Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,020, Thomas Gardner, Conn.

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SERVICE                                                            NUMBER
Conn.               Gardner, Thomas                   W.16.020
                                        Esther

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(Left side)
reps. 13 May 44

Paid at the Treasury wed
the Act of 6th April 1838
from 4th Sep. to 31 Oct
1842. Agt notified 7 Dec
1844.
_________________

No. 69    Joint
Resolution.


(Right side)
5473 
Albany,
New York
_________________________
_________________________
Esther Gardner
widow of Thomas Gardner,
who was a Private
in the Revolutionary War
__________________________
__________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars  00
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.
__________________________
__________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the
13th day of May, 1844,
and sent to 
Hon. Al. Hunt
Ho of Reps
__________________________
__________________________
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 ?       Page  260

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14,914
New York
_______________________
_______________________
Thomas Gardner, 
of Burlington in the state of New York-
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Huntington of the Connecticut
line, for the term of 3 years.
_______________________
_______________________
Inscribed on the roll of New York.
at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on
the 14th of Sept. 1818.
_______________________
_______________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Sept. 18 1819
and sent by  John Russell, Esq.
Cooperstown, Otsego Co.
N.Y.
_______________________
_______________________
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819.........................$93.60
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Mar. 4, 1820         48.00
                                                               _________
                                                 Dollar:     141.60
11 mo.  21/30
{Revolutionary claim,   }
{Act 18th March, ,1818}

R

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Otsego County, N.Y.
Thomas Gardner
               Private
Col. Huntingtons Regiment
Connecticut Line
                      1777 - 3 years
               _______________________

14. September, 1818
found on the rolls.

Judge's certificate of the
indigent _____________
of the applicant, _________.


John Russell, judge
Cooper's town,

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State of New York, } SS.  Thomas Gardner, aged 59 years, being 
OTSEGO COUNTY  }        duly sworn, saith, that he is a resident of the

town of Burlington in the County aforesaid, and has served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution against the common enemy, for the term of Nine Months and longer, at a certain period of the war herein after mentioned, on the Continental Establishment, and is yet a resident citizen of the United States; and by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support. And this deponent further saith, that he never has received any pension from the United States, and doth hereby relinquish his claim to every pension that may have been heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States, excepting and reserving to himself the right of claiming, and he doth hereby claim a pension under an act entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed 18th March 1818. And this deponent doth further declare under oath, that the time he entered the army of the United States
in the war of the revolution aforesaid, on the Continental Establishment, the officers under whom he served, and the line to which he belonged, together with the time and manner of leaving the service, are all correctly set forth, according to the best of his knowledge and recollection, in the following manner; that is to say, he the said -- Thomas Gardner did at ____(Line) in the State of Connecticut in the month of February in the year 1777 enlist into  Captain Richards Company in Col. Huntington's regiment (Known as the 1st Connecticut regiment) belonging to the Connecticut line -which enlistment was for three years - he, this deponent, served in said regiment until the month of March 1778, at which time he was taken prisoner by the British at Valley Forge and  remained a prisoner five months when he was exchanged at Elizabethtown, New Jersey.  He, this deponent, immediately after his exchange, which took place in Sept. 1778,  joined the regiment aforesaid (which, was then commanded by Col.. Starr) in Capt. Richards Company aforesaid - and continued to serve in said regiment until the month of March 1780 and was discharged at Morristown in New Jersey by the commanding officer whose name he, this deponent, does not recollect which discharge is lost and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn & Subscribed         }             Signed by Thomas Gardner
before me this 14th day   }        
of Sep. 1818.                     }
John Russell, Judge of Otsego Com. Pleas_______

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State of New York   }
Otsego County       }     I certify that I am satisfied that Thomas Gardner
the applicant before named, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his country for support - September 15, 1819.                                             John Russell
                                                     Judge of Otsego Co


