Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19262, Jonathan Finney, Conn. Continental Mass.
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Conn Continental Mass. 
Finney, Jonathan Finny Sarah
W. 19262 
BLH 34594-160-55
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Duplicate issued 
May 29/54. & sent to
Wm. Murray Jr.
Delhi 
N. York
Hon. [T.] Florence, Feb: 8/57 [illegible]

115
New York, [Albany]
Sarah Finney
widow of Jonathan  [Mass?]
who served in the Revolutionary War, as a Artificer
[illegible] from [illegible/46]
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 240 Dollars 00
cents per annum, to commence on the 4th of March, 1848
Certificate of Pension issued the 
11th day of Nov. 1837 
and sent to 
Dickens & Coombs
Present
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32126
New York A
Jonathan Finney
of ----- in the State of N.Y.
who was an [Artift] in the ---------commanded
by Captain ------- of the ---------
commanded by ------- in the ---
line for [illegible] $144.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 240 Dollars   cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Ending 10 Aug 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of
Nov 1857 and sent to DH Coombs, Present
Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-annual allowance ending

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by H. E. Robinson Clerk,
Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 24
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203052 [illegible]
Aug 18th/'53-
Sarah Finney wid [widow]
Jonathan Finney des [deceased] Artificer
Sarah wid: Jonathan Finney, Artificer
Revolutionary War
R[illegible] Pension
[illegible] Feby 48-115
[illegible] July. 12th/56
[illegible]
Wm. Wakeman

[Set]: July 12/56. Hon. J. A Hughston
Vol. F. 53
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Cappy 06
State of New York}      US
County of Delaware

On this twenty seventh day of April 1818 before me the subscriber, one of the judges  of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid personally appears Jonathan Finney aged fifty nine years resident in the town of Delhi in the county and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress [entitled] an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War.
  That he the said Jonathan Finney enlisted in the month of November (as he believes) in the year 1775 in the town of Richmond in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts as a private soldier into the company commanded by Captain Moses Ashby belonging to the regiment (the name of which the said Jonathan Finney does not distinctly recollect) commanded by Colonel John Paterson of the town of Lenox in the County and State [last] aforesaid, said Regiment belonged (as the said Jonathan believes but does not [distinct] know)  to the  Massachusetts state line, that he enlisted into said Corps for the term of one year and continued to serve therein until the month of  October or November of the year 1776 when the said Jonathan being sick received a permit from  Colonel Paterson aforesaid while Stationed at Fort [Indipendence]  on the outlet of Lake George and (as the said Jonathan believes) in the State of Vermont, to retire from service to revive his health condition for his return, upon his restoration to health, but
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but he the said Jonathan did not  again return unto the service as said illness continued for about six months after the term of his enlistment  had expired, that he was not in any of the great battles of the Revolution during the period of his service aforesaid, that the severest conflict in which he was engaged was a skirmish with the enemy at a place they called [illegible] in Canada where [parte] of our Regiment was captured.
  And the said Jonathan Finney doth further declare under oath that in the month of September or October in the year 1777 in the town of Colchester in the county of Hartford and the State of Connecticut he the said Jonathan enlisted as a mechanic being a Blacksmith and [Armourer] into a company commanded by Captain Osbourn who first commanded said company. Sergeant Horton was advanced to a Captain in about a year or [too]---
   That he enlisted for the term of three years and received a certificate from Captain Asa Foot one of the select men of the said town of Colchester, that he answered for one of the three years and said town was obliged to furnish (said certificate he the said Jonathan has since lost) that he continued in the Service of the United States as mechanic under said enlistment [untill] the Spring of 1779 when upon procuring a substitute for the remainder of the term of said of said of said enlistment he was discharged from said service by Colonel Baldwin commanding at new Burgh in the County of [Orang] and State of New York, said he the said Jonathan has since lost---
   And the said Jonathan Finney doth further declare under oath that whilst he resided in the town of Colchester aforesaid in the month of September 1781, he turned out with the mechanics of Connecticut and [repared] to Fort Griswold where he served for the span of between two or three weeks.
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and he doth for this declare on aforesaid that during the period of his second enlistment he became acquainted with Hezekiah Buel (now resident in the town of Franklin and county of Delaware and state of New York an amrourer and Blacksmith in the same corp to which he the said Johnathan Finney belonged, that besides the affidavit of the said Hezekiah he has no other widower now in his power of his said service; and that he said Jonathan is in reduced circumstances and --- in need of the assistance of his Country for support
Jonathan Finney 

Sworn to and delivered 
before me the day and 
year aforesaid - William Beach  

State of New York 
County of Delaware Jfs.

Hezekiah Buell of the town of Franklin in the County and State afforsaid being duly sworn doth deposit and say, that during the term that Johnathan Finey hath stated in his affidavit is true, and he served as a Blacksmith and armorer in the company command by Captain Arsbourn and the late Capt. Horton; and the said Jonathan procured one C--- Price as a substitute, after he the said Jonathan had served about eighteen months himself that during the time of his service afforsaid he became acquainted with the above mentioned applicant for pension under the late act of Congress above mentioned, and knew him to be in the service of the United States of America as a Blacksmith and armorer who served in the same company with this deponent and further saith not 
Hezekiah Buell 
Sworn before me this 27th day of April 1818
William Beach one of the --- of Delaware County
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J. Wiliam Beach Judge Ho. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the said Jonathan Finney did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the foregoing declaration against the common enemy and I now hammit the proceding and testimony to them and has before me to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of Congress. Dated 17th Apr 1818 

William Beach 

In testimony that William beach is a Judge as aforesaid, and that the Signature of the foregoing affidavit and certificate appear to be the signature of said William. I have affixed the Seal of court of common pleas this seventh day of May 1818 

HR Phelps Dep
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Family Record

Births. Births.
Charles Hobbie Johnson Born 13th August 1818
Elias Johnson: Born April 13th 1792
Phebe his wife Born February 15th 1794

Sally Adelia Johnson Born August  18th 1821

George Johnson Born 6th July 1825

Mary Jane Johnson Born 13th July 1825

Elias Wainright Johnson Born 16th August 1828

William Henry Johnson Born August 1th 1830

Edmond Johnson Born March 11th 1832

Byron Johnson Born May 5th 1834

Amasa Johnson Born July 9th 1836
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Family Record
Marriages
Elias Johnson
married to Phebe Finney
February 14th 1816
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Bounty Land,
application of
Sarah Finney
Wakeman
Agent
Delhi
N. Y.
205052
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State of New York
County of Delaware

On this 7th day of April A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in & for said County Sarah Finney well known to me, aged eighty seven a resident of Delhi in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the County served she may be entitled to under the act of Congress passed March 30, 1855, that she is the widow of Jonathan Finney, who was an officer in the Revolutionary War and for the services of her husband aforesaid she now receives a pension at the rate of two hundred and forty dollars per annum, under the act of Congress passed [unk] 2d 1848, For evidence of the services of her husband aforesaid this declarant refers the department to the evidence on file in the Pension Office at Washington and request the warrant-she may be entitled to forwarded to her Agent Wm Wakeman of Delhi N.Y. She furt declares she is a widow and that she has not received or made application for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress.

Sarah Finney
her mark X

Subscribed & sworn before me the day & year above written.
Ben Finney
Jehe Palmer Justice of the Peace
Henry A Parsons

And I certify that Sarah Finney is the
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identical person she represents herself to be & that I have no interest in the result of this case & am not concerned in its prosecution.

J Palmer
Justice of the Peace

State of New York
County of Delaware

Personally appeared before me Ben Finney & Henry A Parsons & each being duly sworn, depose & say that they are residents of Delhi & County aforesaid, that they are well acquainted with Sarah Finney, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be & that they have no interest in the result of her claim for bounty land & are not concerned with prosecution.

