Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 1707, Nathaniel Carman, New Jersey

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(S-1776)
Service                      
New Jersey              

Carman, Nathaniel        
or
Carnan, Elizabeth

Number
R1707

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State of Virginia
County of Brooke (?)
On this eighth day of October AD1833, personally appeared before me, WM De Camps, a Justice of the Peace, in & for the County & state aforesaid Elizabeth Carman, who bring first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath say; that she is eighty-nine (89) years of age; that she is the widow of Nathaniel Carman, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Holmes of the Regiment of New Jersey (volunteers), commanded by Col. Jonathan Firman; (or perhaps militia) that her late husband, the late Nathaniel Carman enlisted, she believes, at or soon after the commencement of the Revolutionary War, in Monmouth County, State of New Jersey; that he served a period of six or seven years in the aforesaid Revolutionary War, & was honorably discharged at the close thereof; -the precise time place of which discharge, she does not now recollect; but does recollect that he was at Yorktown, at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis; that she after, during the life-time of said Nathaniel Carman, heard him recur in detail to his actions in, and incidents of, in other battles of said war, than that of Yorktown aforesaid; that she has often seen Nathaniel Carman's discharge in his hands; & that she afterwards heard him say that he had lost his pocket-wallet, containing all his papers, including his discharge, by falling & well-nigh drowning in the North (Hudson) river, in the year 179-; and that he

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was afraid, in consequence of the loss of said discharge, 
that he would never realize any bounty from the Government for his services. Declarant
further states that she is a native of the State of
New Jersey, Monmouth County; & that she was
married to the said Nathaniel Carman, on
on the 20th day of October, A.D. one thousand
seven hundred & Eighty two (1782) by the Rev.
-
(whose name he does not now recollect) in the last aforesaid County & State, & that
her husband, the late Nathaniel Carman, was
lost at sea, off the Atlantic Coast, on his way
from New Orleans to Philadelphia, in the year
Eighteen hundred and seven (1807) as she was
informed and verily believes, never having heard
from him, directly or indirectly, since; that she
has remained a widow ever since that period
as will more fully appear by the proofs hereto
annexed; & that from age or bodily infirmity she is unable to attend in person & make this
Declaration in open Court, (her mark) 
Elizabeth Carman

Sworn to & subscribed in this 8th day of October 1853, before me, & I hereby certify that I believe the Declarant to be of the age above deposed to; that she
is the identical person represented by her
in the foregoing declaration & that she is unable from age & bodily infirmity to attend Court in person. Given 
under my hand & seal the day & year last above written
Wm De Camp J.P.

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Virginia
Brooke County  This 8th day of December, A. D. 1853, David Carman, personally appeared
before me, a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid, & after being duly sworn, according to law, doth depose & say, that he is a resident of Washington County & State of Pennsylvania - that he is fifty seven (57) years of age - that he is a son of Nathaniel & Elizabeth  Carman – that when a boy he has often seen the registration of the marriage of his parents, the aforesaid Nathaniel & Elizabeth, and of the births of the respective children of the aforesaid parents, which said Registration was made & kept in a blank leaf of an old family Bible in the possession of said family; and that said family Bible was in a fire which consumed the dwelling of affiants mother, the said Elizabeth Carman, (who was then a widow), in Jefferson County & State of Ohio, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven (1811) or thereabouts; & that to the best of his knowledge & belief, no other Registration or Family Record of Marriages, births & deaths of said family, was ever kept by said affiant's mother, or any one for her. -- This affiant further says that the first issue of said marriage of Nathaniel & Elizabeth Carman, as he has often heard his mother, the said Elizabeth, declare, and as well as his recollection of said Registration goes, was a son, named John, who was born about one year succeeding said marriage, i.e., about the latter part of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three (1783) or in the beginning of the year one thousand seven

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hundred & eighty four (1784), & that the said John, deceased when an infant, at the age, as affiant believes of two years (2) -- that there was an issue by said marriage of Nathaniel & Elizabeth Carman, in all, nine (9) children, affiant being the seventh. and further deponent (&? not) David Carman.
Sworn to & subscribed before me, Samuel L. Marks, a Justice of the Peace, in & for the first aforesaid County & State, & thereby certify that the said David Carman is personally known to me, & that he is a man of respectability & truth; and that his statements above made, all & singular, I believe to be true.