State of New York    }     I certify that John Russell who 
Otsego County ---   }     appears to have taken the foregoing
Clerks Office            }      affidavit & is now and was at the
                                       several dates thereof a Judge of 
Otsego Common Pleas duly Commissioned and sworn
Such and that his Signature to the foregoing writings 
appears to be genuine.  In testimony whereof 
I have here unto set my name and affixed the 
Seal of the Sair (?) Court this 15th day of September
A.S.  1819               Ariel Spafand (?) Day  Clk

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State of New York,  }SS.    I john Russell one of the 
OTSEGO COUNTY,  }       Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for

the County aforesaid, do certify that I am satisfied the said Thomas
Gardner served in the revolutionary war as aforesaid, against the common enemy for a longer term than nine months, as stated in the affidavit of the said Thomas hereunto annexed - And I do further certify that full credit is due to the deposition of the above named Thomas and also that the evidence on which I have founded my judgement is contained in the affidavit of the said Thomas Gardner

                                                Given under my hand at Coopers Town 
                                                      this 14th day of September 1818
                                                      John Russell
                                                      Judge of Com Pleas

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MLK     733

On the matter of 
Thomas Gardner
Application for Pension

Ex }

Recd. 12 July, 1823

Suspd.  See letter to Claiment
14 July 1823


John Russell
Cooperstown, N.Y.

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District of New York   }   
Otsego County            }      On the 17th day of 
June 1823. Persoanlly appeared in open court
being a court of Record for the County of Otsego
aforesaid Thomas Gardner aged sixty four 
years.  Resident in Burlington, in the County of 
Otsego in said district, who bring first duly 
Sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare
that he served in the Revolutionary War in 
Captain Richards Company Colonel Huntington’s 
Regiment Belonging to the Connecticut Line 
and the date of his original declaration
was on the fourteenth day of September  1818
on which he has received a pension certificate
No. 14914   And I do solemnly swear that 
I was a resident citizen of the United 
States on the 18 day of March 1818 and 
that I have not since that time by gift
or sale or in any manner disposed of my 
property or any part thereof with intent
Thereby to diminish it as to bring myself
within the provisions of an act of Congress in____
an act to provide for certain persons engaged 
in the land and naval service of the

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United States in the Revolutionary War passed
on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I 
have not nor has any person in trust for 
me any property or securities contracts or 
Debts due to me nor have I any income
other than what is contained in the schedule
hereunto annexed and by me subscribed

No real Estate one cow two
pigs one old Plough one old ax one old hoe
one old wooden sleigh five old chairs one old
table one iron pot & kettle one tea kettle
six cups and saucers five knifes and forks
four iron spoons six earthen plates
By occupation a farmer infirm in health
and lame.  I have a wife who is ________
Infirm in health------Thomas Gardner

Sworn in open court
this 17 day of June 1823.

William Nichols, Clk

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Otsego County } 
       ____ the Judges of the Court of 
Common Pleas of Otsego County Do appraise
this property of Thomas Gardner the above
named applicants Estate at Thirty one
Dollars and forty five cents done in open
Court this 17 day of June 1823. ---
		John C. Morris     }
		John Woodbury  }       Judges
		Delos White         }
		Elisha Foots          }

Otsego County }
Clerks Office     }     I William Nichols clk of the court
  	of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego & State of New York
	Do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath, and the ___
	=ule thereto annexes are truly copied form the Record
	The said court and I do further certify that it is the 
	Opinion of the (se) Court that the total amount in value
	of the property Exibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty
one Dollars and forty five cents

		Given under my hand and the 
		Seal of the Said Court this 2 day of
		July 1823
		          William Nichols clk

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11/133                                                5840
                                                  N. oct    1843

Esther Gardner
     N.Y.
act 7 July 38
M 86. a 4r!

rejected

register the under
act  2 March 43

 (symbol) 80.

Hon. W. Hunt
     11 May 44

Hon. W. Hunt
        H.R.

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					Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled
“An Act of granting half pay & pensions to certain widows.”

