Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,230, Jonathan Foster, Penn.

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Penn. Foster, Jonathan
Elizabeth
Number W.24.230

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5505
District of Columbia
Elizabeth Foster the widow of Jonathan Foster
who was a Piper Artillery illegible
in the Revolution illegible
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of $24.00 per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843 ending July 8th 1845
Certificate of Pension issued
the 13th day of Dec 1830
signature: A. Ray
Acts of March 3, 1843 a& June 17, 1844.
Recorded in Book W. 2. Page 128

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State of Virginia
Frederick County
On this first day of January in the year 1844 personally appeared in open court
before the County Court of the County aforesaid Elizabeth Foster a resident of the town of Winchester in the County aforesaid aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law, illegible
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the pension made
by the illegible, passed July 7, 1838 granting pensions to widows of persons
who served during the revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of Jonathan Foster who was a fifer of the Pennsylvania Regiment of Artillery Artificers. She does not know when he entered the army but has always understood and believes that the said Jonathan served more than two years in the Regiment aforementioned and was discharged at Carlisle, Penn. and was engaged in the battles of Brandywine and Trenton but she has no documentary evidence except in proof of service generally.  She also discloses that she was married to the said Jonathan Foster in the Borough of Carlisle on the 26th day of November 1788 say Seventeen Hundred and Eighty eight, that her husband , the aforesaid Jonathan Foster died the 20th day of September in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Four 1824, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1774 at the time when stated.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year illegible in Open Court.
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Virginia
At the Court held for Frederick County on the 1st day of January 1844.
a declaration of Elizabeth Foster

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June term 1826
Virginia. Frederick County sct.

I appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Jonathan Foster has been dead more than three months and no person appearing to administer on his estate upon the motion of Cournel  Kounslas it is ordered that the Shff of this county do take possession of the Estate of said Foster and dispose of the same according to law

[illegible] Tate T A Tidbull Cl

Virginia Frederick County
Before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn personally came William A Baker and being duly affirmed deposeth and saith

That he was well acquainted with the identical Jonathan Foster mentioned in the above record having married his daughter. He always understood and believed that the said Jonathan was a fifer in the Army of the Revolution in the state of Pennsylvania and with his family settled in the town of Winchester in this county about the year 1807 where he resided until 1820 when being in rather indigent circumstances he left his family consisting of a wife named Elizabeth Foster and several children and with

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a quantity of books for sale he started to the south. Unable to sell the books he left them in Knoxville and wrote to the owners of them among whom was this deponent. He afterwards settle in South Carolina and this deponent understood practiced medicine having a great penchant that way even while conducting a printing press in this place which he did for many years  About the end of the year 1824 this deponent understood that widow of said Jonathan Foster received a letter from South Carolina saying said Jonathan was dead. Does not recollect of seeing the letter but has no doubt of his death whatever nor did he ever hear it seriously questioned nor has he saw Jonathan Foster ever been heard from since. His family mourned him as dead from that period and the family Bible bears record of his death as having taken place 19" September 1824.
And further this deponent saith not.
Wm Baker [signature]
Given under my had this 17 day of February 1844
Geo Reed [signature]

Virginia Frederick County
Personally appeared before the subscribed a Justice of the Peace in for the said County Thomas Foster and being duly sworn deposeth and saith.
That he is the son of the identical Jonathan Foster mentioned in the foregoing record of the County Court of this County by Elizabeth his wife formerly

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Greenwood that he is now this fifty fourth year of his age. As far back as I can remember I was then living in the borough of Carlisle in the State of Pennsylvania. My father removed to Shippensburg Cumberland Co Penn [insert mark] (and from thence to Roxbury near Shippensburg) and was there engaged in the iron business and failed. He then removed to Frederick town in Maryland and taught school leaving his family in Shippensburg until he could provide them a home. I was bound out as an apprentice to the printing business. My father subsequently moved to Alexandria D C where he taught school and about the year 1806 he removed to Winchester VA where he bought a printing press and I came to this place to carry on the business of him when as [resided?]  until about the year 1822 when he became embarassed and sold out the office. He had published a good many books upon which there was a lien by some of his auditors and he left here in 1822 with the books intending to sell them for his auditors and search out some place to settle in and as soon as circumstances would permit his family even to join him. Unable to sell the books, he left them in Knoxville Tenn. and proceeded to Charleston So Carolina and from thence he went into the Interior of the state and practiced medicine he wrote to the family several times while there. In the latter part of the year 1824, mother received a letter from a gentleman whose name I cannot recollect. [illegible smudge] The letter he found informing us of his death. I have presently seen and read the letter and have no doubt whatever

