Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23019, for Honyere Tewahangarahken, New York
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Indian (N.Y) 

Tewahangarahken Honyere 
        or
Doxtator      

NUMBER
S23019

B.L.Wt. 2160-300. Capt. 
Issued Mar.8.1792.
also recorded as above 
under B.L.Wt. 2601.
name spelled
Tewahangarahkan Hangere
No papers

He died July 4, 1839
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State of New York
Oneida County ss;

Jinney Doxtator of Oneida a credible witness aged ninety-one years. who being duly sworn according to law doth upon her oath depose and say: that in the year 1775, she resided in the village of Oriskany Oneida County and was then well acquainted with Captain Hon-ye-re Tew-a-han-gar-ah-kan.  an Indian of the Oneida Tribe who those enlisted or volunteered into the Military service of the Revolutionary War at Oriskany where he there resided and that he continued to serve in said war as a Captain of a Company of Indians. to the close thereof - that she believes that he was at one time in the Regiment commanded by General Herkimer and at another under Col. Jacob Klock; that soon after the close of said war she said Capt. Honyere received a bounty of eighteen hundred acres of land: that he received two lots each containing 600 acres situated in the Township of Junius and one lot No. ninety seven situated in the Township of Pompey which last mentioned lot he sold soon after to one Van Slyke well known to this deponent; that said Captain Hon-ye-re, was soon after said was called Doxtator a name given him by one Stephen Parkhurst of Oneida Castle; he told said Capt. Hon-ye-re that it was the English name of Te-wa-han-gar-ah-kan and he was always thereafter known and called Captain Hon-ye-re Doxtator until he died; This deponent further says that the said Captain
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Honyere Doxtator was married to Dolly Cobin a person well known to this deponent also a member of the First Christian Party of the Oneida Indians. by one Rev. Abraham Johnson a Methodist Minister of Oriskany sometime in the year 1774. She remembers definitely that it was sometime in that year. it being the year previous to his having entered the military service of said war. that soon after he entered the service of aforesaid his wife had a child which she named Jacob Doxtator - that said Captain Honyere and Dolly -- continued to live together as husband and wife and as such raised a family of four children whose names were Jacob, Dolly, Cornelius, and Peter - all of said children she has been well acquainted with from their infancy. that all of said children are now dead excepting Peter Doxtator the person who made this foregoing declaration for arrears of pensions. This deponent further says that said Peter Doxtator is the lawful and legitimate heir at law of said Captain Doxtator and Dolly Doxtator, and the only heir now living to her knowledge - she further says that the said Captain Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Honyere Doxtator departed his natural life at Oneida on the 4th of July in the year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty-nine in the ninety-fourth year of his age leaving a widow Dolly Doxtator who continued to live and unmarried until the 23rd day of July in the year eighteen hundred and forty-four. She remembers
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that said Capt. Doxtator died on the 4th day of July, that day being celebrated by the American citizens. and that it was the year 1839 she remembers from the fact that the fall following General Harrison was elected President she also remembers that his widow died eight years ago last July. and that she died the same month in which her husband died. to wit: the month of July. This deponents further says that she is entirely disinterested in the application of said Peter Doxtator for arrears of Pension, and further deponent saith - not -

Witness
Jas B. Jenkins
R. McIntosh


Her
Jinney   X    Doxtator
Mark

Sworn to and subscriibed before me this 22nd day of December A. D. 1852. and thereby certify that I believe Jinney Doxtator to be entitled to the fullest faith and credit and that she is the age above written to wit; 91 years old.

Ralph McIntosh 
Special Surrogate
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Honyere Tewahangarahken (Or Dox-ta-tor) —in the state of N.Y. Who was a Captain in the —, commanded - By Captain Oneida Indian N.Y. By——in the Revy  N.Y. Line for 15 [unreadable]   inscribed on the roll of Albany At the rate of 300 dollars and — cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 18  ending 4 July 1839 
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of (not legible) 1858 and sent to   Evan L Fant
Arrears to the 4th of Present allowance ending. Revolutionary Claim Act June 7 18    
Recorded by H.E. Robinson Book E Volume 5 page 73 
P. Dockstales 18 Oct 1863 ) U.S. Dist Albany 12 Decs 63 Lt G.H. Wood Aug 5/54 1858 Sept 4 US Dist Atty
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The People of the State of New-York, by the Grace of GOD, Free and independent: To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting: Know Ye, That in pursuance of an act of our Legislature, passed the 6th day April, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety; entitled, "An Act to carry into Effect the concurrent Resolutions and Acts of the Legislature, for granting certain Lands, promised to be given as Bounty Lands, and for other purposes therein mentioned," We have Given, Granted and confirmed, and by these Presents Do Give, grant and Confirm unto -- Captain Hanyere Tewahangarahken   All those three in  certain Tracts or Lots of Land, situate, lying and being in the County of Montgomery  and known and distinguished on Maps of the Townships in which they respectively lie, (filed by our Surveyor-General, in our Secretary's Office, agreeable to Law) as follows, to wit, by Lot Number Thirty, containing six hundred acres, and Lot number Eighty one containing six hundred acres both the said lots in the township of Junius and lot number ninety seven in the township of Pompey containing six hundred acres the said three lots together containing one thousand eight hundred acres   Together with all and singular the Rights, Hereditaments and Appurtenances to the same belonging, or in any Wise appertaining; Excepting and Reserving to ourselves, all Gold and Silver Mines,     and also five Acres of every hundred Acres of the said Tracts or Lots of Land, for Highways: To have and to hold the above described and granted Premises, unto the said Captain Hanyere Tewahangarahken his Heirs and Assigns, as a good and indefeasible Estate of Inheritance, for ever. On Condition Nevertheless, that within the Term of Seven Years, to be computed from the first day of January next ensuing the Date hereof, there shall be one actual Settlement made on the said Tracts or Lots of Land hereby granted, for every six hundred acres thereof, otherwise these our Letters Patent, and the Estate hereby granted, shall cease, determine and become void. In Testimony Whereof, We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent, and the great Seal of our said State to be hereunto affixed: WITNESS our trusty and well-beloved GEORGE CLINTON, Esquire, Governor of our said State, General and Commander in Chief of all the Militia, and Admiral of the Navy of the same, at our City of New-York, this twenty ninth Day of January in the year of our LORD One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-one and in the fifteenth Year of our Independence. Approved of by the Commissioners of the Land-Office, and passed the Secretary's Office, the 12th day of July 1792.  Robt. Harpen   D. Sec'ry Geo. Clinton   
State of New-York, Secretary's Office. I certify the preceding to be a true copy of certain Letters Patent as of record in this Office, in Book of Military Patents No. 8, page 158 and of the whole of said patent as recorded in the said Book: Given under my hand and the Seal of tis office at the city of Albany the 7th day of January A. D. 1853 Arch [Archibald] Campbell Dep Sec of State
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State of New York
Secretary's Office

I have not been able to ascertain the date of the appointment of the within named Captain or how long he served but there is no doubt he served for a considerable time otherwise he would not be entitled to bounty land

Archibald Campbell Dep Sec of State
Albany January 7,1853
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Declaration

An order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed May 15th 1828 granting pensions to all who served to the end of the Revolutionary War [illegible] July 1836.

State of New York
County of Oneida 

Be it known, that on this 22nd day of December in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, personally appeared before the Hon Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate in and for the County of Oneida, and said State of New York, Peter Doxtator a reputable person, belonging to the Oneida Tribe of Indians and Chief of the 1st Christian Party of said Indians, aged 65 years a resident of Decross in the County and state aforesaid who is the child and legitimate heir of Captain Hon-ye-re Tew-a-hanagar-agh-kan who was so known and called when he was a Captain in the Revolutionary War, but who afterwards assumed the name of Capt. Honyere Doxtator, now deceased, and who being duly sworn according to law doth make oath to the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed May 15th 1828 entitled an act "Granting pensions to all the officers who served to the end of the Revolutionary War in the Continental Army" that his said father the said Captain Hon-yere Ten-a-han-gar-agh-kan alias Honyere Doxtator was a resident of Onskany Castle known by the Indiana of Oneida ata-aah in the County of Oneida and state of New York when in 1775 in the month of June he collected a company of Oneida Indians who were friendly to the Americans in their struggle for liberty, and entered into the military service of
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the Revolutionary War, and that he continued to serve in said war as a Captain in the Continental Line of state troops to the termination thereof when he was honorably discharged, but which discharge has been lost or destroyed; that he received a bounty in land of eighteen hundred acres, as follows to to wit one Lot number thirty containing six hundred acres and Lot number eighty one containing six hundred acres both situate in the Township of Junius, and another Lot No. sixty seven containing six hundred acres situate in the Township of Pompey which was deeded to him by letters patent bearing date sometime in the tear A. D. 1791. that his said father died at the town of Lenox or Oneida Castle in the county and state foresaid on the fourth day July A. D. 1839 at the age of 94 years, leaving a widow Dolly Doxtator, his mother, formerly Dolly Cobus, to whom he was married by the Revd Abraham Johnson - , on the 20 day of August, in the year AD 1774 who continued to live and remained at Oneida Castle aforesaid until the 23rd day of July A. D. 1844 when she died without having applied for the pension or arrears to which she was entitled as he has been informed and believes and therefore he hereby make application for the same as the only legitimate heir of the said Capt. Honyere Tewhangarahken alias Capt. Honyere Doxtator and Dolly Doxtator both deceased. He further declares that his said father was sometime during his services under General Herkimer. that he was engaged in several
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battles while in said war, to wit: the battle at Oriskany, the battle of Fort Stanwix, and numerous other battles not now remembered by the declarant. He further says that the said Captain Honyere Doxtator was at one time under the command of General Jacob Klock, and other generals during his continuance in said war. This declarant further claims in right of his mother Dolly deed, as aforesaid, and as widow of the said Capt. Honyere Tewahangarahken alias Honyere Doxtator, under the Act of Congress passed on the ["4th day of July 1836", underlined] or any other act under which he may be entitled as the sole heir as aforesaid - He further states that he is incapacitated by badly infirmity to attend open court. and further he [illegible] [illegible] 
his
Peter   X [written in middle of name denoting his mark] Doxtator
mark

Witness
H. G. Jenkins
R McIntosh

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22d day of December AD. 1852. And I hereby certify that I know Peter Doxtator one of the Chiefs of the 1st Christian Party of Oneida Indians and that I believe he is entitled to full faith and credit -

Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate

We the undersigned do hereby certify that
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We have been well acquainted with Peter Doxtator an Oneida Indian for many years past. That we believe him to be entitled to the fullest faith and credit -
Oneida Castle Dec 23d 1852

Stephen Parkhurst
Jas Tomlinson
Charles M. Jenkins
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State of New York County of Oneida for Adam P. Campbell of Aurora in the County and state aforesaid aged seventy seven years, also being duly sworn according to law, saith that he has been acquainted with Peter Doxtator from his earliest childhood and knew him to be the lawful son of Captain Honyere Tew-a-han-gar-agh-kan with whom this deponent was well acquainted from his childhood & also his wife Dolly, who lived together, as husband and wife, acted as such raised a family of children whose names were Jacob Doxtator, Dolly Doxtator, Cornelius Doxtator & Peter Doxtator all of whom were well known to this deponent. That he was well acquainted with said Captain Hon-ye-re, who was also known and called Doxtator which name his children all assumed it being much shorter than Tewa-han-gar-agh-kan, who died on the 4th day of July, in the year of our Lord 1839, also his wife Dolly, who died on the day of 26 1844, leaving the said Peter Doxtator their heir - This deponent says that he has no doubt but the said Peter Doxtator is the legitimate son of the said Captain Hon-ye-re Tew-a-han-gar-agh-kan alias Capt. Hon-ye-re Doxtator who was a Captain in the Revolutionary War, who received for his services in said war a bounty of three lots such containing six hundred acres - two in the Township of Junius and one lot in the township of Pompey which land the said Capt sold to divers [diverse] persons. R. McIntosh, Aram P. Campbell sworn to and subscribed before me this 22 day of
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December 1832 And I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Adam P. Campbell and believe him to be a respectable man and that his affidavit is entitled to the fullest faith and credit & that I believe him to be a disinterested party.
Ralph W. McIntosh
Special Surrogate 

We the undersigned do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the above named Adam P. Campbell and know him to be a reputable man & that his affidavit is entitled to fullest belief. 
Oneida Castle
Dec 27, 1852
John Tomlinson
Jas. B Jenkins
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In the matter of the application of Peter Doxtator for Arrears of Pension

