Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25554, Alpheus Dwight, Conn.

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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Conn

Dwight, Alpheus
Fanny

NUMBER
W/ 25554

B.L.W. 29738-160-55

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New York No 32 032
Alpheus Dwight
of Otsego Co in the State of N York who was a private in the coufey commanded by Captain Robinson of the Regt commanded by Col Enos in the line for six months

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate 20 dollars cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension [illegible] the 22 day of March 1843 and sent to Robt H Martin, Oswego N York 

[illegible] to the 4th of Mar 43 8240 00
Semi anl allowance ending 4 Sept 10 00

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1948
1st [illegible] Le Babcock July 12 32 1859 March 18 th Certificate issued and sent to R. H. Martin [illegible] New York

New York Albany [illegible]
Fanny Dwight 
widow of Alpheus who served in the Revolutionary war as a private 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 dollars cents per annum to commence on the 4th of March 1848

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of July 1849 and sent to R H Martin [illegible] NY

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under was February 2 1848  Page 60 Vol 4

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182[illegible]62 Act Mar 3rd 1855 July 2d
Fanny Dwight  Wid [widow] Alpheus Dwight Private
Dwight
Revolutionary War
Recd [received] pension
N.Y.
[illegible]
Ch:160  April 12/56 [illegible]
Vol. 177.00
Rob't H Martin Oswego NY

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Application of Fanny Dwight for Bounty land under act of March 3 1855
Robt [Robert] A. Martin Oswego Atty [attorney]

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State of New York
City & County of Oswego
On this 26 day of June A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace of the City and County of Oswego and State of New York, Fanny Dwight aged ninety one years a resident of the town of Oswego in said County of Oswego who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Alpheus Dwight deceased who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War and who after time of his death drew a pension for such service.

That declarant now received a pension as the widow of said Alpheus Dwight and holds a certificate therefor paid by the Secretary of the Interior dated the 11th day of July, one thousand eight hundred and forty nine and numbered 4948. That for proof of her marriage to the said Alpheus Dwight and of his death she refers to the evidence on file in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions at Washington and which was submitted at the time of her application for the pension which she now receives.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of attaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3rd 1855.
Fanny X (her mark) Dwight

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We Horace K. Thurber and Caroline Thurber - residents of the City of Oswego - in the County of Oswego in the State of New York upon our oaths declare, that the foregoing declaration was signed & acknowledged by Fanny Dwight in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statement of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Caroline Thurber
H. K. Thurber

The foregoing declaration & affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the declarant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.

I certify that the said Fanny Dwight cannot write her name by reason of the infirmities of age.
Robt H. Martin
Justice of the Peace

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We Horace K Thurber and Caroline Thurber residents of the City of Oswego in the County of Oswego in the State of New York upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Fanny Dwight in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
[signed] Caroline Thurber H.K. Thurber
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I now the affidavits to be credible persons that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have not interest in this claim.
[illegible]
State of New York
Oswego County Clerk's Office ss
I E. M. Hill Clerk of the Oswego County, Certify that Robert H. Martin Esq before whom the annexed affidavit and declaration was taken was at the time of taking such affidavit and declaration a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized to take the same, and further, that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said County this 26th day of June 1855.
[signed] E. M. Hill

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12.587
Fanny Dwight
Act 7 July '38 [1938]
Married 1784
Husband died 7 Sep [September] 1845
Rejected

12.587
Fanny Dwight
Widow of Alpheus Dwight 
for Pension under Act July 1838
Adriel Ely Co [illegible]
Jeff. Co. NY Atty [attorney]

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State of New York
Jefferson County ss
On this 28th day of January 1846 personally appeared before the Hon [honorable] George C. Sherman a judge of Jefferson County Courts Fanny Dwight a resident of the town of Henderson in the County of Jefferson in the state of New York aged eighty two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in orer to obtain the benefits of the pension made by the acts of Congress of July 7 1838 March 3rd 1843 and June 17th 1844 and the several acts amending the said law of July 7 1838 that she is the widow of Alpheus Dwight who was a private in the army of the Revolution and was pensioned under the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 at the rate twenty dollars per annum: she further declares that she was married to the said Alpheus Dwight in the town of Somers in the County of Tolland State of Connecticut on the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty four [1784] by Thomas Pitkin ad Justice of the Peace that here name before marriage was Fanny Prentice that she had supposed her marriage was on record in the town of Somers, but is informed that it is not, but that the births of her children are on record which proof of she expects to obtain to show that she was married long previous to 1794. She further declares that her husband the aforesaid Alpheus Dwight died on the sevent [7th] day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty five [1845] (Sept 7 1845) 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 [1794] viz at the time above stated. [signed] Fanny Dwight
Sworn and subscribed the day and year first above written before G.C. Sherman judge of Jeff [Jefferson] County Court, Connecticut