Given under my hand & seal this 8th day of December. A.D. 1853
Samuel L. Marks J.P. (seal)
State of Virginia, County of Brooke (?) I, Joseph R. Taylor, Clerk of the County Court of Brooke County, in the state of aforesaid, do hereby certify that the signature of Samuel L. Marks, aforegoing, next preceding, is genuine, that he, the said Samuel L. Marks, is, & was, at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace, in & for the County of Brooke, State of Virginia, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, & affixed the seal of said Court, this day of December, A.D. 1853
Clerk

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Virginia
Brooke County ?
This day before the undersigned, a
Justice of the Peace in for the County & State 
aforesaid, personally appeared Samuel Elsworth, who
being first duly sworn, according to law, doth
depose & say, that he is seventy three (73) years of
age - that he is a resident of Columbiana County,
in the State of Ohio - that from the year one thousand,
 eight hundred and one (1801) to the year one thousand,
eight hundred and nine (1809) he was a resident
of Jefferson County, in the said State of Ohio) - that
he knew Nathaniel Carman, & Elizabeth, his wife &
was often at their house during the early part of the aforesaid
years, viz 1801-2-3-4-5&6- that they, the said Nathaniel 
& Elizabeth had several children; affiant
does not recollect the exact number-- that he has
a number of times heard the said Nathaniel &
Elizabeth speak of the time of, & the incidents 
attending their marriage, which affiant thinks was
mentioned as the year one thousand, Eight hundred &
and Eighty two (1782) affiant is positive it was before
the close of the Revolutionary war, as the said Nathaniel
would tell of his young wife proposing to
follow him to the Cannon's mouth, of course in jest
& of some of their tender partings, when he would be
compelled to march to some more distant point,
where it was not likely she could or would visit
him. Affiant further says, he has heard Elizabeth
aforesaid, speaking of the death of her eldest
child, aged about Eighteen months, or two years old,
which he, the affiant had never seen; and then, to
be certain as to age of said child when it died,
the said Elizabeth went to an adjoining room,
a got a family Bible, containing the Family

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Record of Births, Deaths & Marriages:- Affiant
says he then saw there the Record of the Marriage
of said Nathaniel & Elizabeth, and is positive
that it was in the year aforestated (1782) but 
desires to say further that he may be mistaken,
the lapse of time being so great from said seeing
the Record, to the making this affidavit. Affiant
further states that in the year one thousand Eight
hundred & seven (1807) or thereabouts, as he learned
from said Elizabeth, & others of veracity, the said
Nathaniel was lost at sea that he verily believes
this, as he has not heard from him since.
Affiant further says he had knowledge of the destruction
of the dwelling of said Elizabeth, (then a
widow) in the County of Jefferson, & State of Ohio
in the year one thousand eight hundred & Eleven (1811)
or thereabouts-- he will not be positive; & that shortly
after the said Elizabeth desired him to write out
sometime for her, as she would dictate a new
Family Record, as the old one - the one he, affiant
had seen in the family Bible, had been lost in the
fire-- which affiant says he neglected from
time to time, & never did up to this date,
And further Deponent saith not
s/ Record of Births, Deaths & Marriages:- Affiant
says he then saw there the Record of the Marriage
of said Nathaniel & Elizabeth, and is positive
that it was in the year aforestated (1782) but 
desires to say further that he may be mistaken,
the lapse of time being so great from said seeing
the Record, to the making this affidavit affiant
further states that in the year one thousand Eight
hundred & seven (1807) or thereabouts, as he learned
from said Elizabeth, & others of veracity, the said
Nathaniel was lost at sea that he verily believes
this, as he has not heard from him since. 
Affiant further says he had knowledge of the destruction
of the dwelling of said Elizabeth, (then a
widow) in the County of Jefferson, & State of Ohio
in the year one thousand eight hundred & Eleven (111)
or thereabouts-- he will not be positive; & that shortly
after the said Elizabeth desired him to write out
sometime for her, as she would dictate a new
Family Record, as the old one - the one he, affiant
had seen in the family Bible, had been lost in the
fire-- which affiant says he neglected from
time to time, & never did up to this date,
And further
Deponent saith not
s/ Samuel Elsworth (x his mark)

Sworn to & subscribed before me, Wm D Camps a Justice of
the Peace, in & for the County & State first aforenamed; &
I hereby certify that I believe the affiant to be of the age
stated, that he is a man of respectability, and
worthy of implicit belief. Given under my
hand & seal this 14th day of December A.D. 1853
s/ WM De Camps JP