Jas. B. Jenkins
Atty.
Oneida Castle,
N.Y.
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Whereas, I Peter Doxtator am the only legitimate heir of Captain Honyere Tewahangarahken alias Capt. Honyere Doxtator who was a Captain in the Revolutionary War and who as said Captain was entitled to a pension in his lifetime as also his widow Dolly Doxtator who survived him.   
And Whereas, I am advised that the said Captain Honyere Doxtator was entitled to a large annual allowance of pension as aforesaid as above mentioned and to arrears of pension and that his children are entitled to such increased allowance of pension, and also to such arrears. NOW THEREFORE, I do hereby, on behalf of myself and the other children of the said Captain Honyere Doxtator constitute and appoint JAS. B. JENKINS of Oneida Castle Oneida County N. Y. our true and lawful attorney and agent for us, and in our behalf to prosecute our claim to an increased allowance of pension as above mentioned; and also to any arrears of pension withheld as foresaid; Hereby giving and granting to our said attorney and agent full power and authority to present and prosecute our said claims before the proper officers of the Government of the United States, and in the prosecution of the same to do any act or thing which we or either of us might lawfully do if personally present - and for the purposes aforesaid, to appoint or substitute agents or attorneys under him, or in his place and stead: Hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever our said attorney or his agents or substitutes shall lawfully do in the premises. Witness my hand and seal this 22nd day December A. D., 1852. Executed in the presence of H. J. Jenkins R McIntosh    
STATE OF NEW YORK, County of Oneida } ss. On this 22nd day of December A. D. 1852, before the subscriber, a Special Surrogate in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Peter Doxtator above named and to me well known, 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. Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate    STATE OF NEW YORK, County of Oneida }  ss. Peter Doxtator of Lenox in the County and State aforesaid, being duly sworn, deposeth that he is one of the children of Capt. Honyere alias Tewahangarahkan alias Doxtator above named and described, now deceased, and as such child, this deponent is directly interested in the claim with in referred to.   
Subscribed and sworn to this 22 day of December A. D., 1852, before me } Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate   (A Copy)
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In the matter of the application of Peter Doxtator for Certain Arrears of Pension -
Jas B. Jenkins
Atty.
Oneida Castle
N.Y.
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Revolution
23019
INVALID.
File No. S3,079
Honyere Te-wa-han-gar-ah-kan
alias Honyere Doxtator
Capt Rev War
Act: June 7 '32
Index: = Vol. 2, Page 415
{Arrangement of 1870}
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H. Tewahangarahken
or Doxtator
[unreadable]
Anderson
Commission of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
free
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No. 38.522
Honyere Tewahangarahkan
alias Doxtator deceased
N. Y. 
Letter to 
Jas B. Jenkins 21st May 1853
Jas B. Jenkins 20th May 1853
Edward L. French 15th July 1853
Rejected
same Sept 22.1853

Feb 15th May 1828
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Honyere Doxtator died 
N. Y. 
Rev
Set Jas B Jenkins May 21 /53
Act 15 May 1828
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The Com [Commissioner] of Pensions will please allow J. J. Coombs Esq, to look at the papers of Honyere Doxtator, NY., Adm Act 7 June 1832. Ado - Also Henry Parrles, filed under Act 7 June 1832
Evan S Faut
Nov. 1, 1853
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Honyere Docetador N.Y.
Act 1832, admitted or suspended
—————————————————
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Peter Docktador N.Y.
Act 1832, suspended or admitted
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Hon Jas B Heath
Court of Pensions
Sir
Be pleased to find on the files of your office the enclosed declaration of Peter Doxtator and amended affidavits for examination for certain arrears of pensions due his father, in his lifetime, Capt Honyere Tewahangarahkan, on account of his military service in the war of the Revolution. 
I am most Respectfully
your Ob. Serv. 
Jas B. Jenkins 
Oneida Castle
Dec. 28 1852
P.S. My address is Oneida Castle Oneida Co of York (the residence of Hon J. Jenkins, MC
JBJ
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Certificate packet 
This New York Agency Book, Albany Agency Act June 7, 1832 shows Cerf [Certificate] no, 33.173. Tewahangarahken, Honyere dec'd. [kept? $300 per an. cerf issued Sept. 26, 1853, pension ended July 4, 1839
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Hon Jas E Heath
Court of Pensions
Sir
Be pleased to file the enclosed paper with the application of Peter Doxtator the heir of Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Doxtator who was a captain in the Rev war, for certain arrears of pension. I wish to have the same received as additional evidence of service.
I am Respectfully
Your Obt. Serv.
Jas. B. Jenkins
Oneida Castle N. Y. 
Jan. 8, 1833
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State of New York
Comptrollers Office
[official seal]
Albany July 26th 1853
I certify that at page 52 of "Pay Roll New York Line 1781" on file at this office, appears the following entry: - 'Honyery Tewahangarahkan Capt in the service of the United States for 15 mos service in 1780 & 1781.
£240: - "
Philip [unreadable]
Arvlee
Examin Clerk }

1st N.Y. Regt
Jacob Klock Esquire
[unreadable] 24 Apr. [unreadable]
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Sir.
I have done the best I could in the matter refer to and send the annexed certificate.
I cannot certify that I wrote a certif.e of "Honyery" the Indian Captain and that it was erroneously dated 22nd June 1851. For this reason I do not now remember what name I did certify to. 
If you recollect there are several Indian names on page 52, and all in succession; and at this moment I could not for my life say which one you wished a certificate for. This much however I can say, that I gave you a certificate of some Indian (who was in either Capt or Lieut.) from page 52. Pay of 1781 about 4 to 6 weeks since, and it was the only one I recollect ever having given - 
Could I see it, I could determine in a moment. This will determine it however; if, it is in my hand-writing ...
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... and signed by Mr. Wright, and yet years date 1851, it must clearly be my error, for Mr. Wright was not comptroller in '51, his time commenced in Jany. 1852.
Respy
A W Lee

To
Jas B. Jenkins Esq
Oneida Depot
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The claim of Capt Honyere Doxtator deceased is not entitled to ad. pension under Act 15th May 1878 for following reasons.   
1st There is no evidence that he engaged for the war, and actually served to the end 
2nd There is no evidence he received commutation pay which he would have done had he served as is claimed.   
3rd That he received Bounty land is no proof he served to the close of the war - an Officer who served at all was entitled to it.   
The proof of marriage in this particular case I think insufficient to justify this admission under each of the Acts of 1828 - 1832 or 1836 -
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Honyere Docktader 
Cornelius Ad Dauslyoh
Conveyance of Lots 60 and 81 Gnuius + 99 Pomfry
Two double lines
Memorandum to be used in the trial of Peter Doctator US
District of Van Slyoh
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Honyere Tewahangarahken and Cornelius Ad Van Slyke Cayuga Deeds 48 pages Date Dec 21, 1791 Lots 60 + 81 Janus + 97 Pompey - Con 20 pounds 100 acres out of each for the and the state of N.Y. Act 29 Dec 1791, prey April 30, 1795 Recorded Jany 22, 1814 
Cornelius Ad Van Slyke & John Atkinson. Cay Rec Deeds 49 pages Dec 2, 1792 Con 1178 the above lots with other lots except lot 60 Janus Act June 3, 1793 Rec Jany 22, 1814
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John Atkinson to Enoch Benedict }  $375, 1804 July 4 - Ct 100 acres N.E. Corner farm To t $300 Each July 24, 1804 Rec June 19 1805    
Same To Same } $172 Aug 17, 1805 [unreadable]   Con 300 acres S W corner [unreadable] and Bounded by farms in same CRT, Conveyed by John Atkinson and Enoch Benedict [unreadable]  Lester Stewart rec. Jany 13, 1806-    
Gilbert Benedict to Elihu Barker  E 174, January 9 1806  Con.  $180 -60 acres Act 13 1806, Rec. same day   
Gilbert Benedict to Amos Sumner }  E 176, January 1806 Acted 3 Jany 1806   20 acres – Con. $100 rec 13 Jany 1806   
Enoch Benedict Esq to John Shurp }  F 18, June 15, 1806 Act June 17 1846  Con $500 1/2 of 100 acres, NE corner June same as sold to Benedict by Atkinson Rec 19 June 2, 1806    
Joshua Foreman & Geo H. Atkinson transfer John Atkinson + said John Atkinson to 
first to sister Stuart 3 first     S. L. 148, [unreadable] Apr. 16 1811 Act 20 Apr 1811 C $ 400 – 100 acres in S. E. and N. W.  [unreadable] making 200 acres Rec June 18 1811
Lester Stewart to Dudley Perley }  [unreadable] 42 July 4 1811, rec same day 
Con # 112.50  45 acres  Rec. Sept 25 1811
Lester Stewart to Vine Wills }   Con $112.50 5.5 acres Rec 10 March 1812
Timothy Newell [unreadable] to Henry Seymore and Orlne Stone } M. 166 & 167 Jany 30 1811  57 ¾ acres 34 Rods Con $ 650  Act 16 March 1812, Rec 24 March 1812
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Henry Plue to Rueben Bryan } M406, 8 Jany 1811, to Con $60 - 10 acre  Acte Feb 1, 1812 - Rec 29 Aug 1812   
Henry Seymour and Aren Stone of Waterstown Jeff Co. to Timothy Newell }    M636 - 14 Jany 1813  Con $650 - 59 3/4 acres 734 [illegible]   Acte 14 Jany 1813, Rec 23 Feb 1813   
Lester Stewart to Stephen Benedict }  N. 192 – 15 Dec. 1812 Con $ 125 – 25 acres Acte 22 Dec 1812 – Rec 2 June 1813
Stephen Benedict [illegible] to William Dix Jr. } N 472  Oct 7, 1813 Con $525 - 25 acres Acte 16 Oct 1813 - Rec 6 Jany 1814     
Gilbert Benedict [unreadable] to William Dix Jr. } N 474, 13 Sept 1813 Con $493,  40 acres in lots 97498  Acte 16 Oct 1813 Recd Jany 1814    
Reuben Bryan to Samuel Chaimberlain } P. 165 - Dec 26, 1812 con $60 - 10 acres acte same day Rec 17 Oct 1814 
Noah Bessell & yf to Isaac Curtis } 2,309, Aug 4, 1815,  Con $800 - 55 acres  acte Aug 18, 1815, Rec 30 Aug 1815   
William Dix Jr to Stephen Benedict }    R49, May 15, 1815 con $20 - 65 acres in Lots 97498 acte Feb 1, 1816 - Rec Feb 1, 1816      
Phebe Phillips to Samuel Chamberlain } th 500 & 501, 23 Feb 1818 20 acres and & 2515 [unreadable] - con $200 acte same day - Rec 26 June 1818 
Nathaniel Benedict to John Sharp } B,B,274   July 17, 1818  Con $600 - 30 acres  acte 18 July 1818, Rec Sept 25, 1822     
Phebe Phillips and Isaac Curtis } BB 506, 23 Feb 1818  con $87.89 - 8 acres, Acte 23 Feb 18, Rec Feb 3, 1823
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Isaac Curtis & yf to John Grundall } BB 508, Jany 30, 1823  Con $700 - , 50 acres  act Feb 1, 1823, Rec Feb 8, 1823    
Samuel Chamberlain to Isaac Curtis } BB 508 - Feb 23, 1818  Con $43.75 - 4 acres 6 rods Act Feb 23, 1818, Rec Feb 3, 1823, 
Samuel Chamberlain to Jonathan } GG 187 - May 16, 1818 Con  $23.50, 2 acres, 1 [unreadable] 16 rods  Acte 18 June 1825 - rec Jany 5, 1826 
Gilbert Benedict to William Benson  }  SS 15 Jany 11, 1806  Con $118 - 39 3/4 acres Acte 13 Jany 1806, Rec 27 Oct 1826     
William Benson to Samuel Chamberlain } 2 Claim. SS 122, June 14, 1819 Con $115  39 ¾  acres Acte 9 Jany 1821, Rec Oct 27 1826
Samuel Chamberlain to Clark Ellis }  I. I. 348 – April 4 1823 Ca $257 28 acres Acte 2 Jany 1824 Rec Feb 5 1827
John Trim to Clark Ellis }  I.I. 349.  Feb 5 1815 Con $325 – 30 Acres Acte Feb 2 1815 Rec Feb 5 1827
Nathaniel Benedict to Martin Losey  }   MM 106, Oct 16, 1818 to } Con $600 - 30 acres on Lots 97 & 98 Acte Oct 16, 1818, Recd March 27, 1828    
John Crandell & yf  to Isaac Hodyes }   O.O 48 April 1, 1826 Con $740 - 67 acres & 6 rods acte April 3, 1826 - Rec Jany 16, 1829    
Zophus Adams & yf  to Daniel Hopkins } UU 307. Nov 13, 1830 con 
Lester Stewart & yf  to Harry Losey } VV 263 - Nov 15, 1831 - to } Con $1628 - 75 acres S. E. corner  Acte 15 Nov 1831. Rec 17 Nov 1831 -
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Samuel Chamberlain yf  to Horace B. Hibbard } Y.Y. -- 223 Apr. 14, 1832 Con $1230, 3943  acres on lot 97 and other lands on other lots Acte May 5, 1832, Rec Nov 12, 1832.    
Cyprus Benedict +yf to James Benedict }  (61) 224-225, April 2 1835 Con $1100-- 1 1/2 acres + other land on other lots. Acte same day Rec 16 March 1836    
John Shurk +yf to Myron Sharp  } (62) 115.116, 6 July 1828 Con $400-- 30 acres Acte  26 July 1828  Rec May 2, 1836     
William Duquil +yf } to Benjamin Wallis } (No 70) 186 About 1 acre 1/3 acres $100 Acte May 19, 1838, Rec 24 May 1838    
John C Losey +yf  Amos Losey } (72) 176 - April 1, 1837 Con $1200, 75 acres Acte June 7, 1837, Rec 12 Feb 1839    
Isaac Hodges +yf to Eben Ellis } (73) 102  Nov 2, 1827 Con $800, 67 acres + 60 rods Acte 2 Nov 1827, Rec 18 May 1839      
Sulley Perley +yf to Eben Ellis }  (73)  183 - April 1, 1830- Con $990 -- 45 acres Acte 27 Apr 1830 Rec 8 May 1839     
Amos Newman +yf } to Leroy and Edmund Newman } (74)  76  22 June 1836 Con $5,000--20 acres on Lot 97 + other lands. Acte 24 March1838  Rec 29 Aug 1839     
James Dunn +yf + Cary Dresser  to Quit Claims Thomas A. Bush } (76) 159. Acte July 1, 1840 $1 Con -- Lots 95 to 97  Rec 18 July 1840 -- Date 14 March 1840
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Joel Thorp & yf to Martin Hodge } (78)133, March 18, 1841 Con $2650 - 39 3/4 acres and other lands acte same day Rec April 23, 1841    
[unreadable] Marsh, admin of Estate of Lynds Marsh to Horace Wheaton } (80)157, Dec 31, 1840 undivided ½ part of 6 acres and other land acte 3 Jany 1842, Rec Feb 16, 1842    
Edmund Neuman to Jerry Neuman } (80) 191 Jany 10, 1842 Quit Claim of various parcels Acte 15 Jany 1842, Rec Feb 26, 1842    
Jerry Neuman to Edmund Neuman ) (80)191, 10 Jany 1842 quit claims same as above Acte + Rec same time as above     
Elias Ellis and George Pettit exec of Clarke Ellis to Peter Bless } (85) 314, March 11, 1844 con $1400 - 60 acres, [unreadable], 16 rods Acte 12 March 1844, Rec 26 March 1844       Augustus W Chappel to Martin and Isaac Hicks } (86) 109, March 30, 1829 $3600 - a certain (illegible) Lot 97 Acte 22 June 1844, Rec 28 June 1844    
Horace Wheaton Exec of Martin Hicks to Isaac Hicks } (86) 110, 10 Nov 1843 Con $11 - quit claim above parcels Acte 22 June 1844, Rec 25 June 1844     
Elias Ellis to Arlexander and Horace Ellis sons } (89) 292, August 29, 1845 con (illegible) 67 acres 60 rods on 97 also 45 acres on 97 and lands on other lots acte Jany 29, 1845 Rec Feb 18,1846      
Thomas Deacon + Joseph Foster and yf to Thomas A Bush } (91) 407, March 15, 1841 Con $30 - 115 acres Acte same day Rec 28 Dec 1846
Samuel Ellis and yf to Henry Barber } (94) 250, April 1, 1848 con $88 - 60 acres, (illegible), 16 rods Acte 26 April 1848  rec 8, Rec May 1, 1848     
Search made in Sept  1850
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Comptroller Office Albany June 22nd 1851 I certify that at page 52 of "Pay Roll of New York Line 1781" records the following entry viz "Honyere Tewahangahkan Capt in the service of the United States for 15 months service in 1780 & 1781." that £ 240:- seems to have been paid him in certificates 1598 & 1599, that James x [Wakarantharam?] was the subscriber and John Nicholson intended said signature of James Wakarantharaw his mark was the subscriber and John Nicholson witnessed said signature of James Wakarantharaw and that said Pay Roll of 1781 now remains at the office. Philipps Comp [Comptroller]

