Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 10025, John Finney, Penn.

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(3-1776)

Service
Penn.

Finney, John
            Sarah

Number
W10025

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6256 Indiana

John Finney
of Rush Co in the State of Indiana 
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Gregg of the Regt commanded
by Col Jenkins in the Pennsylvania line
for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of February 1833 - and sent to Hon J Sessler U S Senate

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1832 - $45.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 15.00
$60.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk
Book D Vol. 9 Page 183

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4951  Madison

Indiana
Sarah Finney
widow of John Finney 
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
30 dollars 00 Cents per annum, to
commence on the 4th day of March, 1848
Certificate of Pension issued the
11th day of July, 1849
and sent to 
C. H. Wallach
3rd Auditors Office

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848 Page 327 Vol. 3

Reported
Let be Hon J S Roberson 3 Jany 1852

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John Finney Senior was born in the Parish
of Brushane and Countyof Antrim, in
Ireland, 25 of December A:D: 1751.
and he arrived at Newcastle upon Delaware
in almost the last Ship that came in at the
shutting up of the Sea Ports of America
in their Revolution with Great Britain.
Sarah Finney born near New Garden meeting
house which township was in Chester County,
Pennsylvania state 8 of 7 month called 
July. Anno.Domini 1768.
Mary Finney.their first, born 11 of 2 month
called February A.D. 1788.
James, born 16 of 8 mo called August 1789.
Edith, born 9 of 10 mo called October 1792.
Ann, born 13 of 6 mo June 1798.
Amos, born, 19 of 1 mo January 1800.
William, born 13 of 9 mo September 1801
David Born 14th of March 1806
John Born the 8 of June 1804

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Sarah Finney

J. P. Cooper
send to C.S. Wallach
Third Auditing

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State of Illinois
Clark county
I Stephen Archer Judge of the Probate
court in and for the county of Clark and state of Illinois
holden at Marshall, do hereby certify that Satisfactory evidence has been exhibited and given to said court that Sarah Finney was an applicant for a pension as the widow of John Finney who was a pensioner of the
United State at the Rate of forty dollars per annum, and died in the county of Rush and state of Indiana where he Resided on the 11th day of July 1836. That the said Sarah Finney, his widow Resided in the county of Rush and state of Indiana and died in the county of Rush and state of Indiana on the 4th day of October 1848.
That she left an only child who is now living whose name is Amos Finney.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal
of office at Marshall this 9th day April
in the year of our Lord 1849.

Stephen Archer Probate
Justice of the Peace

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State of Indiana
Rush County
Rush Probate Court
February Tenant 1833

On this 11 day of February in the year
1833 personally appeared before the Honorable Elias Posten Probate judge within the said county now in session John Finney a resident of the said County of Rush aged Eighty one years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June Seventh 1832
That he was Drafted for the term of five months and served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war as such for and during said
term in the year 1776 if his memory serves him correctly. This Declarant says he served under the following named officers to wit, the General was by the name of Gates the Col was by the name of Jenkins the Majors name not 
recollected at this time the Captain was by the name of Gregg the other officers names not 
recollected
This Declarant says he was Drafted in the town of Chester in Chester County in the State of Pennsylvania and was imployed during apart of said term of five months in said county and state in guarding the Tories and also to prevent them from doing mischief in the neighborhood and likewise to prevent them from corresponding with the British and from said place he was marched to Wilmington and continued there about two weeks and from there to Philadelphia and continued there he thinks about two or three weeks and from there he was marched back to or near the Sea cast in Chester in said state and from there he was marched over a Town called Brandywine and near said Town the Americans had a general Battle or engagement with the Brisith army and the said British army was compelled by the force of the americans to Surrender and done so to General Gates

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he says he was employed about two days in bringing the dead immediately after said battle was fought andwas then discharged by his officers and he returned home.
And afterwards he says he was drafted
again for the term of four months. This Declarant says the object of said draft was to prevent the Tories from giving aid to the British as well as to prevent the said British from plundering & marching through
the country and at the expiration of said time of service he returned home. This Declarant says he received no written discharge from any officer but they told him he would receive one when the war was over & also
would receive pay for his services but he says he never did receive either.
This Declarant says to the best  of his knowledge he was not commanded by any
officer in command during the last term of service higher than a Captain whose name he says was - Gregg
And the said Declarant in answer to the questions propounded by the Parent as required by the instructions from the
War Department says to the best of his knowledge and belief he was born in the parish of Brushane and County of Antrim in Ireland on the 25th day of December AD 1751 not he has a record of his age which he Received from his Father which
appears to have been a Record of the Births of his fathers family