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according to law, doth on his oath say; that he is
Eighty five (85) years of age; that he was born in
Monmouth County, State of New Jersey; that he is a
brother Nanthaniel Carman, who was a private in Capt
Holmes Company, int the Regiment of New Jersey
Commanded by Col Col. Jonathan Firman in the 
war of the Revolution that his brother, the said Nathaniel 
enlisted at or about the commencement of said ?, in
the aforesaid County of Monmouth, & State of New Jersey, for
a period of years; that he, the said Nathaniel served
till, he believes, about the close of said war; that he saw 
him, the said Nathaniel frequently in Camp, & performing 
drill & various evolutions, & on March, one time
of which he has a distinct recollection, is, while on
the march to Trenton, he thinks) expecting there to meet
the British; that he, the aforesaid Nathaniel was honorably
discharged, as he has often seen the said Nathaniel
looking at and exhibiting the same to others, that he
did not see Nathaniel Carman & Elizabeth Braten,
(now his widow) joined in marriage, recollects that
Nathaniel brought her to his, Shilah's, home, about
the year 1780, saying they were married & lived &
cohabited with & had issue by her till the time of
his death, which was reported to have received, from being
wrecked at Sea in the year 1807, that Elizabeth
Carman is still his widow, and that he believes neither
Nathaniel Nor Elizabeth Carman ever before applied
for or received any pension, or Bounty Land
from the United States, under any [illegible] or subsequent
law.
s/ [illegible] Carman (x her mark)

Sworn to & subscribed before me, the Justice
aforesaid, & I certify that I believe the said affiant to be
of the age, stated by him. Witness my hand & seal this
8th day of October A.D. 1853
s/ Wm De Camp

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Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth
Carman, of the County of Jefferson & State of
Ohio, have constituted & appointed & by these
presents, do constitute & appoint Mr Thompson
& D. A. Word Esqrs, of Washington City D.C. my true
lawful Attorneys for me inevocably; & in my name
receive from the United States, the Bounty Land
Certificate or warrant, or Pension Certificate, & all
sum or sums of money whatever due me by the
United States, on any account whatsoever & 
genually to do all lawful acts things whatsoever
touching the premises; & an attorney or attorneys
under them for the purpose aforesaid to make
& at their pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming
all & whatsoever my said Attorneys shall in my
name or or legally cause to be done in & about the
premises. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my name & seal this day of 1833
s/ Elizabeth Carman (x her mark)

Acknowledged & subscribed before me
Wm De Camps a Justice of the
Peace, in & for the County of Brooke
State of Virginia, this 18th day of
October AD 1853. Given under
my hand & seal this day year last
aforegoing.
s/ WM De Camps

Virginia
Brooke County Court
On this 8th day of October A.D.
1838 personally appeared of the one, WM De Camps
a Justice of the Peace, in for the County & State aforesaid, 
Sehillah Carman, who being first duly sworn

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Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth 
Carman, of the County of Jefferson & State of
Ohio, have constituted & appointed, & by these
presents, do constitute & appoint Mr Thompson
& D.H. Word Esqrs, of Washington City D.C. my true
lawful Attorney for me irevocably, & in my name
to receive from the United States, the Bounty Land
Certificate or warrant, or Pension Certificate, & all
sum or sums of money whatever due me by the
United States, on any account whatsoever & 
generally to do all lawful acts things whatsoever
touching the premises; & an attorney or attorneys
under them for the purpose aforesaid to make,
at their pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming
all & whatsoever my said Attorneys shall in my
name or or legally cause to be done in & about the
premises.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my name & seal this day of 1883.
s/ Elizabeth Carman (x her mark)

Acknowledged & subscribed before me
Wm Decamps a Justice of the
Peace, in & for the County of Brooke
State of Virginia, this 8th day of
October AD 1853. Given under
my hand & seal the day year last
aforegoing.
s/ Wm De Camp

