Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3009, Benjamin Field, Va.
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(3-1776)
 SERVICE 
Va.  
Field, Benjamin 
Mildred 
NUMBER 
W. 3009 
{Va. Half Pay allowed this officer R.14149 CONTENTS 
N. A. Acc. No. 874 See 050057 
Half Pay Benjamin Field
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Kentucky 32269 Benjamin Field. decd. in the State of Kentucky who was a Pr. Ens. & Capt. in the ___commanded by Captain --- of the regt. commanded by Col. Crockett in the Virginia line for 1 month-Pr. 8 " & 3 days Ensign 8 " " 2 " Captain Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 289 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 7 ending 2 January 1842 when he died.  Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of December 1844 and sent to S. F. J. Trabue, of Kentucky, now Present Arrears to the 4th of  Seni-anl. allowance ending Payable to Mildred Field, his widow from 4 March 1831 to 2 January 1842 deducting the amount paid under act July 7. 1838 {Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} Recorded by D Brown Clerk Book E. 2. Vol. 7. Page 17.  Repd. to Pen. Agt. See letter letters to P Agt & W Field Dec 12. 1844. & to W Field feb 6 '45
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3603. Kentucky Mildred Field widow of Benjamin who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Pri. Ensgn. & Capt. Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 289 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.  Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of feby 1849 and sent to  Hon. Samel. O. Peyton HofR Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 233 Vol. 3 Let. to Hon. B E Grey June 5, 1837 Reported feby 2/49 S. C. Draper June. 22/65.
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13603 Benj. Field Kentucky from 1780 private & Ensign of Infantry & Captain of Cavalry, 17 months & 5 days. Prt. Inf 1 mo. 3.33 Ensign Inf 8 mo 3 days 84.33 Captain Cavalry 8 " 2 days 201.66 $289.32 $289.32/100  on Roll as Ensign & Captain's commission in the Cavalry on file in M. Dickins office, Treasy Dept. [illegible] dated 28 May 1781.  Richd. Elliott Hartford K
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BRIEF in the case of Benjamin Field County of Daviss in the State of Kentucky (Act 7th June, 1832.) 1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Court 2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3.  How old is he? 75 4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.  Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Va. in 1780-- | Years, Month, Days. about 6 | As a Ensign| Gen.  Maj. Slaughter Col. Crockett Capt. Thomas, Gen Clark | appointed 1781 | not stated | {Captain of Cavalry | Genl. Clark Col. Crockett 5.  In what battles was he engaged? none 6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service? Culpepper Co. Va.  7.   Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the roll?  Traditionary 8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  no clergyman I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.  Chs W Forrest Examining Clerk.
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Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  State of Kentucky, County of Daviess;} Ss.  On this 8th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court; before the Daviess Circuit Court now setting, Benjamin Field, a resident in the County of Daviess and State of Kentucky, aged seventy five years [illegible], who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath; make the followings declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.  That in the month of August or early in September 1780, he was appointed as ensign in Major George Slaughter's Battalion of Col. Crockett's Regiment in the Virginia State line, which Battalion was then stationed at the Falls of the Ohio (now Louisville) That he served therein, under Capt. Mark Thomas and Lieut. Joseph Saunders, as such, untill the next spring, when he was promoted to a captaincy of Cavalry in said Line.  That previous to his entering the service, he had lived in Culpepper County in the State of Virginia, but came to the falls in the spring of 1780, with Major Slaughter, and was a volunteer in the summer of that year, under Col. Clarke in the expedition to the Region town, and on the return from which campaign, he was
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appointed an Ensign as above stated.  That some time in the fall of 1780, he returned to Virginia with Col. Clarke, who during that winter was appointed Brigadier General in said line.  That in the spring of 1781, he repaired to Red Stone, for the purpose of descending the river, to join his company at the falls, when he was overtaken by Genl. Clarke--where Major John Crittendon handed him his commission as Captain as before stated. That upon the reception of his said commission, he commenced recruiting his company, and by the time Genl. Clarke and Col. Crockett were prepared to descent the river in the summer of 1781, he had raised is troop, and descended the river with them to the falls.  That in descending the river, he came from Red Stone old fort to Pittsburgh where Col. Gibson and Lt. Knight were stationed. When he knew that at Pittsburgh, he left the boats, and traveled across the country with his troop by a place called Cat-fish where Washington in Pennsylvania is now situated, and joined the army again at Wheeling, at which place it was expected that Col. Doughery of the Pennsylvania Militia would also join the army with his command, but failing to do so, and arriving at Wheeling a short time after Gen. Clarke had left, [illegible] attempted to descend the river in pursuit of the army, in which attempt, he was met by the Indians near the mouth of the Big Miami, and defeated.  That at the falls of the Ohio river, he knew Brigadier Genl. George R. Clarke and Major John Crittendon
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his aid--Col. Joseph Crockett, Major George Walls Capts. William Cherry and Thomas Young, Lieuts. Peter Moore, Hugh McGavock and others of said regiment--Col. Montgomery, Major Thomas Quick, Capts. Isaac Taylor & others of the Illinois Regiment and also Capts. John Rogers of cavalry.  That in September 1781, he lost almost the whole of his troop in an engagement with the Indians 18 or 20 miles above the falls, at  what was called Floyd's defeat, commanded by his Lieutenant, not being present himself on that occasion.  That he continued in actual service as Captain untill the army was disbanded in December 1781,  when he retired as a supernumerary Captain, and remained as such untill the end of the war.   He herby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except this present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
Benjamin Field

 We John S. Mcfarland and Phillip Triplett residing in Daviess County and State of Kentucky, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Capt. Benjamin Field, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age--that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution. and that we concur in that opinion.  P Triplett 
John S Mcfarland 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
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And the said Court--do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John S Mcfarland and Phillip Triplett who have signed the above certificate, are residents in the County of Daviess and State of Kentucky, and are credible persons, and their statement is entitled to credit. 
 Abney M Zean 
I  John S. McFarland, clerk of the Daviess Circuit Court, do hereby certify, the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Benjamin Field for a pension.  
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 8th day of October 1832.  
John S Mcfarland  

Benjamin Field 15603
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9205 
Mildred Field 
Ken: 
act 7 July '38.  
admd. 
1 mo. pri 
8- 3 -ensign 
8 - 2- Capt. 
$289.32-- 

C. H. Trabue 
Frankfort Ky.
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State of Kentucky Ohio County} Ss On this the 27th day of June 1840 Personally appeared before us James Newton & Henry Stevens acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Ohio State of Kentucky Mrs. Mildred Fields a resident of the said county of Ohio aged upwards of Seventy five years and who is by reason of Bodily infirmity wholly prevented from appearing in Open Court and who after 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 the 7th day of July 1838 "Entitled and act Granting half pay and Pension to Certain Widows, to wit that She is the widow of Benjamin Fields deceased late of the County of Daviess State of Kentucky and who was a Captain and Major in the army of the Revolution and belonged to the Virginia State Line and Illinois Regiment and served many years commanding as an officer as she verily believes and became entitled to Land Bounty for his service as an officer from the State of Virginia, and did seem or was allowed in the year of 1832 Bounty Land for three years service as Captain the quantity of 4000 acres and was allowed them after as declarant has been advised a quantity committed with the above quantity that would equal 5000 and which was made to him as a Major, and her said husband was allowed in July 1838 his half pay for his service in said State Line of Virginia in said Army  and which was granted him at the rate of $200 per annum commencing 22nd day of April 1783. and to the evidence upon which the aforesaid Bounty in Land was granted, and the evidence upon which the allowance of said half pay was granted, She presuming the whole to be under the immediate inspection of the proper officer, will [illegible] for the character of the service performed by her said husband its duration & the officers under whom it was performed together with such other facts as my be contained in said
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evidence in proof of her claim.  She further declares that she has no documentary evidence in favor of her claim.  She further declares that her said husband resided in the State of Virginia when he entered the service and thinks in Culpepper County.  She further declares that she was married to the said Benjamin Fields on the 19th day of August Seventeen hundred and ninety 1790, that her husband the afsd Benjamin Fields died on the 3rd day of January 1842.  That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place prior to the first day of January 1794 viz at the time above stated 
Sworn to and subscribed before us the day and year above written} 
Mildred Field
 James Newton J Peace 
Henry Stevens J Peace 

and as the first subscribed Justice hereby certify that the actual disability which prevents the above declarant  from  appearing in open Court, is the lack of physical   strength sufficient to enable her to go to Court:  She is in a low state of health & is to our own knowledge the widow of Major Benjamin Fields Revolutionary officer late of Daviess County Ky & is a Lady of high standing & all her statements entitled to  the fullest credit.  In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names this the 27th day of June 1843 
James Newton J Peace 
Henry Stevens J Peace 

State of Kentucky Ohio Couty Ss 
I Charles Henderson clerk of the County Court of Ohio County State of Kentucky herby certify that James Newton and Henry Stevens before whom the foregoing declaration of Mrs. Mildred Field was made are acting magistrates in and for the said County of Ohio State of Kentucky
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duly commissioned and qualified and to all their official acts full faith and credit are due as well out of Justice as therein and the foregoing signatures purporting to be said Newton and Stevens are their own genuine signatures In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office and Subscribed my name this the 28th day of June 1843  Ch Henderson
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Aug 1. 1844  Benj Field half pay 

To the Honl. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City DC
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Phila July 30th 1844 
Dr Sir 
In the month of April last Mr. Field the Surviving administrator of Capt Benj Field gave us authority to prosecute any additional claim he might have for arrearage of half pay due his decd father, and as I had not the copy of the order of court appointing him I failed for the present to pursue the claim.  So soon as the order comes I will lay claim before your office for adjustment.  In the mean time if any one else, to wit a certain Stephen Trabue shall file any papers be pleased to give it no attention.  I am sir very respectfully your obt Servant 
Wm H Todd 

To the Honl Comr of Pensions 
Washington City DC
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AWF

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.

March 19, 1928

Mrs. A. McA. Brentlinger
284 Ashland Ave.
Buffalo, N.Y.

Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 3009, it appears that Benjamin Field, while residing at the Falls of the Ohio, enlisted in the summer of 1780 and served thirty days as a private in Colonel G.R. Clarke's Virginia Regiment;  he enlisted in August or September 1780 and served eight months and three days as Ensign in Captain Mark Thomas' Company, Colonel Joseph Crockett's Virginia Regiment; and enlisted in the spring of 1780 and served to December 1781 as Captain of Cavalry in Colonel Joseph Crockett's Regiment, and was in a battle near the Falls of Ohio in September, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1832, while a resident of Daviess County, Kentucky, aged seventy-five years.  He died January 3, 1842.
Soldier married August 19, 1790 near Danville,
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Kentucky, Miss Mildred Slaughter.  It is stated that she was married at the house of her brother-in-law Elias Barber.
She was allowed pension on her application executed June 27, 1843 at which time she was seventy five years old, and resided alternately in Ohio and in Daviess County, Kentucky, with her children.
A son William lived in Barnetts Creek, Ohio County, Kentucky in 1844, names of other children not given.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner.
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Kentucky
Certif. No. 3603

Mildred Field
Widow of
Benjamin Field
Rank  Priv. Ensign & Captain
Regt Virginia line.


Old jacket inside

1907 Mar. 4. Hist. to Mrs. S.H Haynes  F.W. per AW
1907 Aug 6. Hist to Mary E. Taylor AW
1916 June 30. History to Mrs. Jennie B. Cable FW
1922 Nov. 17 History to John W. Field AWF
1928 Mch 19 History to Mrs. A. McA. Brentlinger AWF
1939 Oct 11 History to Mrs EC Fields AWF
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Rev Widow, &c
File No. 3009
Mildred Field
Widow
Benjamin Field
Priv. Ensign & Capt Rev War
Act:  Feby 2" 1848
Index:-Vol. A Page 236
Arrangement of 1870
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No 14149

3168
Benjamin Field
Cap
Va Cav
Revolution

4008

H'f Pay  Act-'32
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19230
Kentucky
Benjamin Field 
of Davies Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a pr of JC Capt in the co commanded
by Captain - of the regt commanded
by Col Crockett in the Va
line for pr of Inft   1 mo
Ensign                   8 mo 3 ds
Capt                       8 mo 2 ds

Inscribed on the Roll of Kent
at the rate of 289 Dollars 32 cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Augt. 1833 and Richd Elliott Hartford

Arrears to the 4th of March              578.64
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept      144.66
                                                        $ 723.30
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book E  vol. 7  Page 9

See letter July 26 1837 to F.A. Dickins.  Drop'd from Roll
See letter to P. Agt July 20, 1838
& to P. Hagner, 3d Audr.
let to WH Todd Nov 2 1841
do to Hon P. Triplett Feb 7 1842
let 29 Augt 1842 to same
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4571
Kentucky

Mildred Field
widow of Benjm Field
who was a Pri Ensn & Captain
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
289 Dollars 32
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
22nd day of Jany 1844
and sent to 
C.H. Trabue
Frankfort
Ken.

Act of March 3, 1843.
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1  Page 168

Reported
see letter to Hon W. Green July 23 1844
do to H. Northrup Aug 10. 1844
do to Sec. War, 28 Oct. 1844
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Kentucky   7913
Mildred Field
widow of Benjamin Field
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 3d January 1842
of Ohio Co. in the State of Kentucky
who was a Pr. Ensn. & Captain in the company
commanded by Captain - of the
regt. commanded by Col. Crockett in
the Virginia line for
1 mo Pr.
8"  3 days Ensign
8" 2 "        Captain

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 289 Dollars 32
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of
Novr. 1843 and sent to C.H. Trabue Frankfort KY

Total amount,           $1,446.50

Act July 7, 1838.

