and fully satisfied his Statements are true
"for the benefit of her children"
interlined by me 
H.F. 
J.P.
Henry Fowler Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
Hartford County ss.

I Henry Perkins Judge of the Probate court for the district of Hartford do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said court that Olive Enos former widow of Joseph Holcomb was a pensioner of the United States on the roll of the Connecticut Agency at the rate of One hundred and one dollars sixty five cents per annum was resident of Windsor in the county of Hartford in the State of Connecticut and died in said Windsor in the year eighteen hundred and forty six on the twenty fifth day of July (25 July 1846)--That she left four children only surviving whose names are Dryden Holcomb, David Holcomb, Priscilla Downey and Maria Griswold,
and I further certify that Dryden Holcomb is [caret] one of the Administrators on the estate of Olive Enos deceased duly appointed and qualified by this court and authorized to act in that capacity
In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and Affixed the Official seal of Said Probate Court at Hartford this 27 day of December 1850
Henry Peckins
Judge of Probate
[seal]
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Application of Dryden Holcomb for increase of the pension of Olive Enos widow of Joseph Holcomb--
Adm Mr. [illegible] of Connecticut $120 for arrears 
Inc to $120 for arrears [illegible] former [illegible] at $101.65 per annum
Payable to Dryden Holcomb
Administrator for the benefit of Dryden Holcomb 
David Holcomb
Priscilla Downey
Maria Griswold
Acts 38
43 & 44 [illegible]
25 July 1846
L. P. Waldo

House of Representatives Dec. 30, 1853
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Henry Perkins Esq. of Hartford, Connecticut, and I know that he now is and since the 4th day of July 1850 has been the Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford in said State, duly commissioned and [illegible] and that the written signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Loren P. Waldo, Member
Congress [illegible] District, Conn.
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State of Connecticut
County of Hartford
ss
Windsor Oct 6th 1842

On this sixth day of oct in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty two personally appeared before John Russell Judge of Probate for the District of Hartford in the aforesaid State & County Olive Enos a resident of the Town of Windsor in county & State aforesaid aged Seventy Six 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 and the Act explanatory of said Act approved Aug't 23d 1842 that she was married to Joseph Holcomb of the aforesaid town county & State in the year 1787 as near as she can recollect as she has no family record: that about a year after she had a Son by her said husband by the name of David who now resides in her family and is now fifty four years old last March She also has two other children who are now living: that she lived with her said husband the said Joseph as his lawful wife about ten years when he died: that she was married by the Rev'd Mr. Miller of this town, who died many years since and his records are not to be found: That she was afward married to Alexander Eno[s] of the Town of Whitestown in the State of New York in the year 1803 as hear as she can recollect and lived with him about seven years and have since had no connection with him Nor hear'd from him for many years, and I have every reason to believe that he died five or six years since. She has not lived with him as his lawful wife for more than thirty years, nor had any help or support from him
She has often hear'd her said husband Joseph Holcomb say that he served nearly through the whole of the Revolutionary War and it is reputed
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that he served in Col'n Elisha Sheldons Regt of Dragoons

Olive Enos

Personally appeared before me, John Russell, Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford, (Conn.) Olive Enos, and subscribed the foregoing Declaration, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. And I further certify that she is a respectable and creditable person.
In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name, and affix my seal of office, this sixth day of October, 1842.
John Russell,
Judge
[seal with ribbon]
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I David Holcomb of the town Windsor in the county of Hartford aged fifty four years & upwards do testify and say that I am the lawful son of Joseph Holcomb who resided in the aforesaid town and that he died in the year 1797 as near as I now can recollect. I was about nine years old when he died. I have a Brother and Sister younger than myself, one of which lives in this town, and the other in the State of Kentucky. My mother after the decease of my father the Sd Joseph Married Alexander Enos of the town of Whites-borough in the State of New York in the year 1803 and lived with him 6 or 7 years, and then left him, and has resided in this town ever since. She has not lived with the said Enos for more than thirty years and it is generally supposed and believed, that he died five or six years since.
My Mother has not received any support or help from the said Enos for more than thirty years, and I am now residing with her, and have for many years since. She is now upwards of 76 years old.
David Holcomb

State of Connecticut
County of Hartford
ss.
Windsor Oct. 6th 1842
Personally appeared before me David Holcomb and signed the above deposition and made Solemn Oath to the truth of the same and I further certify that he is a reputable and credible witness--