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of his death. He was very much devoted to his family. My mother his widow now resides in this place. [crossed out are the words "The family Bible"] I remember very well setting up in print his obituary but cannot find a file of the papers of that year complete.
The family Bible which was published by Mathew Curry in the year 1812 contains the family records as follow Page 677 All the marriages entered on this page except William Miller to Frances Ann Foster are in the hand writ of my father. 
Page 678 All the births on this page also in his hand write.
Page 679. All the deaths on this page are in his had writ except the three last which are his own death _ his son Jonathan's and his daughter Sarah which are in my hand writ. 
The death of my father Jonathan Foster I entered in the family record from the letter received from South Carolina informing us of his death about the time that letter was received. 
I have always understood from the lips of my father and from my Grandfather Thomas Foster that they both were in the army of the Revolution in the State of Pennsylvania.
And further this deponent said that the family Bible mentioned above remained in my possession (my mother then living with me) until 1830 since then it has remained in possession of my eldest sister Elizabeth Baker wife of William A Baker

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Virginia Frederick County
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, Jacob Cooper in and for the County aforesaid Jacob Cooper and being duly sworn uponwith and saith
That he was well acquainted with the identical Jonathan Foster mentioned in the foregoing record and depositions and was one of his creditors having a lien on the books he took out to sell at the south.  I recollect arrig well hearing of his death a few years after, which I think was about the year 1824 and recollect seeing his death published. I have no doubt of his death whatever from all the circumstances and from my knowledge of the character of the man.  I never heard it questioned. His widow Elizabeth Foster now resides in this place.  And further this deponent saith not. 
Jacob Cooper
Sworn to before me this 17 February, 18.11 H
Geo Reed [or Reid]

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Virginia Frederick County
I George Reed, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the deponents Wm A Baker, Thomas Foster and Jacob Cooper that they are all men of good moral character and their standing creditable in society. I further certify that I remember the said Jonathan Foster mentioned in their depositions foregoing and remember hearing of his death about the year 1824 as having taken place in South Carolina and I have no doubt of his death. This 17 February, 1844
Geo Reed
Virginia
I Thomas Allen Tidball, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Frederick, do hereby certify that George Reed and Charles M Blank who have signed the foregoing certificates are Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and Served: and that the Signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine
In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribing my name and affix the Seal of the State Court the 17th day of February 1844 and in the 65 Year of the Commonwealth 
T. A. Tidball
[Seal with the word  "Liber" possibly Liberty, and "Virginia" noted to the lower left of the page]

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Virginia to with;
At a Court held for the Corporation of Winchester on Saturday the 6th day of June 1846
On the motion of the heirs of Elizabeth Foster decd [ deceased] by their attorney and its appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Elizabeth Foster who drew a pension of $142.00 as the widow of Jonathan Foster decd [deceased] a Revolutionary soldier, died on the 8th day of July 1845; and that diligent search and enquiry hath been made for her certificate of pension and that the said certificate cannot be found, that she left three children, living at the time of her death, to wit: Thomas Foster, Elizabeth Baker, wife of Wm A Baker and John Foster; and seven grand children, the children of her sons and daughers who died before she did, to wit; Jonathan Richard Bowen, Robert Bowen, Mary Stewart Bowen and John W. Bowen Children of her daughter Mary Decd who was the wife of John L Bowen who is also deceased and David Foster, Frances wife of Wm H Miller late Frances Foster and Sarah Foster, children of Jonathan Foster, Deceased, and that, she said Sarah Foster last, named is now dead; that, said children live a considerable distance from each other, and that it is difficult to obtain information or powers of attorney from those who live remote from the pension agency It is ordered to be certified.