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 1. Page 367

Repd.
Let to C.H. Trabue Decr 28 '43
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Kentucky 7913
Mildred Field
widow of Benjamin Field
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 3d January 1842
of Ohio Co. in the State of Kentucky
who was a Pr. Ensn. & Captain in the company
commanded by Captain - of the
regt. commanded by Col. Crockett in
the Virginia line for
1 mo Pr.
8" 3 days Ensign
8" 2 " Captain

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 289 Dollars 32
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3d day of
March 1845, and sent to C.H. Trabue, Present

Total amount, $

Act July 7, 1838.

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 1. Page 367

Repd. see letter
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Mildred Field
widow of Benjamin
Field, act 7 July 1838

Kentucky

see letter Sept. 7 1843 to C.H. Trabue
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Treasury Department
Third Auditors Office

James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions

Feb 24 '45
Com
Benj Field decd.
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Mildred Field
Kentucky
Act '38
$289.32 per an
Issue a certificate
under this act, and
send it to S.F.J. Trabue
Present

Inform the agent by
special letter that as
the amount heretofore paid
under the act of 1838 was 
deducted from the pension
under the act of 1832, and
as the resolution of January
1845 repeals in part the law
under which the deduction was
make, she is entitled to a 
pension from March 4, 1836
to March 4 1844 at the
rate of $289.32 per
ann.
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35434
Benjamin Field, decd  who was
Private, Ensign & Captain
act 7 June 1832
Payable from 4 March
1831 to January 2d 1842,
when he died, to his widow
Mildred Field, deducting 
the amount she received 
under the act of July
7, 1838
$289.32 per ann.
Kentucky Roll

Cert: to Messrs C.H. & S.F.J. Trabue
of Kentucky
now present.
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R

[STAMP]
FREE

[STAMP]
Washington
[illegible] 23

JL Edwards
Commr. of Pensions

Hon. Willis Green
Frankfort
Kentucky

Jan 23 '45
dead letter
case of Benj Fields decd
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Benjn Field Ky. act 7. June when last pd?

pd to 4 March 1838-discontinued
JH
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Oct 30th 1841

Dr Sir
I am requested to inquire if Annis Widow of John Thompson pension had been allowed, from Shelby Cty Ky.  And also if the papers in the case of Moses Perkins an applicant for a pension under the act of 1832 is on your files.  I wish also a certificate from your office the day I as atty recd the half pay of Capt Benj Field and also that his pension was    dollars before & the fact of his pension being stoped & his half pay going on still at the rate &c
Very respectfully
Wm H Todd
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Benj Field admr.
Brief under
act 5th July 1832
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In presenting the claim of Capt. Field by his admr Wm Field..
The claim is for half pay from the 4th March 1831. to the day of his death, record of which will be furnished.  In addition to this the depositions of B.W. Ballard & James Ballard on file in the original papers on which the claim in 1838 was allowed shew that at Flords defeat (which was in April 1781. See Marshall's history of Ky page 117 1st Vol.) was all killed & he left without a command.  This claim should commence being [illegible] on the day of Dec 1781 or the 1st January 1782. as was done in the case of Jas Montgomery in a few months past & other officers  the Illinois Dept The depositions of the Ballards would shew the battle to be in August 1782 but the history of Ky shews it to have been in Apl 1781.  Fields [illegible] was taken prisoner of war at this
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defeat & was held in captivity by the savages and was paid accordingly at Richmond in 1783 at the close of the war  See this paper duly certified in the original papers of July 1838.  Thos Ravenscraft St. Rich BW & Has Ballard's depositions on same files.  This additional sum of 300$ per annum is asked for from the 1st of January 1782 to the time of the original allowances.  all of which is most respectfully asked
Wm H Todd
atty for Wm Field 
admr

August 24th 1844
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State of Kentucky
Daviess County S.S.
Be it know that before me a Justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Mildred Field and made oath, in due form of law, that she is the identical person who drew a pension under the Acts of 3d March 1843 and 17th June 1844, and is now a pensioner on the Roll of Kentucky agency under the act of 2nd February 1848, on account of the Revolutionary service of her husband, the late Benjamin Field at the rate of $289.32 per annum.  That she now makes this affidavit for the purpose of drawing the additional amount over and above the said sum of $289.32 which she is entitled to under said acts, and the additional sum due her said husband under the act of 7th June 1832, from the 4th of March 1831 to the 3rd day of January 1842 the day on which he died.  As to the proof of his death and services reference is herewith made to the evidence on file in the pension Department in the case of her &his original applications.
That she has not intermarried, but continues to be a widow.  That she now resides in Daviess County, state of Kentucky
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and has resided there for the space of four years past;  and that previous thereto she resided in Ohio County of the truth of which statement I am fully satisfied.  Sworn to and subscribed this 15th day of may 1852 before me
Thomas W. Davis  J.P.
Mildred Field x her mark
Witness Wm Hewton

I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension, as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.
Thomas W. Davis J.P.

State of Kentucky
Daviess County S.S.
I William B Wall clerk of the court for the County and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas W. Davis is and was at the time of signing the foregoing an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county, and his foregoing signatures are genuine.  Witness my hand and the seal of said county this 19th day of May 1852.
William B Wall  Clerk

[SEAL]
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County 
SS
On this the   day of June 1845 Personally appeared before me         an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Ohio State of Kentucky Wm Newton who is personally known to me and know to be a Gentleman of unquestionable integrity and who after being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statements to be read as evidence in the application of Mrs. Mildred Fields widow of Benjamin Fields deceased for the sums due her under the acts 7 June 1832 & 5th July 1832
to wit  that he is personally acquainted with the afsd. Mildred and know her to be the widow of Benjamin Fields decd late of the County of Davis state of Kentucky and who was an officer of the Illinois Regiment in the Army of the Revolution, and receivd or was allowed his half pay in July 1838 for his service in the said Regiment in said army.  Deponent further saith that said widow has never again married since the death of her said husband but still remains his widow and is now a resident of the remote portion of Ohio County & which county adjoins Davis and who off and on since the death of her said husband resides in both the countys with her children at each county.  Deponent further staith that said widow is a lady of much respectability and one whose statements should receive the fullest credit
Sworn to and subscribed before me day and year aforsaid
James Newton J Peace
Wm Newton
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And also came before me the said Justice Mr. William Field a resident of the said county of Ohio and who after being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he is the son of Mildred Fields who is the widow of his father Benjamin Fields deceased late of the county of Davis State of Kentucky and that his said mother is now of Ohio County & the remote part thereof and near the Davis line & over which she has at times passed, it being a short distance in order to stay with her children who live in both countys & further that his said Father was allowed his half pay in July 1838 at the rates of $300 per annum & [illegible] that his full pay would be the amount of $600 per annum & further that his father was allowed in 1832 Bounty Land the quantity of 4000 acres for three years service of his said father Captain in the state line of Virginia & further that his said mother is [illegible] of low state of health & general debility prevented from going to court
Wm Field

Sworn to and subscribed before me day & year afsd
James Newton JPea

And I the first subscribed Justice certify that the above deponent or affiant is a man of respectability and all his statements entitled to full faith and credit.  Wherefore I hereunto subscribe my name this the 27 June 1832
James Newton JPe

State of Kentucky Ohio County Sct
I Charles Henderson Clerk of the County Court of Ohio County state of Kentucky hereby certify that James Newton before whom the foregoing
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Depositions of William Newton and William Field were taken is an acting magistrate in and for the county of Ohio State of Kentucky, duly commissioned and qualified and to all his official acts full faith and credit are due as well out of courts of Justice as therein, and the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are his own genuine signatures
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this the 28th day of June 1843
Ch Henderson
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Know all men by these presents, that I Mildred Field of Ohio County Kentucky widow of Captain Benjamin Field decd a Captain of the Illinois Regiment in the army of the Revolution do hereby constitute & appoint Chasteen H Trabue & S.F.H. Trabue my tree & lawful attorneys for me and in my name to prosecute by petition or otherwise my claim as the widow of sd officer against the Government of the United for money or arrearages that are due me or may become due me, under the acts of Congress passed 7th June 1832 & 5th July 1832, on account of the Revolutionary services of my said husband.  And with my said attorneys alone do I wish correspondence held by any officer of the Government respecting my claims for money under the said acts, or the members of Congress who act at the instance & request of my said attorney
Witness my hand and seal this the 15 day of May 1844
Mildred Field  x her mark
Sealed & delivered in presence of
Thomas S. Marshall
James Newton

State of Kentucky  Ohio County Sct
Be it know that on the 15 day of May 1844 Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for sd County Mrs. Mildred Field above named & acknowledged the forgoing power of attorney to be her act & deed.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this the day and year aforsd.
James Newton JP
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County Sct
I Charles Henderson clerk of the County Court for the county aforesaid do certify that James Newton whose name is affixed to the within & foregoing certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit are due.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused my seal of office to be affixed this 15th day of May 1844.
Ch Henderson

[SEAL]
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Know all men by these Presents that I Mildred Field of Ohio County State of Kentucky widow of Captain Benjamin Field deceased late of the County of Daviess state of Kentucky to whom an allowance of half pay was granted under the act of Congress passed the 5th July 1832 at the rate of $300 per annum, do hereby constitute and appoint Chasteen H Trabue and Stephen F.J. Trabue my true and lawful attorneys for me and my name to prosecute by the presentation of evidence petition or otherwise my claim to the amount of Pension due my said deceased husband Benjamin Field at his death under the act of Congress passed 7th day of June 1832 commencing the 4th day of March 1831 and terminating the 3rd day of January 1842 & which amount is due me as said widow. when my said claim is allowed under the said act, then to my said attorneys alone or either of them, do I authorise the certificate of Pension evidencing the amount due to be enclosed or delivered.  With my said attorneys alone do I wish correspondence held respecting my said claim to the exclusion of all persons whomsoever and that no communication of facts be made by any officer of the Pension Office or War Department to any other individual, than my said attorneys, except Col. Sylvester of Washington City the agent of my said attorneys.  I do hereby request, that all correspondence respecting the said amount due under the said act 7th June
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1832, hitherto commences with either Wm. H Todd or Henry Northrup be forthwith discontinued, as they, nor either of them has any authority from me to attend to my claim.  and I wish them prohibited from intermedling with my rights I not regarding them as fit persons to do so.
Witness my hand and seal this the 23d day of August 1844
Mildred Field x her mark  [handwritten seal]
Sealed and delivered in presence of
James Hinton
Wm Field
Wm Newton

State of Kentucky Ohio County Sct
On this the 23rd day of August 1844 Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and state aforesaid Mildred Field above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this the day and year aforesaid.
James Newton JP
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County Sct
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Benjamin Field, who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot give a positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades;  for 30 days, I served as a private;  for 8 months and 3 days, I served as an Ensign;  for 2 years, 6 months and 6 days I served as a Captain;  and for such service I claim a pension.  But one year ten months and 4 days of the latter service I was a supernumary Captain-liable to military orders and duty.
Benjn Field

The above amended declaration was this subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of June 1833.
John Phipps JP

State of Kentucky
Ohio County Sct
I Charles Henderson Clerk of the County Court for said County do certify that John Phipps whose name is affixed to the forgoing certificate is now and was at the time of signing an acting Justice of the peace in & for said County duly commissioned and qualified.  I do also certify that the said signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused my seal of office to be affixed this 1st day of June 1833.
Ch Henderson
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Hon J.L. Edwards
Pension Agent 
Washington DC

Free

Send [illegible]
Feb 5 1845
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Ohio County Ky Jan 25th 1845

Mr. JL Edwards

Dear Sir
I shall have to trouble you for some information that is I received a Treasure draft from the Dept for $392 05 cts and at the same time recd a note from you stating you had directed the pension Agent at louisville not to pay the money over to either of the Trabues which I was glad to heare and when I went on to lLouisville the agent told me that he had recd such orders now you will please let tel me how how that money can be got for my mother as she is needing of
I suppose the certificate was issued to Trabue
Your obedient Servent
Wm Field
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Claim of Benjamin Field, under the act of July 5. 1832
Will the Third Auditor be so good as to say what amount was paid to Wm H Todd in this case, and when the payment or payments were made
Pension Office
Feb 7. 1842

Requisition No 9272 dated 20 July 1838 in favor of Wm H Todd for 14434 48/100
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H.R.  Washington  Dcr 30th/48

Sir
Mrs. Field is the widow of a revolutionary pensioner  It seems from the enclosed letter that her application for a pension was sent to you in October.  You will please give such information as may be in your office
Your Obt Svt
Saml. O. Peyton

JL Edwards
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Benjamin Field
Act July 5 1832
admd. in July 1838

Be pleased to say to whom the money was paid at the time of the claim being allowed.  on what day.  the amount per annum and the aggregate allowance

Pension Office
Nov 1 1841

Paid July 19 1838           $14,434.48

[illegible]
54 - 316 days at 300$ [illegible]  $16459.72
Deduct pension recd                       2025.24
                                                       14434.48

Paid to Wm. H. Todd atty.

Mr. Read
3d Aud Off
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Ho of Representatives
31st May 1852

Mr. Heath
Comr.
Sir
I ask to invite yr attention to the enclosed letter and evidence relative to the claim of Mrs Mildred Field of Owensboro Kentucky.  Please inform me in reply to the enclosed as soon as convenient
Respectfully &c
Ben Edwards [illegible]
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Nov 29th  Wm Field  Free  [illegible]

Mr. JL Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington Cty
D.C.