Honyere Doxtator
Cornelius Ad Van Slyck
Consequence of Lots 60 and 81 Junius 90 and 91 Pompey
Memorandum to be used in the trial of Peter Doxtator vs. the Estate of Van Slyck
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Pension Office December 12, 1853 Sir, Agreeably to your request I transmit the original papers upon which the petition of Honere [Honyere] Tewahangarahkan or Doxtator was allowed by this office. I have the honor to be very respectfully, Your Ob. Servt. S. Pracco Commissioner of Pensions
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You will please issue certificate in care of Honyere Doxtator under Act 7th June 1832, and to his widow under Act of 4th July 1836. - The questions under Act 1828, to be hereafter considered. 
Evan & Faut
Sep 23 1853

Hon L. P. Waldo
Court of Pensions
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In the case of Capt Honyere Doxtator deceased of New York and State of New York Oneida County I, P. Sheldon Root County Judge of the County Court in and for said County, do declare the opinion of said Court to be, after a full examination that satisfactory evidence has been adduced to said Court, to wit, the testimony of Jenny Doxtator a credible person aged ninety two years, a resident of the County and State aforesaid, and Peggy Johnson a credible person aged eighty five years a resident of the same place, who being duly sworn &c that Captain Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Doxtator was married to Dolly Cobus on the 20th day of August - seventeen hundred and seventy four and that said marriage was legally solemnized and that they lived together thereafter as husband and wife; that this Court has no interest in the result of this case or interested in its prosecution. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 29th day of September 1853. P. Sheldon Root County Judge of the County of Oneida New York
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In the application of Honyery [Honyere] Doxtator deceased of New York for arrears of pensions
State of New York
Onondaga County ss.
I Israel Spencer Judge of this County Court in and for said County do declare the application of said Court to be that satisfactory evidence has been adduced.   The evidence of Hon Josh Bigknife a credible & disinterested witness aged 85 years & Caty Powers a credible & disinterested person aged 83 years both residents of Onondaga in said County & State aforesaid who being duly sworn & this Captain Honyere Doxtator & Dolly Cobus were legally married by one Rev Abraham Johnson on the 20th day of August seventeen hundred and seventy four. And that they lived together thereafter as husband and wife. That this Court has no interest in the result of this case or interested in its prosecution.
In the testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 28 day of September 1853
Israel Spencer Judge
Onondaga County Court Counselor.
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In the matter of the application of Peter Doxtator son and heir at law of Captain Honyere Doxtator for arrears of Pension - State of New York Oneida County ss} Peter Doxtator the above named claimant being again duly sworn according to law says, that a few months after the Bounty Land act of Sept 28th 1850, was passed one Rev Mr Torry informed this deponent and others interested of the Oneida nation that all those who were so engaged in the military services of the war of 1812 were entitled to land and some were entitled to pensions. This deponent then made inquiries concerning revolutionary services and was learned that all those who served in the revolution were entitled to pensions & those who did not apply in their lifetimes, are entitled to arrears. Hence, this deponent soon thereafter caused his application to be made for arrears of pension, on account of his father's service in said war. That anterior to the time above stated, this deponent did not know that he was entitled to said pension, and was entirely ignorant of all the pension laws in existence. He never heard of an Indian's having been pensioned, but he is informed & believes that an Indian is entitled as well as any other individual. He also says that he was never informed such as above said father. He further says that his said father & mother could not read or write, in either case this deponent and he verily believes that they were also ignorant of the pension laws and that
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they had no means of learning what laws were passed & what were not. The indians never associated with the white people, neither do they now, hence their sources of information was limited - He verily believes as a matter of course, that if his said father had have been informed that he was entitled to a pension, he would have applyed for the same; and if this deponent had have informed before he would have made application sooner. This deponent further says that there is not a public or private record of the marriage of his said father and mother to his knowledge. It was not customary among the Oneida nation to keep record of Marriage or births, or any other record for the reason that there was not nor never has been, as he is informed, in the whole tribe that could read or write until within a few years past and not but a very few at the present time. Persons by whom they were Married did not keep records of the same because they were not requested so to do, neither were they as particular with the Indians as with other classes of people as he is informed and believes true. That when a chief or a head man was married the day was celebrated by kindling the torches and counsel fires, and that was the end the it - Hence there was no record kept for said reasons. Peter Doxtator   Sworn to and subscribed before be this 30th day of May 1853 Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate
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In the matter of the application of Capt. Honyere Doctator deed for certain Acres
acres of Pension 


Affidavit 


Evans and Fant
Washington City
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In the matter of the declaration of Peter Doxtator only surviving child of Captain Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Doxtator deceased. For arrears of pension. 
State of New York
Madison County ss
Before me personally came David Welch a credible and disinterested person a United States Invalid Pensioner, now a resident of Morrisville, in said County, who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has known Peter Doxtator from his earliest infancy, & was well and intimately acquainted with his said father & mother Captain Doxtator & Dolly, his wife, that said Captain Doxtator was a Captain in said war & served with the deponent for at the same place if not under the same General. That said Capt. Doxtator in 1780 was at Fort Tummerson, on the Mohawk Flats with this deponent's father who was then under Col Jacob Klock who had charge of said fort; that at the same time Col Peter Bellinger commanded at Fort Nellis a distance of about 3 miles; that the Indians who served at Fort Tummerson had their wives there & said Peters Mother & this deponents mother were among other Indian women were there at said Fort; that Col Klock ordered his
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Regiment to go to Fort Willis to aid Col Bellinger in maintaining his Fort against an anticipated attacked on that front by British & Indian adverse to the American cause According all the officers & soldiers left for Fort Nellis & left the Indian persons at Fort T. That after the troops had all left as aforesaid, the unfriendly Mohawks Indians, attacked said Fort T. and it was protected by the women aforesaid by their firing through the port holes; that his said mother & said Peter's Mother fought bravely to defend said Fort. That this deponent was then but quite a small boy at that time. That said Captain Honyery [Honyere] was often at both forts; and he was always informed that he was a brave and useful officer. That he and his wife always lived together as husband and wife were always so reputed to be, and as such had 4 children, to wit, Jacob Dolly, Cornelius & Peter, are well known to this deponent. That said Captain Honyere died at Oneida on the 4th day of July, A. D. 1839, and that his wife survived him and remained unmarried until she died at Oneida at the 23rd day of July, AD. 1844, of his own knowledge, by reason of having been present at the funeral services. Said Capt. Honyere earned his pay for a part of his services in continental army to wit £240. That he served to the close of the war to December
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1784 and in a few years thereafter he received the 600 acre lot in the 26 township of Junius in N. Y. as bounty land. This deponent further says that he has no interest in the results of this case or in any wise interested - & further the deponent saith not. David Welch  his mark    
Attest M. Temper J. D. Torry    
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22 day of August, 1858. And I hereby certify that I know David Welch, that his affidavit is entitled to full faith & credit. That I have no interest in the prosecution of this case, or in the results. M. Temple Justice     
STATE OF NEW-YORK Clerk's Office, Madison County, } ss. I, LUCIUS P. CLARK, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that M. Temple, Esq, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected or appointed, and qualified, and authorized by the laws of said State to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe the signature to the said certificate is genuine, and that said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of said State. That I have no interest in the within clause. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and and affixed my official seal, the 22nd of August 1853. Lucius P. Clark Clerk.
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In the matter of the application of Peter son of Captain Honyery [Honyere] Tewahangarahken dead for certain arrears of pensions under act of 7 June 1832
certificate of Court.
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In the matter of the application of Captain Honyere Tewahangarahken alias Doxtator for arrears of Pension. State of New York Oneida County Clerk's Office: I Richard Hall Clerk of said County, and the county and Supreme Courts in and for said County, do hereby certify that Hon. Ralph McIntosh whose genuine signature appears above is and was at the time of signing the same a Special Surrogate in and for said County duly elected, commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; that said special surrogate was elected at a General Election, in pursuance of section 18 of Title 4 of the revised statutes of the state of New York, relative to judicial offices, which law was passed by virtue of section fifteenth, of article sixth of the Constitution of the state of New York, conferring upon said official office all the powers, and whose duty is to discharge all the duties of County Judge or surrogate, in his county in case of absence, vacancy, inability or otherwise of such office to act whose term of office is three years. "Such special surrogate shall possess all the powers and perform the duties which are possessed & can be possessed by a County Judge or surrogate Act of Court, and any proceeding commenced before such special surrogate
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will be finished by him" &c
I further certify that Hon. Althiniel Williams is the surrogate (proper) of said County and was in the month of December last; duly commissioned & sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to the fullest faith and credit; that the surrogates court is a Court of Record created by, & under the 14 section of article 6 of the Constitution of the state of New York; that Silas P. Doolittle Esq whose genuine signature of here above is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & sworn and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record, having General Jurisdiction. I do further certify and declair my opinion to be after a full investigation of this case, that satisfactory evidence has been addressed and exhibited to this court to wit. The evidence and affidavits of Honyast Bigknife, Caty Powles aged and respectably persons, Peter Doxtator & others, and certificate and documents shown to said County that Captain Honyery [Honyere] Doxtator alias Tewahangarahkan died at Oneida on the fourth of July eighteen hundred & thirty nine and that his widow died at Oneida on the 23rd day of July eighteen hundred forty-four and that they left the following named child surviving them, to wit, Peter Doxtator and they left no other child or children. That this claim was not asserted before because the claimant as well as his deceased parents were ignorant
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[ignorant] of their claim and were never before informed; that the claimant did not make his declaration in open court on account of being prevented by bodily infirmities; that said Capt Doxtator & Dolly were married the 20th of August 1779 - I further certify that said Peter Doxtator is the only surviving child of Capt Honyery [Honyere] Doxtatater [Doxtator] who served in the Revolutionary war and received the 1800 acres of land bounty & the £240 for services -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this 26th day of July 1833. I further certify that I have no  interest in the result of this case, or interested in the prosecution. 
Richard Hulbert clerk
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In the case of Peter son of Capt Honyerry [Honyere] Tewhongonhken [Tewahangarahken].

State of New York
Madison County '
I Sidney T. Holmes judge & surrogate of the County of Madison do declair the opinion of said Court to be after full investigation & examination made in the premises & satisfactory evidence adduced to said Court to wit the testimony of Hough Bigknife & Caty Powles creditable & disinterested persons aged respectively 85 & 83. years and other testimony adduced that Peter Doxtator is the lawful fore & legitimate heir at law of Captain Honyerry [Honyere] and Dolly Tewahangarhken [Tewahangarahken] alias Doxtator both dead who were married in August 1774 & lived together as husband & wife until July 4th 1839 when said Capt Honyere died at Oneida in the State of New York & that his widow Dolly continued to live unmarried at Oneida until the 23 July 1844 when she died at Oneida aforesaid that said Capt Honyery [Honyere] Doxtator was a captain in the service of the United States to the close of the Revolutionary war and received in 1781 £240 for services & 1800 acres of Bounty land from the state of New York to wit lot 30, 600 acres lot 81, 600 acres in Township 26
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& lot 97 600 acres in Township 10. That said Peter is the only surviving heir of said Capt. Honyery [Honyere] & Dolly Doxtator and that this claim was not asserted before by Peter or his deceased parents for the reason that they were entirely ignorant of the existence of it & that said Peter did not make his declaration in open court for the reason that he was prevented from doing so on account of bodily infirmities that the aforesaid court is a court of record having general jurisdiction. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29th day of July 1853 and I certify that I have no interest in the result of  this case or interested in its prosecution. 
Sidney T. Holmes
County Judge of Madison County
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Honyere Doxtator
(an Oneida Indian)
additional evidence
New York [?]
Act 7 June 1832 [?]
15 May 1828.

