Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26343, for Samuel Putney, Massachusetts
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Continental (Mass.)
Putney, Samuel
Lydia
W. 26343
B.L. Wt. 26769-160-55_
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Letter to Mr. G. Bovee 29. Jan. 1840

12654
8940

New York
Samuel Putney

of Montgomery in the State of New York
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Curtiz of the regt. commanded
by Col Learned in the Mas's men
line for 12mo

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of May,
1833 and sent to
A P. Demarest Brodalbin
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $80.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 20.00

$100.00

{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 70
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12.654.

Sam'l Putney

Pension Claim

Sworn

admitted
---
12 mo. Private
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. 

State of New York Montgomery County} (symbol): On this twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Montgomery in the State of New York now sitting, Samuel Putney a resident of Broadalbin in the county and state aforesaid aged seventy two years and ten months who being first duly sworn according to law doth in his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He served in the Massachusetts State troops under Mr. Learned, Colonel _Shepard, Lieutenant-Colonel_Sprout, Major_Curtis, Captain_Fish, Lieutenant, and William Mose, Ensign_ He does not recollect the Christian or given names of any of his officers except that of the Ensign. He entered the service the latter part of December in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five, by enlisting for one year, and that he quit the same on the first of January in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven. When he entered the service as aforesaid he resided in the town of Dudley in Worcester County, Massachusetts. He enlisted at Roxbury in that state, assisted in throwing up the fortification on Dorchester Heights, was sometimes engaged in cannonading the Enemy and remained with the army and about Roxbury until the British evacuated Boston. He then marched with the army to New London in Connecticut _ from thence sailed to New York and encamped with a large party of Massachusetts troops at a place called the Bowery. He was at this place at the time when Independence was declared and remained there until the British made their descent upon Long Island. He then went to that Island and joined the Continental Army under George Washington, and again retreated with the Army to York Island. During that action at Harlem Heights, Col. Learned’s regiment in which the said Putney serviced was detached across the Hudson river and remained stationed on the Jersey shore until the
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close of the action when they recrossed the river. And the said Putney says that a few days after the last mentioned action there was another action fought at a place called Frog’s Point on the East River in which Col. Learned’s regiment was engaged and in which Lieut. Col. Shepard was wounded in the neck by a musket shot. And the said Samuel Putney says that shortly after the action last aforesaid, he was taken sick and sent to a hospital where he remained until the term of his enlistment expired. Since the revolutionary war he has resided a short in the State of Maine, and New Hampshire and the rest of the time in the State of New York _ that he was born in Massachusetts in the year seventeen hundred and fifty nine. He does not recollect that he ever received a written discharge from the war and if he did it is now lost. He does not know any person who can testify to his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declared that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, 

Samuel Putney 

WE William Groom a clergyman residing in the town of Broadalbin in the County of Montgomery and James Benedict residing in the same hereby city that we are well acquainted with Samuel Putney who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration _that we believe him to be seventy two years and ten months of age_that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  

WM Groom 

James Benedict 

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that William Groom who has signed the preceding certificate is Clergyman resident in the town of Broadalbin in the County
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of Montgomery and that James Benedict who has also signed the same is resident in the town of Broadalbin in said County and is a credible person and that this statement is entitled to credit.  

I, George D. Ferguson Clerk of the Court of Commons Plead of the County of Montgomery do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the signed proceedings in the matter of the application of Samuel Putney for a pension.  

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20th day of September, 1832 

Geo: D. Ferguson
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No 12,654

Samuel Putney



admitted
12 mo. Private


A.P. Demarest
Agent
Brodalbin
Montgomery Cy.
New York
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No. 12,654

BRIEF in the case of Samuel Putney of Broadalbin County of Montgomery in the State of New York.
                                         (Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
    In Open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
                                         BLANK      NO ANSWER (Added by me)

3. How old is he?
    72 Years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Period.                         Duration of Service.       Rank.         Names of General and Field Officers 
                                                                                                              under whom he served. 
                                      Years,   Months, Days                         Gen.
 illegible In 1775.              1                                   private          Capt Curtis. Col Leurned.

5. In what battles was he engaged?
    Battle of Frogs Point. (Also known as Throckmorton's)

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
    Dudley, Worcester County, Map (Mass added by me)

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, 
    by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
    By traditionary evidence.