State of New York  }            On this fifth day of February ----- 1844
County of Otsego   }            personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of
the court in and for said county, Esther Gardner, a resident of Palermo 
in the said county, aged seventy eight 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 Thomas Gardner who was a soldier in the
war of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the United States.  That her aforesaid
husband performed much service in the war of the Revolution.  She further 
declares, That she was married to the said Thomas Gardner on the 23d
day of February 1786 (seventeen hundred and eighty six) agreeable to the
attached, old, original, family record of her said marriage and of the ages of her
children.  That her husband, the aforesaid Thomas Gardner, died on the 31st
day of October, 1842, (Eighteen hundred and forty two)  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, vis at 
the time above stated.                                                     Esther Gardner
Sworn and Subscribed, on the day and  }
year above written before me                  }
                       Elias Brewster
                       Judge of Os Co. Courts

I certify that the above named Esther Gardner, is a respectable person,
that I consider her of the age represented by her, and, that from her
bodily infirmity,
she can not appear in open court to make her
Declaration.
	       Elias Brewster
                     Judge of Os. Co Courts

State of New York   }
County of Oswego  } Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge
                                     of the court in and for said county, Anna
Hoxie, of Palermo in said county, aged forty eight years.  After being 
duly sworn according to the law, deposeth and saith, That widow Esther
Gardner, the late wife and present widow of Thomas Gardner, late a 
pensioner of the United States, is this deponents mother, and that 
the aforesaid Thomas Gardner, late a pensioner of the United States, was this
deponents father.  That the attached family record of the marriage of this
deponents aforesaid father and mother and of the ages of their children is
the original old family record, which was in being & considered the true
record, at the first recollection of this deponent.  That this deponents afore-
said father, died on the 31st of October, 1842, (Eighteen hundred and forty two)
And, That this widow, the aforesaid Esther Gardner, remains a widow.

Subscribed & sworn before me  }                                Anna Hoxie
This 5th day of February 1844      } 
                        Elias Brewster
                        Judge of Os. Co. Courts
I certify that Anna Hoxie, who subscribed the above deposition is a respectable person.
					Elias Brewster
					Judge OC

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State of New York
County of Oswego
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the Court in and for said county, Elizabeth Babcock of Palermo in said county, aged forty six years, after being duly sworn according to the law, deposeth and saith. That widow Esther Gardner, who is applying for a pension as the widow of Thomas Gardner, late a soldier in the wara of the Revolution and a pensioner of the Untied States, is the deponents mother and that the aforesaid Thomas Gardner was this deponents father. That the attached family record is the identical old, original family record, which was in being and kept by the deponents aforesaid father and mother, at the first recollection of this deponent, That this deponent has full confidence in it as tiving the true history of the marriage of this deponents aforewaid father and Mother and of the ages of their children, the brothers & sisters of this deponent; That the deponents aforesaid father died on the 31st day of October, 1842 (Eighteen hundred and forty two) leaving the present applicant for a pension as his widow to wit, the aforesaid Esther Gardner, who has not since married but remains a widow.     Elizabeth X Babock [Her Mark]

Subscribed and sworn before one
this fifth dy of February 1844
Elias Brewster
Judge of Os.Co. Courts

I certify that the above named Elizabeth Babcock is  respectable person.

Elias Brewster
Judge

State of New York
County of Oswego
Personally appeared beofe the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Anson Jones, of Palermo in said county aged Sixty years, After being duly sworn according to the law, deposeth and saith, That he has been for forty or fifty years personally acquainted with the within named widow Esther Gardner, and as long acquainted with her late husband Thomas Gardner, late  pensioner of the United States at the first acquaintance of this deponent and that the witnesses in this case, Anna Hoxie and Elizabeth Babcock, have always been called and believed to be the children of the aforesaid parties, Thomas and Esther Gardner, of which fact this deponent has not one doubt; That the aforesaid Thomas Gardner, died on the 31st day of October, 1842 (Eighteen hundred and forty two) leaving as his widow, the present widow Esther Gar-
ner, who has not sice his death married, but remains a widow.