Evan & Faut 

Onondaga County
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In the application of Peter Doxtator for certification of pension is the only existing child of Capt. Honyere and Dolly Tewahangarahken both deceased
State of New York Onondaga County ss } [unreadable] S. Spencer Judge of Onondaga Co Court declair the opinion of said Court to be that satisfactory evidence had been adducted to said Court to wit, the testimony Honyast Bigknife and Caty Powles to be creditable aged persons resident of said County of Onadaga [unreadable] and others and certificates  & Court and documents exhibited that Capt Honyere Tewahangarahken deceased was a Captain in the Revolutionary war and received 180 acres of land bounty from the State of New York; that he is the identical person who was married to Dolly Corbus in the year 1774 and that he lived with her from aforesaid marriage until the 1st July Eight hundred and thirty nine when he died at Oneida that said Dolly survived him and remained unmarried until the 12 day of July eighteen hundred & forty four when she died at Oneida leaving Peter Doxtator her only surviving legitimate heir of said Captain Honyere Doxtator both deceased, that said Peter did not make his estate in open Court for the reason that he was [unreadable] from doing so on account of bodily infirmities that said Peter did not assert his claim before because he was ignorant of the existence of it, and
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For the same reason [unreadable] by his said deceased father and mother that they also were ignorant of the existence of said [unreadable] that the certificate of the service of said Capt. Doxtator from the [unreadable]  22 day of June 1838 instead of 1831 and that said Peters declaration made before Hon Ralph M. [unreadable] on the 12 day of December 1852 & hence the declaration with his hand [unreadable] 
witness whereof have been under my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 27th day of July 1838 and I certify that I have no interest in the result of this claim [unreadable]  
Israel S. Spencer Judge Onondaga County [unreadable]
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State of New York Oneida County Pagy Johnson of the town of Vernon in the county and state above said a credible witness aged eighty five years who being duly sworn according to law doth upon this oath depose and say that during the Revolutionary war this deponent was well acquainted with Capt Honyere Te-wa-han-gar-ah-kan who was a Captain in said war, and served therein to the end thereof, that the said captain was called by the white people Captain Honyere Doxtator that being the English of Tewahangarahkan, that soon after he left the militia service of said war he received a bounty of three lots each containing 600 acres, two of said lots were situate in the township of Junius and one in the township of Pompey. That lot no 97 in the township of Pompey containing 600 acres for which a Patent was issued by the Gov. of the state of New York to the said Captain Doxtator in the year (he believes) 1791 which by fraud and unfair means became the property of one Cornelius Van Slike [Slyke] that said Van Slike fraudulently obtained a conveyance of said lot 97 from the said Captain Honyere Doxtator by falsly representing to the said Capt that he would in a few days pay to him an adequate amount for said lot but that he never paid the said Capt one cent for the same Lot to the knowledge of this deponent. This deponent further says that
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the said Captain Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Honyere Doxtator departed his natural life at Oneida on the fourth day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty nine, which fact he well remembers and which is well remembered by all the members of the 1st Christian Party of Oneida Indians he having been a Chief of that party; and having died upon the 4th of July which day all the Indians of that party celebrate their party being friendly to the Americans in their strugle [struggle] for independence that he left a widow Dolly Doxtator, to whom he was married sometime in the year 1774 or prior to the commencement of the Revolutionary war and who continued to live and unmarried until the 22nd day of said month of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty four when she departed her natural life, which fact this deponent well remembers by reason of being present at their burials and that they were two of the oldest persons living at that time among the members of said Indians and the said Capt Doxtator having been a Chief - That said Capt Honyere Doxtator & Dolly Doxtator have four children whose names were Jacob, Dolly, Cornelius, and Peter Doxtator. that Jacob, Dolly and Cornelius are dead and Peter is the only surviving heir of said Honyere & Dolly Doxtator both deceased - This deponent further says that she is entirely disinterested in the application of
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of said Peter Doxtator for arrears of pension and further this deponent saith not    Pagy Johnson x her mark Witness R McIntosh    
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22 day of December 1852. And I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Pagy Johnson, and that her affidavit is entitled to the fullest faith and credit and of the age above written. Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate     
We the undersigned do hereby certify that we have been acquainted with the above named Pagy Johnson, that we believe her affidavit is entitled to full faith and credit and that she is of the age above written - Oneida Castle Dec. 28 1852      Stephen Parkhurst     Jas B. Jenkins John Tomlinson      
State of New York Oneida County; I do hereby certify in my capacity as Special Surrogate in and for the County and State aforesaid that the foregoing contains the original proceeding had and affidavit made before me - and I do further declair my opinion after the investigation of the foregoing claim that Peter Doxtator who made the foregoing declaration
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is the only legitimate heir of Captain Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Honyere Doxtator now died that Capt Honyere Tewahangarahkan and Capt Honyere Doxtator are one and the same individual and that he died on the 4th day of July 1839 leaving a Widow Dolly to whom he was married prior to the commencement of the Revolutionary war who continued to live and [unmarried?] until the 23rd day of July 1844 when she died and that said Capt Honyere Doxtator was a Captain in the said war. 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Surrogate Court this 22nd day of December 1852.
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate 

State of New York
Oneida County
I Othniel S. Williams surrogate (proper) of Oneida County & state aforesaid after the investigation of this claim do declair my opinion to be that Peter Doxtator is the heir at law of Capt Honyere Te-wa-han-ger-ah-kan alias Captain Honyere Doxtator, dead, that said Capt Honyere died 4th July 1839 and that his widow when he was married anterior to the commencement of the Revolutionary war died on the 23rd July 1844 and that said Capt Doxtator served in to the end of the war. 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 22nd day of December 1852 - 
Othniel S. Williams
Surrogate
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State of New York
Oneida County
Stephen Parkhurst of Oneida Castle in the state aforesaid aged 72 years a credible witness, who being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he has been well acquainted with Peter Doxtator for the last fifty years and upwards and that he was also acquainted with the person known and called Captain Honyere Tewahangaraghkan in his lifetime and was well acquainted with him for many years and also his wife Dolly, who lived with him in this place until he died on or about the 4th day of July, in the year of our Lord 1839; that the said Captain Honyere was also called and known by the name Captain Honyere Doxtator a name given to him by this deponent, that this deponent kept an Inn in the village of Oneida Castle for over fifty years and that the said Capt Honyere in his lifetime was at the deponent's Inn a great portion of his time, when this deponent gave him the name of Doxtator - that said Capt Honyere Doxtator had three sons and one daughter whose names are Jacob Doxtator, Dolly Doxtator, who afterwards married John Denny, Cornelius Doxtator and Peter Doxtator. This deponent further says that he has no doubt but that the said Peter Doxtator is the legitimate son of the said Captain Honyere Tew-a-han-gar-agh-kan or in other words Captain Hon-yere Doxtator who was a captain in the Revolutionary war. That he has often heard the said Capt Honyere say in his lifetime that the said Peter Doxtator was his legitimate
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[legitimate] son, and that he (the Capt) received for his service in said war a bounty of eighteen hundred acres of land; Two Lots No 80 & 81 each containing six hundred acres in the Township of Junius & one lot No sixty-seven in the township of Pompey containing six hundred acres which land he said Capt sold to diverse persons and that he is entirely disinterested in the application of Peter Doxtator for arrears of pension - 
Witness
R. McIntosh
H. J. Jenkins
Stephen Parkhurst 

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of 22nd, 1852, and I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Stephen Parkhurst and know him to be a man of integrity and worthy of the fullest faith and credit - 
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate 

We the undersigned do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the above named Adam P. Campbell Stephen Parkhurst and know him to be a reputable man and that his affidavit is entitled to the fullest faith and credit. 
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate
I. M. Jenkins
H. J. Jenkins
Jas Tomlinson
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Sept 10, 1853 Aode ev. In case of Honyere Doxtader, Ar Co
Cole
Evan’s + Fant 
Present
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Washington, Sept. 9th 1853.
Sir.
We herewith enclosed additional evidence in the case of Capt. Honyere Doxtator, the papers of which man are in the suspended files of the Pension Office.
Very respectfully
Evan & Faut 

Hon. L. P Waldo  Comm of Pensions.
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Oneida Co NY
Oneida Castle, Oct 15th 1833
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
I have been this day informed that a statement appeared in the newspapers a short time since that a sum of money had been awarded to me for the services of my father in the Revolutionary war on my application heretofore made that the amount so awarded was upwards of $2000. I was ignorant of this fact till to day my attorney here James B. Jenkins represented to me this week that the claim had not been granted & that it was doubtful whether it would be. 
Delas W. Thompson a lawyer residing at Oneida Madison Co & a partner of said James B. Jenkins on Thursday of this week made similar representations to me & by the aid of my attorney J. B. Jenkins induced me to sign a paper transferring to said Thompson my claims against the government for my father's services for which he promised to pay me $100, & advanced to me $5.0 only
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They required me at the same time to execute a power of Atty   I did this on their representation that the claim had not been allowed by the government & there was much much doubt whether it would be allowed. 
They at the time knew the fact to be that the claim had been allowed but suppressed the same from me
The truth is I have been defrauded by the united efforts of these men & I cannot doubt that you will aid me in preventing the consummation of their designs. 
I will further state that they enjoined upon me to keep the matter of the transfer of my claim above mentioned a profound secret. 
I think that Thompson has gone on to Washington to get the money - if he has not drawn the money I hope you will not pay it to any one until I have an opportunity of being heard
I am willing to pay J. B. Jenkins & others who have assisted me liberally for their services but cannot consent to be defrauded
Will you be kind enough to inform
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 me whether an allowance has been made to me & if so how much & has it been paid to any one
Yours Respectfully
Peter Doxtator x his mark
Oneida Indian

PS I this day telegraphed to you as follows
Oneida Castle Oct 15th 1853
Pension Department
Washington DC
Pay nothing to any attorney of mine 
Reasons assigned in letter mailed to day
Peter Doxtator
Oneida Indian
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In the matter of the application of Peter Doxtator for certain arrears of pensions - 
Evan & Faut
Mailing to City.
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In the matter of the application of Peter Doxtator alias Peter Tewahangarahken son of Captain Honyere for arrears of pension. 

State of New York
Oneida County

Before me (again) personally appeared Mrs Jenny Doxtator (who heretofore made affidavit in this case) for the purpose of altering one statement inorder that she may be understood as she meant and to correct a mistake of such it should be considered & who being duly sworn says, that in a former affidavit she stated that "Captain Doxtator died on the 4th of July, that day being celebrated by the American Citizens & that it was the year 1839 she remembers from the fact that the fall following, General Harrison was elected President," this deponent meant to have said, & thought at the time she did say that he said Capt. Doxtator died on the 4th of July the year anterior to the election of General Harrison aforesaid, and she now says that she remembers that said Capt. Doxtator died on the fourth day of July eighteen hundred & thirty nine, it being the year anterior to the election of General Harrison aforesaid - 
She further says that said Capt. Doxtator was married at the time stated in her former affidavit, to wit, in the year 1774, though she may be mistaken about the year, but she says positively that he was married to said Dolly one year anterior to his having entered
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 into the military services of the Revolutionary war, that she was present at the wedding & that the day was celebrated by the Oneidas, that they all met in the evening, when the counsel fires were kindled, around which the Indian dance followed. but she believes that there was never made a record of said marriage in writing or otherwise - that it was never customary for the Oneida nation to keep records of marriage for the reason that there was not one in the whole tribe to her knowledge that could read or write, that when a great man among their tribe was married it was customary in those days to collecting  themselves together upon the counsel ground & to light up the torches & counsel fires and dance around the same - 
She further says she verily believes that said Captain Doxtator or his widow never knew that they were entitled to pensions or that said Peter Doxtator knew that he was entitled to arrears or she would have been most likely to have heard them speak about it, that they most always lived together in the same house until within a few years past & that she never heard that any one was entitled to pensions, or never thought of such a thing until after the bounty land law of 1850, passed, when Mr Torry a Methodist minister informed the Oneida tribe that all of the Indians who served in the war were entitled to pensions or land bounty; and she says with a great deal of confidence that no Indian knew any thing about pension laws or that any Indian was entitled to a pension
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anterior to that time- and further she says not - 

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of May, 1853 - 
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate

I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the above named Peter Doxtator and Jenny Doxtator many years & with their character; that they are credible persons and their affidavits are entitled to full faith and credit. I am also acquainted with Henry Powlas, Peggy Johnson and Stephen Parkhurst who have informed me that they made affidavit in Peter Doxtators application for a pension and have known them for years and their characters. They are all persons of integrity - and entitled to full credit
Oneida Castle
May 30, 1853
Timothy Jenkins
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Green Bay July 22, 1854
To the Hon.
The Commissioner of Pension
Sir
Daniel Brad & Jacob W. Doxtator & other chiefs & head men of the Oneida Nation of Indians have requested me to write you in relation to their claims for Pensions & Bounty Lands which were prosecuted before your department by one James B. Jenkins of Oneida Co in the State of New York. 
They are informed by the said Jenkins has been convicted & is now in a penitentiary under sentence for five years for fraud in pension matters, in some of which they were interested. & particularly in the case of Honyere Tewah-hang-arah-ken [Tewahangarahken] (or Doxtator) to whose heir a pension was granted & made payable to Peter Doxtator which pension amounting to $2100 was fraudulently drawn by James B. Jenkins. The parties (said Brad Doxtator & others desire to know from you if anything further can be done in the prosecution of this claim, & respectfully solicit an answer. 
Very respectfully your obs svt
Geo H. Woods
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Washington, Sep 27, 1853
Dear Sir,
Agreeably to your direction we have to request that you will call  up for re examination the case of Honyere Doxtator, (an Oneida Indian). Which has lately been admitted under the Act of 7th June 1832. We are of the opinion that the evidence is ample now on  file for its admission under the Act of May 15th 1828, and Mr Rhett who has thoroughly examined the case, and fully verifies the papers, stated to me that if the case was admitted at all it should be admitted under Act 15th May 1828.
To day however, upon examining the case of Nicholas Cusick (an Oneida Indian) who was pensioned under Act May 1828 (See [illegible] 8 No. 1739) as a lieutenant in his declaration many years since he referred to Capt. Honyere and the journals of Congress then that he was commissioned in 1779 and served to the close of the war. - We think that we never saw a case more clearly made out. 
We also ask, the admission of his widow under Act 4 July 1836 - 
Very Respectfully 
Evans & Faut 