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
    BLANK  NO ANSWER (Added by me)

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
                                        James Ord      Examining Clerk
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H. G. Hawley                                                     Oct 5/55
                                         62,794                      Act March 3/53
                                                                                April       13  
________________________________________________________________________________________
                                          Lydia Putney Widow of Samuel Putney    illegible (Pvit) 
________________________________________________________________________________________
                                          Capt |   Samuel Putney illegitble
                                          Col   |    in the Revolutionary
                                                  |    War Applicant is 
                                    illegible  |    Pensioner under illegible
                                    illegible  |     Feby 2nd 1848 
________________________________________________________________________________________
WM Feby 48  4967
________________________________________________________________________________________
Illegible          19/06
                                                      Illegible signature

Vol P. Page 160                              H. G. Hawley
                                                       Broadalbin N.Y.
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                       4967
New York Albany 
______________________________________
Lydia Putney
widow of Samuel Putney
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
______________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
           40 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 28 January 1849
______________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 
23 day of July 1849
and sent to 
                  John J. Shew
                  Broadalbin, N.Y.
_____________________________________
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 167 Vol 4.
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Lydia Putney
widow of Samuel,
          illegible
Act 2 Feb 1848
Married in 1785
husband died 28 Jan 1849
illegible one year illegible
$40 per annull;
illegible 28 January 1849


John J. Shew
               Broadalbin N.Y.
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State of New York 

County of Fulton} 

On this 15th day of June, One thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, personally appeared before me Charles A. Baker one of the Justices of the Court of Sessions in and for the said County of Fulton, Lydia Putney, a resident of the town of Broadalbin, State and County aforesaid aged Seventy Nine years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2nd day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  

That she is the widow of Samuel Putney, who was pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress of the June Seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, at the rate of Forty dollars per annum, and that he died at his residence in said town of Broadalbin, State and County aforesaid,) on the twenty eighth day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and that his original certificate of Pension was surrendered up at the time when the amount, or arrears of pension was paid, which had accrued from the 4th of September 1848, to the 28th day of January 1849, it being the day of his death, and for proof of his death as above stated vide, the annexed certificate, issued from the Surrogates Office of said County of Fulton.  

She further declares that she continues to be the widow of the above mentioned Samuel Putney.  

She further declares that she married to the said Samuel Putney, in the town of Machias, district of Maine, on the seventh day of December, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, by Esqr. Jones, and that her name, prior to marriage was Lydia Brown, and that if the records for the said town of Machias contain the name of John Putney as having been married to [blank] Brown, it must be a mistake because there was not any person a resident of that town by the name of Putney, other than Samuel Putney above described, as to the knowledge of this applicant.  

That she was not married to him previous to his leaving the service; but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four viz: at the time above stated. 

She further declares that she cannot now give a minute description of the services rendered by her late husband during the revolutionary war, but would most respectfully refer the Commissioner of Pensions to his original declaration, and accompanying papers now on file in the Pension Office under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832; and if the evidence found there is not conclusive, then she hereby claims a right to the benefit of the joint resolution of
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July 1st, 1848 which declares that, “the evidence upon which such pension was granted” 
“shall be conclusive of the service of such officer or soldier in the application of any widow” 
“or woman who may have been the widow of such officer or solder, for a pension” [illegible symbols] 
Therefore she hereby claims a right to a pension of the same amount which the said Samuel Putney, (her late husband received,) to wit: forty dollars per annum, either by virtue of the first within recited Act of Congress, or that of the Joint resolution last above above mentioned.  
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above, or written mentioned before me Charles A. Baker, Justice of the Cessions of the County of Fulton}  
[signed X] her mark Lydia Putney 
I certify that, although I never had any acquaintance with the above named Lydia Putney, yet from the testimony of persons now before me, of known respectability to me, I have no hesitation in saying that she uniformly sustains a good reputation and that the facts set forth in the foregoing declaration, are entitled to credit.  
Charles A. Baker, Justice of the Cessions of the County of Fulton
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State of New York
County of Fulton
Surrogates Office.

I, John Wells, Surrogate and Judge, in and for the said County of Fulton, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, in open Court, at my Office in the village of Johnstown that Samuel Putney of Broadalbin, was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of forty Dollars per annum; that the said Samuel Putney died at his residence in the said town of Broadalbin, County of Fulton and State of New York, on the 28th day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
That he left a widow whose name is Lydia Putney 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Johnstown this 27th day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
John Wells
Judge & Surrogate.
Volti.
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State of New York
County of Fulton.

On this 11th day of July 1849, personally appeard before me, William Kennedy a Justice of the peace, in and for the County aforesaid, Samuel Bant of the town of Broadalbin, State and County aforesaid, aged 73. years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say that in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five he formed an acquaintance with Samuel Putney and Lydia his reputed wife, whom it was alleged, came into the said town of Broadalbin from the New England States, and remained residents of this place until the day of his death, which was on the 28th day of January 1849, as more particularly described in the foregoing certificate issued from the Surrogates Office of Fulton County. That the said Samuel Putney was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of Congress of June 7th: 1832, at the rate of forty-dollars per annum, and that Lydia Putney, described in the foregoing declaration, who resided with him, (the said Samuel Putney,) as his wife, no person (as to the knowledge of this deponent,) ever doubting the legality of their marriage.
That the said Lydia Putney still continues to be the widow of the said Samuel Putney above and within described.
And further this deponent saith not. Samuel Bant
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me William Kennedy.