Ben Finney
Henry A Parsons

Subscribed & sworn before me this 7th day of April 1855

J Palmer
Justice of the Peace

I certify that the said Ben Finney and Henry A Parsons are competent and credible witnesses

J Palmer
Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Delaware County Clerk's Office

I, Benjamin Cannon, Clerk of the County of Delaware and also clerk of the Courts of said County, do herby certify that J. Palmer Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition purports to have been taken, was at the time a taking such deposition, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Delaware aforesaid, elected and sworn, and duly authorized by law to take the same, and that his signature is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County this 14 day of Aug 1855
Benj. Cannon  Clerk
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Sarah Finney
Declarations
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DECLARATION

In order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows."
State of New York
Delaware County}ss.

On this sixteenth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-three personally appeared before the Court of Common Please and & for said County now sitting.
Sarah Finney a resident of the town of Delhi in the County of Delaware and said State of New York, aged 76 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain benefits of the provisions made by an act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Jonathan Finney last of the town of Delhi in said State of New York who departed this life on the tenth day of August 1843. That her husband the said Jonathan Finney was a soldier during the war of the Revolution, and at the time of his death, a pensioner of the United States under(as Declarant believes) the act of March 18, 1818. That shortly after he first received a pension his name was stricken from the roll but shortly afterwards restored, the causes not known by this Declarant. That the annual amount of pension which he received was $96. that her said husband resided during said war in Malbury Conn. from whence Declarant believed that he entered the service and served in the Connecticut Line for the greater part of said war, but as Declarant was not married to him until after said war she cannot relate the particulars of his said service. That she has heard being men from the name of Major Mekenger among the number of his officers.
And declarant further saith, that she was married to said Jonathan Finney on the fifteenth day of January seventeen hundred and eighty nine by Rev  Wm Brockway at Lebanon Conn; that the following persons were present at her marriage, to wit: Daniel Finney & wife & many others all of whome declarant believes are now dead.
That previous to her said marriage she resided in the town of Lebanon Conn and bore the maiden name of Treadway.
That her husband the said Jonathan Finney died as aforesaid on the tenth day of August eighteen hundred & forty three: that she was not married to him previous to his said service in the Revolution, but that her marriage took place previous to 1794, towith, at the time above stated.

Sarah Finney
her mark X

Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid, before said court.
C.B. Sheldon Clerk
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I Crawford B Sheldon clerk of the Court of Common Please in the County of Delaware in the state of New York, do hereby certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sarah Finney for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this sixteenth day of December A.D. 1843.

C B Sheldon Clerk
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FAMILY RECORD

MARRIAGES

January 15, 1789 Jonathan Finney was married to Sarah treadway of Lebanon in state of Connecticut in her 22nd year of her age.

Oldest daughter Polley was married July 2 1810 to Stephen Bouten of Walter

Phebe our second daughter married Elias Johnson February 14th 1816

George married at [unk] 1823 reported

Selden married to Annis Johnson of Franklin in Delaware County 1825 January

Sally our youngest daughter married to Henry Edgerton of Franklin 1831
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FAMILY RECORD

BIRTHS

1ST Charles October 19th 1789 in Lenox [unk]
2nd George April 2nd 1791 do..do..do
3rd Polly July 2nd 1792 in Lebanon County
4th Phebe February 15th 1794 in Lenox [unk]
5th Selden September 1st, 1795 in town of [unk]
6th Jonathan July 7th 1797 in the town of Ler
7th Ben B May 27th 1794 Harpersfield Delaware County N.Y.
8th Salley July 12th 1801 Delhi in Delaware County
9th Nero Beri April 25th 1803 do...do...do
10th Amasa Aug 22nd 1805  do...do...do
11th William R December 31st 1808  do...do...do

Porter Smith second oldest born 12th day of May 1825.
Seldon Johnson second son born 28th day of October 1826
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State of New York
Delaware County}ss.

Anna Paine of the town of Delhi in said county aged 67 years being duly sworn deposed to & saith that she is well acquainted with widow Sarah Finney & has been acquainted with her more than forty four years last passed, That when deponent first became acquainted with said Sarah she was the the wife of Jonathan Finney, with whom she has continued to live as his lawful wife until the tenth day of August last when he the said Jonathan died in the town of Delhi aforesaid, and deponent further saith that when she first became acquainted with said Jonathan & Sarah they were living together as man & wife & had a large family of children. That the said Jonathan Finney for many years previous to his death was a pensioner of the United States & was always reported & believed among his numerous neighbors & acquaintance to have been a soldier of the Revolution & I fully concur in that opinion.

Anna Paine


Subscribed  & sworn the 16 day of December 1843 before me & I certify that said Anna Paine is a credible witness.

Lyman Hakes 
a Judge of Delaware Common Pleas
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State of New York
Delaware County

I Henry Edgerton of the town of Delhi said county aged 41 years being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with widow Sarah Finney who now lives in said town of Delhi & is an applicant for a pension, that deponent was also well acquainted with her husband Jonathan Finney who died August last & who was at the time of this death a pensioner under the act of March 18th 1818. That the accompanying record is the family record of the said Jonathan Finney, That deponent has seen & examined said record previous to the death of said Jonathan that he is personally acquainted with a number of the children of said Jonathan & Sarah whose name appear upon said record & deponent verily believes that they are as old as said record represents them to be.

Henry Edgerton

Subscribed & sworn this 16 day of December 1843 before me & certify that said Henry Edgerton's a credible witness. Note the words "her late" "under the" & "they" written in [unk] before execution.

Lyman Hakes
A judge of Delaware Common Pleas
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State of New York
Delaware County Clerk's Office

I Crawford B Sheldon clerk of the county of Delaware do certify that Lyman Hakes Esquire before whom the forgoing affidavits purports to have been sworn was at the date of each a Judge of the County Common Please in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and that is name subscribed to the said application is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county. December 16, 1843.

C B Sheldon Clerk
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State of New York
Delaware County}ss

On this 30th day of May 1820, personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said county, Jonathan Finney aged sixty one years and upwards, resided in the town of Delhi in said county of Delaware who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows, that he served in the company commanded by Captain Moses Ashley that said company was attached to the [unk] regiment in the Massachusetts's line, said regiment was commanded by Col John Patterson; and that the date of his original certificate is the twenty seventh day of April 1818, and that the number of his pension certificate is 12.068.

And I Jonathan Finney do solemnly sweat that I was  resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have  not since that time by gift, sale or in any [unk] disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to being myself, within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or security, contract, or debts to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed.

Schedule of property, real estate I have named. I have the [unk] of a part of an old dwelling house, and a small spot of ground for garden for which I engaged to pay 15 dollars the [unk] year, if being from the year 1817 according to the best of my recollection, since which time, I have
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continued to reside in said house without making any agreement for the same, I have paid a small part of the above [unk] in labor, the remainder is yet due.

I have two leases of a parcel of land, situate in said town of Delhi of about 35 acres as I suppose, the same not having been surveyed, and being part of the Hagger boom lot, as it is called.

I obtained said lease some time in the fall of 1819 , one for the term of five years, for which I am to pay five dollars each year, and the other for the term of three years, for which I am to pay one dollar each year, both [unk] claim title to said lots and for at the time I heard is, was wild and in a state of nature, except about four acres which had been partially cleared, but never fenced, I have since cleared about ten acres upon which I have sawed six bushels of spring wheat, one side said [lot is now partly surrounded by a burch fence.

Both of said leases are now in the hands of Ebenezer Stule and Sheldon Finney as a pledge for payment or safe return of a yoke of working cattle which they let me have and are now in my possession.