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That he was living in Chester county in the State of Pennsylvania when he entered the service of the United States and remained there for a number of years the exact number not recollected at this time & from there he removed into Washington county in said state and remained there about five years & from there removed into the the state or territory of Ohio in Adams county in said state & remained there four or five years & from there removed into the state of Indiana into Rush County where he now lives which has been about four years.
This Declarant says he was in the actual service of the United States for the term of nine months
That his declaration above details the manner in which he entered into the service. The answer to the fifth & sixth inquiries are contained in his declaration above so far as this declarant can recollect. 
That he is known to Israel Crusan Lemuel Crusan Amos Finney John Smelser & James Ross who can testify as to his character for venacity &  their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution
That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services & that he has no documentary evidence thereof
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a person or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or territory
John Finney his mark

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me
Robert Thompson clerk

We Israel Crusan & Lemuel Crusan residing in the county of Rush & state of Indiana hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Finney who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Eighty one years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Israel Crusan Lemuel Cruzan

Sworn & subscribed the day & year as aforesaid before me  Robert Thompson clerk

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This Declarant says the Reason he has not procured the certificate of a Clergyman in the avbove case as contemplated by the instructions from the War Department is because there is no Clergyman living near him & also because he has been generally confined at home by reason of old age & infirmity
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interogatories 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 Israel Crusan & Lemuel Crusan are residents in the county of Rush & are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit
Elias Poston Probate Judge

I Robert Thompson Clerk of the Rush Probate Court do hereby certify that the foresaid contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Finney for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12th day of February AD 1833
Robert Thompson clerk

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Act 43 9669.9960

Sarah Finney
Indiana

Act 7th July 1838.

admitted
Paid 30 per annum
11 July 1836 and 7 Jul 38
and subsequent amt
L.  d. July 11 36

More due 4 Oct 1848

child Amos Finney

C. S. Wallack
3rd auditors office

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State of Indiana
Rush County Js. 
on this tenth day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Three personally appeared before me Lewis Salla one of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court in and for said Country of Rush
and State of Indiana, said Court being a Court of Record having a Clerk and an official seal and declared a Court of Record by the Laws of
Indiana creating said Court: Sarah Finney a resident of the said County of Rush aged Seventy Five years past who being by me first duly sworn according to Law on Her oath makes the following Declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of a provision made by the acts of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows, and the act of Congress passed 3 of March 1843 entitled an act granting a pension to certain (widows of) Revolutionary Soldiers; that she is the Widow of John Finney who was a private in the Army of the Revolutionary War, that her said
husband John Finney she believes was principally engaged in hauling provision to the Army and that the said John Finney belonged to the State Troop of Pennsylvania and served as well as she recollects between one and
two years, She does not now recollect the Day Month or year nor the particular place where He entered the service, nor the time or place where He was discharged nor can she state or give the names of the Officers under whom he served nor the manner in which he entered
the service whether he was enlisted drafted on volunteered
She further declares that the said John Finney resided

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at the time he entered the service in the County of Chester in the State of Pennsylvania, and that the said John Finneywas a pensioner of the revolutionary war at the rate of Forty Dollars per annum as she verily believes and placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Indiana and drew his pension money at Richmond in the State of Indiana, that he made his application for a pension in the year Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Three or Four before the Circuit Court of the County of Rush and State of Indiana where he then resided this Declarant begs leave to refer to the declaration and application of the said John Finney for his pension for greater certainty as to the names of his Officers and the length of time and manner of service of the said John Finney in the revolutionary War now on file as she supposes in the Pension Office at Washington City. She further declares that she was married to the said John Finney on or about the 18 day of May in the year Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Six by a Justice of the Peace in the County of Chester in the State of Pennsylvania, that her Husband the aforesaid John Finney Died on the 11 day of July in the year Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Six in the County of Rush and State of Indiana, that she was not married to him prior  to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen Hundred and Ninety Four viz at the time above stated that she never until now applied for a pension as the Widow of the said John Finney Deceased and that her maiden name was McDaniel and that she has never intermarried with any other person since the death of the said John Finney her husband as aforesaid and that she now resides in the County