John Russel
Judge of Probate
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I Herman Holcomb of the Town of Windsor in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut aged Seventy two years old do on oath testify and say that I am a Brother of Joseph Holcomb who was born & resided in this town for many years, and about the year 1787 my 3rd Brother Joseph married Olive Marshall of the aforesaid town, by whom they had three children the oldest of which is named David Holcomb who is now reputed to be rising of fifty four yrs Old, and is now residing with his Mother in the aforesaid town. My Brother the sd Joseph died in the year 1797 and his widow Olive afterwards Married Alexander Enos in the year 1803 as near as I can recollect, & lived with him a number of years, and then left him, and has not resided with him for more than 30 years
The S'd Enos is reputed to have died five or six years since, & his widow the said Olive Enos resided in this town for thirty years last past, and is now a widow--
My Brother the said Joseph served nearly through the Revolutionary War and served in Col'n Elisha Sheldons Reg't of Light Dragoons
I remember of seeing him at home here, remember of his Serving among the Troopers, or Home, & his company was quartered some of the time in this Town--

Herman Holcomb
State of Connecticut
County of Hartford
ss.
Windsor Oct. 6th 1842
Personally appeared before me Herman Holcomb and signed the above deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same and I further certify that he is a reputable and credible witness
John Russell
Judge of Probate
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I Phoebe Wallace of the Town of Windsor in the County of Hartford & State of Connectcut aged eighty years & upwards do testify & Say, that I was well acquainted with Joseph Holbom, and also with Olive Marshall, who were born in this town, and I well remember of their being married, which was as near as I can remember in the year 1787 and they lived together as husband & wife for a number of years, when the S'd Joseph died leaving three children, the oldest of which is a Son by the Name of David, who is fifty four or five years old, & is now living in this town with his Mother. The S'd Olive afterwards married Alexander Enos of Whitesborough in the State of New York & lived with him a number of years, when she left him, & has not resided with him for more than 30 years, and the S'd Enos is reported to have died in S'd Whitesborough 5 or 6 years [caret] since and the S'd Olive is now residing here as his widow--
I remember very well, that the S'd Joseph Holcomb Served in the Revolutionary War & was some of the time Stationed [caret] here & belonged to the Troop & Served in Col'n Sheldon Regt of Light Dragoons
Phoebe Wallace
X
her mark
State of Connecticut
County of Hartford
ss
Windsor Oect. 6th 1842
Personally appeared before me Phoebe Wallace and signed the above deposition and made Solemn Oath to the truth of the same and I further certify that she is a respectable & credible witness
John Russell
Judge of Probate
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Comptrollers Office
Hartford Ct
Oct 6th 1842

I certify that the following proof of the service of Joseph Holcomb in the Revolutionary War is found on the Books of the Pay Table [illegible] in this Office, entitled "Connecticut Line" viz.--
Vol. 1 Page 135 headed as follows "settlement with the 2d Reg & Light Dragoons, Elisha Sheldon Esq. Col. " before 1780"
"Joseph Holcomb private--commencement of service " Nov 28th 1778--time of settlement January 14 1780--term " of service 1 yr 1 month & 3 days amt of wages [GBP sign] 32.13.4"
Same book and same Reg & Page 263
"Joseph Holcomb, private, commencement of service January 1 " 1780--time of settlement Jan'y 1 1780 term of service 1 year, amot of " Wages [GBP sign] 30.0.0"
Vol. 2'd same Reg't same service
"Joseph Holcomb private commencement of service " 1st Jan'y 1781--Expiration of service July 11th 1781, term of servie ' 6 months 11 days--
"Joseph Holcomb Corp'l commencement of service " July 12--Expiration of service Dec 31st 1781--amount " of wages for private & cop'l in 1781/ [GBP sign] 32.16.4"
Gideon Welles Comptroller
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Office

Rev WIDOW, &c.
______________
File No. 17762
Olive Enos
Wid. of
Joseph Holcomb
Cop'l Rev. War
__________________
Act: March 3, 1843 & June 17, 1844
Index:--Vol. A, Page 218
[Arrangement of 1870]

Nov 30'96 To
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8457
Con.
Let to J W Niles Oct 14 42
Nov 2, '42
rejected

Act 7 July '38
23 Aug. '42
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Sent the forms as requested, to Hon. John M. Niles--
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Connecticut 6891
Olive Enos, formerly
widow of Joseph Holcomb, dec.
and who died in the year 1797
of Hartford in the State of Conn't.
who was a Cor. of Cavalry & Dragoons in the Company commanded by Captain ______ of the Conn't line for 
5 M. 19d Cor. Cav'y 
18"11 " Dragoon
_________________
$101.65