State of New York
Fulton County Clerk's Office
I, Stephen Wait, Clerk of the county of Fulton, do hereby certify, that Charles A. Baker, & William Kennedy whose names are subscribed to the certificates of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed Instruments and thereon, written, were at the date and time of taking such proofs or acknowledgment Justices of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, and duly authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justices and verily believe that the signature to the said certificates of proof or acknowledgment is genuine. And further that the annexed Instruments are executed and acknowledged according to the law of the State of New York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said county, the 16th: day of July 1849.
H. J. Trowbridge Dep. Clerk
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State of New York
County of Fulton - On this 11th day of July 1849, personally appeared before me,  William
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Wm A. Crocker

State Of Maine

Washington County Js. - I Albert Pilsbury Clerk of the judicial courts of the county & state aforesaid, do hereby certify that William A. Crocker is a justice of the peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and justified; that his commission was directed on the 15th. day of January A.D. 1845, and will expire on the 15th. day of January A.D. 1852, and that his signature above written is genuine.
 (SEAL)  Given under my hand, and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said County this Sixteenth day of June A.D. 1849.
               Albert .Pilsbury Clerk.

(Scratched out signature below )

___________________________________________________
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State of Maine,
County of Washington.
Town of Machias}
fs:
On this [in a different handwriting: "sixteenth"] day of [in a different handwriting: "June"] one thousand eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared before me, [in a different handwriting: "Wm A Crocker"], a Justice of the peace, in and for the County afore-said, [in a different handwriting: "John S. Kelly"], (who is Clerk of said town of Machias), who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say that it appears from an examination of the records of said town that, a man by the name of Stephen Jones was a Justice of the peace from the year one thousand seven hundred and [in a different handwriting: "seventy three"] to the year one thousand seven hundred and [in a different handwriting: "ninety nine"], and that the records of said town of Machias contain words and figures which are legible and plain, of which the following is an exact copy, to wit: [in a different handwriting: "Dec ^1785 John Putney + Brown, Machias, Maine, by Stephen Jones.

Sworn to and subscribed this [in a different handwriting: "16th"] day
of [in a different handwriting: "June"] 1849, before me
[in a different handwriting: "Wm A Crocker"] Justice of the Peace
}

I certify that I am well acquainted with [in a different handwriting: "John S. Kelly"] above named, and that he uniformly sustains a good reputation, and that he is Clerk of the town of Machias, as above stated, and that I have carefully examined the records above described, and that the foregoing transcript is an exact copy; and I also certify that Stephen Jones was a Justice of the Peace, as above stated, as appears from the records of said town of Machias.
[in a different handwriting: "Wm A Crocker"] Justice Peace.

I, Jacob Longfellow do hereby certify that in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty four, the smallpox was prevalent among the inhabitants in the town of Machias (above named), and that ^in the succeeding year it was reported, and believed to be true that, Samuel Putney was married to Lydia Brown, by Esqr. Jones; and I further certify that I was at that time a resident of the said town of Machias and had been for a period of six y[blank] years previous thereto, and that there was not any person, at that time, a resident of Machias by the name of John Putney, and that the above transcript; and record described must have reference to Samuel Putney; late of Broadalbin, a pensioner deceased ^(as I have been informed.) and to Lydia his wife, the same persons as was reported to have been married in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five.
Sworn to and subscribed this [in a different handwriting: "16th"] day
of [in a different handwriting: "June"] 1869, before me
[in a different handwriting: "Wm A Crocker"] Justice of the Peace

Jacob Longfellow

I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Jacob Longfellow, and that he uniformly sustains a good reputation, and that the facts set forth in the foregoing certificate are entitled to credit. Wm A Crocker Justice Peace
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Application of 
Lydia Putney
FOR BOUNTY LAND
Under Act March 3, 1855

Address
      H.G. Hawley  ,
                          Broadalbin
                              Fulton Co NY.
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63794
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[In the upper left corner: "No. 5."]
[In the upper right corner: "[Sold by Gould, Banks & Co., Albany.]"]

DECLARATION
Of a REVOLUTIONARY Widow who claims a Land Warrant under Act of March 3, 1855.

State of New York,
[handwritten: "County of Fulton"]}

On this [handwritten: "third"] day of [handwritten: "April"] A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-[handwritten: "five"], personally appeared before me, a [handwritten: "Justice of the Peace"] within and for the [blank] county and state aforesaid [handwritten: "Lydia Putney"] aged [handwritten: "79"] years, a resident of [handwritten: "Broadalbin county of Fulton"] in the State of New York, who being duly sword according to law, declares that she is the widow of [handwritten: "Samuel Putney"] deceased, who was a [handwritten: "private in the Revolutionary War. That on account of the services of her husband the aforesaid Samuel Putney in said war she now receives a Pension at the rate of Forty Dollars per annum under the act of February 2nd 1848 as will more fully appear by reference to the evidence now on file at Washington recorded in Pension list roll, Page 11:7, Vol 4."]

