Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 177, Levi Ames, New York

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Service New York
Ames, Levi
Ruth
Number R177

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March 1779

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Lords Day Cloudy weather - towards Evening a snow storm begins which continues all night.
no meeting occasioned by [?] and Division, in the church and society of New Concord a house Divided against itself cannot stand

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monday the snow storm continues with high wind from the northeast almost all Day

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tuesday clouday Last night was brought before me a transient person who called his name James Wright for attempting to carry off a number of artillery goods Belonging to Jonathan Allen the affair settled

this Day three years ago my Son Roswell Died at montreal in Canady....

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march 1779

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monday snow about 3 inches deep. a Report of good news for America but wars Ragge in Germany Between the Emperor and the King of prussia plague in Constantinople and terrible Earthquake in Smyrna.
Received a Bundle of letters from Brother Vaughan at Lebanon by which I have an account that the prices of grain in those parts were wheat at 20 Dollars per bushel. wry at 15 Dollars per bushel. Indian corn at 10 dollars.

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Tuesday cold north weft wind

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wednesday Verry cold for most.

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thursday pleasant in the evening a flight of snow.

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friday Raw chilly weather

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Satterday cold

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march 1779

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monday snow about 3 inches deep. a Report of good news for America but wars Ragge in Germany Between the Emperor and the King of prussia plague in Constantinople and terrible Earthquake in Smyrna.
Received a Bundle of letters from Brother Vaughan at Lebanon by which I have an account that the prices of grain in those parts were wheat at 20 Dollars per bushel. wry at 15 Dollars per bushel. Indian corn at 10 dollars.

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Tuesday cold north weft wind

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wednesday Verry cold for most.

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thursday pleasant in the evening a flight of snow.

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friday Raw chilly weather

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Satterday cold

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March 1779

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Lords Day Cloudy weather - towards Evening a snow storm begins which continues all night.
no meeting occasioned by [?] and Division, in the church and society of New Concord a house Divided against itself cannot stand

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monday the snow storm continues with high wind from the northeast almost all Day

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tuesday clouday Last night was brought before me a transient person who called his name James Wright for attempting to carry off a number of artillery goods Belonging to Jonathan Allen the affair settled

this Day three years ago my Son Roswell Died at montral in Canady....

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occasioned by being innoculated for the Small Pox it being his Birth Day on which he was 26 years of age.

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Wednesday a heavy snow storm from the north

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Thursday snow about a foot deep in the woods  snow falls by turns all day
This day rode to the widow Lord, and married Robert Sympfon and mary Lord and in the Evening to father and married Elijah Hill and Elisebeth Beebe.

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Fryday fare and pleasant

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Satterday fair

28 Lordsday pleasant no meeting

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March 1779

this day Mr Sands came here to Board for one week

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monday fair - news that Brittan has sent to congress proposals of agreement and that a fleet of french and Spaniards are on our coasts for our assistance

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tuesday fair Rode to [Lanlord?] Warners where was a meeting of militia officers where a letter was wrote and sent to weathersfield for a minister

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wednesday fair warm spring like weather Road, settle last snow almost gone

April 1779

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Thursday fair pleasant weather

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friday Hot weather for the seafon

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satterday hot Meadows appear green: afternoon windy from the South in the Evening thunder and a small rain

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Ruth Ames
Declaration and Proof

Act of 1836

Whulm H. Clark
Huron
N. York
Agent

N.B. This same Mrs. Ruth Ames sent in his declaration under acts of 1836 and 1838 and those papers are to be added [?] to those ---

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State of New York
Columbia County SS:

On this fifteenth day of July 1839 before the undersigned a Judge of County Courts of said county personally appeared Ruth Ames of Chatham in said County aged seventy nine years who [?] being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to [?] thy [?] of the act of congress passed July 4th 1836

That she is the widow of Levi Ames who was a soldier in the Revolutionary army and served under several regiments. He served one year as this appointment is informed and [?] believes in a company commanded by Captain Allen which turn ended in the spring of 1776 as she believes that he served on the [illegible] in the northern army was in Canada at the time General Montgomery was killed and in the Spring of 1777, and that on the eighth day of May she was married to said Levi Ames, that after they were married he went several times with the service on alarms and short terms the [?] of which she cannot distinctly recollect but with Summer of 1780 he intended for six months and was on the Mohawk river and was gone six months as she believes but cannot tell the offices he served under. That he died in the fifth day of March eighteen hundred and thirteen that she was married to him the said Levi Ames on the eighth day of May seventeen hundred and seventy seven as aforesaid and that she [?] unmarried a widow can sum that pended as now full approve by [?] to the proofs [???]