Dec 9 44
Benj Field Decd
3 July 32
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Ohio County Ky Nov 29th 1844

Mr Edwards

Dear Sir I recd your leter by last mail informing me that the money that was due from the department to Father could not be drawn by the heirs but by the widow all I ask is for the proper one to get it if My father is intitled to money from the dept   I want him or his heirs or my old Mother to be benefited by his hard yearning and not for men that has never rendered any Services to reep the reward  I recd a leter from W H Todd also by last mail that informed me that you red him a protest of my mothers filed by Trabue against Todd having any thing to doo with fathers business which is falso and you will do me a singular favour to send me a coppy of that paper and I will satisfye you for the same  this man Trabue tucked the advantag of my old Mother when she imployed him to attend to her business and rather than such me should get the money and keep half  I would rather as to my part that it would remain in the department  the peper I write for will be importent to me  Send it if you please and any instructions that you mite please give me about this business as I know that you understand all about such business  will be received thankfully
Your obedient servent
Wm Field  Adms

NB you will direct your leter to Ohio County Barnetts Creek P.O
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Know all men by these presents, That I, Benjamin Field of Daviess County Kentucky Revolutionary (a) Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint Robert Wickliffe my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name to received from the Agent of the United States, for paying pensions in Lexington, State of Kentucky, my pension from the 4th day of March 1835 to the 4th day of September 1835
Witness my hand and seal, this 25 day of September 1835
Benjn Field  SEAL
Sealed and delivered in presence of
Henry Dugan

State of Kentucky,
Daviess County. SS.
Be it know, That on the 25th day of September 1835 before the subscriber, A Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Benjamin Field above named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned.
Henry Dugan  J.P.

State of Kentucky, Daviess County, Sct.
I, John S McFarland Clerk of the Court of Daviess County, certify that Henry Dugan is a Magistrate as above;  and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine.  In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office, and subscribed my name, this 3rd day of October in the year 1835
John S Mcfarland
Clerk of the Court of Daviess County.

State of Kentucky,
Fayette County.  SS.
Be it know, that on the 8th day of Jany 1856 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Robert Wickliffe the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made oath that the same was not given him by reason of any sale, transfer or mortgage of the pensions, or arrears of pension, therein authorised to be received by him.
R Wickliffe

Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned, before me,
Danl Bradford J.P.

Note.-This affidavit must be signed by the Attorney
(a) In this blank insert the word Invalid or Revolutionary, as the case may be.

married [obscured] of August 1790
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State of Kentucky, Daviess County Sct
Be it known that before me a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Benjamin field and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical person named in an original Certificate in his possession of which (I Certify) the following is a true copy

"War Department. Revolutionary Claim
I Certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832 Benjamin Field of the State of Kentucky who was a private Ensign and Captain in the army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Two hundred & Eighty nine dollars and Thirty two cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every years.  Given at the War office of the United States this 17th day of August One Thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Lew Case
Secretary of War
Examined & Countersigned
JL Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions"

that he now resides in Daviess County Kentucky and has resided there for the space of upwards of twenty years past and that previous thereto he resided in the State of Virginia.
Benjn. Field
Sworn and subscribed this    day of September 1835 before me
Henry Dugan J.P

The words army of the were interlined before the word Revolution in my presence before signing to make the copy correct
Henry Dugan J.P.

Hon Wm Griffith
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Benj Field adm
Brief
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To The Honorable the Secretary of War

Some few days since a decision was given by the Commissioner of Pensions, in the case of the application of Wm Field admr of B Field for the arears of half pay due under the act of Congress on the 5th of July 1832.  from that decision I as the atty of Mr. Field appealed, and that appeal is now before your honor for decision.  I ask that the opinion of the Secretary of War be suspended untill I get an answer from both parties claiming the fund in Ky., believing that an agreement will ultimately be made between the parties that will end the controversy and render useless any opinion of the Secretary of War on the case.
If a decision is pressed from any other quarter, I deny that widows have under the act of 7th June 1832, any right to receive any arears of pension due a pensioner under said act, save only the amount that shall accrue from the last day for drawing a semianual payment & the death of the pensioner.  See the 2d last section of said act of June 7th 1832, and that the administrator is the person to whom as other debts of  dues, that that fund should be paid to.. and that it was the purpose of Congress to give the widow only the control of the small amount accruing between the date of the last draw & the death of any pensioner & I as the atty of the adr. ask the amount be audited to & former.
Wm H Todd
Atty for the adrm.

Oct 3rd 1844
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County Ss
On this the 27 day of June 1843 Personally appeared before me James Newton and Henry Stevens two acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Ohio State of Kentucky Mrs Mildred Fields a resident of the said county of Ohio aged above seventy five years and who after 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 the 3d day of March 1843 Granting Pensions to the widows of certain persons who served in the Revolutionary war to wit  that she is the widow of Benjamin Field deceased late of the county of Daviess state of Kentucky and who was a captain and Major in the army of the Revolution and belonged to the Virginia state line and Illinois Regiment and served many years commanding as an officer as she verily believes and became entitled to land Bounty for his service as said officer from the state of Virginia and was allowed in the year 1832 bounty land for three years service as captain the quantity of 4000 acres and was allowed thereafter as declarant has been advised a quantity [illegible] with the above quantity that would equal 5333 and which was made to him as a major and her said husband was allowed in July 1838 his half pay for his service in said state lien of Virginia in said army and which was granted him at the rates of $300 per annum commencing 22nd day of April 1783  She further declares that she has this day made her declaration before James Newton and Henry Stevens Esqrs Esqrs. under the act 7 July 1838 in order to obtain a Pension.  And to the evidence upon which the afsd Bountys in Land were granted, and the evidence upon which the allowance of said half pay was granted, and that in her declaration of this date, will refer for the character of the service performed, its duration and the officers under whom &c together with such other facts as may be contained in said papers in proof of her claim.
She further
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declares that she has never again intermarried but still remains the widow of the afsd Benjamin Field 
Mildred Field
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year afst
James Newton J Peace
Henry Stevens J Peace

And we the first subscribed Justices hereby certify that the above declarant is personally known to us and we know her to be the widow of Benjamin Field deceased late of the County of Daviess state of Kentucky an officer of the Revolution and we know her to be a lady of high standing and one whose statements are entitled to the fullest faith and credit
In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names this the 27 day of June 1843
James Newton J Peace
Henry Stevens J Peace

State of Kentucky Ohio County Sct
I Charles Henderson Clerk of the County Court of Ohio State of Kentucky hereby certify that James Newton and Henry Stevens before whom the foregoing declaration of Mrs Mildred Field was made are acting magistrates in and for the said County of Ohio duly commissioned and qualified and to all their official acts full faith and credit are due as well out of Courts of Justice as therein.  And the foregoing signatures purporting to be said Newtons and Stevens are their own genuine signatures
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this the 28th day of June 1843
Ch Henderson
[SEAL]
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County SS
On this the   day of June 1843 personally appeared before me James Newton an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Ohio State of Kentucky Mr William Newton who is personally known to me and known to be a gentleman of unquestionable integrity and who after being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following statements to be read as evidence in the application of Mrs Mildred Field widow of Benjamin Field deceased for a Pension under the act 7 July 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows:  to wit that he is personally acquainted with the afsd Mildred & know her to be the widow of Benjamin Field deceased late of the County of Davies State of Kentucky & who was an officer of the Illinois Regiment in the army of the Revolution and received or was allowed his half pay in July 1838 for his service in said Regiment and in said Army
Deponent further saith that said widow has never  again married since the death of her said husband but still remains his widow and is now a resident of the remote portion of Ohio County and which County adjoins Davis Co. and said widow now and then since the death of her said husband resides in both the countys with her children in each county.  Deponent further saith that said widow is a lady of much respectability & one whose statements should receive the fullest credit & further that said Mildred is by reason sickness and the want of physical strength wholly prevented from appearing in open court & further that her children in Davis County resides just over the county line & near where said widow now is.
Wm Newton
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year afsd
James Newton JP  J Peace
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And also came before me the said Justice Mr. William Field a resident of the said County of Ohio and who after being first duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he is the son of Mildred Fields who is the widow of his father Benjamin Fields deceased late of the County of Davis State of Kentucky & that his said mother is now of the County of Ohio & the remote part thereof & near the David line & over which she has at times passed it being a short distance in order to stay with her children who live in both Countys, and further that his said Father was allowed his half pay in July 1838 at the rates of $300. per annum and presumes that his full pay would be the amount of $600. per annum and further that his father was allowed in 1832 Bounty Land the quantity of 4000 acres for three years service as a captain in the state line of Virginia & further that his said mother is by reason low state of health and general debility produced by old age &c wholly prevented from appearing in open Court
Wm Field
Sworn to and subscribed before me this    day of June 1843
James Newton J Peace

And I the first subscribed Justice hereby certify that the above affiant is a man of respectability and all his statements entitled to full faith and credit:  wherefore I hereunto subscribe my name this the 27 June 1843
James Newton  J Peace

State of Kentucky Ohio County Sct
I Charles Henderson clerk of the County Court of Ohio County state of Kentucky hereby certify that James Newton before whom the foregoing depositions of William Newton and William
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Field were taken is an acting magistrate in and for the said county of Ohio State of Kentucky duly commissioned  and qualified and to all his official acts full faith and credit are due as well out of Courts of Justice as therein
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name at the town of [illegible] this the 28th day of June AD 1843
Ch Henderson
[SEAL]
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Oct 23th  Wm Field P M  
Free

Mr JL Edwards
Comr Pension office
Washington Cty
DC

[illegible] Nov 2d 1844

Nov 2 '44
Benj Field Decd.
Half pay case
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JL Edwards pension agent Washington City

Dear Sir
We the undersigned Heirs of Capt Benj. Field dsd. have understood from Wm H Todd agent for Wm Field admr. of Benj. Field desd that there has been some Claims allowed so sd. hiers by the pension agent and Sd. Todd has been prevented from drawing the same by thier having been some papers filed in the department stating that Todd was broke and that the hiers was opposed to Todds drawing the money that is not a fact but it is the wish of sd Todd, agent of the adms that the warrants should be drawn in the name of Wm Field admr and the Hiers is entirely willing to that arrangement  it is also the wish of the widow that the adrm should draw all money that is due the hiers this 19th Oct 1844
Wm Field Admr.
Wm Newton
James Newton
R Z May
Thomas Field
Willis Field
Mildred Field x her marke
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County SS
On this the 23d day of July 1844 Personally appeared before me James Newton an acting magistrate in and for the county and state aforesaid Mrs Mildred Field a resident of the said County of Ohio & near the Daviss County line and widow of Captain Benjamin Field deceased late of Daviess County Kentucky, who after being first duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain an allowance for the amount of Pension "due her" as said widow, which sum was due her said husband at his death under the act of Congress passed "7th day of June 1832."
To wit  That she is the widow of Captain Benjamin Field deceased late of the said county of Daviess who was a Private Ensign & Captain of the state line of Virginia in the Army of the Revolution & served some length of time on account of which he received Land Bounty from the Commonwealth of Virginia & was allowed about the year 1838, Half pay under the act of Congress passed 5th July 1832, which at the rate of $300 per annum, amounted to several thousand dollars.  That previous to the allowance of said Half pay being made, said Captain Benjamin Field had been receiving the sum of $289.32 per annum under the law of Congress passed the 7th June 1832.  But when the amount of said Half pay was paid to said Officers then the amount which had
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been received under the said law of 7th June 1832 was deducted therefrom.  which therefore left said Officers in receipt only, of his half pay. and not one cent of Pension under the law of 7th June 1832.  the whole of which Pension was due said officer at his death, & consequently now due this declarant.
This declarant in the month of June 1843 made a declaration, applying for the amount of Pension that she conceived to be due as aforesaid, to her - & the Hon Commissioner of Pensions informed her attorney C H Trabue of Frankfort Kentucky, that Half pay, and Pension would not be due to the same officer at the same time, but declarant is informed that some short time back the Hon Secretary of War decided that certain Officers of the State Line of Virginia, were entitled to both Half pay and Pension & that both of which was due to the same officer at one and the same time.  and as her said husband was not in receipt of one cent of Pension under the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 at his death, he having been paid half pay, only.  She is informed & believes that the same is due to her "as said widow" & her only.  She therefore respectfully asks the Hon Commissioner of Pensions that an allowance may be granted her of said Pension at the rate of $289.32 per annum commencing the 4th March 1831 & terminating the day of the death of her said husband, and that a certificate may issue in her name & be enclosed to her said attorney C H Trabue of Frankfort or S F J Trabue
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same place, and with them alone does she wish correspondence held by the Hon Commissioner of Pensions respecting her claim, except Col Sylvester of Washington City late an officer of the War Department or Pension office or the Agent of her said attorneys.  And to them alone does she desire any communications of facts to be made.  She requests that no correspondence whatever may be had respecting her claim with either Henry Northrup of Washington or Wm H. Todd of Kentucky, as neither of them are known to her in the prosecution of her interests & does not regard them as suitable persons so to do.
Mildred Field x her mark]
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year aforesaid
James Newton JP.