She further states that she was married to the said [handwritten: "Samuel Putney"] in [handwritten: "Michius, Massachusetts" —note that this is a mistake and should read Machias, Maine] on the [handwritten: "seventh"] day of [handwritten: "December"] A.D. 18[in handwriting, the 8 has been crossed out: "784"], by one [handwritten: "Jones"] a [handwritten: "Justice of the Peace"] and that her name before her said marriage was [handwritten: "Lydia Brown"] that her said husband died at [handwritten: "Broadalbin"] on the [handwritten: "29th"] day of [handwritten: "January, that she has never before applied for nor received any Bounty land under this or any other act of Congress."]

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855, and she hereby requests the Commissioner of Pensions to forward her warrant to [handwritten: "H. G. Harvey, Broadalbin Fulton County NY"] and appoint him my attorney to receive the same for me.

[handwritten: "Lydia her x mark Putney"]

We [handwritten: "Aaron Seamans"] and [handwritten: "Henry G. Hawley"] residents of [handwritten: "Broadalbin county of Fulton"] in the State of [handwritten: "New York"] upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by [handwritten: "Lydia Putney"] in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. [handwritten: "That the said Lydia Putney affixes her signature by a cross or mark on account of infirmities of age."]

[handwritten: "Aaron Seamans"]
[handwritten: "Henry G. Hawley"]

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.

[handwritten: "Wm Kennedy Justice of the Peace"]
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State of New York, 
Fulton County Clerk's Office, 
[Stamp of the Fulton County Clerk office, with scales in the center]
I, A. Anderson, Clerk of said County, do hereby CERTIFY that [added by hand: William Kennedy Ny], whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, and endorsed thereon, was, at the time of taking such Proof or Acknowledgement a [added by hand: [illegible, Justice?] after Peace]n  in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said county and duly authorized to take the same: that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said [Added by hand: [illegible, Justice?]] and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of Proof or Acknowledgement is genuine: And that said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New-York. 
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereonto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this [added by hand, 7th] day of [added by hand, April] 185 [added by hand , 5 [illegible] Anderson] Clerk
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[pencil illegible] WIDOW, &c. 
File No. [added by hand: 26,343 Lydia Putney wid. of Samuel Putney Priv. Rev. War] Act. [Added by hand: Feb 2nd 1848.] Index:-- Vol. [added by hand, P], Page [added by hand, 145]
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Albany N.Y. Roll. Act of June 1832, 
Samuel Putney. [illegible] $40 per Annum. 
To what time last paid? [Change of hand] P[illegible] to 4th Sept. 1848. [illegible]
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[circular black stamp reading, Johnstown N. Y. around the side and 15 JUL in the middle]
FREE
Col. James L.  Edwards
Coms. Of Pensions  
Washington [illegible]
D.C--
[Sideways underlined] Cole
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Broadalbin, Fulton County N.Y-
July 16th. 1847--
Sir, 
Please examine the enclosed claim of Mrs: Lydia Putney widow of Samuel Putney for a pension under the Act of Congress of 2nd February 1848, and a transfer to me your most favorable [ripped and illegible] [illegible]. 
Respectfully Ect. 
John J. Shrew
M[illegible] L. Edwards [illegible] of Pensions 
N.B. Mr. S. Cole, now a Clerk in the Pension office was, I presume to say acquainted with Mr. Putney, and a word from him might further identify the parties in question. 

[Sideways] Pension Office, Official Business [Black ink, added by hand J.S. Edwards] Commissioner. By [Black ink, added by hand,[illegible] S. Evans]

[Illegible]
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE. NUMBER.
Continental (Mass). Putney, Samuel Lydia. N.. 26343 B. L. Nt. 26769-160-55.

CONTENTS
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Official, 0510 [Ripped]
[illegible underlined] 16 Applications
[Circular stamp, illegible around the circle, inside reads APR 10]
FILE 
Department of the Interior
Pension Office-
Washington City 
D.C.
[In a different hand] 16
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[Envelope]
[Underlined] 62, 794
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[Square address]

Amsterdam
Jan [illegible] [faint word, Free?]
[Oben] J. L. Edwards
[illegible] of Pensions 
Washington 
D.C

[Sideways]
Jan 27. 1840
N.Y. 
S. Putney
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Amsterdam January 20. 1840
Sir
Please forward me a report in the case of Samuel Putney  whose case was taken (under?) the Act of (January?) 1832From this state--say town of [Brocedallein Factions] Co N.Y. 
I am yours respectfully
Matthias J. Bareee
[Ober] J. L. Edwards