Virginia
Brooke County Court

On this 8th day of October A.D.
1838, personally appeared before me, W W Camp

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according to law, doth on his oath say; that he is
Eighty five (85) years of age; that he was born in
Monmouth County, State of New Jersey; that he
and will is a brother of Nathaniel Carman, who was a private in Capt.
Holmes Company, in the Regiment of New Jersey
Commanded by Col Jonathan Firman, in the
war of the Revolution; that his brother, the said Nathaniel
enlisted at or about the commencement of said tree, in
the aforesaid County of Monmouth, & State of New Jersey, for
a period of years; that he, the said Nathaniel served
till, he believes, about the close of said war; that he saw
him, the said Nathaniel frequently in Camp, & performing
drill, & various evolutions, & on march, one time
of which he has a distinct recollection, i.e., while on
the march to Trenton, he thinks expecting there to meet 
the British; that he, the aforesaid Nathaniel was honorably
discharged, as he has often seen the said Nathaniel
looking at and exhibiting the same to others, that he
did not see Nathaniel Carman & Elizabeth Braten,
(in his widow) joined in marriage, but recollects that
Nathaniel brought her to his, Shilah's, home, about
the year 1780, saying they were married & lived &
cohabited with & had issue by her till the time of
his death, which was reported to have occurred, from being
wrecked at Sea in the year 1807, that Elizabeth
Carman is still his widow, and that he believes niether
Nathaniel nor Elizabeth Carman ever before applied 
for or received any pension, or Bounty Land
from the United States, under any heir or subsequent
law.
s/ Sehillah Carman (x his mark)

Sworn to & subscribed before me, the Justice
aforesaid, & I certify that I believe the said affiant to be
of the age, stated by him. Witness my hand & seal this
18th day of October A.D. 1853
s/ Wm De Camps

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1707
REJECTED
P.O. Elizabeth Carman
Nathaniel
Service: [blank]
Enlisted: [blank], 18 [blank].
Discharged: [blank], 18 [blank].
Application filed: 1853, 18 [blank].
[illegible]: 
Enlisted of rejection as follows:
Attorney: [blank]
P.O.: [blank]
Recognized. [blank] Contract.
Cert. of Dis. [blank]
Searched for [blank], 18 [blank].

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No 8006

Elizabeth Carman
wd of Nathaniel
VA
Let. [illegible] Nov. 14/53
 [illegible] Dec 20/53
Same Feb 14/54
July 4, 1836
 [illegible] Mch 20/58
1707

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Thompson [illegible]
Dec 31/73

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Pension Office
Dec 31 1853

Gentlemen
The additional evidence filed by you
in the case of Elizabeth Carmon widow of
Nathaniel of Va - Act July 4, 1836, has
been examined and filed with her papers,
the service must be proved by the testimony
of witnesses who are able to fix its length
Messes Thompson & Venable
Present

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Messrs Thompson & Venable
Dec. 20, 1883

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319

Penna Office
Dec. 20. 1853

Gentlemen
You are mistaken in the supposition
that the declaration of Elizabeth Carson
widow of Nathaniel, under the Act
of July 4, 1836, was made before a Judge of
a Court of Record who was and within the
meaning of the Regulations of this office. In
Virginia Justices of the Peace are not
regarded as Judges of said Court when they
are in Session. I am, however,
 willing to relax the Rule in this case
and when the the requirements of my
letter of the 14 [illegible] or to the alleged
[illegible]  and [illegible] are complied with
the claim will be further considered
Messrs Thompson & Venable
Present

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173

Pension Office,
Nov. 14, 1853.

Sir,
The declaration of Elizabeth Carman, widow of Nathaniel, for the benefit of the Act of Jul 4, 1836, has ___ _____,
but having been made before a Justice of the Peace cannot be considered. She is 
therefore required to make a new declara-
tion before a Court of Record, owing ___
____, according to the ___ hereunder sent, and ____ the alleged service and date of her marriage or ____ ____. If she cannot obtain the copy of a Town or Church Record which would show when she was married, she may ___ a Family Record which would show the state of _____, or the ___ of a d____ If so, it should be sent to this office.
Proof of the service may, p________, be

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M____ &/of _____ing the Secretary of the State of New Jersey ^at Trenton, of the names of the Officer, under whom it was served can be 
specified, or also the places at which 
the service was rendered.

Ch. Thompson, Lic.
P_________.


M. Thompson, 
___ 14/53.

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Washington D.C. Dec 27th 1853
Hon. L.P. Waldo
Coms. of Pensions
Sir
We herewith inclose additional
evidence in the case of Elizabeth, widow
of Nathaniel Carman, which consists
the affidavits of Wm De Camps, David
Carman and Saml Ellsworth, and
the certificate of the Secretary of the State of
New Jersey
Respectfully &
s/ Thompson & Venable

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Washington D.C. Feb. 8th 1854
Hon. L.P. Waldo
Comr. of Pensions

Sir
We herewith enclose additional
evidence in the case Elizabeth Carman
widow of Nathaniel, for pension
which we think meets all the requirements
of your letter of Sec. 31st last.
Respectfully
s/ Thompson & Venable

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Washington City D.C.
March 11th 1858.