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John Bull Junr
Judge of County Court in & for Columbia County

Columbia County
Clerks Office

I Killian Miller, Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John Bull Jr before whom the foregoing Declaration and affidavit purpose to have been made was on the day of the [clerk? of the James A. Judge of the County courts of the County aforesaid duly [commissioned?] and [?], and further that I [????] with the hand writing of the said Bull and [??] in the [???] is the said Bulls genuine hand writing. [????] the [?] of the said County this 16th day of July 1839.

K. Miller

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 Entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" an act of 4th July 1836 if my husband as an [?] after my marriage.

State of New York
Columbia County

On this 12th day of November 1845 personally appeared before the subscribed one of the Justices of the Justices Court of the City of Hudson in said county (the same being a court of Record) Ruth Ames a resident of the town of Chatham in said county of Columbia, aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows". That she is the widow of Levi Ames who was a private in the army of the Revolution and served in Hezekiah Baldwin's Company in 1775 & 1776, and went to Canada and served from August to about the first day of June 1776 -- according to her but in collation about 10 months or more as I do not know of anyone now living who served in that company with him. I have heard that his brother Asahel Ames was with him, and I have heard Joseph Wilbur late a pensioner in this county say he was with him - they are dead.

I was married to the said Levi Ames by the Rev'd. Wm. Clarke then a minister at the Village of Spencertown, now in the town of Austerlitz in this county the

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8th day of May, sometime about the year 1777 or 1778. I was about 16 years old when married. I was married about 3 years before I had my first child Elizabeth Rouse, She was a baby when my husband went on tour in 1781 --

I have no record of the ages of my children nor have I any record of the marriage aforesaid with said Levi Ames. 

My oldest child was a daughter and is the wife of Harmon H. Rouse, her name is Elizabeth, she is still living in this town.

My husband said Levi Ames served also as follows according to my present recollection, but I am informed that no record of this service can be found.

I remember that he enlisted for one tour of nine months, but did not serve the whole of this tour, as he was taken sick and I was informed [?] a substitute whose name was Elijah Barkman or Parkman. This was in the year, I cannot recollect the year and I think he was about 5 or 6 months. This was the year after my first child was born. The substitute was Elisha Parker - also served a short time for my husband - 

The substitute was Elisha Parker & not Elijah Barkman or Parkman as above written. My husband also performed some short tours with the militia after I married him. And if these tours are found I then claim a pension under 3d section of act off 1836.

Ruth Foot, my 3d child is dead and is buried and has a gravestone erected at her grave which has her age on it.

Sworn to the subscribed before me this 13th November 1845
Rickard Carregan 
Justice of the Peace

Ruth [x] Ames (her mark)

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State of New York
Columbia County

I Elizabeth Rouse of Chatham in said county being sworn say I am the daughter of Levi Ames and Ruth Ames. My father is dec'd and my mother is alive. I was born the 17th July 1780 - the annexed is the word of my age and my husbands age and of our marriage.

This record was made by me about 15 years ago. I bought the bible new and put the our ages & marriage in soon after I got it -  I sometimes write my name Eliza and sometimes I write it Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Rouse

Sworn to subscriber before me this 12th November 1845
Richard Carrigan, Justice of the Peace

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March the 11 1780, Harmon H Rouse was borne

Eliza Ames was borne July the 17 1780

Harmon H Rouse and Eliza Ames was married October the 8 1815 in Chatham

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Ruth Ames
NY --

Nov 18 - 185

Isaac N. Coffin
Washington City

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State of New York
Columbia County

Be it known that before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly [?] by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Elizabeth Rouse, a resident of Chatham in said County, who being duly sworn states that she is the daughter of Ruth Ames, Dec'd, that the said Ruth Ames was the widow of Levi Ames, who was a Revolutionary war soldier, and that she believes the United States are still indebted under existing laws, for the Pension that was due under the application heretofore made, and that she is directly interested as a claimant in the Pension, for which application was heretofore made, as aforesaid, and [?] and appoints Isaac N. Coffin, Esq of Washington City D.C. her true and lawful attorney with irrevocable power, to examine into, investigate, and establish the claim for said Pension, and do all things, and acts [?] thereto.

