Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Register 234532-55, for Jacob Odle, New York

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N. Y. (Rev. War files) [underlined] 
[small star above Odle name] Odle, Jacob Margarett 
B.L. Register 234532-55 (No pension claim)

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Letr B. N. Baldwin Jany: 29/57

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30920 
234.532 Act Mar. 3. '55. Feb. 9. '56
Margaret Odle, wid. Jacob Odle. pri. 
Capt. Augustin Odle, Lt. Cn. N. K. Van Rennsalar
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Revy. war 
[very small hand drawn graphic, looks like a fish]  See cert. within of Service. N.Y No Papers
Benj. N. Baldwin Present

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FREE 
Hon J Minot Comr of Pensions Washington DC.

[round postal stamp in upper left corner of page: TICONDAROGA N.Y. Feb 27]

[written vertically bottom towards top of page, under postmark] 234.532
[written vertically top towards bottom of page, under word FREE] S L

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Washington Feby 6 1856 
Hon J Minot Comr of Pensions
Sir. I beg leave to file herewith the Bounty Land application of Margarett Odle under the act of March 3d 1855. and would remark that she is 90 [underlined] years of age and feeble -- I would earnestly urge that the case be made special and acted upon at once.
Respectfully Benj H Baldwin

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State of New York County of Washington} SS 
On this 19th day of December AD 1855 Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Margarett Odle aged ninety (90) years a resident of the Town of Queensbury in the State of New York Who being duly Sworn according to Law declares that She is the Widow of Jacob Odle late of said Town of Queensbury deceased Who was a Private in a Company of New York Militia Commanded by Captain Augustin Odle (Father of the Said Jacob Odle) in a Regiment Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Henry K. V. Rensselaer in the War [with Great Britain -- inserted] known as the Revolutionary War That Her Said Husband was called out and mustered into Service in said Revolutionary War on different alarms and Excursions for the term of fourteen days and over as will appear by the certificate of the Comptroller of the State of New York hereunto anexed [annexed] She further States that she was married to the Said Jacob Odle in Shaftsbury in the State of Vermont on the 27th. day of March 1784 by one ---- Oldin a Judge of One of the Courts of the State of Vermont and that Her name before Her Marriage was Margarett Butler That Her Said Husband died at Queensbury aforesaid, on the 30th day of April AD 1831 and That she is now a Widow That neither She or Her Said Husband ever Received Bounty Land for this or any other Service from the United States or before this made any application therefor She Makes this declaration for the purpose of Obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d 1855 and She hereby appoints

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Benjamin H. Baldwin Esq. of Washington City D.C. Her Attorney to prosecute Her claim and Receive Her Warrant When Issued  Margarett her X mark Odle

We Daniel D. Scott and Daniel Brown Residents of Queensbury in the State of New York upon our oaths declare [that the foregoing declaration -- inserted] was signed and acknowledged by Margarett Odle in our presence by Making Her Mark and from a long acquaintance We Know She is the identical Person She Represents Herself to be and that She is now a Widow.  Daniel D. Scott [signature] Daniel Brown [signature] 

State of New York County of Washington [underlined] } SS 
On this 19th day of December in the year 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Washington and State aforesaid Daniel D. Scott Who being by me duly sworn according to Law doth depose and Say that He is a Resident of the Town of Queensbury in the State of New York That He has this day Examined the family Record of Jacob Odle late of the Said town of Queensbury deceased in the family Bible now in the possession of his Widow Margarett Odle Who makes the foregoing declaration and that the following is a true and exact copy of that part of Said Record Relating to the Marriage of the said Jacob Odle and Margaret his Wife To Wit [underlined] "Jacob Odle and Margaret Butler were Married March 27th. 1784" Deponent further Says that He Knows Said Record to be the Same one in possession of the Said Jacob Odle more than forty years agoe [ago]  from the fact that deponent about that time

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made and entry therein when he was a School Teacher in the Neighbourhood 
Daniel D. Scott [signature] 

State of New York County of Washington [underlined] } SS 
On this first day of January in the year 1856 Personally appeared Henry Harris and Moses Harris Who being by Me duly Sworn according to Law do depose and Say That they are Residents of the town of Queensbury Newyork that the Said Moses is Eighty years of age and the Said Henry is Seventy Seven years of age that they have been residents of the Said town of Queensbury for the term of Sixty Eight years that they were well acquainted with Jacob Odle of Said town of Queensbury now deceased The Reputed Husband of Margaret Odle Who makes the foregoing declaration That the Said Jacob Odle was the Son of Augustin Odle Who was allways designated by the title of Captain Odle that Said title of Captain deponents allways understood was in consequence of his having performed Military Service as Such during the Revolutionary War that the Said Captain Odle Never performed any Militia Service in Said town of Queensbury that deponents understood from Said Jacob Odle in his life time that He performed Military Service under His Father as Captain on different occasions during Said Revolutionary War which they verily believe to be true Moses Harris [signature] Henry Harris [signature]

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The foregoing Declaration and affidavits were Subscribed and Sworn to on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible Persons That the Claimant is the Person She Represents Herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim Luther Andrews Justice of the Peace [signature] 

State of New York County of Washington} SS.
I, N B Milliman Clerk of the County Court, in and for the County and State above named, do hereby Certify that Luther Andrews Esq. before
Whom the foregoing affidavits 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 above named, duly Commissioned and Sworn; that all his Official Acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit, and that his Signature thereto is genuine
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto Signed my name and affixed my Official Seal this 17th day of Jan. 1856 Geo B Strom Dep Clk [signature] 

[written vertically from top towards bottom of page in lower left corner of page] Benj H Baldwin Atty Washington DC

[written vertically from top towards bottom of page in lower right corner of page] 234.532

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[printed form with hand written responses]  
State of New-York, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.} Albany, November 23, 1855.
I Hereby Certify, That on searching the Records in this office for the Registry of Certificates issued in pursuance of a law, passed April 27, 1784, entitled "An Act for the settlement of the pay of Levies and Militia for their services in the late war, and for other purposes therein mentioned,” I find the following, viz:

[table with 9 columns and 4 rows including row of column headings]
[row 1 column headings] NAMES. | [no title] | NO. OF CERTIFICATE. | 
DATE. | L [monetary pound sign] | S. | D. | RANK AND NAME OF COMPANY OFFICER. | RANK AND NAME OF FIELD OFFICER.
[row 2] Jacob Odle Private | 5 | 22.529 | Oct. 27. 1780 | 1 | 19 | 6 | Capt. Augustine Odle | LtCol Henry K.N. Rensselaer
[row 3] Jacob Odell " | 5 | 22.616 | Oct. 14. 1781 | " | 10 | 3 | " do. | " " do.
[row 4] Jacob Odell " | 7 | 34.843 | March 23. 1781 | " | 3 | 6 | Lieut. Benjn Dyckman | Col. Saml Drake

L [monetary pound sign] 2/13/3

I have examined the Rolls for the items above set forth, and find them to be correct.} N.B.  Haswell [signature] Clerk. Philip Phelps [signature] Dep. Comptroller.