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I certify that from the great age and consequent debility of Mrs. Fanny Dwight who has this day made the foregoing declaration before me she appears unable to appear in open Court to [strike out] declaration
Dated January 28, 1846
Fanny Dwight
G.C. Sherman Judge Jeff [Jefferson] Co {County] Courts [illegible]
State of New York
Jefferson County ss 
On this 28th day of January 1846 personally appeared before the undersigned Pelatiah Dwight to me well known to be a man of respectability and truth who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is well acquainted with Fanny Dwight who has made the foregoing declaration and that he was well acquainted with her husband Alpheus Dwight deceased that the aforesaid Alpheus Dwight died on the seventh [7th] day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty five (Sept 7 1845) and that the said Fanny Dwight has not intermarried but is still the widow of the said Alpheus Dwight.
[signed] Pelatiah Dwight
Sworn and subscribed before me this 2th day of June 1846
G.C. Sherman Judge Jeff {Jefferson] County Court [illegible]

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I certify that from the great age and consequent debility of Mrs. Fanny Dwight who has this day made the foregoing declaration before me she appears unable to appear in open court [smeared text "make her"] declaration
Dated January 28, 1846 
Fanny Dwight
H. Sherman Judge of Jeff [Jefferson] Co [County] Courts [illegible]
State of New York
Jefferson County ss
On this 28th day of January 1846 personally appeared before the undersigned Pelatiah Dwight to me well known to be a man of respectability and truth who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is well acquainted with Fanny Dwight who has made the foregoing declaration and that he was well acquainted with her husband Alpheus Dwight deceased that the aforesaid Alpheus Dwight died on the seventh day of September one thousand eight hundred 
[remainder of handwritten document is obscured by the following form]
State of New York
Jefferson County Clerk's Office ss
I Charles B. Hoard, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Geo. Sherman before whom the annexed affidavit purport to have been sworn, was at the date of same a Judge of Jefferson County Courts in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same, and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand, and seal of said County this 28th day of January in the year 1846.
C.B Hoard [illegible] Clerk

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State of New York
Oswego County S.s.
On this 30th day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty two [1842] personally appeared Alpheus Dwight of the town of Oswego in the County and State aforesaid and who by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to appear in open court and who is eighty two [82] years of age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832. The he enlisted in the army of the United States in the month of May in the year 1778, that he was then enlisted by Phineas Chapin a recruiting officer into a company commanded by Captain Robinson That he joined the company at Eau [illegible] in the said month of May Seventeen hundred and seventy eight [1778] that one West whose given name this deponent has forgotten of the (now) County of Tolland was Lieutenant of the Company. Stephen Jones of Somers was Ensign. Simon Fobes Sergeant. Ezra Sexton Corporal. That deponent recollects the following persons who were privates in said Company viz Job Davis, David Pease, Sylvanus Pease, Joseph Fuller, a man of the name of Chapin, one Lindley and two brothers of the name of Barrett of Stafford whose given names this deponent has forgotten

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Immediately on joining his company this deponent proceeded with said Company from East Windson to White Plains by the way of New Haven and a place called Sawpits on reaching White Plains the Company to which this deponent belonged joined the Regiment of Colonel Enos. That this deponent enlisted into said Company to serve in the army of the United States for the term of one year from said month of May 1778.
That deponent remained with his said Company at White Plains about six weeks and then proceeded to West Point where he remained with his Company six months. That the last ten [10] weeks of said period of six months the deponent was chiefly confined to the hospital by an illness occasioned in the following manner.  About the 1st [first] day of September 1778 this deponent while in a tent with several other persons received an injury from lightning. No person was killed by the lightning but five or six persons were badly injured among whom was Job Davis before mentioned.  Some persons in and adjoining tent were injured at a gun in the [illegible] was discharged by the lightning. The shock suffered by this deponent was severe the injry at first seemed chiefly located in the hip. It appearing that this deponent