I have 1 cow, eight hens, 2 small tables, 1 old chest of drawers, 2 old chests, 8 old chairs, 1 set tea cups and saucers, 12 earthen plates, 3 tin pans, 2 pewter platters, 4 pewter plates, 2 earthen platters, 1 quart bottle, 1 pint bottle, 1 tin pail, 1 wooden pail, 1 lantern, chamber pot, i small looking glass, 1 [unk] pot, 2 small iron kettles, 1 [unk] tub, 1 tea kettle, 2 flats of smoothing irons, 2 old tea pots, 6 knifes and fork, 3 axes, 1 [unk] & 1 drawing or shaving knife, 2 broken [unk], part set of tinker tools, 1 great bible, Miltons paradise lost or gained, 6 rol.  [unk], 1 church book
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1 [unk] book, 1 singing book, and a few [unk] pamphlets for children, 1 pr auderam pr shovel and tongs, 1 wet barrel, 2 or 3 dry barrels, kit of show maker tools.

I have no more clothing and bedding than what is necessary for my family.

My occupation at present is that of a farmer, tho I occasionally do small jobs of tinkering, and shoe making-For a man of my years I enjoy to be tolerable good health but find my strength is rapidly decreasing and an unable to perform in a day what is called a days labor, and from [unk] are compelled to endanger my constitution to support my family.

I have a wife, Sarah, aged 52 years and upwards, tolerable active of her age, that complains of pains and weakness [unk] to old age. One daughter (Sally) aged 18 years, two boys Judas and William the first aged 14, the second aged 11 years, all in good health and as industrious as children generally of their age.

Debts due to me, a judgement against Pardon H Edgerton of about nine dollars including cart,
Another judgement against Homer R Phelps of about 7 or 8 dollars with the cart.
There are a number of small demands not standing against me, for [unk] and schooling for my family.

Jonathan Finney

Sworn and declared on the 30th day of May 1820 in open court.
H R Phelps Dep Clerk
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The Court of Common Please

I Homer R Phelps Deputy Clerk of the County of Delaware do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied  from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property [unk] in the aforesaid Schedule is one hundred and sixty eight dollars and sixty five cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 8th day of June 1820.

H R Phelps Dep Clerk
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Rev and 1812 War Section

December 13, 1924

Curtis H. Barnes
6016 Wlnut St.
Pittsburg, Penn.

Sir:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 19263 it appears that Jonathan Finney enlisted at Richmond, Massachusetts in November 1775 and served until October or November 1776 as a private in Captain Moses Ashley's Company, Colonel John Paterson's Massachusetts Regiment; was at the battle of The Cedars in Canada.

He enlisted in Colchester, Hartford County, Connecticut in September or October 1777, served as artificer in Captains Osborne and Horton's Company, Colonel Baldwin's Regiment of artillery artificers and was discharged in the spring of 1779.

While a resident of said Colchester he enlisted in September 1781 and served two or three weeks in the Connecticut Militia at Fort Griswold, his officers not stated.

he was allowed pension on his application excuted
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April 27, 1818 while a resident of Delhi, Delaware County, New York aged fifty-nine years. He died August 10, 1843 in said Delhi.

Soldier married January 15, 1789 in Lebanon, Connecticut, Sarah Treadway of said Lebanon. She was allowed pension on her application executed December 16, 1843 while living in Delhi, New York aged seventy six years. She died May 27, 1957. Their children were:
Polly born October 19, 1789 in Lenox, Massachusetts
George born April 2, 1791 in Lenox, Massachusetts and married in 1823.
Polley born July 2, 1792 in Lebanon, Connecticut, married July 2, 1810 to Stephen Bouten of Worchester.
Phebe born February 15, 1794 in Lenox, ss, married February 14, 1816, Elias Johnson born April 13, 1792.
Selden born September 1, 1795 in Lee, Mass, married January 1825, Annis or Annie Johnson of Franklin , N.Y.
Jonathan born July 7, 1797 in Lee, Massachusetts.
Beri B born May 27, 1799 in Harpersfield, N.Y.
Salley born July 12, 1801 in Delhi, N.Y., married 1831 Henry Edgerton of Franklin.
Nro Beri born April 25, 1803 in Delhi, N.Y.
Amasa born August 22, 1805 in Delhi, N.Y.
William R born December 31, 1808 in Delhi, N.Y.

The following are the children of Elias and Phebe (Finney) Johnson:
Charles Hobbie Johnson born August 13, 1818
Sally Adelia Johnson born August 19, 1821.
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George Johnson born July 6, 1823
Mary Jane Johnson born July 13, 1825
Elias Wainwright Johnson born August 1x, 1828
William Henry Johnson born August 1, 1830
Edmon Johnson born March 11, 1832
Bryon Johnson born May 5, 1934
Amasa Johnson born July 9, 1836

Also soldier's two grandchildren, the sons of Seldon Finney and his wife Annis or Annie, are referred to: Porter Smith born in 1825 ( I did not use May 12 as they were married Jan of that year)and Selden Johnson born October 28, 1826.

Respectfully,


Acting Commissioner
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Rev WIDOW, &c.

File no. 19262
Sarah Finney
widow of Jonathan Finney
Artificer Rev War

Act: Feb 2d, 48

Index:-Vol. A, Page 239

[Arrangement of 1870]
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14.068
New York

Jonathan Finney of Delhi in the state of New York as a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Patterson of the Massachusetts [unk] for the term of one year.

xxscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 27 of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of Aug 1819 and sent to the postmaster at Delhi, N. York.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819....$82.09
Semi-anl all'ce ending Sept 4 1819...$48
arr 10 mo 4/30-4/31     $130.09

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
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9.182

Albany New York

Sarah Finney widow of Jonathan Finney who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 ad who died on the 10 August 1843.
, of Columbus Co in the State of New York who was an artificer in the company commanded by Captain     of the Regt commanded by Col Patterson in the Massachusetts line for 2 years.

inscribed on the Roll Albany at the rate of 144 dollars-----center per annum, to commence on the  4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of April 1845 and sent to W.B. Pierce, Albany New York

Total amount $

[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by F S Evans Clerk, 
Book D, Vol 1, Page 159
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Duplicate issued May 29 1854 & sent to Wm Murray Jr, Delhi N.Y.

115
New York

Sarah Finney widow of Jonathan who served in the Revolutionary was, as an artificer
Inc. [unk] $24

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 240 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Nov 1837 and sent to Dickens & Coombs
present


Recorded on Roll of Pension under act February 2, 1848, page 69 Vol 4
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6274

Sarah Finney widow of Jonathan who was an artificer in the Mass line, inc fr $144

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of240 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 10th day of August 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Nov 1857 and sent to Dickens & Coombe
Present

[Acts of March 3 1843 & June 17, 1844]

Recorded in Book A, Vol 2, Page 65
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Agt notified by letter Apr 4 '44

32.126

Albany New York

Jonathan Finney, deceased, of Columbia Co in the state of N York who was an artificer in the compy commanded by Captain      of the regt commanded by Col Patterson in Massachusetts line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 144 dollars    cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831 to 10 August 1843 the day of his death.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of April 1844 and sent to Hon B Tappan U.S. Senate

Arrears to the 4th of Mar '44    $1872.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept '44    $72.00
$1944.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7 1832}

Recorded by F L Swann Clerk, Book E2, Vol 4, Page 23

Pay to Sarah Finney widow of said Jonathan, after [unk] had has been paid under act of 1818 between 4 Mar 1831 and 19 Aug 1843
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Let to deponents 24 Sept 51
Reported

115
New York Albany
Sarah Finney widow of Jonathan Finney
who served in the Revolutionary war, as an artificer.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 144 dollars    cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of June 1848 and setn to L Jenkins
Albany N.Y.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, page 69, Vol 4
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6274 Albany New York
Sarah Finney, widow of Jonathan Finney, who was an [illegible] in the Massa Line
reported
Certificate issued under Jurist Resolution 23rd January 1845 at $144 per annum on the 16 day of April 1845, [illegible] 4 March 1843, and ending 10th August 1843, from which [illegible] [illegible] pension has already been paid under Act 3 March 1843

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 144 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 10th day of August 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of October 1844 and sent to J E Harvey, Present
[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book Vol. 2
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No 175. Act 1844

Sarah Finney widow of Jonathan Finney, was was married 15 January 1789 and died 10 Aug 1843
$144 per annum
Pension under act of '43 to commence 10 August 1843
Acts 13 of '44

Cert. to J E Harvey Esq
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34.894
[illegible signature]
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Washington, Sept 16th 1851

Sir:
On the 8th of August 1850, I presented the claim Sarah Finney, widow of jonathan Finney a pensioner on the N.Y. Revolutionary roll at $144 per annum, claiming her increase of pension.