Sir
In the case of Elizabeth Carman of Virginia widow
of Nathl whose application 
for pension under the Act of July 4th 1836, in right of services
rendered by said Nath the principal objection that seems to have
been taken by your immediate predecessor, (Mr Waldo) was, that the
marriage does not seem to be proven to have taken place before the 
Expiration of the last period of service. We have been 
instructed to request a re-examination of the case by yourself,
and the application to be considered as made to obtain the benefit
of the Act of July 7th 1838, pensioning widows who were married
prior to 1794. We presume that the evidence of the child
of Mrs. Carman, (born before 1794) will be sufficient to prove
the marriage prior to that time. If the evidence already
in does not prove that the marriage took place "while the
soldier was in the service") it at least proves it to have taken
place prior to 1794. An Early Examination will oblige
Yours truly
s/ Thompson & Jones

Geo. C. Whiting Esq.
Commr. of Pensions

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Washington D.C. Dec. 14th 1853
Sir
Your report of the 14th Nov
last upon the case of Mrs. Elizabeth
Carman has been received and in reply
we are instructed that her declaration
was made before a Justice of the
County Court and not a Justice
of the Peace
The claimant is very poor
and would not like to pay for making
out a new declaration; she therefore,
requests that the declaration be returned
in order to have the clerk's certificate
as to the Justice's official character attached
Respectfully &c.
s/ Thompson & Venable

Hon L. P. Waldo
Comm. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
.

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State of New Jersey.
I, Thomas S. Allison, Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that I have examined the Revolutionary records in my office, and do not find therein any evidence of the service of Nathaniel Carman
and I do further certify, that the records of this office being only certificates for balance of pay due, the fact of the name not being found therein, is not conclusive evidence that he was not in the service. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal of office, at Trenton, this fourteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
Ths S Allison
Secretary of State.

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State of Ohio
County of Jefferson ⎬
Ss.
This first day of February
A.D 1854, Sehilah Carman personally came before
me George Alban, a Justice of the Peace
in for the County & State aforesaid, who being first
duly sworn according to law, doth depose & say,
that he is in this illegible]6th years of age that he is at
present a resident of the aforesaid County & State
that he was born in the County of Monmouth &
State of New Jersey - that he is a brother of 
Nathaniel Carman, who was a private - he
believes - in Capt Holmes Company - Col.
Firman's Regiment New Jersey
in the war of the Revolution - that the said Nathaniel
enlisted, affiant is positive, at or about the
commencement of said War, i.e., in the year
one thousand seven hundred & seventy six, or seven,
(1776 or 7) or sometimes after words That the said Nathaniel Served till
the close or about the close of said war. i.e.
till the year, one thousand seven hundred &
Eighty two or three (1782 or 3) - that not only
has he, affiant, after heard the said Nathaniel
declare this himself-- but he has seen the
said Nathaniel at various times in the ranks,
in the year one thousand seven hundred &
seventy eight & nine (1778 &9) & occasionally
afterwards, during the continuance of said war,
& that he was still a soldier at the time of
his marriage to Elizabeth Braden, in the year
one thousand seven hundred & eighty two (1782)
affiant is positive that the said Nathaniel
served in the said war, in the line of his duty,
a period of at least four years- affiant
would say longer-- but desires to be rather

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to be within than beyond the times - The
minute circumstances of that period have escapted
the recollection of affiant, who was at
that time, but a young lad - however affiant
has a distinct recollection of having often
seen his brother, the said Nathaniel, while in
the army of the said War, and speaks
with clearness, & positively to the term of
four years service aforenamed, the recalled
instance of affiants own life, lead him to this
positiveness. Affiant does not know of
any person now living, who could corroborate
what he says. There may be those living who
could, but he does not know the fact. Affiants
father's family, i.e., affiant's brothers & sisters always
understood & so always declared to others,
that Nathaniel had served during the whole
seven years of the Revolutionary War, Nathaniel
always said so - affiant never heard
any one question the truth of such declarations
often saw Nathaniel's Discharge, before his death
in 1807 - cannot say how it read-- The time
is to long past. Nathaniel often talked of
their privations & dangers of the battles he
was in, in the said War, & of the exaltation
the soldiery had when the news of peace came,
or rather when Cornwallis surrendered - but
affiant would not like to specify any
engagement in which Nathaniel said he was
affiant speaks to the general narration of
Nathaniel. Affiant has not read the history
of the Revolution - does not know if its battles
were cited, whether he could speak positive
to any named by the said Nathaniel
the time is so long back, & affiant's