Hon. L. P. Waldo

As you stated, we expect this case to be taken up at once
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Washington, Aug 3rd, 1853
Sir,
We herewith enclose additional evidence in the case of Honyere Doxtator, an Oneida Indian. If you will carefully examine the papers in this case, and also, those of Jenny Doxtator, we think you will find it satisfactorily stated why this delay in the presentation of this claim. But if the papers were silent upon this point, it is an objection which the office has no right to urge. The business of this office is to ascertain whether the claim is sustained in accordance with the rules and regulations promulged, and if so, it should be allowed. 
We think that the various objections urged in your letters of the 15th ulta are now met but if you think differently, let us know what you yet require, and we will endeavor to supply the defects
Very respectfully
Evans & Faut

Hon. L. P Waldo
Comr. of Pension
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Washington, Oct 1st, 1853
Dear Sir, 
As I have to leave the City this evening, partly on my own business and principally to serve this Government, I hope that you will not regard me as troublesomely calling your attention, to the case of Honyere Doxtator. 
I feel willing to rest the case in your hands, if you can find time to give it a thorough and patient examination, and with you I think that it should rest. As to taking an appeal to the Secy of the Interior, that gentleman however competent cannot be prepared to investigate it with this same light and advantages possessed by you. 
This resolution of April 3rd 1779 shows that conscriptions were ordered for those Indians, and the resolution of Feby 11th, 1785, shows that they were ordered to be settled, and the certificate of the Comptroller of New York shows that Honyere was in service after the 1st Jany 1781.
The resolutions of the 3rd & 21 October make provision for that [illegible], who shall, retire become reduced or deranged, and all who
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who men in Service after the 1st Jany 1781. were
recognized as entitled to half pay and
commutation. I would also refer you to
the resolution of Dec 31. 1781, March 22 1783
and March 8th 1785.

It has moreover, been the invariable practice
to the Government, whenever it has been been
Belonged that an Officer was in Service after
1s Jany 1781, and who Survived the passage
of the Act of 15 May 1828, to allow him
the benefit of that Act.

In addition, my client received Land
Warrant No 2601,  for 300 acres, issued March
8th 1792, as "a Captain and an Indian in the war
of the Revolution" Now, unless evidence had
been adduced that he was recognized in
Service to the close of the war, land would
not have been granted. But this evidence
was destroyed by fire in 1800. - The warrant
was also destroyed by fire in 1814 - To this
must be added that he received 1800 acres
of land from New York, clearly showing
that he was regarded as a war's [illegible].

Nicholas Cusich in his declaration, Vol
8. No 739 Act 15 May 1828 - greatly strengthens
the case, and I will add that among the
hundred of claims [illegible] under the Act
of May 15, 1828, I think very few can be
found better sustained.
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I have sought information from those
whom I know to be thoroughly acquainted
with the Act of May 15 1828, and the half
pay and commutation, and some of them
able lawyers, and they have said to me that
it is a claim that admits of no question,
but should be allowed.

In reference to the marriage, all
things taken into view, must lead you
to the conclusion that it should also
be admitted under the Act of 14th July
1836. 

Very Respectfully

T. S. Evans.

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Comm of Pensions.
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July 14 / 53
Rhett
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Washington, July 10 1858
Dear Sir 
On the 9th inst. the addressed you in relation to the case of Captain Doxtater, and Oneida Indian who was a Captain in the War of the Revolution. His son Peter, has made application for a Pension in the right of his Father under the act of May 18th1828 and June 7th 1832, and the papers and now of the Suspended files of N York 7th June 1832.
 We hope that the evidence now filed, Viz, "a memorandum to be used on the trial of Peter Doxtador, vs, the Estate of Van Slyck and also the certificate of Service from the Comptroller of New York dated June 22 1857.
Very respectfully 
Evans & Fant 
Hon L. P. Waldo 
Comm of Pensions
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Honyere Tewahangarahkan (or Doxtator), deceased, of New York.

Act June 7, 1832
Admitted Capt. [Indy?]

15 mos 
at $300 per annum
from Mar 4, 1831 to July 4, 1839, when he died. 

Certif for Peter Doxtator
only surviving child

Agents
Evan T Haut
Present
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Brief in the case of Honyere Tewahangarahkan (or Doxtator) died
Oneida County and State of New York
act June 7, 1832.

Claim, ("original," [[strikethrough]] "or for increase," [[/strikethrough]])

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Service - Capt 15 mos N. Y. line - Documentary, supported by rolls in this office.
Death of Honyere - July 4, 1839, & of his widow July 23, 1844, and that Peter Doxtator is his only surviving child, proved by [[?]]. 

[[strikethrough]] (If for increase.) [[/strikethrough]]
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what? 

Name and residence of Agent
Evan T Haut
Present

S. G. Dodge
Examining Clerk.
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Washington, July 9th 1853.
Dear Sir, 
You will no doubt recollect the trouble we had in collected the papers of Peter Doxtator, the son of _____ Doxtator an Oneida Indian, who applied for a pension for the services of his father as a Captain in the war of the Revolution. The papers in the case became separated; a portion were filed under the Act of May 15th 1828, and part under the Act of June 7th 1832, they are now together in the file of New York, suspended Act 7th June 1832. - The confusion in the correspondence arose form the facts above stated. Mr. Rhett, should have had the papers from the files of May 1828, when he wrote his letter of 25th May last, but as he was not aware of their existence, the case should at once be re-examined, as the papers should have been together at the time of that examination. 
We hope that you will request Mr. Rhett to take it up, as we have lost
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more than a month in consequence of the separation of the papers. 
The only papers Mr. Rhett had before him was the certificate of the Secretary of State & learning that Captain Doxtator had been awarded land, which was furnished in obedience to the requirements of the Office upon an examination of the papers which were improperly filed under Act 15th May 1828.
Very respectfully,
Evans & Faut 

Hon L. P. Waldo
Comr of Pensions.
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State of New York Oneida County: Henry Powles of Vernon, in the County and state aforesaid a credible witness aged 78 years who being duly sworn says that he was well acquainted with Captain Honyere Te-wa-han-gar-ah-kan who was a captain in the Revolutionary war, and was well acquainted with him for more than 50 years previous to his death - That in his lifetime he frequently told this deponent that he served during the whole period of said war, and was in the battle at Oriskany at the battle at Fort Stanwix and other battles in the state aforesaid, and that he received a bounty of three six hundred acre lots - two of them were situated in the Township of Junius and the other in the Township of Pompey - That he was also well acquainted with Dolly his wife and that they lived together as husband and wife and were generally so reputed to be - and as such raised four children, whose names were Jacob, Dolly, Cornelius, and Peter Doxtator all of whom were well known to this deponent. That he has always been informed that said Captain Honyere was married to said Dolly before the commencement of the Revolutionary war, which this deponent verily believes true - That Captain Honyere was also called by the white people Capt. Honyere Doxtator that being the english of Tewahangarahkan. That he knows Peter Doxtator to be the son and only heir of said Capt Honyere Doxtator. that he has always known him from his childhood - This deponent further says that Capt Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Honyere Doxtator departed
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[departed] his natural life at Oneida on the 4th day of July 1839 leaving a widow Dolly Doxtator who continued to live and [unmarried?] until the 23rd day of July 1844. That he was present at both their deaths and burials. That he remembers Capt Doxtator died on the said 4th day of July that day being celebrated by the American Citizens and that his widow Dolly died eight years ago the 23rd day of the same month, July [last?]. This deponent further saith that he is entirely disinterested in the application of said Peter Doxtator for arrears of pension and further deponent saith now. 
Henry Powles x his mark 
Witness
H. J Jenkins 
R McIntosh 

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of December 1852. And I hereby certify that I believe the said Henry Paules' to be an honest and fair man, and entitled to full faith and credit and of the age above written. 
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate 

We the undersigned do hereby certify that we have been well acquainted with Peter Paules for many years past and believe him to be a man of integrity and worthy of belief. 
Oneida Castle 23rd Dec 1852
Stephen Parkhurst
Jas B Jenkins
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Peter Doxtator
Jas. B. Jenkins
Power or Atty
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Whereas, I Peter Doxtator am the only legitimate heir of Captain Honyere Te-wa-han-gar-ahkan alias Capt Hon-ye-re Doxtator who was a Captain in the Revolutionary war, and that he was entitled to a pension under the Act of 15th May 1828 as such Captain, and that his widow was also entitled to certain arrears and a pension as such widow of the Capt Honyere deceased - And Whereas, I am advised that the said Captain Honyere Doxtator was entitled to a large annual allowance of pension and also to certain arrears of pension  and that his children are entitled to such allowance of pension, and also to such arrears NOW THEREFORE, I do hereby, on behalf of myself and the other children of the said Capt. Honyere Doxtator constitute and appoint JAS. B. JENKINS of Oneida Castle Oneida County N. Y, our true and lawful attorney and agent for us, and in our behalf to prosecute our claim to an allowance of pension, as above mentioned; and also to any arrears of pension; Hereby giving and granting to our said attorney and agent full power and authority to present and prosecute our said claims before the proper officers of the Government of the United States, and in the prosecution of the same to do any act or thing which we or either of us might lawfully do if personally present - and for the purposes aforesaid, to appoint or substitute agents of attorneys under him, or in his place and stead: Hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever our said attorney or his agents of substitutes shall lawfully do in the premises. Erasures made in lines 6, 7, 10, 11 & 12 from the bottom before acknowledged. Witness my hand and seal this 22nd day of December A.D., 1852. Executed in the presence of H. J. Jenkins    R McIntosh   Peter Doxtator  his mark     
STATE OF NEW YORK, County of Oneida }88. On this 22nd day of December A.D., 1852, before the subscriber, a Special Surrogate in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Peter Doxtator - above named and to me well known, 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. Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate    STATE OF NEW YORK, County of Oneida }  ss. Peter Doxtator of Lenox in the County and State aforesaid, being duly sworn, deposeth, that he is one of the children of Capt Honyere Doxtator above named and described, now deceased, and as such child, this deponent is directly interested in the claim within referred to. Subscribed and sworn to this day of December A.D., 18 , before me }
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1
Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed May 15Th 1828. granting pensions to all who served to the end of the Revolutionary War and 4, July 1836.

State of New York
County of Oneida 

Be it known, that on this 23rd day of December, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and fifty two, personally appeared before the Hon Ralph McIntosh special Surrogate in and for the County of Oneida, and said State of New York, Peter Doxtator a reputable person belonging to the Oneida Tribe of Indians and Chief of the 1st Christian Party of said Indians, aged 65 years a resident of Vernon in the County and State aforesaid who is the child and legitimate heir of Captain Hon-ye-re Ten-a-han-gar-agh-kan, who was so known and called when he was a Captain in the Revolutionary War, but who afterwards  assumed the name of Capt. Hon-yere Doxtator, now demand, and who being duly sworn according to law doth make oath to the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed May 15th 1828 entitled an act granting Pensions to all the officers who served to the end of the Revolutionary War in the Continental Army
that his said father the said Captain Hon-yere Ten-a-han-gar-agh-kan alias Honyere Doxtator was a resident of Onskidary known by the Indians as Onia-ata-aak in the County of Oneida and State of New York when in 1775 in the month of June he collected a company of
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Oneida Indians who were friendly to the Americans in the struggle for liberty and entered into the military service of the Revolutionary War and that he continued to serve in said war as a Captain in the Continental Line of state troops to the termination thereof when he was finally discharged, but which discharge has been lost or destroyed; that he received a bounty in land of Eighteen hundred acres as follows to wit one lot number thirty containing six hundred acres and lot number eighty one containing six hundred acres, both situate in the Township of Junius and another lot No ninety seven containing six hundred acres situate in the Township of Pompey which was deeded to him by letters [patent?] bearing date sometime in the year AD 1791 that his said father died at the Town of Lenox or Oneida Castle in the county and that aforesaid on the fourth day of July AD 1839 at the age of 94 years, leaving a widow Dolly Doxtator, his mother formerly Dolly Cobus, to whom he was married by the Rev Abraham Johnson on the 20th day of August in the year AD 1774, who continued to live and [unmarried?] at Oneida Castle aforesaid until the 23rd day of July AD 1844 when she died without having applied for the pension or arrears to which she was entitled as he has been informed and believes and therefore he hereby make application for the pension as the only legitimate heir of the said Capt Honyere Tewhangarahken alias Capt Honyere Doxtator and Dolly Doxtator both deceased. He further declares that his said father was sometime during his service under General Herkimer that he was
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 engaged in several battles while in said war, to wit: the battle at Oriskany, the battle of Fort Stanwix, and numerous others battles, not now remembered by this declarant. He further says that the said Captain Honyere Doxtator was at one time under the command of General Jacob Klock, and other Generals during his continuance in said war, this declarant further claims in right of his mother Dolly died is aforesaid, and as widow of the said Capt Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Captain Honyere Doxtator, under the act of Congress passed on the 4th day of July 1836, or any other act under which he may be entitled as the sole heir as aforesaid. He further notes that he is incapacitated by bodily infirmity to attend open court, and further he saith now. 
Peter Doxtator x his mark
H. T.  Jenkins
R McIntosh 