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Family Record
[these are listed in two columns both headed with the word Births]
Births [left column]
Jonathan Foster, son was born November 9th AD 1766 in Chester County State of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth S Foster his wife was born May 15th AD 1768, in Stockton on the River Tees, County of York in England. 
Elizabeth Foster their eldest daughter, was born September 14th AD 1789 at the head of Letort Spring near Carlisle Pennsylvania
Thomas Foster their eldest son was born May 25th AD 1791 in the borough of Carlisle Pennsylvania
Births [Right column]
Mary Foster, their second daughter was born September 29, AD 1792 in Carlisle Pennsylvania
John Foster their second son was born July 18th AD 1794 in Carlisle
George Foster their third son was born June 15 AD 1796 in Carlisle
Mary Foster their third daughter was born November 30th. AD 1797 in Carlisle
Mary Foster their Fourth daughter was born May 22nd AD 1799 in Shippensburgh Pennsylvania

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Jonathan Foster was married to Elizabeth Greenwood November 26th AD 1788 In the borough of Carlisle Pennsylvania
William H Miller was married to Frans AM Foster March [illegible]8.16 1831 Winchester [Varnag Y?]
Elizabeth Foster, oldest daughter of Jonathn & Elizabeth Foster was married to William A Baker July 11th 1809. Winchester
Mary Foster fourth daughter of Jonth Foster & Elizabeth his wife, was married to John D Bowen August 10th, 1815 in Winchester Va
John Foster second son of Jonth and Elizabeth Foster was married to Mariah Campbell Septr 26, 1816 in Winchester

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Elizabeth Foster
dispentions [possibly or dehentions]

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Cumberland County,
Before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appoint Francis Gibson Esquire (formerly of Carlisle Cumberland County) and now of the County of Perry in the state of Pennsylvania and being duly sworn according to law, deponent and saith that it is now about fifty five years since Elizabeth Greenwood (now Elisabeth Foster) of Winchester in the state of Virginia and Jonathan Forster were Married - At the time of their marriage, the said Elisabeth Foster lived on the land of the aunt of this deponent near the Borough of Carlisle- deponent did not see the marriage ceremony performed, but being frequently at the house of his aunt became acquainted with the circumstance from the notoriety of the marriage being generally known in the whole neighborhood and country around - they lived together and were known as man and wife, in the Borough of Carlisle for some time afterwards - they subsequently removed to Shippensburg in this county and thence to Alexandria in the District of Columbia and from thence about the years 1806 or 1807 they removed to Winchester, Virginia where the widow has resided ever since. of the time of his decease deponent cannot tell. and that the present Elizabeth Forster of Winchester VIrginia widow of Jonathan Foster is the identical Elizabeth Foster who was the wife of Jonathan Foster of Carlisle who was respected for [illegible] during the Revolutionary War That during the time the said Jonathan Foster and Elisabeth Foster lived in Carlisle and ever afterwards for as deponent knows, they were much respected  and ever respected to be man and wife- Deponent is now Seventy year of age
Sworn and Subsented February 3, 1844 Before William Irvine 
Francis Gibson

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Cumberland County
Before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appears Col. John McGinnis of the Borough of Carlisle and being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Elisabeth Foster of Winchester Virginia widow of Jonathan Foster of Carlisle Penna. who was a fifer during the Revolutionary War. that he was well acquainted with the said Jonathan Foster both before and after his marriage with the said Elisabeth Foster (formerly Greenwood) and that he was also acquainted with the parents of both - that the said Elisabeth Foster now of Winchester VA is the identical Elisabeth Foster who was the wife of the aforesaid Jonathan Foster of Carlisle he does now recollect the date or time of their marriage, but that they lived together as man and wife in and near the Borough of Carlisle until their removal from this place and were much respected and were known and respected to be man and wife. that he often times and regularly seen and heard him perform the part of a Fifer during the Revolutionary War, being intimate in the families of both. and the said Col John McGinnis saith that he resided in the house with their Brother in law and that the said Jonathan Foster and Elizabeth frequently visited the house and that from his knowledge of circumstances  he has no doubt of their being man and wife - Deponent will be seventy two years of age on the twenty third of February Instant. Sworn and submitted this s5th of February, 1844
William Irvine 
Jonth McGinnis