In witness where I, the said Elizabeth Rouse have on this 5th day of October 1852, hereunto set my hand, and affixed my [??].

Elizabeth Rouse

R. O. Lester
Seth Daley
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me this 5th day of October 1852.

Seth Daley, Justice of the Peace

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REJECTED
Ruth Ames

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No 12364
Ruth Ames

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Pension Office
January 19th 1846

The papers in the case of Ruth Ames, widow of Levi Ames, have been examined and filed under the acts of 7th July, 1838. This claim is made for services under Capt. Baldwin in 1775 and 1776, in the expedition to Canada, and for service in the New York Line and militia in 1777-8 and 1780-81. The [?] of Capt. Baldwin show that Levi Ames enlisted in that Company in August 1775; but how long he served in that expedition there is no evidence to show. The return of men before [?] in 1776 in the Comptrollers office at Albany should furnish the proof required. The balance of the service for which this claim is made must be established by the certificate of the Comptroller and Secretary of State of New York before it can be admitted. The [?] in this office furnish no evidence of this service.

The date of the marriage must be established by record or documentary evidence, public or private, if attainable, of which the Department must be satisfied before the testimony of individuals can be received.

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The paper purporting to be a family record of Harmon H. Rouse, and his wife Eliza Rouse, bears the appearance of being secretly made, and so far from Mrs. Rouse's testimony is well [illegile] to discredit the claim. The records of the town in which Mrs. Ames was married, or the Register of the Church in that Town may furnish the proof required. 

I am very respectfully your [illegible] serv't

J. L. Edwards

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Mrs. Ruth Ames
Mrs. Frisbee [crossed out]
Act 1838. 
Wheeler H. Clarke 
Hudson N York Atty. 
The [hours] of Research Beebe Mrs. Allen 5 mo on [illegible]

Mrs. Frisbee whose husband [res] Beebe was sent his record by m. today. 

[additional handwritten calculations]

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Pension Office
August 21st, 1840

Sir,

The claim of Mrs. Sarah Frisbee was adjusted by the rules of the Department and a certificate issued for the amount authorized by the proofs. Our rolls show that he was a Lieutenant to a late date in November 1775, and it requires that the grade of Captain should be established by some records showing that he held it by the tenure of a commission or some taut amount instrument. No such proof has been adduced. From the date of Mrs. Commission to the date of his death was 9 months and ten days in Col. Van Schaiks New York regiment

I am very respectfully, 
Yr. Mo. Ob. Serv't
J.L Edwards


Wheeler H. Clarke, Esq.
Hudson
New York

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STATE OF NEW YORK,
RENSSELAER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,
88.
I, AMBROSE H. SHELDON, Clerk of said County, do hereby Certify, that Eb Wadsworth before whom the annexed affidavit passport, to have been made and whose name is thereunto subscribed, was at the day of the date thereof a Commissioner of Deeds, in and for said County, and duly authorized by law to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Commissioner and verily believe that his signature to the said affidavit is genuine. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, this twelfth day of December 1845
A. H. Sheldon CLERK.

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State of New York
Rensselaer County s.s.
On this 30th day of January 1839 before me one Ebenezer Wadsworth a commissioner of deeds in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Joseph Wilbur of Canaan in the County of Columbia and state aforesaid aged eighty seven years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War in the service of the United States and was a sergeant in a company commanded by Captain Josiah Warner and that one Levi Ames belonged to the same company that said Levi Ames in the spring of 1776 enlisted out of said company into a company of years men commanded by Captain Allen that this deponent had a brother by the name of Jonah Miller who enlisted with him at the same time that they went into the service and continued one year and there return with with said Jonah and died as this deponent understood and still believes served the full time of one year and were honorably dismissed and recollects that he went into the service at other times but does not remember the particulars thereof that he was a good soldier and was well spoken of by his associates but does not remember being with him in service except at some alarms which he cannot now describe from his great age and loss of memory that said Levi Ames has been dead for several years and that his widow Ruth Ames resides in the town of Chatham in said County of Columbia and has been married on this deponent has been informed and believes and is still a widow
Subscribed and sworn the day & year above mentioned before me and Joseph Wilbur
and I certify that said Joseph Wilbur is a credible person Eb Wadsworth
Commissioner of deeds

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I certify that in the foregoing affidavit the words "Jacob Vosburgh" were and the words "Josiah Warner" . also the words "not" before execution and sworn to . 
Eb Wadsworth
Commissioner of deeds
State of New York
Columbia County s.s.
I John J. Traver clerk of said county do certify that Ebenezer Wadsworth whose name is above written & from whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been written was on the day of doth then Commissioner of and in & for said county. that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Commissioner & believe his above written to be in his hand writing
In testimony whereof show him unto set my hand & affixed the seal of said county this 10th day of December 1845.