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was permanently injured by the lightning he was permitted to return home to Somers, Connecticut. That deponent was never after able to join the army. That soon after his return home he was called for and required to join his 
company but this deponent was then in invalid and suffering from the affects of said lightning and at that time received from a Surgeon a certificate to that effect. And upon that certificate this deponent was excused from serving the remainder of the term. This deponent further says that the injury received from said lightning has continued through his whole life since the shock that previous thereto he was a man of good health, but ever since has been infirm.
That this deponent was born in Somers then County of Hartford new county of Tolland in the month of April in the year 1760. That after returning home as above stated this deponent remained at Somers about fifteen [15] years thence this deponent went to Wilmington Vermont where he resided thirty three years This deponent then moved to Ellisburgh Jefferson County in the state where he remained about eleven [11] years that deponent moved then to the town of Oswego where he now resides. Deponent further says that the Hospital where he was confined during his illness at West Point was situated on the East side of the

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river a little below West Point. That during the time this deponent was at West Point and during all the time from the time he enlisted into the Company of Captain Robinson as above stated until permitted to return home as before stated this deponent was in the service of the United States as a soldier and was not engaged any [illegible] pursuit that this deponent was prevented from serving the whole term for which he enlisted by the injury above mentioned. That this deponent had no documentary evidence of his service as aforesaid. that he did not receive a written discharge from the service. That when he left West Point he expected to return to his company as soon as his health permitted.  He hereby relinquished every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Alpheus (his X mark) Dwight
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me H B Ludlow Sup. Court Comm en offo G Fust Judge of Oswego Co Courts And I hereby certify that the said Alpheus Dwight cannot by reason of bodily infirmity attend the Court.

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I John Phillips of Somers in Tolland County and State of Connecticut of lawful age, on oath depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk for said Town of Somers and have the custody of the records of Births and marriages in said Town and that an examination of records of Births in said Town I find in their proper place the following entries to wit
Peliliah Dwight son of Alpheus Dwight and Phana his wife was born January 14 1785
Alpheus Dwight son of Alpheus Dwight and Phanne his wife was born June 10 1787
Lyman Dwight sone of Alpheus Dwight and Pham his wife was born November 1789
I [illegible] on oath depose and say that I have carefully examined the records of marriages solumnized in said Town of Somers but I can not find any word of the marriage of Alpheus Dwight and Phann Prentice on said records.
John Phillips Town Clerk
I John Phillips above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Somers in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut and that the above are true extracts copies from said records of said Town of Somers and that I can not find any record of the marriage of Alpheus Dwight and Phanne Prentice on said words as certified by me 
John Phillips Town Clerk for the Town of Somers
Taken at Somers this 11th day of February 1846 Tolland County, Feb 12 1846
Subscribed and sworn to before me Walter R Kibler Justice of the Peace for Tolland County

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State of Connecticut
Tolland County 
B. Sommers Feb 12 1849
This certifying that I have known John Phillips Esq definitely for more than thirty years he holds the office of town clerk at the present time and is a credible person
Attest Walter R. Kibbe Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut
County of Tolland ss. County Clerks Office Tolland
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of the County Court within the County of Tolland (being a Court of record) Certify that Walter R. Kibbe Esq of Sommers is a Justice of Peace within and for said county of Tolland duly appointed sworn and acting in said capacity. That his commission now remaining in this office bears date the 11th day of June AD 1845 and will continue untill the 20th day of June AD 1846 and that the signatures to the within foregoing certificates purporting to be the official signature of Justice Kibbe are both genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said county at Tolland this 14th day of February AD 1846
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

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[illegible] WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25.554
Fanny Dwight widow of Alpheus Dwight Priv [private] Rev [revolutionary] war
Act: Feb 2nd 1848
Index [blank] Vol. A, Page 204
[Arrangement of 1870]

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29;738
160 acres
V 12.587
Fanny Dwight N.Y. Let. [letter] to Adriel Ely Jny [January] 25 '40
Act 7 July '38

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Re[illegible]
New York 249
Fanny Dwight widow of Alpheus Dwight who wa a Private in the Revolution
Husband died 7th Sept 18.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars [blank] cents per annum, to commence on the 7th day of Septr [September] 1845.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of August 1846 and sent to Adriel Ely Esq Watertown New York
[Act of June 17, 1844]
Recorded in Book A. Vol 2, Page 14
D.H. Wood, Cl. [Clerk]

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Oswego
June 29
N.York

L. P. Waldo Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
DC

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Alpheus Dwight NY act 7 June 1832 at $20.00 per ann [annum]
to what time was he last paid?
Pension Office
August 7 1846  G.C.d
Died 7 Sep 1845 so to that paid  JH

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L. P. Waldo Esq
Dear Sir
I send papers in the application of Fanny Dwight for Bounty Land under act March 3 1855.