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of Carlisle whom I also knew before their marriage, and that of Edward I became well acquainted with them both after their marriages that they resided in Carlisle for a number of years afterwards and from my knowledge they were married more than fifty years ago and that during they resided in andn near the Borough and as long as I was acquainted with them they were always considered persons of respectable and good character. This Fifth of February one thousand Eight hundred and forty four at Carlisle Penna
William Irvine
Cumberland County
State of Pennsylvania
I Thomas H Criswell Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County to certify that William Irvine whose name is appended to the foregoing instruments of writing and in his own proper hand writing is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly elected and commissioned as such, to all whose acts in that capacity and faith and credit are and of sight aught to be given throughout the United States and elsewhere. Given under my had and the seal of his court at Carlisle the fifth day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty four 
Thos H Criswell Prothonotary

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Payment to be made at Washington City by R W Latham, Esq Agent for paying pensioners in the Agency of 
Washington City
Recorded in the Pension Office in Book A Volume 2 Page 128 by Clerk H R Wightman

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Department of the Interior
Claim for Military Service
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, Elizabeth Foster, deceased widow of Jonathan Foster, who was a Fifer artillery Artifiers in the revolution was entitled to a pension under the act of 7 July, 1838 and having died on the 8th July 1843, her children Thomas Foster, John Foster, Elizabeth Baker and Frances Miller are entitled to the amount at the rate of two hundred and forty dollars per annum from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841; deducting former payments at the rate of one hundred and forty four dollars per annum.
Also under acts 3rd March 1832 17 June 1844 at the same rate from 4 March 1843 to July 8th 1845 when [illegible] deducting former payments at the same interest [illegible] Above formentioned, Given at the Department of the Interior this ninth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty
Alex H H Stuart
Secretary of the Interior
Jas E Heath
 Commissioner of Pensions

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Elizabeth Foster
Widow of Jonathan Foster, fifer, artillery anticars, Act July 7, 1838 
$144 per ann.
Virgia (Richmond) Rohr
married 26 Nov 1788 (inserted The husband was) & died 20 Sept. 1824
Issue 2 certificates 
one act 1838 and another
under act 1843 No under Art ' 42-5872

Send certificates to 
B.A. Lavender Winchester VA
Family Record is in a large Quanto Bible in the Commissioners Room

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[sheet is in two columns, this is the first column]
5505
Virginia, Richmond
Elizabeth Foster
widow of Jonathan Foster
who was a Fifer, Artillery Artissiners[?]
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 144 Dollars [Cents is crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of May 1844 and sent to B.A. Lavender, Winchester, VA
[second column]
Referred
Dead- let to W.L Bent Sept 23 1845
Served Jenson, June 26, 1846

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Winchester VA January 4, 1844
Col J L Edwards
Sir
Enclosed I send you the Declaration of Elizabeth Foster widow of Jonathan Foster late a fifer in the  Pennsylvania Regiment of Artillery Artificiers [sp?] accompanied also by the copy of [inserted] certificates of the Comp General of the State of Pennsylvania that the sum of 70.19.5 was on the 10th of April 1781 due to him from said state being the amount of the residue of the depreciation of his pay. This I suppose is sufficient to prove a services of at least two years. Records of the particular period of his service I presume are in Washington. The auditor General of Pennsylvania writes me they are not in his office.
The evidence of the marriage and death will be forwarded in a few days. If any evidence now be necessary please advise me. 
Is it out of the course of business to request you to furnish to the War department the evidences in your possession which will prove (if they do so prove) that both Thomas Foster the father and Jonathan Foster the son were entitled to W S Sand Bounty. 
Very Respectfully
Ben A Lavender
attorney for 
Mrs Elizabeth Foster