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of Rush and State of Indiana and still continues to live there as the Widow of the said John Finney deceased that she has resided in the said County of Rush for the last Fourteen years past and that 
previous thereto she resided in
Brown County in the state of Ohio

her mark
Sarah Finney seal

State of Indiana
Rush County 
On this Tenth day of October AD 1843 personally appeared before me Lewis Salla one of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court in and for said County Samuel Culbertson a resident of said County aged 66 years past who being by me first duly sworn according to Law upon his oath says that he is personally
acquainted with Sarah Finney the declarant named in and who made the declaration hereto attached before Lewis Salla one of the associate judges of the Circuit Court in and for the said County of Rush this day, as the Widow of John Finney Deceased, that he has been acquainted with the said Sarah Finney for
the last Fourteen years in the said County of Rush, and was also acquainted with her Husband and her together for about seven years previous to her Husband's death
that the said John Finney her husbana died in the County of Rush aforesaid on or about the 11, day of July 1836, that the said John Finney in his lifetime drew a pension for his services in the revolutionary War, that he was present and witnesserdthe Funeral of the said Finney, that the said Sarah Finney the

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declarant is now a Widow residing in the said County of Rush, and is the Widow of the said John Finney Deceased who was a pensioner as aforesaid and that the said Sarah Finney the declarant has never intermarried with any other person since the death of her said husband as aforesaid and further saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the Day and Year by me first above herein written 
Samuel Culbertson

Lewis Salla
Associate Judge Rush County Indiana

I Lewis Salla the associate Judge before whom the above deposition of Samuel Culbertson, was this day made subscribed and sworn to, do certify that the said Samuel Culbertson is a man of candor with veracity and credibility which I certify from my own personal  knowledge. Given under my hand this 10 day of October 1843
Lewis Salla
Associate Judge R. C. Pa

I Lewis Salla the Associate Judge before whom the above  declaration of Sarah Finney was made subscribed and sworn to on this day do certify that I have attended at the Poor house in the County of Rush and State of Indiana being the present residence of the said Sarah Finney the declarant to the above declaration, And I further certify that the said Sarah

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Finney is unable to attend at and before a Court of Record in and for the said County of Rush, from her advanced ageand bodily infirmity. Given under my hand at the said County of Rush this 10, day of October 1843
Lewis Salla
Associate Judge R. C. Pa

State of Indiana
Rush County 
I John L. Robinson, clerk of the Circuit Court of Rush County and State of Indiana do certify that Lewis Salla whose official signatures appear to the foregoing declaration of Sarah Finney and to the deposition of Samuel Culbertson and the respective certificates thereto annexed now is and was on the days of the dates thereof one of the associate Judges of the Circuit Court in and for the said County of Rush duly commissioned and qualified as such that full faith and credit are due his official acts that his said signatures are genuine and that his attestations are in due form of Law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunton subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at my office in Rushville this 11th day of October Anno Domini 1843
John L. Robinson, clerk

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New Salem In                        25
September 4

Joshua S Cooper
Marshall
Clark County
Illinois

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State of Indiana
Rush County
On this 21st day of August A. D. 1844 personally appeared before me William McCleary one of the justices of the Peace in and for the county of Rush aforesaid Amos Finney a Resident of said county aged forty four years on the 19th of January last, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law upon his oath says that he is a son of John Finney and Sarah Finney, that his father John Finney was a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner at the rate of forty dollars per annum under the act of Congress of June 7 1832, and lived in Rush county aforesaid at the time he made his application for a Pension in the year 1833 or 1834 as well as he now Recollects that his said father died the said county of Rush on the 11th day of July 1836 and that his mother Sarah Finney made her Declaration for a Pension under the act of July 7, 1838 on the 10th day of October in the year 1843 before Lewis Salla, one of the associate judges of the circuit court in and for this county where she then resided and had so then & there lived for the last fourteen years then passed & previously thereto her & her husband lived in Brown county Ohio and previous thereto in Chester county Pennsylvania. That he is informed and believe there is no Record evidence to be found of the marriage of his said father & mother in Chester County Pennsylvania where they were married, as he is informed and believe on or about the 11th day of May 1786 and that his Mother's maiden name was McDaniels, and that the laws of Pennsylvania did not at the time Require any Record to be kept by the officers of Marriage who celebrated them.
That the paper hereto attached Marked A is a family Record of the ages of his said father and mother and of their children which is the hand writing of his said father John Finney which was made by his father about the time of the birth