I the just subscribed magistrate certify that the above declarant is personally known to me and known to be the identical widow of Captain Benjamin deceased late of Daviss County Ky who was granted half pay under the act of Congress passed 5th July 1832 & which half pay was received by him at the rate of $300 per annum, to the period of his death.  I certify that the declarant is a lady of respectability & to all her statements the fullest faith and credit are due.  Wherefore I hereunto subscribe my name this 23rd August 1844
James Newton JP.
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County Sct
I Charles Henderson Clerk of the Court of Ohio County State of Kentucky certify that James Newton within named before whom the within declaration was made is an acting magistrate in and for the county and state aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this the 23d day of August 1844
Ch Henderson
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Col:  Sylvester-formerly an officer in the Pension office & now a Pension Attorney=
at Washington City
DC.
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Owensborough Ky
25th August '44

Col Sylvester

Dr Sir
I have this day forwarded to the Hon Commissioner of Pensions a power of attorney and declaration made by the widow of Captain Benjamin Field in order that an allowance may be granted her under the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 at the rate of $289.32 per annum commencing 4th March 1831 & terminating 3rd day of January 1842. and have directed the Hon Commissioner to enclose the certificate of allowance to CH Trabue of Frankfort Ky.  You will please try and get the Commissioner of Pensions to allow this claim at once and when the Certificate reaches us I will remit you your fee.  The widow has a very bad opinion of Wm H Todd & H Northrup, as Todd has now paid over the whole of the $15,000 he collected for Captain Field, but resisted payment & suffered himself sued.  and Judgment was obtained against him in April last (6 years since the collection of the money) for $3,000.
I have herein enclosed you a power of attorney from the widow to CH Trabue & myself to prosecute her claim
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& restricting all communication of facts concerning the claim to us yourself only exception.  Also enclosed herein is a declaration made by the widow under the act of 7th June 1832 praying an allowance of her claim under the same.  The power of attorney & declaration herein enclosed, are copys of the same which I informed you on the first page, I had enclosed to the Hon Commissioner.  You may use this power & declaration if those enclosed to the Hon Commissioner should not arrive - or you should think proper to do so.
Please hasten on the allowances & enclose the certificates to CH Trabue at Frankfort Kentucky or myself at same place.
I am Dr Sir
Very respectfully
Your obt servt
SFJ. Trabue
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James L. Edwards Esqr.
Comr. of Pensions.

Comr. June 14
paper-case Benj. Field
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Washington
13th June 1838

Dear Sir
Will you be so good as to take the enclosed with you when you go to see the Secretary respecting the case of Benj. Fields.  shew it to him & file it with the papers.
Yours very respectfully
Francis A Dickins

James L. Edwards Esq.
Comr. of Pensions

P.S. Mr. Saunders informs me that Tripletts papers are in Kentucky.
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certificate-Benjm Field,
ded. act 5 July 1832
July 19. 1838


Recorded Vol 43
page 135.
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Pension Office
July 19, 1838

I certify that from an examination of the claim of Benjamin Field, of Kentucky, who was a Captain of Cavalry in the Virginia State Troops during the revolutionary war, I am satisfied that he served to the month of December 1781, when he became supernumerary;  that he was living so late as the month of March last;  and that his case is embraced by the provisions of the act of the 5th of July 1832, entitled "an act to provide for the liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia;  That the claim should therefore be allowed at the rate of Three Hundred Dollars per annum, from the twenty second of April seventeen hundred and eighty three, when the war was terminated, and be continued to him during his life;  that the amount now claimed is payable to William H. Todd, his attorney.  In making the payment, the amount paid to said Field as a Pensioner under the act of June 7, 1832 at the rate of $289.32 per annum from the 4th March 1831 to the 4th March 1838, is to be deducted.  The pension under the act of June 7, 1832 will be discontinued.
Commissr. of Pensions

Approved
Secretary of War.
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Free
P Triplett
[illegible]

JL Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington DC

Kam 25 1842
Mr. Evans

Hon P Triplett
HR
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House Reps Jany 24th 42

J.L Edwards Esqr
Comr. of Pensions
Will you please comply with the request of the inclosed letter & Also send me the form necessary for the widow and Admr. of Benjn. Field to draw the remainder of the pension of Benjn. Field who has departed this life since the last pension was drawn & oblidge yours
Respectfully
Philip Triplett

Please return the inclosed
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Pension office
J.L. Edwards
half pay case of 
Benjn. Field
Recd 7 Decr. '44

W. Kielspatrick
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Pension Office,
December 6, 1844.

I certify that I have examined the claim of the administrator of Benjamin Field who was a Captain of Cavalry in the Virginia State Troops, and who received half-pay under the act of the 5th of July 1832, entitled "An act to provide for the liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of virginia." and I find that the half-pay was allowed from the 22d of April 1783 to the day of his death.  The administrator now asks for the half-pay from the 31st of December 1781, when Field left the service, to the 3d of September 1783.  My opinion is that the claim is valid.  I therefore certify that there is due to William Field, administrator of Benjamin Field, deceased, half-pay under the act of July 5, 1832, at the rate of Three Hundred Dollars per annum, from the thirty-first of December seventeen hundred and eighty-one to the 22d of April seventeen hundred and eighty-three, and that the same is to be transmitted to Wm Field at Evansborough Davis County Kentucky by order of Wm H Todd attorney of Wm Field administrator of said Benjamin Field deceased.

Commissioner of Pensions.

Approved
Secretary of War.
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[STAMP]
Owensboro Ky
Feb 3

[STAMP]
FREE

Mr JL Edwards
Commission of Pensions
Washington City
DC

Cole
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Owensboro Ky Feb. 1st 1849
Dr Sir
enclosed I send you the Declaration of Mrs Mildred Field in order for her to be placed on the pension list and I hope you will forward her a certificate as soon as possible please enclose it to me at Owensboro Ky. I had the papers nessary [sic] made out and sent to you by mail some time October last and not hearing any thing from you I was fearfull [sic] they had miscarried. I therefore had letters made out which I send you & your prompt attention to this business will confer a great favor on your Friend
Wm Newton
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The Honorable
William Wilkins
Secretary of War
Present
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(Copy)  Pension Office October 30, 1844

Sir  In relation to the case of Benjamin Field Deceased I have to inform you that the secretary of War has decided that the claim is for arrears of Pension which were due to a deceased Revolutionary pensioner.  That the case falls within the 2nd Section of the Act of the 2nd of March 1829 and the payment must be made to the widow.
Respectfully
Your obdt servant
JL Edwards

Henry Northrup Esqr.
Present

Washington City 31st of October 1844
Honorable Sir
The foregoing is the copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Pensions and I have this morning replied to him asking a suspension of action on payment of the money [illegible] him that I had asked of you an appeal to the attorney general.  On a question of law clearly involved in this case  this appeal I have a legal and constitutional right to make to the law officer of the United States on any question involving a question of law and surely your decision in this case involved one if any  [illegible did  Your hands has decided a case under the 2nd Section of the Act of 2nd March 1829 applying to the payment of arrears due "Revolutionary Pensioners."  It is in the present time it is not in Justice to wit to meet an act passed three years and three months afterwards to wit the act of the 7th of June 1832.  See that Act.  The [illegible of which provides as explicitly and clearly as words will [illegible to the disposition of pension law and when paid and expressly provides that the amount due under this act as the act to which this act is supplementary.  from the 4th of March or Sept last before his death to the day of his death is that of his widdow.  Language cannot be [illegible].  The act [illegible] be the section clearly  and expressly provides that the pension under this act as the act to which it is a supplement shall be paid and surely it cannot be  [illegible]
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to construe and apply the 2nd section of an act passed three years and three months before this act had an existance.  It cannot be but that this decision is erroneous.  All [illegible].  This man had drawn and received his pension up to the time that his right to half pay as a capt of cavalry of the Virginia state line was admitted and paid.  When this [illegible] actually reissued by him and not withstanding the last clause of the 3rd section of the act under which he drew pension expressly provides that the pay hereby allowed shall not be in any way transferable or liable to attachemtn being or [illegible by any legal process whatever but shall immure wholly to the personal benefit of the officer &c  yet not withstanding this express provision this pension which was had and received by him from the 4th of March 1831 to the day the half claim was allowed was [illegible] taken from him by the U.S. and applied towards the payment of the half pay during that period and now the honorable secretary [illegible] that received by the Pensioner and applied and used by him at the time as Pensions to be arrears of Pension yet due.  but were it so that act is itself most [illegible] and explicit shew what the widdow is intitled to draw.  and surely the provisions of this [illegible] cannot be disregarded to such and apply the provisions of a totally different section and act
I therefore sir ask of you an appeal from your decision to that of the attorney general to whoam you will have the kindness to refer this case with my communications and the letter of Mr. Ellis to me on this subject and truly oblige sir
Yours Respectfully
Henry Northrup
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Washington Octr. 30. 1844
Henry S. Northup
Remonstrates against the decision in Benj. Fields case, and requests that the opinion of the Attorney General be taken.
N98.  Recd Nov 1/44
Pension Office

Answered
War Department Octo 31. '44
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[STAMP]
Philadelphia Pa.
Oct 29

[STAMP]
FREE

To The Honl Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City DC

Oct 30 1844
[illegible]
Benj Field
half pay

Ansd Oct 30 1844

19
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Phila  Oct 28th 1844

Dr Sir,
I herewith enclose the letter of Wm Field to you, and as it contains charges against the means Trabue has taken in doing his business with Mrs Field, It would be well to file it among the papers on file in your office,  untill the papers in the case as promised by Mr Field arrives, and then the case can be finally disposed of without the agency of the Secretary of War.
Very respectfully
Wm H. Todd
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Owensboro Ky.
Aug 26

F

Hon JL. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC.

T.
Sept 3d 44

Benj Field, decd.
cl. und: Act June 7 32
See letter to W.H. Todd Sept. 24. '44-

Mr. Hash
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25 August 1844

Hon JL. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Dr Sir
I have the pleasure of herein enclosing you the declaration of the widow of Captain Benjamin Field deceasd late of Daviess County Ky. praying that an allowance may be granted her under the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 - for the amount due her said husband Benjamin Field at his death under the said act
You will please the certificate of allowance of said claim to CH Trabue of Frankfort Kentucky or myself at same place
I am Dr Sir,
Very respectfully
Your obt servt
SFJ. Trabue
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Treasury Department
Third Auditor’s Office
February 22d 1838

Sir —

I have received your
letter of 7 October, requesting a
“statement shewing the amount
paid to Benjamin Field under the
Act of July 5th 1832.” In reply, I
will remark, that it is difficult to
ascertain precisely the amount
received prior to 3 March 1837 in
pursuance of the Act of June 7, 1832, was
abstracted from his Files; from such
the Act of Aug 3d 1832. But, up to
I derive however, from the best info-
from the records of this office, that
the sum of $975 98/100 has been paid
under the Act of July 5th 1832 to
Benjamin Field — and that the sum
of $735 92/100 from his semi-annual
the 1st of July 1838 to March 3 —

(ends mid-sentence)
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1843 Mildred Field
appears that the sum
of $22.26 24/100 was paid to the said Benjamin Field under the Act of June
9th 1832 was deducted on the settle-
ment rec’d next half pay under the
Act of July 5th 1832.

Very respectfully,
Your obt. Servt
P. H. Hagan Aud.

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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Feb 16. 1841

Rec’d Feb 16
Mildred Field, Feby 32 Act

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm Pensions
Washington City
H. H. Sylvester
Page 92

Sept. 9. 44

Sir
Enclosed herewith, a letter from S. F. J. Trabue
with a power of attorney & declaration, made by Mrs.
Mildred Field.

I am Respectfully
Your obt. Servt
H. H. Sylvester

Col. Edwards
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Frankfort Kentucky
June 1st 1844

Hon. Willis Green
Ho of Rep

Sir

Herewith enclose you a power of attorney from the widow of Capt. Benja Field to S. F. Trabue Esqr authorising him to prosecute her claim under the act’s of July 1832 & 7th June 1832. You will please enclose the power of attorney to the Hon Commissioner of Pensions, requesting an allowance & the issuing of a Certificate for the amount due under the said act 5 July 1832 from the date of the disbanding of the troops of the Illinois Regiment to that, from which the half pay of said officer was calculated, when the same was adjusted. Which Certificate you will please cause to be transmitted to S. F. Trabue of Frankfort Kentucky.

I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt
S. F. Trabue
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Washington City 11th Oct. 1844

To Henry Northup Esq,

Sir

Yours of yesterday is before me, asking my assistance & advice in the prosecution of a
claim by the amt. of B. Fields for half pay.

I must decline aiding you in prosecution of the claim: as I am now closing my business preparatory to a residence abroad, I have no
time, nor were it prudent for me to engage in prosecuting new claims. I have one remaining unsettled at the department, & this adjusted, I
must be in no further engaged in these matters for the present.

Whenever my advice will be of any service to you its briefly but fully given.
It is this Capt Fields
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receive a pension for some 2 or 3 years under act 7 June 1832. He was entitled to half pay from 1st Jany under act 5th July 1832 — he claimed it, many years after the act passed. He amt. he has
received as pension was, deducted from his half pay allowance. But under a recent decision it is perhaps held that both the Pension & half pay are allowable. The question now is, whether Field’s admr. or his widow shall receive the deduction made from his half pay.

This deduction was money he had received as pension, & therefore was not arrears at his death. It had been paid to the officer himself, but when his claiming half pay it was improperly deducted from the half pay. In other words so much of his half pay as withheld by the Gov’t. What fund is the
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that is now claimed? It is so much of
his half pay as amounted to the pension
he had received. Then surely the admr.
of this officer is entitled. But it has
been argued by the widows attorney that
it was pension money refunded. Well
if this were so (which certainly is not
the fact) it cannot be called arrears
of pension. The officer had received
it, but was compelled to pay it back.
(It is said.) Be it so. Having received it
himself, it is not arrears of pension
or unclaimed pension, but a sum
of money once in his hands, & forced
from him by the government, when
it paid another debt. The idea of its
belonging to the widow is one which
no lawyer could entertain for an
instant. The 4th Section of act 7th
June 1832 only intended to give the
widow the sum in arrears at the death
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the pension from before the date of the last semi annual payment.
I do not entertain a doubt that even if the govt. should pay the sum now claimed to the widow a court of Justice would give it to the administrator of the officer.