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Winchester VA April 26, 1844
Col J L Edwards
Dear Sir
You will please deliver to W Thos Long the bible I sent you as evidence in the case of W Foster and inform Mr Long of the situation of that claim for a pension
Respectfully
Ben A Lavender

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Winchester Sept 20 1845
J.L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
Since the 4th of last March Mrs Elizabeth Foster, the widow of an old Revolutionary soldier died leaving her pension due to about the 4 of July. before her death she executed an instrument of writing under her seal appointing James P Reely trusted and leaving whatever was coming to her on her pension in his hand for the use of her daughter Mrs Miller. She had several other children, but they were well off, whilst Mrs Miller is very poor.
I write for the purpose of ascertaining the mode of his aceeding to obtain what may be due to the said Eliz Foster's Estate. Please send me the form, which you have prescribed in such cases as the above and oblige.
Yours respectfully 
Wm L Bent

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Elizabeth Foster, deceased, widow of Jonathan who was a fifer in Col Flowers' Regiment of Artillery Artificer
Inclosed to $240 per anm deduced y former paymt at $144 per annum
Act 7 July 1838 1843 1844, Ending 8 July 1845, when she died, payable to Thomas Foster, John Foster Elizabeth Baker & Frances Miller, only surviving children
Washington City Agency
H Ray 
Pmsent [?}

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Washington 
November 22 1850
James L Edward, Asst Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I enclose you, herewith, an appreciation in the case of Elizabeth Foster, deceased. She had a pension under Act 38. 43 & 44 in the amount of $144 for the services of her husband Jonathan Foster who was a fifer in Col Benjamin Flowers regimen of artificers. Said Foster entered the service for during he war and a claim is made for the surviving[?] children for a pension at the rate of $240 per annum or the rate which a Fifer may be entitled to receive.
I remain your [illegible] respectfully
Alex Ray

Virginia Role
The evidence of W Foster death is filed in the 3d [illegible] Officer

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Winchester, June 23, 1846

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Conv. of Pensions Washington City
Dear Sir
I write for the purpose of ascertaining from you, the proper form of the power of attorney required in the case of the children of deceased widows who draw pension under the last Law of Congress where no certificate of pension was received. See the forms I have required the certificate of pension, or rather a copy of it to be inserted in the power. I enclosed to you a copy of the  order made by our [Corpo?] Court in a case of the sort above, ascribed so to inform me if the said order is sufficiently explicit and comprehensive to answer to purpose, please give some other information desired at your earliest convenience. I make no apology for troubling you as I do not intend to make anything by the business.
Very Respectfully
Wm Bent

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District of Columbia
Washington County
The United States of America,
To All Persons to Whom these presents shall come, Greetings:
Know Ye that whereas Elizabeth Foster late of the State of Virginia deceased, hath died intestate, as it is said, leaving certain goods, chattels, and personal estate to be administered: Now know ye, That administration of all and singular the goods chattels, rights and credits of the said Elizabeth Foster, deceased, is hereby granted and committed unto Thomas Foster of the County District of Columbia, and that he has entered into Bond with Security approved by the court.
Witness, William F Purcell, esquire, Judge of the Orphan's Court of Washington county aforesaid this 12 day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 50 and of the Independence of the United States the 75th
Teste:
Ed N. Roach
Register of Wills

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I Do Swear, that I will well and truly administer the goods, chattels, and personal estate of Elizabeth Foster deceased, to the best of my knowledge, according to law, and will give a just account of my administration when thereto I shall be lawfully called. So Help me God.
Th. Foster
Sworn Before
Ed N. Roach, [illegible]