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of his youngest brother & their last child William Finney as he was informed by his father in his life time and has always understood from his parents since his earliest Recollection which Record was in the possession of his Father up to the time of his death & has since that time been in the possession of this affiant and was kept in one of the old family books but was not attached to the Book nor ever belonged to it as a part thereof and that the names of Mary, James, Edith, Ann & William named in the Record were the brothers and sisters of this affiant and that the two last names viz David & John at the bottom of the Record are the names and births of two of their Grand-children. And that he believes that said Record is correct of all that appears upon its face further saith not.    
Amos Finney  His Mark 

Sworn to and subscribed before on this 21st day of August 1844
William McCleary J. P. Ind

State of Indiana
Rush county

I William McCleary the justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing affidavit of Amos Finney was made on this day, do certify, that the said Amos Finney is a man of credibility and that his statements are entitled to credit which I certify from my own personal knowledge. Given under my hand this day and year by me last above herein written.
William McCleary JP Ind

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State of Indiana
Rush county

I John L. Robinson Clerk of the circuit court in and for the county of Rush aforesaid do certify that William McCleary where official signatures appear to the foregoing affidavit of Amos Finney and to the certificate of his credibility now is and was on the day of the dates thereof on acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly accomplished and qualified that full faith and credit are due his official acts and that his signature thereto are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and addixed the official seal of said court at my office at Rushville this 21st day of August A. D. 1844. 

John L. Robinson _ Clerk

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File No. 10025
Sarah Finney
Wid. of John Finney
Pvt. Rev. War

Act: Feby 2nd/48
Index: Vol. A. Page 237

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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8591 Madison     Reported

Indiana
Sarah Finney
widow of John Finney
who was a Private 
in the Revolution
Husband died 11 July, 1836.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 30 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence
on the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of Pension issued
the 11th day of July, 1849
and sent to 
C. S. Wallach
3rd Auditor Office 

[Acts of March 3, 1843 & June 17, 1844.]

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 218

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10685                Reported

Indiana
Sarah Finney
Widow of John Finney
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1833
and who died on the 11th of July 1836
of Rush Co in the State of Indiana
who was a Private in the Company 
commanded by Captain Gregg of the
Regt. commanded by Col Jenkins in
the Revolution line for 9 mo. 
Inscribed on the Roll of Madison
at the rate of 30 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of
July, 1849 and sent to C. S. Wallach 3rd Auditors Office

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by T L Lumpkin Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 423

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9.960

Sarah Finney
Widow of John

Suspended

Letter to J. Harlan 22 July '44
" to same Nov 16 '44
" to J. P. Cooper Nov. 26, 1847
Let. to Hon I. Wentworth Dec. 15 '48
Act July 1838
let to J. P. Cooper April 11. 1849
Let. to C. S. Wallach April 19 '49

Lee case
Joseph Lee 
S6245

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Madison Ia, Roll Acts 38,43 & 44 & 48,
Sarah Finney, decd, widow of John $30 per annum
Has she been paid?
Pd under 38 & 43 in full
Died 4 October 1848 and paid Pension Office to her death under Act 2 Feb '48  BSB

Maj S Boyan

John Finney, Ind Act 7 June 1832 $30.00 pr an
To what time was he last paid? GC A
Pension Office
July 7 1849
Pd to 4th Mar. 1836                    BSB

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Chas S Wallach
Washington DC

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State of Indiana
Rush county
On this 12th day of May 1849 personally appeared before me Joseph Nicholas a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Amos Finney a resident of said county of Rush, aged fifty one years who being by me first duly sworn according to law upon his oath says that his father John Finney was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of $40.00 per annum as he believes and Resided in Rush county, Indiana in the year 1833 & 1834 and previous to that time resided in Ohio & Pennsylvania. That his father the said John Finney drew his pension at Richmond Indiana prior to his death and died in Rush county, Indiana on the 11th day of July in the year 1835. That the said John Finney left a widow, viz, Sarah Finney(his mother) who made application for a pension in the fall of the year 1843. That the said Sarah Finney(his mother) died in the county of Rush and state of Indiana on the 4th day of October in the year 1848. And that this affiant is the only child and son of the said Sarah Finney, Deceased, now living.
Amos Finney  His Mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of May 1849.
Joseph Nicholas  {seal}
Justice of the Peace J. P.