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recollection not so vivid. Affiant
speaks to such points as he is clear
on & no more. Affiant has no brothers or sisters nor living
And further Deponent saith not
s/ Sehillah Carman ( x his mark)

Sworn to & subscribed before
me, George Allan -- a Justice of the Peace
in for the County & State first aforesaid, on the
day & year first aforenamed & I hereby certify
that I believe the affixed Sehillah Carman to be
of the age stated that he is a resident of the
County of Jefferson & State of Ohio & that he is a 
witness of good credibility. Witness my hand & seal
s/ George Alban J.P.

State of Ohio
Jefferson County
I George Webster Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas 
in the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the 
signnature of George Alban appended to the foregoing
certificate is genuine- that he is a Justice of the Peace
in for the County & State aforenamed, duly commissioned
& sworn - that all his official acts as such an entitled
to full faith & credit & that the
aforesaid Court is a Court of
Record having general jurisdiction. In 
testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my
name & affixed the seal of my said Court,
this 2d day of February 1854
s/ George Webster Clk

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Claim of widow of 
Nathaniel Carman
to pension
Act of July 4 1830


[upside down]
Addihonal [sic] Evidence in the claim of Elizabeth, widow of Nathaniel Carman
Act of 1830

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Commonwealth of Virginia
County of Brooke

I Joseph R. Taylor,
Clerk of the County Court of Brooke
County, do hereby certify, that the signatures
of Samuel L. Banks, appended to the certificate 
of qualification of David Carman, and
of Wm De Camps, appended to the Certificate
qualification of Samuel Elsworth are
genuine, that the said Samuel L. Meuks and
Wm De Camps are & were at the time of signing
the same, acting Justices of the Peace in &
for the County & State aforesaid, duly 
commissioned & sworn; that all their official
acts as such are entitled to full faith
& credit & that the aforesaid County
Court is a Court of Record, having
general jurisdiction. In testimony
whereof, I have hereunto signed my
name, and affixed the seal of my said Court,
this 22nd day of December, A.D. 1853
s/ Joseph R. Taylor Clerk

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State of Virginia
County of Brooke } Ss.
This day of December, A.D.
One thousand Eight hundred & fifty three, William De -
Camps, personally appeared before me, Joseph Applegate
President Justice of the County Court of Brook County, in the
State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to
law, doth on his oath say:- That he is the identical Justice
of the Peace, before whom, on the day of October A.D. one
Thousand, Eight hundred & fifty three, Elizabeth Carman
in & of the County aforesaid, was, (& by him the said Justice)
sworn & subscribed to a Declaration, in order to obtain the
benefit of the provision of Congress, passed the 4th of July, 1836,
to the surviving granting pensions, in certain cases, to the surviving widows
of deceased Revolutionary Soldiers:- That the said Elizabeth
Carman was then, & he verily believes is now unable from
bodily infirmity, to attend Court in session; that he, the said
affiant De Camps, is a Justice of the Peace, in for the County
of Brooke, State of Virginia, duly commissioned & sworn,
& Ex officio, a Justice of the County Court of Brooke County,
which said County Court is a Court of Record, having
general jurisdiction.
s/ Wm De Camps

Sworn to & subscribed before me, Joseph
Applegate, President Justice of the County
Court of Brooke County, State of Virginia;
& I hereby certify that the aforesaid affiant,
Wm De Camps, is a Justice of the Peace, the for
the County & State last aforesaid, & Ex officio,
an Associate Judge of the aforesaid County
Court, & that the said Court is a Court of Records
having general jurisdiction. Given under my
hand & seal this 5th day of December A.D. 1853.
s/ Joseph Applegate residing
Justice of the County Court of Brooke County
Va.