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District of Columbia
County of Washington
On this twenty first day of November 1850 before me Samuel Grubb a justice of the peace in and for the county and city aforesaid, personally appeared, Thoma Foster, a resident of the City of Washington. who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath state, that he is one of the surviving children of Elizabeth Foster, deceased late of Winchester, Virginia; who during her life time, received a revolutionary pension form the United States, under the Acts of Congress 7 July, 1838, 43, & 44 at the rate of $144 up to the day of her death which took place on the 8th July 1845 leaving the following named children that then and now only survive her to wit THomas Foster, John Foster, Elizabeth Baker wife of William A. Baker decd and Frances Miller wife of W. H. Miller
No the object of this declaration being made is in order to obtain in right of said Elizabeth Foster decd, an increase of the pension she received at the rate of $20 per mo for being the amount or pay per month her husband the said Jonathan Foster received in the line of his duty as Fifer in Col Benjamin Flowers Corps of Artillery Artifices, and the increase them from the 4 March 1856 to the 8 July 1865 when she died and that the said arrears may be made payable in the city of Washington
Thomas Foster
Sworn and subscribeds on that day month  year first above written
Samuel Grubb, [? P]  Sent

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Winchester, Va February 17, 1844
Col J L Edwards
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you depositions proving the marriage and death of Jonathan Foster and by the same person I send you the family bible for your inspection.
I forwarded the declaration in her case to you January 4, 1844 with certificate from the Auditor of Pennsylvania of Depreciation of pay due to Jonathan Foster and Thom Foster which proves his service sufficiently long to entitle his widow to a pension. The present depositions identify Jonathan Foster then mentioned as the husband of the present applicant. 
As the Bible is much esteemed by the family will you please examine it and return it by the home Wm Johnson Furr. See affidavit of Thos Foster as to hand write in the Bible
Respectfully 
Ben A Lavender

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Pension Office 18 June 1844
Recd of the commissioner of Pensions the Family Bible of Wm Elizabeth Foster. which had been filed with her application for a pension under Act 7 July 1838. The original leaf of the Family Record of Marriages & Births having been cut out by the Commissioner and retained by him a copy being inserted in the Bible in lieu of it.
I have need the bible for Mrs Foster
Thomas Green
Attorney

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Elizabeth Foster
depositions

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No. 350 Certificate for 96.5.8 [96 pounds.5 shillings .8 pence] Specic
We do certify that the State of Pennsylvania is indebted to Thomas Foster late a Sergeant of the Pennsylvania Regiment of Artillery Artificers in the Sum of Ninety six pounds five Shillings and eight pence specie with lawful interest from the tenth day of April 1781 being the amount of the depreciation of his pay. Pursuant to two Acts of Assembly passed at Philadelphia, the 18th of December 1780, and the 10th of April 1781. [recorded?]
Phil, Sept 24 1782
Ino Nicholson
Comptroller General
----------------------------------
No 352 Certificate for L [pounds symbol] 70.19.5 specific
We do certify that the State of Pennsylvania is indebted to Jonathan Foster late a fifer of the Pennsylvania Regiment of Artillery Artificers in the Sum of Seventy pounds nineteen shillings and five pence specifi, with lawful interest from the tenth day of April 1781, being the amount of the residue of the depreciation of his pay. Pursuant to two Acts of Assembly, passed at Philadelphia the 18th of December 1780, and the 10th of April 1781. 

Philadelphia September 24th 1782
Ino Nicholson
Comptroller General
---------------------------------
Auditor Generals office, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, November 24 1843
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original on file in this office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office
William Packer, Auditor General

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Widow &c. [et cetera]
File No. 24230
Elizabeth Foster
Widow of Jonathan Foster
Fifer Art Artificers
Rev War
Act March 3rd 1843
Index: Vol a, Page 449
[Arrangement of 1870]

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[page has 2 columns, first column]
Virginia 8396
__________________
Elizabeth Foster
widow of Jonathan Foster
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 20. Sept. 1824
of Frederick Co in the State of Virginia
who was a Fifer Artillery Artificers in the  [blank]
commanded by Captain [blank] of the 
Regiment commanded by [blank] in the Pennsylvania line for [blank]
[double line]
Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond at the rate of 144 Dollars, [blank, cents crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 
[double line]
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of May 1844 and sent to B.A. Lavender, Winchester, VA
[double line]
Total amount $720.00
Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by D Brown Clerk
Book D. Vol. 1 Page 267
[second column of page]
Repd.
Inclosed to $240
December 13, 1830
& Certificate sent to 
A Ray Esquire
Present