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Ruth Ames
Declaration

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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed March 3rd 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under act of 7th July 1838 + also to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 17th 1844 Entitled, "An Act to continue the pensions of certain widows". [sic]
State of New York
Columbia County SS. On this 12th date of November 1845, before the Subscribed a Justice of the Justices Court of the City of Hudson in said, the same being a court of Record personally appeared Ruth Ames a resident of the town of Chatham in said County + being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress above mentioned passed 3rd March 1843 + 17th June 1844 - That she is the widow of Levi Ames who was a private in the Grand [illegible] Revolution.
That she has this day made her declaration to obtain a pension under Act of Congress, 7th July 1838 for the Revolutionary Services of her husband said Levi Ames
Sworn to + [illegible] before me This 12th November 1845
Ruth X Ames her mark
Richard Carrigen Justice of the Peace

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State of New York
Columbia County s.s.
I Timothy Woodbridge of Austerlitz in said county being sworn say I am the pastor of St Peters Church Spencertown in said county. that such pastor about 31/2 years past. that all the records of said Church in my possession there were no records of prior to the time of my becoming the pastor of said Church nor do I know that there has been kept a marriage record belonging to said Parish prior to the time I commenced my pastor ship of said Church -
Sworn and subscribed on me this 14th day of January 1846 Timothy Woodbridge
Wheeler H. Clarke
Commissioner of deeds
I do certify that I have known the above named Timothy Woodbridge for ten years past - He is the Pastor of said Church & entitled to credit.
Wheeler H. Clarke Com of deeds

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State of New York 
Columbia County s.s.
I John J. Traver clerk of said county do hereby certify that Richard Carriger before whom the foregoing declaration purports to have was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Law in & for said county & that Wheeler H. Clarke before whom the foregoing affidavits purports to have been taken was on the day of the date thereof a Commissioner on duty in & for said county. that I am well acquainted with said Justice & said Commissioners hand writing & verily believe their signature to said papers respectively to their respective hand writing -
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal of said county this 15th day of January 1846
J. J. Traver
Clerk

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177
REVOLUTIONARY PENSION CLAIM.
ACT OF June 7th 1832

Ruth Ames
widow of Levi
(N.Y.)

POWER OF ATTORNEY TO EXAMINE CLAIM
Col. Anderson
Mar 10/34

Charles C Tucker,
Attorney, 
Present.

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Power of Attorney.
Know all men by these presents: That I Eliza Rouse do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Chas. C. Tucker, of Washington City, D.C., my true and lawful Agent and Attorney to prosecute the Claim of Ruth Ames for any amount of Revolutionary Pension that may be due under the provisions Act of 1836 or any other Act or Resolution of Congress, and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said Claim on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed: and to do all things that I might or could do, were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may lawfully do in the premises.
Witness my hand and seal this 28th day of February 1854.
In presence of William M Bunker Elizabeth Rouse
State of New York Columbia County s.s.
On this 28th day of February 1854 before me a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth Rouse a resident of said County, and made oath according to law that she is the identical person who executed the foregoing power of Attorney, and that she is directly interested in said Claim, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my said Attorney may use in prosecuting said Claim.
Elizabeth Rouse
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
William M. Bunker Justice of the peace
State of New York 
County of Columbia s.s.
I David C. Nufus Clerk of Columbia County do hereby certify that William M. Bunker Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgement were made and who has thereunto signed his name, was at the time of doing so a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my official seal this 4 day of Feby 1854
David C. Nufus Clerk

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Pension Office

20 [stamped]