R. H. Martin
Oswego June 26 1855

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Oswego
Apr
4
N.York

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

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State of New York
County of Oswego
On this 24th day of March 1849 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the County of Oswego Fanny Dwight a resident of the town of Oswego in said County and made oath in due form of law to the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress for such cases. That she is the identical person named in an original certificate of which the following is a copy
War Department
Widows Pension
I certify that in conformity with the act of  June 7 1844 Fanny Dwight of New York widow of Alpheus Dwight who was a private in the Revolution and died on the 7th day of September 1844 is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of twenty dollars per annum commencing on the 7th September 1845 and terminating on the 4th of March 1848 unless the pensioner shall marry or die before the last mentioned date in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death.
Given at the war office of the United states this Seventh Day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty six
W.L. Marcy
Secretary of War
Examined & Countersigned
JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

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That inasmuch to said certificate she has her pension up to and until the fourth day of March 1848. That as the time of drawing her pension as aforesaid which became due on the day and year last aforesaid she surrendered to the pension agent at Albany the original certificate of which the foregoing is a copy. That she did not intermarrid but continued the widow of the above mentioned Alpheus Dwight and that she now resides in the Town of Oswego aforesaid and has resided there for the space of three years last past and that previous thereto she resided in the town of Henderson in the County of Jefferson in the State of New York.
Fanny (her X mark} Dwight
Subscribed and sworn before me this 24 day of March 1849 and I certify that the above declarant Fanny Dwight is personally known to me and that she cannot write her name by reason of bodily infirmity
Harvey Gray Justice Peace
State of New York
Osewego County Clerk's Office ss
I Jabez H. Gelbert Clerk of the County of Oswega, hereby certify that Harvey Gray Esq whose name is subscribed to the jurat of affidavit of Fanny Dwight hereto annexed, was, at the date of said jury a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, dwelling in said county, and duly elected and qualified to act as such; that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe his signature to said jurat is genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of the County Court of [strike out "Common Pleas of"] said county this 31st day of March A.D. 1849.
J.H. Gelbert Clerk

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State of New York
City & County of Oswego ss
Abagail Dwight of the town of Oswego in said county being duly sworn says that she is the step daughter of Fanny Dwight who is a pensioner of the United States pursuant to a Certificate [illegible] at the Department of the Interior the 11th day of July in the year 1849 Number 4948 and by which tho said Fanny Dwight was entitled to receive Twenty dollars per annum commencing on the 4th day of March 1848 and continuing for life unless she should again marry and that the said Fanny Dwight has resided in the family of deponent for twenty years last past. That on the 20th day of January 1859 the house of deponent in which deponent [strike out "was living"] and the said Fanny Dwight was living in the town of Oswego was destroyed by fire and that every article of furniture and other property in said house at the time of said fire were destroyed and that the pension certificate held by  the said Fanny Dwight at the time of said fire was also destroyed by said fire. That the said Fanny Dwight the pensioner aforesaid is ninety six years of age is very infirm and is unable to do any business; that she

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is wholly destitute of property and unable to do any thing for her own support.
[signed] Abigail H Dwight
Sworn before me this 3rd day of March 1859
O. J. Harmon Recorder of Oswego
State of New York
Oswego County Clerk's Office ss.
I certify that O. J. Harmon  whose name is subscribed to the jurat of the annexed instrument, was at the time of taking the same, Recorder of the City of Oswego in and for said county and duly qualified and authorized to take the same. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe the signature to said jurat is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, at Oswego, this Third day of March 1859.
S. R. Taylor, Clerk
In the matter of Fanny Dwight affs [affidavits]

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No 12557
Fanny Dwight widow of Alpheus  NY Act of 7 July 1838
Rejected husband died 7 Sept 1845
317
[illegible] act 17 June 1844
[illegible $20.00 per annum from 7 Sept 1845
Adrel Ely Waterstown New York

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Brief in the case of Fanny Dwight wid [widow] of Alpheus Oswego County State of New York act February 2 1838
Claim for new pension certificate,
Proof Exhibited
That the original was destroyed by fire.
Name and residence of Agent
Robert H. Martin Esq, Owego New York
A.G. Fowler, Examining Clerk

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Robert H. Martin
Oswego N.Y. March 6 1859
Transmits afft. in application on behalf of Fanny Dwight for renewal of pension Cert.