No Action has yet been had where this claim, and I respectfully request that it may now be taken up and disposed of.

I am, very respectfully you obd. servt,

J.J. Coombs

JE Heath Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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[written long ways on page]
Delhi, N.Y.
June 8

Honle [Honorable] J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

[written short ways on page]
Jonathan Finney
(14068)
(Lept 1819)

Sent to 
A. Johnson
[illegible] Delhi
N.Y. June 20 1820

Not entitled
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Sir,  

Enclosed is a certified copy of the application and schedule on file on the clerk's office of this county in the matter of Jonathan Finney.

As soon as the business is disposed of, will you be so good as to inform me whether his name is continued on the pension list.

You obt & humble servant,

N Johnson

Delhi 8 June, 1820
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State of New York
Delaware County
Before me William Murray
a Justice of the Peace in and for the County
aforesaid duly authorized to administered
the personally appeared Sarah
Finney and being by me duly sworn
doth depose and say that she is a
pensioner of the United States and is entitled
to receive and has received for Several
years last for the annual sum of
$240, and the following is a true copy
of her original certificate formerly
in her possession.
Department of the Interior
Widows Pension
I certify that in conformity with
the act of February 2d 1848 Sarah
Finney widow of Jonathan Finney
who was an artificer in the revolutionary 
war is inscribed on the
pension list at the rate of $240.
dollars per annum commencing
on the 4th of March 1848 and
continuing for life unless she
should again marry in which
case the pension is not payable
after the time of such marriage
former payments of $144 per
annum to be deducted.
Given of the department of the Interior
this 11th day of November one thousand
eight hundred and fifty one
Examined and countersigned
J. E. Heath
Commissioner of Sessions
Alex H.H. Stewart Secretary
of the Interior

Department of the Interior
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[] the [] a signed certificate has been stolen from her; [] one 13th the day of October 1853 her house was broken open and her trunk broken open and $127 dollars in money, one deed of la[] and the signed original pension certificate to [] and of her trunk without her knowledge and [] has not since seen either or any of [] and knows not where they are or who took them away.
She desires that a new certificate be made out and sent to her.
[] X Henry []

Sworn and told before me this [] day of May 1854 the signee [] with 11 [] before [] is by the [] her [] is that she has the []
William Murray, Justice of the Peace
Witness for M.P. Finney
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WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

i certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the seventh of June 1832 Jonathan Finney dec, late of New York who was an artificer in the Re. War was entitled to receive a pension at the rate of 144 per ann [unk] on 4 Mar '31 & ending 10 Aug 1843 the day of his death, which will be paid to Sarah Finney his widow after [unk] at the rate of ann which has already been paid him under act of 18 Mar 1818 between 4 Mar 31 & 10 Aug 1843
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State of New York
County of Delaware
On this first day of July 1850
before me James G Redfield a Justice of the peace in & for said County
personally appeared Sarah Finney a resident of Delhi in
said county Aged Eighty three years who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following
Declaration in order to obtain an increase of her pension. That
she is a pensioner of the United States & the widow of Jonathan
Finney who was an Artificer in the war of the Revolution
In support of which claim Declarant refers the pension
Department to the evidence on file in that office. And
hereby appoints Wm Valentin of Albany N.Y. or his substitute
her Attorney for the prosecution of said claim for
the term of one year, and the Pension Department is hereby
authorised & requested to correspond with no other person
the said Valentin or his substitute for the term aforesaid.
Subscribed & Sworn to before me
this first day of July 1850
James G. Redfield
Justice of the peace
Sarah Finney X
her mark
Witness Present
Horace Stember
Benjn B. Walz

I certify that I am personally acquainted with Sarah
Finney and that she is the identical person above named and
described and her statement is entitled to full faith & credit.
James G Redfield
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Delaware County Clerk's Office

I Wm McClaughry Clerk of the county of Delaware & clerk of the courts of said county do hereby certify that James G Redfield Esq before whom the foregoing deposition purports to have been taken was at the time of taking such deposition a Justice of the Peace of said county, elected & sworn and duly qualified to act as such and that his signature thereto is genuine.

Witness my hand and seal of the said county this 13th day of July 1850.

Wm McClaughry Clerk
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Finney Jonathan W. 19262
Finny B.L.H. 34594-160-55
Sarah
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State of New York
County of Delaware

On this seventh day of October 1851 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared Sarah Finney a pensioner of the United who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration for the purpose of receiving her application for an increase of pension which she is informed due her husband Jonathan Finney [unk] also for an increase of her own pension under the several acts under which she has been pensioned and is now receiving a pension. That she is the widow of Jonathan Finney dec and received a pension at the rate of one hundred & forty four dollars per [unk] & that she is now a widow, and hereby appoints  Wm Valentin of Albany N.Y. or his substitute at Washington City her only agents for the term of one year from this date.

Sarah Finney
her mark X

Subscribed & sworn to before me this 7th day if October 1851.
James G Redfield Justice of the Peace

I certify that Sarah Finney is the identical person above named & described.
James G Redfield Justice of the Peace
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State of New York, Delaware County Clerk's Office---ss.

I, William McClaughry, Clerk of the County Delaware, and also Clerk of the Courts of said County, do hereby certify that James G Redfield Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition purports to have been taken, was at the time of taking such deposition a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Delaware, aforesaid, elected and sworn, and duly authorized by law to take the same, and that his signature thereto is genuine,

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court and County, this seventh day of October 1851.

Wm McClaughry  Clerk
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March 5, 1895

Sarah Finney applicant for arrears of pension under the Joint Resolution of 23rd January 1815 & act of July 7, 1838.

[unk] c $144 per ann; from 4 March 1836 to March 4th 1841.

ast 30th March 1843-from 1st March 1843 to the August 1843
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benfits of the Resolution of Congress of the 23rd January 1845.

Whereas the Act of the 30th April 1844 prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner, & now make the following statement under oath to obtain the benefits of the resolution above mentioned.

I am the widow of Jonathan Finney, who was a private of Artificer during the war of the Revolution. I have sent a pension certificate issued to me at the rate of one hundred & forty five dollars per annum, which certificate has been returned to Washington by my [unk].

I now ask the amount due to me from the fourth day of March 1836, to the tenth day of August 1843 when my husband died and my late pension was made payable.

Sarah Finney
her mark X

Sworn to & subscribed before me the twenty sixth day of February 1845 at Delhi Delaware Co N.Y.