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
Washington

Dec 29, 1845
Ruth Ames
July 4 1836
Supplemental Dec. Act 1838
No. 12364

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Hudson New York
Dec 18th 1845
Sir:
I enclose a declaration made by Mrs. Ruth Ames, widow of Levi Ames in 1839.
Also Joseph Wilburs deposition in 1839.
I recently sent to you the declaration of Mrs. Ames embracing both acts of 1836 and 1838.
The declaration enclosed is under Act. of1836. She states her marriage in May 1777. and services after the marriage to.
Levi Ames served in Baldwins Company in Canada in 1775 to Spring of 1776. Wilbur says in the enclosed affidavit that Levi Ames enlisted in Captain Allens Company & served one year.
This Captain Allen was Captain Lanthrop Allen of Colonel Elmers Connecticut Regiment. Capt Lanthrop Allen obtained a pension under Act of 1818 of $240 per annum for the services he performed in Elmers Cont regiment. He Allen says of this service that "On the 15th day of April 1776 I was appointed a Captain 
"I was placed in the regiment of Col Saml. Elmer "whose regiment was commissioned by Congress that he served in it until the 25th of April 1777 at which time the soldiers times expired

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This Col Saml. Elmer commanded a Continental regiment.
This shows the service of Levi Ames in Baldwins Company from August 1775 to 25th April 1777. for 9 months.
Also one year in Lanthrop Allens Company in Saml Elmers Connt Regt from April 25th 1776 to 25 April 1777.
These two tours was before the marriage.
In the enclosed declaration Mrs. Ames states that her husband served 6 months in 1780. She cannot state the officer. Probably Levi Ames served in 1780 under the same Capt Lanthrop Allen, who was on the Mohawk in that war a Capt of one of the Companys of Col John Harpers rest of state troops. Ames & Capt Allen had served together from 1776 to 1777. & Allen & Ames lived in the same neighborhood and probably went out again together in 1780.
If you have the old pay role of Allens company it may show the facts - 
His service was after the marriage & after the birth of Ames first child
If no service can be found after 1777 then Mrs. Ames must submit to a pension under

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Act of 1838. If those of 1780 or any after that period can be found she is entitled to a pension under Act of 1836. 
My former helper in this case alluded to this Mr Wadsworth & the supposition that of Mrs. Ames that Mr. Wadsworth had to this [illegible].
Mr Wadsworth at my request sent her the enclosed papers
Please attend to them as soon as convenient.
If you wish to refer to Lanthrop Allens papers you will probably remember that I was the Attorney of Mrs. Abigail Allen of this city his widow & obtain her a pension under act of 1836.
It is that Levi Ames was a private, but he served in the any other capacity please allow a pension accordingly.
Yours truly,
Wheeler H. Clarke
To J. L. Edwards Esq.

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Pension Office
10 [stamped]
Hon. JL Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington

12364
Dec. 1. 1845
[re] Ruth Ames
Aug 7, 1838

Hudson N.Y. Nov 28 [stamped postmark]

no papers [separate handwriting]

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Hon. L J. Edwards | Hudson N. York the Nov 27th 1845

Sir

I send enclosed the declaration of Mrs Ruth Ames, widow of Levi Ames dec'd under the acts of 1838 & 1836. 

Mrs. Ames is confident that her husband served after the birth of her first and she says it was the year after, which would have been in the year 1781. For 9 months of which he served 5 or 6 months and then hired Elisha Parker, his cousin for the residue of the tour. 

You have the rolls of the first portion of the services of some if not all of the 9 months men in 1781. 

Mrs. Ames remembered her husbands captain in the Canadian Expedition, because he was from her neighborhood - but she does not remember the Captain under whom her husband served in 1781. The service in the Expedition to Canada was probably 9 or 10 months. I feel very confident that Levi Ames served in 1780 or 1781. 

I have searched at Albany for the services of Levi Ames but have not been able to find any evidence of them.

A man  by the name of Elisha Parker

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served in Captain Silas Gray's company Col. Willetts reg in 1781. & recd. a certificate Nov 30th 1781 for $18.13.4 being pay for 7 months, a private, & which would make Gray his, Parkers service commence May 1, 1781.
This does not agree with Mrs. Ames statement. She says her husband served 5 or 8 months& that Elisha Parker (her cousin) served a short time & she stated to me she thought Parker served about two months.
If the original muster roll can be found in which Levi Ames served it may show & the  pay roll may show. The way it may have been done may have been as follows. Levi Ames may have served the 4.5. or 6 months of the tours & when taken unwell or descious or having for some other reason. probably because he wanted to join his family. he may have, in hiring Parker, given him his right to the pay he had already earned and when the time expired the certificate was made out to Elisha Parker for the whole time - & the certificate may have shown the fact of his services
Will it be asking too much to request you to examine the muster & the pay role of Capt Grays company in Willetts regt. & if not then formed will you examine the pay & muster rolls of the 9 months men of 1780 & 1781. Mrs. Ames soon after the Act of 1836 was passed applied to Mr. Wadsworth

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to get him a pension under the Act; but he not being able to find the service after the marriage, abandoned it. In 1843 I f,inally heard of her case, when passing by her on my route to my Fathers in Berkshire, Mass - & I could not find any service of Levi Ames. I wrote you on this subject in 1843 & yours in answer Augst 8th 1843 stating that no claim had been presented in the name of Ruth Ames. Your next letter on this subject informed me that Levi Ames served in 1775 in the Expedition to Canada. This last letter bears date Sept 1, 1845 - this in answer to mine of the 28th August 1845 making enquiries for this service. Thus you see the manner & the cant of delay in this case. One word more as to the Exter to be allowed in this case. First probably 10 months should be allowed for this Expedition to Canada & this would include a part of Augst 1775 & a part of June 1776. Your letter says he enlisted in Augst 1775 and I think the first part of August 1775. Mrs. Ames remembered this service of her husband in 1775 is there not reason to believe & to conclude that she remembers the service of her husband in 1780 or 1781. & if it cannot be found, ought she not to be allowed a part of this tour. She tells you it was the spring after her oldest child was born & this would make it 1781. That Elisha Parker took her husbands place & on search Elisha Parker is found in service in 1781.
She also states service in Col Whitings regt of Militia, this was probably in 1777 & 1778, 
In colcluding if you allow 10 months in 1775 & 1776 & 5 months in 1781, in my opinion it would be no more than what is finally due to her, bringing her claims under Act 4th Jul, 1836 -
Yours truly,
Wheeler H. Clarke

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J Gardiner
Dr Ames 
Nov 1845.
Wheeler H. Clarke Esq
Hudson N.Y.

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6.66/ 46.66 46.62 7 months pay [different handwriting]

Comptrollers Office 
Albany 27th Nov 1845 

18 13.4 2 1.66 6 9
46.66 [calculations in different handwriting]

Sir
Yours of yesterday is recd. Below you have the  result of the examination for the services of Elisha Parker during the revolutionary period. priv, 30th Nov / 81. Capt Silas Gray Col M. Willett [pound currency symbol] 18.13.4 
I also find the name of Elisha Parker as Joining the 1st New York Regt. 6th A[P] 178. as [illegible] to Endway this must be an other person.
 I am not able to say how many Regiments of [Levier] were out in 1781. On referring to the Records in Secretarys office I find that [Levier] were raised commanded by Pawling, Willett, Weissenfels & McKinstry, in that year, it is possible they were not full Regiments 

Yours & - J. Gardiner 

W. H. Clarke Esq.
Hudson N.Y.

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March 14 1846
Reced
Mrs. Ames
J.L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington

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Hudson New York.
 March 9th 1846 

Sir,

Your letter of the 19th of January last was duly recd, and I should have answered it immediately if I had not then intended to have come to Washington 
By this Letter of yours it would appear that all of her papers were not taken into consideration. The claim is for services for of 9 Months in Baldwins company commencing 1st Aug 1775 & Ending 18 April 1776.
 Then she claims for 12 months from 1st April 1776 to April 1st 1777, under Lathrop Allen in Col. Samuel Elmores reg[h] of Connecticut troops- 
Levi Ames was not before Quebec & his name therefore cannot be in that return - Lathrop Allen was in Baldwins Company in Canada, he obtained a pension under act of 1818 & his widow Abigail Allen obtained a pension under act of 1836, they lived in this County - 
Mrs. Frisbee of this County formerly widow of Roswell Beebe also obtained a pension under act of 1836. this Roswell Beebe was lt of

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Baldwins company died 30th March 1776 in Montreal in Canada.
Samuel Doty of this County obtains a pension under Act of 1818 & he was in Baldwins Company in Canada & Lanthrop Allens Company in 1776 to 1777. If you will examine these cases you will find no difficulty relating to the services in 75 & 1776 & 1777.
And there is also one other case I want to refer you to. Viz Mrs. Nancy Flemings one of her witnesses Jacob H. Fleming says he enlisted in it for 9 months 
If you will examine the following case they will finish you sufficient data by which to examine the service under Baldwin, First Capt Lanthrop Allens papers, Second Abigail Allens papers,
Third Samuel Doty -
Fourth Mrs. Frisbe
Fifth Nancy Flemings 
I sent a declaration drawn by me this & I find by my hand was such Nov 28 1845
On the 18th Dec I sent a declaration made by her in 1839.
This contains Wilburs affx of the service from 1776 to 1777 in Allens Company.

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Subsequent to the 18th Dec. 1845 I sent the Rev Timothy Woodbridge affx that there was no record of marriage, belonging to the church in Spencertown
Have all these papers but put together
I wish this done first
The remark in your letter that the record of Mrs. Rouse bear the appt of having but recently made right have been spared. Mrs. Rouse swears to the record. States about the time of its being made & then is not in it, that I can discover any such appearance, this change or rather suggestion is easily made in many cases difficult t be rebutted. Mrs. Rouse is a respectable woman, & her husband is a man of respectable property; entirely independent in his circumstances & if Mrs. Rouses wishes had been consulted Mrs. Ames would not have presented this claim. Mrs. Rouse said her mother had enough without it. This testimony in relation to the marriage is sufficient.
One of Mrs. Ames younger daughters died several years ago & the tomb stone bears upon it the time of her death & her age when she died. Mrs. Ames can avail herself of that if it becomes necessary
In 1839 Mrs. Ames states her marriage in 1777. I wish this case examined on all the papers in the case

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the services claimed under act of 1838 is 8 months to April 1 1776 & 12 months to April 1777. Leaving the services subsequent to the year 1777. for a [renewed] aff should those services be found. 
Rest Yours,
Wheeler H. Clarke 

Hon. JL. Edwards

J.L. Edwards
Come. of Pensions
Washington

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Jan 20. 1846 Supplemental Dec. Ruth Ames, July 1 1838 

Wast file letters are bound 

Pension Office
JL Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington 

15 [stamped, crossed out]
30
[postmark]

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Hudson N York
Jany 15th 1846
Sir.
I send you enclosed the deposition of the Rev T. Woodbridge, proving there are no records of marriages in the church at Spencertown when the Rev M. Clark was minister when Ruth Ames & Levi Ames were married Also I send the appl of Mrs. Ruth Ames under act of 1838
But I am still in hopes to get this pension allowed under act of 1836, the services now proven an say 8 months in Baldwins Company ends in Apl 1776 & one year in Allens Company Elmon, ends in 1777.
She says that her husband served in various alarms after her marriage to him & Joseph Wilbur swears to the law.
She was married in 1777 but is yet we have found no service after that year.
I saw her on the 13th instant, she says her husband Levi Ames served in 1781. that he went in the service after Elizabeth Rouse was born. Elizabeth was born July 1780. that her husband hind her

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cousin Elisha Parker to finish the tour for him. She says her husband came home about the time of picking green corn. this must have been about 10th Sept 1781.
Elisha Parker recd a certificate for services 30th Nov 1781 for $18.13.4. 7 months pay & this appears to be the pay the res of this Company recd I think there was no partial payments in this company this year
The services of Elisha Parker an formed to have been in Silas Gray's Company in Willets regt 1781.
I think Levi Ames agreed with Elisha Parker that he Parker would serve the residue of the tour he Parker should receive the pay for the whole tour & accordingly on the 30th Nov 1781, when the tour was finished he Parker recd the certificate for the whole tour.
If your office contains the muster role or return rolls from 1st May 1781 to 1st October 1781 of Silas Gray's company of Willets regt the service of Levi Ames in that company in that year will I fully believe be found
If however your office contains

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no evidence & if you should decide that Mrs. Ruth Ames claim can only under act of 1838 I wish to preserve the right of presenting this claim under act of 1836 whenever the other evidence shall be found.
Resp yours,
Wheeler H. Clarke
Hon J. L. Edwards
services in Baldwins comp from Augt 1775 to Apl 1, 1776 say 8 mos services in Lanthop Allens company Elmores regt from April 1776 to April 1777
Claims in 1777 in full say 4 mo do in other claim 2 mos in all
If Grays muster roll or return roll is found then add what is found if any
I think for 1777 3 months would be more count that 4 mos & it would in any event be safe to give her $80 per annum & a full pensions
8.00
12.00
4.00
2.00
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Hudson New York
March 21st 1849.
Sir
I send enclosed the certificate of the Comptroller of the State of New York endorsed on your letter to me which shows that Captain Baldwins Company was not before Quebec in 1776.
If Baldwins Company was in that item & Levi Ames was not among them then it would be evidence that he was not in service in 1776 at the time mentioned in your letter.
Baldwins Company was in Montreal & there. Levi Ames enlisted in August 1775 & served until in April 1776 say 8 mo. Roswell Beebe mentioned in the enclosed letter relating to Mrs. Frisbes claim was the limit in Baldwins Company and died in Montreal 23 March 1776.
See enclosed an court journal of his Father under date of 23 March 1779. He says
"this day three years ago my son Roswell died at  "Montreal in Canada"
See the case of Mrs. Sarah Frisbee referred to in enclosed letter, they will show that

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When Baldwins Company was in winter of 1776, that the company was in Montreal 
Mrs. Ames in her declaration says he was in Canada & served. until spring
This claimed also that he was in Capt Allens Company during the years men and you will see that Mr. Wilbur one of the witnesses says his Brother Josiah Wilbur was in same Company. Enlisted in the Spring of 1776 Lanthrop Allen of this county was a Captain in Elmores Connecticut regt from spring of 1776 to spring of 1777 one year
And I concluded that Ames & Allen was under this Lanthrop Allen that year. 
Your office contains the Rolls of that Regt 
Will you examine it & see if Ames or Wilbur are on it.
If you will refer to the papers of Roswell Beebe late a pensioner of this county Augt 1832 I think his papers will show when Baldwins Company was in winter of 1776.
So I think Samuel Dotys will. He was of this county act 1818.
It is claimed that 8 mo should be allowed under Baldwins besides what may be found under Allen I can prove the marriage now by proof that will be satisfactory, but as

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there is no use in doing that before services allowed I thought I should see what services would be allowed first.
Your early attention to this subject is earnestly required.
Resty yours,
Wheeler H. Clarke
Hon J. L. Edwards
Com
PS. I have delayed sending these papers for the reason that Mrs. Ames died and think about the time I recd them and I have been waiting to get an opportunity to to prepare an application for her children. She has one or more living. If the proof is satisfactory I will send the childs & the proof of [illegible]

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Pension Office
Jul. 30 1845
Hon. JL Edwards
Comr. of Pensions
Washington
Recd
Ruth Ames

10 [stamped]
Hudson, NY Jun 28 [stamped postmark]

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State of New York
Hudson July 28th 1845
Sir
In August 1843 I wrote you relating to
Ruth Ames burinefs(?) Enquiring what had been
done towards getting her a pension.
Inc.(?) from your letter stating nothing has
been done.
Mrs. Ruth Ames stated to me that
Ebenezer Wadsworth Esq. had been to see her
& she supposed he was getting her pension, as
you will see by my former letter, as then stated.
Ruth Ames states that the was married to
Levi Ames in the war of the Revolution 
& she informed me he was in the Expedition
to Canada in the fall & winter of 1770 & 1777
& served to May 1777 as private or corporal
or Sergeant [illegible] after her marriage he
went one tour in the Albany militia.
I have searched the Militia records
at Albany but do not find his name.
This service in Canada she says was
in the fall of 1776 & winter of 1777 ending
about May 1777 in Hezihiah Baldwins
company as she thinks.
The Service was probably
in Ian Schainks [illegible], as many of the [illegible]
from that vicinity went.
Lathrop Allen wait,
Roswell Bubr went, &@&@
One of your rules as I understand and as follows
"Where an individual has a claim of doubtful
"character & first wishes information for his qui
"dance, before subjecting himself to the Expense
"of taking alimony, if the individual be named
"& all the facts Commented with the case be clearly

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"set forth the party will be (advised) informed "as to the cause most advisable to pursue."

This I think is Mrs. Ames case. 

You alone have the records of the New York regiments in Canada, and can easily inform her what causes to pursue. 

If Levi Ames served in Canada in the New York regts. in the fall of 1776 and winter of 1777 and until May 1777, your records will tell. 

I wish the information your records contain and if it amounts to 6 months, the application for a pension will be made.

I am respectfully and truly yours 

Wheeler H. Clarke

Hon, I. S. Edwards 

Com'r of pensions