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of December AE 1852 and I hereby certify that I know Peter Doxtator one of the chiefs of the 1st Christian party of Oneida Indians and that I believe he is entitled to full faith and credit. 
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate

We the undersigned do hereby certify that we have been well acquainted with Peter Doxtator an Oneida Indian for many years past that we believe him to be entitled to the fullest faith and credit. 
Oneida Castle Dec 23rd 1852.
Stephen Parkhurst
Jas Tomlinson
Charles M. Jenkins
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State of New York
Oneida County
Jenny Doxtator of Oneida a credible witness aged ninety one years who being duly sworn according to law doth upon her oath depose and say that in the year 1775 she resided in the village of Oriskany Oneida County and was then well acquainted with Captain Hon-ye-re Tew-a-han-gar-ah-kan an Indian of the Oneida tribe who then enlisted or volunteered into the military service of the Revolutionary war, at Oriskany where he then resided and that he continued to serve in said war as a Captain of a company of Indians to the close thereof - that she believes that he was at one time in the Regiment commanded by General Herkimer and at another under Col Jacob Klock, and soon after the close of said war he said Capt Honyere received a bounty of eighteen hundred acres of land: that he received two lots each containing 600 acres situated in the Township of Junius and one lot No ninety seven situate in the Township of Pompey which last mentioned lot he sold soon after to one Van Slyke well known to this deponent; that said Captain Hon-ye-re was soon after said war called Doxtator a name given him by one Stephen Parkhurst of Oneida Castle; he told said Capt Hon-ye-re that it was the English name of Te-wa-han-gar-ah-kan and he was always thereafter known and called Captain Hon-ye-re Doxtator until he died. This deponent further says that the said Captain Hon-ye-re Doxtator was married to Dolly Cobus a person ...
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 well known to the deponent, also a member of the First Christian Party of the Oneida Indians by one Rev. Abraham Johnson, a Methodist Minister of Oriskany sometime in the year 1774. She remembers definitely that it was sometime in that year it being the year persons who having entered the Military service of said war that soon after he entered the service aforesaid his wife had a child which she named Jacob Doxtator, that said Captain Honyere and Dolly continued to live together as husband and wife and as such raised a family of four children whose names were Jacob, Dolly, Cornelius, and Peter - all of said children she had been well acquainted with from their infancy. that all of said children are now dead excepting Peter Doxtator the person who made the foregoing declaration for arrears of pension. This deponent further says that said Peter Doxtator is the lawful and legitimate heir at law of said Captain Doxtator and Dolly Doxtator, and the only heir now living to her knowledge - she further says that the said Captain Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Honyere Doxtator departed his naturallife at Oneida on the 4th of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty nine, in the ninety fourth year of his age leaving a widow Dolly Doxtator who continued to live and unmarried until the 28th day of July in the year Eighteen hundred and forty four - she remembers that said Capt. Doxtator died on the 4th day of July that day being celebrated by the American citizens and that it was the year 1839 she remembers from the fact that the fall following General Harrison was elected President. She also remembers that his widow died eight years ago last July, and that she...
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... died the same month in whcih her husband died, to wit, the month of July - This deponent further says that she is entirely disinterested in the application of said Peter Doxtator for arrears of Pension, and further deponent saith not. 
Jenny Doxtator x her mark
Witness
Jas B. Jenkins
R McIntosh

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of December A.D. 1852 and I hereby certify that I believe Jenny Doxtator to be entitled to the fullest faith and credit and that she is the age above written to wit 91 years old. 
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate

We the undersigned to hereby certify that we have been well acquainted with Jenny Doxtator for many years past and we believe her to be a person of integrity and that her affidavit is entitled to the fullest faith and credit.
Oneida Castle Dec 23rd 1852.
Stephen Parkhurst
Jas Tomlinson
Jas B. Jenkins 

State of New York
Oneida County 
Henry [Powles?] of Vernon in the County and State aforesaid a credible witness aged 72 years who being duly sworn says that he was well acquainted with Captain Honyere Te-wa-han-gar-ah-kan who was a Captain in the Revolutionary war, and was well acquainted ...
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 with him for more than 50 years previous to his death that in his lifetime he frequently told this deponent that he served during the whole period of said war, and was in the battle at Oriskany, and the battle of Fort Stanwix and other battles in the state aforesaid and that he received a bounty of three six hundred acre lots, two of them were situate in the Township of Junius and the other in the Township of Pompey - that he was also well acquainted with Dolly his wife, and that they lived together as husband and were generally so reputed to be - and as such raised four children whose names were Jacob, Dolly, Cornelius and Peter Doxtator all of whom were well known to this deponent. That he has always been informed that said Captain Honyere was married to said Dolly before the commencement of the Revolutionary war, which this deponent verily believes true - That Captain Honyere was also called by the white people Capt. Honyere Doxtator that being the English of Tewahangarahkan - that he knows Peter Doxtator to be the son and only heir of said Capy Honyere Doxtator - that he has  always known him from his childhood. 
This deponent further says that Capt Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Honyere Doxtator departed his natural life at Oneida on the 4th day of July 1839 leaving a widow Dolly Doxtator who continued to live and unmarried until the 23rd day of July 1844; that he was present at both their deaths and burials - that he remembers Capt Doxtator died on the said 4th day of July, that day being celebrated by the American citizens, and that his widow Dolly died eight years ago the 23rd day of the same month, July [last?] this deponent further saith that he is entirely disinterested in the application of said
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 Peter Doxtator for arrears of pension and further deponent saith not.
Henry Powles x his mark
Witness
H. T. Jenkins
R McIntosh

Sworn to and subscribed before me the 23rd day of December 1852 and I hereby certify that I believe the said Henry [Powles?] to be an honest and fair man, and entitled to full faith and credit and of the age above written. 
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate

We the undersigned do hereby certify that we have been well acquainted with Peter Powles for many years past and believe him to be a man of integrity and worthy of belief - Oneida Castle 23rd Dec 1852
Stephen Parkhurst
Jas B. Jenkins

State of New York
County of Oneida
Adam P. Campbell of Aurora in the county and State aforesaid aged seventy seven years who being duly sworn according to law saith that he has been acquainted with Peter Doxtator from his earliest childhood and knew him to be the lawful son of Captain Honyere Tew-a-han-gar-agh-kan well known this deponent was well acquainte from his childhood, and also his wife Dolly, who lived together as husband and wife and as such raised a family of children whose names
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(9) were Jacob Doxtator, Dolly Doxtator, Cornelius Doxtator and Peter Doxtator all of whom were well known to this deponent. That he was well acquainted with the said Captain Hon-ye-re, who was also known and called Doxtator which name his children all assume it being much shorter than Tew-a-han-gar-agh-kan, who died on the 4th day of July, in the year of our Lord 1839, also his wife Dolly who died on the __ day of 23rd, 1844, leaving the said Peter Doxtator their heir - this deponent further says that he has no doubt but the said Peter Doxtator is the legitimate son of the said Captain Hon-ye-re Tew-a-han-gar-agh-kan alias Capt Hon-ye-re Doxtator who was a Captain in the Revolutionary war, who received for his service in said war, a bounty of three lots each containing six hundred acres - two in the Township of Junius and one lot in the Township of Pompey which land the said Capt sold to diverse persons.   Adam P. Campbell Witness R McIntosh Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of December 1853, and I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Adam P. Campbell and believe him to be a reputable man and that his affidavit is entitled to the fullest faith and credit and that I believe him to be a disinterested witness - Ralph McIntosh Special Surrogate. We the undersigned do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the above named Adam P. Campbell and know him to be a reputable
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... man and that his affidavit is entitled to the fullest belief - 
John Tomlinson
Jas B Jenkins
Oneida Castle
Dec 27 1852

State of New York
Oneida County
Stephen Parkhurst of Oneida Castle in the state aforesaid aged 72 years a credible witness, who being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he has been well acquainted with Peter Doxtator for the last fifty years and upwards and that he was also acquainted with the person known and called Captain Honyere Tew-a-han-gar-agh-kan in his lifetime and was well acquainted with him for many years and also his wife Dolly who lived with him in this place until he died on or about the 4th day of July in the year of our Lord 1839; that the said Captain Honyere was also called and know by the name Captain Honyere Doxtator a name given to him by this deponent that this deponent kept an Inn in the village of Oneida Castle for over fifty years and that the said Capt Honyere in his lifetime was at this deponent's Inn a great portion of this time when this deponent gave him the name of Doxtator - that said Capt Honyere Doxtator had three sons and one daughter whose names were Jacob Doxtator, Dolly Doxtator, who afterwards married a John Henry, Cornelius Doxtator and Peter Doxtator - this deponent further says that he has no doubt but that the said Peter Doxtator is the legitimate son of the said Captain Honyere Tew-a-han-gar-agh-kan or in other words Captain Hon-ye-re Doxtator who was a ...
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Captain in the Revolutionary war that he has often heard the said Capt Honyere say in his lifetime that the said Peter Doxtator was his legitimate son, and that he (the Capt) received for his service in said was a bounty of Eighteen hundred acres of land; two lots No 30 & 81, each containing six hundred acres in the Township of Junius and one lot No sixty seven in the Township of Pompey containing six hundred acres which land the said Capt sold to [?] persons and that he is entirely disinterested in the application of Peter Doxtator for arrears of pension.
Stephen Parkhurst
Witness
R McIntosh
J. Jenkins 

Sworn to and subscribed be fore me this __ day of 22nd 1852, and I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Stephen Parkhurst and believe him to be a man of integrity and worthy of the fullest faith and credit
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate

We the undersigned do herby certify that we are well acquainted with the above named Stephen Parkhurst and know him to be a respectable man and that his affidavit is entitled to the fullest faith and credit.
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate
J Jenkins
H. J. Jenkins
Jas Tomlinson
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State of New York
Oneida County
Pagy Johnson of the town of Vernon in the County and State aforesaid, a credible witness aged eighty four years who being duly sworn according to law doth upon her oath depose and say that during the Revolutionary war the deponent was well acquainted with Capt Honyere Te-wa-han-gar-ah-kan who was a Captain in said war, and served therein to the end thereof, that the said Captain was called by the white people Captain Honyere Doxtator that being the English of Tewahangarahkan, that soon after he left the military service of said war he received a bounty of three lots each containing 600 acres - two of said lots were situate in the Township of Junius and one in the Township of Pompey, that lot No 97 in the Township of Pompey containing 600 acres, for which a Patent was paid by the Gov. of the State of New York to the said Captain Doxtator in the year (he believes) 1791, which by fraud and unfair means became the property of one Cornelius Van Slike - that said Van Slike fraudulently obtained a [conveyance?] of said lot 97 from the said Captain Honyere Doxtator by falsly representing to the said Capt. that he earned in a few days pay which an adequate amount for said lot, but that he never paid the said Capt. one cent for the said lot to the knowledge of this deponent. This deponent further says that the said Captain Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Honyere Doxtator departed his natural life at Oneida on the fourth day of July in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty-nine which fact he well remembers
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... and which is well remembered by all the members of the 1st Christian Party of Oneida Indians he having been a Chief of that party, and having died upon the 4th of July, which day all the Indians of said party celebrated that party being friendly to the Americans in the strugle for Independence - that he left a widow Dolly Doxtator, to whom he was married some time in the year 1774, or prior to the commencement of the Revolutionary war, and also continued to live and unmarried until in the 23rd day of said month of July in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty four when she departed her natural life - which fact this deponent well remembers by reason of being present at the burials and that they were two of the older persons living at that time among the members of said Indians and the said Capt Doxtator having been a Chief - that said Capt Honyere Doxtator and Dolly Doxtator had four children whose names were Jacob, Dolly, Cornelius and Peter Doxtator - that Jacob, Dolly and Cornelius are dead and Peter is the only surviving heir of said Honyere & Dolly Doxtator both deceased. 
This deponent further says that she is entirely disinterested in the application of said Peter Doxtator for arrears of pension, and further this deponent saith not. 
Pagy Johnson x her mark
Witness
R McIntosh

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of December 1852, and I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Pagy Johnson, and that her affidavit is entitled to the fullest faith and credit, and of the age above written.
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Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate

We the undersigned do hereby certify that we have been acquainted with the above named Pagy Johnson, that we believe her affidavit is entitled to full faith and credit and that she is of the age above written 
Oneida Castle Dec 23rd, 1852
Stephen Parkhurst
Jas B Jenkins 
John Tomlinson

State of New York
Oneida County
I do hereby certify in my capacity as Special Surrogate in and for the County and State aforesaid that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had and affidavits made before me - and I do further declair my opinion after the investigation, after foregoing claim that Peter Doxtator who made the foregoing declaration is the only legitimate heir of Captain Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Honyere Doxtator dec'd and that Capt Honyere Tewahangarahkan and Capt Honyere Doxtator are one and the same individual and that he died on the 4th day of July 1839 leaving a widow Dolly to whom he was married prior to the commencement of the Revolutionary war who continued to live and unmarried until the 23rd day of July 1844 when she died - and that said Capt Honyere Doxtator was a Captain in the said war. 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Surrogate Court this 22nd 
L.S
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 day of December 1852
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate

State of New York
Oneida County 
I Othniel S. Williams, surrogate (proper) of Oneida County and State aforesaid after the investigation of the claim do declare my opinion to be that Peter Doxtator is the heir at law of Capt Honyere Te-wa-han-gar-ah-kan alias Capt Honyere Doxtator dec'd that said Capt Honyere died 4th July 1839 and that his widow to whom he was married anterior to the commencement of the Revolutionary war died on the 23rd July 1844 and that said Capt Doxtator served to the end of said war. 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 22nd day of December 1852.
Othniel S. Williams
Surrogate
L. S