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State of Indiana
Rush county

On the 25th day of June 1849 personally appeared before me Joseph Nicholas a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Elijah Billing a resident of said county aged Thirty three years past who being by me first duly sworn according to law upon his oath says that he personally and well knew Sarah Finney, the widow of John Finney, Decd  late of Rush county, Indiana. That the said Sarah Finney died in Rush county, Indiana on the 4th day of October 1848. That he was her Coffin maker and personally knew of her death and funeral services.
Elijah Billin

Sworn and subscribed before me this 25 day of June 1849
Joseph Nicholas J. P. 

I Joseph Nicholas - the Justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing affidavits of Amos Finney & Elijah Billing was made, do certify that the said Amos Finney and Elijah Billing are credible persons for truth and veracity and that their statements are entitled to credit which I certify from my own personal knowledge.  Given under my hand this 25th day of June 1849.
Joseph Nicholas J. P.

State of Indiana
Rush county
I Pleasant A Hackleman Clerk of the circuit court in and for said county, do certify that Joseph Nicholas is a Justice of the Peace as above stated and and for said county, duly commissioned & qualified, that full faith and credits are due his official acts and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine.
Witness my hand and official seal at Rushville this 25th day of June, 1849.
P. A. Hackleman, Clerk.

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Marshall Ill. Nov 15

99/10
Nov. 22
Sarah Finney
July 7 1838

Died 11 July 1836

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Cons. of Pensions
Washington D.C.

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Marshall Illinois
Nov. 15, 1843

Hon. J. L. Edwards

Sir
Enclosed I forward the Declaration of Sarah Finney claiming a Pension under the laws of the U. S. 
I know nothing of the party personally nor of the person who made her declaration out for her. Such as it is I send it to you at the request of her friend. You will please acknowledge the receipt of this Declaration & advise me what further if anything is necessary for her to do in order to obtain the benefits of the laws of granting Pension
Your obt Servt.
J Harlan

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Marshall Ill

Official Business

Hon. J. L. Edwards, Com. of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Enquiry Sarah Finney

In the claim of Sarah Finney of Indiana

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Marshall, Clark county, Illinois
Oct. 25th 1847.

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions

Sir,
I am now engaged in the prosecution of the Pension claim of Mrs. Sarah Finney, of Indiana, widow of John Finney, who it is said drew a Pension of $40 per annum & died in Indiana July 11, 1836. 
Mrs. Finney made application for her Pension in 1844, perhaps through L. Harlan Esq. then of this place & did not succeed in obtaining its allowance.
I learn from the claimant, that after the claim was presented in due form that further proof of the marriage was Required & that the family Record of the births of their children & made in the hand writing of her husband was submitted which was supposed satisfactory, although she is not informed of the claim having been allowed.
Please inform me the results of this claim as it is no doubt a genuine claim and the claimant t in very great need of the Relief if the proof is satisfactory & the claim has not been allowed I hope it may be only as convenient & enclosed to me at this place. Please direct to me at this place such correspondence  or suggestions as the case demands.

I have the honor to be very Respectfully Your Most Old Servant,
J. P. Cooper

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Marshall Ill.
Sep 13. 1844

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com. Pensions

Sir

Enclosed I forward a Deposition of Amos Finney in the case of Sarah Finney (his mother) on application for a Pension. The Memorandum attached of the ages of the children has all the evidence of age and the appearance of having been written by an old man who carried a writ 100 years ago and did not write every change his hand to this more modernistic of writing.If this Memorandum is correct (and of which I have no doubt) the marriage might have taken place within the times required by law.  The applicant, I am informed, is now a tenant of the Poor House in Rush County Indiana.
Yours Respectfully
J Harlan

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Washington, Decr 10/40

Dr Sir
If you will favor me by attending to the subjoined case at once, I will keep away from your office, Otherwise , I shall have to come & annoy you in person. Respectfully Yours
Jno Wentworth

Hon J S Edwards

Sarah Finney, widow of John Finney of Indiana . Mr Finney was a pensioner But when the widow presented her claim, we were told by the Comm of Pensions that her husband's claim was improperly allowed, that he had only proved 5 months service & the other 4 months service set out was not sufficiently proved; the widow could not at that late day prove it, the witnesses were either dead or Removed to parts unknown.
The marriage & every thing else is sufficiently proved: And by the Resolution of Congress approved July 19. 1848. this claim is now allowable, without further proof.