N Hathaway
Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above declaration is personally sworn to me and that she is the same individual represented herself to be in the foregoing affidavit.
N Hathaway
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York & Delaware County

I Crawford B Sheldon clerk of the county of Delaware do certify that Nathaniel Hathaway Esq before whom the within declaration purports to have been sworn was at the [unk] of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that his name subscribed to the same is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County February 26, 1845
C B Sheldon Clerk
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Admitted

L. Jenkins
Albany N.Y.
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State of New York,
County of Delaware}ss

On this twenty fourth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Delaware in the state of New York, Sarah Finney a resident of the town of Delhi in the said county of Delaware aged eighty 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 the Act of Congress, passed on 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War:

That she is the widow of Jonathan Finney who was an artisan black smith in the Revolutionary Army and account of [unk] services the war pensioned under the act of 7th July, 1838., 3 March 1843 & 17 Jan 1844 and the annual ammt of the pension which she received under the act of 17th June 1844 was one hundred and fifty four dollars-she further declares that she is still a widow.

Sarah Finney
her mark X

Sworn & subscribed this 24th day of May 1848 before me.
James G Redfield
Justice of the Peace in presence of H D Gould, J W Sherwood, James G Redfield

I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me & that the said Sarah Finney does not ink her name or [unk] of an infirmity in her hand & finger which makes it difficult yo hold a pen.

James G Redfield Justice of the Peace

State of New York, County of Delaware}ss

I Wm McCloughry clerk of the said county, do hereby certify that James G Redfield Esq was on the day of the date above Declaration and Certificate, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, duly appointed and sworn, and that the signature to the  Jurat of the above Declaration and to the above Certificate, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said county, this 24th day of May 1848.

Wm McClaughry Clerk
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Sarah Finney

Applicant for pension due her late husband at the time of his decease under the act of June 7, 1833 also supplemental proof of marriage
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State of New York
Delaware County]ss

Mrs Achsah Howe of the town of Delhi in the said county aged fifty one years being duly sworn deposeth & saith that she is well acquainted Sarah Finney wife of Jonathan Finney deceased who now lives in Delhi in the said county and has been acquainted with her thirty one years [unk] [unk] that she now resides in Delhi aforesaid That deponent was also acquainted with her late husband Jonathan Finney who died at Delhi aforesaid on the tenth day of August in the year 1843. I am well acquainted with the family of Jonathan & Sarah Finney [unk] were Polly [unk] is now dead & George, Polly & Phebe and she verily believes Phebe to be forty nine years of age and further the deponent saith not.

Achsah Howe

Subscribed & sworn before me the 12th day of February in the year 1844 & I certify that the said Aschsah Howe is a credible witness.
N Hathaway
Justice of the Peace
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Declaration
In order to obtain increase of pension due Jonathan Finney at the time of his death under the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

State of New York
Delaware County}ss

On this twelve day of February 1844 personally appeared before me N Hathaway a Justice of the Peace in & for said County Sarah Finney a resident of the town of Delhi in said County aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth in her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain increase of pension due her  husband Jonathan Finney at the time of his death under the act of Congress dated June 7, 1832. That her husband the said Jonathan Finney at the time of his death was a pensioner of the United States under the act of March 18, 1818, received the sum of $96 per annum under said act, but that his Declarant has been informed & believes that her said husband served during the war of Revolution with Baldwin's regiment of artifices & therefore became entitled to a layer stipend there &96 under said act of June 7, 1832. She therefore makes this declaration in order to obtain the increase of pension due her said husband, first from the fourth day of March 1831 to the tenth day of August 1843 that being the day of his death.

Sarah Finney
her mark X

Subscribed & sworn the day & year aforesaid before me & I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me as the widow of said Jonathan Finney who was a pensioner.
N Hathaway Justice of the Peace
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The honorable J.C. Calhoun
Sec. of War
Washington
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Dr Sir,

You may perhaps recollect that when I visited Washington in the autumn of 1820 I mentioned to you that I would give you some strong cases to [unk] you or rather the Atty Gen to vary the [unk] then made in regard to the reinstatement of pensions stricken fro the Pension Roll-I did so shortly after the [unk] of our court next after my return home-the case of Jonathan Finney I thought was a very strong one-I was afterwards advised that the atty gen still adhered to his former opinion & that you of course [unk] on the opinion of the first law officer of the government-some tome afterwards we received a reinstatement of [unk], [unk] [unk] of Roxberry in this county on account, or advised from your office, of an error in the [unk] required by the 2d act- we now send you an error corrected in Mrs Finney's return whichis as strong as the case of the [unk] & in accordance with what is lately understood to be the [unk] of your department. Mrs. Finney's
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pension was No. 14068-I mention this to enable you to refer your clerks to the papers with the greater readings. The papers are voluminous & were transmitted at various times.

Your most [unk] & have [unk]

Eratus Root
Delhi 12 March 1822

The hon. Mr. Calhoun
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[top, darker text]

D[]llin N.Y.
Circuit 9
[]

J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington, City

[bottom layer, lighter text]

Johnathan Finney
N York []. revo
For [] consideration

For recommendation
R[] 21 day 1821
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Dr Sir,

A letter has been received at my office directed to Mr. Abraham Hawley, Roxbury New York from J.L. Edwards, in which he informed Mr Hawley that the Secretary of War has reconsidered his case and has directed his name to be re-installed on the pension list- I rejoice at this decision. Let it no longer be said that the war torn soldier of the revolution must expect the bounty of the Government as the whiskey tap in order to retain the bounty, while the provident and [unk] who save a pittance or the comfort of their families are struck from the list-If this was the intention of Congress, and the American people account in the sentiment "then have use fuller on evil times indeed"

I beg you sir, to direct to be levied before you for your re-consideration the case of Jonathan Finney of this town-His certificate of pension is mo. 14,068-I think his case as strong a case as that of Mr. Hawley's- They are both strong enough
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in all conscience- Mr Finney is [unk] soon and [unk] able to maintain himself-He and his wife are industrious, but he is humble-his bodily strength being almost gone.

I have the honor to be be very respectfully your obd servt

Erastus Root

Delhi 9th Aug 1821
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Adm



Post Master at Delhi N.Y.
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I Azariah Eggleston of Lenox in the county of Berkshire & commonwealth of Massachusetts late a pay master in the first Maj Regt of the revolutionary army, depose & say that I was acquainted with Jonathan Finney early in the spring of the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy six, at which time he was a soldier in the revolutionary war as near as I can now recollect & he belonged to the company commanded by Capt Moses Ashley in Col. John Paterson's regiment & was then on duty in Canada. I further depose & say that he continued to serve in said company for some time after my first acquaintance with him & that I have no doubt but he served for more than nine months as a soldier in the revolutionary war against the common enemy.

And further say not-
Azariah Eggleston

Berkshire July 12th 1819. Personally appeared Azariah Eggleston Esq & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed and I certify that said Eggleston os a credible witness.

Jos. Tucker Just. Peace
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I Bille Woodbridge of Berkshire in the county of [unk] and commonwealth of Massachusetts and later a soldier in the RevolutionaryAarmy, depose & say that I was acquainted with Jonathan Finney early in the spring of the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, at which time he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and belonged to Capt Major [unk] company and Col John Patterson regiment to which company and Regt I then belonged myself and was on duty with him in Canada and continued to serve for some time with me in said company and I have no doubt that he served more than nine months as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army against the common enemy.

And further says not,

Bille Messenger

[unk] July 13th 1819 personally appeared Bille Messenger and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed-And I certify that the said Messenger is a credible witness.
[unk] George Conant Justice Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire: I Joseph Woodbridge Clerk of the Judicial Courts in the County of Berkshire, do certify and attest that Joseph Tacker and George Conant are Justices of the Peace within & for the same county, duly commissioned & [unk] under the authority of this Commonwealth & that the foregoing are their signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of said county this fourteenth day of July A.D. 1819.

Jos, Woodbridge Clk
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(3-1776)
Service
---
Conn.
Continental
Mass.