Inscribed on the Roll of Hartford
at the rate of 101 Dollars 65
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of Dec. 1842 and sent to Hon. J.M. Niles, Hartford, Conn't, 
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841
Act 23 August 1842
$508.25
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Theo L. Moody Clerk
Book A Vol 1 Page 179
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6891
Connecticut
Olive Enos dec
Widow of Joseph Holcomb
and who died in the year 1797
of Hartford Conn. the State of Conn't.--
who was Corporal of Cavalry in the ------
commanded by Captain ----- of the
Reg't commanded by Col. Sheldon in the
Conn't line for 2 years
______________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Hartford 
at the rate of 120 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

__________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Jan'y 1837 and sent to Hon. L. P. Waldo
House of Reps
_________________________
Total Amount
Inc. from $101.65
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H. R. Wrightman Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 1. Page 81.
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2434
Connecticut
Olive Enos formerly
widow of Joseph Holcomb
who was a Copl of Cavalry and Dragoon
in the Conn line
for 5 mos & 19 days Copl
18 " & 11 days Dragoon
__________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
100 Dollars & 65
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.
___________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 
25th day of Oct 1843
and sent to
Benj'm Colton
Hartford
Conn
___________________________
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 66

[illegible] Oct 25
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[Black rectangular stamp] Old War & Navy Files
Nov 08 1896
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O.W. & N. Div.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.
Nov. 25, 1896

Respectfully returned to the writer, who is requested to furnish, for purposes of identification, as much of possible of the information called for below.
Wm Lockson
Commissioner.
_______________________________
Full name of soldier: 
Joseph Holcomb

Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible)
Windsor or Granby, Hartford Co Conn
________________________________
Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible)
Granby
________________________________
Date of death (as near as possible)"
________________________________
Christian name of widow:
________________________________
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
It is alleged that he [underlined] did
Remarks:


Your name and address:
W. L. Marsh, S.E. Div
Pension Bureau
D.C.

2338b2m
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
____________________________

I, JOHN P. C. MATHER, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, that Henry Fowler is, and since the fourth day of July last past hath been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed and commissioned, having full power and authority by the laws of said State, to take the Acknowledgement of Deeds and to certify the same: also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give Certificates thereof: and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations.
And I further Certify, That I believe the foregoing signature of the said Henry Fowler to be genuine
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at Hartford, this 27th day of December
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty.
Mr. P. C. Mather
Secretary of State
[SEAL]
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State of Connecticut
Comptrollers Office
Hartford Dec. 27th 1852

I certify that on application for evidence of the service of Joseph Holcomb, in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the Books and documents remaining in this Office relating to that war, and find the same of the said Joseph Holcomb, in a Pay Roll, under the following heading, vis, "Settlement with the 2nd Regiment Light Dragoons. Elisha Sheldon Esq. Colonel, before 1780." and opposite his name are the following entries vis. |Rank, private|
Commencement of service, Nov. 28th 1778| Time of this settlement Jan'y 1st 80| Term 1 yr. I mo. 3ds| Amt. of wages  [GBP sign] 32.13.4| Value of [illegible] for clothing & Ref'ts [GPB sign] 6.9| Amt. of Debt [GBP sign] 33.01 | Value of mo. re'd on acct. of wages [GBP sign] 2.3.6| Value of cloth'g & Ref'ts supplied [GBP sign] 1.19.2 | Amt. of credit [GBP sign] 4.2.8| Balance [GBP sign] 28.17.5.|
In a settlement with the same Regiment for the year 1780, I also find the name of Joseph Holcomb, and opposite his name are entries as follows vis | Rank Private | Commencement of service Jan 1st, 1780 | Time of this settlement Jan 1st '81 | Term 1 year | Amt. of wages [GBP sign] 30. | Value of [illegible] for clothing & Refts 6d | Amt. of Debt [GBP sign] 30.0.6 | Value of mo. rec'd on acct. of wages [EBP sign] 0.1.5 | Value of clothing & Refts supplied [GBP sign\ 1.6.1. Amt. of  Credit [GBP sign] 1.7.6 Balance [GBP sign} 28.13.| 
In a settlement with the same Regiment for the year 1781 I also find the name of Joseph Holcomb, and opposite the name are the following entries | Rank, private | Commencement of service Jan 1st '81 | Expiration of service July 11th '81 | Term 6 mos. 11 ds. | Rank, Corporal | commencement of service July 12th, '81 | Expiration of
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service Dec. 31st '81 | Term 5 mos. 19 ds. | Amt. of Wages [GBP sign] 32.16.4| Amt. of Debt [GBP sign] 32.16.4| Money had for wages [GBP sign] 7.10. | Cloth'g & Refts supplied [GBP sign] 0.4.3.| Amt. of credit [GBP sign] 7.14.3 | Balance [GBP sign 25.2.1. |
I find the name of Joseph Holcomb, also, in a Muster [crossed out: "Pay"] Roll under the following heading, | "Roll and Muster of the Fourth" "Troop 2nd Regiment Light Dragoons, commanded by Col. Elisha Sheldon" and opposite said name are the following entries | Rank Corporal | Term of Inlistment During War | Time since last muster or enlistment Oct. 7th '82 |
The following certificates are appended to the above Muster [crossed out: "Pay"] Roll
"I certify the above Muster to be true in all its contents. Inspection of December 1782.
W. Barber Maj'r and
Asst. Inspector of Northern Army."