The Secretary of War is a Judge of Law far more competent to decide the question than I am, but
I feel assured he has made no such decision as you intimate.

I give you my opinion for your own satisfaction & not for public use.

Respectfully
Yr obt. srt
Vespasian Ellis

H. L. Northup Esq
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RICHMOND, Va. SEP 30
Wm H Todd Esq
Washington City

B Field. Land
Claim Certificate
Benj Field
5 July 32
W H Todd
Oct 2d 44
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Auditors Office Va
30 Sept 1844
Dear Sir
Yours of the 29 inst is received. It appears that Benjamin Field settled his depreciation account as Ensign, but received Land bounty as a Captain. His name is not found on the rolls of the Western army - I therefore cannot state at what time he became Supernumerary. Some of the Companies in the Western service continued until 1784.
Very Respectfully
yours
Jas E Heath
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Fr
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions
Washington City
DC.
in haste

Nov 16 43
Ken 
Mildred Field
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Frankfort Kentucky
Novr 11 1843
Dr Sir
Your letter of the 7th September 1843 proposing to allow the claim of Mrs. Mildred Field widow of Benjamin Field at the rate of $289.57/100 per annum was received, and answered, agreeing to receive the proposed allowance. Fearing that my letter must not have reached you, or would have been referred to by this time, I again Say that Mrs. Field will accept of the allowance proposed in  your letter of the 7 September 1843 the Vouchers for which you will please transmit to me at Frankfort Kentucky
I am sir Very Respectfully
your Obt Servant
C H Trabue
Hon J L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
DC.
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James, L, Edwards Esqr
Commr of Pensions
Present

Oct 31 '44
Case of
Benj Field
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Washington City, 31st of October 1844
Sir
yours of the 30th is received concerning the decision of the Secretary of war in Capt. Benjn Field's case. Doctors as the Saying is will differ but I cannot by possibility see a more inconscious decision than in this case. to wit Benjn Field was placed on the Pension list under the Act of the 7th of June 1832. And the [illegible] of that let expressly declares who shall receive this pension. Yet the honorable Secretary of war has [illegible] out of the express provisions of this act to find can act to apply to the case passed three years and three months before this act had an existence yet act in its [illegible] expressly provides how any such Collanies shall be paid
I Sir have notified the honorably secretary of taking an appeal to the attorney General. This is precisely a question of law therefore a Signature subject for the consideration of the attorney general. I therefore advise you of this fact that the money may not be [illegible] of the Treasury as was the case some two to three months since in Dudley Diggeson. to wit a party who lived for 30 or 40 years in Louisa County Va moved in 1841 to Howard County Mo where he died and where administration should have been had at this place Where the [illegible] to which [illegible] was yet administration was granted in Goochland Co Va, My not in Louisiana or Maine, and a Bond taken for $200 & would depend of about $2300 such things are not done with and may be his [illegible] of when it would be wished not, so of this case yours [illegible] Treasury
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PHILADELPHIA Pa.
NOV 15
FREE
To the Commissioner of
Pensions
Washington
City DC

Nov 16 44
11219 - Aug 15
Com Mr Young
Benj Field
half pay
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Phila Nov 15th 1844
Dr Sir
The claim of Mrs. Elizabeth Young widow of Capt. John Young decd. having been presented at the same time that others were, for allowance under the act of 7th July 1838, and not having heard from it induces me to ask your attention to the claim, and I would full obliged to  you to have a decision on it
The claim of Mrs. Fields for the arrears of pension have you acted on it I recd a line from Wm Field the admr that the Widow & all the family have forwarded to your office their written assent to my management of the claim, On this authority I write
The additional half pay from Dec 1781 to the 22nd Apl 1783 I trust you allow and forward to Wm Field the admr. of Capt B Field Decd Very respectfully
Wm H Todd

attended to.
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Washington 18 Oct. 1844
Henry Northup.
Subject of claim of heirs of
Capt. Benj. Fields - encl. letter of V. Ellis
Application Oct 19, 44
Pension office

Honorable
William Wilkins
Secretary of War
Present
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Washington City 18th of October 1844
Honorable Sir
Some time during the forepart of last summer, the power of attorney of the Admrs on the estate of Capt. Benja Fields executed in Frankfort Ky to Wm H Todd was sent me to prosecute, I at that time did not present it there being no evidence of the party being those of that time the administrator, I advised Mr. Todd of this defect, subsequently he called on me day 15 the Month of August last and I not having presented the power of Attorney he got it stating that he would present it himself and Two or Three days afterwards he advised me that the acting Commr declined acting on it during the absence of Mr. Edwards. He then left after informed me that subsequent to his presenting the power of attorney of the admr, that the widow of Capt. Fields had executed papers and made application for this very claim by the advice and that the Commr of Pensions had refused to pay to the administrator or his attorney, And that Mr. Todd had taken an appeal to the secretary of war, and as had me to attend to it at (he being about to return to Phila) on your return from the west
For some time a few days after your return - Took no steps in the business and for the last six days have been confined in the [illegible]=mation yet I hope the case has not been disposed of or if it has been That it is satisfactory to Mr. Todd. as a more simple plain case could not well exist. To wit on the 7th of June 1832 Congress passed an act granting pensions to the officers and soldiers of the Revolution and the late section of that act expressly how and to whom the Pension shall be paid, and at the death of such pensioners the amount of Pension due from 4 March and Sept last preceding the death of the Pensioner to the day his death is the property of the widdow. and if no widdow of his children, Such was the Act of the 7th of June 1832
On the 5th of July same year they passed an at to Renumerate Virginia the third section of this act directed the Secretary of the Treasury" to audit and pay the half pay claims of the officers who had not prosecuted to Judgement &c such are the two acts
Capt Fields of Davis County Kentucky was inscribed on the Pension list of the Kentucky Agency at the rate of $289.32/100 per annum, this sum he continued to draw for some eight or nine years thereof the untill his agent this same Todd succeeded in establishing his claim to
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half pay as a Capt of Cavalry of the Virginia State line at the rate of $300 per year. & this half pay being then payable by the war department as adjudicated by that department was also [illegible] by the Commissioner of Pensions and the amount of half pay due from the 22nd of April 18-- to the 4th March 1841 paid and the amount of half pay due from that day up to the day the claim was allowed was paid by deducting them from the Pension of $289.32 per annum from 4th the March 1831 to the day the half pay claim was allowed and paying him for this period the difference between the half pay and Pension to wit $10.63/100 per annum and from this period to that of his death the pension was stopped and withheld from him and his half pay of 300 per annum allowed him such sir is this case
Now this Virginia half pay was [illegible] and at all times of its of the estate do divided by the Courts in Virginia and also by the attorney general of the US given at in the Case of Capt John Bailey's [illegible] in March 1836 and again in [illegible] year in Capt Charles Firon's case see [illegible]. Thus this sum of $289.32 per annum from the 4th March 1831 to the day this half pay claim was allowed and to which had been received by him as Pensioner was now taken from him and withheld from his half pay due during this period. Can there be anything more clear as pension in the English language than that this sum thus withheld of his half pay is the property of the admr and not of the widdow
Again from the day this half pay claim was allowed to that of his death this Pension of $284.32/100 per annum was withheld from him
Under the decision of the 6th July last [illegible] properly dividing that the Acts of 7th June 1832 and of 5th of July 1832 [illegible] and distinct acts the can not in shape or manner interfering with the Other. Therefore under this decision there can be no proposition made other than that the Pension of $289.32/100 per annum due Capt. Fields from the 4th March 1831 to the 4th March and of the last proceeding in death in the property of the admr. to be collected and applied as other assets of the estate and the sum due from the 4th March and Sept last preceding his death to the day of his death is the property of the widdow
The Pension due from the 4th March 1831 to the day the Half pay Claim was allowed being actually received by him and in his possession and the sum and the Pension due from that day to the 4th March or Sept last before his death being withheld from him by the 21 (j) It severely cannot now be urged that the money thus withheld from him by the [illegible] all times in other there the assets of his estate and
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and that the amount due from the 4th March or Septr last before his death to the day of his death is the property of the widdow and this only his her property
I have Sir therefore to ask of you that if not already disposed of that you would be so kind as to dispose of this case at as early a day as practicable and oblige sir yours Respectfully
Henry Northup
P.S. I had written Vesparian Ellis Esqr on this subject as being his aid which he for the reasons therein set forth declined-
It may be deemed a breach of confidence in you to show his letters but I mean no injury to him by so doing. lest the rather [illegible] foregoing his [illegible] and service as Judgement & These face unlike you his letter that his [illegible] the subject. I will thank you to enclose me the letters again at your leisure
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Free
To the Honl J L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington DC

Feby 24 '44
Comr
Benj Fields
R Harrison
S B Green
Isaac Browining
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Phila Septr. 22nd 1844
Dr Sir
I have recd. a letter from Wm Field admr of Benj Field decd., of the 5th inst stating that the Monday following the 5th He would attend to have some papers made out under your rules with a view to the application for additional half pay due his father, And that he would forward them to Mr. Edwards at an early day, and he requests me to attend to the business at your Office, This is merely to ask you if such papers have arrived, and if so to notify me if you please,
The case of St. Richd Harrison for the difference of half pay between Lt. of Infantry & Artillery under the act of the 5th of July 1832, I left before Dr. Crump whether he acted on it I am unadvised,
The Claims of Lt. Saml B Green, & Capt. Isaac Browning each claims for a higher grade than they have been paid under the act 5th July 1832, were rejected by your & are now before the Secy of War, Since that Time new evidence from Richmond, Showing them to have been Settled with & paid as of the grade now claimed, has been filed, according to this rule of evidence I am
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of Opinion that they will each be allowed by you. And as I said to Northup the Claims before the Secretary Should Stand as they leave your office, 
I am acting and interested in these claims to the extent of a fee, I ask you to have these papers brought back to your bureau and again pass on the whole Cases, that is of their being paid at Richmond of the grade now Claimed is a rule recognized by your office,
I am Sir Very respectfully
your obt Servant
Wm H Todd
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. NOV 2
J L Edwards 
Comr of Pensions
Washington
City DC
B Field
5 July 32

Nov 4 '44
Comr.
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Phila. 1 Oct. 1844
Dear Sir
At the same time or within a day or so of filing the claims of Wheat Amess Thompson Holladay, Robt Coddington &c which have been acted on, I filed the cases of Ruth Gill widow of Capt. Saml Gill of Va Line. Elizabeth young, & J B Finley, Son of Jane Finley in whose right son John claims as the Surviving child &c This letter is I written to ask if these cases have been overlooked or casually omitted, The claim of Walter Beckers Heirs, Wm Witman's the 1st Capt. the latter Lt each Pa line for Lt States Land warrants, are before the department and have been for some time.
Walter Becker was a Supernumerary Witman was wounded & on furlough - and so continued to the end of the war this attention of the Dept is called to them at its peasure
yours very respectfully
Wm H Todd
To Honl J L Edwards
Washington City
P.S. Since writing the above yours of the 30th ultimo came to hand, containing the decision of the Secretary of War in the case of B Field admr & the widow each claims the money due.
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In the Case how does the widow proceed to get it does she have to make a declaration under the act of 7th June 1832 or how will it issue, In any event the letter of Mr. Field to me which I forwarded will be sufficient to you to Send the Certificate or the warrant as the case may be direct to the widow and the warrant to the admr from the month of Dec 1781 to 22nd Apl. 1783 to Wm Field.
The widow does not want Mr. Trabue to have anything to do with her business, please therefore Suspend action on the case untill I hear from the family one & all as promised in my Fields letter to me which is with you
Very respectfully
Wm H Todd
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Pension Office
July 23, 1844.

Sir,

I herewith return the letter and power of attorney in the case of Mildred Field, widow of Benjamin Field. If Mrs Field has a claim under the act of July 5, 1832, she must specify what the claim is. There has been already paid to the legal representatives of Benjamin Field, all that was believed to be due under that law. If any further sum is due, the usual proof must be produced. A copy of the papers on file at the Treasury Department upon which the claim was allowed must be produced, and it must be clearly shown that Field left the service on a particular day and was never afterwards called on to perform any duty as an officer of the Virginia State Troops. The papers were sent to you by W. S. F. J. Trabee of Frankfort, Kentucky.