----

Finney, Jonathan
or Finny,
Sarah
---
Number
W. 19262
B.L.H.34594-160-55
---
Contents
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State of New York
County of Delaware

On the twenty eighth day of November 1820 []ally appeared in open court being the Court of Commerce [] for the County of Delaware and declared a Court of record by the act of the Legislature of the State of New York in such care made [] provided Jonathan Tinney aged Sixty two years re[] in the [] of [] in said County of Delaware who being first duly sworn according to Law doth [] his oath make the following declaration , [] in pursuance of the act of Congress of the frist of May 1820 as did make the H[] schedule and oath required by the said Act as the thirtieth day of may hath part that [] said schedule [] oath was filed in the office of the clerk of the Court, that very soon thereafter (as he is informed by his Attorney and verily believes it to be true) a certified copy of said schedule and oath was transmitted by mail to the Secretary of War at the city of Washington, that in the Callus part of June as the first of July later he received from the War department a ltter in the words and figured following to with,
War Department No. 14,0685
"Pension Office June 20, 1820"
"In you are hereby informed that the Secretary of War does not [] account of the Amount of your property, consider your entitled to a pension under the Act of the 18th March 1818 and first May 1820 and has therefore [] your name to be stricken from the pension list.

"To Mr. Jonathan Tinney
Law of N. John[] E[]
De[] New York

"I am respectfully
"Your obedient servant
"L L Edward
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That most of the property mentioned in the said Schedule
was purchased by this deponent with and in anticipation of his
pension money; that since he has been informed that his name was
stricken from the person list, his creditors have taken and sold by
execution are his property (except such articles as are exempted from
execution by the laws of this State) to satisfy such demand as they had
against him; that he still owes to different persons in the aggregate
about $80.00 that this credit has been extended to him for necessaries
for his family by several of his neighbors upon the strength of
his pension; that a few years ago he and his family were
partially supported by a weekly allowance of the Overseers of the
poor of the town of Delhi and that under the peculiar presence
of the times and from the inability of himself and wife
to labor he should be compelled to apply to said Overseers
at the present time for assistance, were it not for the charitable
and humane assistance of his neighbors, that soon after he made
the schedule and oath above mentioned his daughter Sally
whose labor
contributed in a great degree to the support of
himself and family left him.
And I the said Jonathan Finney, do solemnly
wear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the
18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time
by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property in any
part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself
within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled an act to
provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed
on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has
any person in trust for me, any property or security, contracts and
debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is
contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me Subscribed
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Conn. Finney, Jonathan W. 
Continental Finny, B.L.H.
Mass.  Sarah
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35642
Jonathan Finney decd
Ny.
All 7 June 32
increase
Admd.
an Artificer
144 from
4 March 36 to 10 and
43 to Sarah
Finney his or now
deduct what was
paid under act 1818
Hon
B. Tappan
Tenall
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State of New York
Delaware County
Phoebe Johnson of the town of Delhi in the said county aged forty nine years & whereas being duly sworn deposeth and saith that she is the fourth child of Johnithon and Sarah Finney that her father the said Johnithon Finney was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death & that he departed this life on the tenth day of August in the year 1843 that her mother the said Sarah Finney still lives in Delhi in the [...] and remains the widow of the said Johnithon Finney and deponent further says she is the identical person whose name Phebe appears upon the accompanying record of the family which has been made from time to time the family record of his [...] & her family containing the ages of her husband herself and her children which record is the original record taken from the family Bible for her express purpose of a obtaining a pension for her mother Sarah Finney who is an appliccant (applicant) for a pension and further saith not the words, her life. was [...] before saying & the words "Pension of [...] before dying [...] & Sworn before me this 12th day of February in the year 1844 and I certify that Phebe Johnson is a [...]
N Hathaway
Justice of the Peace
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Conn. Finney, Jonathan  W. 19262
Continental  Finny  BLH . 34594-160-55
Mass.  Sarah
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11444
Sarah Finney
Declaration
Applicant for pension
Act March 3 1843 v
June 1st 1844

J.E. Harvey Esq
Present
Sept 16 44
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Declaration
In order to obtain pension under the acts of July 7 1838, March 3 1843 & June 17 1848.

State of New York
Delaware County}ss

On this first day of August A.D. 1844 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace Sarah Finney a resident of the town of Delhi, in said County, aged forty six years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain such pension as may be her due under the acts of July 7 1838, March 3 1843, & June 17 1844. That she is the widow of Jonathan Finney who was a private of Colonel Baldwin's Regiment of Artificers during the war of Revolution & also died at Delhi aforesaid, on this first day of August 1843 being at the time of his death a pensioner of the United States. And declarant further saith that previous to the 17th day of June 1844 she filed her declaration & her papers in the Pension Office at Washington, in the matter after application for pension under said act of July 7 1838 but that she has never received pension under said act, but now renewed her application for the same together with whatever amount she may be entitled & under said Act of March 3 1813 & June 171844.

Sarah Finney
her mark X

Subscribed [...] the day [...] aforesaid before me the [...] "August" written on an Eraser before Execution,
N Hathaway
Justice of the PEace
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State of New York
Delaware County

I Crawford B Sheldon clerk of the county of Delaware do certify that Nathaniel Hathaway Esq before whom the written affidavit of Sarah Finney purports to have been sworn was as the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County, and that his name subscribed to the same is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County August 1 1846

CB Sheldon Clerk
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State of New York
Delaware County

Jonathan Finney of the town of Delhi in said county being sworn says that early in May 1818 he transmitted to the department of war certain documents copies of which (marked A) are hereunto annexed. In the Autumn of 1818 his application and documents aforesaid were returned with the following penciled indorsement thereon "J.F. did not serve nine months under any one period of enlistment as a a soldier. The laws of March 1818 does not provide for artificers (being indisputable) "

During the last session of Congress this deponent forwarded a petition with the documents aforesaid to the Hon. Henry Shaw a member of the House of Representatives with a request to present them to the House-he has since received a letter from Mr. Shaw of which the following is a copy.

James Corough May 10th 1819

"Sir I rec'd your letter and petition and presented it. It was offered to the committee on P. & R. claims-that com. report against the pray or of it"

Yours,

H Shaw

This deponent has never received the said documents since he transmitted them to Mr. Shaw, nor received any further information upon the subject & with whom they have been left otherwise informed.
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And this deponent further says that in September 1818 he forwarded to the department of war a certificate of his indigent and reduced circumstances signed by Gideon Frisbee Esq  one of the Judges of Delaware common pleas together with a certificate of the clerk under the Seal of the county, that the said Gideon was then such [...] Judge -- Judge [...] before whom the former proceedings were taken was not (at the date of Judge Frisbee's certificate) in commission.
The said certificate of Judge Frisbee has not been returned from the war office.  
And this deponent further says that by calling on Col. Bille Messenger, whose depositions among the documents  marked B and others in the county of Berkshire, and referring to these minutes and Statements of occurrences in the northern Army in one thousand seven hundred & seventy six he is confident that he did not leave the army as mentioned in his former affidavit untill (until) the latter part of October or November 1776 he still believes that he enlisted in November 1775 and is sure that he joined his corps and took up the line of March as early as December of that year -- There was no snow when they began this march or had there been any that year, but Snow fell on the way to Cambridge He is sure that he served more than nine months and in the enlistment last mentioned, and this deponent further says that he still remains in indigent circumstances and [...] in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Subscribed and sworn before me this day of August 1819.  Jonathon Finney.
Gideon [...]
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I Gideon Frisbee one of Judges of the Common Please court in and for the County of Delaware do certify that it appears to my satisfaction from the foregoing affidavit and the documents therein referred to that Jonathan Finney the within named did serve in the Revolutionary war in the United States army against the common enemy, and that he is in reduced circumstances and [unk] in need of the [unk] of his County for support and I do further certify that in the early part of last September, I made and caused to be transmitted to the war department certificate of the reduced circumstances of said Jonathan Finney, to be annexed to his affidavit then previously transferred which affidavit with the accompanying certificate of Judge Beach has since been received by me, returned from the war department. And I hereby transmit this certificate with the foregoing affidavit and the documents referred to the Secretary of War.