I Peter Doxtator am the only legitimate heir of Capt Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Capt Honyere Doxtator who was a Captain in the Revolutionary war and who as such Captain was entitled to a pension in his lifetime as was his widow Dolly Doxtator who survived him and whereas I am advised that the said Captain Honyere Doxtator was entitled to a large annual allowance of pension as above mentioned and to arrears of pension; and that his children are entitled to such annual allowances of pension, and also to such arrears now therefore, I do hereby on behalf of myself and the other children of the said Captain Honyere Doxtator constitute and appoint Jas. B. Jenkins of Oneida Castle Oneida County N. Y.
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 our true and lawful Attorney and agent for us and on our behalf to prosecute our claim to an [?] allowance of pension, as above mentioned; and also to any arrears of pension withheld as aforesaid; hereby giving and granting to our said attorney and agent full power and authority to present and prosecute our said claims before the proper offices of the Government of the United States, and in the prosecution of the same to do any act or thing which we or wither of us might lawfully do if personally present - and for the purpose aforesaid, to appoint or substitute agents or attorneys under him, or in his place and stead; hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever our said attorney or his agents or substitutes shall lawfully do in the premisis. Witness my hand and seal this 22nd day December A.D. 1852
Executed in the presence of
H. [Y?] Jenkins
R McIntosh

(A Copy)

State of New York
County of Oneida 
55.
On this 22nd day of December A.D. 1852 before the subscriber, a special Surrogate in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Peter Doxtator above named and [is now?] well known 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
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate 

State of New York
County of Oneida
Peter Doxtator of Lenox in the County ...
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 and that aforesaid, being duly sworn, deposeth that he is one of the children of Capt Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Doxtator above named and described, now deceased, and as such child, this deponent is directly interested in the claim within referred to. 
Subscribed and sworn this 22nd day of December A.D. 1853 before me.
Ralph McIntosh
Special Surrogate
(A Copy)

Whereas, I Peter Doxtator am the only legitimate heir of Capt Honyere Te-wa-han-gar-ahkan alias Capt Hon-ye-re Doxtator who was a Captain in the Revolutionary war and that he was entitled to a pension under the Act of 15th May 1828, as such Captain, and that his widow was also entitled to [?] arrears and a pension as such widow after Capt Honyere [deceased?] and whereas I am [?] that the said Captain Honyere Doxtator was entitled to a large annual allowance of pension, and also to certain arrears of pension, and that his children are entitled to such allowance of pension, and also to such arrears. Now therefore I do hereby on behalf of myself and the other children of the said Capt Honyere Doxtator constitute and appoint Jas. B. Jenkins of Oneida Castle Oneida County N.Y. our true and lawful attorney and agent for us and is on behalf to prosecute our claim to our allowance of pension, as above mentioned; and also to any arrears of pension; hereby giving and granting to our said attorney and agent full power and authority to present and prosecute our said claims before the proper offices of the Government of the United States, and in the prosecution of the same to do any act or thing which us or either of us might lawfully do if personally present and for the purposes aforesaid to appoint
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 or substitute agents or attorneys under him, or in his place and stead; hereby ratifying and confirming whatever our said attorney or his agents or substitutes shall lawfully do in the [premises?]. Erasures made in lines 6, 7, 10, 11 & 12 from the bottom before acknowledged.
Witness my hand and seal this 22nd day December A.D. 1852
Peter Doxtator x his mark
Executed in the presence of 
H. J. Jenkins
R McIntosh 

State of New York
County of Oneida
On this 22nd day of December AD 1853 before the subscriber a special surrogate in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Peter Doxtator above named and to me well known 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.
Ralph McIntosh, 
Special Surrogate

In the matter of the application of Captain Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Doxtator for arrears of Pension

State of New York
Oneida County Clerk's office
I Richard Hulbert clerk of said County and the County and [Supreme?] Courts in and for said County, do hereby certify, that Hon. Ralph McIntosh whose genuine signature appears above is and was at the time of signing the same
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 a Special Surrogate in and for said County duly elected, commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; that said Special Surrogate was elected at a General Election in pursuance of section 18 of letter 4 of the Revised Statutes of the State of New York, relative to federal office which law was passed by virtue of section fifteen of article sixth of the Constitution of the State of New York, conferring upon said special officer all the powers and whose duty is to discharge all the duties of County Judge or Surrogate, in his county in case of absence, vacancy, invalidity or of such officer to act whose term of office is three years.
"Such Special Surrogate shall possess all the powers and perform the duties which are possessed and can be performed by a County Judge or Surrogate out of Court, and any proceeding commenced before such special surrogate shall be [provided?] by him."
I further certify that Hon. Othniel S. Williams is the Surrogate (proper) of said County and was in the month of November [last?]; duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to the fullest faith and credit; that the Surrogates County is a Court of record created by and under the 14 section of Article 6 of the Constitution of the State of New York; that Silas P. Doolittle Esq whose genuine signature appears above is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit;  and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction. I do further certify and declair my opinion to be after a full investigation of this case, that satisfactory evidence has been allowed and exhibited to this Court, to wit, the evidence and affidavits of Honyast Bigknife.
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Caty Powles aged and respectable persons, Peter Doxtator and others, and certificates and documents shown to said Captain Honyere Doxtator alias Tewahangarahkan died at Oneida on the fourth of July Eighteen hundred and thirty nine, and that his widow died at Oneida on the 23rd day of July Eighteen hundred and forty four and that they left the following named child surviving them, to wit, Peter Doxtator and they left no other child or children. That this claim was not asserted before because the claimant as well as his deceased parents were ignorant of this claim and were never before informed; that the claimant did not make his declaration in open Court on account of being prevented by bodily infirmities; that said Capt Doxtator and Dolly were married the 20th of August 1774 - I further certify that said Peter Doxtator is the only surviving child of Capy Honyery [Honyere] Doxtator who served in the Revolutionary war and received the 180 acres of land bounty and the £240 for services.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 26th day of July 1853;. I further certify that I have no interest in the result of this case, or interested in its prosecution - 
Richard Hulbert Clerk
L.S.

In the case of Peter son of Capt Honyery [Honyere] Tewhangahken [Tewahangarahken]

State of New York
Madison County
I Sidney L. Holmes Judge and
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 Surrogate of the County of Madison do declair the opinion of said Court to be after full investigation and examination made in the premises and satisfactory evidence allowed to said Court, to wit, the testimony of Honyost Bigknife and Caty Powlas creditable and disinterested persons aged respectively 85 and 83 years, and other testimony allowed that Peter Doxtator is the lawful [?] and legitimate heir at law of Captain Honyery [Honyere] and Dolly Tewhangarahken [Tewahangarahken] alias Doxtator both dead who were married in August 1774 and lived together as husband and wife until July 4, 1839, when said Capt Honyere died at Oneida in the State of New York, and that his widow Dolly continued to live unmarried, at Oneida until the 23rd July 1844 when she died at Oneida aforesaid. That said, Capt Honyery [Honyere] Doxtator was a Captain in the service of the United States to the close of the Revolutionary war, and received in 1781 £240 for services and 1800 acres of bounty land from the State of New York to wit, lot 30, 600 acres, lot 81, 600 acres in Township 26 and lot 97, 600 acres in Township 10 - that said Peter is the only surviving heir of said Capt Honyerry [Honyere] and Dolly Doxtator and that this claim was not asserted before by Peter or his deceased parent for the reason that they were entirely ignorant of the existence of it and that said Peter did not make his declaration in open Court for the reason that he was prevented from so doing on account of bodily infirmities. That the aforesaid Court is a Court of record having general jurisdiction. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29th day of July 1853.
and I certify that I have no interest in the result of this case or interested in its prosecution.
L.S.
Sidney I. Holmes, County Judge of Madison County
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In the application of Peter Doxtator for certain arrears of pension as the only surviving child of Capt Honyere and Dolly Tewahangarahkan both dec'd.

State of New York
Onondaga County

I Israel [?] Stevens Judge of Onondaga County Court, do declair the opinion of said Court to be, that satisfactory evidence has been allowed to said Court, to wit: the testimony of Honyast Bigknife and Caty [Powles?], both credible and aged persons residents of said County of Onondaga, Peter Doxtator and others and certificates and documents, exhibited that Captain Honyere Tewahangarahkan alias Doxtator was a Captain in the Revolutionary war, and received £240 for service and 1800 acres of land bounty from the State of New York; that he is the individual person who was married to Dolly Cobus in the year 1774 and that he lived with her from and after said marriage down to the 4th of July Eighteen hundred and thirty nine when he died at Oneida. That said Dolly survived him and remained unmarried until the 23rd dayof July Eighteen hundred and forty four, when she died at Oneida leaving Peter Doxtator the only surviving child and that he is the only surviving legitimate heir of said Capt Honyere and Dolly Doxtator both dec'd. That said Peter did not make his declaration in open Court for the reason that he was prevented from doing so on account of bodily infirmities - that said Peter did not assert his claim before because he was ignorant of the existence of it, and for the same reason it was not asserted by his said dec'd father and mother, that they also were ignorant of the existence of said
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claim that the certificate of the service of said Capt Honyere Doxtator from the comptroller of New York was made on the 22d day of June 1853, instead of 185.  and that said Peter's declaration was made before Ralph McIntosh on the 22d day of December 1852, and here the declaration could not have been issued from the Comptrollers certificate.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal of office
this 27th day of July 1853 - and I certify
that I have no interest in the result of this
case or interested in it prosecution.
Israel S. Spencer Judge
Onandaga County Court &c
Note:  Beside this statement are letters I. S encircled

In the matter of the declaration of Peter
Doxtator only surviving child of Captain
Honyeny Tewahangaruhkan alias Doxtator
deceased for arrears of pension.

State of New York}
Madison County ss}
Before me personally came David
Uleleh a credible and disinterested person a United States Invalid Pensioner, now a resident of Munnsville in said County, who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has known Peter Doxtator from his earliest infancy and was well and intimately acquainted with his said father and mother Captain Doxtator and Dolly his wife:  that and Captain Doxtator was a Captain in said war, and served with this deponent father at the same places if not under the same General. That said Capt Doxtator in 1780 was at Fort Timmerman on the Mohawk Flats with this deponents father who was then under Col. Jacob Kocrk who had charge of said fort:
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That at the same time Col Peter Bellinger commanded at  Fort Nellis a distance of about 3 miles, that the Indians who served at Fort Timmerman, had then lived there
and said Peters Mother and this deponents Mother among other Indian women were there at said fort: that Col Klerk ordered his Regiment to got to Fort Nellis to aid Col Bellinger in maintaining his fort against
an anticipated attack on that fort by British and Indians adverse to the American cause - according all the officers and soldiers left for fort Nellis and left the Indian women at Fort T. that after the troops had all left as aforesaid. The unfriendly Mohawk Indians attacked said Fort T. and it was protected by the
women aforesaid by their firing through the port holes: that his said Mother and said Peters Mother  fought bravely to defend said fort that this deponent  was there, but quite a small boy at that time -
That said Captain Henyeny [Honyere] was often at both
forts and he was always informed that he was a brave and useful officer. That he and his wife
always laid together as husband and wife were
always so resputed to be and as such had 4 children to wit, Jacob, Dolly, Cornelius and Peter, all well known to this deponent.  said Captain Honyere  died at Oneida on the 4th day of July A.D. 1839. and that his wife survived him and remained unmarried at Oneida until she died at Oneida on the 23d day of July A.D. 1844. of his own knowledge by reason of having been present at the funeral services -
Said Capt Honyere received his pay for a part of his services in continental money to wit. £240. that he served to the close of the war to December 1784.
and in a few years thereafter he received the 600 acre lots in the 26 Township of Junius in N. Y. as bounty land.
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This deponent further says that he has no interest in the result of this case or in any wise interested and further deponent saith not.
David [X his mark] Welch

Attest
M. Temple}
J D Terry}

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22d. day of August 1853, and I hereby certify that I knew David Welch; that his affidavit is entitled to full faith and credit, that I have no interest in the prosecution of this case, or in its result
M. Temple. Justice

State of New York}
Clerks Office Madison County} ss
I Lewis P. Clark, Clerk of said County do hereby certify that M. Temple Esq whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument and thereon written was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected or appointed, and qualified and authorized by the laws of said State to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe the signature to the said certificate is genuine, and that said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of said State and that I have no interest in the within claim.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the 22d. day of August 1853.
Lucius P. Clark, Clerk

Note:  Initials I. S. encircled
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In the application of Honyery [e] Doxtator dec'd. of New York for arrears of Pension. 

State of New York}
Onondaga County ss}
I Israel S. Spencer Judge of the County Court in and for said County do declair [declare] the opinion of said Court to be that satisfactory evidence has been addressed.  the evidence of Hongost Bigknife a credible and disinterested witness aged 85 years and Caty Poules a credible and disinterested person aged 83 years both residents on Ondago in said County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn &c that Captain Honyere Doxtator and Dolly Cobus were legally married by one Rev. Abraham Johnson on the 20th day of August seventeen hundred and seventy four and that they lived together thereafter as husband and wife that this Court has no interest in the result of this case or interested in its prosecution.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 26th day of September 1853.
Israel S. Spencer, Judge.
Onondaga County Court

Note:  Initials I. S. encircled 

State of New York}
Oneida County ss}
I. S. Sheldon, Rect County Judge of the County Court in and for said County do declare the opinion of said Court to be, after a full
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examination that satisfactory evidence has been adduced to said Court, to wit, the testimony of Jinny Doxtator a credible person aged ninety two years, a resident of the County and State aforesaid,  and Peggy Johnson a credible person aged eighty five years a resident of the same place, who being duly sworn &c that Captain Honyere Te wa han gar ah kan [ken] alias Doxtator to Dolly Cobus on the 20th day of August seventeen hundred and seventy four and that said marriage was legaly solemnized and that they laid together thereafter as husband and wife; that this Court has no interest in the result of this case or interested in its prosecution.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 29th day of September 1853.
P. Sheldon  Rect
County Judge of the County of
Oneida New York

Note:  Initials I. S circled
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Case of
Honyere Doxtator
dec'd. N. Y.
On application for a reconsideration of claim under act of May 15, 1828 and July 4, 1836
Brief
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On the 22nd of December 1852, Peter Doxtator, of Oneida County, N.Y. applied for a pension (or rather for arrears) under the act of May 15, 1828, and under the act of July 4, 1836, on account of the services of his father Hon-ye-re Ten-a-han-gar-agh-kan, alias Honyere Doxtator, a chief of the Christian Party of the Oneida tribe of Indians, as captain in the Revolutionary War, who died on the 4th day of July, 1839, and in right of his mother Dolly, formerly Dolly Cobus, to whom he alleged that his said father was married on the 20th day of August 1774, and who died the 23d day of July 1844. 
To sustain the claim under the act of 1828, in addition to the paral proofs, which are only important as showing identity, and the fact that Peter is the legitimate son of Honyere, and the date of his death, - there is produced and filed the certificate of the Comptroller of New York, showing a grant to Captain Honyere, of three several tracts of land, of 600 acres each, in pursuance of the act of the Legislature passed April 6, 1790, bearing date July 12, 1792. The entries in Mr Gordon's rolls
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show the same grants as having been made to Capt Honyere, for services in the Revolutionary war.
Also, certificate of the same comptroller, dated June 22, 1851, of payment to Honyere, "Captain in the service of the United States for 15 months service in 1780 & 1781," of £240  - service in New York Line.