I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obed. svt.
J L Edwards

Hon Willis green
Frankfurt
Kentucky.
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington City
DC.
Page 118

Frankfort Kentucky
December 14 1843
Dr Sir
I some short time after transmitting you the declaration of Mrs Mildred Field of Ohio County Ky, under the act of Congress passed 7 July 1838, likewise transmitted you, her declaration under the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832, making application for the amount due her deceased husband Benjamin Field by virtue of the said act, at his death.  As yet I am not in receipt of one line from you respecting this claim applied for.  I am advised that when the half pay allowed to Captain Benjamin Field under the act of the 5th of July 1832, was paid in 1838, at the rate of $300 per annum, that the sum of $289.32 per annum, which had been previously received by him from 4 Mch 1831 under the act 7 June 1832, was deducted from "said Half pay" and then after he continued to receive his half pay "only" at the rate of $300 per annum until his death.  Now if the above suggestions be true, nothing is clearer to my mind than that the sum of $289.32 per annum under the act of 7 June 1832 commencing the 4th Mch 1831, was due to Captain Benjamin Field ^at his death, he having "received only" his half pay from the close of the war of the Revolution until his death.
You will please enclose to me at Frankfort Ky, the certificates of allowance.
I am Sir Very respectfully
Your obt Servt
C H Trabue

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions
Washington City.
Page 119

Aug 6th 1844
Add evidence case Benj. Fields
Act 5 July 1832
J L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensioners 
Present
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Washington City 5th August 1844
Sir
Enclosed is the Power of Attorney of Mrs Fields the Admin of Capt Benja Fields for half pay from 4th of March 1831 to the day of his death  I have been requested to file the same with you and in compliance with said request, I do so yet I cannot see any advantage in so doing in the absence of any authentication as to the Justice before whoever executed or of the party executing being what he purports (the Admin) yet I suppose it is the intention of the party to supply these requisites—
Will you sir therefore file this paper in order to be taken up and acted on when the authentications arrives
I Sir a week ago wrote you --- a Certificate of Court of  Ezra Madrid Co relative to Jacob Wheat and stated at that time that it was all the papers which I had received and that if there were papers in your files from Wheat as the widow of the said Wheat, also to deposite [deposit] this Certificate  If there were not to return it
I also at the same time wrote to have the situation of the Claim of the Children of Jane Martin widdow [widow] of Lt & Pay Mr Hudsson Martin in which I was intristed [intrusted]
Also relation to the Claim of Lucy Gardner of Brown County Ohio in which I was not interested but was requested to make the inquiry by one who stated he had a power of attorney from her - Although one week has passed I have had no answer relating to any of these inquiries neither has the Certificate of Court been returned.  I sir therefore remit my application and ask of you as early as practicable an answer on such points as I am authorised to make inquiry and which it is your business to answer
I Remain Sir
Yours Respectfully
Henry Northrup
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C. H. Trabue
Frankfort Ky
Oct 2. 1843
Mildred Field
Free
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington City
DC
Page 122

Frankfurt Kentucky
September 26 1843

Sir

Your letter of the 7th Sept 1843 informing me that the papers in the case of Mrs. Mildred Fields have been examined and [illegible], and that an allowance could only be granted her at the rate of $289.82/100 dollars per annum was duly recieved [sic].

In reply - I have to say that she will accept this amount proposed the certificate for which you will please enclose me.

I am Sir Most Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
C H Trabue

Hon J L Edwards
Page 123

M. Field

$289.32 per annum

C. L. Trabue
Frankfort
Ken
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Frankfort Kentucky
December 13 1843

D Sir

I herewith enclose you the declaration of Mrs. Mildred Field of Ohio Co Ky under the act of Congress passed 30 day of March 1843 making application for the benefit of said act.

You will please enclose to me at Frankfort Kentucky the certificate of allowance.

I am Sir Very Respectfully
Your Obt Sevt
C H Trabue


Hon, J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
Page 125

July 1st 1843
Sir
I herewith enclose you the declaration of Mildred Fields of Ohio County Kentucky and other evidence in favor of her
application for the benefit of the act of 7 July 1838, and the 3d of March 1843.

Please enclose to me at Frankfort Kentucky the Certificate of allowance.

I am Sir Vary Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
C H Trabue


Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C
Page 126

Frankfort Kentucky
July 1. 1843

Sir

I herewith enclose you the declaration of Mrs Mildred Field of Ohio County Kentucky making application for the amount which may be due her as the widow of Major Benjamin Field under the act of Congress passed the 7 day of June 1832
and the 5th day of July 1832.

Upon the allowance of the Respective Claims please transmit to me at Frankfort Kentucky the certificate of allowance

I am Sir Very Respectfully
Your Obt svt
C H Trabue


Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D C
Page 127

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C
Page 128

House Reps. Feby 5th 1842

J L Edwards Esqr
Court of Pensions

Sir
I have received from the Case of Benjamin Field now died a letter requesting me to get an authenticated statement from your department of the amount of money paid to Mrs. Field, and when paid, as the agent of Benjamin Field, to be authenticated in a record with the seal of the War department, to be used in a suit against Todd [illegible] now depending in Kentucky. Todd having failed to pay over the money - Will you please enable me to comply with this request as soon as convenient and abled

Your Obd Servt
Philip Triplett
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J L Edwards Esqr
Court of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Page 130

House Reps August 27th 42

Will you please inform me if Mrs Field, the widow of Capt Benjamin Field lately died, is by law and the rules established in your office entitled to be placed on the Pensions list. She was married in 1784. Her Husband died in 1842 and was a
pensioner at the time of his death.

Respectfully Yours
Philip Triplett
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Washington
27 June 1838.
Sir, 
In the examination of the case of Fields today, I discovered a fact that I was not before fully aware of, and which I think must remove all doubt and difficulty in your mind.- 
That on the the [sic] same list on which the name of Fields appears as Ensign the name of Slaughter appears as a Major and in his case a judgement has been obtained against the state of Virginia ^as an officer of a higher grade before the passage of the act of Congress of the 5 July 1832.  consequently the principle that an officers name appearing on that list of one grade is decided not to be evidence that he was not entitled to half pay in a higher grade, I was aware
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that Slaughter was on that list as a Major and I know that a judgment had been obtained in his case, but I was not aware of the time and all the circumstances thereof before.  I wish you would be so good as to look at this point in the case
Very respectfully,
Yours &c
Francis A. Dickins
James L. Edwards Esqr.
Comr. of Pensions.
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James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
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Hartford Ky. 16th June 1833
James L. Edwards, Esqr.
Com. of Pensioners
Dear Sir,
I herewith return Capt. Ben. Fields papers, with an amended declaration.  As documentary evidence of his service as Capt. you will find on file in the Land Office, a warrant for 4.000 acres of land, issued by the State of Virginia. In August last, I left with Asbury Dickens Esqr his commission as Capt. and depositions proving his services as such, as well as Ensign.
These papers I presume, will rein all difficulty.
I am dear Sir,
Respectfully,
Your Obt. Svt.
Rich Elliott
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Aug 26
F
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC.
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County Sct
I Charles Henderson Clerk of the County Court of Ohio State of Kentucky Certify that James Newton before whom the foregoing power of attorney was acknowledged is an acting magistrate in and for the County and State aforesaid, and the within signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this the 23d day of August 1844 and affixed my seal of office at the town of Hartford State of Kentucky,
Ch Henderson
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5089
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State of Kentucky Personally appeared before me
Greene County the undersigned Pandolph Robinson an act Justice of the Peace in and for the said County and state, General Elias Barbee a Gentleman of high standing, and well known to me, and known to be a Gentleman of undoubted integrity, and distinction, an after being by me duly sworn to state the truth and the whole truth and nothing but the truth deposeth and saith that he is now between seventy nine and Eighty years of age and that he knew Maj Benj Fields in the days of the Revolutionary war and that he was an officer under Col Clark and that in and about the Year of Seventeen hundred & ninety he married a Miss Mildred Slaughter, & that he was married at deponents house near the Lincoln County Line and Mercer County line near the town of Danville in the state of Kentucky - Deponent saith that said Benjamin Fields and said Mildred Slaughter were lawfully married, for said Mildred being the sister in Law of deponent he knew them for many years before her marriage and that as aforesaid he likewise knew said Benjamin Fields many years before his Marriage at the time afsd and that said Benjamin and Said Mildred removed after their marriage to the county of Daviess in the State of Kentucky and that they had lived as husband and wife in peace and harmony since their marriage until his death which event took place in the Year of 1840 as deponent thinks- and That said Mildred Fields is now alive in the Said County of Daviess and is an unmarried woman and remains the widow of Benjamin Fields afsd. 
In testimony whereof he hereto sets hand
and seal this the 127 day of June 1842 - Elias Barbee Sesal
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State of Kentucky Personally came before me
Greene County General Elias Barbee and made oath to the statements made in the within depositions and subscribed his name to the same before me in testimony of which I hereto set my hand and seal this the 27th day of June 1842
Randolph Robinson JPGC Seal
State of Kentucky
Green County Sct
I John Barret Clerk of the Green County Court certify that Randolph Robinson before whom the foregoing deposition was taken & who subscribed his name to the above Certificate is & was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid and the Signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my Seal of office this the 3rd day of August 1842
John Barret CGC
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J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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State of Kentucky Daviess County Sct
On this 1st day of February 1849 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Mildred Field a resident of the County of Daviess and State aforesaid aged about seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 2nd February 1848. granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Benjamin Field decd late of Daviess County Ky who was as she verily believes a Captain of the Illinois Regiment in the State line of Virginia in the war of the Revolution 
And that she has been allowed since his death pensions under the act of Congress passed 7th July 1838-3rd. March 1843 & 17th June 1844 at the rate of $289.32 per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn & Subscribed on the day & Mildred Field
year above written before me x her mark
Ben Duncan J.P.
Wm Newton
I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing declaration wherefore I hereunto subscribe my name Ben Duncan J.P.
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State of Kentucky Daviess County Sct
I William B. Wall Clerk of the Court of said County certify that Benjamin Duncan is a Magistrate in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.  His commission is dated on the 9th day of October 1841. and continues during good behaviour
In testimony wherof [whereof] I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 1st day of February 1849.
William B Wall Clk
Daviess County Court
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County SS
On this the 23rd day of August 1844 Personally appeared before me James Newton an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Mrs. Mildred Field a resident of the Said County of Ohio & near the Daviess County line and widow of Captain Benjamin Field deceased late of Daviess County Kentucky, who after being first duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain an allowance for the Amount of Pension due her as said widow, which sum was due her said husband at his death under the act of Congress passed 7th day of June 1832.
Towit that she is the widow of Captain Benjamin Field deceased late of the said County of Daviess who was a Private Ensign and Captain of the State Line of Virginia in the army of the Revolution & served some length of time on account of which he received Land Bounty from the Commonwealth of Virginia & was allowed about the year 1838, half pay under the act of Congress passed 5th July 1832, which amounted at the rate of $300 per annum to several thousand dollars.
That previous to the allowance being made of Said "half pay" under the said act; Said Officer had been receiving a sum per annum of $289.32 cents under the law of Congress passed the 7th June 1832, but when the Amount of half pay
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was paid to said Officers - then the amount which has been received under the said law of 7th June 1832 was deducted therefrom - Which therefore left Said Officers in receipt only of his half pay; and not one cent of said Pension under the said law of 7th June 1832 and the whole of which Pension was due said officer at his death, and consequently now due this declarant.
This declarant in the month of June 1843 made a declaration under the act 7th June 1832 applying for the amount of Pension that she conceived to be due as afsd to her - & the Hon Commissioner of Pensions informed her attorney C H Trabue of Frankfort Kentucky that half pay and a Pension could not be due to the Same officer at the same time, but declarant is informed that same short time back the Hon Secretary of War decided that Certain officers of the State Line of Virginia were entitled to both half pay and Pension at one and the same time - and As her said husband was not in receipt of one cent of Pension under the act 7th June 1832 at his death he having been paid half pay only - She is informed and believes that the same is due to her as said widow & her only, She therefore respectfully asks the Hon Commissioner of Pensions that an allowance may be granted her of said Pension at the rate of $289.323 per Annum commencing the 4th March 1831 & terminating the day of the death of her Said husband, and that a Certificate may issue
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in her name & be enclosed to her attorney C H Trabue of Frankfort Kentucky or S F J Trabue of same place and with them alone does she with correspondence held by the Hon Commissioner of Pensions respecting her Claim except Col Sylvester of Washington, the agent of her said attorneys. She requests that no correspondence whatever may be had respecting her claim by the Hon Commissioner with either Henry Northup of Washington or Wm H Todd of Kentucky, as neither of them are known to her in the prosecution of her interests & does not regard them as suitable persons so to do 
sworn to & subscribed before
me on the day and year aforesaid Mildred Field
James Newton JP x her mark
I the Just subscribed magistrate certify that the above declarant is personally known to me & known to be the identical widow of Captain Benjamin Field deceased late of Daviss County Ky who was granted Half pay under the act of Congress passed 5th July 1832 & which half pay was received by him at the rate of $300 per annum to the period of his death I Certify that the declarant is a lady of respectability & to all of her statements the fullest faith and credit are due - Wherefore I hereunto subscribe my name this 23rd August 1844
James Newton J Peace
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County Sct
Charles Henderson
Clerk of the County Court of Ohio County State of Kentucky certify that James Newton within named before whom the foregoing declaration was made is an acting magistrate in & for the County and State aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified, and  to all of his Official acts full faith and credit are due, and the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this the 23 day of August 1844
Ch Henderson
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Know all men by these Presents that I Mildred Field of Ohio County State of Kentucky widow of Captain Benjamin Field deceased late of the County of Daviess State of Kentucky to whom an allowance was granted under the Act of Congress passed the 5th July 1832 at the rate of $300. per annum do hereby Constitute and appoint Chasten H Trabue and Stephen F J. Trabue my true and lawful attorneys for me and in my name to prosecute by the presentation of evidence petition or otherwise my claim to the amount of Pension due my said deceased husband Benjamin Field at his death under the act of Congress passed 7th day of June 1832 "Commencing the 4th day of March 1831 and commating the 3rd day of January 1842"- and which amount is due me as said widow. When my said Claim is allowed under the said act, then to my said Attorney's above, or either of them do I authorize the Certificate of Pension commencing the Amount due, to be enclosed or delivered. with my said Attorneys alone do I wish correspondence held respecting my said claim to the exclusion of all persons whomsoever - And that no Communication of facts to be made by any officer of the Pension Office or War Department to any other individual than my said Attorneys except Col Sylvester of Washington City, the Agent of my said attorneys. I do hereby request that all correspondence respecting the said amount due under the said act 7th June 1832 hitherto commenced with either Wm H Todd or Henry Northup, be forthwith discontinued - as they nor either of them has any authority from me
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to attend to my claim, and I wish them prohibited from intermeddling with my rights
Witness my hand and seal this the 23rd day of August 1844
Sealed and delivered in presence
of James Newton Mildred Field x her mark seal
Wm Field
Wm Newton