"I certify the above Roll to be the true state of said Book"
"This first day of January 1783"
James Dole, Lt. 2. R.L.D.
R.G. Pinney, Comptroller
by Geo. Robinson, Clerk,
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Some evid. to identify
Proof of death of 2 husband
in Sheldons Roll
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Hartford Oct 5, 1842
Dear Sir

I enclose herewith the Papers of Mrs. Olive Enos in support of her claim for a Pension under the act of 1830. The evidence will I hope be found satisfactory. I have long known Mrs. Enos personally and consider her a woman whose declaration or statement is entitled to reliance, believing her a person of truth. In regard to the death of her second husband, I have no certain knowledge, but have a strong impression on my mind that I heard a report of his death some years ago, some where in the state of New York. 
I am respectfully
yr obt sevt
John M. Miles

J. L. Edwards
Enos 
Comm'r Pensions
John M. Niles
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31 Oct 1842
L.E.
Olive Enos
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm'r Pensions
Washington
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Hartford Oct 29, 1842
Dear Sir
In the case of Mrs. Olive Enos I enclose to you the within affidavit, as evidence of the death of her last husband, which I hope will be satisfactory
If you can conveniently do it, I will thank you to send me the forms & notes for an application for a pension on the ground of disability during service in the last war.
I am respectfully
yr obt svt
John M. Miles
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Dec. 6 '42
Ct.
O Enos

L. Edwards Esq.
Comm of Pensions
Washington, DC

[Postmark} HARTFORD Ct
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Hartford
Connecticut
Dec[embe]r 2nd
1842

Sir

I have been absent from this place a number
of weeks past, and on my return I found your Letter of the 2nd
ultimo, and by it I am inform'd that the claim of Olive Enos for
a pension under the Act of July 7th 1838 and the explanatory act
of Aug[us]t 23d 1842 is rejected on the ground that she was not a
widow on the passage of s[ai]d act of 1838. Without entering into
an argument on the inconsistency & incorrectness of such a decision,
I would state, that I have been inform'd by Jesse Churlton,
that that decision has been recently overrided by the Secretary
of War in the case of Mary Rutton ~
I shall expect therefore that a certificate will be
issued & forw[arde]d to me in favor of Olive Enos for the services
of her first husband Joseph Holcomb ~

I have the honor to be
very respectfully y[ou]r ob[edien]t ser[van]t
[signed] John M Niles

J. L. Edwards Esq                   }
Comm[issione]r of Pensions }
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State of Connecticut }
County of Hartford   }  ss Windsor

On this tenth day of July in the year 1843
appeared before Jesse Olmsted a Justice 
of the Peace in [indiscernible word] the county aforesaid Olive
Enos who first [scratched out word] being 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
March 3d 1843 granting pensions to widows of
persons who served during the Revolutionary
War : That she is now the widow of Alexander 
Enos and that she was first married to Joseph
Holcomb who was a soldier in the War of
the Revolution : That she was pensioned under
the act of the 7th of July 1838 for the services 
of her first husband the said Joseph Holcomb
at the rate of 101 66/100 Dol[lar]s per annuam.
She further declares that she is still a widow 
and unmarried so ever since the death of her
husband the 2d Alexander Enos.

[signed] Olive Enos

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year
first above written and I certify that the
declarent is personally known to me and
was pensioned under the act of the 7th of
July 1838 and is a reputable and credible 
person ~

[signed] Jesse Olmsted Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut ss.
Office of Secretary of State

I do hereby certify that Jesse Olmsted Esq is, and
since the 20th day of June last has been a Justice of the
Peace within & for the County of Hartford in said State,
duly appointed & commissioned as appears of record in
this office -- and that the within signature purporting to 
be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of the said State
this 11th day of July 1843.

Noah A. Phelps
Secretary of State.

[Oriented sideways on bottom tri-fold of this page]

Olive Enos
$101:65 per ann.

Benj. Colton
Hartford
Conn.
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Hartford
 Connecticut
July 11th 1843

Sir
I send you herewith the claims of 
Phoeba Wallace and Olive Enos for a pension
under the act of May 3rd 1843 --

I am very respectfully
yr obt servt

Benj n Colton

J. L. Edwards
Comm r of Pensions
Washington.