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I Joseph R Naylor Clerk of the County Court
of Brooke County Va which is a Court of record, do hereby
certify, that Joseph Applegate whose name is signed
to the foregoing and annexed certificate, was and is a
justice of the Peace in and for Brooke County in the
State of Virginia, and the President or presiding Justice
of the County Court aforesaid duly commissioned and
by virtue of his office cheif Justice of said Court
and his signature thereto annexed is genuine and
I further certify that William De Camps the foregoing
affiant is and was an acting justice of the Peace
and by virtue of his office an associate Judge of
the County Court aforesaid said Court has general jurisdiction
In testimony whereof I hereto sign my name
and affix the seal of my said Court this the
day of December A D 1853
s/ J R Naylor Clk

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No 8.006
Claim of 
Elizabeth Carman
wd of of Nathaniel
to Pension
War of Revolution [crossed out]
[illegible].
Act of July 4 1831

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State of Virginia
County of Booke ?:

I, Joseph R Naylor
Clerk of the County Court of Brooke
County, in the State of Virginia, do hereby
certify that Wm DeCamps, whose genuine
Signature appears to the foregoing Declaration
lower of Attorney & Deposition, is & was at
the time of signing the same, a Justice
the of the Peace, in for the County & State
aforesaid, duly commissioned & sworn;
that all his official acts as such are
entitled to full faith & credit, & that the
aforesaid County Court is a Court of
having general jurisdiction
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto signed my name & affixed
the Seal of my office, at Brooke County,
this day of October, A D 1853.

Clerk

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State of Ohio
County of Jefferson ⎬ SS.
This 20th day of September,
A.D. 1853, personally appeared before me, Beatty
M Farland, a justice the peace in the said
County Silas Paul, who being first duly sworn, 
according to law, doth, on his oath say, that he
is 82 years of age  - that he was personally
acquainted with Nathaniel Carman and
Elizabeth his wife in the year 1802-3-4-5-6-7
that they during that time lived together as husband
& wife, & had issue that the aforesaid 
Nathaniel Carman often talked to affiant of
his services in the revolutionary war, that
affiant employed said Nathaniel Carman
in the County & State aforesaid to gives a hand
on a flat boat, loaded with apples, for the
City New Orleans - that said Nathaniel
Carman and two other hand on said flat
boat, left New Orleans on a sailing vessel
bound from New leans to Philadelphia, 
intending to return home via of the Atlantic
Coast; but neither Nathaniel Carman, nor
either of the two other hands spoken of above
ever reached home, or were heard of
afterwards. Several vessels were reported
to have been wrecked off Cape Hatteras
in North Carolina, during that year, &
it was generally supposed & believed
that Nathaniel Carman was lost, along
with his two friends and all within the
vessel in which he sailed as foresaid
during that trip off the said Cape.
Affiant further states that he was
Commonwal this Attoney for the aforesaid

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County of Jefferson, in said State of Ohio
from the year 1800 to [illegible] 1810 --
has known personally Elizabeth Carman,
the widow of the deceased Nathaniel
Carman, ever since that period. That
during the residence of Nathaniel Carman,
in the aforesaid County, he frequently & post
of his services in the war of the revolution
detailed incidents of various battles,
in which he alleged he was engaged
that so far as affiant is advised, the
belief was general & implicit that he
the said Nathaniel was a soldier
of the revolutionary war & that no
one doubted the fact
s/ Silas Paul

Sworn to & subscribed before
me Beatty McFarlane
a Justice of the Peace in & for
said County & State, & I do
hereby certify that Silas Paul
the aforesaid affiant 
is a man & respectability
was [illegible] belief.
Given under my hand &
seal this 20th day September
A.D. 1853
s/ Beatty Garland J. P.

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Thompson & Venable
Feby 14 /54

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228
Pension Office
February 14. 1854.

Gentleman,
The affidavit of Jehilah Carman transmitted
in proof of the service of Nathaniel Carman in
the revolutionary war, in right of which Elizabeth
Carman claims pension as his widow, has
been received and filed with the other papers.
An affidavit of the same party, and to the
same effect had been already filed. The evidence of
service in this case is not satisfactory - especially
as to duration, and whether any portion of it was
performed after the marriage of the partiesnor
is the date of the marriage substantiated
in the manner required.

Very respectfully
s/ FC

Messrs. Thompson & Venable
Present

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Thompson A Jones
[illegible] 20.

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? Office
March 20, 1858.
-
Gentlemen,
In reply to letter of the
11  ? you are informed that the
Service of Nathaniel Carman is not
satisfactorily established Proof of
the duration of his service is specially
required.

Messrs Thompson Jones,
Present,