Subscribed and swoan before me
this 27th day of january 1844
Alvin Osborn Justice of the Peace } Anson Jones

I certify, That the above named Anson Jones, is a respectable person.

Alvin Osborn Justice

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State of New York
County of Oswego 
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Lydia Jones of the town of Palermo in said County aged Sixty One years.  After being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and faith. That she has for twenty five or thirty years been personally acquainted with Widow Esther Gardner, who is applying for a pension as the widow of Thomas Gardner, and That she is the identical person and widow of the aforesaid Thomas Gardner, late a pensioner of the United States; That she is the identical person who the wife of the aforesaid Thomas Gardner, at the first acquaintance of this deponent, and That Anna Hoxie and Elizabeth Babcock, who subscribed the annexed deposition, have always been called the children of the aforesaid parties, of the truth of which this deponent has not a doubt; That the aforesaid Thomas Gardner, the late pensioner, died on the 31st day of October, 1842. (Eighteen hundred and forty two) and That his widow, the aforesaid Widow Esther Gardner, has not since married, but remains a widow.
Lydia Jones
Ascribed and sworn before me this 27th day of January 1844.
Alvin Osborn, Justice of the Peace
I certify:  The above named Lydia Jones is a supportable person.  Alvin Osborn Justice

State of New York
Oswego County Clerks Office
I John Carpenter Clerk of Oswego County hereby certify that at the date of the certificates of proof or acknowledgement above taken or made by Elias Brewster the cited Elias Brewster was a Judge of the County Courts in and for the said County was duly authorized to take the request acknowledges that at this date of the several certificates taken or made by Alvin Osborn the said Alvin Osborn was a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Oswego and duly authorized to this juris and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Elias Brewster and Alvin Osborn and verily believe these signatures to the certificate above signed by these respectively to be genuine.  In testimony whereof I have hitherto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this sixth day of February in the year eighteen hundred & forty four-
John Carpenter, Clerk
By H. D. Freeman, Deputy

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The New 
TESTAMENT
of our Lord and Saviour
JESUS CHRIST,
Newly translated out of the 
ORGINAL GREEK,
And with the former
TRANSLATIONS
Diligently Compared and [illegible]
By His Majesty's Special Command
Appointed to be Read in Churches

EDINBURGH:
Printed by the [illegible] of Alexander King
[illegible] His Majesty's Printer
MDCCLXXXII

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SERVICE                                              Number

Conn          Gardner, Thomas             W.16.020   
                                  Esther         


Contents

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July 27, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Thomas Gardner, W.16020
BA-J/MCS

Miss Dorothy Stanton
Bainbridge
New York

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of July 16, 1937, 
requesting information relative to Thomas Gardner, a Revolutionary War soldier who was pensioned from September 14, 1818, while a resident of Otsego County, New York. 

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W.16020, based upon the military service of Thomas Gardner. The date and place of his birth were not given, nor were the names of his parents shown. 

He enlisted at Lyme, Connecticut, in February 1777, as private in Captain Richards' company in Colonel Huntington's First Connecticut Regiment and served until March, 1778, when he was taken prisoner by the British at Valley Forge ; he was exchanged at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, in September, 1778, and immediately joined Captain Richards' company then commanded by Colonel Starr and he was discharged in March 1780. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 14, 1818, at which time he was fifty-nine years of age and was living in Burlington, Otsego County, New York. He was living in Burlington in 1823.
Thomas Gardner died October 31, 1842.

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Thonas Gardner married February 23, 1786, at Lyme,  Connecticut, Esther.  The following data are given relative to said marriage: "Lyme, February 23, 1786, Thomas Gardener & Esther Gardner was married". 
Esther Gardner was allowed pension on her application executed February 5, 1844, at which time she was seventy-eight years of age and was living in Palermo, Oswego County, New York. 
The following children of Thomas and Esther Gardner were given:
Polly born at Lyme  November 20, 1786.
Esther born              February 25, 1789.
------  born at Lyme May 3, 1791, name torn from record
Anna   born at Burlington  October 22, 1795, married ----Hexie and in 1844 was living in Palermo. 
Elisabeth   born at Burlington  June 10, 1797 or 8, married ----- Babcock and in 1844 was living in Palermo. 
There are no further data relative to soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A.D. MILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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July 16, 1937
Bainbridge, N.Y.