Gideon Frisbee

In testimony that Gideon Frisbee is a Judge of the court of common please of the County of Delaware that he subscribed his name in the foregoing affidavit and certificate I have affixed the seal of the said Court this 2nd August 1819.
H R Phelps Dep Clk
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Houl. J.A. Hughston
Jonathan Finney decd Rev.
Maf live-
No 203,052
Boynton
July 11/56
Recd July 12th 1856.
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House of [illegible]
July 10, 1856
Hon. J. Minot
This Jonathan Finney
late of Delhi Del. Co. N.Y. was a
revolutionary soldier & pensioner. Since
his decease his widow who resides
still at the same place has drawn
a pension.
Allow me to inquire whether
Jonathan Finney ever obtained his
bounty land and if not whether Mrs.
F. his widow is now entitled to
it, and if so whether the papers on file
in your department would not furnish
sufficient evidence
Very respectfully &c
JA. Hughston
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Sept 20 1843

[postmark]
NY. DELHI SEP 16

James L. Edwards Esq.
Commr of Pensions
Washington

J. Finney
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Delhi, N.Y. Sept 16. 1843
Dear Sir,
Since I have been a member of the state senate &
of come away from home at thus [illegible] of attentions & have
paid no attention to the pension law. Congress has been passing
I believe about every revised acts mandating & explanatory of those laws, especially when gallantry could in any
war [illegible] the prompter. I have not kept up with the
intelligence of the age in this respect, but a case has lately happened
in this village which calls upon me to make the inquiry.
Jonathan Finney a pensioner under the act of 1818
has lately died leaving an aged widow the companion
of his youthful days. She is quite destitute & has no children 
in this country but two married daughters. The
neighbors tell her she can get a pension & that is her only
reliance for a support. A few days ago I came home from
Albany to stay about four weeks & return. I was at once
beset to get a pension for poor Mrs Finney. I told them that
I had not in my possession any law of congress nor was any
distinctly in my recollection making pervision for her case
but that I would write to the Commissioner requesting
him to inform us whether she may expect such relief. Mr
Finney drew 80 dols a year. Delhi Delaware County. He
died about the middle of Aug last. Is there any law in his favor?
If so, will you be so obliging as to forward a set of this
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of the forms.
This request comes from Mrs. Finney & the neighborhood. They will
be much obliged to you should be pleased to comply
with their request. I am but their organ of communication; not their attorney, solicitor, or proctor.
I am, however, respectfully
Your obed Servt
Erastus Root
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Hon JL. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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In the matter of the application
of Sarah Finney for
the arrears of pension due
her late husband Jonathan
Finney under the act of June
7. 1832.

Albany Feby 19th 1844

Sir,
Agreeable to your requirement. I have obtained additional
proof of marriage, to wit, the family record of the
applicants for the child Phebe who was born February
15, 1794, which is respectfully submitted as the best
additional evidence which can be obtained.
I also enclose
a declaration for the arrears of pension due applicant
husband under the act of
your suggestion
June 7, 1832. pursuant to
your suggestion.
I am very respectfully
Your Mo Obt Servant
Wm. B Pierce

Hon. J L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Page 87

Payment to be made at Albany
Thos W. Olcott Esq
Agent for paying Pensioners in the
Agency of New York
Payable on the 4th September and 4th
March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the
Roll of Pensioners under act February
2d, 1848, Page 69 Vol. 4
Leo. Jenkins
Clerk
Page 88

WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1848,
Sarah Finney
widow of Jonathan Finney
who was an Artificer
in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of One hundred & forty four
dollars 
per annum, commencing on the
4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again
marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such
marriage.
Given at the War Office of the United States
this thirteenth day of June
one thousand eight hundred and
forty eight
W. L. Marcy
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
By F. S. Evans.
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Washington Sept 26 1850
Hon James L Edwards
Commission of Pensions
Dear Sir
The papers of
Mrs Sarah Finney widow of Jonathan Finney decd
who was an Artificer in the Revolutionary Army, were filed
in the Pension office on the 8th of August last for an increase
of Pension, by J. F. Cowles Esq. I desire to obtain a Report
in this case this way if possible & before I leave my
residence which is Delhi Del Co NY. that or any
other communication you will please direct to the
during the recess of Congress.
Respectfully your Obt Sert
H.D. Gould
Page 90

Albany June 1. 1848.
James L. Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions,
Sir,
I enclose the Declaration of Mrs.
Sarah Finney, for the purpose of obtaining her pension Cert.
under act 2d Feby. 1848.
Very respectfully
Your obed Sevt
Lemuel Jenkins
Page 91

Brief in the case of Jonathan Finney decd & Sarah Finney
Fulton County and State of New York
act 7 June 1832, 3 March 43, 17 June 44 & 2 Feb 1848
Claim, (for increase.)
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Artillery Artificer - Increased from
$144 to $240 per annum.
Name and residence of Agent.
Dickens & Coombs
Present
S. Cole
Examining Clerk.
Page 92

Honl JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Page 93

In the matter of the application
of Sarah Finney
for pension under the act
of July 7. 1838

Albany Dec 28. 1843

Sir
I would respectfully inform you that Jonathan
Finney, the late husband of the above applicant was
a pensioner of the United States under the act of March
18 1818. The evidence in support of his claim is respectfully 
referred to by his widow in this her application.
The family record furnished in proof of marriage
is said to have been made by said Jonathan
Finney. This I suppose will appear by comparing 
it with his signatures now on file.
I am very Respectfully
Your Mo Obt Serv
Wm B Pierce

Hon JL. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Page 94

Jonathan Finney, decd
NY
7 June 1832,
Incd to $240. deducting
former payts at $144
per annum. Comm'g
4 March 1831 & end'g
10 Augt 1843. payable
to his widow
Sarah Funney
Sarah Finney
Also
Acts
43 & 44
48, commencing
10 Augt 1843, at $240
deg $144
Albany
Dickens & Coombs
Present
Page 95

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comr of Pensions

Aug 8 / 50
Application for incr. pens.
Case of Sarah Finney
Page 96

Washington, August 8th
1850
Sir:
Enclosed we have the honor to present 
you the declaration of Sarah
Finney, widow of Jonathan Finney late
of New York, decd who claims an
increase of Pension on account of the
services of her said husband as an
artificer in the War of the Revolution.
This case is put into our hands by
Wm Valentine Esq. of Albany,
who
supposes that under the decision
recently made in the case of Thomas
Liggett, the claimant is entitled
to an increase.
We know nothing in regard to the
facts of the case, but suppose the papers 
on file will show whether her
case is embraced within the principal of the decision above referred
Yo. Will you have the goodness to
cause the case to be examined at
as early a day as possible, and advise
us of the result.
Very respectfully
your obt servt
Dickins & Coombs

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
Page 97

Sarah Finney 9875
Applicant for pension
Act July 7. 1838
Wm B. Tappan
Senate US
Page 98

Lebanon Ct
Dec 22d

18

Wm B. Pierce Esq.
Albany 
N.Y.
Page 99

Lebanon Dec 21, 1843.
Wm B. Pierce Esq.
Dear Sir,
I am sorry to say
that I can find no record of the marriage of
Jonathan Finney to Sarah Treadway. It is not
found either in the books, pertaining the records
of the church, or of the town. These names are to
be found- but no marriages are recorded in the
year 1789- nor are as for a few years preceding &
for following. I have placed your letter in the
hands of some, who live near where the Treadway
family once lived in the hope that some aged person 
may be found, who was a witness of this ceremony.
I remain with great respect
Your mo. obt. Servant
John C. Nichols
Page 100

Belmont Calf
April 18th 1903
Hon Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C
Dear Sir
Will you kindly furnish
me with the Revolutionary War
reckard [record] of 1776 of My
Grand Father
Jonathan Finney
His widow Sarah Finney
drew a pension lived and died
at Delhi N. Y. about 1845.
thanking for this
favor I am Respectfully
A P Johnson

[stamp]
OLD WAR [illegible]
APR 25 1903
FILES
P. B.
Page 101

For Mrs. E. S. McCardell
Frederick, Md.
letter dated Nov. 8.
letter recd Nov 10.