To sustain the claim under the act of July 4, 1836, "or any other act under which he may be entitled to as the sole heir as aforesaid"; is filed the affidavit of Jinney Doxtator, of Oneida, aged 91 years (in Decr. 1852) who swears that "Honyere Doxtator was married to Dolly Cobus - a person well known to this deponent, also a member of the First Christian Party of the Oneida Indians, by one Rev Abraham Johnson, a Methodist minister of Oriskany some time in the year 1714- She remembers definitely that it was some time in that year, it being the year previous to his having entered the military service of said war - that soon after he entered the service aforesaid his wife had a child named Jacob Doxtator" - &c &c.  also, the affidavit of Henry Powlis of Vernon (same Co) aged 72 years, who, among other things, swears that he "has always been informed that said Captain Honyere was
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"married to said Dolly before the commencement of "the Revolutionary war, which this deponent verily believes true." 
Also, the affidavit of Peggy Johnson, of Vernon, aged 85 years who says- "that he (Honyere) left a widow Dolly Doxtator, to whom he was married sometime in the year 1774, or prior to the commencement of the Revolutionary war". &c.
The above is the only evidence having any important bearing upon the date of the marriage.  The fact that this relation existed is well established.
No family or church record of the marriage is produced, and public registrations of marriage are not required by the laws of N. Y.

In the correspondence in this case, the sufficiency of the proof of the date of marriage is questioned.
Aside from this, I am not aware of any law or resolution under which a widow who died in 1844 and whose husband died in 1839 could be entitled to a pension.

The first claim, under the act of 1828, was rejected; and upon receiving a note from the agents, it wa admitted under the act of June 7, 1832, at $300 per annum
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The agents now ask that the claim shall be admitted under the act of May 15, 1828; and "the admission of his widow under the act of 4. July 1836."
The agents cite the case of Nicholas Cusick, of New York, an Oneida Indian, under the act of May 1828; and the Journals of Congress; to show that he served to the end of the war.

Nicholas Cusick - (Indian name Nicholas Kaghnatshors) was pensioned under the act of 1828, as Lieut in N. Y. line, at $320 per annum.
He also received from the U. S. a Patent for 200 acres of land, for services in the Revy war.  He alleged that he had received commutation certificates for 5 yrs servces.
On the normal application for evidence of his Revy services the 3d Audr. reported Aug 2. 1828 that the Revolutionary records in his office furnished 
"no information whatever in relation to "the the services of Lieutenant Nicholas Cusick".  There was an affidavit of one witness that he did serve to the end of the war.
He relied, in part, upon the Resolutions of Congress of Apl 3. 1779. Vol 3 page 243.  and Feb 11. 1785, vol 4. p 468.  The first of which orders 12 blank courno[?] to be forwarded for Oneida and Tuscarora Indians.  And the 2d recommends the state of N. Y. to settle with Honyere, Nicholas, & others as with officers of the line.
Also, the resolution of July 2. 1782, that Lt Col
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Louis Atayatagharagh should retain the rank & pay of a Lt Col in the U. S. Army.  the resolves of the 31st Decr. 1781 notwithstanding ("N B. commutation was allowed to this Colonel")

Resolutions of 31. Decr. 1781.  That all officers of the line of the army, not belonging to the line of any state or corps, & are entitled by acts of Congress to pay and Subsistence shall have same made good to 1 Jany 1782.  
Also - all such officers not continued on 1 Jan 1782, shall be considered as retiring at that date - Provided - nothing herein to hinder them "from enjoying all the emoluments that he may, upon retiring, be entitled to by any former acts of Congress."
Also.  Recommending the states to settle with such retiring officers as with those of their state lines &c. 

Nicholas Cusick declared that he received 4 certificates which he supposed were for commutation - and sold them at the rate of 4 shillings to the pound valuation.  (These may have been his land certificates or patents.)

I cannot understand that the case of Cusick gives any strength to the claim of Honyere.  In that case the effort was made to prove that he served to the end of the war, and, altho the proof on that point was not sufficient,
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nor, indeed, of the kind to entitle the office to consider the fact established, I cannot understand on what other ground the claim was admitted.  Whether its admission was right or wrong it does not, in my judgment, warrant the admission of this.
I suppose that, under the resolutions of Apl 3. 1779 and Feb 11. 1785, the claimant is placed upon the same footing as an officer regularly in the line; yet, as he did not go out of service on the 1st of Jany 1781, nor serve to the close of the war, I cannot perceive that he is entitled by either the resolution of October 21, 1780, or any other, to a pension under the act of May 15, 1828.

As the widow died in 1844, and her husband in 1839, there is no ground for the claim of a pension in her right.  Under Act of 1838 [words illegible] but the claim might be good under act 4th July 1836, page 17 - Chap. 32.
I may, thru inexperience and ignorance of the pension laws, have mistaken in my judgment of this case, yet I have used my best endeavors to ascertain its merits.  I have not set forth all the evidence in the case, but only such as bore upon the points involved at present.
Sept 28. 1853.
S. G. Dodge
Examining Clerk
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Brief Case Honyere Doxtator dead
N.Y.
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the oldest persons living at that time among members of sd. Indians - sd. Capt. Doxtator having been a Chief - Honyere & Dolly had 4 children viz -Jacob, Dolly & Cornelius are dead & Peter only surv'g. child.  Entirely disinterested.

Special Surrogate & Surrogate himself}
22d Decr. 1852 - declare their opinion that Peter who made foregoing Declaration is the only legitimate heir of Capt. Honyere Doxtator alias Tewahangarahken who is one & same person who died 4th July 1839 leaving Dolly to whom he was married prior to commencement of war & who remained unmarried till 23d July 1844 when she died, & that sd. Honyere was a Capt.

Power of Atty to Jas B Jenkins 
22d Decr. 18 1852 only a copy & not signed.—

Roll in Mr Gordons room shew that Honyere was a Capt. & served to end of war.  (C. H. Rhett)

Certificate Comptroller of N. Y. at Albany.
(22d June 1851) shows service of Honyere as Capt for 15 months.
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Brief case Honyere Doxtator Decd. aged 52 yrs.

Peter Doxtator, (22d Decr. 1852, Special Surrogate), declares his father, Capt. H. Doxtator was a resident of Oneida Co:  when in 1775 in June he collected a Co: of Indians friendly to the Americans & entered the military Service of the Revy. war - and served to end of war & discharged - disch. lost — rec'd 1800 acres Bounty Land (from State N York) - Honyere died 4th July 1839 - leaving his widow Dolly, to whom he was married by Rev'd. Abraham Johnson on 20th Aug't. 1774 —
Dolly remained a widow and died 23d July 1844.  Dept. only child of Honyere & Dolly.  H. served under Genl. Herkimer & was in battles of Oriskany &  Fort (Stanwix?) & numerous other battles - H. at one time under Genl. Jacob Klack & other Generals.  Dept. also claims in his mothers right, & unable from bodily infirmity to appear in Court.
Jinney Doxtator (22d Decr. 1852), says in 1775 she lived in village of Oriskany with Capt. Honyere an Indian of the Oneida Tribe who enlisted or volunteered into Military Service of the war & served as Capt. in sd. Co. of Indians in sd. war, to the close - She believes he served under Genl. Herkimer & under
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Col. Jacob Clack - after war rec'd. 1800 acres land as Bounty - soon after the war he was called Doxtator.  & so till he died.  He was married to Dolly Cobus, a person well known to Dept. & also a member of the First Christian Party of On. Inds. by Abraham Johnson Methodist Minister of Oriskany in 1774 - she remembers definitely it was that yr. it being the yr. previous to his entering the service.  soon after he ent'd. service his wife had a child named Jacob. — lived as man and wife & had a family of children whose names were Jacob, Dolly, Cornelius & Peter, all of which she was well acquainted with from their infancy - all dead except Peter the person who made foregoing application - Peter is the lawful & legitimate heir of sd. Capt. Doxtator & Dolly & the only one now living to her knowledge.  Capt. Doxtator died 4th July 1839 in 94th yr. of his age, leaving Dolly who died his widow 23d July 1844. - remembers Capt Doxtator died on that day because it was celebrated by the American Citizens & that it was the yr. 1839 from the fact that Genl. Harrison was elected President the fall following
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She also remembers his widow died 8 yrs. ago last July & she did the same month in which her husband died:  to wit, July.  Dept. entirely disinterested.
Henry Pawles (aged 72 yrs. — 22d Decr. 1852), sayd he was well acquainted with Capt. Honyere - who was a Capt. in Rev'y war, & well acquainted with him more than 50 yrs. before his death - He freqently told Dept. he served during whole war & was at battles of Oriskany & Fort Stanwix & other battles & rec'd. bounty land.  was also well acquainted with Dolly his wife - they lived as husband and wife - and reputed to be & as such raised 4 children, whose names were Jacob, Dolly, Cornelius & Peter all of whom were well known to this Dept.  Has always been informed Capt. H. was married to Dolly before commencement of the war. & Capt. H. was called by the white peole Capt. Doxtator.  Knows Peter to be the son & only heir of sd. Capt. H. & always known him from his childhood. — Capt. H. departed this life 4th July 1839 leaving a widow Dolly - who lived unmarried till 23d July 1844.
Adam P. Campbell (27th Decr. 1852), aged 77 yrs - says he has
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known Peter from his earliest childhood & know him to be the lawful son of Capt Honyere, with whom this dept. was well acquainted from his childhood and also his wife Dolly - lived together as husband & wife & as such raised a large family of children whose names were Jacob, Dolly, Cornelius, & Peter, all well knowbn to this Dept.  That he was well acquainted with sd. Capt. Honyere (who was also known & called Doxtator, which name his children all affirmed) who died 4th July 1839 & Dolly died on 23d 1844 leaving Peter - Dept has no doubt sd. Peter is the legitimate son of Capt. Honyere Doxtator who rec'd Bounty Land -
Stephen Parkhurst (22d Decr. 1852) aged 
72 yrs — says he has been well acquainted with Peter for last 50 yrs. & upwards - well acquainted with Capt. Honyere in his lifetime, and also his wife Dolly, who lived with him in this place till he died on or about 4th July 1839 - Capt. Honyere was also called & known by the name of Doxtator a name given him by Dept.  Dept. kept an inn in village of Oneida Castle for over 50 yrs. & Honyere was at the inn a great portion of his time, when Dept gave him the name of Doxtator - Honyere had 3 sons & 1 daughter when
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names were, Jacob, Dolly who married John Denny, Cornelius & Peter - has no doubt Peter is legitimate son of Capt Honyere who was a Capt in the war.  Often heard Capt. Honyere say the sd. Peter was his legitimate son & he rec'd for his service in sd. war a bounty of 1800 acres land.  Is entirely disinterested.
Peggy Johnson (22d Decr. 1852), aged 85 yrs.  During war Dept. [dependent] was well acquainted with Capt. Honyere a Capt. in sd. war & served therein to end thereof - sd. Capt was called by the white people Capt Honyere Doxtator.  soon after war he rec'd. bounty of 3 lots of 600 acres each, by patents from Sec'y of N. Y. he believes in 1791.  Capt Honyere died at Oneida 4th July 1839 - which he well remembered & is well remembered by all the Members of 1st Christian Party of Oneida Indians, he having been a chief - which day all the Indians of sd. party celebrate - left a widow Dolly to whom he was married in 1774 or prior to commencement of war & who died his widow on 23d July 1844 which Dept [dependant] remembers because she was present at their burial & that they were 2 of
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the oldest person living at that time among members of sd. Indians - sd. Capt. Doxtator having been a Chief - Honyer & Dolly had 4 children viz. Jacob, Dolly & Cornelius are dead and  Peter only surv'g. child. Entirely disinterested. 
Special Surrogate & Surrogate himself}
22d December 1852 - declare their opinion that Peter who made foregoing Declaration is the only legitimate heir of Capt. Honyere Doctator alias Tewahangarahken who is one & same person who died 4th July 1839.   leaving Dolly to whom he was married to prior to commencement of war & who remains unmarried till 23d July 1844 when she died, &  that sd. Honyere was a Capt.

Power of Atty to Jas B. Jenkins 22d Dec. 1852  copy & not signed.

Rolls in Mr. Gordons room show that Honyere was a Capt & served  to end of war (C. H. Rhett)

Certificate Comptroller of NY at Albany (22d June 1851) shows service of Honyere as Capt for 15 months.