U.S. Department of Interior,
Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:
Am writing you to inquire if you can give me any information as to what the pension papers contained of the following person.  I am one of his descendants and am interested in looking up the Genealogy of his family. 
Thomas Gardner, who was living at Laurens, Otsego County, N.Y. when he applied for his pension.  His pension began Sept 14 1818, he was placed on pension roll Sept 27, 1819. He did private duty on the Connecticut line. What would the cost of such information be. 
Thanking you, I remain, 
Sincerely, 
Miss Dorothy Stanton,  [no signature]
Bainbridge, N.Y.

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Rev
WIDOW, &c

File No. 16020
Esther Gardener
Widow of Thomas Gardener
Biv.Rev.W

Act July 7th 1838
Index: Vol. A, Page 26
[Arrangement of 1870]
19[illegible], July 27, hist. to
Dorothy Stanton m. c. s.

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9170

New York
Esther Gardner, widow of Thomas Gardner, who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818, and who died on the 31 Oct 1843, of Conn. in the State of NY who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain (blank) of the Conn., commanded by (blank) in the (blank) line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of April 1845 and Sent to 
A. Joy

of [Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by F. L. Swann, Clerk, Book D, Vol 1, Page 159

No. 69
Joint Resolution

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Service Number
Conn.
Gardner, Thomas Esther
W.16020
Contents

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to be bufeal
Suspd see letter to claimant
14 July 1823 -
His return within recd. 20
Octo: 1823.
see letter 25 Oct. 1823 to John
Russell, Esq.
see return within recd
19 Feb. 1824

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House of Representatives
March 23, 1844
Hi
I enclose the application of Esther Gardner for a Pension.  I have only to request that you will examine take upon her papers in the regular course of business.
I remain,
Very respectfully [Illegible]
W. Hunt
Col JL Edwards
Conn.

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GIDEON, PRINTER
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 30th, 1844
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners,
and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Thomas Gardner, dec., a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, under the law of the 18th March,1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. to the 31st Oct. 1842.

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

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March 3. 1845
Esther Gardner,
Rec Jan 25 1845.
Connecticut
Act 43 No. 5473
1854
Edwards
Comm of Pension
Washington D. C.

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Ovid March 1, 1845
Dear Sir
I enclose application Esther Gardner for
application for back pension.
Respectfully Your
Most Obt. Serv
Arad Joy

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

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Esther Gardner
under the joint resolution
of 23d January '45 & act 7 July, 1838-

[Illegible] $80 per ann:
from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841.
husband died 31 Oct 42
No 69
A. Joy
Ovid
N. York

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the resolution of Congress of the 23d January, 1845.
Whereas the act of the 30th of April, 1844, prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner, I now make the following statement under oath, to obtain the benefits of the resolution above mentioned. I am the widow of Thomas Gardner, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution; I have drawn a pension
at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum from the 4th day of March 1843, and now ask for the amount due the from the 4th day of March 1836, to the 4th day of March, 1841, not having drawn a pension for that time.

Sworn to and Subscribed before me,
Esther her X mark Gardner
on this 14th day of February 1845
George Tinker Justice Peace

I certify that the declarant is personally known
to me, and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit.
George Tinker Justice Peace

I, H. Davie Freeman, Deputy Clerk of the County of Oswego, do hereby certify that George Tinker Esq who has signed the foregoing is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Oswego, in the State of New York, and that the above is his signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office, this22d day of February 1845 at Oswego, in the State of New York
H. D. Freeman by Mr. [Illegible]
(Clerk Absent)

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—20— Sarah Gardner wid [widow] of Thomas [Penlan] ‘38 N. Y. $50 old case of nine from Arad Joy 
Mary Gardner 
The --- think the above must be the case I intended