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Oswego March 7 1859
Hon [Honorable] Geo [George] C. Whiting
Sir I enclose and affidavit on behalf of Fanny Dwight for a pension certificate (a duplicate of the certificate last fwd [forwarded] to her but lost in the manner mentioned in the affidavit),
I take this occasion to ask your attention to the case of Fanny Dwigt with a view to the increase of her pension.
I acted as the agent of Alpheus Dwight the husband of the present beneficiary on procuring a pension under the act of 1832. The services for which Alpheus Dwight received a pension were performed at West Point, N.Y. [New York} and were suddenly interrupted before the [illegible] of the term for which he was drafted by a

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stroke of lightning which paralyzed him, creating an infirmity which rendered him incapable of labor during the remainder of his life.
According to my recollection the papers upon which Alpheus Dwight's pension was granted showed the above facts, but of not therein state, they can be proved.
I desire to know if it is possible, upon a review of the papers referred to or upon proof of the facts  above mentioned to increase the pension  of Fanny Dwight?
I am respectfully yours,
[signed] Rob't [Robert] A Martin

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House of Reps
March 17 1852
Sir
I have the honor to enclose the application of Robt [Robert] H. Martin Esq on behalf of Fanny Dwight widow of Alpheus Dwight late of the State of New York deceased for an increase of pension to which I pray your early attention
I have not received any answer in regard to suspended cases of Eunice Langworthy and Hon [honorable] Wm [William] J. Dodge, nor in regard to Ezra Booth having a pension in regard to all which I have before written you.
I am respectfully your obt [obedient] Servt [servant]
[signed] Leander Babcock
Hon. [honorable] Jas E Heath Comms [commissioner] of Pensions

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Oswego Oct [October] 16 1851
Jas. E Heath Esq Comr [commissioner] of Pensions
Mrs. Fanny Dwight widow of Alpheus Dwight is in the receipt of a pension of $20 per annum for the services of her husband in the war of the Revolution. The evidence upon which the original pension certificate [illegible] to Alpheus Dwight, shows that while in the service of the United States he was so much injured by [strike out "ligt"] electrical fluid as to be rendered incapable of carrying out his time and that his that his system was so effected by the shock that his health was permanently impaired. He remained a feeble man during his whole life and died having accumulated no property. I desire to know if it is possible that Mrs. Dwight's pension could be increased upon the facts already before the Department, or if these facts do not already affirm whether evidence showing the truth of this statement would authorize you to increase her pension. No claim would be made to any back pay accruing during the life of Alpheus Dwight. Believing Mr. Dwight to have

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a rightful claim to further benefits I take the liberty to call your attention to her case.
I am respectfully yours
R.H. Martin

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Free
Hon [honorable] J.L. Edwards Comm [commissioner] of Pensions Washington
Mr. Cole
[circular postage stamp "Oswego New York May 10"]

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Oswego May 9 1849
J.L. Edwards Esq
Comr [Commissioner] of Pensions
D.Sir
I enclosed some weeks since to your office papers in the application of Mrs. Fanny Dwight (widow of Alpheus Dwight) to be placed on the pension list. Not having heard from the application allow me to inquire the state of the matter?
I am respectfully yours,
R.H. Martin

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(3-1776)
SERVICE                           NUMBER
Conn    Dwight, Alpheus   W. 25554.
             Fanny                B.L.W.29738-160-55

CONTENTS

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Oswego June 18 1849
To the Comr [Commissioner] of Pensions
May I be favored with an [strike out "early"] answer to [strike out "this"] letters in relation to an application to place Mrs. Fanny Dwight widow of Alpheus Dwight on the pension list within your office some three months ago?
I am Respectfully Yours
R. H. Martin

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Oswego April 3 1849
J. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
I enclose papers for the purpose of getting Mrs. Fanny Dwight on the pension list.
I sent the utual papers and a power of attorney to draw her semi annual payment due Sept 4 1848. I was informed by the agent at Albany that the name of Fanny Dwight was not on the list.
I am very respectfully yours
R.H. Martin

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January 22/46
Rec'd [received] Alpheus White
Col. J.L. Edwards Commr [commissioner of pension Washington