Jonathan Finney - Falmouth a private.
(at one time may have lived near
Delhi N.Y. as family record gives.)

At Rhode Island, enlistment 2 mo. Roll dated
Kingston and sworn to in Barnstable
Co. Also return dated Boston, April 26
1780, made by Col. Nathaniel Freeman
of men belonging to his regiment
who were detached to do guard
duly at Waquoit on the alarm at
Falmouth in Sept. 1778, but who
were omitted from previous payroll.
Jonathan Finney belonged to Capt. Samuel
Fisk's Co. Service 8 days. also
in Capt. Neyes Co. June - Nov. 1776
Finney spelled (Phinney) Finey

Jonathan Finney's wifes name was
Sarah Tredway. The dates at present
I cannot furnish. Their fourth child
was born July-2-1792. Jonathan Finney
was a school teacher.

[stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE D
NOV 10 1911
Page 102

Frederick, Maryland
Nov. 8 - 1911.
To J.L. Davenport, Commissioner of Pensions
Wash. D.C.
Dear Sir,
Enclosed find statements
I have made of three of my ancestors
services in Rev. War. I have tried to
make them as concise as possible, to
aid you. Regret that I am unable
to give you as clear an outline on the
Andrews and Finney line as I have
on the Scott. I am writing to you
for Pension statements of services rendered by
these men. Will you be as kind as
before and send them to me?
Thanking you for the other attention
given my request. I am
Very Truly
& Abby Gertrude McCardell
(Mrs. Edgar S.)

[stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE D
NOV 10 1911
Page 103

Nov 29 1924

Bureau of Pensions
Dept of Juteriore 
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir, 
         Kindly send a copy of the record of Jonathan Finny who was in the Revolutionary War. He was born in 1759 died Aug. 10, 1843. married a Sarah Treadway Jan. 15, 1789 at Lebanon Corner. His widow's claim was allowed. 
Yours Respectfully,
Curtis H Barnes 

6016 Walnut St 
Pittsburg PA
Page 104

In reply to your request of __, received __
for a statement of the military history of
Jonathan Finney
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
W. File 19262
received

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Nov. 1775
Sept or Oct 77
Sept.
81.

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
to Oct. or Nov 76
to Spring 1779
2 or 3 wks

RANK.
-
Armorer
Blacksmith
-

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Moses Ashby
{Osborn Horton} Co
-

COLONEL.
John Paterson
Baldwin
-

STATE.
Mass.
Continental artillery artificers
-

Battles engaged in, "The Cedars"
Residence of soldier at 1st enlistment, Enl at Richmond, Mass
Date of application for pension, Apl 27, 1818 Alld.
Residence at date of application, Delhi, Delaware Co N.Y.
Age at date of application, 59 yrs.
Remarks: Sol. mar. Lebanon Conn. Jany 15, 1789 Sarah Treadway
died Aug. 10, 1843 at Delhi.
she was alld. pens. on her appln., exec. Dec. 16, 1843 while 76 yrs of age &
res. of Delhi aforesaid
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Page 105

November 16, 1911

Mrs. Edgar S. McCardell
Frederick, Maryland

Madam:

In addition to the military record of Jonathan Finney, Wid. File No. 19,262, Rev. War, you are furnished the following family data from the papers filed on said claim.

Children of Jonathan and Sarah Finney.


Polly born October 19, 1789, Lenox, Mass.

George born April 2, 1791, Lenox, Mass. married 1823

Polley born July 2, 1792, Lebanon, Conn. married July 2, 1810, to Stephen Bouten of Worcester

Phebe born February 15, 1794, Lenox, Mass. married February 14, 1816, Elias Johnson born April 13, 1792

Seldon born September 1, 1795, Lee, Mass. married Jan. 1825 Annis Johnson of Franklin

Jonathan born July 7, 1797, Lee, Mass.

Beri B. born May 27, 1799, Harpersfield, N.Y.

Salley born July 12, 1801, Delhi, N.Y. married 1831 to Henry Edgerton of Franklin

Nero Beri born April 25, 1803, Delhi, N.Y.

Amasa born August 22, 1805, Delhi, N.Y.

William R. born December 31, 1808, Delhi, N.Y.


Children of Seldon and Annis Finney.

Porter Smith born May 12, 1825.
Seldon born October 28, 1826.
Page 106

Children of Elias and Phebe (Finny) Johnson
Charles Hobbie Johnson born August 13, 1818.
Sally Adelia Johnson " August 19, 1821.
George Johnson " July 6, 1823.
Mary Jane Johnson " July 13, 1825.
Elias Wainwright Johnson " August 16, 1828.
William Henry Johnson " August 1, 1830. 
Edmond Johnson " March 11, 1832.
Bryon Johnson " May 5, 1834
Amasa Johnson " July 9, 1836.

Very respectfully, 

                        Comissioner.
Page 107

Jonathan Finny 
Mo. 14.068
Page 108

Service Conn. Continental, Mass.
Finney, Jonathan
or Finny, 
Sarah
W. 19262

BL Wf, 34594-160-55
Page 109

State of New York
Delaware County
Jonathan Finney of the town of Dellin in said county a Revolutionary Pensioner Being Sworn dep[] and seith that in the 3d or 4th day of September last, he thus dep[] h[]ded his f[] to Herman D Ga[] for the f[] of making out the necessary pe[] for D[]ding his pension [] on the 4th September last and of which the following is coppies.
War Department
Revolutionary Glei[]

I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18th March 1818, Jonathan Finney late e[] in the Army of the Revolution is in[] on the Pension List Roll of the New York Agency at the rate of eight dollars [] month to commence on the twenty seventh day [] one thousand eight hundred and eighteen given at the War office of the United States this nineteenth day of August one thousand eight and nineteen.
J C Calhoun. Secretary of War

[] The Secretary of War here e[] me to state to you that in consequence of the representation made by General [] Root you never h[] been restored to the Pension List Roll you will therefore be [] on the 4th of September next and the US Brennah Bench in New York whatever may be [] to you
[] Respectfully you[]
J L Ce[]

Mr. Jonathan Finney
Dellin N. York.

And since that time when enforcement hath not been able to obtain the se[] from the said Herman [] he hath respectfully requested him to acclaim them [] and he hath [] after re[].  And [] next f[] []th that the expert for [] [] lions in the City of New York hath reformed to pay his pension [] the 4 March last because he did not state in the oath that the Original Certificates were in his [] [] which he was [] to us because the []  [] were held by the said H Gauld.  And this enforcement of [] that the said []
Page 110

werenot put in to the hands of said Gould as
security or for any other purpose than to make
out the necessary papers therefrom to draw
his pension as aforesaid & with the exasperation of having them returned immediately afterwards
Sworn & Subscribed this
6th day of April 1826
Before me
Jaber Bostwick one of the
Judges of Delaware County
County
Jonathan Finney