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Recd 19 Feb 1824

55i

J. Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
Washington

[Stamped illegible]

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District of New York, Oswego County
On this fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and twentythree
personally appeared in open Court being a Court of
Recd for the County aforesaid Thomas Gardner age, sixty
ds of Burlington in the County aforesaid who being
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that
he was inscribed on the pension List roll on the 14th day
of September 1818. and that he has not disposed of any
property in the 18th day of March 1818. excepting
the support of herself and family and for paying
of
debts he owed. This deponent further saith that in
the Argo June Term of 1820 he exhibit the Court
Schedule of his property with an intention of for
warding a copy of the same to the
was dissuaded from doing so by John Russell Esquire
who made other papers willing that as the
did contained thirty acres of land it was doubt
ful whether he could be continued on the Roll and
after this deponent was informed that other pensioners
under like circumstances with himself, as real pro
parts, had been discontinued, he had given up all intentions
of further application untill after all
his property was sold under execution in the month
of February 1822 and the proceeds of the sale applied to
pay his debts and support his family, which leaves his
circumstances as set forth in his Schedule now in the
war office. and further this deponent saith not
Oregon pleas
Sworn in Open Court
this
15th
day of Oct 1823.
William Nichols
Clk

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District of New York
Otsego County fs.
I certify that the within 
affidavit was taken in open Court.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Otsego Court of Compleas
this 15th day of October 1823

William Nichols
Clk

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Cooperstown N.Y. Feb. 10 1824
J. L. Edwards Esqr.

Sir
If a decision on the application 
of Thos. Gardner, before
the 4th of March next, could 
be had it would much 
oblige your Obedt. Servt.
John Russell

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733
Thomas Gardner,
application for continuance
law 1 Recd. 20 October May 1823
New York

[Postmarked Cooperstown N. Y.]

[illegible]
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Pension office
Washington

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Cooperstown Octr. 15 1823
(N.Y.)

J. L. Edwards Esqr.

Sir
Not having before me the law of the
United States relative to pensions at
the time I made out Gardners Schedule
in June last I did not know that
it was necessary for him to make out an 
account of the disposition of his
property since 18th March 1820. I am in
hopes that his papers made out in 
June last will secure the commencement
of his pension should the enclosed
affidavit be considered sufficient.
I am Sir respectfully
your Obdt. Servt.
John Russell

P. S.
From what I have seen and heard of
Thomas Gardner I am fully satisfied of his
honesty and poverty.
J. R.

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Otsego Com. Pleas
William McLane
as
Thomas Gardner

To all home [whom] this may consern [concern]
this may Certify, (that according
to the best of of my recolection [recollection])
the plaintiff in this Cause, some time in
the Month of March, AD. 1822 Called on me
& presented to me a writ against the defendant, 
and at the time I served the writ, the defendant
& his Famely [Family] Appeared to be very Serasly [seriously] 
affected on the Occasion & repeatedly stating that it
was an unjust thing, in the Month of December 
AD 1822 - an Execution came in to my hands, in
the Above Cause, which directed me to Levy one
hundred & thiry eight dollars & 71 Cents, I could
not find whare [where] on to Levy, exsept [except] thirty three
Acers [Acres] of verry [very] poor Land, but that Appeared to be
all of his dependants [dependence] for the Suport [Support] of his Famely [Family]
but I was under the panefull nesety [painful necessity] of Selling
it to rase [raise] the Amount Above mentioned, 
which I did in the month of Febuary [February] AD 1823, and it
was Bid off by William Park Esqr. for two hundred 
& Sixteen dollars, which was all I could get.
Dated Sept 26 AD 1823.
Joseph B. Walton Sheriff
Israel Nichols - Late, Deputy

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War Department
Pension Office,
14th July 1823

Sir,
Before a correct decision can be had on
your claim to be continued on the Pension List, you must
state, under oath, whether you have disposed of any property
since the 18th of March 1818, and if you have, a faithful account
of that disposition, and of the application of the proceeds 
arising therefrom, must be rendered. You must also show why
you did not exhibit a schedule of your property, before the 
passage of the act of the 1st of March 1823. The oath must be taken
before a court of record while in session, and the Clerk must
certify that it was so taken, under his seal of office. Your 
schedule will remain on our files
I am, respectfully,
Yr. Obt. Sert:
J. L. Edwards

Mr. Thomas Gardner,
Care of John Russell, Esq.
Cooperstown, N.Y.