State of Kentucky Oho County Sct
Be it Known that on the 23rd day of August 1844 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace Mildred Field above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her free act and deed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this the 23rd day of August 1844
James Newton JP

State of Kentucky Ohio County Sct
I Charles Henderson Clerk of the County Court of Ohio State of Kentucky certify that James Newton above named is an acting Magistrate in and for the said County and State & the Signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this the 23 day of August 1844.
Ch Henderson
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Sept. 30/44
W. H. Todd
Appeals on pension claim of Capt. Benj. Field
T:339. Rec Sept 30/44
Pension office

To the Honorable Secretary of War
Present
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To the Honorable the Secretary of War
On the 17th day of August 1833 Captain Benj Field of Illinois Regt Va State Line was inscribed on the pension roll at the rate of 289$ 32 cts per annum, which pension he drew untill the 20th of July 1838, Amounting to $2154 2/100 for which under the then pension laws of the 7th of June 1832, On the 20th of July 1838. The war department allowed, to Benjamin Field under the act of Congress of the 5th of July, 1832 half pay for life from the 22nd of Apl 1783 until the day above stated the 20th July 1838. The comr. of Pensions then struck his name from the roll as a pensioner and allowed Said Field to draw for the balance of his life towit untill the 2nd of January 1842 300$ per annum but no pension, and no auditing the half pay in July 1838 deducted $2154 - 92/100 from the amount of his half pay for life, The war department not at that time, under their decisions paying both half pay & pensions to Such as Survived, On the 6th of July last. The department decided to pay the residue of half pay to such as had received pensions during the same time,
over
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I present on the behalf of Wm Field the proper vouchers & authority from him as the admr. and ask the department to pay it to Said Field representative as a balance of half pay withheld from him in July 1838, He having been paid & receipted for his pension up to that day, The 2154 90 is due as half pay & payable as such to Capt. Field's admr. as I contend, An other individual comes & asks that it be paid to the Widow Mildred Field as pension, Mr. Edwards the Commissioner of Pensions is of the opinion the widow is the proper person to receive it, and I herewith enclose his letter and the decision Therein, and ask an appeal to the Secretary of War, & most respectfully ask that his honor may reverse the Said decision of Mr. Edwards - and direct it paid to the admr of Field & not to the widow
Wm H Todd
Atty for Wm Field
Admr

Sept 30th 1844
PS.
The amount due the family is the same, whether paid to the one or the other, but the admr in the discharge of his official duty is bound
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to distribute it according to law while the old lady may dispose of it according to whom & [illegible] common to old persons, while debts & othe3r duties call on him to have this fund to go in the usual Channels of law, The old lady is now in the receipt of a pension of $289 32 per annum, more than Sufficient to meet her wants. I am in this case called on from the situation of the estate as represented to me by the admr to do all I can to let it pass in the way as the other estate, and therefore contend the law is with the admr W H Todd
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Ben. Field
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Benj: Field which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for him not doing so? 

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes

V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No Amended Declaration.

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No Yes R. Elliot's letters of 16th June 1833

XIV. [notation sign 1]If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? No, not as a Captain See R. E.'s letters
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? 
Has the proper officer certified the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? 

XVI. [notation sign 2]Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 
_________________________
EXPLANATORY NOTES.

*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For ___________ year _____________ months, and _________ days, I served as a ______________ For _____________ months and ___________ days, I served as a _______________; and for such service I claim a pension
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase "about three or four months" is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[notation sign 1]QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[notation sign 2]QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
[symbol of pointing finger]In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Found on Roll as Ensign should prove his services as a Captain & that he recd a Captain's Commission
He has his comr. as capt. See R. Elliott's letters
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Note. In the declaration the 1st July 1838 is erased.
and January is interlined in the eighth line from the bottom. Also and his in the fourth line. before assigning. Thomas W. Davis. J.P.
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County SS
On this the 8 day of December 1843 Personally appeared before me James Newton an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Mrs. Mildred Field a resident of the said County aged near seventy five years and who after 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 the 3d day of March 1843 Granting Pensions to the widows of certain persons to wit That she is the widow of Benjamin Field deceased late of the county of Davies and state of Kentucky and who was as she verily believes a Private Ensign and Captain in the army of the Revolution and belonged to the Illinois Regiment and to whom half pay was granted at the rate of $300 per annum on account of his said services. She further declares that she has been granted a Pension under the act of Congress passed 7 July 1838 and the certificate for which is now in her possession and which is dated the 27th day of November 1843 granting $282 32 per annum Comming 4 March 1836 & ending the 4th March 1841. and to the evidence contained in the papers composing the matter of the application of her sd husband for the sd Halfpay granted him and that of her application for the sd Pension under the sd act 7 July 18348 she will refer for such facts as unnecessary in the investigation of her claim she further declares that she is still a widow never having married since the death of her sd husband.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the
day and year aforesaid Mildred Field
James Newton JP x her mark
and I the Just subscribed Magistrate certify that the above declarant is personally
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known to me and known to be the widow of Benjamin Field deceased late of Daviess County Kentucky and wo was granted a half-pay at the rate of $300 per annum and said widow is the identical widow wo made application for a Pension under the act of Congress passed 7 July 1838 and to whom an allowance is granted at the rate of $28932 per annum The certificate for which is now in her possession. I also certify that she is a lady of respectability
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this the 8th day of December 1843
James Newton JP

State of Kentucky Ohio County Sct
I Charles Henderson Clerk of the County Court of Ohio County State of Kentucky certify that James Newton before whom the foregoing declaration was made is an acting Magistrate in and for the Said County duly Commissioned and qualified and to all his official acts full faith and Credit are as well out of Courts of Judication as thereunto - And the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affix my seal of office and subscribed my name this the 9th day of December 1843
Ch Henderson
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J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of pensions
Washington City
OWENSBORO KY. OCT 11

Mr Cole
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State of Kentucky Daviess County S.S.
On this 10th day of October 1848 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Mildred Field a resident of said County aged Seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2nd of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war:- That she is the widow of Benjamin Field who was a private ensign and Captain in George Rogers Clarks regiment of the Revolutionary army and that she received an annual pension of Two hundred and eighty nine dollars and thirty two cents per annum under the act of 17th June 1844 
She further declares she is still a widow
Mildred Field x her mark
Sworn and subscribed on the day & year above written before me
Ben Duncan J.P.
Witness Wm Newton
I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing declaration
Ben Duncan J.P.
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State of Kentucky Daviess County S.S.
I William B. Wall Clerk of the Court of said County, certify that Benjamin Duncan is a Magistrate in and for Said County, duly Commissioned and Sworn, and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine. His Commission is dated on the 9th day of October 1841. and continues during good behavior. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office and Subscribed my name this 10th day of August 1848.
William B. Wall Clk D.C.C.
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feb 20 '45
Mildred Field
Addl. Decln
S F J. Trabue
Prest
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the resolution of Congress of the 23d January 1845.
Whereas the act of the 30th April 1844, prohibited an allowance as pensions to widows for the same period during which their husbands were pensioners, I now make the following statement under Oath to obtain the benefits of the resolution above mentioned. I am the widow of Benjamin Field who was a Private Ensign and Captain in the war of the Revolution; I have drawn a Pension from the 4th day of March 1836 to the 4th day of March 1841 under the act 7th 1838, and which moneys or sum was deducted from an allowance made me as Said widow at the War Department under the act 7th June 1832 On the 6th day of December 1844 - And now ask that the said money or sums so deducted may be allowed me - And a certificate issue therefore in my name and be delivered to my attorney S F J. Trabue.
Mildred Field x her mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me on
this the 10 day of February 1845
At my home. James Newton
Justice of the Peace
I certify that the declarant is personally know to me, and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit.
Given under my hand on this the 10 day of February in the year 1845.
James Newton
Justice of the Peace
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County Sct
I Ch Henderson 
Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Ohio State of Kentucky do hereby certify that James Newton who has signed the within is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Ohio in the state of Kentucky and that the within Signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this the 10th day of February 1845 at the town of Hartford in the State of Kentucky
Ch Henderson
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Pension Office
Octo. 28, 1844
Commissioner of Pensions
Report in the case of
Benjamin Field, deceased
110,110-160 OW
Pension Office
The within is a claim for "the arrears of pension" which were due to a deceased "Revolutionary Pensioner" - The case falls within the 2d Sec. of the act of 2 March '29 - and the payment must be made to the Widow-
Wm Wilkins
War Dept 
Oct 29, '44
Book 3413.
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Pension Office,
October 28. 1844.
Sir,
I herewith enclose two letters in the case of Benjamin Field, deceased, and ask your decision and advice.
The deceased was an Officer of the Virginia State Troops, and served as a private Soldier, Ensign and Captain of Cavalry about Seventeen Months. For this service he was pensioned in 1833, under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the rate of two hundred and eighty nine dollars and thirty two Cents per annum. In 1838, he succeeded in establishing his claim to half-pay under The Virginia claims law, as it is styled, which was passed on the 5" of July 1832. When he received his half-pay, which in this case amounted to three hundred Dollars per Annum, all his pension under the Act of June 7 1832 was deducted, and he was placed on the half-pay list, and so Continued till the day of his death, which was on the 3rd of January 1842. Under your decision in the Case of Rucker a pension is no bar to the receipt of half-pay at the same period. The half-pay has all been paid, and the
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amount of pension which was deducted up to 1838, as well as the amount which was withheld from that period to the time of his death is now claimed. The question is, to whom shall it be paid. The widow claims it, and Field's administrator also claims it.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully, Sir,
your Obedient Servant.
J. L Edwards
Hon. William Wilkins,
Secretary of War,
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June 1832, Benjamin Field, decd. late of Kentucky, who was a Private, Ensign and Captain in the Revolution, was entitled to a pension at the rate of $289.32 per annum, and having died on the 2d. January 1842, the amount due from the 4th March 1831 to the time of his death, is payable to Mildred Field, widow of said Benjamin Field, decd. Payments made to the said widow under the act of July 7 1838 are to be deducted
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 6th day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty-four.
Secretary of War.
Examined and
Countersigned.
Commissioner of Pensions.
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County SS
Be it remembered that on this the 27th day of June 1843 Personally appeared before us James Newton and Henry Stevens two acting Justices of the Peace in and for the Said County of Ohio Mrs. Mildred Field a resident of the said County of Ohio aged about seventy five years and who is by reason of Bodily Infirmity wholly prevented from appearing in Open Court and who after 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 the 7th June 1832; or to obtain an allowance for the amount due her as the widow of Benjamin Field decd. on account of his service in the Revolutionary war by virtue of the said Act of 7 June 1832 - to wit that she is the widow of Benjamin Field late of the County of Daviss State of Kentucky & who was an officer in the Army of the Revolution and Commanded for years as Said officer and was a Major as she has been advised and verily believes and belongs to the state Line of Virginia and removed from that state in August 1832 and allowance of Land Bounty for 4000 acres, as pay for three years Service as Captain in the said State Line of Virginia and thereafter received as she has understood an allowance for a quantity which connects with the above quantity, would make 5333 and for pay or as pay, for his service as Major of said State Line, but for the correctness of this last suggestion she refers to the records of Virginia and produced that Copy of which and under the immediate inspection of the proper officer for Considering her claim. She further declares that her said husband received a certificate of Pension which issued to him she thinks in August 1833 and which authorized him to receive $289.32 per annum during his life, and a copy of said Certificate (She believing it to be such) she herewith files. She further declares that in July 1838 the Claim of her said husband for half pay for his service as an Officer of the State line of Virginia was admitted at the rate of $300. per Annum Commencing on the 22nd day
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State of Kentucky
Ohio County SS
Be it remembered that on this the 27th day of June 1843 Personally appeared before us James Newton and Henry Stevens two acting Justices of the Peace in and for the Said County of Ohio Mrs. Mildred Field a resident of the said County of Ohio aged about seventy five years and who is by reason of Bodily Infirmity wholly prevented from appearing in Open Court and who after 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 the 7th June 1832; or to obtain an allowance for the amount due her as the widow of Benjamin Field decd. on account of his service in the Revolutionary war by virtue of the said Act of 7 June 1832 - to wit that she is the widow of Benjamin Field late of the County of Daviss State of Kentucky & who was an officer in the Army of the Revolution and Commanded for years as Said officer and was a Major as she has been advised and verily believes and belongs to the state Line of Virginia and removed from that state in August 1832 and allowance of Land Bounty for 4000 acres, as pay for three years Service as Captain in the said State Line of Virginia and thereafter received as she has understood an allowance for a quantity which connects with the above quantity, would make 5333 and for pay or as pay, for his service as Major of said State Line, but for the correctness of this last suggestion she refers to the records of Virginia and produced that Copy of which and under the immediate inspection of the proper officer for Considering her claim. She further declares that her said husband received a certificate of Pension which issued to him she thinks in August 1833 and which authorized him to receive $289.32 per annum during his life, and a copy of said Certificate (She believing it to be such) she herewith files. She further declares that in July 1838 the Claim of her said husband for half pay for his service as an Officer of the State line of Virginia was admitted at the rate of $300. per Annum Commencing on the 22nd day
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of April 1783, and she has understood that the amount only of $14,454.48 cents was paid & which was paid on the 20 July 1838, and after the last mentioned date her said husband continued to receive the said sum of $300 per annum as his half pay, until the Sept previous to his death, but received no other pension whatever other than the Said half-pay after the last mentioned date. Declarant now supposes that if $300, per annum would be the amount of the half pay due her said husband, that his full pay would be the amount of $600 per annum; and that to said full pay he became entitled, under the act of 7th June 1832 yet the Copy of the afsd Certificate filed in this declaration, only shows an allowance in August 1833 of $289.32 and declarant supposes that the reason this small allowance was made is that the claim was not fully before the proper Officer in 1833 or not so fully as at the date of 19 July. 1838. Declarant further states that she has been advised that her said husband became entitled to a Pension under the Said act 7th June 1832 even for his services as Captain of $480 per annum and supposes that the evidence which Caused the allowance of 4000 acres by Virginia referred to, must not have been before the department at Washington in August 1833 at the time the allowance of $289.32 was granted - Declarant further states that the said sum of half pay of $14,454.48 at the rates of $300 per annum would only be payment from 22 April 1783 down to the first part of the year 1831. And the said half pay from this last mentioned date down to July 1838 was never received by her said husband and which sum she now conceives to be due her, as well as the difference between $289.32 and $600 per annum from the 4th March 1831 to the 4th March 1838, and the full sum of $600 per annum from the 4th March 1838 to the 3d day of January 1842. And for the Allowance of the respective Claims she declarant respectfully asks, and that Certificates thereof may issue to her and her in-
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closed to C H. Trabue of Frankfort Kentucky 
She further declares that she has never intermarried Since the death of her said husband but still remains his widow
Sworn to and subscribed before Mildred Field
us day and year afsd - wel also
certify that there are four interlineation & their
blotches [illegible] before signed
James Newton J Peace
Henry Stevens J Peace
And we also certify that the above declarant is wholly prevented from appearing @ open Court & the actual disability is produced by the lack of physical strength sufficient to enable her to go from the remote portion of Ohio County Ky. to the Court: She is in a low state of health & is to our Knowledge the widow of Major Benjamin Fields Revolutionary officer late of Davis County Ky & is a Lady of high standing & all her statements entitled to the fullest credit - In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names this the 27th day of June 1843
James Newton J Peace
Henry Stevens J Peace
State of Kentucky Ohio County Sct
I Charles Henderson Clerk of the county court of Ohio County State of Kentucky hereby certify that James Newton and Henry Stevens before whom the foregoing declaration of Mrs. Mildred Field was made are acting magistrates in and for the said County of Ohio State of Kentucky duly commissioned and qualified and to all their official acts full faith and Credit are due as well out of Courts of Justice as therein and the foregoing Signature purporting to be the said Newton's and Stevens' are their own genuine signatures
In testimony whereof
I have hereunto
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Affixed my seal of office and
subscribed my name this the
28th day of June 1843
Ch Henderson
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[handwritten]