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Watertown Jefferson County New York June 16 1846
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 25th May last enquiring upon the roll of which state Alpheus Dwight was placed as a pensioner, I have to say that I am informed by the family that he was a resident of [illegible] county when pensioned. That his pension was procured after quite a delay by the aid of Mr. Chittenden, late a member of Congress and that the first payt [payment] on certificate amounted to $120 and that the pension was payable at Albany by the original certificate and never transferred.
From the above facts it appears to me that his certificate must have been issued in 1837 and that the roll was New York agency Albany.
Very Respectfully yr  ob sert [your obedient servant] Adriel Ely
Col. J.L. Edwards Com [commissioner] of Pensions
Washington

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Watertown February 24 1846
Sir
I enclose herewith the application of Fanny Dwight for a pension
Yours Respectfully
Adriel Ely
Col J.L. Edwards
Comr [commissioner] of pensions

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Oswego Feb [February] 24 1843
J.L. Edwards Esq
I enclose papers to procure a pension for Alpheus Dwight.
The difficulty of procuring the testimony of witnesses having personal knowledge of the applicants service [strike out "testimony"] or of obtaining any proof of the [illegible] of the war of the Revolution has augmented [illegible] rapidly during the last ten years.
I hope the statement of the applicant and the evidence in the possession of the department will enable you to at favorably.
Yours Respectfully
Rob't [Robert] H. Martin

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March 1 1843 N.Y. Alpheus Dwight
Free
J.L. Edwards Esq Coms [commissioner] of Pensions Washington

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Oswego Feb [February] 24 1843
J.L. Edwards Esq
I enclose papers to procure a pension for Alpheus Dwight.
The difficulty of procuring the testimony of witnesses having person knowledge of the applicants service [strike out "testimony"] or of obtaining any proof of the [illegible actions of the war of the Revolution has augmented [illegible rapidly during the last ten years. I hipe the statement of the applicant and the evidence in the possession of the department will enable you to act favorably.
Yours Respectfully
Rob't [Robert] H. Martin

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Alpheus Dwight
NY [New York]
Act of June 32
The Roll Bundle 20-2
Statement confirmed as to com'd officers - warrant officers - privates and his own [illegible]
admd 6 mo pri 
20$

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State of New York
Oswego County ss
Col. [colonel] Andrew L. McCarty Clerk of Oswego County and of the Courts thereof do certify that Samuel B. Ludlow before whom the preceding declaration of Alpheus Dwight was taken and before who the preceding affidavit of Marcus Smith was made was at the date of the said declaration and affidavit first Judge of Oswego County Courts and I certify that the deposition of the said Samuel B. Ludlow to the final of said declaration and also his signature to the final of said affidavit are his genuine hand writing and signatures and I further certify that Robert H. Martin before whom the annexed affidavits of Robert H Condit was taken was at the date thereof a supreme court Commissioner that the signature of the said Robert H. Martin to the final of said affidavit is his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my Hand and Seal of Office this twenty first day of February 1843
A.L. McCarty Clerk of Oswego Co and of Oswego Com [common] Pleas

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State of New York
Oswego County 
Marcus Smith father of the Second Presbyterian Church in Watertown in the County of Jefferson being duly sworn says that he first became acquainted with Alpheus Dwight now of the town of Oswego in the County of Oswego at Wilmington in the State of Vermont in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty one. That at that time the said Alpheus Dwight was a member of a religious society and had remained such ever since. That the acquaintance of this deponent with said Dwight has continued from the period last stated to the present time. That this deponent [illegible] conversed with him reflecting the history of his past life. That since Dwight is a man of taciturn habits and has always maintained during this deponents acquaintance with him the reputation of a man of truth. That this deponent believes said Dwight to be of the age of Eighty two years and that he served as he has stated in the foregoing and annexed declaration.
Marcus Smith
Subscribed and sworn before me this 29th day of October 1849 AD S Ludlow First Judge of Oswego County Courts

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Oswego County
Robert W. Condit being duly sworn says that he is the Pastor of the First Presbyterian Society at Oswego that he has been acquainted with Alpheus Dwight the within named applicant for pension for the period of three years the period for which said Dwight has resided in this town. That said Dwight is a member of the society of which this deponent is Pastor. That he is a man of integrity and that his statements are entitled to credit. That this deponent believes said Dwight to be of the age of Eight two years.
Robert W. Condit
Subscribed and sworn before me this 20th day of February 1843 R.H. Martin Sup. Court Comr [commisioner]