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Thos. Gardner

Filed February 3d. 1824

Return to John Russell
Cooperstown N. Y.

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District of New York Otsego County
On this 30 day of February 1824 personally appears in open court having expresly  made a court of record by the laws of the State of New York for the county of Otsego a foresaid Thomas Gardner of [illegible] in said county who being first duly sworn according to law both [illegible] said say that shortly after the out of [illegible]
of the 1st of May 1820, he applied to John Russell Esqr. to make out his papers in order to establish the continue anew of his pension under the act of 18th of [illegible] 1818 and the first of May 1820 and at the same time made out a [illegible] of his real and [illegible] estate which was as follows-
30 acres of land
1 pr of Oxen
1 cow
5 sheep 1 hog
And that he owed one hundred and fifty dollars over and above all debts due to him- That he, this deponent was [illegible] by the said John Russell not to forward his papers to the war office as there was no probability that he could succeed in this in his application while in the [illegible] of so much property - this deponent accordingly discontinued the presentation of his claim - and this deponent

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further saith that in the month of February 1823 the Sheriff of Otsego County sold the 30 acres of land, which this deponent owned, on an execution against him in favor of William McLane-
The sale amounted to two hundred and fifteen dollars - $215.00
One hundred and sixty dollars of which was applied to pay the debt [illegible] 100.00
The balance of the fifty five dollars was paid over to this deponent $55.00
One of the pr of Oxen died in the [illegible] of this deponent - the other was sold to Major Tuckerman for $25.00 -  $25.00
4 of the sheep were sold to Ja Houg for $4.00 - $4.00
One of the sheep and the hog was [illegible] in his family---$84.00
 Purchased 1 pr of Oxen of Ira Johnson for fifty dollars---$50.00 --- $34.00
Sold the same Oxen to Jonathan Griffin for Fifty dollars ----$50.00
Cow upon given in [illegible] of applicant $84.00

Pain Truman Kilburn for goods for the use of his family -  $10.50
Paid Spencer Kellog for goods - $10.00
Pain D. Smith - as physician - $4.00
Paid Wm. Harnefs for Shoes - $12.00
Paid Elisha Babcock for Wheat - $4.00
Paid Wm. Park for Beef - $4.00
Paid Ephrim Chamberlin for his extended in procuring - $10.00 
[illegible} for this deponent

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Paid Ambrose Halbert for Blacksmith work - 1.50
Paid Jas. Smallage for Pork - 5.
Paid M. Hollisters for cloth - 5.
Paid M. Washburn for Salt - 2.25
Paid John Bennet for Goods - 3.
Paid Wm. Haite for Hat - 3.
Paid H. Johnson and E. Perk (thurs) - 1.50
Paid Wm. Walker for Pork - 7.
Paid Benj. Arnold for [illegible] - 1.
Paid Danl. Tompkins - for Tallow - 1
Paid Jas. Smallage for [illegible] - 1
Paid Sparrow & [illegible] (Goods) - 2.
Paid D. Clark as Physician - 1.

$88:75

This Balance has been Paid out of monies recd from Sundry persons for small services rendered by this [illegible]

$4.75

This [illegible] further says that the foregoing is as particular [illegible] of this property disposed of, and the manner in which the proceeds thereof have been applied according to the best of his knowledge and recollection --

Thomas Gardner

Sworn in open court this 30 day of February 1824. William Nichols [illegible]

[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] I have hereto affixed this [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] this eleventh day of Feby. 1824.

H. [illegible]
Dep Clerk