March 15th, 1928

Dept. of Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Attention: Mr. Winfield Scott, Comm.

Dear Sir: - 

Since receiving
your reply to my inquiry
concerning "Benj. Field
Survivors" - I have
received another letter
from my Aunt and feel
it is Benjamin Field
who served in the 
Revolutionary War in
Battle at Falls City in
1780 -1781.
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[handwritten]

2

He was the father of Lucy Field,
my grandmother's Mother.
My grandmother was
Euphemia Mary McAtee
of Kentucky.

My house is  
Louisville, Kentucky, but
my husband's business
brings him to this part 
of the country, and
we are now located
in this city, Buffalo, N.Y.

My Aunt says
the records concerning
Benjamin Field are
under Section 3-525.
May I have his
complete record?
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[handwritten]

3

Thanking you for this
information, I am

Yours very truly,

Mrs. Austine McAtee Brentlinger
#284 Ashland Ave.
Buffalo - NY
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Miss. Mary E. Taylor
Hartford
Ky - O. W. & N. DIV. AUG 2 1907 FILES
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Rev Sec
San Francisco Calif,
June 23d 1916
Record & Pension Dept
Dear sirs,
I wish information of Captain Field - who fought in the Revolution - 1812, he was a Virginian - and died near Owensboro Kentucky prior to 1860 - I wish to trace the Coat of Arms that belongs to our family - which he possessed - I would like if possible to learn the history he was my Great-grand Father and since the Civil war we were all
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scattered - and I do not know where to find a relative - thanking you in advance
Respectfully
Mrs Jennie B Cable
215 De Long St
Sta "L"
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O. W. & N. DIV. FILES FEB 26 1907
Memphis Tenn
Feb 23r 1917
I write & solicit the information that I have, Conserning my grand father Capt. Ben Field 
Born No 11th 1755 in Culpepper Co Va, died Jan 2nd 1842 in Daviess Co Ky -
He was a member of
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Gen George Rodgers Clarks Expedition against the indian Villages of Casascra & Vincennes in Indiana 
After the Capture of these villages he was sent with a detail by the falls on the Ohio river (now Louisville Ky) to make rafts for crossing.
My impression is he was a Captain in the Continental Army in an Ills regiment. He drew a pension, as did also his surviving widow. I am exceedingly anxious to obtain any information your records have in regard to him - kindly favor me with a prompt answer
And oblige
Yours
Mrs S. H. Haynes
793 Johnson Ave
Memphis Tenn
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[stamp PENSION SERVICE
US
OCT 20 1922]

Owensboro, Ky. 
October 18th, 1922

Commissioners of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: -

Capt. Benj. Field was a soldier in the Revolutionary War,
and a pensioner residing in Daviess County and is buried about 12
miles south of here. I would like to have his War service record
from your office, if you will send it to me.

Capt Benjamin Field was born November 14th, 1755 and died
June 2, 1842; was married in Colpepper County Virginia on Nov.  ___
1795, to Miss Mildred Slaughter, born ____________, died in 1853 and
is also buried in Daviess County, Ky. They had nine children:

1. Elizabeth Field, born in Danville, Ky, May 2, 1797,
died March 8, 1873 married March 18, 1815 to Wm. Newton born June
9, 1783, died April 18rh, 1872.

2. John Field, (Soldier in War of 1812) married Rachael
McFarland.

3. Lucy Field, married first, James Daviess and second,
Richard L. May.

4. William Field married first, Nancy McMillen of Clark
County, second, Elizbeth McFarland, and third, Mrs. Lucy McGee.

5. Fannie Field married June 29, 1818 in Daviess Country,
Ky., to Squire James Newton of Colpepper Co., Va.

6. Jame Field never married.

7. Joshua Field never married.

8. Thomas Field Married Arabella Morton of Maryland.

9. Willis Field married Louisa McFarland.

Capt. Benj. Field was granted large land grants in Kentucky
for his services in Revolutionary War, authentic record of which is
available, but the service record proper, is so far as I know,
unobtainable except from your records.

Thanking you in advance for favor asked and assuring you
that I will be glad to reimburse you for any costs incurred in furnishing
the information, I am

Yours very truly,

[handwritten Jahn W. Field]

(John W. Field)
Box #435.
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Fields & Son
Milan, Tennessee

405 Highland Ave.,
September 13th, 1939

Department of Interior,
Revolutionary War Records,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

Please send me the Revolutionary War Records
of Captain Bejamin Field, also Captain Reuben Field,
both were of Virgina.

Yours very truly,

[handwritten Mrs. E. O. Fields]
Mrs. E. O. Fields

[stamp RECEIVED
SEP 15 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV
Reader No. 22
VETS ADM]
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O. W. and N. Division 3-525.
F. W. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
W. F. 3,009 Bureau of Pensions,
Rev. War Washington, D. C., Mch. 4, 1907
Madam
In reply to your request of Feb. 23, 1907, received Feb. 26, 1907 for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Field a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
Summer 1780
Aug. or Sept. 1780
Spring 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
30 days
8 mos. 3 days
to Dec. 1781
RANK.
Pri.
Ensign
Capt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN.
Frank Thomas
of Cav.
COLONEL.
G. R. Clarke
Joseph Crockett
" " 
STATE. 
Va
Battles engaged in, mar falls of Ohio in Sept. 1781.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Falls of the Ohio
Date of application for pension, Oct. 8, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Daviess Co. Ky.
Age at date of application, 75 years, He died Jan. 3, 1842
Remarks: Soldier married Miss Mildred Slaughter, Aug 1790 near Danville Ky at the house of her father in law Elias Barber. She was allowed pension on an application executed June 27, 1843, at which time she was 75 yrs. of age and resided alternately in Ohio and Daviess Co., Ky., with her children. A son, William, lived at Barnett's Creek, Ohio Co., Ky in 1844. Names of other children not stated
Very respectfully,
Mrs. S. H. Haynes,
793 Johnson Ave.,
Memphis, Tenn Commissioner.
Above corrected by me before sending letter of Aug. 6, 1907 AW.
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October 11, 1939
BA-J/AWF
Mrs. E. O. Fields Benjamin Field-W. 3009
405 Highland Avenue Reuben Field-W. 8812
Milan, Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Captain Benjamin Field, and Captain Reuben Filed, both of Virginia.
Benjamin Field-W.3009
The data concerning Benjamin Field which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, W. 3009, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution.
The date and place of birth of Benjamin Field and names of his parents are not given.
Benjamin Field lived in Culpeper County, Virginia, and in the spring of 1780 went with Major George Slaughter to the Falls of the Ohio. While residing at the Falls of the Ohio, Benjamin Field enlisted in the summer of 1780 and served about thirty days as private in Colonel Clark's "Illinois Regiment". He was appointed Ensign, sometime in September, 1780, served eight months and three days in Captain Mark Thomas' company, Colonel Joseph Crockett's Virginia regiment, and in the spring of 1781, he was promoted Captain of Cavalry in Colonel Joseph Crockett's regiment, was in the battle near the Falls of the Ohio, in September, 1781, and became
See her letter in this claim Benjamin Field W. 3009
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a supernumerary officer in the month of December, 1781.
Benjamin Field was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1832, at which time he was seventy-five years old, and a resident of Daviess County, Kentucky.
He died in Daviess County, January 2 or 3, 1842.
Benjamin Field married August 19, 1780, near Danville, Kentucky, Miss Mildred Slaughter. They were married at the home of Elias Barbee or Barber, brother-in-law, of the said Mildred Slaughter. The date and place of birth of Mildred Slaughter and names of her parents are not shown; it was not stated that the Major George Slaughter referred to herein was a relative.
The widow, Mildred Field, was allowed pension on her application executed June 27, 1843, at which time she was about seventy-five years of age, and living in Ohio County, Kentucky, with her children. Reference was then made to children living in Daviess County, Kentucky, where the widow was living in 1849 and 1852. Names of these children were not designated.
William Field, son of Benjamin Field, and his wife, Mildred, was living in 1843 and 1845 in Ohio County, Kentucky.
Reference was made in 1844 to the following as heirs of Captain Benjamin Field-
Mildred Field (his widow)
William Field (the administrator)
William Newton
James Newton
R. Z. May
William Field
Thomas Field.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
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further discernible family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the widow, Mildred Field, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Mildred Field, widow of Benjamin Field
Certificate # 3603
Issued February 2, 1849
Rate $289.32 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1848
Act of February 2, 1848
Kentucky Agency.
*****
Reuben Field-W.8812
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the claim for pension, W. 8812, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Reuben Field.
Reuben Field was born November 11, 1757, place not stated, nor are the names of his parents given.
While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, Reuben Field enlisted in the spring of 1776, served as private in Captain George Slaughter's company, in Colonel Peter Muhlenberg's Eighth Virginia Regiment, until sometime in 1777, when he was appointed Captain. He was taken prisoner and held in Philadelphia, no details of his capture and imprisonment given, he was discharged sometime in November, 1783. One Lieutenant Henry Field was in the Eighth Virginia Regiment, when the said Reuben Field enlisted in 1776; it was not
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stated that they were related to each other.
Reuben Field died in the month of April, 1815, in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
Reuben Field married June 2, 1782, in Fauquier County, Virginia, Frances Jones; he was then on furlough from the army. Frances Jones was born June 8, 1765, place not stated, nor are the names of her parents given.
The widow, Frances Field, was allowed pension on her application executed September 15, 1837, at which time she was a resident of Louisville, Kentucky. She died May 19, 1838.
The following are the names of the children of Reuben Field, and wife, Frances, as shown in the claim:
Elizabeth born May 15, 1783
Abraham " July 21, 1785
Charles Jones " June 11, 1787
Julius " June 2, 1789
Reuben, Junior " March 20, 1792
Alexander " June 4, 1794
Fanny " May 10, 1796
Willis " March 29, 1799
Hannibal " August 21, 1804
Curtis " December 10, 1806
Martha I. or J. " June 13, 1810
One child died in infancy, name not designated.
Elizabeth Field married William T. Huff, they were living in 1837 in Louisville, Kentucky; Abraham Field was a resident of Nicholas County, Kentucky, in 1837; Alexander Field was living in 1837, in Jefferson County, Kentucky; Fanny Field married a Mr. Lee, and was a widow in 1837, living in Louisville, Kentucky; Willis Field was a resident of either Mississippi or Louisiana in 1837. The following children were referred to in 1837, as deceased - Charles Jones Field, Reuben Field, Junior, Hannibal Field, Curtis Field, and
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Martha I. or J. Field.

Silas Field was living in Louisville, Kentucky,
in 1837, he stated that Reuben Field was his father's
uncle, but he did not give the name of his father.

The papers on file00 in this claim contain no
further discernible family data.

In order to obtain the name and address of the
person who received the last payment of this pension,
you should use the same address as given herein, and
cite the following data:

Frances Field, widow of Reuben Field
Certificate # 1734
Issued January 24, 1838
Rate $480.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of July 4, 1836
Kentucky Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator