Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,654, Isaiah Ford, Vt.

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(3-1776)
[column headings: SERVICE|[BLANK]| NUMBER|]Vt.| Ford, Isaiah| R. 3654
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CONTENTS

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State of New York
Cattaraugus County} ss. 
On this fourth day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court - before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cattaraugus and State aforesaid. Isaiah Ford now a resident of the town of Ellicottville County of Cattaraugus and State aforesaid aged Seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth o his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein Stated. I was born in Poughkeepsie Dutchess County State of New York - in seventeen hundred and fifty nine - On or about the first of May 1775, I volunteered in the Vermont State service for three months under Captain Harris ad Colonel Herrick, and lived another time in Shaftsbury Vermont, we were marched to Castleton in Vermont when my company staid[stayed] until about the first of August - when my time of enlistment was out. was in no battles but some small skirmishes with the Torys and Indians - was here dismissed but without any written discharge having served three months - Soon after my return from Castleton, but cannot say exactly what time, I was drafted as a minute man, while in Shaftsbury Vermont for six months from the light horse company - under Captain Brown and Sargent[sic] Harris and went to Fort Ann about forty miles from Shaftsbury Vermont, on an alaram occasioned by the Indians and enemy where we staid there + in the vicinity about Six months and was dismissed without a written discharge - 
['In the course of the late Fall was called out on alaram from a week to ten days at a time as the alarams were frequent, but cannot recollect the exact time nor what Officers I served under, but am confident I was out in all more than two months.' crossed out]
In July (if I am not mistaken in the time) 1777 I volunteered under Captain Johnston for to go to Ticonderoga to assist in defending the Fort but - before we got quite there we heard the Fort was [illegible]

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and we were marched back to Fort Edward and remained there until I was dismissed being one month in the service and seventy miles from Shaftsbury where I volunteered.
Some time in September 1777 I volunteered as a Substitute in the place of my Brother Nathan Ford who had enlisted for one year and served three months, in the Vermont State Troops and was unwell - I was under Captain Allen and Colonel S. Warner then at Pittstown in the State of New York but was soon marched to Fort Miller where we staid until a few days before the Surrender of Burgoyne's Army, when we were marched to Saratoga and was there until after the surrender of Burgoyne's Army when we were marched back to Fort Miller where I staid until some time in June 1778 when I was dismissed and had a written discharge but lost it many years since - in moving - Soon after the close of the Revolution I moved to Cambridge in Washington County in the State of New York afterward to Cattaraugus County State of New York.
I have no documentary evidence of my services do I know of any person living whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my services - 
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity, except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State or Territory.
And Ebenezer Vining + Justin Russ - 
living in the town of Ellicottville and neighbors to me can testify as to my character for veracity and good behavior and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution.
/s/Isaiah Ford
Sworn and subscribed the day and year first above written
/s/Grant Day a Judge of Cattaraugus Common Pleas}

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We Ebenezer Vining a minister of the Gospel in the town of Ellicottville and Justin Rust of the same place do certify that we are acquainted with Isaiah Ford who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration and - believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believes in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that Opinion.
/s/Ebenezer Vining
/s/Justin Rust
Sworn and subscribed this 4 day of October 1832 Grant Day a Judge}
We Richard Johnson, Eli Rockwell and Peter Sherwood - residing in the town Ellicottville County of Cattaraugus and State of New York and in the neighborhood of the signer of the above declaration certify that they are well acquainted with Isaiah Ford who signs + sworn to the above declaration and believe him to be a person of good moral character and entitled to full credit and we believe him to have been in the Revolutionary service as stated in his declaration.
/s/Richard Johnson
/s/Eli Rockwell
/s/Peter Sherwood
Sworn and Subscribed as aforesaid 
/s/Grant Day a Judge

And the said laws do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Ebenezer Vining who has signed the proceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Ellicottville and that Justin Rust who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town, ['who has also signed the is a resident' crossed out] and is a creditable person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
/s/Alson Leavenworth 
/s/Dan Allen 
/s/Grant Day} Judges of the within mentioned Court of Common Pleas

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State of New York
Cattaraugus County ss} I John W. Staunton, clerk of the court of common pleas of the said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Isaiah Ford for a Pension - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 6th ay of October  one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
/s/John W. Staunton clk
[county seal affixed]

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Application of Isaiah Ford
Cattaraugus Co. NY
16240

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Application of Isaiah Ford
Cattaraugus Co. NY
16240

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State of New York
Cattaraugus County} ss.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Isaiah Ford who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively  as to the precise length of his service, but according the best of his recollection, he served not less but more than the periods as mentioned below and in the following grades - In three months I served as a private in the Vermont State Troops as a volunteer under Capt Harris and Col Herrick - soon after this but cannot tell the exact time I was drafted from a Company of light horse and served Six months at least - In July 1777 I volunteered as a substitute for my Brother in the Volunteer State Troops and served at least nine months - I cannot swear positively as to the exact time of entering or leaving the service nor can I recollect all my Colonels or general officers but am confident I am very near correct.
/s/Isaiah Ford
Sworn and subscribed before me May 28th 1833
/s/Thomas S. Huntley J. P.
State of New York
Cattaraugus County}ss. I certify that am personally acquainted with Richard Johnston Eli Rockwell and Peter Sherwood who certified to the character and credit of Isaiah Ford, who signed the written declaration, are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Ellicottville May 31st 1833

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State of New York
Cattaraugus County} ss. I John W. Staunton Clerk of the County of Cattaraugus do certify that Israel Day before whom the foregoing affidavits purport to have been sworn and signed the foregoing certificate was at the date and is now a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the aforesaid County and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits and certificate to be hi own proper hand writing and Signature - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 31st day of May AD 1833.
/s/John W. Staunton clk
I John W. Staunton Clerk of the County of Cattaraugus do certify that Thomas S. Huntley before whom the foregoing affidavits purports to have been sworn was at the date a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Cattaraugus and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his own proper hand writing and signature - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 31st day of May A.D.1833
/s/John W. Staunton, clk.
[seal affixed]
[annotated] To be returned(?) to Israel Day Ellicottville Cattaraugus Co.

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16240
Isaiah Ford
Cattaraugus co. N.Y.
Israel Day
['Elliotsville' crossed out]
Ellicottsville N.Y.

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WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, May 16 1833

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (this: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, sent this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
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A Statement, showing the Service of Isaiah Ford, Cattaraugus co. N.Y.
[column headings: Period when the service was rendered.| Duration of the claimant's service.(Years.|Months.|Days.||Rank of the claimant.| Name and Rank [illegible] under whom he served.| Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.| Battles in which [illegible] engaged.| Country through which he marched.| Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period| Evidence by which the declaration is supported.|]
[1]Volunteer 1775|([blank]|3|[blank])|private| Capt Harris|Col Herrick| No battles, some small skirmishes|Shaftsbury to Castleton| 73 Vermont Shaftsbury|[blank]|
[2]Drafted as a minute man|([blank]|6|[blank])|light horse|Capt Brown|[blank]|[blank]|Shaftsbury to Fort Ann|[blank]|tradition|[3]Volunteer 1777|([blank]|1|[blank])|Capt Johnson|[blank]|[blank]|towards Ticonderoga then back to Fort Edward|[blank]| [4]Substitute for Nathan Ford|([blanlk]|9|[blank])|Capt Allen|Col Warner|Saratoga| to Fort Miller|Pittstown NY.|
I am respectfully, Your obedient servant, 
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

Some proof of so much service should be produced, as Claimants are required to produce the best of evidence in their power.
/s/T. G. Bradford

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers,' all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops. Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of} ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A.B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank]
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provion [sic] made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th. 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank]
(e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched.  This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f)  whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank]&c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify. that we are well acquainted with [blank] who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories 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 A. B. [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation[sic] of [blank]
for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [blank] of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but it neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore. these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person. who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom be served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served. he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
" Personally appeared before me, the undersigned. a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith,  that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of bis service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below. and in the following grades:- For____ year ____ months, and ____ days I served as a ____. For ____ months and ____ days I served as a ____; 
and for such service I claim a "pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank be held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase [in italics] about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, & without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
To every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of hie leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of
the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
* The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the case of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in note [j] applies in continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written. and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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New York Revol.
Isaiah Ford
Suspended
See letter to Israel Day 
20 Sept. '33 -
3654
See letter to Hon. A. Hazletine
Mar 28th 1832
Sent to Israel Day 17 Novr 1834
letter service Dec 23, 1834
Act 7, June [illegible]

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3654.
P. O. ____
Isaiah Ford
Service: ____
[annotated] REJECTED
Enlisted: ____, 18
Discharged: ____, 18
Application filed: ____, 18
Alleges: ____
Re-enlisted: ____
Attorney: ____
P. O. _____
____
____Recognized.  ____Contract
____Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ____, 18

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[postmark] CITY OF WASHINGTON NOV 20
[return address] J. L. Edward
Commisr of Pensions
[addressee] Israel Day Esq
Ellicottsville
N. York

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War Department
Pension Office
Nov. 17th 1834

Sir
The claim of Isaiah Ford has been again examined. If he has diligently sought in Vermont unsuccessfully for proof of his military service during the revolutionary war, where there are numerous survivors of the services under Cols. Herrick and Warner, it affords a strong presumption against his claim. The evidence called for in this case is the more [illegible] insisted on, as a return of the [illegible] and commissioned officers of Col. Seth Warren's Battalion for 1777 + '78, lately received, shows that there was no company therein commanded by a Captain Allen, under whom claimant alleges he served nine months as a substitute for his brother at that period.
I am Respectfully  Your Obt. Servant
/s/J. L. Edwards

Israel Day Esq
Ellicottsville 
N. York

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[envelope]
Ellicottsville NY
Dec 4th 
[addressee] Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
[annotated] w/s Isaiah Ford Dec 11 N.Y.
Recd 11 Dec. 1834

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[envelope]
Ellicottsville NY
Dec 4th
[addressee] Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
[annotated] w/s Isaiah Ford Dec 11 N.Y.
Recd 11 Dec. 1834

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Ellicottville Dec 3 18334
Sir With respect to the within, the claimant says he is correct unless he has forgotten the names and bids me say that he can make no affidavit Different, [illegible] it may be if mistaken but the event he [illegible] but hopes he may get something for his assistance in his old age + poverty feeling that he has served the full time he states and done no more than was his duty whether he get anything or not.
Yours most respectfully, 
/s/Israel Day

Hon J. L. Edwards

NB I should have stated that Mr. Ford has taken much pains to obtain proof but has not been able to find any
/s/I. Day

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Isaiah Ford

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War Department
Pension Office
20. September '33
Sir, 
The claim of Isaiah Ford was returned to you with the intimation that so much service must be susceptible of proof, and that claimants were required to produce the best evidence in their power. As evidence is furnished, nor does it appear that he has sought it where it is most likely to be found. No claim can be admitted without proof, if there be reason to believe that proof can be obtained. This claim is suspended and his placed on file.
I am, respectfully your obt. servt.
/s/J. L. Edwards

Israel Day, Esq.
Ellicottsville, NY

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State of New York
Cattaraugus County} ss. On this 4th day of October 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cattaraugus and State of New York - the within named Isaiah Ford who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath testify and declare that he has for several years, taken much pains to find some kind of evidence of his service as a Soldier of the Revolution, by writing and sending to many persons in different parts who he did suppose would be most likely to give him such information or proof. , but he has o t able to obtain any. he also have traveled considerable to see person whom he supposed might give some evidence, also employed others to write for him but has not been able to get any evidence of his service - That he is very poor and unable to spend any thing further.
/s/Isaiah Ford

Subscribed and sworn in open Court this fourth day of October 1833 before me Israel Day a Judge of Cattaraugus Common Pleas}

I certify that I have written many letters to different person and places to obtain information of the Service of Isaiah Ford who made the above affidavit as he has stated but can gain no information of any person who knows anything of him about that time or of his being in the service - /s/Israel Day
October 4th 1833

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State of New York
Cattaraugus County ss.} I John W. Staunton clerk of the said county do certify that Israel Day, Esquire before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same of Judge of the court of Common Pleas now in season and that the said affidavit was subscribed and sworn in Open Court and further that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit is his own proper hand writing and signature - 
Witness my hand and seal of office this 4th day of October AD. 1833.
/s/John W. Staunton clk.